WEEK SEVEN - MINGLE

[hellscapes]

Rise and shine, little deadlings. Change is coming. Satan's grace has shined upon you...and you made it. Congratulations to those of you who wake up in Gehenna this morning.

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.

Four Days Until Satan's House Party!! Congrats on Your Invite!!

The countdown continues...

It's funny. You've all played along for so long. It's been so many weeks of hard work, of training, of experiencing new things and trying to figure out the best game strategy for the drink-off, but at the same time you've lost so much. It may even feel as though all of this was for naught. Some of you may have even lost hope along the way. But hey. Haven't you heard? The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Walking out of the dorm, it's immediately obvious something is different. It's in the atmosphere, and unlike before, you can hear ambient sounds in the distance and all around you. It's the sound of other people. Other establishments. Other islands and other residents, all things you haven't experienced before in your isolated dimension. Bicker is popping off from a million accounts, no longer just you newbies. Anywhere you go there are strangers, human and demon alike, just living their afterlives. At the dock, the ferry is happily floating on the lava, waiting for you to climb aboard. While there are still several unknowable islands on the horizon, the ferry can now shuttle you between all of the previous islands and the largest island in all of Hell. This island can be seen from just about every other point of this realm, but it's even larger than life when you finally arrive. Should you find yourselves returning to more familiar bars, you may find that along with new faces - real bartenders, thank God - new menu items await you as well.

But maybe you'll be too busy for that. After all, for some of you it isn't just your surroundings that are different when you wake up. You may feel better than ever, like a part of you has been revitalized, or... like a part of you has been switched back on. Abilities you once had in your living life have been returned to your possession, but do keep in mind the rules and regulations of Hell. Don't abuse them, now! Be a good neighbor.

Everywhere you look there's the buzz and excitement of the upcoming party, and everywhere you travel feels more open than before. You're less limited, less isolated, and perhaps you'll even run into a familiar face in the crowds, if you're lucky.

But there are a few consequences that come with being abruptly ejected from a quarantine zone and into the real realm of Hell. Some things need to be recalibrated, and throughout the course of the week you may find yourself experiencing different effects you underwent during your previous weeks here. Maybe one day you find yourself experiencing a loss of your senses. Maybe the next you're falling back into those memory-sharing holes. And maybe another you're t-posing each other to assert your dominance without realizing how stupid you look.

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

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 the week of pregaming!

Good morning everybody, and welcome to your week seven mingle, aka the final mingle for endgame week! A few notes for clarity.

-This week's effect is everything. That is to say, you are free to either not be affected by anything at all, or you may play with the different effects that have come up during the course of the game to play out with people you may have missed opportunities with! As a reminder, the effects are:

-Rumor Mill (aka the compulsion to tell a lie or spread a rumor about someone)
-Emotional Overload (aka experiencing intense emotions and the inability to calm down until they're shared)
-Loss (aka loss of senses, memories, abilities, etc.)
-Memshare (self-explanatory)
-Heightened insecurities
-Overconfidence
-Touch

-As noted in the blurb above, those of you who have powers in your canons now have access to these again (outside of anything game-breaking.) Any items from home may be unnerfed as well. Please use your powers responsibly! Abuse of powers or harming random residents will be flagged to the HPD and your powers will be shut down for 24 hours.

-If you "die" you come back within three hours. All injuries, including old ones, now heal at an accelerated rate, but the specific time and amount is up to you oocly.

-Also as noted in the blurb above... Hell has a few more residents than usual! That is to say, along with now being populated with its own residents, characters who have died and were in the graveyard are now available to you once more. There is no longer a barrier between you guys. Be free.

-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.

-Finally, we will not have a trial this Saturday but we will be having our endgame event, aka SATAN'S PARTY. Please let us know if you will not be available, but otherwise we'll see you then!

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Comments

the party!

[bookpapers]

I've told a few of you guys already, but we've been making some of the drinks! [WHY DID LAVI JUST ANNOUNCE THIS,] More importantly, we were asked to make drinks for the upcoming party. Most of us --

[...]

Some of us... [...???]

Well, a few of us submitted a couple that we think will be helpful for you guys. The others... submitted stuff... [HE JUST SQUINTS OVER AT THE GY GROUP] for fun! Dunno if all our drinks are gonna be accepted, but if you see Newbie's Shot, Weenies Only, or Cool like Kudzu, then those should help with your alcohol tolerance.

[astika]

This coming from the person who made a drink to block people's powers...

[bookpapers]

It'll make it fun! Handicaps always spice things up.

[outsidebones]

...Please tell me which drink this is.

[reignite]

[





just looking off to the side. ]

[bookpapers]

What kind of drinks did you make, Uri?

[tearduct]

Satan said he was used to all the drinks in hell, so it’d take something brand new to knock him off his game.

[bookpapers]

He pretty much expects us to try and sabotage him, but I think he's fine with it as long as it's subtle... and fun!

Like Chandra's drink, he mentioned making one that only affects tall people.

[engineers]

I'm still keeping a running list of the drinks and effects that I'll keep updated as we get closer to the date - sort of like a cheat sheet or a study guide!

[ drink science tm ] We should always remember as a guideline that those last anywhere from an hour to three hours consistently, so far. We don't know exactly how long Satan's party will go, though I imagine it'll be a rager, so we better plan carefully how they're consumed. God forbid it wears off at the wrong time.

[ a beat ]

That reminds me, too - I need to do a little experimenting later, if someone wants to help me out - one of the things I gained back when we woke up here was an increased alcohol tolerance, but I haven't tested it out on any of the special drinks here!

[bookpapers]

[hmmm]

Should we have another party then? So we can all experiment?

[bixing said he only needed one person -- maybe lavi can sense my desire for game-wide party games and is thus communicating my desires?]

[refate]

[ peace sign at the mention of the "helpful" drinks ]

One for fun, one for help. I'm not sure if Newbie's Shot will get accepted, but it sure tastes like a drinking party drink even if the name is meant to dissuade longer term residents from drinking it.

[bookpapers]

[he'll bring his hand up for a high five,]

Knew I could count on you.

[LITERALLY... HE REALLY ALMOST JUST SAID 'KON AND ME' AT THE END THERE,]

Here's to hoping that they'll pass.

[toyska]

[Takes a break from shittalking Satan to nod]

I mentioned something about that to Harrowhark too.

[bookpapers]

[we love u childe]

I did too! I feel like we should get her another mug... #1 Favorite Of the Twice Dead?

[astika]

[also]

Oh, and fair warning that I think I saw the hamster mixing drinks...?

[which drinks? mystewy]

So be prepared.

[ontrend]

[i have to run away to sort out food before i work again but kuranosuke looks absolutely disgusted at this]

[preordain]

[ help ]

[reignite]

Who the hell allowed him to do that.

[ debating if she wants jail time. ]

[greatvalue]

[cavaliered]

[groans

where's lowe's wolfwood discord icon that's just her emotional state]

[psynchronise]

[firstandgreatest]

First you're makin' drinks to punish tall people and now this?!

[hardrocklife]

[hateful.]

[eleusinia]

So... which ones were you personally responsible for?

[bookpapers]

[he looks around..... surely no one is (up right now) paying attention in this town hall specifically made to discuss things, right]

I made just the one a few weeks back. Um... the Nice Having Ya one.

[the bite drink]