week 1

[stagemanagers]

[Well, all escape attempts have failed thus far. None of you have seen the Phantom since his brief appearance on Sunday, or heard from him at all. It looks like, for the time being, you’re all going to be stuck here.

You're free to continue exploring your surroundings to your hearts' content. The only real restriction on your movements is that the kitchen is closed between the hours of 10 pm and 7 am. Better make sure to grab any midnight snacks you may want ahead of time. Also, remember to label any investigation toplevels!

The Merchandise Booth is now open for business as well! The Phantom hasn't deigned to explain how it works, but...well, some of you will start to find mysterious coins in your rooms, and the Booth's got a place to put coins. You'll figure it out.

Should you wish to engage more with your host, you're welcome to drop letters in the box office slot. There's no set way to converse verbally with him, and he's certainly not guaranteed to respond if you just yell at the walls - but that doesn't necessarily mean he isn't listening. Just something to keep in mind.

Enjoy your first week, everyone.]

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

(( OOC: This will be the last mod post for this week! Feel free to start submitting regains for any threads that aren't with the Phantom. Remember, song threads mean an extra coin! This is a peace week, so get all that CR while you can! ))

Comments

[justmeheere]

[He picked the two worst girls to have this problem in front of. Like, what can he say? It's just going to happen again if he tries to tell the truth.]

..... just do that? It's, um. A neurological condition?

[He deeply does not sound sure of himself.]

[etincelledefierte]

[Claudine chuckles.]

I'll trust you to have my back, then.

[She thinks for a second, but only a second.]

I'm not going to lie, I've had that thought in the back of my head the whole time. I think there's a chance.

[isawallflower]

[ She so doesn't look convinced, but. Well, here, he's sitting up now, right? She doesn't know a lot about this stuff, but she tries to get a good look in his eyes, see if he's like. Concussed or something. ]

Is there a standard procedure for this? Or- do you have medicine, like Shilo? That total jerk gave something to her, if we ask at the very least... I don't know, it could do something!

[madgiganticfeelings]

[A faint giggle at that.]

It really seems like he loves the attention.

[mcfife]

He seems to be the type of King who doesn’t do much himself. [Even Angus' father was more serious than he.] We're fortunate that he doesn't lord his status over us too much.

[madgiganticfeelings]

Oh! Of course! Just follow my lead!

[She takes a few deep breaths, and then after apparently centreing herself, turns back to Riley with a confident pose, hands on hips.]

So! Stacy, we meet again! Here to try to take my Pom Pom Queen crown again, are you?

[isawallflower]

[ Okay, Riley's got this!! .......She thinks, for half a second, because then she's looking utterly baffled at the concept of a Pom Pom Queen crown. She mouths the words, getting off to a shaky start. ]

You...don't know what you're talking about, uh, Diane! I'm just here to...do my best for my school!

[justmeheere]

No, it's not really a. A medicine thing, but um. I usually - it's usually better if I eat something, I guess. Get, uh. Get some calories into me.

[He laughs nervously. This is 100% the cure for having a supercomputer in your brain: eat a snack.]

[isawallflower]

[ Doesn't...look concussed, but he's still acting weird. She's wondering if that just might be him, though. ]

Okay. Okay. I can do calories.

[ Her heart starts to calm down and she eases off, a little. ]

actually comes back to this thread first bc nana has a very important question

[musacal]

I will be. If it helps, I'm pretty sure I'm not... interested in the way Christine-san is...

[ which is, to say, she's probably gay. she thinks. maybe. ]

...Can I ask you something though, Riley-san?

[justmeheere]

[To be fair that is 100% just him. He's just always weird.]

Yeah, um. It's just, uh. Sometimes your brain does weird things and you faint! [He laughs nervously.] I can, um. I can go with you. The kitchen's right there.

uh oh

[isawallflower]

[ Oh, that's so nice for her, to be a lesbian, Riley is such a supportive ally!!

She tries for a smile but it comes out as a grimace, about to comment about poor Christine's obvious Phantom crush, but. ]

Uhhh, yes. Yeah, sure, what is it?

i had to try and look up how japan was about gluten for this comment and i'm still not sure w/e

[musacal]

What... does "gluten-free" mean...?

[isawallflower]

Only if you think you can stand?

[ She'll even help him, if he needs it! ]

[isawallflower]

[ Riley. Stares?? That's not the question she was expecting?? ]

It- you- don't know what- gluten, it's the stuff in...wheat and all that? And- have you heard of celiac? It's. People can't process gluten, there's some members of my team, so, I went gluten free after learning about it.

[ This is the most disjointed she's been (for now). ]

[herwiggles]

Yeah, but! But!

[Just gestures widly. To herself.]

I'm not supposed to look like this!

[musacal]

I'm... aware of it when it comes to baking bread [ the window plane test or whatever ] but... I never heard of "celiac" before...

We don't use a lot of wheat in Japan traditionally, so maybe that's why...?

[isawallflower]

...Hhhuuuh. Okay. No, I...don't know a lot about Japanese foods, to be honest [ mandatory wait how do I understand what you're saying are you speaking English moment, no not important- ] so I can't say for sure. But, that sounds...about right.

[ For the record. Throughout this whole conversation. She's still sitting on the ground with that dumb fucking trophy in front of her. ]

[musacal]

[ Listen we are just. Politely ignoring the trophy. I definitely did not just. Completely forget about it. No sirree. ]

Mmm... well, maybe I could try making something "gluten free". It might be a fun challenge!

[ Okay now I'm gonna address the trophy. She points to it. ]

What's that, by the way? Did you find that somewhere?

[justmeheere]

Yeah, um. I'm - I'm fine.

[It's a little wobbly when he gets up, but he seems otherwise fine.]

Just, uh. I don't think I'll be running a marathon anytime soon.

[isawallflower]

[ IT'S FINE TO IGNORE THE TROPHY POLITELY Riley would actually prefer to- oh, dang it. ]

What? Oh. No, it's... Um, it's mine. From... [ She pats the merchandise booth behind her. ] Some...of our stuff is here. Apparently.

[isawallflower]

[ Careful, Jeremy. Careful... Okay. She backs off a bit, and. Oh! Oh, rushes back over and grabs her trophy. It's okay, right? Good. Thank God. Okay. ]

And if you try to, I'll sit you right now~ [ ...Singsong's back. That's probably good. ]

[musacal]

That's what I've been thinking too. I tried asking around if anyone saw any zoo animals or got any weird text messages before coming here but... everyone said no.

But it... seems a lot like him. You know? I mean, he hasn't gone this far but...

[justmeheere]

Yeah, I promise. I promise no strenuous activity until I recover!

[Which may be never, looking at the forecast of the future.]

[herwiggles]

Ohhhhhhh!

[Spinel sounds like she gets it...]

...Yeah I dunno.