R5: ghost hangout

[foundationmods]

[What's this? The fog of the miasma has pulled back, revealing a path down to the basement. None of the living seem to notice it though, only those who are dead are aware of it.

Down in the basement is a large furnished room. It doesn't seem as dusty as the rest of the house, and it actually seems lived in? Or...un-lived in, technically. But the lighting here works and there's plenty to do. Even if the ghosts might not need it, there's several beanbag chairs (brought in by one of the many groups of teenagers who have disappeared into the house), a large couch, and even a jacuzzi. Because even if you're in eternal pain, you can relax a bit, right?

If the ghosts look up, they'll see that the ceiling appears to be made of spider-patterned stained glass. Which is weird, considering that it should be floorboards and such. But the stained glass allows them to look up into all parts of the house and easily spy on the living. What they hear can be hit or miss, especially if the living are whispering, but seeing what they're up to should be easy enough.

Well. Might as well make the most of this space, right?]

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W6 post-spiders

[noneforall]

[This fine Wednesday, they've just completed a splendid and spiderrific mission (supposedly, if you're really into spiders, really into fire, or some unholy combination of the above) -- though the mood is far from festive, because that's not really what you do in a doomed, cursed and miasma-mired basement where you'll be spending the rest of your days. Besides, everything smells like singed fur and cobwebs.

On the bright side: the jacuzzi has been filled back up, and is giving off little curls of steam that betray a good, cozy temperature. On the not-so-bright side: Subete is hogging it, and has been throughout the entire endeavor. He is not, in fact, the only one either. In fact, he's spent most of Operation: Spider Sizzle glaring daggers at his jacuzzi companion.]

If this wasn't a mission of some kind-- [because he's loathe to call it a real mission, given that it's hard to get into a mission mindset in the middle of a bath] --I would have kicked you out long ago. You really are one of the worst at this hivemind business.

[That's probably unfair to Date, who has been doing his fair(?) share of the work here, but it's not like anything good has ever happened in this jacuzzi.

Alternatively, you can also just find him looking grouchy in the jacuzzi afterwards, muttering invectives against life, spiders and everything.]

[eyeforai]

[The only thing worse than sharing brainspace with assholes is needing to coordinate to pilot a giant miasma spider. The fact that they're in a jacuzzi while doing this probably only makes it even more absurd when described that way, but this is just their unlife now apparently. At least the water is nice.

Either way, Subete's glare is returned even after they dismiss the miasma spider.]

Yeah, well I didn't see you doing anything besides defending. How are they supposed to take this seriously if all you're doing is hiding behind cocoons all day?

[noneforall]

[At least there's something they agree on: the piloting is somehow worse than the baseline hivemind, though it was likely that Subete's offense at all of the above had already been coming through in oodles and heaps before they even got down to business. And had likely continued throughout the whole endeavor, mentally and out loud.

At the very least, they hadn't collapsed into another disastrous heap of petty hivemind spam, so maybe this is eight steps forward, seven steps back, but without losing any legs...? The water really is nice, though, despite all the tension.]

Oh? I wasn't aware that we were trying to mow them down with what is essentially just a scouting and misdirection mission. That's the only reason I bothered to use the miasma at all, you know. Otherwise, my own powers would have been a lot more efficient for the occasion.

[The worst part is, that's matter-of-fact, without even any arrogance mixed in. Twitch Plays Spiasma somehow didn't completely implode on itself, but still. Subete gives an expansive shrug that splashes a little water into the bargain.]

Scare them too much, and you'll find them waiting another two weeks to finish the job.