WEEK FIVE - MINGLE

[hellscapes]

Rise and shine, little deadlings. Were you able to rest easy knowing you let one mystery go unsolved? Hmm...never fear. Satan's grace has shined upon you and you have more opportunities to show just why you deserve an invite to the house party.

For those of you who slept in the dorm last night, when you make your way downstairs to head off for the day you'll be greeted with a new message on the white board in the common room.

Two Weeks and Four Days Until Satan's House Party!!

The countdown continues...

But out the door you go for another busy week. At the dock, there's a ferry happily floating on the lava and waiting for you to climb aboard. While there are still several islands in your line of vision you can't quite see, it seems as though the ferry can now shuttle you between all of the previous islands and a new location called Animal Kingdom. A wild time awaits you. Though should you find yourselves returning to more familiar bars, you may find a new menu item awaits them!

With the new week comes new change, of course. You've probably grown accustom to this by now (or maybe you haven't even noticed the correlation of the weekly changes.) But at least you no longer have to struggle with your insecurities and flounder uselessly to prove you're #1. After all who cares, right? You obviously know you're #1. Nobody can argue with you on that one. Look at you. You're here! You're strong! You're powerful! Nothing can stand in your way this week, and you find yourself filled to the brim with all the confidence in the world. Some may even call it being over-assertive, seeing how you'll find yourself acting on inhibitions you may not before and being more assured in everything that you do. In the animal world? Some may even call you the alpha.

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

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.

Enjoy yourselves!

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

-This week's effect is heightened confidence, or what we lovingly call "alpha week." While it does not have to be a consistent thing, this week your character will swing back from all of their insecurities by being filled with overconfidence (and sometimes arrogance.) Now's the time to see how bold you can be and push the envelope a little. Your hubris doesn't matter here.

-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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[tearduct]

[Mmmmmm. He's quiet for a long moment or two, not pulling back, but looking out over everything over the shoulder without really seeing it. Thinking.

Finally, he says:]

Nah, it doesn't bother me. [He is too confident not to say otherwise.] I guess I should apologize later.

[tearduct]

[Rude? He peers at Hikaru.]

You, too?

[Hmm? Hmm?]

[twinsightful]

[ he's not sure how to interpret that, actually. akira doesn't say anything and he's looking past kaoru's face and it means kaoru finds himself taking a breath before there's a little laugh. ]

It's, like...fine. You know? If that's not what you were expecting me to say. I can always just appreciate the look for what it is.

[twinsolent]

... Yeah...?

[ why is he being weird about this. ]

[gloomist]

You're right... But that also really limits the options...

[ why did we kill all our girls. ]

[teambalance]

[ wednesday stabbed itto a while back and a hamster got murdered so you never know. ]

You would think, right? But it's Hell, so it's Hell for everyone.

[gloomist]

Why him? You got a grudge?

[cavaliered]

[i'm sorry she keeps - laughing, at his stupid faces, she can't help herself. she's trying so hard to do this with him but she keeps breaking character.]

[teambalance]

I guess it's not exactly imperative that you hear seven versions of the same stupid song.

[tearduct]

Nah, I'll have to apologize for not seeing it before. You were trying to make it kind of obvious, right?

[Hindsight.... 20/20. He pulls back finally so he can peer at Kaoru's face to try reading it.]

We can talk about it later if you want...?

[tearduct]

[Realizing this does seem very weird out of context. Maybe he's trying to figure out if he's Hikaru's type? Who knows.]

So what is it?

[Look. Kaoru said he should ask, and he's feeling bold this week.]

[cavaliered]

[yessssss CARPALPULT.

he holds the snack easily enough, and waits very patiently for date to do the motion - and at exactly the right angle, like he fuckin' scientifically measured how to throw this snack in a way that would hit gideon in the face, he lets go.

the snack hits gideon in the mask, and she just. stares at both of them.

if bone hands could laugh, that's what hex is doing.]

[cavaliered]

[she has been drinking a bit, which is probably why harrow might feel the flash of wretched and embarrassing affection coming off gideon right now.

when harrow finishes her twirl, gideon pulls her back in, and rests her forehead against harrow's for a bit so that they can just dance. no fuss.]

[twinsightful]

[ there's a snort. ]

I was starting to think you were purposefully ignoring everything. [ and just kept on as usual, apparently. but he looks at him again. ]

Later's fine since I'm still working. [ but... ] But tell me something. Am I gonna have to stop? [ just curious. ]

[ontrend]

[awww, cute.]

What kind of educational event? Ooh, I bet the crepes were delicious! How did the mural turn out?

[ontrend]

Can't say I blame them! You're fun to hang out with. ...and fun to dress up, too, I bet!

[ontrend]

Yeah, them.

[he sounds fond.]

We were getting my stuff moved in! When I get back, we're gonna have a blast. Even if they'll probably assume I'm, like, haunting them for a few weeks befoer they accept I'm actually back.

[eleusinia]

[ beat ]

A tongue unintelligible to mortal ears.

[preordain]

[ help ]

You should finish eating first.

[ontrend]

We're at a party in a hell which is basically a lush's paradise. No ploys needed, my dude.

[twirls him]

[ontrend]

[he will!!]

[tearduct]

[This just activates his intense goblin energy, and he continues to make exaggerated faces and act a fool for her because she's finding it hysterical.

This was a disaster from start to finish.]

[teambalance]

The only way I'm used to making people smile is by pretending to be someone I'm not. And it's too late for that. If I start acting all princely no one's gonna enjoy it like the idiot girls at my old job who never knew any better did.

[twinsolent]

[ kaoru specifically told him to ask about his taste in men this unspecifity is a trap because hikaru smiles, fake ]

The kind who like someone else, I guess.

[tearduct]

I wasn't!

[PLEASE. He doesn't yell, but he sounds apologetically desperate. Sometimes you are fucking stupid as shit. You would think being good at emotional vulnerability would give him an upper hand, but no.]

...?

[He seems confused by the question.]

No...? Why? [Wait... He looks around suddenly, but can't seem to find what he's looking for.] Oh... No, I don't think so? We'll... We can talk about it.