jinglehells | week 4

WEEK 4 (FINAL WEEK)

This week doesn't feel quite like the others somehow. Maybe it's the fact that you've unlocked the attic, or the fact that so many people have died and bled inside these walls, but hey, at least it's still Christmas! Or is it? The house is starting to gather dust, and the more you look around, the more weird holiday decorations seem to pop up. The paint on the walls is getting cracked and faded, with those ominous words appearing not just in characters' bedrooms, but in the rest of the house as well. Now is the time to investigate since the third floor has been added and the creepiness is seemingly ramping up to a crescendo.

I mean, I'm sure everything's fine, right?

There's also no activity check since this is now endgame week! Congratulations, you made survivor pool! We'll have more information on endgame in the days to come, but for now, relax and enjoy the sweet smell of not-dying. There's still time to submit threads for regains. Have you been naughty or nice? Naughty children still get presents too, don't worry. And if you'd like to check-in on Thursday night, you always can! You never know what fun you might run into.

So go exploring, find something new and figure out where to go from here! Whether it's a Christmas miracle or a holiday hell, that's all up to you!

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[he's more of a dog person, but-- hadn't the dead guy mentioned something about cats...?

he follows without much thought, trying to stick close to it.]

[Chuuya isn't the only one that notices a cat suddenly running by, and as he notices Chuuya going after it, Shintaro jogs up to his side.]

Dude, is that what I think it is?

[ If you think it's a ghost cat, you'll have to keep following it to find out!

The cat makes a quick dash into Room 4, the former sleeping quarters of Arai and Rosalind. It's the Presents Room! Don't worry, I'm sure neither of them will mind if you guys go snooping in there. ]

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If you think it's a cat, then maybe.

[he doesn't glance over to shintaro, but that's mostly because he's focused on the cat to make sure it doesn't go anywhere.

when it runs into room 4, he doesn't hesitate to go on in-- he's pretty sure that yeah, dead people won't mind if they have a look around-- though he'll wait a moment to see if the cat's going anywhere specific in here.]

[Shintaro will stand in the doorway, making sure that the cat can't get out without going through him.]

Didn't...Kido say something about cats?

[ You'll have trouble catching this kitty, Shintaro. The cat meows, jumping onto the bed and then fleeing into the closet! Except the closet is actually closed, so it's more accurate to say the cat phases into the closet.

So that's a thing. ]

Pretty sure, yeah--

[and then the cat phases into the closet. chuuya stops short, then follows after it again with a sigh.]

Ghost cats. Sure. Why the fuck wouldn't there be ghost cats.

[this house needs to go!!

he'll go ahead and open the closet, though, to see what the cat's leading them to here.]

[Shintaro will shut the door to room 4 before peeking over Chuuya's shoulder. By which I mean he. Stands behind him. He's five inches taller, so.]

Beats going face to face with Krampus.

[ The cat is gone. Just as quickly as it came, it vanished into thin air like ghosts often do.

You guys are gonna have to rummage through the closet a bit, but eventually, underneath all the weird presents, you'll see a folded, torn piece of paper. It kind of looks like the bottom half of something, but you'll have to see for yourself. ]

[Shintaro is just gonna reach around and grab that piece of paper because he's now paranoid about things bursting into thin air, apparently. He'll unfold it and take a look, holding it high.]

At least we actually know the cat's here.

[krampus, though, is still a question mark.

but--]

-was here, anyway.

[goodbye ghost cat... chuuya will go ahead and start rummaging through those presents though! shintaro should be able to grab the paper after chuuya unearths it, he's a bit busy trying to find a spot to set the present he's currently holding without starting a mini gift avalanche.]

[ The paper has definitely been torn on its upper half, (making this the second half) so maybe someone else has the first part? Weird. Anyway, it reads:

but if I have single-handedly broken forward and evolved beyond what humans are capable, how difficult can controlling one or two be? They simply have to enter of their own volition, and the rest will be simple chemical altering and suggestion... they'll come to believe they're the caretakers, not guests.

They need to be of the right caliber, though. If a batch should turn on them, they need to have experience in dealing with hostile subjects. They need to be charismatic as well, and yet at the same time have minds open enough to death that they won't be shocked out of their states of mind by each round.

Hm. It merits thought. We'll see who else comes through.

Ohh, it's this asshole again. ]

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[chuuya will lean on in to read that while shintaro's holding it, squinting at the paper-- and his eyes widen as he does, slowly exhaling a breath he didn't quite notice he was holding.]

Shit. That--

[explains a thing or two. he shakes his head to clear it, eyes still fixed on the page while he reads through it again.]

That's more than a little fucked up.

Thug, Brasco, and Starshine.

[His hands shake as he reads it over a second time, committing it to memory.]

I knew it. That's why they couldn't be honest about what was going on!

[And quickly turns to Chuuya.]

Did you see another halve of paper in there?

No, that's it, but-

[this does look familiar. his brow furrows as he thinks, trying to recall exactly why--

that's right.]

Dorian showed me one last week that was torn at the bottom. Something about needing sacrifices, but not being able to care for them.

Let's find him, then. This is...a big clue. We might want to show Starshine, too.

[He grabs Chuuya's sleeve to express the URGENCY.]

The fact that they can control people with suggestion like that...It changes everything.

I wonder if...That cat was leading us here.

It's a cat, Shintaro, how smart can it really be? There's creepy shit all over this house.

[he gives his arm a little shake to try to dislodge shintaro's hand-- okay, okay, he'll come, just don't get too handsy.]

Let's find him and put those together, and-- let me talk to Starshine after we do. I think we've gotten along pretty well, it might go over better if I do it.

...Starshine likes me too, you know. I got on pretty well with all three of them honestly...Even though most of us don't really trust them. Or ever trusted them...

I think it's important that we get people on her side. It's not her fault, and...this makes it even more clear. We have to show the others.

[Shintaro winces.]

At the last trial, seeing everyone so willing to throw Brasco under the bus like that...Ugh.

[let a dude pursue his alone time, shintaro...

chuuya eventually nods, though, adjusting his hat with a sigh.]

They got what they wanted, at least. Sort of. Who knows what actually happened to him.

[he gives his head a shake, there.]

You're right, to an extent-- but I don't think we should show everyone. I wouldn't trust certain people not to write this off as something the three of them just set up, so... Tell whoever you think will actually listen.

[now is not the time to get frisky, Chuuya!]

Guzma, Lunafreya, Dorian, Yumemi, at least...

[Shakes his head.]

Brasco is alive, by the way. Henry told me.

[Henry, who is dead.]

-wait, what?

[yeah, that definitely gets a side-eye.]

Since when were you a ghost whisperer, huh?

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