sit yourself down, and meet the best inn keeper in town ( O P E N )

[checkingin]

Who: Everyone!
Where: The initial arrival rooms, the main lobby, all over the place.
When: February 3rd
What: Welcome, newbies.

ARRIVAL.

you wake up when you hit the floor in a dark room, and the air is knocked out of your lungs. the carpet is threadbare, worn with use, kind of dusty. and you're not the first person to endure this crash landing. nor will you be the last.

once your vision rights itself, you can see the well-lit hallway through the doorjam straight ahead of you. not to say there’s monsters in the shadows, but something propels you towards that door and out into the bright hallway beyond.

and once outside your room, you can hear it: the steady thrum of rain outside.

MAIN LOBBY.

there's a staircase at the end of the lengthy hallway you tumble out of. grab your suitcase and follow the dull green exit signs on the ceiling until you reach the disappointingly bland stairs that lead you down to the ornate old fashion hotel lobby.

to your left is a warmly crackling fireplace, to your right is a lobby desk. straight ahead are three large sets of doors, though only one of them is open to the public. and outside the few (curtained, permanently dark) windows is the continually steady hiss of rain.

welcome to the hotel.

FRONT DESK.

though there is a bell and a plaque designating the desk to be the main desk, the customer service desk, there are currently no staff members behind it. none shall answer your calls, either.

terribly sorry for the inconvenience.

SCREENING ROOM.

on a tall pull-down screen, a silent version of nosferatu will be playing on loop. at the back of the room, between the neat rows of fold out chairs, mounted on a wobbly table is the old timey projector, and mounted on the walls are some rather old speakers that warble out "terrifying" old timey music.

along the curtained windows is another long table, with a large bowl that looked like it once would have held popcorn. but is now unfortunately empty. same for the large hot drink dispensers labeled "hot chocolate" and "coffee".

OTHER.

the ballroom and breakfast hall are currently closed, grand doors locked.

there is no main door leading to the outside, good luck trying to find one.

the door to the courtyard is locked.

ROOMS.

you've a room key with your assigned room number on it. all the new guest residences will be located on floors one & two. while there is an open elevator in the main lobby, and the buttons light up inside, the doors will not close. all in all, you'd be better off taking the stairs.

while they're the same stairs you undoubtedly came down to get to the lobby, the door to the endless hall everyone woke up in will not reappear between the main floor and the subsequent residential halls.

there are twenty rooms per floor. feel free to get to know your surroundings; or your neighbors as they trickle in around you.

Comments

[1_truth]

[ So. Still no sign of Ran. When he was kidnapped he was with her so it stood to reason she should be here somewhere but this place seemed to be against reason. ]

No, but I do live with her and her dad. I was at an Inn with them-a different one and now I can't find them. They should be here, right?

[kirking]

[For a moment, Kirk seems to be at a loss how to respond to that, with logic or just to agree to appease the kid and keep him from crying.]

Yeah, probably, buddy. You uh, want some help looking for them?

[1_truth]

[ He tried not to let it show on his face just how much being blatantly treated as a child is irritating him and reminds himself that's exactly what everyone sees him as-what he needs them to see him as. ]

[ He offers a bright smile, as though convinced that if an adult said it, it had to be true. ]

That's okay, I'm bound to find them eventually.

[kirking]

[And Kirk totally buys the smile because he's not looking for anything deeper than a kid.]

Are... you sure? Should you be wandering around on your own?

[yeah like Jim Kirk is a good chaperone]

[1_truth]

[ He just shakes his head, keeping the same innocent expression on his face. ]

That's okay, the hotel's not that big so it's not like I'll get lost or anything. [ Although the disappearing hallway is extremely unsettling. ]

[kirking]

[That's actually what he wants to hear because really. He's not good at kids. He doesn't like them near him. But he still feels a little guilty what even.]

Maybe just... stick to the lobby here. For a while. At least until we know what's going on.