WEEK 4.

[trustwellness]

WEEK 4 Three more have died this past week. Milla Maxwell was killed for breaking a rule, Chiyuki was murdered, and you all had a hand in executing Yoshikage Kira. It seems like this isn't going to stop any time soon. How many more will join them this week? 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... Despite the Wordsmith's reaction to the last trial, it seems as though you've been rewarded once again for a job that was...well, it was done, even if he didn't explicitly say it was well-done. Another door has opened in that stairway, it seems, leading you further down into the building; once again, there are more rooms down there, more things to occupy yourselves with. Or perhaps just more means to get creative with regards to how you take initiative with your fellow Apprentices. APPRENTICES REMAINING: 23 APPRENTICES REMAINING: 22 APPRENTICES REMAINING: 20

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[OOC: Welcome to week four 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!]

Comments

hello friend shadowfriend is here

[trustwellness]

[It takes a while for it to respond; for a good long moment it seems content to disregard anything that's going on in front of it, but eventually a response will come - it's pretty used to this game by now.

YES.]

[quadruples]

Oh no, you weren't. It's interesting to watch you - you're stronger than you look. I'd lose for sure if I tried to fight you.

[quadruples]

Definitely a knockoff, then. I'm more familiar with the movie version, but it's a nice story.

[acherontiastyx]

...yeah.

[...he just keeps staring a while.]

I think I'm... gonna take you up on that.

[feistytrader]

...You can turn into a sword?

[He's not really sure what he expected, but that sure as hell wasn't it.]

[matchbreaker]

[ VICTORY. TAKE THAT, NAKED MAN.

Though she's till naked and a mess of hair, honestly. So she pulls back and still looks perhaps a little sour as she gets to treading water a bit away. ]

[feistytrader]

[...Well, in that case, Silver's gonna take him by the... Uh, arm, because pulling him by the hand seems like a bad idea, and starts heading towards the infirmary.]

Better to take it out on a punching bag than someone else.

[That might not be reassuring, but he's trying his best.]

[plentyfriendly]

No, not really. Different choices lead to different results, and that's how timelines diverge.

[So if C-team was "executed" and then they woke up in manufacturing...]

[matchbreaker]

[ . . . ]

Okay?

[ So what's confusing??? ]

[matchbreaker]

Oh, good! I brought a fair bit of it though.

[ and other snacks too!

... Isn't she nice? ]

[feistytrader]

[She should have, but it's too late for that now.]

Yeah, sure. Just don't move.

[Luckily, Silver's pretty quick, and... Pretty skilled at getting her hair out. It's more than he's used to dealing with, but he manages. The two front pieces of her hair are pulled to the back of her head, spun around in a bun, and loosely tied with themselves; it's the best he can do without some kind of hair tie, but it should do for now.]

Better?

[plentyfriendly]

Basically, Q-team was executed in the timeline I woke up in the room with the button.

[As opposed to C-team being "executed" quote unquote.]

[matchbreaker]

[ UM she just wanted it not caught in the suit - but... that's... considerate... ]

Yeah.

[ She replied, pulling on her straps to make sure it fit better. It feels loose in the chest. Maybe this one was meant for Vanille or Orihime or something. ]

You better not have hurt my hair.

[quadruples]

Why did you do that...

[ He pouts in exasperation and pushes his wet hair from his face. ]

[matchbreaker]

[ . . . She's still not sure she gets it, but she's going to pretend she did and more intently study the stuff on the paper. What's all labeled there again? Basically, there's three teams who could be killed and different ones were in different times through the whole choice thing. ]

[matchbreaker]

Buck up! It's only proper that a man expect some retribution for walking in on a lady!

[ Ignore that no one is entitled to swim naked. ]

[acherontiastyx]

...actually, yeah. I'm pretty curious about this now.

[feistytrader]

I was careful with it. I thought you'd appreciate it out of the way while you swim.

[It's not her whole head, sure, but hair goes absolutely everywhere when you swim. ...He should probably put up his own hair, really, but he's stubborn.]

[byday]

...Incredibly tacky.

[He clutches the belt in one hand, letting it dangle.]

I suppose I just let my mind wonder too long.

[plentyfriendly]

[Basically:

From 12:00 to 13:30 was the execution vote period. This could have gone one of four ways. As it is displayed on the chart:

The "Cx" or "C-team executed" timeline leads to the manufacturing room segment.

The "Qx" or "Q-team executed" timeline leads to the button room segment.

The "Dx" or "D-team executed" timeline leads to a giant X. Guess which team Phi is on!

The "0x" or "no team executed" timeline has a big question mark next to it because she's not sure that outcome was possible.]

[matchbreaker]

[ SHE LIKES IT FLOW--ing... but yeah if she's going to be here with someone that'd be a pain. ... Her buns are probably comically huge given how much of it there is ]

...Yeah, probably, now you mention it. What're you doing up, though?

[byday]

I think it's completely normal to be frustrated with this whole thing.

[He grumbles.] You can't help, and even if you could, I don't need it.

[matchbreaker]

[ Okay. So she points her claw at each of these in turn, ]

So you remember all three of these?

[byday]

I've thought about it a few times. I always thought something like this might happen, but even when it did, it still feels unbelievable.

[He takes the towel, nodding.] ...That'll do. Thank you.

[matchbreaker]

Hard not to, what with everything.

[ She says this as an excuse to sound at least vaguely sympathetic. ]