seasonality ✦ week 5, thursday 👻

[commandertoolbelt]

[ on thursday morning, there are strange signs (except... they’re all misspelled? who did this?) pointing everyone in the direction of winter dorm. follow, and you’ll find that they lead not to the dorm itself (whose doors remain closed and locked), but around the corner of the dorm, where a nice little shack awaits.

it looks quite normal, if you ignore the torn curtains in the windows, and the way the lights flicker from inside. and there’s an odd lack of… well, anyone, as guests approach - though you may see movement out of the corner of your eyes - was there something there? you must have imagined it, because you’re definitely hearing things. the door to the shack gives a loud creak as it opens, all on its own, fog spilling out to pool around your feet. the dim lights within illuminate a nearby sign that reads:

enter if you dare.

(it's not a culture festival without a haunted house! if you’ve ever wanted to be jumpscared by all of winter dorm, now’s your chance!) ]

Comments

[azuta]

C-Claude?! I'm sorry - wait, should I be sorry? Are you part of the haunted house?

[DID WINTER DECIDE THAT CLAUDE WAS SCARY ENOUGH TO BE INCLUDED AMONG MONSTERS?]

[shaft]

No, just another guest. I take it this wasn't your idea?

[ given that she's near death. ]

[azuta]

[sdflsflkj]

Well I knew they were doing it and I helped set it up...

[but going through it? so hard]

[shaft]

You seem to be quite out of your element though... Why'd you come in if you're so scared?

[azuta]

... I was challenged...

[and sometimes even she gets to be an idiot]

And it's good to be supportive of one's dorm...

[shaft]

Ah, it's hard to resist a challenge...

Are you overcoming it?

[azuta]

Y—

[a spooky slam from further in the house makes her jump and yelp again]

[shaft]

[ He jumps a little too, but only internally, smiling at little at her ]

Well! You can keep going. I'll be at your back if that's any relief.