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superhell2023-03-12 08:04 am
WEEK FIVE - MINGLE
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.
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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[her nose scrunches up slightly.]
I suppose that is acceptable.
[she really doesn’t know jack shit about how to dance which is the real reason she’s being weird.]
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[Also he remembers a very similar encounter to this one, all the way back at beer pong in Week Zero, when Harrow was stiff and solemn in a manner very similar to this, and with a little coaxing she was convinced to come out and try something new.
Luckily, it's a lot easier to follow when dancing than it is to lead — so if you've got someone who knows what they're doing, it's not hard to feel like you're actually pretty good at it, just from going along with the flow. Which is, of course, a thing someone highly-ranked in the exercise is also highly aware of.]
Shall we?
[He says, with a smart little bow and an offer of his arm.]
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We shall see. Back up your words with deeds.
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[Which is why he doesn't, strictly speaking, talk her through how to get arranged properly or where to put her arms in relation to his, because that would draw attention to the premise that she doesn't know what she's doing. He just watches her body language instead, tracks the moments when it's apparent she's figuring out how she needs to position and referencing what other people are doing, and casually intercedes to get her into place like that's just a natural part of him leading.]
Here we go.
[He's probably leading her in a waltz, so as long as she's staying aligned with him and not tempted to pull away or fight the flow of the steps, following after him isn't really all that difficult.]
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...You have done this before, then. When.
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I spent a fair portion of my youth learning all the different ways one might blend into a crowd. A party like this is a very particular type of crowd — and a man who can't dance sticks out like a sore thumb.
[He guides her through an easy turn.]
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That does seem quite an important reason to learn the technique.
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[He keeps them moving, taking them along an easy circuit, and waits until they're positioned at a particular angle before remarking: ]
Like the fact that Nav's been staring at us since we stepped foot out here, for example.
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[don't embarrass her gooooood.]
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[It is literally his job to embarrass the bone planet girls whenever possible.]
We'll see if she finds the courage to come over here and cut in.
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[listen gideon will ask her if she wants to ask her.]