WEEK 5.

[trustwellness]

WEEK 5 Angela Ziegler, Nicholas Wilde, and Judy Hopps were all punished. Zolf J Kimbley was killed and Gold was executed. Five deaths in one week, the most you've seen so far. Will this ever end? Your number is rapidly dropping. Saturday is given to regrouping and rest; on Sunday morning the clock chimes as it always has, but at least there are no bodies to find today. It seems you're safe for now. The night before wasn't necessarily a peaceful one, however; you'll probably feel a bit groggy when you wake up, and it seems you've regained something that you didn't realize you'd lost... Those checking to see whether another door in the stairwells leading downward have been opened will see that once again, you've been rewarded with a new floor; perhaps it's a shame that so many people had to die in order for you to receive it. Or perhaps it's a blessing from a certain point of view, given what almost happened on Thursday night; after all, your number could be much, much lower. APPRENTICES REMAINING: 18

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[OOC: Welcome to week five of Trustfell! Feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend. Don't forget to save those threads for coins and the activity check!

If you'd like to get in contact with the Wordsmith, you can do so through letters or the switchboard!]

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[matchbreaker]

[ You know Elda was just walking past going to leave it at that.

... And then sees Jasper.

And then comes to a belated realization which sees her going into the bar, ]

You know, isn't it strange you can drink and eat?

[iaspis]

Maybe?

[She shrugs.]

I don't need to eat or to drink, but it feels kind of nice. I know there are other Quartzes who enjoy it, I just never thought I'd be one of them.

[She takes a sip from whatever it is that she's drinking, looking thoughtful.]

Maybe it's unique to Earth Gems. I don't know.

[matchbreaker]

Well, just because I don't need to, so I really can't. [ She pulls up a seat next to the much bigger woman ] It's strange that you're grown like that.

[iaspis]

There are plenty of things we're never told.

I've heard it constantly; that Earth Gems are defective. That I, alone, am different.

[....]

I'm called a Perfect Quartz, but that hasn't stopped me from being interested in things only organic life is supposed to enjoy. I wouldn't have had these thoughts if I hadn't been brought here, so maybe I have the Wordsmith to thank for that.

[matchbreaker]

[ elda... isn't sure she gets any of that. She hums and- ]

... So basically you're worried you're not designed right now?

[iaspis]

[Jasper shrugs.]

Something like that.

Let me try to explain: in the world of the Gems, order is supreme. Every Gem is made for a purpose, and she is only supposed to live out that purpose. A Jasper is the equivalent of a high-ranking human soldier, a Ruby is a footsoldier. A Sapphire is a seer. These are our purposes, these are the only reasons we are supposed to exist.

I've.... learned, in my time here, that no one else is from a world like that. Hanyuu is from somewhere similar, I think, but...

If we're able to escape from this place, I couldn't go back to serving the Diamonds. That's what I'm saying.

[matchbreaker]

[ If anything, Elda privately thinks to herself, Hanyuu ran away from a world like that to join the damned humans. At least as best the old vampire understood that story.

...Elda hums more, tapping her nails on the bar as she does ]

That's a pretty serious conclusion to make, isn't it? And where's Earth come into it all?

[iaspis]

That was where I was created.

[matchbreaker]

... I thought you were a space alien?

[iaspis]

I am, but I was grown on Earth.

[matchbreaker]

Oh.

[ That's less cool.

.... But at the same time, this isn't the time to dwell on that. So in a quick movement, Elda plants her hands on the bar and leaps behind it ]

You tried everything in here?

[iaspis]

I've tried a lot of it. Varric and I are in here every so often, ever since the floor was unlocked.

[matchbreaker]

Well, as long as you're going to be here, let's find some stuff you haven't!

[ Elda said, picking out some random things from behind the bar. ]

[iaspis]

Sounds like fun.

Are you able to drink, or is that something you can't do?

[matchbreaker]

At the very least, it wouldn't taste like anything for me. I know some vampires back home claim it still affects them.

[ She holds up a bottle of Tequila. Ever had this before? ]

[iaspis]

[She has! She looks a little excited when Elda holds it up.]

Varric and I tried that! It burns when you drink it!

[SAID LIKE THIS IS A GOOD THING]

[matchbreaker]

Okay, we'll put it on the table, then!

[ Literally, as she reaches around for more. she shows a few wine bottles from below. ]

[iaspis]

Maybe you'd still be able to feel the burning sensation?

.....a lot of the alcohol I've drank has some of but that tech-quil-lah stuff is the strongest.

[but she's so here for more booze, tbh]

[matchbreaker]

Please, this is about you.

[ And she pulls down some rum now. ]

[iaspis]

Interested in seeing what'll happen if I drink a lot?

[matchbreaker]

Yes!

[ What a good person ]