bellelurette | WEEK THREE

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! )

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I think so.

I wonder how long he has been doing this for.

Given the age on his plaque, it could easily be over a millennia. Even if beings who live that long don't view time the same way humans do, the discouragement they feel at repeated failures will still sting just the same.

How do you know he's failing?

Mmm... I doubt he would have reacted the way he did if he felt assured of his success. The fact that it took so little to prompt an outburst makes me think this isn't the first time he's tried this plan, only to have it fail in the end.

... I wonder what the criteria for success and failure is. We've had a successful trial, and a mistrial.

( And Ish seemed really happy about the mistrial, at least. )

I'd have thought a failure would be if we didn't kill anyone at all.

... I'm not so sure that the deaths are what he's after.

Is your theory that it's the emotions surrounding it?

Yes. Or more specifically, the negative emotions.

( Emotions to power a spell... that checks out. )

Then failure really might be us not killing anyone, right?

( no murder, no trial, way less negativity? )

Theoretically, but humans are humans.

[He knows you understand what he means by that, Hwyl.]

( unfortunately... )

Still... I don't usually spend so much time in human settlements - do they always kill each other this fast? This often?

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snakeblood - 2025-03-26 02:34 (UTC) - Expand

oncefallen - 2025-03-26 02:37 (UTC) - Expand

He's failed before.

When?

I don't know, but this is only the most recent thing he's trying.

So did he only work in that Ecumene place before?

The what?

His home world, apparently.

Wow, he must really like you. He's telling you so much stuff.

Gross. I don't think he's telling me much of anything.

[ Ish is probably just trying to keep him from demanding shit? ]

coldseep - 2025-03-26 07:28 (UTC) - Expand

snakeblood - 2025-03-26 07:38 (UTC) - Expand

[ yoru shrugs. sorry, he doesn't know! ]

[ He can't hear you shrug, but he'll assume. ]

( ... )

... I wonder what he's gaining this time that he wasn't getting the other times.

( A somewhat ambiguous, meaningless question, but. )

Something or someone who can make his wish possible. Something that's hungrier than you or I.

[ you know, in a metaphorical sense, sure. definitely not literal... ]

The pit in the center of his carnival reminds me of a giant maw.

[ who wants to jump in with him next time just for funsies ]

( hwy will join yoru on his random maladaptive impulses as always but that's a given

He turns over Yoru's words in his thoughts. )

... I wonder who it's meant to swallow.

( He's definitely thought about the pit before. It seems strange to have a set piece but not use it... so he suspects it has a purpose - or had one, at one point.

In any case. )

... Should I visit?

( yoru doesn't sound Great, is all. he can't help but worry. )

[He doesn't say anything to this. He simply looks at the ground, his face a little tight.]