week four: mingle

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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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Comments

[compendiem]

[ gestures at the cr chart

Minato continues kneading his dough, since he's got to do that for 2344698 hours before it's ready to proof ]

[unfriendliest]

Usually if someone can't cook, they leave it to those of us who can.

[ he's watching minato with a frown but he's not going to offer to help with that dough. you chose this fate yourself, kid. ]

[nonbelligerent]

If we applied that to all areas in life, no one would ever get to learn new skills.

[also:]

Do you want help, Minato?

[compendiem]

[ Shess gets it; Minato is lazy and doesn't like doing most things, but if there's one thing he does like, it's learning new things. And then never applying the skills after the fact, but at least he's collecting them.

But also he shakes his head at Shess bc he thinks he's got this. ]

[unfriendliest]

Then at least learn from someone who knows.

[ shirasu doesn't count, minato. ]

[nonbelligerent]

That's why I tried sending him to you.

[compendiem]

[ Oh... don't say that, Shess. Minato never even made it far enough to ask Kara. He just went straight to Shirasu.

He just sort of vaguely gestures at Kara. Charades are nice because they can mean anything and nobody knows. ]

[unfriendliest]

He never even asked me.

[ he does shoot minato a look of vague confusion, but. he's not going to try to decipher this anymore. ]

[nonbelligerent]

Because he found Shirasu first. But now you're here.

[compendiem]

[ Minato nods. His arms are tired and this dough isn't kneaded enough but it's good enough so he lets it sit there.

Now to find another bowl so he can salvage trashcan dough ]

[unfriendliest]

[ if minato tries to take anything out of the trashcan there will be a sword stopping him

a sheathed sword

but a sword ]

[nonbelligerent]

[...

he has nothing to do with this.]

[compendiem]

[ Minato uses the bowl to scoop soggy flour out of the trashcan. ]

[unfriendliest]

[ well fuck i guess he's going to have to use his sword to smack minato's hands away then ]

[nonbelligerent]

[oh dear.]

[compendiem]

[ I wish this was set later in the week so I could have Kara break Minato's hand but instead he'll just look sad. He can wait until Kara leaves. ]

[unfriendliest]

Things in the trash stay in the trash.

[ he shouldn't have to explain this, minato. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[he just nods. please listen to kara, minato...]

[compendiem]

[ Minato lifts his right index finger and touches his left index finger to the knuckle of his right, then points both down to the trashcan. Lifts his left index finger and touches his right index finger to the knuckle of his left, then points up at the ceiling.

Got that??? ]

[unfriendliest]

[ uh







no ]

[nonbelligerent]

[not even remotely]

[compendiem]

[ He repeats the whole series of gestures, but more slowly, just in case they missed something. ]

[unfriendliest]

[ nope, still got nothing ]

[nonbelligerent]

[gomen]

[compendiem]

[ /:

Minato picks up the entire trashcan and walks out the door. ]