( 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

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[regression]

[ ... he stares at Sylvain for a very long time because he doesn't recognize him at all. ]

Yes.

[philandery]

[ oh, this is the dimitri bully. sylvain stares right back, with partial recognition only because he made sure to do a soultinder background check on his landlords. (it was not particularly helpful.) ]

Ah, is there something on my face?

[ he can distinctly recall seeing the following interests on this dude's profile (courtesy of sooyoung):

- long w-walks on the beach
- netfwix and chill uwu
- stabbing ppl for no reason
- t-topping u/////u

but what was his name again... ]

[regression]

[ Joonghyuk has a strange name to femblems, he imagines, but they also have weird names. ]

I don't recognize it.

[ Simple as that. It's a face he doesn't know, so he's staring. ]

[philandery]

[ he's not wrong ]

Ah. It's Sylvain. Sooyoung sent me the invite.

[ spoken with a questioning look. the way he's being so intensely stared at, he can't help but wonder if he's under threat of eviction already...? (...he hasn't done anything yet??) ]

[regression]

[ Sylvain has behaved so far from what he has seen? So there's no reason to worry about eviction, unless there is something worth worrying about that Joonghyuk doesn't know. ]

I see. [ Hm. ] Are any of the people here friends of yours?

[philandery]

[ he's being a model tenant... and maid! one day he'll be a top 5 malewife like yjh, but he has to learn how to cook, first. ]

I grew up with Felix and Dimitri. [ ...not exactly this dimitri, but it feels too complicated to explain at a house party... ] We were briefly schoolmates with Claude, too, though it was a few years back.

[ ...not this claude, either... ]

How about you? Is Sooyoung a friend from home?

[regression]

[ Help... Sylvain is striving to compensate while Felix continues to attract women. Well, this is something he didn't know, but it's useful. How did they round up these weirdos?? ]

Convenient to be among familiar faces, then. [ Aside from off-shoots. ] Unfortunately, we know each other.

[ Coughs into his fist and a petal floats out. ]

[philandery]

[ sylvain nods in agreement. he's not happy his friends died to get here, but he's grateful he isn't entirely alone. that he has people he can rely on, people he implicitly trusts. ]

It definitely makes things more lively around here.

[ okay he is now EYEZOOMING on that petal. he's heard rumors about this strange, floral sickness around the city, but it's still startling to see in person. ]

So... you two have history together, you mean...?

[ is she an ex????????

he grabs one of the beverages to offer him. ] You alright?

[regression]

[ Joonghyuk is in denial and believes not all of them are dead—at least HE isn't dead. That is the most important part... There's still hope, but he doesn't think much on that when Sylvain locks onto the petal.

Annoying... It isn't anything significant and when he asks such a suggestive question, his expression darkens.

Disgusted. ]

[philandery]

Or... not?

[ sylvain is still holding out the water (or drink of choice) for him to take. if he needs it. ]

[regression]

[ Usually, he would reject, but he takes the glass cause he has been watching everyone so carefully and is confident that Sylvain didn't poison it.

Usually, he wouldn't care to clear up a misunderstanding, but this is too much. ]

We fought alongside each other. Nothing more, nothing less—[ Hacks up a flower. ]

[philandery]

[ help ]

I... see.

[ he offers a napkin next, for yjh to wipe away the petals with. he's being helpful! ]

So she's like a comrade to you?

[ sir, your flowers, ]

[regression]

... Yes. Picked up from the streets like a stray.

[ As if not all of them were adopted that way from where he's from. He takes the napkin and properly wipes, unbefitting of his brutish countenance I guess.

No more petals. ]

You said you are friends with Felix Hugo Fraldarius and... Dimitri, is that right?

[philandery]

[ uhhhh... is this pet play...

he has no further questions at this time. ]

Yeah.

[ ...only felix gets fullnamed? ]

[regression]

[ Only a pervert thinks that, considering Joonghyuk doesn't even consider pet play. Sooyoung is too smelly to touch. ]

Are you all soldiers? Knights.

[ Basing this on gauging Claude's era. Also, he only knows Felix's full name. ]

[philandery]

We are, yeah. Well, Felix might disagree if you call him a knight, but we were soldiers of the Kingdom of Faerghus.

[ he nods at the sword at joonghyuk's hip. ]

You're a warrior of sorts yourself, yes?

[regression]

[ Joonghyuk looking at the femblems and pointing at them like medieval.

A warrior? It's a strange thing to hear, but he supposes that's a good descriptor. Most of his abilities are offensive... Sometimes you've just been fighting to survive all your life. ]

Of sorts. [ Sword... Is comfort. ] I had offered to spar with Felix Hugo Fraldarius, but you're also welcome to join.

[philandery]

[ they are DECREPIT honestly

also sylvain does his best not to cringe whole-bodily away from that suggestion. hello? does he look like he enjoys fighting for the fun of it?? ]

Haha, I think you'll keep each other plenty on your toes. [ a match made in the eternal flames... ] But if you don't mind me watching, I'd like to take notes.

[ it's true enough he feels there's plenty to be learned from observation. and maybe he'll even change his mind long enough to join them for a round or two. (wouldn't hurt to stay in practice when they have to hunt monsters to earn their keep, and also when sylvain's got someone else to teach.) ]

[regression]

[ Does Sylvain not know the fun of sparring for things that aren't war...? Just a test of skills? Sylvain is a fake jock.

He's quiet because he doesn't know if he likes being watched too closely. It's just a kneejerk reaction. ]

At most, you would likely learn how to better counter swords since we have no other weapons available.

[ For now. ]

[philandery]

[ he really is a fake jock... ]

Hey, that's not a bad thing.

[ consider: ] Might also learn a thing or two about fighting alongside you, should the need ever arise.

[ their environment is not a friendly one, and many of the notice board listings he's noticed are easier to handle with company rather than alone. ]

[regression]

[ He's getting that sense a little... Hopefully, he can see Sylvain be a nerd one day. ]

Are you interested in hunting spectres or reapers?

[ Instead of thinking about the tasks on the noticeboard, he's thinking about gathering souls for soulforging instead. Money is useful, but lacing their weapons with strengthened durability is BETTER. ]