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week one
WELCOME
Welcome to the Sweet Home program, a brand new experience designed to help you meet and bond with total strangers! You will be living with thirteen others for two weeks in a shared home, and shortly after our debriefing, we will go over your individual careers which you will take on while you're part of the program. There may be some trials and tribulations that you will face while you are here, but they're nothing that you won't be able to overcome with the help of your fellow residents!
As compensation for your time here, we will grant you any material object of your choice, whether that be a huge sum of cash, a weapon, or an ancient artifact. We deeply appreciate your cooperation, after all!
Enjoy your stay, Sweeties!
As compensation for your time here, we will grant you any material object of your choice, whether that be a huge sum of cash, a weapon, or an ancient artifact. We deeply appreciate your cooperation, after all!
Enjoy your stay, Sweeties!
WEEK ONE
The day after your debriefing, a staff member escorts you to your destination. All you have on you, other than the clothes on your back, is a cellphone, which you were also given a tutorial on during your introductory period. The Sweet Home staff even went through the trouble of setting up social media accounts for each of you! How nice. (Whether or not you retained any of that is up to you.)
A cobblestone path leads the way to the front door of a large, newly renovated home. You take your first steps onto the property, open the door. One by one, people start to enter the house – your new housemates, all of different ages, appearances, from entirely different worlds. This is the day of introductions, settling in.
On the kitchen counter are a few things: One of them is a paper with everyone's room assignments, though there's nothing that appears to be really enforcing this. All you get regarding this is that list, as well as separate room keys, one for each occupant. Speaking of keys, you also get a house key attached on the same keyring! And the last set of keys, of which there are only three, are…car keys, if you know what those are. One for each vehicle in the garage.
There are also some icebreaker questions provided to help you get to know your new housemates. Again, there's nothing enforcing this, but they are there if you feel like chatting it up with others.
Otherwise, there is no work on Sunday. This is the day you get to settle in and get to know your fellow participants!
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Once Monday comes around, it's time to start working! Each character will start off with an allowance that will allow them to get some clothes and basic necessities, but will get paid at their jobs with the town's currency by the end of the week. Shifts are varied, but there will always be downtime before and after to hang around your housemates. That being said…there seems to be a rise in some strange things happening to everyone in the house at different times throughout the week. Some of these seem to be just pure happenstance, but other incidents seem to feel more impulsive. Some even seem to be caused by some sort of magic? How strange…
A cobblestone path leads the way to the front door of a large, newly renovated home. You take your first steps onto the property, open the door. One by one, people start to enter the house – your new housemates, all of different ages, appearances, from entirely different worlds. This is the day of introductions, settling in.
On the kitchen counter are a few things: One of them is a paper with everyone's room assignments, though there's nothing that appears to be really enforcing this. All you get regarding this is that list, as well as separate room keys, one for each occupant. Speaking of keys, you also get a house key attached on the same keyring! And the last set of keys, of which there are only three, are…car keys, if you know what those are. One for each vehicle in the garage.
There are also some icebreaker questions provided to help you get to know your new housemates. Again, there's nothing enforcing this, but they are there if you feel like chatting it up with others.
Otherwise, there is no work on Sunday. This is the day you get to settle in and get to know your fellow participants!
Once Monday comes around, it's time to start working! Each character will start off with an allowance that will allow them to get some clothes and basic necessities, but will get paid at their jobs with the town's currency by the end of the week. Shifts are varied, but there will always be downtime before and after to hang around your housemates. That being said…there seems to be a rise in some strange things happening to everyone in the house at different times throughout the week. Some of these seem to be just pure happenstance, but other incidents seem to feel more impulsive. Some even seem to be caused by some sort of magic? How strange…
SCHEDULE
Here is the Schedule of Unfortunate Events for Week One. This will not be posted anywhere ICly.
MONDAY, SUNNY ☀️
– Gaku, you will gain a musical instrument – a recorder, to be exact. How you acquire it doesn't matter, but should you choose to start playing it? Oh god, it's so bad that one of your neighbors will come over and complain about it.
– Lia, you will be especially clumsy today. It seems like you can't stop bumping into things, knocking stuff over, etc. The clinic is here if you end up with any injuries.
– Caelus, an unknown number will send you a mysterious text message. If you end up forwarding this to at least three other people and get them to forward it themselves, you will be granted good luck for the rest of the day. Otherwise, you will have bad luck.
TUESDAY, SUNNY ☀️
– Demi, you are dissatisfied with how some parts of the house are decorated, so you will take matters into your own hands. Whatever that means is completely up to you. :)
– Émilienne, you will be chased by bees just before you start work. They will not sting you, unless they think you are hostile. However, they'll chill around you for the rest of your shift if you don't do anything to make them go away.
– Chuuya, you will be especially hungry today. Any meals that you purchase or make yourself don't seem to be doing it! What will, however, is eating food that your housemates have made (or purchased). Time for some food theft!
WEDNESDAY, CLOUDY ☁️
– Elysia, a kid will throw a basketball at you right as you step foot outside of the house, and it will hit you right in the face. (Whether or not this was done on purpose is up to you.) You can get it treated at the clinic, but a red mark will remain even if you get it healed. The mark will stay on your face for the rest of the week.
– Lacy, you are exceptionally cold today. You need to seek warmth, but it's that from others. Staying under a blanket by yourself won't do the job. Time to share!
– Wanderer, you feel the urge to order delivery for one of your meals. Should you do so, the ETA will keep getting more and more pushed back, and the company won't want to refund you. They're quite argumentative with you, actually.
THURSDAY, RAINY 🌧️
– Kratos, the first electric appliance/device you try to use in the house won't work. It will not work until you ask nicely. Every time you insult it, it will whack you with its cord.
– March 7th, you will play some music on a stereo inside the house, and somehow make the volume so loud that it nearly blows the speakers. The remote control is nowhere to be found...in your immediate vicinity, anyway.
– Dagr, you will feel compelled to watch a B-movie, with or without anyone else, and feel the urge to give your scathing (or glowing) review of it to anyone in your vicinity. If they disagree with you, you'll feel compelled to throw popcorn at their face.
FRIDAY, STORMING ⛈️
– Trahearne, the first thing you will drink today is laced with tons of energy, no matter what drink it is, and will make you extremely energetic for four hours.
– Zhongli, your phone glitches and won't stop calling random people in the house at random hours of the day. It also won't hang up until after you've talked to them for at least a few minutes.
⭐️ Surprise! The power at the house will go out at approximately 5:00pm due to the rain. Better prepare for a chilly night…or two, with how hard it's storming.
ICly, characters will be completely unaware of what's to come, other than perhaps upcoming weather changes, which can be found on their phones as well as the weather channel on TV. This schedule is for OOC purposes.
– Gaku, you will gain a musical instrument – a recorder, to be exact. How you acquire it doesn't matter, but should you choose to start playing it? Oh god, it's so bad that one of your neighbors will come over and complain about it.
– Lia, you will be especially clumsy today. It seems like you can't stop bumping into things, knocking stuff over, etc. The clinic is here if you end up with any injuries.
– Caelus, an unknown number will send you a mysterious text message. If you end up forwarding this to at least three other people and get them to forward it themselves, you will be granted good luck for the rest of the day. Otherwise, you will have bad luck.
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– Demi, you are dissatisfied with how some parts of the house are decorated, so you will take matters into your own hands. Whatever that means is completely up to you. :)
– Émilienne, you will be chased by bees just before you start work. They will not sting you, unless they think you are hostile. However, they'll chill around you for the rest of your shift if you don't do anything to make them go away.
– Chuuya, you will be especially hungry today. Any meals that you purchase or make yourself don't seem to be doing it! What will, however, is eating food that your housemates have made (or purchased). Time for some food theft!
– Elysia, a kid will throw a basketball at you right as you step foot outside of the house, and it will hit you right in the face. (Whether or not this was done on purpose is up to you.) You can get it treated at the clinic, but a red mark will remain even if you get it healed. The mark will stay on your face for the rest of the week.
– Lacy, you are exceptionally cold today. You need to seek warmth, but it's that from others. Staying under a blanket by yourself won't do the job. Time to share!
– Wanderer, you feel the urge to order delivery for one of your meals. Should you do so, the ETA will keep getting more and more pushed back, and the company won't want to refund you. They're quite argumentative with you, actually.
– Kratos, the first electric appliance/device you try to use in the house won't work. It will not work until you ask nicely. Every time you insult it, it will whack you with its cord.
– March 7th, you will play some music on a stereo inside the house, and somehow make the volume so loud that it nearly blows the speakers. The remote control is nowhere to be found...in your immediate vicinity, anyway.
– Dagr, you will feel compelled to watch a B-movie, with or without anyone else, and feel the urge to give your scathing (or glowing) review of it to anyone in your vicinity. If they disagree with you, you'll feel compelled to throw popcorn at their face.
– Trahearne, the first thing you will drink today is laced with tons of energy, no matter what drink it is, and will make you extremely energetic for four hours.
– Zhongli, your phone glitches and won't stop calling random people in the house at random hours of the day. It also won't hang up until after you've talked to them for at least a few minutes.
⭐️ Surprise! The power at the house will go out at approximately 5:00pm due to the rain. Better prepare for a chilly night…or two, with how hard it's storming.
ICly, characters will be completely unaware of what's to come, other than perhaps upcoming weather changes, which can be found on their phones as well as the weather channel on TV. This schedule is for OOC purposes.
OOC NOTES
– Most prompts are pretty open-ended. There aren't really strict rules on things like outcomes, severity of injuries, etc. Feel free to get creative with how you'd like to play out the prompts given to you.
– Likewise, there are no rules such as "You can only post on Monday on Monday OOCly". If you want to start making forward-dated top levels, feel free to! The day headings are only there for the sake of keeping a nice timeline of events.
– Since day heading format may be unfamiliar for some of you, I'll give an example. March 7th wants to have a baking cookies prompt on Monday, and a silly prompt on Thursday. I can comment to Monday's header with a top level of her baking cookies, and then comment to Thursday's with a silly top level. Here is an example for your reference.
– The phones will function like modern day smartphones. Yes, there are apps similar to Twitter and Instagram, though you'll only really be able to follow each other.
– Network posts are allowed on this log.
– NSFW is allowed, but please tag it accordingly.
Do your gossip summaries!
The link to submit them is here.
– Likewise, there are no rules such as "You can only post on Monday on Monday OOCly". If you want to start making forward-dated top levels, feel free to! The day headings are only there for the sake of keeping a nice timeline of events.
– Since day heading format may be unfamiliar for some of you, I'll give an example. March 7th wants to have a baking cookies prompt on Monday, and a silly prompt on Thursday. I can comment to Monday's header with a top level of her baking cookies, and then comment to Thursday's with a silly top level. Here is an example for your reference.
– The phones will function like modern day smartphones. Yes, there are apps similar to Twitter and Instagram, though you'll only really be able to follow each other.
– Network posts are allowed on this log.
– NSFW is allowed, but please tag it accordingly.
The link to submit them is here.
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( And another fun fact about Lacy: )
My best friend's Japanese, you know!
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[ Gravy mix obtained! Now it's time to get that sandwich bread and those french fries in the oven. ]
Is your friend from Tokyo?
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( She nods and smiles! )
Yeah! Oh, there's so many I love! I love avocado maki and cucumber maki ... katsu curry is also a favourite. Inari sushi...! Miso soup, yakisoba! I love them all!
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[ He laughs, leaning against the counter as the fries cook in the oven. ]
Soba is my favorite, personally, but I'll make you any of those dishes if you ever crave them. I'm a pretty decent cook.
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[ He smiles. ]
So just think about whatever you wanna do for me in return.
[ He really doesn't mind cooking something for her without anything in exchange, but he won't deny her offer either. Denying stuff like that never leads to good feelings. ]
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[ And he'd keep it in a pretty little vase and everything. ]
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( Hm ... )
Do you ... like the colour blue? If not, what is your favourite colour?
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[ He smiles. ]
Pink too. Those three colors are the colors for my group members and I.
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( because hydrangeas are blue and pink!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
I'll make something simple and beautiful for you, then!
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I can't wait. You've set my expectations high, you know.
[ He glances back at her. ]
But I bet you'll meet them.
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Aw, gosh! I'm not the most confident lass in the world, but I know flowers. I can absolutely guarantee you that I won't let you down!
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[ With the gravy prepped and now nice and warm, he starts putting them together. Gaku portions out some fries on top of a slice of bread for each of them. ]
So... just on the bread like this?
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( "Slippery"... what a word. )
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But that sure is a word choice. ]
Slippery, huh? Should I get us forks?
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( God!!! Lacy!!!! Stop!!!! That didn't sound very good!!!!! Not good at all!!!!!! Hilariously, she's not vulgar in the least - she just doesn't think before she speaks. )
A-Anyway! Yeah, I'll use a fork if you do. Just manners 'n that. Back home, everyone would rag me to pieces for not eating a chip butty with my hands. But I can't have a new friend I'm livin' with think I'm some kind of animal!
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I'll use one, but you don't have to if you don't want to. I'm not gonna judge.
[ Time to apply the gravy. He pours it over the fries, making sure Lacy's is nice and... slippery. ]
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( He really did such a good job! It's not quite a British one, but it's a unique take! )
I'll keep the fork there for emergency ... but I'm confident I can smash this with my hand. It's a proper taste of home, then! ( Once the dish is in front of her, she picks up the butty with both hands, and takes a bite. She exclaims a very enthusiastic 'mmmmmmmmmmmmm!' as she chews, looking visibly thrilled. )
Ohhhh my god! It's amazin'! Mmmmm-! ( She has a little bit of gravy on her cheek and fingers, but it's fine. She's giggling. ) I love a good butty!
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[ It's very new for Gaku so he's glad that his efforts worked out.
But...
He reaches forward with a napkin and dabs off her cheek. ]
I guess that's just gonna happen with messy food like this, huh?
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A-Ah, ( She just. Makes a noise. Yeah. )
S-Sorry! I'm like a bloody child at times! Christ, how embarrassing ...
( Her cheeks are redder than all of hell, honestly. )
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Don't worry about it. That just happens with food like this, right?
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( Her face is so red. How cute. Lacy glances at the fork, considering picking it up ... and she does! She's modestly pokes it through one of the chips, before bringing it to her mouth and eating it slowly. What an adorably shy lady. )
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Well, I wanted to. So, there.
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Hopefully you don't think I'm a tramp.
( she meekly finishes the real of the meal, and reclines with a happy sound and a sigh once it's gone. SO GOOD...! )
I tell you what, that was absolutely lovely. Thank you so much.
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