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!]

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[firstaid]

[’ What is my power? The poison that Phaeroh talked about?’
Belius asks to be killed after Estelle tried to heal her, yet her power only hurt her. This power, this poison that she is.

Belius gave every chance so they could kill her without corrupting her, yet if Estelle hadn’t… if she hadn’t tried to heal her this wouldn’t have happened. It was all in the best intentions, yet…!

’I’m sorry… I… I…’
‘Worry… not… You were only thinking of saving me’
‘…Oh, I’m so sorry. I just…’
‘Power corrupts... But you, you are different. Never lose that kindness...the compassion you so readily show to others... Now, go to Phaeroh... If you would learn of your destiny...’
‘To Phaeroh?’
……
She wants to stay there, she can’t go on. To know she is… like this… it hurts to much!
‘No… I… I don’t want to go anywhere… My power... It really is a poison... I thought I could help her, but I only brought about her death. I couldn't save her...!’
It’s then that Yuri cuts himself and immediately Estelle goes to heal him. It’s automatic to her.
‘There, you saved me, didn’t you?’ He says it so calmly. Like it’s just a fact. But it’s enough for her to move on and try to find her destiny instead of giving up.]

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[That dream… So that was her secret. Yeah, she’s not sure if she could tell people, but in reality it’s not as bad as she made it. Still, she killed someone. Yet those words ‘Power corrupts, but you are different’. And the kindness she readily shows others. The memory she had the week prior still eats at her. How did she end up in a situation where she asked to be killed? What did she do? But she gets up anyway and starts her day.

The library is her first stop. She needs to not think so much and just wants to clear her head. Books allow her to do that. Though because she’s done that, she’s forgotten to eat breakfast. She doesn’t even realize this as she continues to read her book until later on in the day she decides she wants to move around a bit.

Whether someone brought her food or not, she’ll find herself in the kitchen making herself a simple sandwich. Just something so she can claim she’s made food for herself and eaten.

After eating, she goes back to room 29 with the book she was reading before. Her door is slightly ajar so people are free to enter. She’s just sitting on her bed reading and looks like she’s definitely in the second half of her book compared to the first half.

After the 10 pm chime rings, she can be found in the shooting range practicing the gun she has. Recoil isn’t getting to her as bad at this point and her shots are getting more precise. Maybe not quite accurate yet, but she’s also not all over the place like she was before. She’ll probably never be a pro, but she wants to be halfway proficient with the weapon.]

room 29

[tsugomori]

[ Mikazuki manages to come right into this room on his walk throughout the halls (listen he just got up and probably at some point meanders into the wrong rooms on occasion even if its a room of a friend). He realizes that he should probably make his presence known because he forgot to knock. ]

Ah, I'm sorry, it seems I just strolled right in. But, the door was open?

[firstaid]

[She honestly doesn't even know Mikazuki entered her room at first, engaged in her book. Though when he speaks, she looks up and smiles. Mikazuki is someone she rather likes seeing, so it's not a big deal he's showed up!]

Oh no, it's fine. I'm happy to see you!

[And she means it. At least today she seems to be in better spirits. The trial was rough and before that, well, she cried on him...]

[tsugomori]

I'm happy to see you too.

[ ... And he's happy to see she's in brighter spirits. Especially after that week (which should be called Hell Week tbh). ]

You appear to be quite chipper today. Is it the book?

[firstaid]

Yes, the book, and well--

[She looks at the door that's still ajar.]

--I learned some information that's in relation to my secret last week.

[Yeah, she doesn't want the world to know and she's not going to announce it to the world, either.]

[tsugomori]

[ ... Just in case, he'll just close the door shut. He doesn't want people to overhear. ]

I hope that somehow manages to bode well. Although, if it's doesn't, then I'll just say that I still see you as someone I care about deeply and nothing will change that.

[firstaid]

I killed someone with my power. I meant to heal her since my power is capable of healing people. I suppose it has the opposite effect on creatures like her. We call them Entelexeia. They aren't gods or anything, but sentient majestic beasts may be a correct way to describe them. In any case, I killed her when I meant to save her. She said very kind words to me, however, before she died. I'm still trying to process them.

[She killed her, yet she gave her words to uplift her... But then she smiles, blushing a little at Mikazuki's words.]

However, thank you. I feel the same way.

[tsugomori]

I'm glad she had the compassion to act that way towards you, and knew you hadn't intended to kill her in the first place.

[ The relief in his person is clear as his expression shows the feelings well, before he eases into another smile. ]

But, it's good that you do. After all, I don't think I would want that to change at all.

[firstaid]

It's something that's hard to process. I hurt her, yet she called me kind and compassionate and told me to never lose those qualities.

[And those words keep ringing in her head.]

I would have let those memories get to me if it weren't for making friends here, friends like you. I fear for your lives, but it's because you're here that I find the will to keep fighting.

room 29

[acherontiastyx]

[...oh, okay, yeah, it's open, let's just see if...

Yeah. Okay. Across the hall neighbor isn't dead yet. Good.]

...Hey. Whatcha reading.

[firstaid]

[Nope, not dead! She's still very much alive and kicking. Good thing he calls out to her because she was super into her book.]

It's called 'Elegance and the Monster'. It's a rather intriguing story, though I'm also rather sure the heroine is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.

[acherontiastyx]

...Oh, is that, like, the story where there's some kind of Pokemon person living in a castle or something? And all of his servants got turned into object-ish Pokemon because he didn't totally kiss some enchantress's feet when he was like, eleven?

[firstaid]

Yes, that one! Because he refused to give the enchantress refuge and begged for forgiveness once she found out she was beautiful, she had cursed him. She wanted him to see that beauty is on the inside and that he had judged someone by her appearance despite a plea for help.

[Though that part was a lie and she was testing him, but details.]

The heroine, Bella, instead falls in love with the monster, seeing that he is truly kind and not judging based on his appearance.

[acherontiastyx]

Right, right. I don't know, though. I think the version I saw was more open to interpretation, because I always thought it had more to do with... you know, the kid finding out he ticked off a witch or something and her getting all preachy and hamhanded about the whole thing. I mean, you can't really blame a kid for not wanting to let strangers in if he's a prince or something. How's he know she's not an assassin, huh?

But yeah. Man. Have you heard this one before? I have some deep feelings about the ending of the cartoon version, but like. I don't wanna spoil it.

[firstaid]

I've read something similar to this back home, but even I'm not sure if it will end the same way. Until I read until the end, that's when I'll know.

[So he could spoil her but she wouldn't know until she read the ending for herself.]

[acherontiastyx]

...yeah, you're probably right. I dunno, maybe he put in a super grim version where everyone dies. That seems like his style.

...

So anyway. Like. I was really disappointed with how they did the ending, because when the Beast turns back into a human his design is this really bad bargain bin romance novel lead instead of anything cool. So you end up just kind of wanting the big furry guy back. I mean, doesn't that kind of go against the intended message of the story, anyway?

[firstaid]

I think that's a wonderful ending if that were the case. Yes, she loved him for who he is, and now that he realized he could love in return, his heart and now his appearance match. It's symbolic of how he's purified his heart and found love!

[Clearly they could have a discussion on this.]

library

[quadruples]

[ Viktor isn't planning on spending a lot of time in the library today, but he does stop by to find a book or two to read in his room on nights he's having a hard time sleeping - which is far too often these days because being stuck murderschool isn't really conducive to a good night's sleep. When he spots Estelle, he decides to approach. ]

What are you reading?

[firstaid]

[When Viktor asks her that question, she gives him a smile while holding up the book she seems to have gotten started.]

It's called 'Elegance and the Monster', and so far the premise seems intriguing.

[As soon as she says that, back to the book she goes. It's not that she's ignoring anyone, it's just books have this power take her attention away from anything but it!]

[quadruples]

What's it about? The title makes it sound like a knockoff of 'Beauty and the Beast'.

[firstaid]

It could be. It's about an elegant woman in a town who enjoys reading and her father is a scientist. However, while he's on to a fair to show off his invention, he gets lost and finds a manor belonging to a monster. I've just gotten to the part where the daughter has gone to the manor to find her father.

[quadruples]

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

[firstaid]

How did this movie version go?

[quadruples]

A young prince is turned into a beast by an enchantress, and she turns everyone else in the castle into living furniture. The Beast is given a rose and in order to break the spell, he must learn to love another person and earn her love in return before the rose's last petal falls.

About ten years later Belle, who's a bookworm like in your book, goes to the Beast's castle after her father goes missing. She offers to take her father's place as his prisoner, and the beast accepts.

[ ... ]

I've forgotten the details, but she befriends a talking clock and a candlestick, and she begins to grow close to the Beast. But there's a man in the village she's from, Gaston, who is determined to marry her. After he finds out that Belle is in love with the Beast, Gaston convinces the villagers that the Beast must be killed and leads them to the castle.

Gaston is killed in his fight with the Beast, and Belle confesses her love to him. The spell is broken, the Beast reverts to his human form and they live happily ever after.

[firstaid]

Oh yes, it seems that did happen to the prince. He turned into a monster as did his servants. Rather they turned into objects. I also recall there is a man who wishes to marry her, but she keeps refusing him.

[An index finger taps her bottom lip.]

I do wonder if it will end the same? I hope they get a happy ending like in this book. A shame the other man had to die, however, given he's a villain, it's how they usually end up getting written in literature.