WEEK THREE

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WEEK THREE

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You awaken smothered in wonderfully soft blankets. If you are lucky, there is a warm body next to you, but... those are becoming shorter and shorter in supply, aren't they?

It's Monday at Château Ambregris, and you have just arrived here. Whatever clothes you are wearing, whatever injuries you are sporting... They are once again accurate to how you were before this tale began. Whether this leaves you with any urgent matters to take care of or relieved of ailing you had contracted in the 'last' week, the gong of the numerous clocks chimes out indifferently to the hour. Gone is the urgent summons of the past two weeks, with no Witch to greet you.

Rise and shine, and face your 'first' day in your 'new' home! And though you may now think yourself quite familiar with it, maybe another look around wouldn't hurt?

TIME LOOP:

-Characters wake up with the clothes they had with them at their canon point, like in the intro log.
-The state of their bodies is exactly the same as it was on the intro log (for better or worse).
-Any items they accumulated last week are also reset (sorry you'll need to build up your weapon cache again), except items that were given out as event rewards. Please note that the item uses are not reset.

LOCATIONS UPDATED:
- library, gardens
- mud bath → aquarium
- menagerie → photography studio
- grotto → greenhouse

WEEKLY EFFECT

This week every character will have a spirit animal that follows them around like a familiar. The choice of animal is up to you (natural or supernatural), but it should represent them in some way. The animal is restricted in size to that of a large dog and is incorporeal, though it can interact with other spirit animals. As the animal is a representation of their heart and inner self, it might be better at expressing itself than it's owner.

Yes, this is basically daemons. This palace clearly needs more animals for emotional support!

(OOC: Murder proposals and counter proposals are open! )

MONDAY • TUESDAY • WEDNESDAY • THURSDAY

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Comments

[baebladie]

[ What if the Dragon gets tackled first? Or the Wolf tries that? This is completely nonsensical, either way. ]

...I don't know.

But, it could be part of it. Which explains part of that reaction at end of trial.

[ Meanwhile, he is focusing on Dan Heng still. Help. ]

solarium

[obtect]

[Caroline nods to the cigarettes. A small chrysalis hangs off the collar of her coat.]

Feel like sharing?

aquarium

[obtect]

[Caroline feels drawn to the aquarium. There's something soothing about it, in a way. The jellyfish especially, with the way they float around the tank, completely mindlessly.

What it might be like to live like that.

Caroline decides to lie down, watching the tank on her back. She rolls her head to look over to Hamel and her jellyfish.]

Are you trying to bond with it?

aquarium

[obtect]

[Has Caroline actually left the aquarium at any point this week? Ehhhhhhhhh.

She tilts her head to Scarlet, looking at the little bird nestled in his hood.]

...You want to elaborate on that?

[obtect]

[Come Wednesday, Caroline can be found in the aquarium, laying down in the wading pool, letting the fish nibble at her. She holds up something small between thumb and forefinger - a bug's chrysalis. She seems to be considering it heavily, to the detriment of awarness of her surroundings.]

[antline]

[Oh, Caroline is in the pool.]

[...]

[Why is she there.]

Are you okay?

[obtect]

[She continues looking upwards.]

Is anyone, here?

[snakeblood]

I didn't know you had a memory of an 80 year old. You were the one posed a question first. And no where today did I bring up dating. So, indeed bantering is futile when you can't keep up with basic facts.

[antline]

[...]



[...................]



[....................Sorry he has to think about this. Probably not.]

[obtect]

[...she'll give him a little more time to answer.]

[snakeblood]

[ He thoughtfully hums and flips a few pages. ]

Frankenstein's character is quite too shifting though. The monster wants him to make a bride for him and the scientist agrees, only to destroy it when he starts to think about them procreating.

[antline]

[....]


Why are you in the water?

[obtect]

You didn't answer my question.

[antline]

What was the question, again?








[#ADHD]

[obtect]

[...ok, now she flicks her eyes over to him.]

...You know what, never mind.

[She returns to staring at her lil partner animal. If it can even be called an animal in this state.]

The water's pretty good, you know. You should give it a try.

[remainsilent]

That sounds like an excuse to be right somewhere down the line of different signs.

[ He will read the information ]

That may be the case. Is there a sign that sounds like it'll suit you?

[antline]

Okay.

[Though...he's a little dubious, looking at the water.]

I don't know how to swim. I don't have my floaters.

[obtect]

[floaters..............................cute.]

It's not that deep.

[But, she supposes you can drown anywhere.]

I'll pull you out if anything goes south.

[remainsilent]

[ Critter Wrestle Match! ]

His temporary death may have sparked too much joy for him.

[ Glancing at him for a moment before nodding towards critters ]

I haven't seen that reaction before.

[antline]

...Okay.

[A little hesitant, but...he's moving to the side, sitting on the edge, and letting himself in.]

[He's a tall scrungly fella, so it really isn't that deep. His ant daemon crawls to the top of his head.]

What do you have there? In your hands.

[uiscebeatha]

[ It does look shitty! Cain doesn't seem to mind, or...notice, really. ]

Hmm. [ He peers at it, and then shrugs. ] I was hoping you'd tell me what you thought it looked like.

[ He has no idea what he's doing... ]

[uiscebeatha]

[ cain suffer

Cain's dog seems to mirror his relief. Where the little guy was standing, alert just a moment ago, he now sits just behind Cain, gazing curiously up at Dang Heng. ]

Don't laugh, but yeah. [ UGHHHHH THIS WHOLE PALACE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE ] I hope I didn't offend you or anything. It was just...reflex.

[antline]

[Sariel steps into the dark. He's not afraid of the dark. It's almost comforting. The little ant on his shoulder waggle its antennae, glancing around, and then the images come into view, tainted red.]

[In every single polaroid, there is a man. His face is in shadow. And as Sariel wanders closer, eyes wide, almost hopeful - the photos speak, with a distinct low drawl.]

Oh, Sarry.

[But an actual good look at the polaroids show distinct scenes, images. In one picture, the man is ripping out the wings of a wounded Sariel. In another, he is disintegrating, unable to be saved as a Sariel reaches out, heartbroken. In another, a beautiful angel with many colored wings is killing the man, skewering him in the heart. Another polaroid has the mysterious man calling out again, with a dismissive tone.]

Sarry. You really went all this way to find me and free me? Thaaaaanks. But I don't need you any more. You served your use. Haaa...you wanted answers? I just did it because I wanted to. You just were a good soldier ant.

[And again, and again, the man is destroyed or destroys, dismisses or disappears. Sariel, overwhelmed, almost babbles as he wants to look but can't look, uncertain what to do.]

Deputy Head. Deputy Head, please, I...please...

[caporegrimme]

[Yeah, Scarlet isn't having a great time.

The lightbulb above is red, just like his hood. Hanging from one of the cords holding pictures, Scarlet can see several, depicting moments that are bitterly familiar to him.

He can see himself at the hill outside of town.
He can see himself readying the sniper rifle.
He can see Hamelin in middle of a target.
He hadn't really realized until now, but he's rather afraid this is inevitable even after he goes back to the town after all this. He really doesn't want to shoot Hamelin.

The lightbulb above is red, just like the blood that was about to spill because of Scarlet's bullet]

[safetycheck]

[ Well. She should've known better than to walk into the room. Then again, she couldn't have expected to see paintings (?) of Yona, Ayura, Tetora – her best friend, her bodyguards – in gruesome states. Their cries and pained groans echo throughout the room as they're pierced repeatedly by swords and arrows, coming at them left and right.

To make matters worse, there's a nice little section with Lili herself in it.

"Goodbye. Thank you for everything."

It's a rather innocuous scene, what with her giving Yona a gentle kiss on the forehead. Seeing this, though, is what drives Lili over the edge.

She pulls something out, obscured in her robes - a dagger.

She screams and begins slashing at the images, which quickly manifest in front of her and trap her in a false reality. ]