WEEK 6.

[trustwellness]

WEEK 6 With the deaths of Viktor Nikiforov, Varric Tethras, and Killia, you're down to half of your original number. There's only fifteen of you left. How much longer before your number drops again? 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... Of course, that doesn't mean that you've gained nothing else among the many, many losses you've faced; it seems that another floor has been made available to you for surviving another week. Congratulations and well done, even if you might not necessarily appreciate the reward. APPRENTICES REMAINING: 15

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[OOC: Welcome to week six 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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THURSDAY

[trustwellness]

GIFTS...?

[trustwellness]

[There are more letters in the mail room today, addressed to Silver, Elda, Mikazuki, and Estelle.]

[matchbreaker]

[ Good, she's got a letter!

Let's open it. ]

[feistytrader]

[...Well, there's no point in sitting on it. Silver opens it up. What's inside?]

[tsugomori]

[ Mikazuki has a letter...

He sort of, ungracefully and hurriedly opens it up! ]

[firstaid]

[Well, if she got a letter, she may as well open it...]

[elepe]

[...Lusamine has been some variation of irritated ever since she got that letter from Gold. Mostly inwardly, but the more it gets on her mind and the more she thinks about what Elda said, the more it simply pisses her off. First order of business today is going to be in the kitchen, attempting...to stress relief by cooking. She's...not an abysmal cook! She knows what things are supposed to go where. It's mostly the timing and proper heat that she has trouble with.]

No, no, cool off--right. Fine. Now what is--oh, don't tell me I burned this already!

[...this is why Lusamine subsists off salads. She can't actually cook to save her life, even if she knows what flavors work.

Any. Way. That probably just made her worse, but she's gonna go knock on Gangrel's door until he opens up. This is gonna be no less than incredibly stupid, and she knows it.

Though, far later on? She'll be at the greenhouse once again, with all of her Pokemon out and frolicking through the place. Lusamine herself is sitting off to the side and watching them, just to make sure they don't break anything, but...huh. Hanyuu was right--this place truly was peaceful. It's nice...]

[plegia]

[UGH IT'S BEFORE NOON, HE WAS STILL SLEEPING—]

What.

[Oh, it's Lusamine. He doesn't slam the door, at least?? He'll humor her, maybe.]

kitchen

[feistytrader]

[...Well, this is new.]

Do you need any help?

[Weavile is here too! And So is Aibo. Aibo gives Weavile a lift so he can pull something out of the freezer.]

Greenhouse

[matchbreaker]

[ Elda's not sure what to make of this greenhouse. It's... well, it's kinda unsettling to her that there's no sunlight here. Or moonlight. But there's also greenery and she's not seen that for weeks until they got this place. And it's for this reason more than any other that at the ned of the day the woman wanders in here.

And then... there's Lusamine and there's the Clefable and she remembers something.

So hopefully she doesn't make the woman jump when she speaks up ]

Are you planning to be here for another twenty minutes or so?

greenhouse;

[tsugomori]

[ Mikazuki takes daily strolls into the greenhouse, given its... nice everything, really. ]

It's quite beautiful, isn't it?

[plentyfriendly]

[Phi spends most of today in the lower (new) library, reading. As usual, she's placid about it - but considering if she hears anyone coming in she'll take a glance at them maybe she wants you to come talk to her.

Later, she's making an early dinner in the kitchen. Tonight's menu appears to be meat lovers stir fry.]

If I precook all of these, then I shouldn't have to worry about anything being undercooked...

library

[firstaid]

[Estelle finally finds her way to the new library. She was in a slump all week, but she's finally recovered and can't believe she's missed all of this!

She'll spot Phi looking at her and she'll approach.]

Oh, hello, Phi!

kitchen

[acherontiastyx]

...well, man, that smells good. You wouldn't be willing to spare any, would you?

kitchen

[oyashiromama]

[Hanyuu's picking up some mochi that she stored in here the other day, but she can't help but stop and smell the stir fry, so to speak.]

Putting together something creative for the night?

[matchbreaker]

[ After getting her confirmation that one of her delivery methods worked Elda's excitement pours out of her skin, wiggling up through it and making her smile. There's a chance that method might not allow for a lot of things to go out just based on size, and she has no idea if there could be other methods, but she was confirmed one method works. She considers doing an emergency meeting just like Gold did. But she remembers how Guzma didn't come to that one.

So instead, the following note is shoved under everyone's doors ]

I've worked out how the dead can see our responses. The method I found success is to put a letter in the false bottom of the box in the mail room Gold discovered some time ago. You may come to speak with me about more specifics.

Sincerely,
Elda Marker

[ And following that, well, Elda has her own response to give. This letter is, of course, shoved into the false bottom of the mailroom's box and contained within an envelope that's labelled Chiyuki: ]

Dear Chiyuki,

Assuming that you ghosts still convene among each other, I would like to supply you with three pieces of information, should any of the answers for these rest on your side of the divide. First, that we are able to speak with Noir, though she has denied us a direct line to you and yours. I cannot be sure if you knew of this or not, and forgive me if that information was not new. Second, that in addition to the silver and gold keys we had already discovered, a third, bronze key has also been unearthed. We know not where these keys ought to go. And third, that we have discovered a lockbox with a lettered password. Between those and other, less important finds it is my suspicion - one shared by many who yet live - that there is a mystery to be solved here. Perhaps one that will even lead to our victory past this game's parameters.

Yours,
Elda Marker

PS: Consider that portion the public part of this letter. Privately, I would also add that the letter you had unfinished in your room I collected and have kept secret for you. None of who live save myself know of its contents. I know not if that is a weight for a ghost, but if it was, allow me to relieve you of that.

[ And with both of those letters done, Elda can be found the majority of the rest of the (so from mid-late afternoon on) day in the Dining Room either sketching things using pencil and paper, fiddling with one of two cameras that she has, or playing Pagan Dance and/or Gold's DJ Mary CD on her Portable Video Game system. She also has blood next to her, but it's not in her usual bag or glass as much as a strange vial. She also has a bloodied syringe next to her on the table she seems to have been training the contents of blood bag(s) with to go in the vial.

She decided to be central for much of the day, just in case. ]

dining room

[byday]

I appreciated your note this morning.

[does bruce have anything better to do, honestly? the guy just seems to appear from nowhere sometimes. it's kind of annoying.]

The vial is new.

[oyashiromama]

[Awakening to Elda's letter under her door, Hanyuu is just filled with vigor today. She returns to the letters she was trying to write last week, taking up residence in the greenhouse to work on them. ...Actually, that's where she is much of the day, alternating between writing and eating. Picnic lunch in a garden is go, apparently.

When she's not there, Hanyuu will be in her favorite area, AKA the games room, with her beat-up deck of cards, seemingly studying each one, or in the billiards room, practicing pool. Gold taught her, and she doesn't want to get rusty.

And, of course, as always, a visit to the shrine in the foyer, where she tidies it up, prays, and...pulls over another table. Even if they can't receive the gifts, she'll keep offering them.]

greenhouse

[ravagers]

[ As usual, Vanille's here most of the day. It's with discomfort that she's realized there are some not-so-pleasant plants in here, and she's looking at them with a frown. Granted, she's not familiar with them, but she's read a few things in the library. Fiction or otherwise, the descriptions of poisonous plants in those books match these.

But she does perk up a considerable amount when she sees Hanyuu. ]

Hanyuu! Hi! Working hard on something?

billiards

[matchbreaker]

[ Elda might've spent most of her day running around with the letters and/or the dining room to answer more questions, but now? Well, now she's on a particular hunt.

And it pays off in the billiards room!

... Not that Elda announces her presence. If Hanyuu's footsteps are always hard, Elda's are forever soft, lithe. Befitting of some stalking predator. And she's making to get up behind the other woman while she's setting her shot.

(PS what's Hanyuu wearing) ]

shrine

[plegia]

[You know, he's been a bit curious about who's been keeping this up, but it's not really surprising that it's Hanyuu.]

Looks like you've been keeping busy.

shrine

[firstaid]

[She sees the shrine and decides this is just a good time to pray to it. It's also just good for her soul... especially since she has recovered. She's happy to see Hanyuu keeping up with it.]

I hope they're all doing well.

shrine;

[tsugomori]

[ Mikazuki arrived to the shrine, because he did wish to see it, and he's holding something in his hands, close to him, with a smile. ]

Hard at work, Miss Hanyuu?

INVESTIGATION (at the right top level)

[introspects]

[ alright, so! this morning is going to be fully dedicated to finishing that painting gangrel suggested. it's a really simple one with portraits of everyone looking happy and content, really. some people look like they're talking to one another--kimbley and jasper for instance--others might be occupied with something, like cooking. in any case, it's clear she tried really hard to make this special. she will bring it down to the foyer some time in the afternoon.

speaking of gangrel, orihime's going to go ahead and knock on his door. if he's not inside, she'll be seeking him out!

furthermore, at some point during the day, orihime can be seen taping flowers around everyone's profiles. whether you like it or not, you will have at least one flower taped to your profile. too bad suckas.

finally, she will be at the blackboard to talk to the blackboard spirit. ]

Hi! Noir-san, was it? I'm Orihime. Are you here?

[firstaid]

[For the first time, Estelle is at the new library. She's finally quit sulking and is just going to attempt to recover. It's hard, but she feels that normal resolution she does feel. So for the first part of the day, she's there picking out a few stories that do appear to be happy.

Later she finally sees the garden, where she takes a book with her and sits beneath a tree. It feels like she's in Halure, honestly, and she could stay here forever! It's a shame Rule 3 prevents her from sleeping her or else she would gladly do that.

Overall, it took a few days, but she's back to her usual demeanor, even if it's a more calm version than usual. Still, she appears to be slightly distant. Though she won't hesitate to smile and at least say 'hello'.]