week four: mingle

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Week Four
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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 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

[coastal]

[having conversations with lili is hard]

Yes.

I stole the Seal of the Water Tribe which is meant to denote the leader's will and ordered soldiers in a town to mobilize so that the townspeople had support against drug traffickers.

[said in the tone of

wow did i forget to mention]

[stillstands]

...

But you were helping your people. Or that's what it sounds like. How is that grounds for exile?

[coastal]

... well, I did steal it. [she'll admit that much] And then I ran away from the castle with it.

I was basically acting as if I had the authority of the General of the Tribe but...

[she sighs]

It's stupid, but it is what it is.

[stillstands]

It is stupid.

[ wow she sounds Very Serious. ]

If you had a problem in your home and no one was fixing it, then that's on them. You shouldn't be punished for fixing a problem that was going ignored?

[coastal]

I don't think so either.

[lili is pretty much entirely in agreement? but she'll just sink further against the water, her gaze lifting up to the sky]

... but it's okay. I earned my freedom this way. If I'm exiled, no one can lock me up again.

[stillstands]

[ Lili you can't just keep throwing out the curveballs like this?? Miki stares for a moment, before slipping into the water properly herself. ]

You were locked up beforehand?

[coastal]

[i'm sorry that she's like this

and she'll just sigh at that]

... I was. My father thought that it would be the best way to get me to cool my head at times, so I would be confined to my room.

[a lot

it happened a lot.]

[stillstands]

[ are you really ]

...

People used to send their kids to their room when they misbehaved, back where I'm from. But not... literally locking them up, and usually only for a little while. How long did you stay there?

[coastal]

... until I escaped?

[however long that took,,]

[stillstands]

[ liLI ]

...

...

[ Wow. ]

That's disgusting.

[coastal]

It was inconvenient - but it doesn't matter anymore.

[she's had enough character development that she's not torn up over it anymore at least]

[stillstands]

It's still disgusting. You don't... lock up family like that, just because--what? You can't control them?

[ Gross?? ]

[coastal]

[there's a look at that, confused]

... while I agree with you - there's different rules for nobility, probably. The heir is always expected to match the expectations of their father.

[lili was the odd one for being so rebellious a lot of the time]

You don't need to sound so bothered over it...

[stillstands]

I can, because I am. Nobility or not, rich or not, you don't treat people that way.

[ And besides: ]

Nobility that rule have a responsibility to the people who live in their lands. If being nobility means ignoring people in trouble when they have a duty to them, then maybe they don't deserve that rank.

[ guess who's been reading the accomplishments of the duke's daughter -- it's me. ]

[coastal]

If you're expecting me to disagree with you, I'm not.

[she tilts her head a little bit - because miki is more or less preaching to the choir on that one. serving her tribe has been lili's main goals since as long as she could remember, even long before she actually knew what the outside world looked like]

Tribe leadership is often based on bloodline - [often, not always. the wind tribe is so fucking weird] - and I'd been told that my father has his own reasons...

I just don't agree with them. At the very least, exile allows me to move more freely without being watched or put in confinement.

[stillstands]

[ She sighs. ]

... Monetary? That's a reason why some countries allow drug trade to continue. Although I definitely don't know enough to say, or assume.

[ ... ]

As long as you're okay, and doing what you need to do then... at least you're not being locked into rooms for days on end.

[coastal]

[oh - that much manages to earn miki a glare]

He's foolish and impossible, but do not accuse my father of such wicked greed.

[joon-gi is awful but unfortunately still loves him]

[stillstands]

[ ah. ]

Sorry, I'm throwing around ideas, but I don't know about the situation. I didn't mean it to sound like an accusation.

[ lili... pls.............. love urself...... ]