WEEK FOUR

[lesmodsalouette]

WEEK FOUR

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The day is rung in by a myriad clocks tolling at once.
It's a familiar sound. It's the first time you're hearing it.

Once again, Monday is upon you, and once again you have just arrived at the castle to meet your new roommates. The last week is gone without a trace - nothing there to remind you of its existence. Injuries have been replaced with the old aches you may have felt before coming here, keepsakes have vanished and decorations have returned to their original state.

Formally, this is a clean slate and a fresh start. But that's not how it feels in your mind - your bodies may be rewound, but your hearts are steadily continuing, carrying the weight of a time that never was.

As always, the castle is new and old at once. Static, yet ever-changing. The curious minds among you may find it a good idea to explore a little.

TIME LOOP:

-Characters wake up with the clothes they had with them at their canon point, like in the intro log unless you wish to have them affected by the weekly effect as early as Monday.
-The state of their bodies is still exactly the same as it was on the intro log (for better or worse). This is independent of the weekly effect.
-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:
- garden, library, promenade
- aquarium → wintering room
- photography studio → tea room

WEEKLY EFFECT

This week the castle's whims have decided to put on a little fashion show! Characters may awaken to find themselves dressed in an outfit that they have once worn... or an outfit that they might have worn, in a future that has never come to pass. These clothes are not period-accurate and instead reflect the characters' own lives and thus worlds! It's time to shine in an outfit you absolutely love - or absolutely loathe!

The drawback is that these magical clothes also cannot be removed until sundown. Whatever outfit you woke up in? You're stuck in it! The only way to escape your dress-up fate is to damage the clothing, but if you do so you'll find yourself stuck naked until the beginning of the next day. The castle's strange properties do at least provide a little cloud of mist that will follow characters around for modesty reasons.

The new clothes will remain after the day of their appearance. They'll lose all strange properties and become garments that can simply be worn or discarded at will, like all other clothing.

(OOC: Counter proposals are open until Tuesday! Murder proposals are closed! Thank you all for your enthusiasm!)

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[arbalestrier]

[He sees the slash and he sees the blood, he sees where it hits--but he doesn't look away from the enemy. Not yet. But he will shout as he closes in to melee range and draws a dirk.]

Lili! You've done enough--just run!

[Even so, he'll monopolize the distraction as best he can to try and slip behind the man's back. If he's successful, he'll try to loop an arm around his neck, in something like a chokehold. They only need a small opening.]

[the_obedient_servant]

[Breathe. You've been in this situation before.

* A ragged man (?) stands in your way!

[ACT]

* Check.

* What exactly did you expect to happen? This was always YOUR job. None of the mechanics you are familiar with applies here. While you stand there waiting for exposition, the enemy is moving and getting ready to strike a killing blow.
* But fine. He can bleed. That means his limbs can be damaged. Do I need to do the rest for you?

[FIGHT]

[Ripping the dagger out of his abdomen, they drop down low and drive it into his foot - then rip it out, and then plunge it into his ankles.]

Focus on disabling him! Then we can work out how to finish him off!

[lesmodsalouette]

[The man's roar as Lili provokes him is hair-raising -- he's already moving before she gets the words out, before she gets back on her feet completely. As though he sees nothing else once he's locked onto a target, he slashes at her again with the spear, thrust, slash.

The man's movements are made less precise by the unnatural looseness of his limbs, like he's not in complete control of them, but in exchange the strength and speed of his strikes is nothing to sneeze at. Getting in the way of one of them... well, Lili's already demonstrated that.

His bellowing, still a long gurgling sound due to all the previous stabbing, only chokes off a little when Sousuke gets him in a chokehold. Chara going for his foot and ankles makes him stumble, but instead of stopping or switching targets he single-mindedly continues to try and skewer the girl in front of him. He's strong enough to drag Sousuke a few paces despite everything, so watch out. The only thing the other two have to worry about is the back end of the spear and the jerky reactive kicks of his feet when attacked.

Distraction successful!]

[safetycheck]

[ Lili is thankfully in control of her limbs, but being down an eye is a huge problem. Adrenaline keeps her dodging, moving out of the way as she tries to flee but turning her back on him is unwise –

He gets her once. And perhaps it is the one time it matters. He slashes her abdomen.

That's all it takes to knock her down, but like Andrew, if she's going to die, she's not going to make it easy.

She raises her dagger after rolling one final time to dodge another stab, and drives it into her assailant's foot. Hoping to limit his movements.

All she can do now is leave it in the other two's hands as she tries to crawl away. There sure is a blood trail forming behind her as she does, though. ]

[arbalestrier]

[The man's blind rage and aggression reminds him of a certain incident a few months ago, and he had to subdue them too. Even so, the strength of this man was pretty ridiculous, so he does get dragged along, although he holds tenaciously. He grunts when one of his legs is hit by a kick, but he doesn't let go, like a dog that's already gotten its teeth into its prey.

It's like he's back on the battlefield again.

Tightening his hold as much as much as he can with that one arm, he moves the dirk as close as to the neck as he can, given the jostling. Without hesitation, he angles the blade and goes for a stab at the carotid artery, aiming for the part of the neck that leads to the side of the jaw.]

[the_obedient_servant]

[Adapting to the momentum, a haphazard kick to the head (hurts) gives them the momentum to yank the knife out with a back roll, and to dart toward the back of his knees, where they precisely aim the knife to thrust it right into the back of the enemy's kneecap. Gripping it with both hands, they try to forcefully drag the knife down, cutting into flesh and bone.]

Lili - stick close or run far. The spear is long range, means it's - [They grunt.] - harder to use up close.

[lesmodsalouette]

[Finally, the man is silenced -- or almost silenced, as Sousuke's blade strikes true from point-blank range and blood starts spurting. Somehow, though, those crazy limbs still move, the thrashing and crashing of death throes as the man's grip locks on his spear. The weapon and his fists and the legs that have been mutilated and are being mutilated by Chara go flailing every which way.

Lili has luckily gotten far enough away and the man is no longer coordinated enough for a spear throw, but the two in close combat with him may want to get good at dodging for a minute or two.

But once that short window passes, at long last the man slides to the ground, convulsing a time or two. There's blood everywhere, and they've come a surprising amount of distance from where Caroline's body remains.

??? is dead.]

[safetycheck]

[ She continues moving per Chara's advice, trying to get far away from the man. She doesn't look back.

She goes until she can't any longer.

Lili takes one more breath – and then she collapses, some distance away from where Chara and Sousuke are. ]

[arbalestrier]

[He feels a hint of relief that it actually worked considering the degree to which the man shrugged off many of their attacks, but apparently he can't let his guard down yet--right as he's letting go of the corpse and moving back, he gets a hard jab in the chest from the butt of the spear, which forces the breath out of his lungs. Coughing a bit, he stumbles backwards to gain some distance from the wild death throes.

He glances over at Chara, checking on their condition, before his gaze goes to Lili, with his body following along automatically at the amount of blood she's shedding.]

Lili!

[the_obedient_servant]

[Absolutely drenched in blood, and looking more than a little satisfied, they stand up, looking every bit like some mix between a final girl and well, The Monster more accurately.]

Good work team. [Haha.

And then they turn their eyes over toward Lili, who appears to be collapsing.]

Ah.