lonesomehearts | to lose all of my senses

THAT IS JUST SO TYPICALLY ME

It's not clear how many days it's been since you arrived in Wonderland. With it stuck in perpetual twilight, it could have been days, perhaps longer — everything starts to blur together, in this artificially joyful place. Maybe you've started to feel like you you're getting used to it, maybe not...

But eventually, something happens to break the monotony. Your ears begin to ring, and ring, and ring and then — stop. The lights become blinding, forcing you to squeeze your eyes shut and try to rub the afterimage of all that light from them — but when you open your eyes, you still can't see.

The staff don't understand when you ask them what's happened to you. "You've always been like this", they insist. They sign at you, or try to hand you papers written in braille — if you insist you've never signed in your life, or that you can't read braille, they laugh at your funny joke. You begin to wonder — have you always been this way? You were so sure... But everyone around you is equally sure of their truth, and their voices are so much louder.

As if that weren't enough, nothing in the hotel can be found in the same place twice. All the shops keep switching places, once you enter one area it's as though everything shifts in the minutes before you leave again. Getting back to your room is a struggle — where are the elevators? Finding food is nearly impossible — the Pig & Pepper was there, but now it's not. The staff are equally useless here — they have no idea what you mean about moving shops. Where would you want to move to when all your needs are accounted for right here?

What is going on?

EVENT ONE

Britney really did say it best. For this inaugural event, which will run from May 11th-15th, Oysters will be losing either their vision or their hearing. For the duration of this period, they will retain absolutely no function in the affected sense, being rendered fully blind or deaf. Oysters can wake up on the 11th to find their sense gone, or it can happen to them suddenly at any point that day.

As though life hasn't suddenly become hard enough, the interior of the Hotel will cease to remain stationary. You may have entered the Pool from the lobby, but exit it into the middle of the casino. The Pig & Pepper Buffet is never in the same place twice, and seems to move right when you desperately need a meal. Confusion and frustration are the name of the game, here, and the Hotel aims to score big with these emotions.

Throughout this week, the staff will gaslight the hell out of Oysters. Anyone who demands to know what's happened to their senses will be gently "reminded" that this is how they've always been, and the Pig & Pepper has always had an extrance through the Pool — yes, even though an hour ago they said the entrance was through the casino. No amount of yelling, cajoling, begging, or threatening will get Hotel staff to change their tune. Speaking of...

PLOT SIGN-UPS

FIGHT BACK

If your character would assault Hotel staff or native guests during this period of unrest, please let us know by responding to the sign-ups comment below! Oysters who engage in such needless violence may enjoy a meeting with Mad March, to remind them to mind their manners.

In order to sign up, please fill out the form in the below textarea. The mods will get in touch with you via PM to plot out next steps.

EXPLORATION

There is an opportunity for characters to stumble on something new while the hotel is in its constant state of changing. If you would like your character to find a currently unexplored part of the hotel, please let us know by responding to the sign-ups comment below! Oysters who engage with the setting to its full extent may find themselves rewarded by Her Royal Highness.

In order to sign up, please fill out the form in the below textarea. The mods will get in touch with you via PM to plot out next steps. Depending on the number of sign ups, we may ask for characters to team up in their exploration!

PLOTTING COMMENT

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We hope you enjoy this first event, Oysters! If you have any questions, please leave them on the first comment to this page. Happy plotting!

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to lose all of my senses —