WEEK FOUR MINGLE

[potatomance]

ᯓ⭐ WEEK FOUR MINGLE

Heya, lovebirds! You're entering the final week and things sure are... great.

Right?

Well, whether you're feeling great or not, you're going to find yourself looking your best in formal wear this week! Suits, gorgeous dresses, fabulously outlandish outfits, you name it, you're stuck in it. No sweatpants or lab coats for anyone this week. We have standards.

And we also believe in telling the truth, one way or another!

That's right, if you're asked a question, any question at all, no matter how innocent or dire, you are compelled to speak your most truthful answer. It could be who you think is the hottest in the castle. It could be your opinion on orange juice. Whatever it is, there is no longer a brain-to-mouth filter in place!

And maybe you'll figure that out and all decide to be merciful, but Riri will be popping up every now and then. And Riri? Riri will not be merciful.

Except for one thing, and that's a note in the main room that states simply: You all suck at this, so this week, our good ol' lesbian duo can now speak normally. You're welcome. ♥

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MID-WEEK RIRI

[potatomance]

[ Wow, look at that! Riri has reappeared, floating calmly in the air and available to be spoken with for your needs.

But also-- ]

So, for extra points this week, let's see some kisses! Let's see... ten points for dipping someone into a kiss and twenty points for creative kissing. None of that composed stuff like you're shaking hands.

Also if you're going for multiple points, it's gotta be with a different person every time or I'm not counting it.

Now, whaddya want?

operation seduce the potato...?

[alcoheal]

I'm surprised to see you here in the flesh today, Riri. Normally we just get a charming sign.

[...Presumably Riri's body is composed of flesh and not something else. She's not going to dwell on that particular thought for too long. She's trying to speak smoothly and confidently, like they're not all one step away from dropping the entire basket of eggs this week.]

Did you come by because you want a kiss of your own?

but why

[potatomance]

Ew. No.

I'm feeling immense pity, actually, so I figured I'd stick around for a bit to make sure nothing went up in flames.

desperate times

[alcoheal]

[Wow, okay! She sounds a little insulted.] What's with the "ew"?

[Riri may be a potato-shaped fairy being, but Manuela can still be insulted by that kind of reaction to her offering a kiss, can't she?]

I'm not sure if this challenge is putting water on the fire or just fanning the flames. [She sighs. Even if they're deserving of said immense pity, it's insulting to hear it, so she doesn't want to acknowledge it directly.] Is there anything for those of us who won't be choosing this week to use our points for in exchange?

SPIN THE BOTTLE POINTS RACK UP

[ziplash]

All right, listen up everyone.

[ After Riri gives them their little task for points... well, Lin gets cookin on a special strategy for them all. ]

If we want any chance of getting help from the higher ups, we're gonna sit down and show that we're serious about doing these challenges and banding together. We're not gonna sit around on our thumbs for the rest of our time here — let's show some motivation, people.

[ She forcibly puts an emptied vodka bottle in the center of where everyone's gathered. That's right, it's spin the bottle! Take a spin, and kiss whoever you land on. Get points. Create week four tension. Start more fights? Profit. If anyone looks tentative, she'll cross her arms with the most dead serious expression imaginable. ]

Oh, come on. You're not afraid, are you?

[hnl]

[Aha, he is Here for this game. As adolescent as it is, we're in week four, and Brenner is just more liable to roll with it than rolls his eyes at it.

And let's be real, he's probably going to take some petty satisfaction in knowing most here aren't going to want to kiss him anyway. Do it for the points, cowards. He dares you.]

Simple and organized. There's no reason not to participate for the easy points.

[anyway come at him]

[alcoheal]

[And here we are, with the vodka bottle pointed straight at Brenner himself.]

You did hear what Riri said about kissing like you're shaking hands, didn't you?

[Ambitious about points and winning he may be, but passionate he is not. Manuela is tempted to see how this goes as much as she is repelled by the thought, if only to see if he struggles or if he'll just project himself through this, too.]

[alcoheal]

I'm surprised to see you putting this kind of game on the table, Lin.

[Manuela is here; she'll play; that's probably her vodka bottle.]

Can you kiss someone in a way that's not like giving them a handshake?

[She doesn't intend on giving or receiving any basic bitch kisses if they happen, but maybe she's also trying to rile up the spirit of competition. It feels like the whole castle is nearing its breaking point.]

[ziplash]

I don't even know what that means, [ IS MANUELA TRYING TO IMPLY SHE'S NOT CREATIVE ENOUGH TO THINK OF A NON HANDSHAKE KISS ] but I'd do anything to win. My sister's been calling me a sore loser since we were kids.

[ if they lose no they didn't <3 ]

Maybe we ought to try a different form, or a different place than the lips.

[helmswoman]

Well, that's one way to be efficient about this.

[ Here is Yukong, looking quite formal but also fairly comfortable in such an elegant outfit. Since they're playing a game like this, she does have a glass of rice wine that she's nursing. ]

I'm not sure what counts as "creative," but I'm willing to dip or be dipped.

[ And if she has to kiss a man for the sake of earning points, then so be it... 😔 ]

"we already have the vampire thread" and?

[alcoheal]

You're joining us, even though the points can't get you an advantage in the final ceremony?

[Even without a clear outcome on their encounter in said scenario door determined yet, it's doubtless something that Manuela's trying very hard to not rotate in her mind right now. Oh, no, what if the bottle lands on her...Oh NO, what IF the bottle lands on her?]

We could all learn a thing or two from your determination, Yukong. You've been cheering us on this whole time, haven't you? [She raises her glass in a cheeky little toast.]

[aureated]

I'm also none-too-clear on what makes for a creative kiss. Still, I feel as though we should set a good example for the others.

[The only perfect match 4 weeks later... puts on clown nose.]

Are you up for it?

[voxnozzz]

[ his ass is here, absolutely confused. this game has the same atmosphere as that king's game that the sage introduced, which was. a thing. human games truly go places...

also because i forgot previously, fit check. ]

... There is no need to fear the will of The Bottle.

[ it's only a kiss?



it is only a kiss, ]

[alcoheal]

[She's surprised to see him participating in this, but also a little...proud? Is this something to be proud of, when Oz is probably leagues outside of his millennia-wide comfort zone? Manuela can't help but tease just a little.]

You don't have to follow the "will of the Bottle," you know. You could always choose someone to kiss on your own.

You're not nervous, are you? [Maybe she's pushing her luck just a little bit.]

[ozzz]

[It's only a kiss.

As if to spite Oz, the bottle points straight at him on Mithra's turn. Mithra, who's been lazily observing the game's proceedings up to this point, lifts his head with the faint arch of both eyebrows. Well, then.]

[cosmoid]

[ uroko is not afraid of the will of the bottle, if anything he's mildly curious since he's heard tales of this kind of game from the kids that clutter his shrine for advice as much as the adults. and the points will factor into something, even if it's only morale.

so he spins the first time, and it looks like the bottle god is being kind to him (it is aurelia) and for very obvious reasons, this is a fortuitous result for him. and the second time is the wheel being kind to him still? hmm.

well he doesn't say things unless he means them, but he probably didn't expect the bottle to call him on that. he turns to oz with a somewhat amused (a shade bemused) expression from where he's laying on the floor. ]

Well, I think it should be easy to get creative.

[cosmoid]

They should hire you instead of the potato.

[ he really wasn't of mind to participate for plain points, but the morale here is truly dire so he's here. ]

[aureated]

[Hi Aurelia is here, mostly looking amused at this whole game.]

She does have quite the commanding presence for this whole thing, after all.

[GOOD JOB, LIN.]

We are hardly children, so a few kisses amongst each other is not much of a problem.

[ringsmaster]

Spin the bottle?

[ He quirks a brow. ]

Sure, if it'll help with points. I can do all sorts of things! Want to kiss a snake? Upside-down kiss?

[ozzz]

I'm not. [Afraid, that is. What's there to fear about a bottle?] I'm only having trouble understanding what it meant by "dipping someone into a kiss." Am I supposed to hold one of you over somebody else?

[bewrightback]

I feel a little old for this... but I guess this is far from the first time I've felt like that about something in this game. We might as well give it a spin!

[He chuckles nervously. Now to try thinking of how creative one can even get with kisses! And of course, he will say 'Take that!' whenever he spins the bottle.]

[hearthwarming]

[ hol up ]

Creative kissing...?

[ Wait. No that's not what she's here for! Actually, Ori is probably tugging Maruki along by the arm as she comes up to Riri. ]

Hello, Riri. I'm glad you could join us today! Actually, Maruki and I were wondering if you might be open to some negotiating...

[psychs]

[ Stepping up to her side, hands clasped in front of him in a rather President Tanaka-like fashion-- ]

Yes, that's right. You might have noticed -- we're desperate.

[ Maybe he shouldn't have phrased it like that... ]

[potatomance]

[ Welp! Points are in! ]

Alrighty, Lucifer. Get over here.

[ringsmaster]

[ Assuming he's still flying around somewhere, he flits over and lands. ]

Wow, look at that. You remembered my name.