WEEK ZERO MINGLE - Party Games Edition

[hellscapes]

Rise and shine, little deadlings. It's a beautiful day here in Hell and you're not gonna get anywhere by sleeping in all morning. After a rocky weekend, you may be finding yourself still trying to make sense of everything. Like…you're dead. Isn't that still so crazy? Wow!

But don't wallow about it. It's time to embrace your new afterlife and take a look at the world around you. You can look outside the windows of your dormitory and see that the reddish sun has risen a little higher in the sky. There's no cheerful sound of birds chirping or anything of the sort. You only have each other right now.

Venturing downstairs, you'll find that the front door has finally unlocked and you're able to step outside. The air is hot, a blast of warm air directly smacking you in the face as your feet step onto the dry, barren wasteland stretching ahead of you. Little cracks and fissures appear under your feet as you walk, glowing crimson as the heat follows after you. But it's worth exploring, don't you think?

For any of you who immediately make a break for the dock, you'll be happy to hear that there isn't a ferry at the moment. You can see the faint outlines of islands in the distance, but you have no chance of heading out to any of them just yet. Boo. Oh well. There's plenty of places to look around on this island. You didn't exactly get a grand tour yesterday, so take the opportunity to look around and get to know the lay of the land.

Maybe you're the chatty type who wants to get to know everyone else around you. Or maybe you're the type who just wants to mind their own damn business and expects everyone else to, too. No matter what though, as you go through your daily activities over the course of the week you will find that on occasion you will be compelled to tell a lie or spread a rumor about another new resident. You might tell a stranger your new roommate has cute underwear with little bunnies on it. Perhaps you'll tell someone else that the person across the street was programmed with the most tragic backstory on account of being a cyborg. There's no limit to how real or outlandish these stories are.

It almost seems as though it's simply meant to be an annoyance.

And speaking of annoyances? Don't forget to check out what's new on Bicker. You can always contact each other via public Beeks or by sliding into their DMs.

Likewise, you'll find that your personal demons' accounts are live and active and despite what some of them may say, their DMs are also open.

Good luck!

Good morning everybody, and welcome to your week zero mingle! A few notes for clarity.

-This week's effect is a rumor mill! Characters will feel compelled to lie or gossip about other characters at various times, or whenever the rule of funny applies.

-Audiences for the personal demons are now open! Please submit all requests under the correct weekly header.

-Please submit all PC submissions under the correct weekly header.

-The Bicker poll is public! All replies will be public, and players may also post their own Beeks in their toplevels that will be considered public. You are free to reply directly to the appropriate toplevels, or you may create Beeks in your own toplevels with other prompts. Be free.

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BLOODY MARY + MIDORI

[hellscapes]

[ to no one's shock, Bloody Mary immediately heads over towards the exit of the bar, lingering as far away from the party as possible. Midori is quick to follow once they do, and both demons end up joining Team Wallflowers. should anyone approach them, their response is quick: ]

No. No.

[ there is an echo up in here. (note: you can request either both together or either solo!) ]

[bileygr]

Oh, come on now. I just wanted to ask if you had any shot glasses.

[ She boutta show a girl how to get cruuuunk. ]

[hellscapes]

[ gestures towards the bar.

this is the most helpful they seem to want to be tonight. ]

[hellscapes]

[ midori observes bloody mary for a second

and then also gestures towards the bar ]

[bileygr]

If you had a different thought to say, dear, I'd love to hear it.

Do either of you drink, by the way? I know you told me you hate parties, [ BM ] but drinking alone is different.

[hellscapes]

I don't partake in anything that would lower my inhibitions.

[ weedy's is their nightmare.

they also don't seem to mind midori being a mini-me? ]

[engineers]

No to the drink, no to the party, or no to all of it?

[ CMAAAAN ]

[hellscapes]

All of it.

[ Zero Hesitation ]

[hellscapes]

Yeah, all of it.

[ this time they're not even copying bloody mary, that's just their answer too! honest! ]

[engineers]

[ babies ]

Even observing?

[hellscapes]

Why would I want to observe any of you? You're not interesting.

[polyglotti]

You don't even know what I'm going to ask!

[>T]

[hellscapes]

By context, it's nothing I care to answer.

[ the context is the party. ]

[hellscapes]

...But go ahead and ask.

[ they are trying to look as disinterested as bloody mary does, but are clearly curious. ]

[polyglotti]

I was going to ask both of you to play truth or dare, it's been fun so far.

[hellscapes]

What am I, a middle schooler at a slumber party?

[ DISGUSTING ]

[failbo]

No. Okay then!

[It's definitely the effect of the liquor what has Filbo far less inhibited, enough for him to have overcome temporarily his concerns about talking to them. He still keeps his distance, though, because unfriendly wallflowers need space, he figures]

Can I ask why you got are here? Did the rest, ah...drag you along?

[May as well ask that to both, yup]

[hellscapes]

This is a work event. We're... required to be present.

[ glaring in the direction of the bar, for some reason, ]

[hellscapes]

It's our job to watch over you while you get ready for the big party. This is kind of like baby's first steps for you guys.

[failbo]

Well, yeah. [Life and work is about having to do things you don't really want to, he supposes, and hell probably isn't any different...but still...] You know, uh, if this is a work event, maybe if...someone gave you a work reason somewhere else you could manage to skip.

[...why is Filbo here offering to try to bail them out of having to stand around in the party somehow? He probably isn't thinking too much right now, a little buzzed from all the drinks so far]

[hellscapes]

While you're the most interesting being here [ is. is this just based on appearances. ] I don't need anyone's pity.

[ how dare you try to be nice to them, ]

[outsidebones]

[to either of them, if you still wanna pway.]

...Oh, certainly not. I have no intention of playing games with you. But why come at all?

[hellscapes]

[ clearly seething while looking at the bar; ]

Unfortunately, this activity was deemed mandatory for work.

[ wow i wonder whose fault that is. what a mystery ]

[hellscapes]

We're working!

[ the echo... it's still here... ]

[outsidebones]

Ah. Lord Satan is in the habit of requiring you to party? At least I feel less alone.