week three: mingle

[cyclists]

Week Three
24 in Competition

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. I wonder if you'll find the skyline familiar? Do try to be kind to those you find on the other side."

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

"You guys did great minimizing the damage and working together...so keep it up."

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.

In addition, as the week goes on, partners will begin to experience the emotions of one another. The clarity of these emotions enhances with proximity, and they will be able to feel the emotions of their partner's intermingling with their own.



Welcome to your week three mingle! As a reminder, murder proposals are open. We will also be having another CYOA this week! Sign ups are here and will close on Tuesday at 8 AM PST.

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

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[stillstands]

i.

[ miki's just. at the hot springs. her shoes are placed neatly next to her, with her socks rolled and tucked into them. she's just lying on the ground with her legs in the water, eyes closed.

she relax. ]

ii.

[ later on, miki's in the boutique. there are one or two outfits that have been removed from the racks, and set to one side - notably a big, cosy looking dark hoodie and some boots - but she's actually in the creating section of the store, where all the fabrics, scissors and threads are.

she's got what looks like a small case and a selection of needles and threads spread out around her. she keeps picking up different threads, and tugging them taut. apparently checking for something, but whatever it is, it isn't immediately clear. ]

iii.

[ once the gateway is open, miki heads out there to explore the area somewhat. and, wow, none of this is nice? this is bad actually.

especially when she goes to the park-cemetery. after a good few minutes of dodging hands grabbing at her out of the ground, she eventually scrambles up onto one of the tall graves and perches on top of there. this, uh. feels familiar to last week. ]

I... I don't think I can get down without being grabbed at?

[ send help she hates this? ]

0. wildcard

[ your random scenario goes here. if you like! ]

iii

[omegathree]

[It may not be nice for the majority of people here, but at the same time. The doom and gloom of a very sketchy graveyard feels familiar to Val. At least these skeletons are nothing more than that.]

Probably not, but they're easy to pull away from.

[stillstands]

I'd really rather not be caught by them at all.

[ She. Uh. She's not into having her ankles grabbed at all, really. ]

[omegathree]

[There's a thoughtful pause.]

I could carry you out.

[stillstands]

[ ... ]

Maybe?

[ She. Really doesn't want to get grabbed at again. ] Or distract them, somehow?

[omegathree]

... I could get grabbed at instead?

[stillstands]

...

[ Yes. Sacrifice your ankles, Val. ]

If they don't realise I'm right behind you, I guess? Maybe I should just make a break for it.

[omegathree]

[He's a demon, and the skeletons aren't stronger than him. The grabbing really doesn't bother him.]

If you want to avoid it all together, I believe the term is piggy-back ride?

[If he's asked, he'll help.]

What were you trying to do here? Explore?

[stillstands]

[ Onwards, vampire steed! After it's offered, Miki nods, a little tentatively. ]

Okay.

And, yeah. That was the plan. I didn't account for something like this though.

iii

[nonbelligerent]

[partner..........]

Do you need help?

[stillstands]

[ partner...!!! ]

I... wouldn't mind it. Thank you.

[nonbelligerent]

Do you want me to carry you? I can handle the hands.

[stillstands]

[ ... She wants to say yes, but also that's. Mm. She's being kinda pathetic. So she just kinda... slides herself off her perch, and onto the ground.

...


And then a hand rumbles out of the ground and she yelp, and scrambles back up. There's... a real fear in there, that Shess'll probably feel, not like she's just been startled. It's a proper, rooted fear. ]

-- Please.

[nonbelligerent]

[... well, given her memory that he saw, he can guess why she might be afraid.

he turns around and crouches down. piggyback!]

[stillstands]

[ oh. hello. ]

Are you sure?

[nonbelligerent]

Not like you'll be heavy.

[you're tiny, miki.]

[stillstands]

... Alright then. If you're sure.

[ She'll just. Take that offer then. The world probably looks different from all the way up here, huh? ]

ii.

[twinsightful]

[Like he wouldn't end up here in the first place? He's favoring one leg over the other more as a precaution than anything, but as he enters the boutique it's clear that his leg's no longer in the splint it was in previously. Instead, he's entering the building and seems to have something in mind but stops upon seeing someone familiar.]

I didn't realize you knew how to sew. [Morning.]

[stillstands]

I don't. Not enough to make something.

[ She's still looking at the thread for the moment, but when she looks up she goes through a series of expressions from surprised, to momentarily confused and then relieved. ]

Your leg's out of the splint.

[twinsightful]

[There's a grin and he lifts his leg a little to show that he's 100% fine.]

Yeah. I think it's probably okay, but I'm still trying not to move much until I'm sure. …I never really thanked you properly for that, did I?

[stillstands]

It's not crooked or anything? It doesn't feel weak or achey around where the break was?

[ She's been hitting those medical texts since after the second trial, let her rest. ]

It's fine. I did kind of decide to do it without checking with you in the first place. [ She just kinda. Vanished and came back with a plan. ]

[twinsightful]

Surprisingly, no. It feels like I never broke it in the first place which means probably magic and I'm trying not to think too hard about that. [He's grateful, but it's weird!]

You did decide without checking, so maybe I should say thank you for not letting me be as stubborn as I could have been. I…really appreciate it. [He has enough grace to look slightly sheepish.

So let's move on.] If you're not sewing, what are you doing?

[stillstands]

... well, I wouldn’t knock it. Did you ask Sol or Lune about it after the trial? [ If not she can get the concern a bit more but. Well. Someone potentially asking to heal his leg isn’t necessarily a bad thing. ]

... [ Pft. ] You’re welcome. Sorry it was a bit of a hack job without any painkillers. You did really well. [ ... like. Seriously. He was conscious for the whole thing too. ]

Trying to put together a sort of mini-emergency kit. [ Funny what suddenly having to set a guy’s leg makes you think about. ] I can sterilise these pretty quickly on the go, with maybe one or two extras, but if someone gets hurt again, maybe not quite as extremely, I might be able to do something to help tide them over.

[twinsightful]

I didn't have to. [There's a light pause.] Someone else did, and it worked out. But it came from Sol, I believe, so it should be fine.

And you did surprisingly well for a trial by fire. [He was conscious and he regrets it, really.] But if it's all the same, I'd rather not experience that ever again.

[An emergency kit isn't the worst idea though, and for a moment he looks confused why, exactly she's here then. But then she explains and it falls into place.] You're looking for something to act as suture thread then. Likely something a little thicker than what you have right now, but that isn't a bad idea. If these gateways are going to keep opening we'll have to prepare for anything. [A glance at the back wall.] There're some sturdier fabrics, too, that can be used as ace bandages or tourniquets in a pinch.

[stillstands]

I see... well. The main thing is it’s fixed, and you don’t have to wait weeks to get use of it back. That’s a relief...

Try not to break it again and I won’t need to! [ RIP Kaoru. Hopefully it’s as simple as “just don’t”. ]

A thicker needle? [ She’s squinting at the one in her hand. It is pretty dainty. ] Do the sturdier ones have bigger eyes? [ Because she sucks at it. Good start, Miki. ]

Yeah, those would all be good. We could stitch wounds, stem blood flow and prevent someone bleeding out — I’m not sure how well a tourniquet would work in slowing the spread of a poison, but if we needed to at least we could try. And some of these are more absorbant than others, right? We could use that for any heavily bleeding wounds that couldn’t be tourniqueted.