week seven: mingle

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Week Seven
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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. As usual, you guys were a big help in purging the darkness that lingered in the gateway from last week. We'll take it from here." There's a pause. "...we've got a new one for you, but there's something really weird about it. It's even larger than the last, so be careful when you're out there."

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

"Would it be odd to say that I believe you are all doing well? Your growth has been admirable.... Have heart as you continue to move forward."

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 that somewhere on their person, a small word is printed displaying their most prominent trait. Though they may not agree, or even realize it, this is a trait that most strongly defines them and over the week this trait will slowly become amplified.



Welcome to your week seven mingle! As a reminder, murder proposals are open. We will also have a mini-event this week on Tuesday at 12pm PST. Of note, this mini-event will be different, so please stay tuned for more info!

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

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[omegathree]

[He watches the lightning arc for a moment and quiets for a moment as he considers this.]

Yes, it certainly seems that way. You'll have an easier time here.

... There are some illusions in the cave. I'm not sure if you'll be able to see them, but I see my comrades there.

[autocatalysis]

... Hm. Wonder what it'd be I'd see, then.

[ file that under the list of things to not think about while he's here for the sake of not accidentally causing another lightning storm. ]

If it's all the same in the end, I think I'd rather a different ability for this, but there's hardly a point in complaining about it.

[ sword... easier... but then again, one handed lightning casting probably is more feasible than swordfighting holding a prinny. ]

[omegathree]

If you have a pocket, you may be able to put the prinny there instead of holding onto it?

[It's not a very large prinny plush, after all.]

Let us begin.

[autocatalysis]

Hm. It might be an interesting handicap. I was effectively down one leg for weeks. I might as well see what I can do with only one arm instead.

[ but also, he just doesn't have a sword, so it'll just be electric and hand to hand anyway. ]

I'll follow your lead.

[omegathree]

Very well, let's go!

[And then they made it to the cave because it's not that far away.

Val makes a ring of fire to hover next to them and light the way.]

[autocatalysis]

[ julius is... a lot lighter on his feet than he's been in past weeks, what do you know. keeping pace isn't hard at all-- especially considering that he's, uh, taller than Val.

also eying the flickering shadows of the cave warily. normally he'd just cast a single ball lightning in to illuminate as it travels, but given what they're doing... ]

... This is partially a hostage rescue too, isn't it? Walking into this might as well be asking to be ambushed.

[ but it's not like they have a choice, so. ]

[omegathree]

[Val is a very short vampire, don't worry about it.]

It is. Even if we are ambushed, between the two of us we'll have enough ability to stop them.

[Walking in! At least the illusions don't start immediately.]

[autocatalysis]

--That doesn't mean you should just walk on in?

[ thanks for the vote of confidence, but if they get the babies killed because they spook the captors then what happens,

but since val is heading in it isn't as if he has much choice but to follow, though with at least a little bit more care for their surroundings. ]

[omegathree]

We won't get anywhere if we stay outside.

[They at least walk in without an immediate ambush from whatever digimon are around here.]

[autocatalysis]

Pity I don't have the ability every single other air aligned here apparently does.

[ no ambush though, cool. what's the status of the rest. any crying babies, eggs to hopefully not trip over.

illusions. ]

[omegathree]

Which one did you have?

[Illusion wise, Julius sees nothing and hears nothing that Val sees, but he goes entirely still.

In the distance there's some chatter, but Val is... preoccupied.]

[autocatalysis]

One with incredibly limited use outside of destruction, apparently. If it weren't limited to once a week, maybe it might have been worth more in application-- but as it is.

[ it's a cosmic joke, that everything he does is only good for breaking things. ]

Besides, it managed to get expl▅▆█▃▆▁--

[ the glitch steals his words, awareness, and general sense of being away for the next few moments and honestly, he looks more annoyed than discomfited by it by the time he reintegrates, because seriously??? everyone already knows???

but it does mean that by the time he's aware of his surroundings again, Val's already seeming lost in space, so julius hisses lowly under his breath and makes as if to pull him out of sight only to glitch again and pass right through him.

because the dead can't touch the living, ha ha. ]

[omegathree]

[It takes him a while to snap out of whatever illusion is being cast. But he knows none of those people are here, and there's no way they'd show up this late in the game. Hearing them say those words... he knows some of it is true, but they've all stayed with him.

That's the important part.

He clenches his fists and his jaw and keeps marching forward.]

It... it doesn't matter. It's fine.

[There's some mean spirited laughter down one of the tunnels, he goes down that route.]

Let's keep going.

[autocatalysis]

Whatever you saw wasn't real.

[ is that reassurance? it's said like he's had too much experience with this sort of thing, reality and not so. maybe the dead don't register enough in the cavern to trigger illusions for them, or maybe the wall he put between himself and his emotions before crossing to this side works well enough for this particular purpose too, but he seems relatively unaffected by their location for the time being.

he'll follow Val toward the laughter. ]

[omegathree]

... Yes, of course. Many of the images here are nothing more than illusions.

[Yet, he sounds a bit sad about it? It's been more than a month since he's seen any of them. Time is odd for demons, but he still misses them.

The laughter only gets louder, Val shrinks the flame as they approach the Vilemon. Looking in, there are three eggs behind two of the oddly shaped creatures.]

[autocatalysis]

Don't bother feeling for fakes. Save your sentiments for the people they actually belong to.

[ even so, he's sounding a little distant himself. it's a good thing that they come across the vilemon sooner rather than later, because he takes stock of the situation and comes to a decision. ]

... distract them. I'll grab the eggs.

[omegathree]

[He's more than willing to sink into the moment.

As soon as the decision is made, Val steps out, fire backing him as he surveys the creatures.

Then he points his flaming sword at them.]

If you're going to be in caves like bats, you could at least look the part! What kind of feeling are you trying to evoke?

[The vilemon look confused.]

[autocatalysis]

[ ohhh wow, he's chewing the scenery. not exactly a tactic he's used before, but whatever works. and it is, apparently? or at least it's got their attention.

as it is, as Val steps out julius slipping off to the side, making use of the harsh contrast cast by Val's flaming sword to dart back and forth between shadow and light until he's not too far away from the eggs. the two still near them are just a touch too close, though, so he holds his position near a stalagmite and waits to see what they do next? ]

[omegathree]

[Sadly, no Demidevimon in this adventure session but Val will just... continue talking.]

If you're trying to scare someone you should be fully aware of what kind of impression you're making! You--

[Then they just dive straight for his face, like reasonable monsters. They'll only take so much heckling.]

[autocatalysis]

[ well

Val should be fine. Time to get those eggs, all three of them, and half bundle them up against his coat for easier carrying.

The prinny plush ends up jauntily perched atop the the of them. Keep them nice and warm, prinny, because he's gotta get back out now and that might or might not be quite as easy as getting in was. ]

[omegathree]

[This is fine, actually, he'll just end up with more scratches under his clothes.

He takes a step back and impales one of the Vilemon with his fire sword, and the other's wing gets singed.]

[autocatalysis]

[ RIP Vilemon 1. But since Val seems to have their attention, Julius figures it's probably safe enough to toss a minor ball of lightning behind him before bolting even further from it, with a brief delay before it... just explodes into pretty, but harmless sparks?

It's a distraction tactic okay, it's just supposed to make them check out the corner. The one no one's in, because he's nyooming back towards the fork if he can. Maybe it'll keep Val from being mauled further. ]

[omegathree]

[Vilemon 2 is having a very hard time actually flying with it's wing on fire, but Julius's distract does make it turn and investigate.

Val's takes the initiate and incinerates the last Vilemon.]

It seems we're done here.

[autocatalysis]

[ his coat flutters less than it would otherwise as he regroups with Val, mainly because it's busy being used as a pseudo-sling for eggs. ]

... They're not very smart, are they.

Nothing down the other paths, do you think?

[omegathree]

It doesn't seem that way. They may only be low level monsters.

[oh well.]

I can't say for certain unless we check them ourselves.