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week six: mingle

Week Six
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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.

"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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i. fire
[ hahaha somebody's in a foul mood. after avoiding everyone on monday though, kara thinks he can... mostly?? tolerate being around people again?? but he's still going to spend a good chunk of his time focused on training in the volcano, going through his usual forms almost single-mindedly, both with and without using his magic.

ah, but if he's not paying attention, someone might get too close when the blade of his sword is coated in fire. then he'll step back, giving the intruder(?) an irritated glance. ]

If you don't stand back, you'll get burned.

ii. gateway, farm
[ you know, after suddenly feeling everything he couldn't over the weekend, kara would love to just sit down with some animals and chill for a bit. he doesn't understand why they're always scared of him, though?

(it's just his face.)

so he's sitting in the middle of one of the animal pens, petting the chickens or yaks as they come to investigate and wistfully watching the sheep keep their distance. ]

I don't know why someone would paint sheep...

[ the chicken who squawks at him in reply isn't as helpful as they might think. ]

iii. gateway, coliseum
[ whatever this gateway is, you have to wonder what they'd need with a stone coliseum. all those cages, the weapons, the maze - maybe it's just for training? maybe he should give this a shot himself? but there's something that bothers him about it, as he checks out the claw marks. ]

What made these...?

[ the scorch marks could be anything, though, when they've got fire and lightning magic at their fingertips. ]

wildcard.
[ kara is avoiding everyone on monday outside of pcs because he's not okay anymore :( but he is available from tuesday onward! he'll mostly be around the fire area, the kitchen, or the armory, though i'm open to anything. ]

[shess is taking miki's respectively pink and purple pygmy puffs on a walk, in part because he still doesn't know what the heck to do with them. why didn't miki leave behind a user manual before she died.

since the animals here seem to be friendly, he lets them hang out for a bit.]

Perhaps to mark them as a target?

i - docks

[ this place is a lot easier for them to traverse than the last few have been - thank goodness. Cinnabar, as always, keeps to themself, but they can be found out and about exploring the new area, if only to keep themself educated about what's around. Walking far enough eventually leads them to the docks, and the boats; the gem looks a little apprehensive about walking around above water supported only by wood, but the beams hold, at least for the time being.

That said, they're not quite courageous enough to step onto one of the sailboats. They just stand there next to it, squinting at it suspiciously, their floating mercury rotating around in circles as if reflecting their thought process. ]

... No way.

ii - water

[ alternatively, Cinnabar can be found way out in the water area, sitting crouched at the very edge of a thin rock peninsula jutting out into the waves. They're likely there because they didn't want anyone to bother them, but that's never stopped anyone!! A bunch of the colorful pumpkins they grew a few weeks ago are sitting around them. They're gazing into the water - and, strangely, talking to it, if one gets close enough to hear. ]

You have to stop biting people. They're soft, and they'll die. Someday, they'll come take revenge on you. [ ... ] ... I know it's hard... it's just the way you are. But the way you are... it isn't compatible with anyone else. So you have to stop, and go away.

[ they sigh, and toss one of the pumpkins out into the water. It floats along the surface; then, suddenly, a triangular fin breaches the water and bumps against it before disappearing back under the waves. ]

iii. wildcard

[ other places Cinnabar can be found:

1. In the library, reading a book. They will immediately hide this book as soon as they realize anyone is looking at them.

2. Sitting near the fire pit in the gateway, since the light keeps them awake. When they think no one is watching, they idly play with their mercury, making tiny sculptures from their hands. They might look vaguely familiar...

3. Other! I'm super open for memory-sharing as well, so let me know if you want to do that in a thread here. (or dm me whatever works) ]

[ kara watches the painted sheep doubtfully. ]

A target for what? If they were going to kill it for dinner, they should just do it.

[ painting it is cruel and he is not in a forgiving mood. ]

[he holds up a puff so that it can squeak at eye-level with a yak.]

Who knows? The traditions of other societies can seem very strange.

[ oh. his attention turns to the puff. ]

What is that?

I'm not sure. They were Miki's... She got them from that one gateway world with the castle.

[ of all the people kara may be expecting to see here, it's... not cinnabar, for some reason? he doesn't have anything new to tell them, not yet, but he slowly approaches them anyway, eyeing the mercury until he's close enough to see what it is. and when he does, he freezes a few steps away. ]

Is that...?

[ he stares at it. it's so small... ]

Is it safe, for it to be out here?

[the other pygmy puff rolls by kara's feet.]

It didn't seem right to keep them cooped up in the house either.

[ kara hesitates, but he extends a hand toward it. to sniff, or to jump on - what the heck do these things like to do anyway? ]

...As long as none of the cats go after them.

[besides squeak and roll around? that is an excellent question. we'll just say it jumps onto kara's hand.]

Ah, I suppose that's a concern... Well, as long as they're outside, I'll keep an eye on them.

[ he has been blessed by this small poof of a creature ]

At least there's someone to take care of them.

[ maybe everyone should've thought about this before letting animals follow them out of the gateways... ]

It would've been nice if Miki had left behind instructions, but I don't think anyone was really thinking that far ahead.

[... maybe he should've messaged her for them.]

[ they clench their fist over the tiny figure with a splat, glaring over at Ookurikara once he makes himself known. ]

What?

[ it was definitely minato ]

[ his voice turns soft ]

Nobody really expects to die, until it's about to happen.

It looked like Minato.

[ there's no judgment in kara's expression, only curiosity. ]

...Is that part of earth powers? Being able to manipulate metal?

[ he thinks?? that it's metal?? ]

Shut up.

[ no it DIDN'T look like minato absolutely not. anyway. ]

No. It's my poison. It's part of me. [ some of it even follows them around everywhere in the form of little silvery blobs, usually. ] ... I can't control it very well here. It's weak.

[ well, if they don't want to talk about it, kara isn't one to press. ]

It looked like you were doing fine, just now.

Hah... yes, I suppose so. Every living being is short-sighted in that way.

[yo.

shess stops a short distance away.]

Talking to the shark?

i. kitchens

[ Akane is sulking around this entire week, moving slow and listless. Which means that whenever she's hungry long enough to actually eat, she heads to the kitchens and then just. Sits there because she loses the energy to actually make anything. Or maybe she actually ate, and you catch her with the empty cup from instant noodles nearby, but now getting up to leave is too much energy.

If she catches you staring for too long she just glares. ]

What.

ii. the steps of memsharing

[ Apparently, at some point, Akane wanted to climb those 125 steps up the mountain. But that time is over now, and she's not at the top of the mountain, so she's just sitting on the steps about halfway up.

Enjoying the solitude...? Or not. Anyway, wow, with her sitting in the way like this, it sure would be easy for your character to accidentally bump into her and trigger a memshare without meaning to! If they're not the type to strike up conversation! Memshare with me!!!!! ]

iii. wildcard

[ As always, I'm open to PCs, but also as always, Akane is just being a little bitch like this all over the place, so if you want to change the location... She's wherever... Sulking and pouting and being a silent moody drama queen. ]

[shess doesn't bump into her, because he's more careful than that, instead stopping a few steps in front of her.]

... Are you all right? Are you tired?

[ Akane has to assess him for a moment and weigh how much she hates him. It's mostly an irritation-by-proxy, so... She's willing to engage, with a very sincere: ]

Yeah. I'm tired...

[ In a lot of ways... ]

[...]

You were going up the steps, I'm guessing? Do you want help?

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