Day 36 Mingle

[hotnbothered]

WHO: Everyone
WHERE: Everywhere
WHEN: Day 36, afternoon to evening

[ things are probably happening in places. seems like a safe bet. ]

Comments

[debug_mode]

Exactly. But, you'll always have a room here.

So, what are you going to do now?

[hotnbothered]

As if I could figure that out this quickly!

[ Puts a hand to her temple.

. . . ]

I'll... First, I'll make sure there's really no way home...

[debug_mode]

If you care to hear it, may I make some suggestions?

[hotnbothered]

I'll hear them, at least.

[debug_mode]

You must have realized it yourself. You have magic that forces people to tell the truth.

[hotnbothered]

H-How did you know that?!

1/2

[debug_mode]

[thinking: god the newbies are jumpy recently]

[debug_mode]

I can do it too, of course. Anyone with this black collar can.

[hotnbothered]

[ Oh... Oh. Of course that's what she meant. ]

Right... What about it?

[debug_mode]

You want to know if there's a way to leave, right? You can hear it and know it's the truth.

[hotnbothered]

From... that sheep, you mean?

[debug_mode]

No, from other people. It's not strong enough to work on her.

[hotnbothered]

What good is that?

[debug_mode]

They can tell you they don't know a way out.

[hotnbothered]

[ Matter-of-factly: ]

At this point, I doubt that every single person I've spoken to has been lying to me. You could all just be incompetent.

[debug_mode]

Well, if you're able to find one, everyone will hail you as the heroine who came here to save us.

Though realistically, you might also want to think about where you want to sleep at night.

You'll always have a spot here in your personal room.

Or, if you think you're tough, you can go camping in the woods and deal with anything that attacks you.

Or, you can find any public building and sleep on the floor.

Finally, you can beg some flock to let you sleep in their barn as a guest.

--That's about it.

[hotnbothered]

[ The color slowly drains from her face. ]

C-Camping...? Sleeping on the floor...?

[debug_mode]

Sad, but true. Before this house was built, I myself slept on the floor of public buildings. Dusty. Dirty. Hoping nothing found me in the night. Waking up with terrible muscle pain.

[hotnbothered]

If that's the only alternative, of course I'll choose to sleep here!

[debug_mode]

Well, just respect the rules. Don't go into anyone's room without permission. No loud noises late night or early morning. And, if you're going to invite someone who's not a weed over, try to get other's permission. It's a sheep-free zone, generally.

[hotnbothered]

Fine. It doesn't seem likely I'll have anyone to invite, from what you've told me.

[debug_mode]

Hm. So, what do you think?

Would you like to meet the Snake?

[hotnbothered]

[ Hesitates slightly, but: ]

I suppose I should...

[ Another beat. ]

Is it venomous?

[debug_mode]

He doesn't bite. He talks.

[hotnbothered]

[ Gives her the most skeptical look. ]

......... Then fine.