WEEK 0 — MARCH 29, 30

[cartesio]

Week 0

You have been threatened by the Sergeant: if nobody dies before March 31st at noon, you, along with everyone else, will forfeit your lives. The Sergeant pushed everyone away from the Lodge, judging that had been enough interaction with his guests. So what now?

Will you submit to the Sergeant’s demands? Will you resist him and wait to see what happens? He wouldn’t be capable of killing you and everyone else, right?

Only time will tell.

The next day you'll find a newspaper at the motel lounge, telling you about today’s weather forecast with 100% accuracy. Looks like you can expect to find a newspaper every day to find out the weather and any other news about the town. It even includes something branded 'THE SHARK ALERT'. Who could that be directed to?

There's also a copy of yesterday's newspaper. There's nothing about the Sergeant or about your predicament, but there is something about your arrival to the town.

Cartesio is your world for the next four days, better make the most out of your time here.

OOC Note: The current IC:OOC ratio for the days is as follows: The 29th top-level covers Monday and Tuesday, while the 30th top-level is for Wednesday and Thursday.

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[odoruhinokaze]

Yep. I'm getting some sea salt ice cream.

Do you have a flavor picked out already?

[alfin]

No, I haven't made my decision yet.

...Does sea salt ice cream taste like the sea?

[ ...Not that she knew what the sea tasted like. She'd never been. ]

[odoruhinokaze]

[ Axel closes his eyes for a bit, and well, would you look at that? The red head's actually smiling -- it's something vaguely fond as he recalls something similar being asked of him. ]

Maybe...

[ He gives her question another second thought. Sea-salt ice cream tastes salty, but sweet -- though he honestly believes it turns out to be a better surprise when the person tasting it doesn't even know how it does. Granted, the red head didn't really like it at first ... ]

I'd tell you, but I think it's best to find out by trying it out first. Then maybe you can tell me how it tastes.

[alfin]

[ Alfin blinked, certain she had seen wrong. But no, he was really smiling. He had a nice smile. Maybe he had just been in a bad mood yesterday due to being kidnapped...? She couldn't blame him if that was the case. Well, everyone deserved a second chance. ]

All right.

[ She swiped her debit card (that she had actually brought with her today) and purchased a small cone of sea salt ice cream. It was blue, like the ocean. How fitting. While she was admiring it, her stomach rumbled-- a reminder she hadn't actually eaten since being kidnapped. She might not have proof that this ice cream isn't poisoned, but there are worse ways to die than by eating ice cream. She just hoped it was a good flavor.

After staring at the ice cream in deliberation for a few more moments, she finally squeezed her eyes shut and took a bite. Her eyes instantly flew right back open, and she let the ice cream melt in her mouth before saying-- ]

This is delicious!

[odoruhinokaze]

[ Everyone does, for sure!

Axel watches her swipe the card, not actually expecting her to do so. But he follows suit, because he was going to grab one himself anyway, and he watches her try it out before he gives his own a taste. He feels a sense of accomplishment when she mentions that she does like it...and easily he thinks back to two people he kind of misses. ]

See? Knew you'd like it. You should tell your friends too -- it tastes even better when you're having it with someone you know.

[alfin]

[ Alfin took another bite before answering. ]

I'll have our chef prepare it when I get home so I can eat it with my family!

[ She beamed brightly, though that light seemed to flicker for a moment. She had said 'when,' but it was really more of a question of if... ]

[odoruhinokaze]

[ Yeah, he definitely noticed that. Welcome to Axel's high-level observative skills -- though he pretends to not have noticed at all. ]

I know when I get back home, I'm sharing some with a few certain someones.

[ His friends. He means his friends. ]

Of course we're going to have to wait a bit. But, we'll manage. Isn't that right, kid?

[alfin]

[ Oh, he definitely meant friends but Alfin couldn't help but tease. At least a little. ]

Certain someones, hm? My, aren't we a player!

[ She giggled, then took another bite of her ice cream. She swallowed before speaking again, voice serious this time. ]

I'm sure we'll be able to make it out of here if we all work together.

[ She might not have gotten quite the response she had been hoping for from her speech yesterday, but she hadn't given up. Not yet. ]

[odoruhinokaze]

Hey now, I have a reputation to uphold.

[ Axel's genuinely amused, though. ]

...Just the kind of response I was looking for. Maybe on our way out we can kick some Sergeant behind, but easy exit first.

[ Speaking of which, he didn't expect anyone to even try to make such a rousing speech. When he gets a second he might compliment her on it. ]