week four: mingle

[cyclists]

Week Four
22 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 Sol who speaks up first this time.

"We've been asked to open another gateway for you guys, but...it's funny. It sort of feels like things have calmed down. The corruption's temporarily evened out and the universe is stabilized for now, but that doesn't mean we should stop looking. Take a look and see what you can find on the other side. You might even get to learn something new."

When Sol finishes, they turn to face Lune, allowing for the other to speak for themselves.

"A bit of reprieve of welcome, isn't it? Please take this time to recover, even as you make steps forward to continue your good work. Thank you, thank you."

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 be able to hear each other's thoughts whenever they look at one another! They may not hear every single thought that occurs, but the link will partners to hear thoughts as though their partner is speaking out loud. The more private the thought, the more likely the partner will pick up on it.



Welcome to your week three mingle! As a reminder, this is break week! This means no murders and no trial! Your normal schedule will resume next week. We will still be hosting a laid-back mini-event on Tuesday, however.

In addition, ensure that all of your week three private conversations were reported on the page, and your week four 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. the library

[ After the last weekend's... everything, Miki's in the library. For some peace and quiet and actually taking the chance to read a fiction book instead of shoving her face in medical texts and non-fiction the whole time.

She, uh. Doesn't look too happy about it though? Depending on when you bump into her, her face is either going through Some Motions; none of them look especially happy or pleased, more like confused, or incredulous... or she's going bright red, and looking more and more flustered until she suddenly slams the book shut and pushes it across the table with such force it falls to the ground on the opposite site with a thud. ]

Oh my god, what has she been reading all this time??

ii. gateway

[ There's no point in sneaking around, practising her powers when no one was around to see her after using them so openly at the weekend. In fact, knowing everyone's abilities actually feels like a weight off her shoulders now. So, she's in an open area in the castle grounds, perched on a rock and frowning at her hands. ]

Okay, so first I--

[ When the little ball of flame appears in her hands it immediately flares up to the size of a coconut, making her yelp and the flame to splutter out completely. ]

What the? [ There's a frown, and when it appears again it's much more control, fluctuating a little before slowly growing to the size of a bowling ball. With a slow exhale, Miki focuses on it and after a minute of it just trembling in place, the ball of flame starts to make a slow, wobbly figure of eight in the air. ]

iii. wildcard

[ your topic of choice goes here. or something. ]

library

[autocatalysis]

[ wow, that's quite the dramatic reaction? what brought that on, Miki? ]

What has who been reading, exactly?

[stillstands]

[ don't ask, julius. don't ask... ]

Milla. Milla gave me the book.

[ A pause, and then she looks bolt upright from where her face had been in her hands. ]

Oh god she said she got it from Lune.

[autocatalysis]

A little bit of 'light' reading recommended by our hosts, then?

[ is he going to be able to pick up the book and flip through it miki, because that's what he's going to try to do. ]

i

[nonbelligerent]

[uhhhhhh]

Are you all right, Miki?

[stillstands]

[ no.... shess.... don't look. ]

I'm. Fine. I'm fine.

[narrator voice: but she was not fine. ]

[nonbelligerent]

You don't seem very fine.

ii

[compendiem]

[ That's a lot better than what Minato could do, originally. Which is to say, he made a ball of lava and then promptly plunged his hand inside. No burning hands today, though, hopefully! He's sitting around somewhere, moving off the grass and also onto a non-flammable surface as he watches Miki practice. He sets out three bottles, just in case. Two are empty and made of glass. One is plastic and filled with water. Just in case. ]

[stillstands]

[ Oh. Right, the glass timer. She remembers that.

But, hey. ]

I have been practising, you know. Just because I didn't let any of you see it...

[ Have some faith in her! ]

[compendiem]

[ It's not about the running, but Minato smiles a little. He shakes his head, and waves her over, mostly because he's lazy and doesn't want to be the one to walk. ]

i i told you i was going to tag this when it happened

[twinsightful]

[That's. Okay. He's actually around a corner and seems to be looking for something to read himself but he can't help but notice that she's there. He's about to approach, but he's watching her progressively grow flustered before watching the book fly across the table.

Hm. He'll walk over and just pick it up for himself.]

Problem?

press f to pay respects to miki

[stillstands]

[ oh no

For a brief moment, it's like she can both see the future and know exactly what's going to happen if Kaoru looks at that book for more than two seconds, and also can remember with complete clarity her dragging him for his "black-belt in Ikebana" all at once.

...

And then she's pushing herself up and over the table enough to make a leaning grab for the book in his hand. ]

It's nothing!!

[ Smooth Miki. Way to be completely subtle. ]

f

[twinsightful]

[Hewwo?? He's just scooping up the book and dancing out of the way, immediately holding it above her head (and therefore his own) to get a closer look.]

Must be a big nothing. I don't think I could have ever imagined you throwing a book. [He's opening it, looking at the passage on the page before him…and promptly letting his eyes grow a little wide as he glances at her.]

…then again, I never imagined this would be your taste in literature either. [Oh no. There's the grin.] How risqué.

i

[globs]

-- Oi! Don't throw books around!

[ or shout in the library, but hey, Cinnabar's shouting now, too. They were just coming in (and probably about to leave when they saw her sitting there), but her extreme reaction distracts them from fleeing from a social interaction. Books are to be taken care of...! ]

[stillstands]

[ She looks up immediately. Her face is kinda very pink. RIP. ]

That one deserved it!

[ Normally she’d agree, but not this time. ]

[globs]

[ why's she blushing... they give her a dubious look. ]

Did you find someone's diary or something?

[ in any case, they're walking over to pick it up like the responsible rock they are. ]

i

[specialdog]

[ ... Akane picks up the book! and opens it! and starts skimming! :) ]

[stillstands]

[ when will the rng gods put her out of this misery? akane... no...

how does she stop this?? ]

[specialdog]

[ Not by staying quiet! Akane just keeps on reading, shamelessly, and sometimes glancing up to Miki, knowingly. Oh, I see, she is clearly thinking. So you read this kind of thing. ]

i

[foodbin]

[She's looking through the books near Miki, but it's not hard to hear that outburst, and she glances Miki's way as she does.]

...What are you reading?

[stillstands]

Nothing!

[ Hold on she’s just. Scrambling to pick that book up before Emma can get to it and read it. Help. ]

It’s nothing.

[ It is not nothing. ]

I

[liversandhyenas]

What? What got yu so shocked?

[Well that sure was a strong reaction to whatever that was, Miki!]

[stillstands]

Nothing.

[ She's lying. ]

It's all fine.

i

[leaberator]

[ lea watches her throw the book away and stares, clearly trying very hard not to laugh ]

Do we need to start a garbage chute for books in this place?

[stillstands]

[ She just!! Looks up at him with the face of one who has seen Too Much today. ]

Please. Can we??