EVENT: The Sound of Summer

[trainmasters]

Who: darers, newbies, and everyone else!
When: Day 40, dawn
Where: around the train

[After several hours of Kiss or Dare, the bar lights go off and you're let out into the grey pre-dawn. The Cat isn't one for ceremony, so there's no closing fanfare -- but in the sky are new stars in cobalt, pink, & violet. Congratulations to the winners!

You could go home and get some sleep, but you might have a rough time with that. As the sun appears in the sky, there's a horrible ruckus -- the sound of what seems like a million cicadas suddenly springing to life. They're staying in the canopy, not causing particular problems with buzzing around, but they are deafening.

Occasionally, you may hear one particularly low-pitched cicada noise. If you do, cover your ears, else you become hypnotized, overcome by a destructive urge. Those effected will find themselves compelled to act out violence on inanimate objects -- it's only property destruction, but the longer you're effected the more likely you are to lash out at anyone trying to stop you.

Good thing the hypnosis is broken by hugs, because this will be lasting for awhile.

Maybe it's the noise or maybe it's just bad timing, but the arrival of the cicadas is accompanied by the arrival of some new teammates! As always, the notifcation will appear on everyone's Chains:

WELCOME NEW HEROES

[[NOTES: Announcements and placements are up over here. You're welcome to make team posts if you like, or intro directly into this mingle. The cicadas will be here until next month's placements, so please feel free to interact with them in your own posts throughout the month. If you have questions, please comment to the announcements post. Thank you!]]

Comments

[awakenerd]

[The communal kitchen, since he hadn't asked how Dusk and Faito are doing, even though he's pretty sure it looks resolved.]

A shame i didn't keep any magic ones.

[schrodingerscockroach]

God, no, I'd rather not be immediately messed with again.

[awakenerd]

Haha I think that was Hazel's way of saying thanks but fair enough.

[schrodingerscockroach]

I need a bit of normalcy sometimes.

[awakenerd]

Fair. Perfectly normal hot chocolate coming up.

[He will start making that now in fact. ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He's just gonna take a seat. And mess with his Chain for a few minutes.]

[Though he does keep glancing at Rean.]

[awakenerd]

[He's heating cocoa and sugar and milk with a bit of processed chocolate for richness while humming thnelessly to himself. He dishes it into two mugs and sprinkles on marshmallows eventually, setting one by Dusk.]

This should warm you up.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Good waifu Rean.]

[Taking the mug as it's offered.] Thanks.

[He'll take a few sips, sighing softly.]

...are you okay?

[awakenerd]

[Sitting across with him and stopping his own drink.]

Yeah? How about you?

[schrodingerscockroach]

Mortified.

But I....was really aggressive with you and.... [Gestures vaguely at him.]

[awakenerd]

I have no idea what vague gestures mean in context.

But I don't think you have to feel mortified. Honestly you're a very charming guy.

[schrodingerscockroach]

I don't know either, this is hard. I just....I don't want you to feel....I don't know, bad?

Yeah, bad.

I'm not even sure if charming helps that.

[awakenerd]

[Smiling gently.]

I already knew you weren't interested in me romantically. It was nice to have attention but your friendship is incredibly important to me no matter what.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Can he]

[Just bury his face in an arm because UGH]

[REAN WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS]

[awakenerd]

[Did he say something... wrong?]

Dusk?

[schrodingerscockroach]

You're too sweet. It's just....stupidly charming.

[awakenerd]

...Is that the issue really...?

[schrodingerscockroach]

Probably some other stuff, but it doesn't change you're sweet and nice and... [More vague gesturing.]

[awakenerd]

You're all those things too. Thanks for being worried about me, but I'm okay. I'm more concerned about you, you seem pretty...

[Wobnles his hand.]

[schrodingerscockroach]

It's....a lot to be blind sided by.

[awakenerd]

Want to talk about it?

[schrodingerscockroach]

....not out in the open.

[awakenerd]

Wherever you want.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Ginger or Clover works.

[awakenerd]

Clover then?