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

[voreaciously]

Very well. As for other chores, they are already done for the moment.

[BUT IT'S....DDDDDDAAAWN?]

[spectacularluck]

How is it taking turns if you just go ahead and do everything? Now I'm just getting annoyed. I don't get you.

[voreaciously]

That is a common sentiment.

[moving on]

It is my day today and I do not sleep.

[spectacularluck]

Fine, fine. I get it. But I'd really rather have something to do. Literally anything.

[voreaciously]

[There is a lot of food out, clearly she was going to cook soon if she hasn't already started.]

You can make the food today if you would prefer.

[spectacularluck]

[ There is a long pause as he looks at her, and then at the food laid out.

Finally, he looks back at her ]

I don't actually remember how to cook anything.

[ Despite the fact he was complaining about wanting to cook for himself like, a second ago ]

[voreaciously]

[good FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKING JOB, SIR.

why are all you boys literally fucking like this]

What is it you wish to make? I can show you.

[spectacularluck]

[ He can do whatever a spider can and that's it okay ]

How do you feel about hot dogs.

[voreaciously]

They are delicious, ah perhaps sausage would be better for breakfast, though?

[spectacularluck]

My wisdom tells me sausage is great at all times.

[voreaciously]

You are not wrong. Shall we do that, then? Eggs, perhaps...ah, what else would you wish to do? It is your decision.

[spectacularluck]

No, just Hot Dogs. With Mustard.

Nothing else.

[voreaciously]

I see.

[oh man you're killin her finny]

Very well.

[spectacularluck]

[ every time he wants to stay mad at 80H she feeds him and like, he's still mad but food. ]

... I'm willing to try to move past my grudge, by the way.

[voreaciously]

Oh, is that so? I suppose that is good.

[she still doesn't know what he's grudging about since he wouldn't tell her but live and let live.]

[spectacularluck]

But you are making it very hard to.

I'm just saying.

1/2

[voreaciously]

Ah. [so it's with her.]

If you wish to be angry at me, I am not going to stop you. You would not be the first, you will not be the last, not even on this team. I simply have a terrible, grating personality.

2/2

[voreaciously]

Might we make a salad? I think it would be better if this was a bit more balanced.

[spectacularluck]

It's less that you have a terrible personality and more that you don't seem to want to show to have any.

I don't know how to deal with that.

No salad. Only mustard.

[voreaciously]

I do not have much of one, so that is par for the course. I can simply avoid you if you would prefer not to contend with it it is no trouble.

[BUT WHY NO SALAD GOD. FINE.]

...as long as you do not make a habit of it. Ah, there is someone on our team with unique dietary needs, so I must cook his meal.

[spectacularluck]

You're not going to get me to eat a salad. Ever.

What special needs, exactly?

[voreaciously]

I am not at liberty to say, you could ask him for yourself. At any rate, you are seriously going to die early if you do not eat your vegetables.

[spectacularluck]

Or if I'm lucky I get beheaded during a game because winning is more important than me?

[voreaciously]

[OH RIIIIIIGHT YOU WERE REALLY PISSED OFF ABOUT THAT, HUH.

suddenly it all makes sense]

That was his choice to make, nobody made it for him.

[spectacularluck]

Doesn't matter to me.

My point is just that I'm pretty sure not eating my veggies here won't bring me to a grave any earlier than being here to begin with.