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guestservices) wrote2022-06-13 12:52 pm
guestservices) wrote2022-06-13 12:52 pm
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AUDIENCE FOR: Estelle
this is what you get until you give me a shitpost
this is what you get until you give me a shitpost
this is what you get until you give me a shitpost
week 1, wednesday
Good evening, Miss Heurassein. How may I help you?
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Oh, Gemini! Thank you for answering so quickly. [She bows.]
I'm sorry to call you so suddenly with something like this, but if I understand right, it won't be long before people's lives are in danger once again...
So what I wanted to know about is... do you and the other staff know anything about our hostages?
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but they kind of bow back like they're not sure if they should or not.]
It isn't any trouble. [they listen to the question though...] Might I ask what it is you wish to know about them?
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"The cast and crew of Starlight Productions would like to remind you that murdering a fellow guest outside of filming will guarantee the safety of your hostage."
[She recites it word-for-word.]
Is that true? Do you... know anything about that?
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I believe it was outlined in the terms of your contract.
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Only that I'm supposed to provide "entertainment" for our host, and I'm not even sure who that is.
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One moment. [and truly after a moment they're pulling out their folio of paperwork, flipping through it before handing over a few sheets for her to browse.
it's her contract. they hand it to her, and as she reads it, the words sound familiar, like she's read them before; additionally, the signature at the bottom matches her own perfectly. she will know instinctively that this is the contract that she signed, and that she is bound by its terms.]
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This is a contract between Estellise Sidos Heurassein, hereafter referred to as "the Player," and the Nightman, hereafter referred to as "the Host". By signing this contract, both parties agree to and are bound by its terms.
GENERAL INFORMATION.
The term of this Agreement shall begin upon signature. The Player shall check in as a guest of the Starlight Hotel, and the agreement shall continue through its termination date of approximately eight weeks later when the Player checks out, should they survive their stay. During this time, the Player shall provide entertainment to the Host by participating in murder trials, casting votes for a culprit, attending executions, and engaging in a variety of weekly activities. The Player consents to any scenario which will make observing their stay more entertaining for the Host.
Someone of importance to the Player, hereafter referred to as "the Hostage," has been obtained by the Host to be held in captivity and will remain so even if this contract is not signed. By signing this contract, the Player agrees to register as a guest of the Starlight Hotel in exchange for the chance to gain custody of their Hostage. Should sufficient entertainment be provided, the Hostage will be set free and returned in a satisfactory manner regardless of the state of their mortality and vitality.
During the course of the Player's stay, the Host will be largely unavailable but will be aware of all ongoings within the hotel to accurately gauge the level of entertainment provided. The Host has authorized eight individuals, hereafter referred to as "Hotel Staff," to act on his behalf. Questions, concerns, and complaints must be directed to Hotel Staff. Directives from Hotel Staff should be honored in the same manner as the Host’s directives.
HOTEL STAFF.
Hotel Staff can be identified by the Starlight Hotel uniforms and answer to the names "Aquarius," "Aquila," "Cetus," "Gemini," "Lepus," "Orion," "Virgo," and "Vulpecula". Hotel Staff will be authorized to make deals with the Player for additional incentives or introduce new rules for the purposes of entertainment; however, they may not void the terms of this contract.
ENTERTAINMENT.
Any Player who is alive* and in the Lobby of the Starlight Hotel to check out at the termination date of this contract will be considered to have sufficiently fulfilled the terms outlined. The Player and their Hostage will be freed as per the above terms.
Any Player who is not alive and/or is unable to return to the Lobby of the Starlight Hotel to check out at the termination date of this contract will be considered to have failed to sufficiently fulfill the terms outlined, and their life and the life of their Hostage will be forfeit.
To sufficiently fulfill this agreement, the Player must provide entertainment for the entire duration of their stay.
An exception to the above clause is as follows: if a Player commits a murder of another Player, their Hostage will be released in a satisfactory manner at the termination date regardless of the Player’s survival. As the Host's preference for entertainment is murder, those who provide this form of entertainment will find that the Host will honor these terms even if a Player is found guilty by trial or removed from the game by another Player later.
Additionally, the Host will be unable to harm, kidnap, imprison or otherwise interact with any Player or Hostage who has been released at any point in the future, except to send them to whichever world they wish to go to once their stay at the Starlight Hotel has concluded.
*For the purposes of this contract, alive is taken to mean in the same general physical condition as their arrival (with an allowance made for injuries sustained over the course of their stay); undead Players will be considered "alive" provided that the nature of their undeath is identical to how it was when they arrived.
ENTERTAINMENT, CONTINUED.
Should a Player murder to ensure the safety of a Hostage, only the Hostage corresponding with that Player will be protected by these terms. Players may not commit murders to ensure the safety of another Player's Hostage.
The Player who strikes the killing blow will be considered to have committed a murder, and thus only their Hostage will be spared. Acting as an accomplice to someone else's murder will not free your Hostage. Appropriate compensation will be rewarded for your assistance which may prove to your benefit.
The following acts of murder do not fall under entertainment:
A Player is not barred from taking part in a murder more than once should they have a legitimate reason to do so. However, any and all attempts to eliminate a mass amount of Players at once will be considered an attempt of early termination and thus will be considered a breach of contract.
Failure at limitation will result in permanent erasure.
BREACH OF CONTRACT.
Should the Player fail to fulfill the terms of this contract, the lives of both the Player and the Hostage will be forfeit to the Host. This includes but is not limited to failing to cast a vote, refusing to participate in murder trials, refusing to watch the executions, deliberately abstaining from weekly activities, divulging information that they have been instructed to keep secret, attempting to end their stay at the Starlight Hotel early, or encouraging other Players to breach their contract. For more information about what may constitute a breach of contract, speak with Hotel Staff.
SUMMARY.
By this contract, the Player agrees to provide entertainment to the Host, by following schedule in exchange for the life and safety of the Player's hostage.
This agreement is binding, and failure to meet its terms will allow the Host to take the life of both the Player and the Hostage.
PARTICIPANT SIGNATURE: Estellise Sidos Heurassein
HOST SIGNATURE: ̷͍̯͒̄͝ ̸̦͆͜͝ ̶̞̄̓͝ ̷̦̿͊̍ ̶̥̭̗̄̒̕ ̵̼̫̯͋͛̆ ̵̟̤̐ ̷͎͎̎̆̿ ̶̖̣̈́ ̸̻͈͛ ̷̬̿͝ ̸̠͉̹̀
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[She takes the sheets in her hands and studies them carefully. Occasionally there's a hitch in her breathing, her eyes widening, but she bites her lip and continues reading to the end before saying anything.]
... Assuming we've all agreed to the same conditions, this means that Sieghart's hostage will be safe, right? Because he succeeded in murdering another "Player," regardless of what came after that.
But then, Flayn's...
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... That is, unless we can find a way to restore the dead to life...
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Perhaps it would be wise to focus on fulfilling the terms first rather than trying to find loopholes in the verbiage, Miss Heurassein.
[because, yeah, people will die.]
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[Her eyes are still on the contract, studying it.]
What does it mean when it says you can make "deals" with us?
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Players may offer to implement certain changes or rules to the hotel should they be able to provide proper reasoning and justification of its value of entertainment. Essentially, if you can successfully explain why it fulfills the idea of entertainment in agreement with the contract, a deal will be offered.
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I wish I could do something to help everyone, but I don't know that it would be very entertaining... considering the only thing I know about the host is that they, um... like murder?
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[there's a pause.]
They do, in fact, like murder. [sigh.] ...an example, if you will. You recall in your trials at the ski lodge you were tasked with voting for a living, guilty party. Here in our hotel, a rule change was proposed prior to your arrival that guests may vote for a dead victim should they see fit. This rule falls under the conditions of the hotel due to the possibility that voting incorrectly for a dead victim would lead to dire consequences.
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Meaning that, for something helpful to meet these conditions, it would have to have a "catch"... Am I understanding that right?
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Exactly that. To clarify, not every deal will come through should the justification not meet the, erm, satisfactory benchmarks. So you must have a solid argument to present your case.
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It's kind of like that story, where a mermaid wanted to walk on land, so a witch made a potion to give her legs, at the cost of her voice...
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Nevertheless, with those conditions in mind I'm sure you can think of something if you really want it badly enough.
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It doesn't have to be all grim, does it? Sometimes it's more about... sharing things that might be personal, or putting people into situations that may be socially uncomfortable, but not entirely sinister. Those kinds of things count as "entertainment" too, right?
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It's a thin excuse, but I suppose any opportunity that could be twisted into something more gruesome would suffice. Your game today was fairly brutal, wasn't it?
[they are aware that at least one person was shot in the ass and that sounds terrible, actually.]
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