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.

In addition, ensure that all of your week four private conversations were reported on the page. If you'll be taking anything from locations, please report that as well.

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[compendiem]

Yeah. I don't want to make Hisoka mad.

[ Minato picks the cat up so Four can look at its face; the cat yowls and claws Minato on the chin and so he lets it go. ]

[forefall]

[ She sighs and kneels to pick up Hisoka. She cheats and uses her power to soothe the cat, so she's not attacked. ]

I don't think you've found out what will make it happy yet.

[compendiem]

[ Minato lets the blood bead and drip off his chin without bothering to wipe it off, so he doesn't get hand bacteria into the wound. ]

Yeah... I'm working on that. I was going to try the koi next.

[forefall]

[ She sighs and fishes out a handkerchief from somewhere, offering it to him, around the squirming cat in her arms. ]

All right. I'll escort you two there.

[ For both their sakes. ]

[compendiem]

...Alright. Thanks.

[ Minato takes the handkerchief and puts it in his bag without wiping off the blood. ]

[forefall]

[ SHE DIDN'T THINK THE HANDKERCHIEF NEEDED TO BE EXPLAINED. WHY IS MINATO LIKE THIS

... ]

I don't understand how you think sometimes.

[compendiem]

[ He knows what he's doing, okay. ]

That's normal, I think. Everybody's different.

[forefall]

[ does he.... ]

No, I know that, but usually, people aren't quite as... mystifying as you are.

[compendiem]

[ Unfortunately, yes ]

...I thought I was always straightforward about things... What's mystifying?

[forefall]

What isn't?

[ Liking Hisoka the clown enough to name a cat after him is THE NUMBER ONE mystifying thing for Four. Outside his behavior. ]

Sometimes, you say things that are touching, and then in the next second, you say something that makes me question your well-being.

[compendiem]

[ Minato literally can't understand why people don't like Hisoka and it's very unfortunate. He also can't really tell what he says that's touching, and he could be standing here doing nothing and people question his well-being. ]

.......maybe it's me who's mystified by everything. I don't notice that at all.

[forefall]

It may be both, and it... doesn't make for the easiest combination.

[ She gets emotional whiplash. ]

I don't... [ Hm. Never mind that thought. ]

[compendiem]

You don't... what?

[ He was going to guess, but if she doesn't understand heck all anything he's thinking and he doesn't understand heck all anything she's thinking, what, really, is the point ]

[forefall]

I don't know if I want your self-awareness of the former to rise, but I do want your self-awareness of the latter to.

[ That is, she wrote him a self-help book and he's kind of following it? That's good.

If he knew the right words to say to her.... that would. Probably be bad. ]

[compendiem]

[ He's kind of following it... He ate a lot of """birthday cake""" on Monday and Tuesday's meals consisted of chocolate and ramen, but it's still early in the week!! Things can still happen. ]

Well... It's already sort of risen, now, 'cause you mentioned it. If you could do that more, that'd be helpful.

[forefall]

[ He already LEFT IT. Wow. Well, at least Four still has the honor of somehow making Minato take a shower. ]

... Sure. If you really think it'd be helpful, I'll do it as often as you'd like.

[compendiem]

[ The intention was there... But yeah, a lot of people are thanking Four in their hearts for the shower thing. ]

Every second of every day?

[ Because as often as he'd like is just constantly, forever. ]

[forefall]

I... I don't know if that's feasible, but... would you really want me around that often?

[ He's scared of her? Not that she knows that, but we know that. ]

[compendiem]

[ Minato is terrified of Emma but he goes to bother her all the time... Maybe he just likes death. ]

Yeah? I like you.

[ He can be scared of somebody and still like them. Gestures at all the girls. ]

[forefall]

[ That simple and honest admission stuns her and freezes her in her tracks. It takes her two seconds to remember the way he probably means it.

She smiles at him. ]

Hm? Well... I can't help but worry about you, so I'll remind you as often as I can. I want you to live as long as possible... despite whatever state your world is in.

[compendiem]

[ Simple and honest, he likes her. The same way he likes a lot of things— he likes the world, despite having to live in it, he likes people, despite not getting along with them, he likes the night and he likes the ocean and he likes coffee and bread. Those sorts of likes, but there's fondness and appreciation in his smile too, when he returns it, something shier in the way he casts his eyes down for a moment before looking back up at her. ]

...Yeah. I've been giving it thought, after we talked. About wanting to live, too. Things to live for... I've got a lot of that, here.

[forefall]

Do you now? That's good to hear.

[ She holds up Hisoka for him to take from her. ]

The cat won't attack you while I'm beside you.

[ Besides, they're probably almost near the koi pond. ]

[compendiem]

Thanks, Four. I appreciate that.

[ He doesn't take the cat back, because he thinks Four is just holding it up to show him how chill it is with her. ]

[forefall]

[ This is why he either annoys her/makes her tired or takes her off guard. ]

I've calmed your cat, but what about the other thing that's screaming around you?

[compendiem]

[ This is why Four and everybody else should say things outright instead of believing Minato operates on the same page. ]

Hm... Dunno if you can calm it, but you can try? It's made of glass, not flesh.

[ He probably means something like "it's not an animal," but he's too busy digging it out of his bag to show Four. ]