WEEK ONE

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WEEK ONE

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Maybe being swept away to a fancy castle isn't what you wanted (Hickey aside), but the fact of the matter is that you're stuck here, at least for now. Thankfully there's enough food even if hot chocolate for breakfast might be a bit rich for some palates. There's at least a stock of raw food in the kitchens, but your hapless kidnapper is a Witch, not a chef, so you'll have to perform your own, manual kitchen magic if the provided meals aren't to your liking.

Just try not to burn the place down before you get the chance to take your host at his word (that you'll be leaving in a week's time, certainly, trust).

If you do get the cabin fever immediately, the grounds are a beautiful reprieve from the great indoors -- and if nothing else, perhaps you can find time to get to know your fellow guests. The weather is gorgeous all week, cheerfully sunny, which lends something to the mood.

WEEKLY EFFECT

This week, characters will feel heightened emotions periodically. If they're very happy about something, it'll feel like the best thing in the world! If they'd usually brush off something mildly annoying, suddenly it'll grate on their nerves. This effect will last throughout the week until investigation and is completely optional.

[OOC: Welcome to Week 1! Despite the lack of any threatened murder (except in Witch's direction), there will be a case this week. We'll have a small optional event on Wednesday at 1PM EDT/10AM PDT, but it won't require real time threading and can be done over the course of the week. ]

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[fourtuity]

I guess so, but I wanna believe it's there for a reason...

...Sorry.

[ She's not sure why she said that, but it's there nonetheless. ]

[coldseep]

... You didn't do anything you have to be sorry for.

( He knows it's a gesture of sympathy, but still. He doesn't want to hurt others with his pain - spread his sadness to them. )

... Can I ask for a hug?

[fourtuity]

[ Words aren't comming to her mind right now, so she'll simply nod at that and reach out to hug him. They all could really use one right now, and for all her paranoia, she does want one. ]

[coldseep]

( She scarcely reaches out before Hwylryn is pulling her in for a tight hug, not suffocating but - sad, and so it's a little oppressive with the weight of it. He's sad for Clover, and the fear she's carrying; he wishes she didn't have to be so anxious and afraid about how might harm her next. He wishes he could declare with certainty that her fears are wrong, and dispel it.

But he can't. And so he's sad for the both of them, and it weighs him down, and shows in how his hug lingers for a long time - but it's not so tight that he won't let go if he feels her trying to get some air, or pull away. )

[fourtuity]

[ Hugs have more meaning to her than simple platitudes. And pessimism comes to her easier than its opposite, a fact she is loath to admit despite her paranoia. Yet she said it out loud to whoever's around, even if they're people she only really knows the names of. It's wrong. All wrong.

Maybe it's that agitated state of mind that finally lets her reach out for a hug. Hugs are a hard ask when they're all stuck in this situation. Not the time. So when someone she does want to trust offers one anyway, she can't help but immediately reciprocate.

She doesn't let go for a while, blinking back tears. ]