Week 1 [Day 1-Day 3]

[calloperators]

[After a long stressful day like this has been, maybe you want to curl up in bed and try to sleep this whole thing off, or maybe you stay up all night desperately trying to find a way out of this town. Whether it be asking the cops for help, trying to steal a car, or just simply trying to walk out of town, you will unfortunately find your attempts to escape fruitless.

Even with it being obvious something strange is going on, no one has shown their face yet to even hint that they're the ones behind it. And you have no idea if or when they will.

However, in the very least you have a whole town to explore, and at the start of each day, and the beginning of every night, no matter where you are, you'll suddenly hear a radio crackle to life. Whether this is comforting or unsettling? Well, that's up to you to decide.

Just have a good time and try not think about the letter you got earlier, okay?]

< LOCATIONS | REGAINS | TAKEN >

[ DAY 1 (SUNDAY) || NIGHT 1 (MONDAY) || DAY 2 (TUESDAY) || NIGHT 2 (WEDNESDAY) || DAY 3 (THURSDAY) ]
((OOC: Welcome to Week 1 of Hotline! As you can probably tell by the fact that Day 2 and beyond are frozen, we will have no grace week so we can get right into the murder!

And if you want to investigate the town, you just need to write INVESTIGATION in your header! Have fun ;) ))

Comments

[hotlinenpcs]

Thanks! I make sure to take good care of it. Nobody likes seeing an unwashed beard.

[He doesn't answer her question. Instead, he puts the glass on the table and slides it towards Villanelle.]

Here. On the house.

[When Villanelle blinks, she'll find that the glass has been filled with whatever drink is on her mind at the time, despite the fact that Beard did not seem to have filled it himself.]

[knifegf]

[ her eyes widen in a big bulge as the glass refills with what looks to be red wine. she lifts the glass and takes a dainty sip -- her favorite italian brand. ]

Holy crap. How did you do that?

[hotlinenpcs]

Do what?

[Spoken with a tone of genuine confusion. After a pause, he continues.]

Damn. You must really not go to a lot of bars, if you're impressed by a drink like that.

[knifegf]

...Haha!

[ she grins wild and then wags her finger at him. ]

I knew it. That beard does hold secrets. I'm going to figure them out.

[hotlinenpcs]

[There's a puzzled expression on Beard's face, but he shrugs it off and moves to clean out another glass.]

Everyone's got secrets, man. I'm no different than any other guy on the street.

[It's unclear if he's talking about what Villanelle is referring to, or something else entirely. Like the fact he has weed under the counter right now.]

I mean, I bet you have secrets too, right?

[knifegf]

Well... if you must know...

[ she looks around, darting her eyes -- pyro is nearby but that's ok -- and leans into the counter to whisper: ]

There's a girl and I think it's getting serious between us.

[hotlinenpcs]

[Beard nods, a serious expression on his face. He seems genuinely interested in this conversation as he pauses in his cleaning to say:]

Really? How do you know for sure?

[knifegf]

It's a feeling. Like, a real feeling inside. [ she lightly taps her chest with the tips of her fingers. she grins with tooth, radiant. ] I think she's the one.

[hotlinenpcs]

[Beard nods again. After a pause, he continues.]

What's stopping you, then?

[knifegf]

[ a sigh and she pulls away, moody. ]

Stupid things.

[ a stupid husband, stupid intelligence agency, stupid morals. ]

What about you beard man? You have anyone special in your life?

[hotlinenpcs]

Just Beard is fine.

[Beard looks thoughtful for a moment, putting the glass on the back counter.]

Not really anything memorable or meaningful. But that's just how life is, you know? Being pulled along with the current...that kinda thing. Just go with the flow, man. That's my motto in life.

[knifegf]

Sounds like a bad motto. [ she says taking another slow sip of the wine before she continues on. ] If you go with the current you're just following the stream. You won't get where you want to go like that.

[hotlinenpcs]

I don't know where I wanna go, man, that's the point. I'll go where I go and see if I like it when I get there.

[...At least he seems content.]

Hey, did you see the scene down at the beach the other day? Apparently, it was another weird animal mask murder.

[knifegf]

Mhm. [ she nods. ] People got some weird fetishes.

[ she killed someone while wearing a pig mask once, she gets it. ]

[hotlinenpcs]

Kinda makes your stomach churn, doesn't it?

[He puts the clean glass back under the counter.]

Better keep an eye out, miss. These streets aren't as safe as they used to be, y'know.

[knifegf]

[ stomach churn. so that's how she has to feel about this. ]

Thank you. You're very kind Beard.