WEEK 3.

[trustwellness]

WEEK 3 As the second week draws to a close, two more have joined the deceased. Christo and Alani are dead, leaving twenty-six of you remaining. It may not seem like very many have died, but their absence will certainly be felt. 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... Just like last week, a door in the stairwell has opened, leading you down further into the building; there are more rooms open to you down there - possibly even one that you'll find personally interesting. Go ahead and explore all you like; after all, you did well at completing your lessons this past week. APPRENTICES REMAINING: 26 APPRENTICES REMAINING: 25

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[OOC: Welcome to week three 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!

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Comments

[officerhops]

[It's fine, she can assume as much. As Elda talks, Judy quickly flips to a page in her notebook marked "DREAMS/MEMORIES?" and jot something down.]

You must have a really good memory to be able to draw her so well after that. What else can you tell me about what you remember of her?

[She can tell Elda is eager to elaborate, and this is a good chance to get some information at the same time.]

[matchbreaker]

Well, she's [ and she leans in a little conspiratorially here... ] made the mistake of actually falling for a human. I'll allow her the soap opera for now, but she's really got to get over all that.

[ She nods to herself, pulling back ]

But let's see... Like I said she's still going to that school, and I went there to collect some blood for [ A brief hesitation, but she presses on ] my James [ . . . So that second one was - after... wasn't it? ] And she wanted to know if there were any stories about vampires and humans falling in love. Of course, that was after I told her the tale of how me and my James met.

[officerhops]

I see...it sounds like vampires and humans aren't really meant for each other then, huh?

[matchbreaker]

There's no way that a relationship between a human and a vampire won't end in tragedy.

[ She says this incredibly matter-of-factly. ]

[officerhops]

[At least Judy can definitely see why that would be.]

So what are you planning on doing about it? Are you going to let her find her own way?

[matchbreaker]

She's young, she hasn't even awoken yet somehow. There's no way that won't make her grow out of it.

[ She shakes her head ]

So I'll hug her once she's sad it got messed up.

[officerhops]

[Judy's just...going to let it be at that and pretend she understood.]

That sounds like the best thing. I'm seeing more and more evidence that these "dreams" people are having aren't just that at all...especially when what you've recalled is so vivid.

[Judy's own memories have been too, but she's not going to be as ready to spill the beans about them.]

[matchbreaker]

Yeah, there's no way they could be a dream with how ... the whole thing felt too real. [ She sighs. She focuses hard, hard on this second one as opposed to the first ] Even if that does mean I just got a memory at least sixteen years later than the last one I had.

[officerhops]

That's strange, isn't it? I'm pretty sure all accounts of amnesia I've heard of don't...really work like that. At least not in increments of years and years.

[matchbreaker]

Unless I was sleep all that time, I guess.

[ That'd be abnormally long even for her though. ]

[officerhops]

[Right, Vampire...things.]

Do vampires sleep that long?

[matchbreaker]

Yeah, as long a we drink enough beforehand! A lot of older vampires if they get bored of living for a bit will go to sleep for a year or four. The longest I've been out before now is a eight years though.

[ And James...

... Don't focus on that. ]

[officerhops]

[Yikes.]

Maybe that would explain your memory loss, but it still leaves everyone else's a mystery. Urgh...nothing's adding up.

[Judy huffs, pressing a paw to her forehead as she leans up against one of the chairs nearby.]

[matchbreaker]

Are you till taking notes?

[ She asks, after a short pause, during which she picked up her pencil again, so to touch up Ren's sketch more ]

[officerhops]

[Judy nods.]

I have had a lot of catching up to do after last week, but I am. Chiyuki found an notebook for me so I've got somewhere to put everything, at least.

[Of course, all of her notes are...pretty much just disjointed bits of information, really.]

[matchbreaker]

Well if you're on the memory page, I got something else for you.

[officerhops]

[....slooowly flips back to that page.]

I'm all ears.

[matchbreaker]

I don't know any anyone else, but mine were out of order. [ Which feels so weird to say... but. ] There's no way that the one I dreamt about last week was before the one this week. It had to be after.

[officerhops]

[...]

I'm actually wondering if the same thing happened with me. The last...two things I remember? They seem really far apart. Like there is a lot of stuff missing inbetween.

[matchbreaker]

Since when can memories even be out of order! That makes no sense!

[officerhops]

I know. I wish I had some sort of concrete explanation for it, but the longer time goes on, the more questions I'm left with that remain unanswered.

1/2

[matchbreaker]

[ GAAAAAAAHHHHH ]

[matchbreaker]

[ Okay, she's ... got it together. ]

Yeah, I'll bet. [ A beat ] Not like I've got that much to show for it either. Just four dead people.

[officerhops]

Mm. At least some of us have kept ourselves together this long. I'm just...shocked that it's happened twice now.

[matchbreaker]

I'm not. [ . . . ] Well, I am surprised it happened that quickly, I suppose. I was thinking more three weeks for this many.