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[psycholawgy]

Who: Athena Cykes (psycholawgy), Ai Thao Kha (emotive), Himeko Inaba (dereban), Maya Fey (feytality), Merlin Snotface (sortileges), Minato Arisato (moribound), and Keiichi Maebara (keichan)
When: IC: 14 June
Where: Some hotel at the pleasure district
What: Management of The Little Sister Cosplay Cafe decide to send their loyal employees on a teambuilding trip
Rating/Warning: There might be some lewd stuff in here.

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I ☆ ARRIVAL

The management of The Little Sister Cafe's decided to treat their loyal waiters and waitresses to an all-expenses paid trip to a hotel at the pleasure district. What's so special about this hotel, though? They offer team building exercises! And hotel? What hotel? It may look fancy on the outside, but you guys are sleeping in a large outdoor blanket fort! (Looks like management couldn't even afford the tents!)

Upon arriving, an android working for the hotel ushers you where the gardens are, and you'll see the giant blanket fort there, even labelled "Little Sister Cafe" so you guys know it's for you!

Did you want to go to the bathroom? Well, this is the outdoors! There are porta-potties by the trees, but you'd have to venture through the mini-forest to get there. Careful not to encounter the well! A ghost with long hair's been trying to get out of there for a while, and she might pull you in with her instead…

II ☆ WARM UPS

After putting your things in your blanket fort (careful that they're not stolen! There are some… thieves in the area because the security's decided to take a break!), some lunch is served! They smell delicious from afar, and there's even an android by one of the grills flipping burgers and whatnot.

But when you go to where the tables are, you'll find… some questionable looking food. What's new, though? You've been eating questionable food since you arrived here in Cerealia! Eyeball shaped cookies, finger food that looks like actual fingers (don't worry! they're from the chicken from another planet), tacos with eyeballs in them, sausages wrapped in fancy bread to look like they're mummies… you get the theme. Why is it even Halloween themed in the first place?!

Eat up, though, people! This is going to be a long, long, long, long day…

III ☆ Y'ALL SIGNED UP FOR THIS

After taking a break from lunch (don't start running around after eating, you losers! You'll throw up!), your personal team building coach arrives, blows a really damn loud whistle and orders you all to fall in line.

He then leads you further into the gardens and orders you to do the following activities:

★ The Mine Field: Some billiard shaped balls (coloured yellow!) are placed haphazardly around a small maze. One team member will be blindfolded for the rest of the activity and cannot talk, while the other can see and talk! However, the latter cannot enter the maze or touch their teammate. Order your blindfolded friend around and let them land on mines (which explode, by the way! but don't worry, they're mostly harmless…) or get them out of that maze safely!

★ Two Truths and a Lie: Everyone gather around and sit on the grass and take turns in telling two truths and a lie. Whoever figures out the most lies wins! Wins what? A marshmallow! A single, lonely, and soggy marshmallow.

★ The obstacle course: Does this need explanation? Hopefully not! GET YOUR BUTTS IN GEAR AND GO GO GO. Hint: There is mud everywhere.

★ The Zip Line: Afraid of heights? Have trust issues? THIS IS THE EXERCISE FOR YOU! There is only one seat in the zip line, but the coach insists—or rather, commands that one must sit down safely with a helmet and seatbelt on, while the other either sits down on the person's lap or is carried or what have you. Be creative! THIS IS AN EXERCISE PEOPLE. One that you cannot miss! Or else there will be no dinner tonight.

IV ☆ NIGHTTIME

The sun has set, and the two moons are up. Time to partake of the many amenities of the """"""hotel"""""". There's a spa inside the building where you can get your body almost chopped by how much the masseuse hits you, there's even a sauna, but why should you care when there's an outdoor hot spring!

The downside to this hotspring is that the only divider between the mens and the womens side is a rock. A single rock that can't even sink the Titanic. It's right there in the middle of all the hot water.

But don't worry! You trust your friends not to peep on you, right? Right? Stay in the water for too long, though, and you may experience some side effects:

★ Wanting to kiss the person closest to you

★ Burst into song and dance

★ Undress and start grinding even though there's no audience

★ You can't speak properly. Everything you say is a whisper. You have to be really close to the person you're talking to to be able to communicate properly.

V ☆ DOWNTIME

Hopefully, you enjoyed the day and your body isn't aching so much anymore! It's close to midnight now, and your coach has ordered you all to gather around the campfire and do something. He didn't specify what, but he did leave you guys with some sticks and marshmallows. And even some chocolate. And mugs of eggnog. What is this, Christmas?

And then he's left you guys alone. He said he'll come back at exactly 2AM and he fully expects everybody to still be around and not asleep.

Time for some downtime, you guys. Or in this case, storytime before bed. Maybe you might enjoy some ghost stories, play truth or dare, or even take a walk around the forest so late at night as a test of courage?

Your move. It's back to work the following day, after all.

VI ☆ WILDCARD

I'm out of prompts. Help. Create your own!

Comments

[psycholawgy]

[ PHASE I ]
[ athena's always been a little (TERRIBLY) excessive which is why her bag is a giant luggage and may not be like a backpack like what the others may have. as a means of settling down, she claims her own corner in the blanket fort and starts taking out some items from her bag. a small dolphin plush, a pillow (she didn't know they would be sleeping in PILLOWS tonight). as well as a cute night light that's operated by batteries. she's also fixing the pillows around her so that there's like a fort around her. no one's entering her part of the blanket fort without her permission, that's for sure. ]

[ PHASE III ]
[ being the adventurous spirit that she is, she's definitely trying out almost every exercise that's given to them.

a) she slaps somebody in the back, and tells them to do the blindfold one with her. she gets to—her exact words—"order them around since she's the senior waitress".

b) two truths and a lie? sounds fun! and she can keep going for days... in fact, she'll start. . . ]

I lived in America all my life; I skipped a ton of grades; and I can chug an entire bottle of orange juice without taking a breath, all while doing squats!

Take a guess!

[ c) FUCK YES. the best part of this team building is getting to compete with other people!! even though it's not a race.

she slaps whomever's closest to her at the start of the course to say: ] I'll race ya and do your shifts for a week if you beat me!

[ the chances of beating her without cheating are slim.

d) ATHENA COULD DO THIS ALL DAY. that said, she is now by the line, waiting for another adventurous spirit to do the zip line with her. better hurry because she's getting impatient. ]

[ PHASE IV ]
[ all of you have fun with your spas and saunas. athena is going to enjoy the actual hot springs despite there not being much of a division between the girls' and boys' side. anybody who knows her should know that she'd easily beat someone up if she's cross, anyway. so don't try peeping. stay on your side, boys. :)

that said, she's relaxing and almost passing out, cucumbers in her eyes. her hair is up and wrapped around it is her towel. she had no idea how to do this hot spring thing before, but at least there were instructions by the entrance. :)

although... she doesn't stay for long, or she doesn't WANT TO but can't get out of the spring because she's naked when she practically feels something like tentacles sliding around her leg. ]

Eeeeeeeeeeeek!

phase iii c

[keichan]

[ Keiichi really has no idea what he's getting into. None whatsoever. Granted, he's probably the fastest out of any of his friends despite not being the most athletic, but by the way he's stretching out as he gets to the starting line might make him look like he knows what he's doing. ]

How about just one shift? I kinda need the money, and I don't mind working an extra shift if I lose... even if it's not gonna happen!

[ Yeah, he feels confident about this. That's only because he hasn't seen her run through the course yet, though. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ you do that, keiichi. in fact, athena will stretch her legs and her arms with you. ]

Alright, [ she nods accordingly. ] That works too. I've got four jobs to balance right now, so I guess taking a break from the cafe wouldn't hurt.

If I lose, anyway.

[ she's so cheeky I'M SORRY K1 ]

[keichan]

[ He might be overdoing it a little bit on the stretching. Ow. Things should not be bending that way. ]

Okay, bring it on!

[ He sucks in a breath through his teeth, jogging in place for a moment before taking a very daring pose at the starting line. ]

On three, right?

i'm wildcard-ing you fight me

[sortileges]

[ It's late by the time they make it to the pillow fort again. The day has been longer than he could have expected, he's definitely tired, exhausted even, when he flops down onto the pillows next to the pillow fort Athena has made for herself.

He hasn't bothered, frankly he's slept on worse and doesn't give a damn right now the one of the pillows isn't under him and his knee is digging into the floor.

It's quiet, most of the others have passed out by now or are least also being quiet as not to disturb anyone else. The only reason he isn't asleep is because he's in too much pain after the masseuse slapped him around earlier. After twenty of so minutes he gives up, hand reaching over the pillows around her to gently poke her in the side--what a gentleman. To his credit, it's not a harsh one, and more like his fingers brushing there so if she is fast asleep she won't wake up. ]

Are you still awake?

fine put em up

[psycholawgy]

[ merlin might find athena messing around with widget, it's holographic screen hovering right by her face as she clicks on certain things and it's as if she's turning pages on the screen? it probably looks magical for merlin.

and then there's the poke.

which surprises her and her hands curl into fists. then she realises it's just him. she should've noticed this sooner but she was distracted by her readings.

promptly, she switches widget off and turns to the side to face the dumb apple boob. ]

I was reading. Why?

9o9!!!

[sortileges]

[ Honestly, he can barely keep his eyes open, but every shift involves Pain, so that doesn't last long. At least with the campfire games less of his body was touching something hard (dont b gross) and it didn't hurt to try and be comfortable. His hand stays flopped there, and softly he mumbles: ] Can't sleep.

[ That's it, that's what he's interrupted her reading time for.

Nothing more, nothing less. ]

[emotive]

[At Athena's scream, Ai who was about to step into the water, stops short.]

Athena!? There's something in there too!?

[And she can't shock the water!!]

[psycholawgy]

Ai, help me!

[ she quickly turns back, tears falling from her eyes.

and then the feeling of being tickled disappears. ]

... wait. It's gone.

[ she puts her towel by the dry rocks on the side and dunks her head in the water. she doesn't see anything... what the hell was that? when her head is back up, she looks at ai, a bit frazzled. ]

Maybe I'm just stressed.

[emotive]

[Ai sighs and looks down at the water, holding her towel more tightly around herself.]

I don't think so... Although honestly, this "vacation" is starting to be more stressful than relaxing at this rate.

[dereban]

►►► phase i.

[ Although it's a team building trip, it doesn't mean that Inaba doesn't come prepared. She has a pretty decent sized backpack filled with extra clothes, a first aid kit, a sleeping bag, her laptop, the essentials. Just... in case she gets bored during the wee hours of the night.

Of course, when she sees the food, she can't help but give it a flat look, just screaming internally. ]

Why couldn't it have been curry... [ Like normal outdoor excursions. ]

►►► phase iii.

[ Inaba "I don't trust anyone who blindfolds me" Himeko is going to pass on the first exercise. . . at least, she won't be taking the blindfold herself. Anyone who asks will get a glare and possibly a flick to the forehead. She's not doing it.

As for two truths and a lie, she can get down with that. Although she finds herself looking left and right a little sheepishly. ]

I've been a girl my whole life, I have an older brother and I've already seen my boyfriend nude.

[ INABA. . . ]

►►► phase iv.

[ Continuing with the trend of Inaba "trust who?" Himeko, this girl didn't go into the hot springs - at least, not without a swimsuit. But guess who also has to deal with the side effects?

This girl.

Who is promptly burying her face in her hands because she notices it and abruptly hates herself for noticing it so she's just going to rush the hell out of there because there is no way, no way that she's going to give into the urge to actually kiss someone. This is like the Heartseed phenomenons all over again, she's so Done.

Of course with her face so red and the fact that she's, well. In a hurry... she might not notice if she bumps into someone. ]

►►► phase wildcard.

[ Hit me with your best shot! Feel free to message me at endlesseight if you want to, as well. ]

phase iii

[keichan]

[ This is kind of interesting, trying to read people he's only just recently met. That makes a game like this, trying to guess which statements are true and which is false, almost impossible to guess reliably. Especially when her guesses are... well, that blunt.

Still, he feels pretty confident about his guess, even if it's a wild one. He has to be confident, or else he'll look dumb either way. ]

I'm gonna guess... you don't have an older brother!

[ It was either that or the boyfriend nude thing, but he'd probably get embarrassed if they talked about boyfriends or girlfriends or naked people for very long. ]

[dereban]

[ Time to shatter your dreams, Keiichi, as Inaba is going to puase dramatically before forming an 'X' with her arms, smiling cheekily from ear to ear. ]

Bzzt. Unfortunately, that answer is wrong. I do indeed have an older brother. That means I win, right? I get to give you a penalty for losing, since that's what they usually do in anime.

[keichan]

[ He would have been alright with guessing incorrectly, but that was before he found out that there was a punishment. It's like he never left Hinamizawa all of a sudden.

He clenches his fist in protest, indignant that she would dare suggest such a thing. ]

H-hey, we never talked about that! Don't I get a chance to defend my honor first?!?

phase iv YEEEAAHHH

[psycholawgy]

[ athena's just got a towel around her body when she bumps into inaba. thankfully, it doesn't fall off or anything... ah... that would be scary. ]

Oh, hey! You're done already?

[dereban]

Y-yeah, I just need to... stay away from people for a while.

[ Her face is flush and she's glancing away, biting down hard on her lower lip, ready to just walk right out of here, but her feet are rooted to the spot (figuratively). ]

[psycholawgy]

[ well, this is worrying... athena's eyebrows crease as she looks at inaba, a hand now on the other girl's shoulder. ]

Did something happen? You can tell me-- I can put my clothes back on and we can talk in the fort.

why did i write a novella

[sortileges]

( PROMPT I : Arrival )

[ Considering he's used to packing lightly, Merlin only has his pyjamas and a spare change of some clothes for the night (the obvious, though he may come to regret that) along with any additional toiletries etc. To be honest, his bag probably has more snacks than anything else. Once he's picked out an area to sleep on later, he just pulls out an inside bag and tips it upside down.

Bags of candies pile out onto the floor, packets just covering the blankets and pillows in sugary yumminess.

It beats the food served here, anyway. ]

It really isn't a party without the right food, is it?

( PROMPT III: Zip Line )

[ Personally, getting too dirty isn't in his plans considering he only has the jeans he came with. The zip line seems harmless enough, especially if he takes the seat. His height gives him more of a grounding for it, anyway. The helmet feels weird, but overall it isn't too bad once it's comfortably in place.

It could be worse.

It could be a dress.

If your character wanders too close to the start of the zip line he'll offer: ] Want to give it a go? [ And if they don't look convinced, he adds: ] It looks fun?


( PROMPT IV: (A) Painville )

[ It's not too late into the night when he wanders into the spa, probably rather unknowingly of the horror that lies within. He's ushered along, pushed into a robe and a room with lavender scents and candles. At first it seems like a relaxing place even though he isn't alone. It's even not all that worrying when the robe gets removed and there's a pause...






...but then they start the massage and he almost jumps off the bed in surprise, yelling out as they probably injured an important muscle. ]

Ow?! What is wrong with you?!

[ Aren't you glad they started on him first??? ]

( PROMPT IV: (B) ????ville )

[ The hot springs seemed like a good idea after his back and neck ended up damaged beyond salvation. Rather than sitting normally, Merlin opts for resting his arms on the edge, chin on those as he keeps himself twisted slightly to avoid touching anything.

Only it's there that he falls asleep... with company or not.

A few seconds later he's under the water splashing like a manic, trying to yell and instead getting mouthfuls of water. ]

H--mph--elp!

[ #greatestwizardofalltime ]

( PROMPT V: (A) Campfire )

[ The first game he offers to start isn't 2 truths 1 lie like earlier. That seems like making it too easy when they have other options up for grabs. Merlin, himself, is used to seeing the knights of Camelot try their hand in games that are probably too intellectual for them -- let it be said that at this point, he has called them stupid. They're often courageous, yes, but that doesn't always come with common sense.

So... ]

What about truth or dare?

( PROMPT V: (B) Campfire )

[ Amongst the selection of things Merlin brought with him, a pack of cards are pulled from his bag after a while. It might seem odd, yet in ond sense if you know his jobs, it isn't. ]

Does everyone here know how to play poker?

[ Don't trust him............ not with this. ]

v-a

[dereban]

I'm in for truth or dare. Do you want me to ask me first, then? Because I'll take it.

[ Might as well... ]

[sortileges]

Go ahead, don't let me stop you.

[ If he's offering this, he has to be able to take it as well. ]

Though we should have some kind of penalty, shouldn't we? Something for the loser if they refuse to take the truth or dare?

[feytality]

phase ii; bon appetit

[Maya's eaten some pretty weird things in her lifetime. Possibly even including Phoenix's cooking (a truly traumatic experience, if it were to happen), but when said weirdness is in her burgers, that's gone too far.]

[She'd just been about to take a bite out of it before noticing that her burgers appears to have been made with really shifty non-beef meat. At which point Maya lets out a blood-curdling SCREAM--- and if anyone dares come to her rescue, you.... well, you're getting a suspect burger thrown in your face. It's an accident! Probably??]

WHAT THE HEEEECK!?

[That was loud, Maya]

phase iii; minesweeper i mean minefield

[This is a trust exercise, that's for sure. Will you trust this little scamp to lead you safely out of the mine field? Is this a trap? There's only one way to find out.

Come oooon, follow the sound of my voice!! We'll get through this!

[alternatively, she's blindfolded and hesitating on the edge of the course, not too keen on turnabout. And don't expect her to be mute, either]

phase iv; obligatory hot springs episode

[That sad rock is hardly protection from peeping toms or anything. And it apparently didn't even occur to Maya that peeping might happen, as she's leisurely floating, actually quiet for once. She seems like she's relaxing...]

[...Actually, relaxing a little too much. Is she about to nod off? That is really not a good idea with potential status effects or potential perverts out there-- wuh woh.]

[Care to rescue her? It may be awkward, especially if you're a guy.]

phase v; PILLOW FIGHT (i did it stop bullying me)

[The night's quiet. Everyone's probably tapped out. The atmosphere is calm, peaceful... perfect for winding down. Perfect for toasting smores or telling ghost stories or just reminiscing about the day and--]

PIIIIIILOOOOOW FIGHT!!

[In comes hurricane Maya to disrupt everything, whacking you with her carefully fluffed weapons. Think fast!]

phase vi; wildcard

[HIT ME WITH ANYTHING--- honestly pillow fight can take place at any point in the day.]

EVERYONE RIDE THE PHASE V TRAIN

[psycholawgy]

[ what the HELL

athena slams into the ground because WOW that was so forceful! but she's quick to grab some pillows of her own to hit the nearest person to her. ]

PILLOW FIIIIIIGHT!

[feytality]

[MAYA'S GOING TO KEEP GOING FOR HER in the meantime]

You're going down!

phase ii

[sortileges]

[ That sure is one hell of a scream. He's surprised enough that he runs over, thinking she just found a dead body or something equally as disturbing. That's when a burger smacks him in the face, dropping to the floor a moment after. A bit of ketchup probably gets on his cheek, so he definitely gives her a look as if to ask what the hell he did to deserve that. ]

What did it ever do to you? [ and: ] With that in mind, what did I ever do to you?

[feytality]

[Poor Merlin. He doesn't know any better.]

[Hopefully, he will soon learn. For the moment, he's totally getting smacked in the face by a burger. But what he truly doesn't understand is that the food she was about to eat truly was disturbing... disturbing enough for her to randomly throw it and scream. Apparently.]

That... that isn't a burger! It's... got some weird chicken-looking thing in it!!

[That's what it did. Truly, this is horrific]

...You... must have just gotten caught in its terrible crossfire!

[no Maya you literally threw it at him]