week five: mingle

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Week Five
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 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 would not grow complacent, but I also wonder if you all might enjoy the surprise."

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

"Maybe we can have another week like the last. It'd be nice, wouldn't it? Good luck out there."

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 see odd mirages and hear voices calling for them. Even though they might not realize it, these phantoms that will be haunting them will be their partner's most important person, calling for them to come home. Partners will only be able to see each other's illusions if they make physical contact.



Welcome to your week five 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.

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[twinsightful]

Four, maybe? Or Emma. [They're both kind of terrifying women, it's fine. But he looks away from the ground to face her again.]

Only if you want to come with me. I don't mind staying here either. [That'll probably last maybe ten minutes before he's fussed and wants to go explore again.] The rings of fire are an interesting challenge, too.

[stillstands]

Isn't he wary around Emma anyway? I doubt he'd play up when she was around. Same for Four. [ They're strong independent women who don't need no Minato jumping off blimps to ruin their lives. ]

It's a nice view but I'm happy to explore too. [ She twists her head slightly, to get another look out at the view, before looking back at Kaoru. ] Although, ring of fire?

[ D O U B T. ]

[twinsightful]

I have no idea why, but if that's true that would work to our advantage of keeping him in one spot and not jumping out of a blimp. [Hm...] And I did set him up with Four last week. It's worth considering.

[There's a grin. Please trust him, he is 100% full of good ideas.] Ring of fire. Like those hoops horses jump through that light up with flames.

[stillstands]

You set him up with--?? [ Oh. Poor Four. ] I can imagine that was tiring for her.

[ He is full of ideas, whether they're good is ??? questionable. ] ... And what are you planning on doing with those rings of fire?

[twinsightful]

Xion was there, too, it worked out okay. [It absolutely did not, but that's not his fault. But..ahaha.]

I want to test my powers some more. Is there something wrong with that?

[stillstands]

[ Just. A flat look. ]

... I guess that depends on if you set the tent on fire.

[twinsightful]

I will not set the tent on fire. [Lame.] The rings are contained and away from the walls, it'll be fine.

[stillstands]

I have an odd amount of faith that you’d be one of the people that could manage it, somehow.

[ it’s a healthy amount of Concern ]

... did you try out the Pepper Imp thing yet or does this all tie into checking out the rings?

[twinsightful]

I can't decide if that's sweet or insulting. [But it does nothing to wipe away the grin.]

It maybe ties into checking out the rings. I've been saving them for a special occasion. [Miki may have limited the exploding bonbons but she said nothing about Pepper Imps, so Kaoru wins.]

[stillstands]

[ Eh. ] When you do, then that's what it is.

[ she just. flat stares at him, still leaning back, and flicks at the brim of his hat again. ] Please do not torch this world before we can properly explore it. [ Look. She can see the usefulness of the Pepper Imps! But Kaoru + exploding sweets = bad?? ]

[twinsightful]

[Glitter rains down on both of them as she flicks his hat.] I'm not going to torch anything! I can control it so much better now...I've been practicing on my own. [And then, just so she can get off his case:] I've also been practicing my Morse.

[So there.]

[stillstands]

That’s good then. They did say the more we practice the better it’ll get.

[ And then she smiles. ] Oh? Then you can translate this message:

[ She lifts her hand, and taps out a message on y back of his hand, where it’s resting with his arm wrapped as it is. ]

... --- -- . .... --- .-- / - .... .- - / .... .- - / .-.. --- --- -.- ... / --. --- --- -.. / --- -. / -.-- --- ..-

[twinsightful]

[Give him a moment, he's busy trying to follow along…and he gets the gist of it and he uses his free hand to adjust the hat a little.]

I'm glad you like it because I'm keeping it. [Of course he is.] I'm not as fast as you are with sending messages, but I'm focusing on learning the letters to receive them.

[He winds his arm a little to return a tap to her hand, definitely slower but doable.]

-.. --- . ... / - .... .- - / -.-. --- ..- -. - ..--..

[stillstands]

That doesn’t surprise me. [ It’s flashy enough. It makes sense. ]

I’ve been practising since the second week, it’s pretty natural that I’d be quicker at it by now. [ she focuses on the tapping and dashes for a moment, then nods. ]

Yup. Everyone learns in the way that’s best for them, anyway. Prioritising one part over the other is fine. [ ... ] Just don’t completely neglect the sending messages part, or it might get harder to pick it up.

[twinsightful]

[There's just a light laugh that follows that.]

I'm one of the top students of my year, Miki. I know how to study. [It's teasing, but...he gets it.] I'll practice on my own time. I promise. But you have to admit I'm doing fairly well.

[Praise him.]

[stillstands]

Morse is kinda weird though. It's not like... learning English or something similar. [ Still... ]

Yup. You're picking it up quickly. [ She reaches up and, instead of flicking the rim of his hat for a third time, she taps the tip of his nose with her finger. Boop. ] Well done.

[twinsightful]

[He's practically beaming, it's fine.]

Thanks. The faster we master this, the faster we can move on to something else to add to our plans, don't you think? It's weird, but it's also fairly straightforward. I can see why you'd want everyone to learn.

[stillstands]

[ That's cute. ]

Yeah. Minato was on to a good idea, even if I have a feeling he was just bored and wanted to people to talk to someone in Morse. But if it can help us keep things secret, then it'll be worth it.

[ And then she taps his hand. ]

-.- . . .--. / .. - / ..- .--. [ "Keep it up." ]

[twinsightful]

Maybe Minato's actually smarter than we think he is. Wouldn't that be a surprise?

[...he turns his hand to hold hers instead.] But I will. Until then...something fun. I could use the break from practice anyway.

[stillstands]

I think his mind works in a way that makes sense to him, completely. [ Annnnd that's all she can really say.

Ah. ] Right... the rings of fire thing. [ Hmm, hmm. She laces their fingers together and nods. ]

I guess if anything was going to happen, this is probably the place for it to all go wrong in. They must see all sorts of things here.

[twinsightful]

It somewhat makes sense to me, too, and that alone is a terrifying thought.

[With that said, he's holding her hand and pulling her back from the edge of the observation deck so they can head down.] You think disaster's likely to happen?

[stillstands]

Careful, you'll start injuring yourself and finding creepy clowns to hang out with next.

[ Do not injure yourself, boi. ]

I'm just saying we're in a good place if it does. [ She absolutely things that something would end up on fire. ] Ah-- do we ask the sheep if they'll let us down?

[twinsightful]

I would never subject myself to clowns. [So there!] I think we'll have to ask, yeah. Unless you're up for a really, really far fall? But I think I'll pass on that.

[stillstands]

For all the ribbing about falling off the side you did, I don't actually want to plummet to my doom.

Hold on, I'll ask one of them. [ Polite!Miki is going to politely ask a sheepy if they can go back down. It seems to be a yes from the sheep? ]

[twinsightful]

Skydiving could be fun, but not like this. [He'll follow along after that concerning comment, and the sheep is happy to let them back down. The blimp begins to lower and he's taking her hand again.] We can always come back later after the ring tests.