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Think of it as a state of the union, but for all things Hotel.

GENERAL
The fireplace is back to its merril crackling self — if not smoking a bit more than usual, almost as if the wood burning is a little too wet. The ballroom door is still thrown wide, with all tables and chairs neatly stacked against the far walls. The floors are wood; solid but not nearly so impressive as they might have once seemed when they'd been covered in festive decorations, candy, and explosives. There's still a pad of paper and a few pens at the front desk, as well as a cup with cold coffee dregs in the bottom that no one can remember being put there.

Aside from the earlier cryptic message, and the few signs of life around the desk, the staff is still suspiciously absent.

THE HUMAN BODY IS A MIRACULOUS THING

When properly hydrated, it can last up to four weeks without food.

You've only got a little longer to go.

And there will be a little help to be had: on May 7th, when the new arrivals show up, most all of them will have recieved some sort of food item in their suitcases. So be nice to them — maybe pray to see a familiar (unstarved) face that would be willing to share with you, no questions asked.

Then on May 12th, characters will wake up to find the dining hall has restocked with a veritable feast... of only prriage and orange juice. But there's lots of it, as if the sheer quantity of oatmeal would serve as a source of comfort; as a we'll never do that to you again from the nonexistent staff. Don't eat too quickly, you'll make yourself sick.

And don't eat too much.

...or do.

GULA.

latin for gluttony

We're starting off on a series of minievents that will span from May to November. Seven mini events? you ask, and we say: Yes! Seven, and guess what cliche lends itself perfectly to the number seven. You've guessed it, the Seven Deadly Sins, often seen in Catholicism to describe the capitol vices that humanity doesn't seem to be able to rid itself of in one form or another.

Within the Hotel, this little pocket of humanity won't have much of a choice as to rid themselves of the cardinal sins. See, there's just something in the air (conditioning system) that suddenly makes indulging in these vices all the more appealing.

And for the month of May that sin is Gluttony, which is classified as the over-consumption or over-indulgence of anything to the point of waste, in particular regard to food and most commonly manifesting in over-eating. Which is a perfect way to come off starvation, right? Gradually eating more and more and more to the point of making one self sick? Effects can be mild (constant nibbling), moderate (hoarding mass amounts of food and eating way more than necessary), or severe (being literally unable to stop eating, getting sick). The degree of severity is up to player discretion.

Characters will feel particularly strong urges to glut themselves from May 13th - May 20th.

I WALKED WITH YOU ONCE UPON A DREAM. ( HYPNOS POSTS )

Then on May 21st something very magical will begin to happen.

...or terrible. Terrible is another applicable word, it really depends on what your character dreams about because, see, their tablet is going to... malfunction. Quite a lot. And perhaps there's something beyond the simplistic technical makeup of your hotel issue communication device, because in the dead of night it's going to somehow tap into your subconscious and stream whatever vivid dream you may be having for the rest of the population to view.

Hey, they're better than any silent movie, right?

Quick and dirty run down of hypnos posts:
— this is an ode to the Broadcast Minds of the ye old days of Scorched; if you ever played there, you know how these go
— they ought to be visual, i.e. streamed video style, so write descriptively
— they are permanent and cannot be deleted by your character once the tablet transmits
— they ought to be placed behind a cut
— please warn for potentially upsetting content
— they often read best in second person or third person omniscient
— feel free to get creative: the post doesn't have to feature one single scene of a dream, all the details of memories don't have to be 100% accurate, use some cool coding (but find a balance between cool and obnoxious), etc.
— basically have fun & torment your character with their own subconsciouses

Dreams will stop broadcasting on May 28th.

Think of it as a state of the union, but for all things Hotel.

GENERAL
The fireplace is still out. The screening room will unlock upon the arrival of new guests — not that this round of newbies will make your efforts to find that room and hallway you woke up in any more successful.

It's still raining outside.

COME PLAY WITH US DANNY
March 4th - 12th: Meet Lucy. Lucy is a little sad.



From March 4th - 12th, hotel guests will be able to catch glimpses of a little girl wandering around the lobby, crying loudly, unconsolably, and constantly. While your heart may go out to her, and you may wish to comfort her, any attempt to approach her will just result in her running away from you — always towards the staircase, and always magically in that split second between the door swinging closed and you bursting through it.

Anyone who manages to get within three feet of her, however, will notice that she's not entirely solid. (Read: see through!)

I'LL COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU
March 14th - March 28th: Little Lucy isn't the only ghost in this building.

Starting March 14th, characters will start seeing their dead loved ones, their dead enemies, their dead friends — just their dead. Think especially people they may have wronged in some way or anothe. At first, they will be mere blips in the astral plane, and will appear only in reflective surfaces, i.e., mirrors, windows, water glasses, the dark screens of your tablets. On March 17th, the ghosts will be a little more present, appearing briefly in the shadows of rooms and visible out of the corner of your characters eyes

On March 21st, your character may start hearing whispers. Their name. While the ghosts seem to have achieved audible communication, it is very limited and will be limited to oujia board-esque responses: names, yes and no. Between March 23rd - March 28th, the ghosts will have ultimately said "fuck it" and given up on subtlety. They will no longer just appear in the shadows while their haunt-ee is alone, and while they will still only be visible to the person they are haunting, they may take to following your character around, or just standing in corners staring. What creeps.

Then on March 28th, they will all disappear.

Note: All the manifested dead will be stoically silent and uncommunicative besides the creepy whispering — emotional closure from past traumas? pft, who needs that, no just stare into those long dead eyes and enjoy the cold sweat running down your back — and will be only visible to the person they are haunting. While corporeal, they will have no influence on the tangible plane, meaning they can see and probably hear, but cannot touch — their bodies will go right through people and things. ~*~Spoopy~*~

HELLO?
March 31st: The hotel conglomerate can expect their first (and very brief, and very unsatisfying) contact with the hotel staff.