Welcome.

This is the Floodhouse. Be careful...

[the-floodhouse]

Hello.

Welcome to the small rainy town of Mourningtide. There is little to do here, especially for bored young people on summer vacation. Little to do except explore, that is.

(everything that follows is OOC)

Hi! This is Icarus (@/icarianangel)! This is my collaborative multimedia project that I will be turning into a book when (if) it ends. Turn back if you don't want to participate, or just read it as it goes along!

PLOT INFO

This story is the tale of three teenagers (and some other characters, to be introduced later). Their names are Olivia, Noah, and Zilli. You can read about them in the character page or in the tag "the cast".

The tale takes place in the town Mourningtide, as mentioned above. This is a standard rainy, miserable little town, à la old detective stories. It is, however, a bit magical, as you will soon find out. Another important detail is that everyone in this world has object/animal heads, in the style of weirdcore. This is just a stylistic choice, but it will be mentioned. Each character's head type will be mentioned in their bio and art will be posted occasionally.

If we zoom a bit closer in, the story truly takes place in the Floodhouse, for which this blog and the story itself is named. This is a large abandoned manor house on the edge of town. You don't need to know anything else about this yet, as all will be revealed when the story begins.

PROJECT INFO

The Floodhouse will be told through a combination of story snippets, polls, asks, art, and potentially videos, as well as whatever else may come to mind in the moment. It will, for the most part, be linear, so if you are new, you can simply go to the first post and read from there!

It will be told through audience participation as much as possible, see please vote on polls, reblog and comment on posts, and send in asks! Through this, you can shape the story to your ideas! I know it can be scary to participate in things like this, but trust me, we will do our absolute best to make sure whatever you send in is used and we love seeing stuff from you!

The only rules for submission/interactions are:

No hate speech or cruelty of any sort

No NSFW as of the moment (the characters and the mod are minors so it's just kinda weird)

Make sure to specifically state if something you say is OOC (for lack of a better word), or it will not be taken as such

This should hopefully be obvious but, no soliciting or promotion on here? That's not what this is for lol

And that should cover all the bases for rules!

The blog will hopefully update quite a bit, but keep in mind I am still in school and have a life outside of tumblr (shocking, i know /sar)

Last but not least, DO NOT INTERACT IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR IDEAS AND INTERACTIONS BEING PART OF THE BOOK. I can't guarentee that it will ever be published, but I WILL be turning this into a full length story when it is over (date not set, it ends when it ends). I will do my best to credit everyone, but it's obviously very hard when this is being run through tumblr of all places, so keep this in mind when you interact.

For new players:

Read this post (you're at the bottom, so hopefully you already did)

Look through the character bios

Read through the past posts, or dive straight in if that's your thing!

Send an 👁️ to get a description of the current surroundings of any of the characters (if you don't specify it will be chosen randomly or all characters will be picked)

Send an ask, reblog a post, comment, etc! Just interact how you feel like interacting, and help us continue the story!

Lastly...

Thanks for playing!

[the-floodhouse]

OOC

Sorry for the long hiatus, I had a lot going on irl. I'm back now and working hard on the story, so keep interacting! I can't guarantee consistent content because life is a lot sometimes but I'll work on this whenever I'm able! The next update has been posted, so have fun :)

[the-floodhouse]

Zilli should walk in and xey should talk to Noah

Zilli enters the restaurant, trying not to make cubeself noticeable and failing (they are wearing a lot of bright colors, after all). Sun makes its way across the room to where Noah is standing nervously.

"I took a few items the other day and forgot to put them back before we left," Zilli says to him, pulling the jar of dice out of their pocket and the book from click's bag. "They're affected already. Figured I should bring them to you for safekeeping until we go back."

Noah nervously takes the items from his friend. "I think we're planning on going once I'm done with my shift, so it shouldn't be too long. I thought we agreed not to bring things to the diner, though? There's nowhere safe in here to keep them?"

Noah can see the boy he was talking to staring at him from across the room.

What would you like Noah or Zilli to do?

[the-floodhouse]

Noah should take their order like a professional, but make a little small talk

"Hello, and welcome to the Hollow. May I take your order?" Noah asks politely.

The students tell him what they want, but he notices one eyeing him oddly: a short boy in the corner with the head of an encyclopedia.

Noah decides the best course of action is to tell a joke. "Well you may be a book, but I sure can't read you!" he says, smiling at the boy, who blinks and looks away. The other students look confused.

What would you like Noah to do?

[raining-violetzz]

He should apologize and then ask if the boy needs something

[the-floodhouse]

"Sorry, stupid joke. Would you like anything else?" He says, embarrassed. No one reacts and he heads back to the front to give his coworker the order and take the next table. For a little while, things pass without event, until he glimpses a flash of bright color outside and sees his friend Zilli hesitating by the door.

What would you like Noah or Zilli to do?

[the-floodhouse]

NANA

Olivia’s grandmother. A good cook. Not much is known about her.

[the-floodhouse]

Olivia's House

A small house near the center of the town. Home to Olivia, her two brothers, and her grandmother.

[the-floodhouse]

👁️Zilli

We begin outside on a street corner, following Zilli.

Xey are walking briskly along the sidewalk towards the diner, worry clouding 8's eyes. Sun has a leather satchel slung over their shoulder, but the contents are not visible. Cube fidgets with click's necklaces as it begins to speed up.

What would you like Zilli to do?

[cgi-heart-eyes]

cube should open 1’s satchel

[the-floodhouse]

It stops at another street corner and opens the bag. Inside are a very, very small book, a jar with a set of three rusty metal dice, and a sketchbook with two pencils stuck between the pages. Daze pulls out the jar and sticks it in one of sun's pockets before continuing across the street to the front door of the diner.

What would you like Zilli to do?

[the-floodhouse]

👁️Zilli

We begin outside on a street corner, following Zilli.

Xey are walking briskly along the sidewalk towards the diner, worry clouding 8's eyes. Sun has a leather satchel slung over their shoulder, but the contents are not visible. Cube fidgets with click's necklaces as it begins to speed up.

What would you like Zilli to do?

[the-floodhouse]

Olivia should go say hi to her grandmother :>

Olivia stands up, sighing slightly in disappointment. She pulls a worn out grey jumper on before exiting the room, carefully closing the door behind her. She makes her way down to the first floor, where she enters the kitchen, smelling something cooking.

"What're you making, Nana?" she asks as she enters.

The grandmother looks up, startled. What is she cooking?

[the-floodhouse]

"I'm making matzah ball soup for me and your brothers. That is, I assumed you'll be out of the house for dinner? If not, you're welcome to have some." she replied. "Of course if you're going out, you had better be wearing more than that."

"I'll be going to see my friends, yeah. Can you save some, though? And yes, Nana, I'll put on more clothes, I was just reading and you know I hate doing research wearing all those clothes."

"Of course, dear. I still don't understand your aversion to clothing, though. You're an odd one."

What would like Olivia to do?

[the-floodhouse]

Olivia should go say hi to her grandmother :>

Olivia stands up, sighing slightly in disappointment. She pulls a worn out grey jumper on before exiting the room, carefully closing the door behind her. She makes her way down to the first floor, where she enters the kitchen, smelling something cooking.

"What're you making, Nana*?" she asks as she enters.

The grandmother looks up, startled. What is she cooking?

*(Character Unlocked!)

[the-floodhouse]

👁️

We begin in a small house* near the center of the town, following Olivia.

This is her house, where she lives with her grandmother and her two brothers. She is lying on the floor of her room, wearing a white slip dress.

Two books, a torn piece of paper, and a closed laptop lie next to her. The books are titled "Flora and Fauna of the North" and "Another Brownie Book". The second lies open, and appears to be about small fairylike creatures. The illustrations are lovely. The piece of paper is blank.

What would you like Olivia to do?

*(Location Unlocked!)

[the-floodhouse]

Noah should take their order like a professional, but make a little small talk

"Hello, and welcome to the Hollow. May I take your order?" Noah asks politely.

The students tell him what they want, but he notices one eyeing him oddly: a short boy in the corner with the head of an encyclopedia.

Noah decides the best course of action is to tell a joke. "Well you may be a book, but I sure can't read you!" he says, smiling at the boy, who blinks and looks away. The other students look confused.

What would you like Noah to do?

[the-floodhouse]

The Hollow Diner

A small diner and bar in the center of town. Frequented by the rowdier students of the town. Noah’s place of occupation.

[the-floodhouse]

👁️

We begin in the crowded Hollow Diner*, following Noah.

It is a Friday evening. There are always many people on Fridays. Families out to eat after payday, college students drinking at the bar, high schoolers packed into booths, ready for the weekend.

Noah is a waiter. He is wearing a faded green sweater, grey slacks, and a white collared shirt, under his Hollow apron of course. He is nervous as he approaches a booth of high schoolers. Noah is a junior at the same high school as them. He does not know if they recognize him.

What would you like Noah to do?

*(Location Unlocked!)

[the-floodhouse]

OOC

apologies for the odd formatting and wonky coloring on the browser webpage, I am NOT good at coding so my attempts to mod the theme im using did not work. attempting to fix, but it may take quite a while, so bear with me

[the-floodhouse]

ZILLI

A bright spot in a dull town, or so it seems. Currently a lifeguard at the Tide Pool and an intern at the local library. Enjoys jewelery making and is in the process of starting a podcast. Lives with sun's mom and dad. An excellent cook. It/they/xey/sun/daze/1/8/click/cube, genderqueer, unlabeled. Sunflower head with one eye in the middle. 17 years old.

[the-floodhouse]

NOAH

A fantasy-prone student with dark ideas. Currently employed at the Hollow Diner. A fan of psychological horror and fairy chess. Lives with his dad and sister. Autistic and semiverbal. He/they, transgender, aromantic and pansexual. Head of a grey rabbit. 16 years old.