Night 1, Midnight

[12npcs]

[Something begins to tick, coming from all around you at once. It gains in volume slowly, first something just at the edge of your hearing and then rises up above even the conversations.

A first, awkward, off-key note is struck, and then another. The tone is delicate and disjointed, as if a melody was torn out of the middle and played on just the few last keys...




You begin to feel tired. In fact, some of you might begin to feel really, really tired.]


((OOC: goodnight groddle Lullaby posting! The super sleepy is up to you whether you want to play out or not, it is otherwise random and doesn't happen with the same severity ever night, unless you want it to.))

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[direstnews]

[Leeeaning against one of the clockwork people and yawning hugely.]

Whatever manner of thing it is, it comes on fast.

[allsneakandnoplay]

Wh... huh?...

[TOUCHING??? oh, moving...]

[soul_sister]

[There. THERE'S A DOOR. It's not far.]

[direstnews]

His. [Flap a hand vaguely toward the tower.] Not to narrow it to too fine a point.

[allsneakandnoplay]

[Staggering...]

Doesn't... make any difference. Under a roof or in the street...

[atacarme]

Hm.

[gives the tower a dirty look]

[direstnews]

[Leeeans against one of the clockwork people.]

Well. The time has come.

[atacarme]

More exploring can be done in the -- [yawns, then scowls] The morning.

[stunningdragoon]

They're certainly not subtle with their hints.

[snappingturtle]

Some . . . [s-sitting down heavily] Some new kind . . . ?

[direstnews]

My thoughts... precisely.

[Yaawns and blinks, then rubs at his face.]

[allsneakandnoplay]

... The hell's going on...

[atacarme]

Yes . . . [also rubs at her face, still scowling]

[direstnews]

Is is a hint?

It strikes me more as a - [yawn] - demand, of sorts.

[direstnews]

[Leeeeaning against one of the clockwork people.]

Perhaps... you shouldn't settle...

[direstnews]

Still, I would prefer...

[Takes a staggering step away from his support to lean against the wall instead.]

I would prefer not to spend the night... here.

[direstnews]

Some manner of spell, most likely.

[Rubs at his face.]

[atacarme]

Nor I . . . but in all honesty, at least it is a roof over our heads.

[direstnews]

Here, as in...

[Flaps a hand vaguely around them.]

I've a key. Would that I could...

[The rest of that is lost in a yawn.]

[atacarme]

. . . what?

[stunningdragoon]

Of sorts.

You could always try to see how long you'd last outside.

[direstnews]

[Sliiiiiding down the wall until he's sitting.]

Ah.

...it's seems I've dallied too long.

[atacarme]

[. . . wat do]

So it seems. . . . do you need some assistance to your lodgings?

[direstnews]

I'd much rather be... be indoors.

[Yawn.]

[direstnews]

[Mumble mumble.]