( OPEN ) AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES...?

[regression]

WHO: Whoever wants to be involved!
WHERE: Serene
WHEN: Before the imminent jailing, leading up to the jailing.
WHAT: An open house for Han Sooyoung Corporation, which is an apartment complex renovated for fellow Restless! While Sooyoung, Dokja, and Joonghyuk have invited a few for the initial wave, they want to see if others may be interested which may be followed with a public network post later in the month after all the event things.

As a note, while this is a light-hearted gathering where Joonghyuk, Sooyoung, and Dokja consider housing logistics, the Hierarchy guards will come in and arrest criminals somewhere midway... Sometimes you drew blood and must face the consequences.

If characters found interest in joining just from the open house alone, feel free to submit a form, but as Sooyoung and Joonghyuk will be jailed for a portion of the event, Dokja will be the contact for house things.

This post is also FFA!

WARNINGS: will be updated if anything comes up!

STOP BEING HOMELESS TODAY!

Wherever you are in the Stygia, you'll find a flyer that notes a refuge for Restless from other worlds. It is better to combat the Netherworld, its curses, and its beasts in numbers, no? Hopefully here you can form bonds with those who share the same space, that is what the flyer tries to sell you. An address is penned after its pitch, a building found in the calm of Serene.

The building towers over, floors overtaken by vines with no end and hanging plants, but it seems to be spruced up a bit compared to other forsaken lands. The yard has been manicured with grass leveled like someone bought a lawnmower for this occasion (they didn't). The doors are open for those who wish to take a tour of the floors, granted they will find Floor 3's Suite 1 locked. The rest are free for perusal and they are in good form, though empty aside from wild greens and beds.

Most of the action is on the yard, anyway... What with the wafting aroma of food, the sound of popping kernels, and the wonky projector that plays some movies from Mirth's notice board.

NETFLIX & FEAR?

The projector isn't the best quality... It really did seem like someone haggled their way to get it, however, and it plays while being attached to someone's phone which somehow has a USB slotted in. Netherworld technology really is interesting? Swathes of blankets are placed on the floor for all to lodge and enjoy the movies with sweet and salty popcorn (maybe tomato flavor, there are a lot of flavors) to munch.

The movie list can be found here (with whatever you can think of):

✦ Paranormal Activity
✦ The Blair Witch Project
✦ It
✦ The Ring
✦ Cargo
✦ Black Swan

✦ Us
✦ Nope
✦ The Cabin in the Woods
✦ Beetlejuice
✦ The Interview with the Vampire
✦ Shark movies (Jaws, Sharknado, etc.)

Outside of popcorn, there is stew and bread available for feast. It's delicious despite its simple presentation. While a bowl warms the heart and the stomach, it won't be washing away whatever jealousy y'all fostering. Weirdos. There are also dumplings, though one out of every twelve is extremely spicy.

No, there is no alcohol unless someone else brings it with them.

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Remember that the Hierarchy will be busting in later in the open house to arrest people, just to reference in threads if necessary! For characters interested in joining the house, feel free to submit a form to this page or wait until the network post later in the month.

Comments

[lackluster]

[ Tartaglia gets to enjoy the movies like a normal person. He's been playing dumpling roulette since the beginning of The Cabin in the Woods, and somehow, miraculously enough, he hasn't eaten any of the spicy domps.

Probably because he's been busy shoving them at your plate. Sleight of hand and all. Feel free to catch him.

Or maybe point out how he's holding his chopsticks all wrong. He seems really upset over it and so resorts to stabbing the dumplings to continue eating them. ]

anyway thanks for "top leveling"

[executory]

[ she eats the dumplings because of course she does, yjh is a shockingly good cook and she's not about to pass up an opportunity to eat food made by him, but somehow she keeps ending up with all the spicy ones?

her mouth is on fire, someone send help.

for the life of her, she cannot understand why one more dumpling appears every time she looks away—until she twists her head just in time to catch ginger hair and a smooth slide of a dumpling off someone's plate onto hers. ]

Hey! You're the one putting all the spicy dumplings on my plate.

i had to so you'd tag me

[lackluster]

Who, me? Those are fighting words.

[ Ever the picture-perfect representation of innocence, Tartaglia just smiles at her. Next time she looks at her plate, the dumpling is gone. ]

Where's your proof?

hehe continues bullying you until the end of time uwu

[executory]

The proof is in my mouth!

[ which....she opens her mouth and points at the inside with her chopsticks. not very classy of her but she's not exactly a classy woman so it's fine. whatever great first impressions she might make will immediately be ruined by the rest of the orvs so she might as well ruin it herself. ]

It's on fire! At least get me some water if you're going to give me all your dumplings.

you bully me basically every day :'(

[lackluster]

[ He isn't bothered by the lack of class. If anything, that makes him laugh. ]

I don't think that counts as proof, but... [ He's going to be a good boy and bring her the entire pitcher of water. ] Here.

[ Time to dump more spicy dumplings on her plate while he's at it. ]

:) :) :)

[executory]

[ okay, she'll forgive childe his many (one) transgressions now that he's brought her some water. she pours herself a glass and chugs it, and then pours another. it doesn't do much to relieve the heat scorching her mouth, but at least it's something.

lucky him she's momentarily distracted from his further shenanigans. ]

Seriously though, why did that jerk Yoo Joonghyuk have to put so much spice into these? Does he really hate us that much?

[ the answer is probably yes. ]

:'( :'( :'( :'(

[lackluster]

[ While she asks all these questions, Tartaglia pops a spicy dumpling in his mouth so casually. He munches on it just fine but the way he's holding the chopsticks is more problematic. ]

Hm? Was he the angry guy in the apron?

[ He has no idea who this person is but he nods anyway. ]

[executory]

[ when will someone teach childe how to use chopsticks properly...

but she gestures towards yjh with her own chopsticks, nodding in affirmation. ]

Yeah, the guy in the cute pink apron. [ maybe she should take a pic for posterity. ] He doesn't usually cook and when he does it's pretty good.

[ but wait....hang on..... ]

If you don't know Joonghyuk, does that mean you're friends with someone else living here?

[boarwitness]

[felix out here eating all the spiceydump......

he nods vaguely.]

They're good.

[high praise for what's supposed to be the losing snack]

[lackluster]

[ felix.......... the spice god.

Tartaglia can't believe his eyes. He's watching closely as Felix keeps eating the spicy domps one after another. ]

Yeah? You really think so?

[ Wow. ]

How are you still alive?

[boarwitness]

[he nods, putting his fork down.]

They've got a good burn. It's hard to find food that takes spicy seriously.

[wait is this a trick question]

I'm dead. [...] Aren't you?

[lackluster]

Supposedly.

[ About the whole being dead part. He's new around here so a part of him still thinks it isn't possible...

He gestures at the rest of the spicy dumps he collected in another plate. ]

Do you want 'em all?

[boarwitness]

Hmph. [nothing to be said to that. he's....... not convinced either, but it's whatever at this point.

he eyes the other dumps, and considers.]

Not right now. Too much spice at once can cause problems. You can have them.

[how magnanimous]

[lackluster]

[ Magnanimous, indeed. But it's not dealing with an extremely spicy dumpling that has Tartaglia all worried.

It's the fact that he's struggling with the chopsticks again... Well, at least he manages to pick one of them up. Pops it in his mouth, no problem. Huh. Guess he was just being generous with them earlier too. ]

Why are these things so hard to use...

[ Grumbling to himself. ]

[regression]

[ He sees him... Then looks for Dokja or Sooyoung so he can ask them a question. ]

Who is he?

[lackluster]

[ While Joonghyuk is wondering who he is, he stabs another dumpling. One of the spicy ones. The chili oil oozes out, but he eats it diligently.

Hm. ]

[regression]

[ ... This is sacrilege, as if Joonghyuk using his sword to prep food isn't. ]

Do you not know how to use chopsticks?

[lackluster]

I've been practicing to get better at them, but they're surprisingly difficult.

[ It's almost outrageous that someone who mastered all weapons can't master a pair of sticks. He looks at the chopsticks sadly. ]

Maybe it's hopeless.

[regression]

[ It is so sad to watch a man struggle... Joonghyuk would offer a fork, but he understands the endeavor. Continue to fight the chopsticks, fantasy white man. ]

You can use the chopsticks helper.

[lackluster]

[ Cue the record scratch. ]

There's a chopsticks helper? How does that work?

[salvageable]

[ Don't look at Dokja. ]

Han Sooyoung invited him.

[regression]

Han Sooyoung.

[ TRIES TO SUMMON HER. ]

[pyojeol]

What?

[SHE'S SUMMONED and also eating popcorn by the handful]

[regression]

Is this username "undying?"

[ IS THIS GINGER CLAUDE? ]

[pyojeol]

[she looks around to see where claude is (eating food from dokja's hand like a baby bird) and then looks at Childe.

give her a second they didn't actually meet in person SHE INVITED HIM ONLINE but through the process of elimination this must be...?]

Nope! He's username... [give her another second] toymaker!