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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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. ]

[yueshen]

[ xie lian is holding himself very, very still - when kaeya addresses him, he shakes his head. san lang's qilin form is tense against his side, and the two of them, in tandem, take a deep breath. ]

... We have work to do. Miss Lup was also missing from our spot when we awoke.

[callalilies]

[ if his announcement of susato's death wasn't enough, that fact that lup is missing is now an added NOPE ]

Diluc can help with the snow. I'll fetch him.

[ hand on his sword, he's going to actually stalk off for once, probably to start making some preparations. ]

[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?

[yueshen]

[ oh i got this information late im crying ]

... The Watcher I spoke with confirmed Susato was gone, and said that Miss Rika was... that they couldn't sense her, but that she was 'here but not here' before, too.


[



haha.....2! can you tell i am trying to tag this watcher pc and do this at the same time, ]

[senjinrouha]

I've spoken about her too. There's a slim chance she'll survive the night, and if she does we are going to have to move tomorrow to find her.

[ he is not having another sheba moment with this one. ]

[bloodread]

They confirmed she's not with the group that's been missing since Wednesday?

addendum…3!

[escardos]

I’ve also received confirmation that Mister Sholmes is here.

[ can you tell im Also mid pc.

he breathes in. breathes out. ]

We have to save Rika.

[callalilies]

Thank you, Flat. With combined effort... we won't have a repeat of last week.

[afterword]

[ im that one meme where everyone is looking at the floor and pepe frog is laying there tearing up with all his things scattered ]

I have confirmation for Yoo Joonghyuk as well. [ smh ]

Time may be against us again when the time comes for trial.

[bloodyromance]

[He lets out a sound that's halfway between a sigh and a growl and just stares at the ground.]

[senjinrouha]

[ fuck. ]

[aono]

[Fuck.]

Who...

[escardos]

[ can he touch rin’s shoulder? because he’s going to settle a hand on it. ]

[aono]

[Rin won't pull away but he's genuinely distressed right now. Susato :(]

[veraltwin]

[Her blood runs cold.

Maybe it was too much to hope for a second miracle, but...

No.]

[callalilies]

[ if he's allowed to gently take her hand, he will. just quietly here. polaris will just press softly against taf. ]

[veraltwin]

[He's definitely allowed. She's maintaining her composure somehow, but the force with which she grips his hand back will definitely give away how upset she is by this revelation.

Taf is on her shoulders like usual, but when Kaeya takes her hand he's jumping down to Polaris for that cuddle, a low whining noise coming from him. This is awful!!!]

[arcsplainist]

…

[ He looks up at her, solemn. ]

[veraltwin]

[She doesn't say anything in response to his look, but her expression will tell him everything.]

[voltadomar]

[Kim hasn't said a word this morning. He just quietly writes this down.]

[sponsoredby]

[ His chest tightens and he nods about that. Not saying anything. ]