W2 CURFEW: PARTY ON THE HOWLING ROSE

[frostythehitman]

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[exercisms]

[Well, he didn’t mean to come here. He was looking for someone. Who? It doesn’t matter. But then, it was close to curfew, and he saw familiar faces here, so here he is.]

Did we get trapped?

[Also, a kitty is here.]

[frostythehitman]

[ Oh great. The one person he didn't want to get stuck with.

Vezda sighs and turns his face away from Mob. ]

Looks like it.

[exercisms]

[Vezda, are you still grumpy. He gives him one of his dead eyed looks like are. Very ambiguous.]

It happens every week.

[frostythehitman]

[ God he fucking hates that look right now. He has no idea what Mob's thinking, but it feels like he's learned nothing in this past week and it makes him want to get angry.

Instead, he just raises an eyebrow. ]

Yeah. That's why they started putting up signs. That's why I'm not alone somewhere where I wouldn't have an alibi.

[ ALTHOUGH BOY HE WISHES IT'D BE SOMEONE ELSE HERE ]

[exercisms]

[Well, have an emotion share, in that case. Mob's emotions are - a little weird? Extremely subdued, almost muffled? But mainly right now he just feels kind of anxious.]

Mm. Something might be happening outside. . .

[tensecondsahead]

Looks like it. That's not a good sign.

[exercisms]

Something might be happening right now. . .

[tensecondsahead]

Something's going to happen tonight. The rules said it only locks down "if it's called for".

I'd say at least we know everyone here is safe, but we don't. I don't think anyone has figured out a way to stop these murders yet.

[supremity]

At least we're here.

[ Hua Cheng is massaging his brow with the heel of his hand, sighing and - a little annoyed, if you're close enough? Yeah, a little annoyed. ]

We didn't designate what areas should be off limits before this happened. I can't wait to hear who slept in the train station again.

[exercisms]

Is the train station bad?

[supremity]

Both weeks we've found evidence in it from the killers. Third time's the charm.

[dianxias]

[ "party" on the howling rose!! by which i mean, we're all just trying to avoid getting murdered. xie lian's leaning on the railing when it's getting close to "lock in" time. ]

...How do they lock us in on a ship, anyway? Do you think perhaps this will take off from the harbor?

[exercisms]

[Here's the backstory. He's walking around near the port when kitty runs onto the ship, and he chases after. And then sees Xie Lan.]

Oh. Are you staying here?

[dianxias]

I am! [ with a bright smile. ]

Are you hoping to try and get an idea of the curfew effects too, Shigeo? Would you like to join us?

[exercisms]

[He wasn't thinking that way, at all. But he considers it.]

. . . I'm supposed to spend the night with a buddy. So since I know you and you're here, I should stay here, too.

[tensecondsahead]

I hope so!

[dianxias]

That would be quite exciting, wouldn't it? Although, I'd fear how we'd get back in the morning.

[supremity]

[ They're stuck in here together, so Hua Cheng is just - going to poke around the maps absently, even though he knows that there's nothing they can use. He has his pen with him from the gift shop, so, whatever. He'll entertain himself.

Taking a map and turning it over, he starts to draw. (He is very good, even with a shitty emporium pen.) ]

Too bad you don't have a "snack" this time, Chad.

[ Stop heckling, fafa. ]

[frostythehitman]

My name's not Chad.

Is there any food on here anyway?

[ because, hey. maybe he'll make another one! ]

[supremity]

You still answer to it.

[ doodles ]

Have you checked if there's a mess hall?

[frostythehitman]

I don't like it, but I know who people mean when they say it. I might as well respond.

I haven't. What, you think if there is one there'll be anything edible?

[tensecondsahead]

[Laine is... fidgeting. Pacing, up in the rigging, down in the hold, just generally poking around the ship.

He also has snacks. It's marshmallows today. He's just. Eating from a bag of mini marshmallows like it's popcorn.]

[dianxias]

[ hewwo what's this ]

Hello, Laine! What are you eating...? [ they look like tiny little mantou??? ]

[tensecondsahead]

Oh, they're called "mini marshmallows". Do you want one? [He... tosses one over.]

[dianxias]

[ yeet!!! xie lian does catch it, thankfully, examining the marshmallow briefly and squishing it between his fingers. squish, squish. ]

Thank you for sharing... [ aaand, he pops it into his mouth!

and then makes a little, surprised face. ] Oh - it's sweet!