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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[omegathree]

[Val entirely ignores Shirasu in favor of looking at the writing. Elaborate. He hasn't seen writing like that for centuries, at least.]

Are you writing fiction about the people here?

[tothemaxwell]

Yes, exactly that. I felt that, if I spent all my time on creating the characters themselves, I would never get around to the story!

But since I am already surrounded by so many interesting people, I felt improvisation was well worth my while.

[omegathree]

I... see?

[What is happening today? Is this what humans feel when they dream? Feels surreal.]

Are you enjoying your excursion into writing?

[tothemaxwell]

Yes, I think so! Although it is proving to be a deal more complicated than I initially thought.

There are a lot of words, and so many orders they can be put in. What is best? I have gained a great deal of respect for authors.

[omegathree]

[This has gotten strange, but whatever. Maybe it is a fever dream. He'll only be certain when it's there tomorrow.]

Hm... I suppose to begin, you would need to recognize everyone's style of speech then replicate it. Additionally, you'd need to consider what kind of fiction you're trying to write. Shorter sentences lend themselves well to action scenes.

[tothemaxwell]

For the moment, I've tried to simply stick with short stories, without worrying too much about details. After all, this is simply an enjoyable pastime. I do not want to get too serious, and lose myself completely in it just yet.

[because that's how you get a 50 shades of grey novel-length fanfiction]

[omegathree]

Hm... Perhaps the ordering of the words is less important than the content you wish to create at this stage. As long as the story is coherent, that's the important part.

[tothemaxwell]

Precisely!

I have already crafted several of such stories.

[omegathree]

May I hear one?

[tothemaxwell]

Naturally!

Ahem!

[There's a riffle of pages, and she clears her throat.]

"Valvatorez had just finished eating a huge, live and moving sardine breakfast when he saw his very good friend, Namine. He invited her in to eat a sardine. She did, except she cooked it.

An hour later, they were fighting crime. Valvatorez used his strong sword skills to cut down everyone in his path, and many people's guts were flying around. Namine thought it was very cool, and her eyes showed how cool she thought it was. It was nearly time for another sardine."

[omegathree]

[What? What's happening? He looks utterly bewildered for a moment before he offers anything at all.

Tentatively he adds,]

I do consider Namine a comrade.

[tothemaxwell]

Yes! I have noticed that the two of you are quite friendly. Naturally, observation and writing from real-life experiences are a writer's most potent tools!

Or so I have read.

[omegathree]

She's a kind girl. It's quite refreshing.

If it's in a book I suppose it must be correct.

[tothemaxwell]

Refreshing! Yes, what a good word for a story. Yes, Namine is refreshing!

I am glad you agree, Valvatorez. The knowledge contained within books is always valuable.