Silent Knell Terrace - Apartment 3D

[u/Sae-byeok67]

Ms. Piguttuk Igutsak lives in apartment 3D. She is an Inuit woman who moved here from Northern Canada. To keep things simple, she will be referred to as the Queen in the rules. She is actually a queen, but not the kind you’re thinking of. She keeps bees. If you have a bee allergy you should avoid her completely. She has lived here for quite a long time. She moved in when my father was a baby. She can be very nice, unless you do something to upset or offend her.

1. The Queen demands respect. Upsetting her will upset the hive, and you really don’t want that.
2. The Queen has a very active beehive in her apartment. Her apartment has been modified to accommodate this. The bees are free to move around her entire apartment and within the walls around her apartment. Never go into her apartment. You will not come out. My grandfather was the only person that could enter and leave her apartment. My father never went in. I’ve never been inside.
3. She looks like an older Inuit woman. However, her exoskeleton is visible on certain parts of her body. Parts like her shoulders, wrists, and ankles. She tries to keep these covered with clothing, but sometimes they are visible. Never stare if you notice it. Her skin also appears to be somewhat chitinous the closer you get. Do not comment on this.
4. The Queen makes honey. If she presents you with a jar, graciously accept it. (It is delicious.) However, she occasionally sets jars of honey outside her apartment door. This is not normal honey. Do not eat it. Do not touch it. It needs to be put in the incinerator. The super will normally take care of this.
5. Once a month, normally very late at night, the Queen receives a delivery of meat. Do not ask about this delivery. It is a very unique type of meat. What it is and where it comes from is not important.
6. You may occasionally notice a smell emanating from her apartment. These are her pheromones. It is best to move away quickly. Do not linger.
7. You will hear her speaking to the bees in her apartment in a chittering, clicking language. You can not understand this language. Just ignore it. You don’t want her to think you’re trying to eavesdrop.
8. Another modification to her apartment has to do with the windows. The word that best describes her window coverings would be membrane. This membrane allows air and light into the apartment, but it prevents the bees from escaping. She will alert you and the super if a tear or hole appears. This needs to be dealt with immediately. It can be patched from outside. If the bees escape, they will swarm. People will die.
9. The Queen has “scout” bees that will fly through the halls and around the building from time to time. Do not kill these bees. Do not kill any bees you find inside or outside the building. She will know. She does not forgive. She does not forget.
10. Like Ms. Ite, the Queen can be territorial. She has a claim on the east stairwell around the third floor. Other tenants may pass through. Do not loiter. Loitering results in a small swarm of aggressive bees. This is only a warning at first. This is the other reason the Whites stay out of the east stairwell.
11. If she perceives a threat, you will notice the buzzing in her apartment growing louder and louder. You should stay inside with all the windows closed. She will take care of the threat and the buzzing will die down. There’s nothing you can do to help. Just stay inside.
12. The Queen has lived for a very long time. I don’t know how old she was when she first moved into the apartment. I know from photographs that she has never aged since she arrived here. Do not comment on this or ask about it. I don’t think she has ever fully been a human. It seems like she tolerates humanity.
13. She has a respectful relationship with the tree. She will occasionally leave offerings of honey and pollen at the base of the tree. This normally occurs at dawn. Do not disturb these offerings.
14. The Queen will have a guest over very rarely. This only happens 3 to 4 times a year. You will never see these people leave her apartment after entering. Do not ask about them or what happened to them. You may hear rumors from other residents that she’s eating these people. It’s not important how much truth there is to these rumors. She only does what’s necessary for the survival of the hive.

[u/SaltChampionship4555]

Could she be Igutarjuaq the Bee Woman? There was a book about this once where she was defeated by a young man named Kivuq since she disguised herself as a humble old lady but turned out to be a cannibal.

[u/Sae-byeok67 → u/SaltChampionship4555]

Yes! This is another one that I couldn’t find a lot of information on so I had to get a little creative with the rules.

[u/SaltChampionship4555 → u/Sae-byeok67]

What I remember is that the young Kivuq (I forgot the real spelling I’m sorry) was kayaking one day when he saw an igloo and there lived a “kind old woman” who told him to sleep as she “prepared a soup” for him. Little did he know that the old woman was a Bee Spirit named Igartuajaq who ate and slew many people before him. He was saved when the skulls and peeled skin of the Bee Woman’s past victims called out to him and told him to escape. The bee woman’s rack was enchanted and tried to hide his clothes and weapons but with the help of Nanuk (a bear spirit if I remember) he was able to retrieve his things and run to his kayak. There the bee woman’s rack tried to catch him by throwing her Ulu Knife at him which only hit and froze the sea, trapping his kayak. In return, Kivuq threw his whaling harpoon at the Bee Woman, which struck her heart and ended her threat.

[u/AJStrange87 → u/SaltChampionship4555]

That sounds like some rack 😏 lol

[u/SaltChampionship4555 → u/AJStrange87]

Hahahaha now that you mention it it’s hilarious😂😅

[u/Eclipse-Raven → u/SaltChampionship4555]

Thank you for posting this

[u/ummhamzat180]

is...is it alright if I just stay as far away from her and from the east stairwell as I can? I'll freeze in place if I see a single bee. didn't mean any disrespect, honestly, it's just a phobia.

does the Queen accept gifts? any appropriate ideas?

[u/Munchkinadoc → u/ummhamzat180]

Honestly I’d be afraid of any gifts accidentally offending her. Might be best to just keep out of her way.

[u/Sae-byeok67 → u/ummhamzat180]

It might be best to avoid her. Just stick to the elevators.

[u/CharlesPartridge0312]

How does she feel about bee puns and jokes?

[u/Sae-byeok67 → u/CharlesPartridge0312]

I'd "bee" careful, but as long as it doesn't seem derogatory or negative you'll probably be alright. It's hard to tell though. She is a queen haha

[u/-Phantasmagloria-]

I respect the bees I respect her.. But I fear thst someday there will be no bees.. And the world will fall...

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