cartesianism | WEEK 1: April 2nd

WEEK 1: April 2nd - April 6th

Peace Week

Sunday must have been exhausting for you, maybe even upsetting. A new town, new faces and a an ominous order from a man without a face... who wouldn't be a little frightened? Hopefully, all of that is forgotten when you climb out from under your blankets this fine Monday. Rise and shine! A new morning is a new start!

If you make your way to the lounge, you will find a few copies of the local newspaper provided for your perusal. Once you go outdoors, you'll find the weather forecast 100% accurate. It's pretty impressive.

It seems that quiet mornings like this are going to be your everyday life now. Maybe you should see this whole stay as a vacation? Go out and explore the town, meet your fellow motel guests and meet the townspeople. They're sure to welcome you with a smile!

This week's special in the diner is lemon pie made with love (and a top-secret recipe)

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[Welcome to the peace week! This week there won't be a murder nor a task. Enjoy the peace while it lasts! If you want to contact the Sergeant, please post here!]

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[Gant has made a habit of getting up early to go for a swim in the lake, because hell, where else is he going to go swimming? The lake is there, and swimming is good for your health. He is pretty much impossible to miss, from the hair to the neon pink speedo, but if he notices you, well... he's going to wave from the lake cheerfully.]

Come on in, the water's fine! It's a lovely morning for swimming!

[Well, anyway, after he's done with that, he's going to head back to the motel and sit down in the lounge with a cup of coffee that he's absently adding far too many sugar cubes to as he reads the morning paper.]

Well, I hope it's not too cold around the pond tomorrow, at the very least. That would be unfortunate!

[NPC interaction, but open to any PCs who wants to hit up the police station!]

[Well, like, he is a cop, so he's going to head to the precinct to chat everyone up! Why not? He might as well, hahaha! He does spend just a little too long looking at that electric chair, though...]

Seems a bit odd to have it right in the station, honestly. Don't they save that for the state penitentiary?

[Niwatori pauses at this strange invitation ... she was really just looking around, she prefers soaking to swimming, but she doesn't want to be rude so she'll just kind of wave back meekly.]

O-Oh, is it not as cold as it looks? But where'd you get the swimsuit...?

Eh, it takes a minute or so to get used to. And I already had it when I got here! I'm always prepared for a good swim.

Oh, so you just wear that instead of - um.

[That was almost a risky question. Gotta deflect! Besides, he probably just meant a spare outfit, like the suit dress she's wearing.]

Weeeell, maybe I can just put my legs in for a bit. It does look a bit pleasant!

[She's already pulling off her heels, which leave her legs bare. Convenient for this situation. She hops a bit after taking the one shoe off to get the other one off and looks for some kind of rock to take a seat on at the edge.]

It's not a bad idea if you have a swimsuit, you know.

[SHE PROBABLY DIDN'T WANT THAT CONFIRMATION...]

And it is! Hopefully it doesn't get too much colder during our stay, though. At a certain point it's a little too much even for me.

O-Oh. Well, that's... nice.

[THIS IS FINE....................

She's testing the water with a toe now, having found a good spot.]

At least you probably won't have to worry about that so much, since we're out in the desert and all! I'm not really used to this climate...

[So the coolness is refreshing enough to invoke a nice sigh when she finally does sit down and sink her legs in to the knees.]

Well, I do know some deserts can get pretty cold, but that doesn't seem like as much of the case here unless you go out in the dead of night.

[He's just treading water at this point, because being in the water is fun in and of itself.]

Still, as long as you stick to the shade and wear sunscreen, it should be fine!

[ Sure are a lot of tourists taking interest in the police station. Most of the officers pay Gant no heed, but Nanette's taken an interest in the tourists right back, so... ]

That thing? If it worked, yeah. It's more for show. Non-functional.

[hmmmmmmmmmm. Right, we have always been at war with Eurasia.]

Oh, so it's more of a museum piece, then?

Something like that. It's been here longer than most of us have worked here, so that's what we think of it as.

A relic of a more barbaric age, perhaps. Then again, some would say that about any execution.

It goes without saying. I'm not ignorant to how some may think we're a more...old-fashioned town, but we're far from any of that. Due process is how we'd handle things.

Well, as long as there's a process that you do, that's fine by me!

[He laughs at his own stupid pun.]

But really, I'm glad to see I'm not vacationing in the old west.

[ She cracks a smile, but not much of one. ]

Not one bit, sir. We're a town with principles, after all.

Indeed! I feel like people are quick to write off small jurisdictions, but really, everywhere has their problems. We definitely see some nasty stuff in the city, after all.

Can't say I can relate to that, really. Cartesio doesn't really have crime, nasty or otherwise.

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[Things Wayne did not want to see - Some old guy in a speedo.

Things Wayne is currently seeing - Some old guy in a speedo.

He's just pulling the worst face now. His nose crinkling up and everything. Some how it gets even worse at the comment.]

Y-You crazy bastard! They'll arrest you for being like that!

[He's just going to splutter from the shore. Public exposure is a thing right.]

[He'll pause for a moment, looking up at and apparently scrutinizing Wayne... it's kind of hard to tell, he's just kind of blinking.]

Is there a law against swimming in the morning...? I don't believe I was made aware of one.

I'm pretty sure wearing that's a crime of nature already. Not even Leo would wear...

[Would Leo wear a speedo? Maybe...And Wayne cringes and regrets the sentence almost immediately. ]

Oh, come now. You really need to learn how to live a little! Besides, everyone has their swimsuit preferences, don't they?

[Still cringing.]

That's not a swimsuit. I'm not sure what it is but it's not a swimsuit.

No, it's definitely a swimsuit! People wear them all the time back home. It's trendy!

...You're from a really weird place.

...

I'd argue with you, but honestly, it's kind of true.

Weirder than you?

[Is this fear?]

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