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WEEK ONE
Welcome to your new home!
That's how the video ends. That's how the entire presentation ends, the one that you've been given with a breakdown of what you're doing here, how to earn your wishes, and most importantly, how to use your phone. They promise you that you will go home in four weeks, and hopefully, you won't go home empty-handed, and that your hard work will pay off. Either way, your actions will undoubtedly make for a satisfying finale, and wonderful ratings week after week!
The price in exchange is, well, your privacy. Cameras will not be monitoring you 24/7 (they can't air super inappropriate content, after all!!!), but enough to capture what could potentially be your best and worst moments on the show. Maybe if you plead hard enough, the producers will be merciful and edit out some of your shame, but for the most part, it's best to be ready for anything.
Which includes your introductory day! How exciting. You arrive at the house on a bright and beautiful Sunday morning, and your arrival happens by waking up in a twin-sized bed. Those phones that you were told about are either right next to you or in your pocket; it buzzes with a very interesting song that's certainly telling you to wake up. It will not stop playing until you are awake.
With the alarm, though, is a notification on the screen: "TOUCH TO OPEN!" Tapping the screen as instructed will give you a set of instructions - though, if you don't open it yourself, it will do it for you after a minute. Those instructions are:
HELLO! WELCOME TO SWEET HOME DAY ONE! :)The kitchen is filled with various snacks. Chips, cookies, cake, blood for vampires – you name it. It's there. It's entirely possible they went a little overboard…but there's something interesting about the snacks. Everything is in a locked transparent case, enticing you to unlock it by how tasty it all looks. How do you unlock it? It's simple, according to the little notes left on the cases. "TO OPEN, INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME!" The cases are indestructible and will not open until you do this simple task.
PLEASE PROCEED TO THE KITCHEN! FUN REFRESHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE WAITING FOR YOU ALL! YOUR WEEKLY CHALLENGE WILL COME TOMORROW. FOR TODAY, HAVE FUN AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER! <3333
Board games are present with some classics like Never Have I Ever prompts, Monopoly, Candyland, you name it!
There's also some music playing in the background on a set of speakers. This is free for you to mess with and shuffle through the modern-day playlist. In fact, pretty much everything in the house is free to tamper with.
Anyone who partakes in at least 2 joint activities with different people (board games, snacking, fighting, dancing, getting up to no good...anything, really) will be rewarded with a complimentary bath bomb on their bed on Monday morning!
Take a look around the house, get to know your housemates (and roommates), and relax on this fine and wonderful Sunday!
OOC Note: The bath bomb reward is not going to be mod-sanctioned, go ahead and just assume your character received one if they interacted with 2 or more people on Sunday ICly.
Also, characters will receive a weekly stipend with enough money for groceries and a few luxury items. You can choose to do whatever you want with this cash, though.
Weekly Challenge
Come Sunday evening, though…that's when the Challenge is issued.
A notification appears on your phone that says "CHALLENGE!! OPEN ME." Doing so will reveal the following instructions:
OOC NOTES: The challenge thread must have a minimum of three comments per character, though I encourage threading beyond that for the sake of cr. I will accept in-progress threads as a completed challenge turn-in. There will be a top level next week for reactions to all the commercials as they play on screen for the characters, but you're free to also thread out reactions if characters stumble into the filming in-person, etc.
A notification appears on your phone that says "CHALLENGE!! OPEN ME." Doing so will reveal the following instructions:
Did we mention that we forgot to get commercials? Oops! For those who don't know, commercials are advertisements for viewers to try and scam people into buying things they don't need. This time, however, you're going to scam people into buying things that they probably need, for the entirely wrong reason!You can film your commercials using your phones, as they are state-of-the-art technology. There are phone stands/tripods/etc. that can be found in your bedroom closets for you to use. Go wild, go ham, be entertaining and have fun!
Your task this week is to film a commercial with at least one other person. You are to take one of the household objects in this house and give it new meaning. That hairbrush over there? Use it, and it'll turn your hair any color, style, and texture that you want it to! Ooh, how about that washcloth? Wiping your face with it will apply makeup to perfectly suit the occasion! Y'know, stuff like that. It's not actually real, but we think it'd be funny, so work with someone and get it done! Remember, your wishes are your rewards, along with some other fun little prizes! :)
Commercials will all be played on everyone's phones AND the big screen TV next week Sunday! Get excited!
OOC NOTES: The challenge thread must have a minimum of three comments per character, though I encourage threading beyond that for the sake of cr. I will accept in-progress threads as a completed challenge turn-in. There will be a top level next week for reactions to all the commercials as they play on screen for the characters, but you're free to also thread out reactions if characters stumble into the filming in-person, etc.
The Rest of the Week
The rest of the week will have a fun little treat for the guests: Cats! That's right, cats will show up to the home periodically every day, asking for food. Feed the cats on demand and they will be satisfied. If you don't and they sense that you are walking away, you will have one unlucky event happen to you at some point during the week. What that is can be something as mundane as spilling coffee on your shirt, to having an accident so bad that you need to go to the clinic. The choice is yours.
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– On Monday, Luocha will have the misfortune of encountering a cat that really has decided it doesn't like him. It will try to bother him in various ways, whether it be attempting to scratch him, pee on him, nibble on his shoes…it will do this every hour for 4 hours today, starting at any given time of the day. It will leave Luocha alone afterwards, though it may still stare him from time to time…like a normal cat would. Maybe he can even try to befriend it…
– On Tuesday, Sakura will have a very specific struggle. The first electric or battery-powered appliance she tries to use simply will not work no matter how hard she tries. Even if she charges the appliance, it will not work. The one way to get it to power on is to ask it nicely. Insulting it will get it to actually move and smack her. Whoops! Time to throw down with some electronics?!
– On Wednesday, Jeanne will wake up to something very strange. There will be vines, leaves, and flowers that have grown all around her bed. It's rather unruly, actually, and inhaling the pollen for too long will make her a little loopy. Drunk, essentially, minus the alcohol. It is possible to get a hangover from this and nursing it will be done the same way it normally would be if alcohol were involved. The greenery will go away by Thursday midnight, but she can also make it go away earlier if she rips them out of the roots. (Which are in the floor. Don't worry about it)
– On Thursday, Avery will find a book on his bed when he wakes up. The book says My Diary. He can write whatever he wants in it, but if he writes something about any of the other residents, the book will drag him to wherever said resident is – in the house OR the town – and read his writings about them outloud, right where the resident can hear it all! Sadly, there is no way to test this out beforehand, as any thoughts that are unrelated to the other residents will be kept confidential. The diary will disappear on Friday at midnight.
– On Friday, Hakuya will gain a voucher, good for one day, for free candy at Sweet-E's! He can get a max of two full bags of whatever candy he wants. The bags are freezer bag-sized. The candy itself looks normal, but eating it will cause something interesting to happen. Hakuya will 1) gain a pair of shades that, if removed, will make another pair of shades to go on his face; 2) his top will turn into the equivalent of a disco ball shirt; and 3) party music will follow him around wherever he goes for the next 2 hours. Congrats, you're the coolest kid on the block!!!
OOC Notes
Welcome to the Week One log of Sweet Home Round 2! I had a lot of fun with this and hope you guys enjoy the game. Some important notes:
- Please do not literally burn down any buildings or property in this game. ICly, if a character tries, the house will immediately put it out via temperature regulation and built-in sprinkler systems. If your character has fire-based powers, they can affect people and objects but will not cause great damage to the overall building. Do not mess with the built-in safety precautions, please. There is an OOC reason for this that I will not disclose and please do not ask me for it; I am serious about shutting down anything that involves this at any point in the game. You will only get a slap on the wrist if it happens after being warned.
- Challenges are due at the end of the week, along with AC! See the AC + Rewards page for more information.
- Gossip Board submissions are essentially a way for your characters to get exposed ICly on any shenanigans they've gotten up to. This is purely on a voluntary basis OOCly. A link to submissions can be found below.
- OOC Plotting for Week One can be. found here! Feel free to reply to that top level with anything you're looking for.
- Feel free to ask any questions in the #mod-questions Discord channel! And please don't hesitate to ping me too so I don't miss it. Thanks!
SHE IS THE PRINCKLE
tempting. very tempting to drop him right on his ass like she did at the bal masque, especially as his lunatic laughter is still ringing in her ears. what happened to WANTING TO LIVE, YOU CRETIN?! her poor heart.
"what if I didn't catch you?!" it sits on her tongue, but she would. she did. of course, she would. just as he anticipated, and she's supposed to NOT be doing that with this whole emotional battle they're having.
... maybe she really should drop him, or he's expecting that, too. ]
Here is fine. I'm ready.
[ with him in her arms. if he annoys her a little too much, she can drop him. strategic bridal carry. ]
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE PRINCKLE
It would be fair play, honestly. He would deserve a sore ass for being one. At least he's not cackling like a madman at the moment. There is that. HE'S LIVING RIGHT NOW OKAY!! He's such a jerkface.
He did it because he knew he could rely on her. Another carefully calculated move, designed to place him in an ideal position. Although perhaps it won't be one should she opt to drop his ass like a hot potato. At least it won't be on his head like with Noé.]
Heh, alright then.
[He's just gonna... reach up and pull hims closer to her, while simultaneously tugging her down until they're almost nose to nose.]
What do you say, Jeanne...? Wanna make a bet?
HOW I PLUNDER WHAT YOU TINCKLEKSLKGs
yeah. always.
how she squeezes him in her grip is a bit deliberate. for her, it's not mind-reading to know what he's thinking. it's that expression on his face that says "just as planned." well, if she didn't do as he planned, he'd be INJURED. STUPID.
in her own little inner world and battle, her eyes widen and her breath catches from abruptly being pulled down toward his face. she says nothing, at first, gold meeting blue. there is thunder, but no rain, and she belatedly realizes it's her own heart.
with all her practiced and expert restraint, she doesn't turn beet red from how close they are. so close that nothing but vanitas floods her mind. ]
A bet...?
YO HO HO A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME
He makes a quiet squeak of a noise at being gripped harder, but otherwise doesn't respond to being squished a bit. She's right, of course. He is thinking that, and she is right, he would've likely broken something from a fall that high. Dummy.
His lips curve into a smirk as her beautiful golden moons gaze down at him, shining with that warm glow. He doesn't go for the obvious and some might say inevitable conclusion of kissing her, but he does stroke her cheek softly.]
Mmhmm. Whoever wins can ask the other a favor. One they can't refuse.
THAT'S LMFALKJSDGLKS OUR DUET!!!
and he was probably gunning for THAT, too. her blushing. she can't win.
no, she can. he squeaked, too. they're even!! two can play at this game. she'll prove it. hoisting him up just a bit higher and tighter against her so their noses do brush. ]
Fine. I accept your bet. It will be you who will lose, either way.
[ what favor? what does she ask him? HE SAID HE WOULD DO ANYTHING SHE WANTED ANYWAY. this game is rigged. ]
YES HAHA
Or so he thinks, as she hefts him upwards while his eyes go wide and their noses touch and their breath intermingles. It's... a little close? Maybe even too close for him... No! He can do this, too, dammit!
Hang in there, Vanitas--! Time for your A-game.]
Hah! So you think. We'll see about that.
[Yesss, nailed it! Smooth, Vanitas, smooth. A-Anyway, he's just... going to climb out of her arms now. Get onto his feet so he can pace some ways back towards the edge of the roof, placing plenty of space between them before whirling around dramatically, cloak fluttering outwards in theatrical fashion.]
Shall we, then?!
A REMIX.........
... they are close.
what is she thinking????
fortunately, he's climbing out of her arms before she can freak out and bang her forehead into a wall about it. her arms hover midair, uselessly, like she's carrying the ghost of him. maybe she will carry the real ghost of him as it looks like he is going to jump off the building. again. ]
'Shall we' what? What are you doing...?
[ there's a slight waver in her voice, a faint widening of her eyes. she's pretty sure she can catch him again if he's STUPID but seriously. DON'T JUMP. DON'T JUMP AGAIN, VANITAS. ]
B SIDE TRACK
Whew, potential crisis averted! Dignity intact and nobody the wiser!
He can't help laughing at her incredulous look, hands planted on his hips and legs apart as he poses dramatically. Thankfully he is NOT planning to jump off the roof. Even if he can survive a fall from an airship. It would still hurt and suck.]
Weren't we going to have a battle to see who could get the upper hand? Or are you chickening out, Jeanne?
[Teasing her? You betcha.]
D SIDE............
WHY IS HE POSING LIKE THAT?? seeing he's not jumping eases the tension in her face and jaw. though it does not stop her deadpan gaze. ]
The emotional upper hand. As I could easily best you physically.
[ no, she is not chickening out. nor is she rising to his bait. his teasing! at least, not in the way he wants. sh-she thinks. whatever, she strides forward. toward him.
what? he's probably expecting her to dash, so walking it is. measured, full steps. her boots clicking on the roof tiles. her hair fluttering in the wind, so high up. her gaze locked on him and unmoving.
with the distance between them, he can't hear how her heart sprints. good. ]