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

[outsidebones]

[she nods at this.]

...I agree. No one ought to feel pressured to stay, but if anyone would actually prefer this place to returning, they ought to speak up.

[bileygr]

Sure.

[outsidebones]

...Really, Eto? Are you sure?

[bileygr]

I am. For the interim.

Not to be taken as some sort of self-sacrificial ploy, though. I just think if not everyone can make it, then I'm not too married to the idea of getting back to that shit hole ASAP.

[outsidebones]

[well, that's fair. she understands and nods.]

If that's truly what you want, then perhaps that can be part of our offer. After all, if he's letting the personal demons go, he's going to need someone who will be able to help him in his goal to improve hell.

I would trust you to do that, and so might he. It is a valuable bargaining chip.

[ontrend]

Wait, for real...?

[bileygr]

If you're concerned, it's just more as a fallback, isn't it? Plus, you're going to "kidnap me back to life". Eternity isn't for me either, but it's been pleasant here.

But otherwise yes, for real.

[ontrend]

[ :( ]

[cavaliered]

[gives her an annoyed look, but she's not surprised to hear it.]

[bileygr]

[ Wow a silence from Gideon ]

[cavaliered]

[this is character growth probably]

[bookpapers]

[gets her a drink (normal)]

[bileygr]

[ Wow!! She takes it and clinks it to his if he has one. Hell-planning let's gooooooo. ]

[bookpapers]

[HE DOES he clinks his with hers yeah,]

I still think we'd be pretty good as personal demons.

[engineers]

[ once eto's explained... ]

An interim plan. I wonder if I could hack a long term communication channel to hell...

[bileygr]

Will nothing stop you and your experimentation?

You could always try another angle and give that seance board a go.

[engineers]

Not even death!

[ the seance, though... that's so funny. help. ]

Would you be mad at me if I summoned you to ask you your opinions on a novel I read as a ghost? Imagine the reviews you'd have to write with an Ouija board!

[forefall]

[ you know, four was about to say she didn't care about returning back, but then eto says she'd stay and now four looks contrary. she's not surprised, but.

she makes a face. ]

[bileygr]

[ Heh. ]

[forefall]

[ it's fine. hell is big. ]

[immortalpoet]

[somewhere vergilius senses a disturbance in the force]

[bileygr]

[ UNLESS VERGIE ESCAPES SUPERHELL SHE'S GONNA DUCKLING HIS ASS ]

[teufelshund]

[ shrugs. ]

Well, I don't mind waiting around — and I doubt anyone will argue against it in my case. Even a decade is barely more than the duration of a sneeze for me, and I can just make a new timeline when I get back if things have gone to literal hell without me.

[psynchronise]

[ every time he’s reminded of the time powers he gets an instant headache ]

[teufelshund]

[ ♥ love you too ]