week two: mingle

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Week Two
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As the sun rises on Monday morning, all participants will find themselves awakening with a sense of purpose. Regardless of where they slept the night before, they’ll find themselves compelled to return to the main meeting hall first thing in the morning.

Approaching the hall, however, they will find a large, swirling mass grey in color looming near the sakura tree. This swirl cannot be approached just yet, but seems to be locked and waiting for something more.

As the last member of the village enters the hall, they will find Lune and Sol at the head of the room. Though they’re together, it’s Lune who speaks up first this time.

"Good morning, good morning. You've done well to purge the corruption in the previous gateway - allow us to assist with the finishing touches. For the time being, it would appear as though we've been able to locate another. The land might appear a bit familiar to some however... I only advise you watch your step."

When Lune finishes, Sol chimes in from their place at Lune's side.

"The corruption is still out there, and we're going to do all that we can to find a way to contain it. But until then... stick close to others this week. Do your best to protect yourselves and look after each other. Okay?"

The moment participants leave the hall, they will find that the gateway has changed from grey to white, the opening widening enough for multiple people to step through. The Signs will soon take their leave, and all will remain peaceful once more.

The only oddity is that throughout the week, in a noise that extends past the portal but seems to resound even through the village, there will be the occasional, resounding call of a war horn.

In addition, as the week goes on, partners will find ever-growing feelings of anxiety and nervousness dwelling within them the longer they are separated from one another. They will feel compelled to be very close to their partners at all times, and will be on edge if separated for more than an hour by the end of the week. Welcome to surprise codependence at its finest.



Welcome to your week two mingle! As a reminder, murder proposals are open. We will also be hosting a mini-event on Tuesday, so please be on the lookout for that.

In addition, ensure that all of your week one private conversations were reported on the page, and your week two private conversations are reported on that page. If you'll be taking anything from locations, please report that as well.

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Comments

[nonbelligerent]

[lili is going to fret, kara?? please.

for now, shess will make his way to around the general, so that he's behind him. he won't step in, lest he get in kara's way, but having an enemy at his back might at least distract the general so that kara can get in a good hit.]

[unfriendliest]

[ left arm held tight against the wound, kara struggles to regain his balance as shess moves. the general seems to think he's won this fight, but he's also unprepared for being surrounded, as he seems to panic a little at finding shess at his back.

that doesn't stop him from launching himself at kara again, who sidesteps and lands a nasty hit on the man's arm, forcing him to drop his. sword. while he scrambles to draw the wakizashi at his hip as backup, kara steps in to point the tip of his blade at the man's neck. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[the general freezes. shess pauses as well, waiting for the next move, and keeping an eye on their surroundings. it'll still be some moments before the reinforcements make it here.

with a blade at his neck, all the general can do is glare defiantly at kara. it's over.]

[unfriendliest]

[ kara only waits a moment, eyes flicking down to the scroll curiously. but there's no point in drawing this out, or risking an escape. so he pulls his blade back just far enough to swing, and slit the man's throat.

only when he's fallen to the ground does kara kneel beside him to look at the scroll more closely, frowning as he cuts through the tie. then he'll finally look back at shess, as if he'll have the answers to... whatever is going on with this. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[shess holds out a scroll he got from one of the other beings and points to it. get the scroll, kara! pick it up!

also i guess around this time a ninja dart comes flying. reflexively, shess holds his arm up to block the projectile. hm.]

[unfriendliest]

[ hm okay. he'll grab the scroll and... try to stand then, struggling a bit with his wound. now that the general is out of commission, this area should be good for the ninja to clean up the rest... but they should both fall back. that dart is probably poisoned somehow, so shess will need the antidote asap. ]

We need to retreat.

[ so... he'll lead the way, i guess, but since they're still at the front lines, kara doesn't sheath his sword just yet. and once he's sure shess is following, he'll nod toward the scroll and ask: ]

What do we do with these?

[nonbelligerent]

[shess isn't overly concerned since he doubts poison will kill him. actually, if it's meant for humans, it shouldn't even be enough to affect him, but who knows here?

he'll have to take his tablet out to answer kara's question, though.]

The person in charge wants to see them first.

[so, bring them to him.]

[unfriendliest]

He was back in the village, right?

[ hm. looks like there are a few more soldiers they'll have to fight their way through, but otherwise it shouldn't take long to get there. the trick will be finding him... ]

Do you know where?

[nonbelligerent]

[he nods. luckily, when you're used to traversing the (literal) entire planet by foot, you learn to have a very good sense of direction.]

[unfriendliest]

Then lead the way.

[ off they go ]