they continue not to perceive it. or, well, they probably perceived but they're being polite. they've pulled one of their own petals from earlier, maybe? it's of a yellowish color. either way, they're just absently tearing it into little pieces as they talk. ]
Mm. Host likes to hit where it hurts. [ so, that makes sense. ] Iunno this guy, but, he'd probably tell you not to let any harm come to you either. Just a hunch.
[ they make a little noise that sounds approving, and then wave their hand. shadows appear around their hand, and they reach into the void.
....a moment later, they pull out a sleek binder! and with some rifling, they pull out a sheaf of papers and offer them to emet.
as emet-selch reads, he'll feel like the words are familiar - like he's definitely read this before. additionally, the signature at the bottom of the contract is unquestionably his own. ]
This is a contract between Emet-Selch, 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:
✦ Excessive murder by a singular party. ✧ Murder of all other guests by a singular party or a coordinated group. ✦ Suicide with the explicit intent to save the Hostage. ✧ Murder of a member of Hotel Staff.
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.
[ the implication of a wink in that tone; their arms remain folded though as they listen. ]
Yeah, though, we do, sorta. Course, that's only if people ask to read it. If they don't read the terms, then hey! Might be one of us you're investigating on that table.
Yeah. Some of us've got even more than that! It all depends. So, guess if they really wanna take the hard route, they could try, but, seems kind of stupid to me.
Sieghart seemed to believe some external force had acted upon him, when he killed Flayn. A shadow, as he put it. Given his behavior otherwise, he seemed of reasonably sound mind, unlike the refracted individuals I am more familiar with, but...
I do not suppose there is aught you may say of his situation?
Theoretically speaking, if someone were influenced into acting, do you believe that manner of murder would count under 'entertainment'? Or only if they opted to do so fully of their own volition?
As much as it can be considered of one's own volition, under the circumstances.
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they continue not to perceive it. or, well, they probably perceived but they're being polite. they've pulled one of their own petals from earlier, maybe? it's of a yellowish color. either way, they're just absently tearing it into little pieces as they talk. ]
Mm. Host likes to hit where it hurts. [ so, that makes sense. ] Iunno this guy, but, he'd probably tell you not to let any harm come to you either. Just a hunch.
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[still. if it was someone else or vax...]
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[ a little shrug of their shoulders. the petal tearing continues. ] Are you thinking about doing so, anyway?
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[but. along those lines.]
Do you have any idea of what happens to them, if we should die?
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[ mm. they fold their arms as they toss the last of the petal to the wind. ] It's in the contract.
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[local bureaucrat Will remain annoyed about this, thank you!]
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just kind of look at him
for a long moment. ]
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[he can take a hint, though.]
I don't suppose we could obtain more information on it?
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Ask me officially what you want to see.
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[there is zero way it's that simple but you know what. he's in anyway.]
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....a moment later, they pull out a sleek binder! and with some rifling, they pull out a sheaf of papers and offer them to emet.
as emet-selch reads, he'll feel like the words are familiar - like he's definitely read this before. additionally, the signature at the bottom of the contract is unquestionably his own. ]
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This is a contract between Emet-Selch, 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: Emet-Selch
HOST SIGNATURE: ̷͍̯͒̄͝ ̸̦͆͜͝ ̶̞̄̓͝ ̷̦̿͊̍ ̶̥̭̗̄̒̕ ̵̼̫̯͋͛̆ ̵̟̤̐ ̷͎͎̎̆̿ ̶̖̣̈́ ̸̻͈͛ ̷̬̿͝ ̸̠͉̹̀
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[his brow furrows as he reads over it, slowly-- once, then twice, committing it to memory.]
Only survival or murder, then, by those terms... though I suppose at least you eight have some security aside from your powers, if you do not count.
[he wouldn't be at all surprised if someone thought it would be better to kill someone more anonymous, or someone representing this host of theirs...]
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[ the implication of a wink in that tone; their arms remain folded though as they listen. ]
Yeah, though, we do, sorta. Course, that's only if people ask to read it. If they don't read the terms, then hey! Might be one of us you're investigating on that table.
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[you and your stupid shadow portals he hates it. also don't imply you'll get murdered he hates that too.]
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Yeah. Some of us've got even more than that! It all depends. So, guess if they really wanna take the hard route, they could try, but, seems kind of stupid to me.
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[he's quiet for a few moments, before:]
There is something else I wish to ask, in case you may be able to answer.
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I do not suppose there is aught you may say of his situation?
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[ they fold their arms, tapping a fingertip against the inside of their bicep. ]
I can't say that's out of the realm of possibility.
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[he folds his arms, contemplating.]
Theoretically speaking, if someone were influenced into acting, do you believe that manner of murder would count under 'entertainment'? Or only if they opted to do so fully of their own volition?
As much as it can be considered of one's own volition, under the circumstances.
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