week six: mingle

[cyclists]

Week Six
16 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.

"Morning. You've done well purging the corruption in the previous gateway, and we'll be doing the finishing touches ourselves. Thank you for your help. In the meantime, we've got another one for you to explore. It's... kind of huge, so stick together when you can."

When Sol finishes, Lune picks up where they left off.

"Hm... There also appears to be something of a change on the horizon. If you are no longer obligated to those you have been attached to - will you stay by their sides?"

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, everyone will find themselves capable of seeing one another's memories at the simplest form of contact. For those who are closer to one another, they may see a memory the moment they make eye contact, while those who are less familiar may require a slight touch. The memories will feel as though the viewer is experiencing the event themselves.

While it may not be made immediately obvious - there is no partner effect for the week. The houses of the departed partners may disappear, but there is otherwise no bond attaching pairs.



Welcome to your week six mingle! As a reminder, murder proposals are open. We will also have a mini-event this week on Tuesday at 12pm PST.

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

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Comments

[nonbelligerent]

[they roll around together, probably.]

Yes. Valvatorez was kind enough to look at them for me. He's becoming quite the medic.

[unfriendliest]

[ satisfied, kara nods. ]

I guess someone has to, while there's still some of us left.

[ maybe kara should try, too - at least for basic first aid. he'd needed lili and feral for that before. ]

[nonbelligerent]

It's impressive that no one simply keeled over from all the injuries we seem to accumulate here.

[unfriendliest]

[ kara snorts. ]

Apparently we're all a bit sturdier than we thought.

[nonbelligerent]

Haha... it looks like it. Well, it's mostly a good thing, even if it's probably encouraging some of the recklessness.

[unfriendliest]

[ kara looks up at shess with a frown. ]

Knowing that you might die can also make people do things they wouldn't, under different circumstances. If you have nothing to lose, you're more likely to fight twice as hard.

[nonbelligerent]

It's a matter of perspective, I think. For something this significant, many people have their own ways of looking at it—sometimes opposite to each other. There isn't really a "one answer fits all" here.

[unfriendliest]

I know. It's not always something you can predict, even when you think you know someone.

[ kara sighs. ]

It's annoying that we have to deal with this.

[nonbelligerent]

[he smiles wryly.]

I know. You express your frustration at least once every week.

[unfriendliest]

[ he just gives shess a flat look that says he does not want to deal with that kind of criticism right now, not after this weekend. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[not everything is a criticism, kara!! it was just a comment.]

Well, bear with it for a while longer. I think just about everyone here is tired of it.

[unfriendliest]

It's not like any of us have a choice, when the only way to get around it is to die.

[nonbelligerent]

Some might consider that the easier option, rather than to endure. Still, let's keep doing our best.

[unfriendliest]

...I don't intend to break here.

[ he'd told lili as much, hadn't he? he can't go back on that now. ]

[nonbelligerent]

If you gave any other answer, I'd be surprised. I'll be holding you to that as well.

[unfriendliest]

[ well that sounds painfully familiar ]

...You're not the only one.

[ he'll only allow himself one short moment to be bothered by that before turning to shess, expression carefully neutral. ]

That goes for you, too.

[nonbelligerent]

[he looks a little surprised at first, before he smiles.]

Of course. There are causes I'll die for, but needlessly isn't one of them.

[unfriendliest]

[ kara nods, satisfied, and goes back to watching the sheep. ]

...Do you think they'll have something to do with how we need to cleanse this gateway?

[nonbelligerent]

The sheep...? Well, stranger things have happened.

[unfriendliest]

It's not like Lune or Sol give us any direction for these places.

[ which is... annoying. how are they supposed to do much good if they never know what they're supposed to do until it's happening? ]

[nonbelligerent]

Well, we should probably be used to that by now.

[unfriendliest]

That doesn't mean we have to like it.