( WEEK ONE - HUNTERS )

[abhoth]

At exactly 6:00 PM on Monday night, something very strange will happen to you. Regardless of whatever you were doing or whatever you were planning to do, you will find yourself stopping midway. Numbness spreads from your toes to the top of your head. You feel no control of your body. Thousands of shivers roam up your nerves, controlling your limbs like strings to a limp puppet. You're aware of your body moving - out of the room and into the first floor hallway. It's not until you stop in front of the unmarked room nestled between the Kitchen and Laundry that you regain control of your body. A soft click, and the door creaks open. Inside the room you'll find a small group of people and Craftly seated at a round table. Shelves of antiques line the walls and the smell of peppermint tea wafts through the air. A thin tendril slips across the table from Craftly's sleeve, hooking around his cup of tea. As smug as ever, he smiles to you. "Come in, Hunter. It's time for us to begin". Welcome, Hunters! As you should have been told by now, you represent the "detective" faction of this game. It's your job to ICly suspect those around you and discover who belongs to the "mafia" faction before it's far too late. For this first mingle (and all others, really), we encourage your characters to get to know each other, shitpost to your heart's content, and share your personal roles. Remember to check the Hunter's Handbook for IC rules and information. We hope you have fun with your role! :) ( quick navigation ) ic rulebook | locations | statuses | room assignments private conversations | ic profiles | graveyard | full navigation hunter's handbook

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[nowyouseeit]

The earlier, the better. Monday-- or Tuesday.

[wraps his fingers around the handle of the handgun and draws it off of the table so he can reattach it to his belt]

I took some sutures from the clinic, but that's all. What about you guys?

[thawedheart]

I haven't taken anything. But...

[She glances down at her hands.]

Since it looks as though some level of violence will be unavoidable, starting tomorrow I'm going to try and clean up and organize the clinic. That way, if we do need to use it, it'll be easier to do so.

[ninjay]

That's a good idea, Yukina. [ ... ] I took disinfectant, bandages, a syringe, and gloves. Oh! And a knife.

[ tee hee :3c ]

[nowyouseeit]

[nods at Yukina, as if to echo Jay's sentiment]

It's good that this group has a spread of medical supplies to use too, just in case of emergencies.

[and then, to Jay]

So you're part of the reason there are no more knives in the kitchen, huh.

[thawedheart]

...

[WHY IS EVERYONE TAKING THINGS]

Maybe... I should take a scalpel? Just in case... [save her] I might do that... We may be able to store them here, even. So that we won't have to worry about someone else... finding them.

[ninjay]

I'm not a fan of being unarmed, especially when people might try to kill me. I'm sure everyone can learn to cut their food with forks.

[ unless the forks are gone too, and in which case, whoops ]

You might as well, Yukina. It's better for us to be over-prepared than not.

[nowyouseeit]

Watch us wake up tomorrow and the forks will be gone, too.

[a nod at Yukina]

But you've got a good idea. If we make sure we have access to this room at all times and no one else does, we should keep anything we don't want others to see or take in here.

[thawedheart]

I'll see what's there to take after I get the clinic organized, then.

[People may just poach anything useful before she's done WE JUST DON'T KNOW. But she'll be keeping an eye on it, at any rate.]

And I'll ask Craftly-san if we can use this space for storage. In the meantime... [They have a plan to explore some of the other buildings next week, but what else can they do until then?] We should get to know the others as best we can.

I imagine the next time we meet we'll be investigating people, so... we'll need to start thinking about who we want to investigate, too.

[ninjay]

Normally I would ask who do you all feel is suspicious, but if the Prophets were chosen at random and only given their new role now like we have, then the impressions we've made up til this point won't be very useful.

[ and if any of them are bloodthirsty it would be idiotic for any of them to reveal that so soon. ]

I suppose we can still make a list of people who we think might be more capable than others based on the little we know. Even if we have to completely trash the list by next week, it's better than nothing.

[nowyouseeit]

I don't know about that. Based on what Craftly told me, the type of people who would be Prophets are the type who are desperate enough to kill others for their own gain. He even said some might be doing it just for the chance to kill.

[deep exhale]

I don't think it hurts to start our list based on our impressions now. Like Ponytail said, we can start over from scratch next week if necessary.

[thawedheart]

[sweats. like, a lot...]

I don't know... I wouldn't be surprised if... the Prophets have known about their role in this even before we arrived here.

[Grabbing 42 sacrifices and choosing people who'd be willing to kill for profit at random? That seems like sort of a hit-or-miss kind of thing. On the other hand, if their own roles are as a result of Craftly's "little rebellion," then it makes sense that he would have been observing them to see who would be most amenable to it if he approached them.]

We didn't find out about this until today, but who's to say that they did? Craftly-san says we may have already spoken with the Prophets, even. That sort of made it sound to me like they're not finding out about this for the first time tonight...

[God, figuring this all out is hard.]

But it's a little difficult to tell, because... for the most part, the people here seem... well, not like killers. With a few exceptions, of course. [Some people are just so ready for murder already.] Suzaku-san, for example... he comes from the same place I do. And he... boasts, a lot, because he was very strong there. I don't think he would be unwilling to play a game like this, but I also think... he's not the type to make a deal with someone the way the Prophets seem to have. He likes to be the one in charge, not to owe his strength to others.

[ninjay]

[ he nods his head. those are all good points. ]

If they did know about their role since the beginning then that would definitely make this more difficult for us, since it means they would have been instantly on guard about hiding their identities. Unless they're morons, anyway.

[ please be morons. they're probably not, but one can dream. ]

In the case of Suzaku... would he agree to it for a reward? If there's something you want badly enough, I'm sure killing a few people won't feel like an unfair exchange. It's like a business transaction.

[nowyouseeit]

Keh, yeah, them being morons would be way easier for us.

[said with a note of dryness]

I don't know anything about Suzaku, but I'd want to keep an eye on Velvet Crowe. She was pretty vocal about being willing to kill us all to go home.

[thawedheart]

I think that he might, but he also has a lot of pride, so he might reject it out of hand... regardless, he's been friendly to me so far, since we come from the same place. [And since he knows she's not human. That helps.] I don't think he'll act immediately, even if he is willing to play. I could... try and talk to him.

[Maybe she can get him on their side? If nothing else, it might be good to have someone on their side who's willing to kill so that if they don't want to risk their own necks, they can send him out to do their dirty work if they decide on a target.

...Yukina almost immediately feels guilty for thinking that, and she looks down at her lap.]

I don't think I've spoken with her yet. But... if she's been that vocal about it, then... [Yikes.] She might be worth investigating. Or would she be too obvious...? [Gosh, she doesn't know.] We might want to take a look at people who have questionable skills listed on their cards, too... although I've spoken with some of them already, and I think those profiles may be leaving out a lot of important context.

[ninjay]

You will probably have a better chance at reasoning with him than we do then. Just be careful? From what you've told us about him, the connection between the two of you might be easily cut if he feels like it.

[ .... yes, yikes at velvet though. ]

We should check her out just to be safe. Sometimes ignoring the obvious choice can bite you later on. [ at the mention of the profiles though, jay actually snorts. ] To be fair, I'm one of the ones with questionable skills listed. So, yes, while I do think we should keep that information in mind because it may help us, we shouldn't be too dependent on them.

[nowyouseeit]

The more people we can get to trust us, the better. Just. . . [rubs the back of his head] Yeah. Be careful. We don't wanna make ourselves targets this early in the game.

[he is worried about you Yukina :(]

[a nod at Jay this time]

My thoughts exactly, regarding both Velvet and the index cards. I think people's reactions to 'em are more telling than the information itself.

[thawedheart]

...I think I have an idea about how to approach him. But, I'll be careful.

[It's fine, this is fine. She promises not to end up dead.]

You're right, about their reactions... And I think... [She hesitates. They're not investigating anyone this week, but... if everything that's been told to them is accurate, someone will be dying this week.] We'll need to watch carefully for people's reactions when someone... dies. And, during the trial, as well.

That should give us a pretty good idea of who to start looking at next week, I think.

[ninjay]

... That's true. Things are relatively calm now since nothing has actually happened yet, but we can assume all of that will change when something actually happens. And things like trials are usually going to be high stress situations with everyone wanting to clear their names. It's a good opportunity to see someone's character.

[ unless they're a very good actor, but it's still better than nothing. ]

Just keep in mind that any of these people may be a skilled actor. [ ah, he just remembered something. ] What are your roommates like, anyway? We're likely to end up spending a lot of time with those individuals, which will give us a lot of opportunities to watch them.

[nowyouseeit]

I agree with you both.

[folds his hands on the table]

That said, Dave and Robin-- Jason-- seem pretty trustworthy so far. Especially Dave. We have a standing agreement to meet at least once a week to exchange information.

[thawedheart]

[It seems like the three of them are more or less on the same page? That's a good thing, probably.]

Ah... my roommate is Quer-san. She's a little... [Yukina hesitates, then nods to herself.] A little jumpy, but I think I may have startled her when we first met. She's not unkind, at least.

[...but what Kaito says about Dave-]

Eh? ...Dave-san and I have that sort of agreement too... I spoke with him yesterday, in fact.

[ninjay]

Wow! Dave's popular. I more or less agreed to the same thing with him.

[ well, in a lot more informal fashion than actual set meeting times. ]

My roommate is Jake. He's... actually one of the nicest people I've spoken to so far, which means he's either a phenomenal actor, or he truly doesn't want to kill anyone. Still, we shouldn't rule any of them out.

[nowyouseeit]

[DAVE. . .]

So in other words, he's good at networking.

[ha]

Having someone like him on our side would also be pretty helpful. And since he agreed to meet with all three of us, we can cross reference the information we get from him to make sure it's accurate.

[thawedheart]

[dave....]

I agree. I think he's trustworthy... but this way we can know for sure that he's telling us what he thinks is the truth, rather than what he thinks we'll want to hear.

[Because let's be real, none of them really seem to be the type that would all want the same thing, at first glance.]

...at any rate, when we spoke yesterday, he said that... three people surviving was nowhere near good enough. Even working on his own, I get the impression he wants the same thing we do.

i got busy at work rip

[ninjay]

[ honestly the differences in their personalities and appearances might help them, so jay appreciates the diversity of the group. ]

Three survivors out of forty-two is pretty terrible, yes. We can definitely keep an eye on him for information, but remember that he's also a potential suspect.

how dare

[nowyouseeit]

I definitely wanna fight for much better odds than that. Geez.

[3 OUT OF 42 IS LIKE 7% COME ON THAT IS A FAILING GRADE]

Right. So that's settled. Does anyone else stick out in either of your minds?