Doing this in steps... waningsunflower for you my dear
CURRENT PLAN!! It was a way more intense death than I anticipated so the toll a bit rough. I'll be adding open prompts and other prompts after some dust clears starting with her thread with Sheehan
BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.
If anyone has a prompt in mind or like does not think their character would be chill about it for like the 2-3 days Maelle's out cold - LEMME KNOW we can work out a prompt for it c:
If anyone has a prompt in mind or like does not think their character would be chill about it for like the 2-3 days Maelle's out cold - LEMME KNOW we can work out a prompt for it c:
Otherwise, I just gonna ping once open prompt time comes
Chase will be chill but he is def checking on her once she's like. awake and stuff
AWAKE yes. STABLE .......... less so
eh nobody on the barge is really stable, are they? once she's got an open prompt up anyhow
YA FAIR
Arthur will finally get to meet Maelle properly bc he will be forcing Sheehan to take a nap while he's looking after Maelle so he doesn't run himself into the ground
She might spend the whole death toll duration at Sheehan's office. She might be hiding to (ironically) not worry people lol
Maniette omg if only they were meeting on better circumstances!
Do you want me to set up a prompt specifically for Arthur or just .. feel free to dive into it as well
Kota did warn me of this lol
maybe a separate prompt! it'll just be like. the day after she wakes up
arthur will also help field gustave and verso if they try and bust in, lmfao, he will fight everyone he's a scrappy fuck
cacopheny She'll probably pop up around the library in like a week. I can do a prompt for that! Unless sooner is better
Maniette aaaand ya! I'll write something up for Arthur nowww c:
I'll ping again when it's added in
John will offer to suffer the tolling pain for her when/if she needs help sleeping
THAT'S A THING???
It's something he can do, yes.
what kinda cthulu
okay
specifically he takes her ability to feel pain. He feels it instead of her. He could just shut it off, but that's dangerous. Cause pain's useful for stuff.
I'll be honest, the pain is less the issue. It's more in her own head I think
I am happy to have him not offer if you'd rather that become apparent later
Obviously, it hurts but what would prevent her from sleep is the trauma of it
nodnodnod
HE CAN, she'll take it!
It just won't solve all her problems (which is kinda fitting lbr)
nodnodnod
it doesn't do anything for the fatigue or the nausea
but like, Hanna burned alive once so it was almost impossible to rest while he was in pain like that. etc.
lol it feels a little like whack-a-mole trying to hit all the problems tolling comes with
Ohh Hanna :c Maelle heard about that too, not the details though
Would you like a separate prompt for John or just like...... dive on in? c:
I mean he will be looking for her, so if she's out in public sometime, or in her own room, he might check on her?
but if she won't be, then library is fine
that works! he'd like to meet her anyway
Sheehan's family so he'll probably be worried about both of them
cacopheny Hard to sayyyyy.. she has one crazy af demand to leave the cabin but after that she will happily hide herself for the week. But I should know better after some threads get in!
yarnzipan and oky! I might swap Arthur's closed to a more general open for people who already have regular access to the cabin
yarnzipan and oky! I might swap Arthur's closed to a more general open for people who already have regular access to the cabin
Otherwise there will be .. 10 prompts. I am realizing lol
Maniette are you okay with that, to like an open cabin-access group kinda prompt?
that would depend on whether sheehan would let other people in! he's deferring to his husband on this one for multiple reasons
arthur's only muscling his way in like this bc he can get away with telling sheehan to take a fucking nap
Hanna gonna be coming over with his laptop and movies as soon as he knows 
also like. FEELS BAD BECAUSE THIS FEELS VERY FAMILIAR
also like. FEELS BAD BECAUSE THIS FEELS VERY FAMILIAR
I mean for people who already like. go in anyway. I assume John and Arthur are probably within that realm
oh yeah for sure, but i'm just trying not to make assumptions for people who aren't on sheehan's filter list
yes fair. Okay so for now, I'll leave it as like closed for John/Arthur and if others wanna hop on that boat and get a clear from Kota we can open the prompt to them. I'll try to make it very vague and baseline for a prompt anyway so it can be multipurpose
BBitsaboi omg Hanna 
pls no i told you so's lol
pls no i told you so's lol
Heeeeey! I am gonna be on this SO HARD soon
oh hes absolutely not going to say i told you so. he just uh...got eviscerated before. and also had magic seriously harm a shit ton of people on board before.
he managed to keep himself alive but like. without real organs, you know? its a WIP
wip bruhhhh
Verso will not try to 'bust in' unless Sheehan tells him where Maelle is then refuses to let him see her. 8 )
In which case try to stop him
In which case try to stop him
Arthur he will knock you out
not if he knocks you out first, lmfao
You don't keep a man from his sister
his gloves are a gift from jedao, they're also secretly capable of delivering incredibly potent anaesthetics that can knock people out for several hours
if verso is being unreasonable or violent he will step in
No need if he's not blocked from seeing his little sis 
why this both of you
it's important to give your family members space in tough times 😌
I mean it's basically tldr: misery 
cool cool Gustave is gonna shit himself
PLS SIR NO
Maelle will have Sheehan contact Gustave to explain blobulon ! idk how much though we're not there yet
But I wiiiiiiiiill absolutely ping you more when the time comes c:
Please enjoy the deliberately calculated typos waningsunflower
I'm only doing the typos once and just going to imply there's a massive struggle for the rest so I don't have to stare at an AZERTY keyboard for longer and you don't have to be like ???? lol
there's arthur now!
I see you there death toll log!
Want me to ping you when I get some open prompts maruah ?
Yeah!
Okyyy will do c:
Vincent is apt to be lurking in or around the infirmary (which is across from the counseling offices) but he can also be... around. /vague handwave
he lurk
She didn't end up anywhere NEAR the infirmary BUT
BUT
actually the infirmary is on the 2nd floor still so
hilariously close
I keep getting confused where they are
lol
OKAY FAIR
it totally is. XD
Either way, if nothing else! Once I have a better idea of her headspace toward the end of the death toll week, I'll have some open prompts up for when she actually tries to poke her head out
I'm actually making posts related to talking options with staff, then wardens, about the increased insanity so close to the infirmary for ideas on how to keep the infirmary accessible and safe
Also cool. As a note, private showers were announced to be part of the Infirmary now for people who are death tolling to use
We need tunnels.
Portals.
There is a magical teleporting waypoint for the infirmary but that doesn't mean people can get OUT again. (BG3 style)
lol that's... something
I guess getting TO the infirmary is more valuable than leaving it so it's not the worst option
and that leads into the hallway so it doesn't chokepoint the infirmary entrance
strategy!
Indeed!
She's coming for you Qetzi just you wait 
Lurkin'
yarnzipan siiiince John's coming in after Arthur I might give it a minute to see where her thread with Arthur goes first cause lol
It turned into some kind of emotional rollercoaster... idk
i'm shocked how quickly he got through to the heart of her
Arthur just comin in hot with Let's talk about Death lmao
He hit all the buttons at once
Aleeeeeeex: gotcha!
ARTHUR GIVE THE GIRL A SECOND
we're not in canon. She doesn't need to handle Marvel Cinematic Universe pacing
lmfaooo
i don't know how familiar you are with Malevolent alex but yeah this is. pretty standard...
Unfamiliar entirely c:
so arthur has an intense case of Tragic Backstory, so he's lost both parents, a wife and his bff among others
he's eight tragic backstories in a trenchcoat
hashtag lovecraftian horror problems
Okay so.. that was way too much for her, I think. As a result she might just shoo away John as well since they're sorta coming in back to back yarnzipan HOWEVER if you wanna reply to her initial shoo with like trying a little later or something, I think that would be fine?
yarnzipan HOWEVER if you wanna reply to her initial shoo with like trying a little later or something, I think that would be fine?
if he saw that Arthur came out after something rough
he'd wait
if that works?
Yeeeeeeees.... I think so!
Did you wanna edit?
I haven't started the reply so no loss on my end
yes lemme add that
done!
the 'conversation' is in this case with Sheehan
arthur comes out, sees john, and just flops against him for a minute until he stops shaking
Awww Arthur
he'll come bother you later
omgoodness Arthur nuu why you shakingggg :c
Arthur is, word of god, a rabbit. He comes off all teeth and kickies but he's also a bit of a nervous wreck.
he just collapses where no one can see
he is incredibly soft right up until you remember how far prey animal will go to survive
but still prey animal
he spends 99% of canon in an intense state of Survival Mode
give this man a vacation.
literally the barge is
Everyone: ZOMG the Barge
John and Arthur: ...there are like THREE WHOLE WEEKS where nothing tries to kill us a month on average. It's amazing.
John and Arthur: ...there are like THREE WHOLE WEEKS where nothing tries to kill us a month on average. It's amazing.
'people murder each other multiple times a month here' "this is still a meaningful improvement"
but yeah 80% of arthur being This Composed is because he has to be, because his husband is falling apart and his own inmate is having a tantrum crisis about not being able to control the situation and John had to clean up the awful god-mess so everyone he cares about is falling apart and now a TEENAGER is dead
SHE'S FINE.
Arthur: /GLARING IN I SEE YOUR BULLSHIT CHILD
statistically the next chaotic blowup might be with only paired inmates! and not on the second floor! that would be. slightly better. still terrible but at least terrible somewhere else
John: Ashton, I don't love those odds. Please don't tell me those odds
THE ODDS ARE PRETTY GOOD. IN THEORY.
the odds are also extremely good ashton will have nothing to do with it, whenever it is!! (please don't look at her getting into it with vash due to the sludge, that doesn't count as a blowup,)
I'd say that's a pass as not being a blowup lol
The sludge be sludging
sometimes sludge just happens!! you know how it is
If no inbox, could always do a thread in the catch-all if that's easier for both of you waningsunflower blobulon
one thing: shouldn't come up while she's in Sheehan's since Sheehan has him on there but if she goes somewhere where the room filter doesn't have John on it, that effect will break until she's back out.
Ohhh cause cabins block thiiiiiings
Good to know!
omfg Verso 
waningsunflower hardtostarboard do we wanna do a 3-way thread for now then?
I think it's gonna be more you two and eventually Maelle tbh
Yup yup! Alternately if they put him on the filter, he'll be good to go. It'll just reestablish. He will remind her to take him off once she no longer needs that.
I think if he tells her they could sort that! Maybe
he usually mentions it but I figured if something happens before it comes up in RP since I have DnD I should mention
Ohhh no worries, that works c:
Have a fun dnd c:
hopefully! /is DMing
Okay beep boop update loop! I have a much better idea of where things are at. I'll put up some general open prompts tomorrow! That said, if anyone has a particular point they wanna catch her at, lemme know! I'll include it in the list of possibilities
She'll probably start moving around on like day 4/5. She's still gonna be pretty rough but like not bedridden
You may have already seen it but it sounds very likely that Verso's gonna be taking her back to his cabin or her cabin, something like that. But just in case waningsunflower yarnzipan Maniette !
That all said, she'll be either on floor 5 (if it's her cabin) or 8 (if it's Verso's)
I'll do the drum roll of pings tomorrow with the open prompts added but it can always be adjusted c:
cacopheny is Chase on floor 8? 
yep
eyyy okay I'll double check with Fii in the morning where we're going but it'd be much easier to catch her in the halls that way or just figure out where she is
/thumbs up
That works for me. Sheehan just wanted her to stay where he could keep an eye on her until she was well enough to move on her own. But he will give Verso 'Care and Feeding of your In-Pain Maelle' instructions and then go visit her often.
lmao I think that sounds fair! I'll wait for hardtostarboard to chime in if it works for Verso
danke danke for the ping; just lemme know if/when she'll be taking the pain back
Will do!
He'd only be letting visitors in on Maelle's say so u.u
lol she will let Sheehan visit, it is okay
/fight emoji
lol where is the fighting coming from??? Sheehan isn't going to like...shove his way in!
/fight emoji intensifies
Sheehan just naps
waningsunflower Sheehan can take the next reply btw, Maelle does not have the energy for this debate lol
Sheehan you're not coming into his cabin then falling asleep Dx
lol, works for me. but there yall go. he wont interrupt
Open prompts are up!! I can always add more! So if none make sense to you, things can be rearranged
skiesonfire I think I remember we might've talked about Jamil bumping into her again? I forget. Apologies for the ping if that isn't the case
oh noooo. tree prompt also temptinggg
As soon as I read about that tree I was like 
she lives here now
she lives here now
It is perfect for her, she loves this shit
thats where Hanna has prompted people to fold cranes or what ever to hang from the tree for memorials! he loves that tree.
Ohh the cranes sound lovely with the tree
Also Hanna can always catch her there and they could just watch the movie there, like say he was on his way but spots her there instead?
Aww Hanna
/thumbs up
lemme know if that works ♡
That works perfect BBitsaboi !! I have to make ooooone more prompt and get a little homework done but then I will attack it eagerly c:
no worries! im just about to watch a show and do a podcast thing with iddy in less than an hour so no rush ♡
Sounds good 
c:
Forgot to add the generic 'handing it over' but can be presumed as such
That is okay!
We shall presume
lol gothbarbies I hope you are as frustrated with Maelle as I am
she's a lil gorl
and Qetzi got brutally read for filth by multiple people so she's certainly willing to pull the brakes and think about things
I don't think Maelle knows what brakes are
well! let big sister demonstrate a braking maneuver
Take some of the remaining candies. Share them with Quetzi as a peace offering! Clearly.
...Qetzi.
They are at peace! Just...
Maelle is too dumb to realize she's in danger until she's already well into said danger and Qetzi is trying to explain what survival instincts are (I'm paraphrasing)
XD
I mean. Strolls in to an infirmary where this creepy guy who doesn't look anything like a doctor says 'take these medicines' 'okay'
YEP. THAT. SUMS IT UP.
Qetzi knows a lot about how cruel, abusive, and manipulative the Hill can be so she's like "gorl.... this can get so much worse...."
Maelle is pretty certain she knows for a fact Death is probably the worst it gets 
And she did that so, she's fine!
i hope that's enough of a hook for ghost btw 
LOL MAYBE
Clea would never paint in black and white, but I get your point
black/white/gold is Renoir's thing
WHICH IS ACTUALLY MORE TERRIFYING???
Nevrons pffffffft
my wife and i love the white nevrons so much, they're babies
Renoir's creations eeeeeeee 
Awe yes c:
MOST of them
Oh I know
LOL I was talking to........ I think Fii about this
But I realized that Monoco and Maelle NEVER talk to each other
Unless she's like "Monoco, dodge"
They never have a single conversation. The only time he directly addresses her is at the start of Act 3 when she can't figure out painting and he's like Don't give up UwU but that's. Actually it.
tbf i can definitely see it as monoco just lowkey avoiding her on principle bc he's verso's boi
And she accidentally stole Noco? LMAO
But yes, it makes sense why he might arguably avoid her
their whole adventure got Noco KILLED, he is well within his rights to just quietly resent her a bit
She did try to smack Renoir immediately!
Like an idiot
But she was definitely like MURDER
i feel like monoco probably sees her and verso like him and noco, and like hell would he let someone interfere with how he parents noco so
he'll look out for her, but she's Not His Circus
Ohh that's an interesting way to put it. I hadn't thought of it like that
Lucky him lmao
maelle is at least twice as tall as ghost, even as a Shortie herself
She's living her best not-tall person life
And is the worst person to consult for shortcuts
that's okay, it's not trying very hard