April 13

There is nothing more depressing than realizing that you're still in love with a man who has never loved you and will never love you back.

More depressing to realize that you have to spend the next however many months, days, hours of your life watching him happily in love with someone else.

I'm a strong person. I have always been a strong person.

But I don't know if I can do this.

Ok, this isn't fucking funny. When I ran out of tequila in my room, I figured I'd just drank it all. Wouldn't be the first time. But then I go to the bar in the billiards room? Empty. Wine in the kitchen? Gone. Nowhere, nothing. Not so much as a little airline bottle of gin. I don't know who the asshat is who is hiding all the alcohol, but dammit, just cause you may not approve of it doesn't mean the rest of us can't have a little fun, ok?

Who: Dan and Nic
Where: Their room
When: Afternoon

Dan had returned to their room once he'd finished talking to Sarah, to find that Nic was still gone - something he couldn't decide whether he was grateful for or not. He sat down at the computer, clicking onto his messages - surprised to find a note from his boyfriend, both which made him smile and feel that little bit better. That done, he crossed to the bed and threw himself down, lying on his back, his legs draped over the edge, arms wide as he stared up at the ceiling.

When Nic returned to the room, his hands were full, and he turned around backwards, kicking his heel against the door. He held a plate full of cupcakes, and Izzy was jumping beside him, though he'd taken her out before returning to the room. He thought Dan would be back by now, though if he didn't answer the door in a minute, Nic would have to set the cupcakes down and attempt to open the door himself.

I've been thinking, and it seems like even though I've only been here a week, I feel like I've barely met anyone here. I mean, yeah, there was the meeting, but that was so serious and got so tense. Do we ever do group things for fun? Like a party or something? I know there's a lot of weird things that happen here, but it seems like we're in a lull right now and I think it would be a good thing for everyone to do, to like bond and build some trust between us. We're stuck here for a while, we should at least get to know each other better. What does everyone else think?

Who: Nic and Zhen
Where: Zhen's Room, then the Kitchen
When: Noon

Nic waited till noon to come knocking on Zhen's door, hoping that Zhen was getting back on a normal sleep schedule. While that would normally put her as awake, he knew there'd be time to adjust. Hopefully, if she was sleeping, cake baking and sugar would wake her up. He had a lot on his mind, too much actually, and it would be nice to talk to her while they worked. Zhen had always been wonderful in helping him sort his thoughts a bit, and right now they seemed overwhelming. He knocked on the door, Izzy waiting patiently beside him, but didn't quite try the handle, hoping it was locked.

Zhen's door wasn't ever locked. Which she understood was possibly a security risk, but as far as she could tell, people with their doors locked still got things happening to them too, so it didn't make a difference to her. That, and above all, she wanted to make sure that if anyone needed her, they could just come right in to get her. When there was a knock on her door, she went to get it, and smiled when she saw Nic. "Hey, sweetie, I--PUPPY!" she cried, immediately dropping down to her knees to reach out so the canine could sniff her hand.

Private to Dan

You've wandered over to Zhen's, giving me time to think. I know I think too much, but sometimes it might be good for me. I could be wrong.

When I was hanging from the chandelier, I was terrified and humiliated. After the first attack, I didn't think there was anything worse they could do to me and they proved me wrong. But when I was up there, I could see everything, until you entered the room. And then I could see no one else, only you.

I been here two days and already had to wake up two unconscious honkies. What the hell kinda place is this anyways? People tried to warn me, but DAMN.

Weather Report: Hey look, it's another crappy day. Cold and rainy, in that miserable drizzly sort of fashion everyone hates.

Events: It appears for most of the night like nothing is happening. Quiet, quiet, quiet. Then, on the monitors, it looks like there's a party in the ballroom, with all our new friends, and a long table that looks like the Mad Hatter's at. He's got a huge tall top hat, and a blank black mask that has no features on it--not even eyes. Everywhere he walks, he seems to trail something dark and liquid behind him. Blood? Maybe. If anyone goes to the ballroom, they can hear the party going on. There's even confetti on the floor, and some decorations, but the people are nowhere to be found.

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