WEEK FIVE MINGLE

[grigori]

nerak: week 5 mingle at your service

25 Remain

Waking up this morning will reveal some unfamiliar surroundings. While Camebit had an autumnal chill in the air, things are a little different, now - the air is frigid, and waking up is an adventure, considering you are swaddled to the nines and cozied right up to your roomie of the week (where you have one, anyways). Everything around you is made of ice and packed snow, fogged glass and porcelain, and it is freezing. Who thought this was a good idea? Even the brisk chill of Camebit in the skies above everything was more forgiving than this! This isn't a transition! Whose manager can you speak to..?

About that.



You have to trek out of the lodging, and over into the building made of actual wood and stone, to actually see your Watchers of the week. They're all dressed in their full cloaks again to combat the chill, even in this building, although both Rameel and Satariel are standing much closer to Yomiel than they usually do - much like they had in Ahnkeen, actually.

"Good morning and welcome to Nerak! If you've ever wondered what it was like to stay at an ice hotel, then you're in luck!" Rameel says with moderate flourish as they make sure to keep close to Yomiel—their daemon currently not found anywhere near them as they make the announcement. Looks like they're without their black box of musical wonders this morning.

While the other two Watchers press close, Yomiel's daemon has wrapped itself around their neck like a polecat scarf. Warm. Arm cradled gently against their chest, they pause to glance at Satariel before greeting everyone. "Try to be careful. The ice can get slippery, especially when you're all looking like that and leaving a mess everywhere you go." Whatever that means.

Satariel seems a little more subdued than usual but offers everyone a smile, daemon bear-shaped against their back, large head peering around at everyone while they take in the travelers that come to join them here in the hotel lobby. Their cloak is completely closed around them - not even the front of their dress can be seen, and they're clearly holding it tightly shut. "Please be nice to the hotel staff - if I catch any of you being rude to them, I'll kick you clear across the tundra before sticking you in their outdoor 'jail' for timeout. We're guests, but they're working hard to accommodate us, alright?"


With the new week, travelers will find that they no longer the adorable animal features they did in Camebit, but something much less cute. Injuries from their pasts have come back to haunt them, major or minor, and they cannot be healed. The good thing is that they don't seem to hurt or really take a toll on the travelers at all - at least, not until they're touched, and then both you the other will feel the pain from the moment the wound was inflicted. This effect lasts all week.

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ITS A FRIDAY HEADCOUNT

[yueshen]

[ hello everyone. it's friday morning. xie lian is here, san lang in qilin form at his side - shoulders back, eyes forward. there's a red stain on the stomach of his robes where he's been bleeding, slowly. ]

Please sound off to where you slept last night, and who you were with. I was in the sauna, with Monika, Miss Power, Mr. Kim, Baraqiel, and...

[

for the first time, he falters a little. ]

...and Susato. Miss Lup stayed with us as well.

If you know of anyone who has been missing since before curfew, please share that information as well; I know Mr. Joonghyuk is among those numbers. Thank you.

[escardos]

Mister Sholmes was supposed to join us and also at least two Temporals.

[callalilies]

Miss A-Qing, Diluc, Yuri, and I were in the lobby last night.

[bloodyromance]

Alisaie and I were the only ones in the bar.

[senjinrouha]

Yoo Joonghyuk and Sholmes have been missing since at least yesterday, I think.

I was in the lobby with Kaeya, Diluc and A-Qing.

[ … ]

I don’t like what that message said. One is gone, and another is soon to follow? We need to do a sweep around the area, someone might’ve been trapped outside overnight.

[ he’s not talking about susato. he just looks mad. ]

[yueshen]

I agree. As quickly as possible.

[ hhhhhhh. he's just tense and quiet today, serious, but san lang looks deeply unhappy in his qilin form, his tail lashing behind him. ]

That's two accounted for, at least. The others.... The Temporals have also not been responding to messages. We will need to have anyone else with healing abilities on standby.

[sponsoredby]

We should get some equipment and head out immediately. Spread out to cover more ground.

[sponsoredby]

Sholmes has been missing since Wednesday evening.

I was in the dining hall with Akira, Kim Dokja, Flat, and Nero.

[ He's a little tense and Finley is hiding by his legs in rabbit form. ]

[afterword]

Yoo Joonghyuk has been gone since around the same time, which means they're part of the same group that hasn't come back yet.

[ Which is said mostly so everyone else here is aware. ]

[bloodread]

[ Slides in here late, but Akira nods to this. ]

[quiz]

Rinrin and I were in the gift shop.

[ And she’s got her I ❤️ Nerak sweater on and everything. ]

[aono]

Yeah. And Allen was missing all of Thursday.

[Just. Verifying all of that.]

[allyship]

... I was at the storage. No one else was there. I...

[he takes in a shuddering breath.]

I don't know where Rika was. I didn't check with her.

[which is his mistake, but. cyoa distracted him from checking in with roomie this week.]

[yueshen]

[ mood!!! mood!!!!! ]

I didn't, either.

[ san lang makes a soft noise, padding over towards rochalizo. ] I - next time, Rochalizo, you are more than welcome to stay with me, so you aren't alone...

[senjinrouha]

[ grounds him for staying out late by himself. ]

[callalilies]

Last night was a lot to deal with, and you'd only just returned.

Perhaps we need to just start doing a check just prior to curfew, a headcount before and after of where everyone plans to stay so no one is left alone.

[ rocha's getting scolded by a wolf in soft grumbles. maybe less scold. maybe just concern. yes. ]

For now, we'll do what we can.

[allyship]

[belatedly]

Rika wasn't in the room on Wednesday night, though.

[naqqali]

I was in my room, by myself.

[arcsplainist]

[ Well. Shit. ]

I had spent the night in my room—alone, of course.

replying to my own top level with an update

[yueshen]

[ at some point after this xie lian disappeared for a few minutes


and then returns. addressing the group that is still discovered, he lifts his chin, and says - ]

...Susato is a victim this week. I just confirmed it with the Watchers.

[ :upside_down: ]

[callalilies]

[ oh... ]

I see. Xie Lian...

[ he doesn't have anything else to say. this feels like a blow after so many close calls. ]

[rerouter]

[...

she closes her eyes, taking a deep breath.]

And the others?

[allyship]

[...

he just freezes, silent.]

[escardos]

[ …

flat nods, emotionless. ]

Alright. Any other confirmations?

GRAB EM HEALS

[callalilies]

I think it might be wise to gather up a formal list of our healing resources, whether those are charges given to us by the Watchers or even powers we've revived from home. Even the smallest medkit should be accounted for so that we can prepare for anyone who returns today or anyone who is found tomorrow.

Please report to me and I'll keep a list. We can utilize this moving forward to make sure everyone gets the medical attention they require.

[ u don't have to respond to this, just hit up the gdoc. ofc please feel free to chat if u like. ]