week one | arrival

[marriagebroker]

The characters will arrive one by one, in whatever vehicle suits them the best to the front of estate. It's a beautiful estate filled with plants and trees and little ponds and all kinds of little hideaways. But it all cumulates at the main house, where they will be dropped off and greeted by a familiar face who stands outside the house and welcomes them in. They will be able to bring one suitcase with items and clothes as well as their pet(s?).

The main thing to notice when you step into the house though is that cameras are everywhere. Despite the many little hideaways of this house, there's no privacy whatsoever. Oh well!

When everyone is gathered together, the host from earlier will greet everyone with a merry:

"Welcome, my affection seeking friends! This is where you'll be staying the next few weeks. Find a place to settle in and get to know each other! I'll be around, in case you need anything."

He genuinely seems to mean it, at least?! But that seems to be it, he'll slip away in the meantime and leave you all to it.

A few things to note, of course:

• There is only one "bedroom" which is a large room, with a closet full of futons to roll out and use in said room. Sleepover time!


• There is an extra, extra, extra, extra large futon for Messmer.


• In one of the rooms of the estate, there is a lovely piano ready for use. Feel free to ask for more instruments, if you'd like.


• The kitchen is filled with food of all kinds and modern appliances so folks can cook whatever they'd like! There is also a bar in the kitchen, stocked with alcohol.


• In the living room, there is a screen showing everyone's profiles. It is touch screen, so feel free to swipe through!


• There is, of course, a banner in the living room reading 有緣千里來相會 (which, for the keen-eyed, translates to "Fate brings together those that are a thousand miles apart"). This was definitely written by the host.


• There is a welcome cake.

Boom Boom Room | Property Damage
Truth Booth Voting | Match Ceremony Voting

Comments

[crimsin]

Thank you! I have worked very hard to achieve it!

[ Basically, eating garlic until it only makes him normal amounts of sick. ]

[reverso]

[Verso is just going to assume that there is nothing wrong with that statement, and Nico will not regret eating too much garlic bread in the future.]

Wait, does that mean you don’t need blood? That you can eat— Er, drink other things?

[crimsin]

[ Yeah. That's definitely a thing that's not going to happen. ]

Oh, no. Alas, the blood is very much a necessity. Human food does nothing for me in terms of sustenance. I just enjoy the taste.

[reverso]

Oh.

Is that… going to be a problem here?

[The blood… requirement.]

[crimsin]

Not to worry! I will figure it out!

[ That's encouraging! ]

[reverso]

[ … ]

Did you at least bring it up with our Overseer?

[Wei Wuxian could surely get the producers to accommodate his special… diet.]

[crimsin]

Not exactly. Perhaps I will ask when I inquire about a violin.

[ He will forget. ]

[reverso]

[NICO PLEASE]

Be sure to. Otherwise one of us might have to offer ourselves up for dinner.

[Actually. That’s probably someone’s kink, he realizes with surreal amusement. Huh. He’s sure some trashy romance novel has utilized the idea before.]

…Which might be a point in your favor, now that I think about it.

[crimsin]

[ A chuckle. ]

My bite does impart a sense of euphoria so someone is sure to enjoy it. However, I do not ever take what is not freely given, so if no one is willing, I am sure our dear Overseer can provide.

[reverso]

[Nico you really are a very nice vampire.]

Euphoria? Who wouldn't want to.

[crimsin]

The blood part is sometimes a turn-off.

[ Them's are just the facts. ]

[reverso]

[Verso actually shrugs. He supposes that's true, but a little bit of blood doesn't bother him. Have you seen his render in the game.]

Even so, I bet if you declare that you need a snack someday, you'll be surprised at how many might line up at the idea.

[But it sounds like he'll get his fill either way, so.]

So what else do I need to know about the life of a vampire?

[crimsin]

Probably!

[ One person already asked about it but he is Not Talking To Her, so. Oops. ]

What else would you like to know about the life of a vampire? I am an open book!

[reverso]

[rip]

Hm. Are you really the only vampire that acts the way you do?

[crimsin]

I have been living in exile for the last three centuries and I have yet to meet another, so… I might very well be.

[ He’s so chipper about this. ]

[reverso]

[He does seem so chipper. That runs opposite of what Verso's immediate thought would be, though maybe that says more about him than Nico.]

I'm glad, of course, that you're not the blood-thirsty sort. But isn't that isolating?

[crimsin]

[ A shrug. ]

It is not as if I am alone. I have human companions, and the local werewolf pack likes me well enough to keep me around.

[reverso]

[He doesn't sound lonely at all. It must be nice, he thinks, but perhaps it's simply because this man might relate more to humans than his blood-thirsty kin.]

Vampires, werewolves... You've all the makings of a scary story in your world.

[crimsin]

Is that what qualifies as scary for you? For me, it is just normal. Vampires are the majority where I am from.

[reverso]

They're part of the scary tales in books and the like. You know, vampires, goblins, werewolves, ghosts — all the things that go bump in the night. But one man's fantasy is another's reality, so I understand.

[crimsin]

We do not have ghosts or goblins. The things that go bump in the night, as you say, only exist because we created them.

[reverso]

[???]

You created… werewolves?

[crimsin]

Oui! Well, not me personally. Vampires are always pushing the bounds of science to their breaking point. It is how we deal with thousands of years of boredom.

Many houses keep canids as servants — those are humans genetically spliced with dogs. Wolves were the next step, naturally. [ "Naturally." ] It blew up in their faces quite spectacularly when the lycans rebelled.