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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[plegia]

["I... I'll kill you!"
"Go ahead! I welcome it. Just know you were responsible for Big Sister's bloody demise! ...And what of the rest of you? Eh? Who wants the honor of killing the exalt? ...No one? Bah! Your merry band isn't quite so headstrong anymore, is it? Pathetic!"
"Damn you!"
"Now, now, my boy—no one needs die today. Not you. Not the exalt. Not your friends. Just lay down your sword, and give me the Fire Emblem."
"...I..."
"Chrom! You can't trust him!"
"Of COURSE I can't trust him! I'm not an idiot! But if I just say no, he'll kill her! The gods are cruel, damn them! My sister or my duty... A problem with no right answer, yet I must choose!"

Well that's disappointing. Why bother having an enjoyable dream when you don't stay asleep long enough to know how it ends? Ugh. Gangrel's definitely doing better this week though, since he's out of his room before noon and throwing some coins at the vending machine. Most of this stuff isn't interesting at all, but then there's one thing...]

Ugh. Really? How many of these are in there?

[He tosses the ridiculous outfit into the pile and takes it all back to his room because why the hell not. His stuff now.

After that it's time to explore. Gangrel isn't here for the pool at all. He takes one look in the room and immediately gets the hell out of there as quick as he possibly can without running. He's also gone much paler than usual, but he'll recover shortly enough, once he's found another room.

The dojo is exactly the kind of room Gangrel was hoping for, so he'll be spending most of the day in here. He'll lay out a few of those mats so they span the majority of the room and then he starts stretching. Once he's all warmed up he gets a running start and launches into a flip like it ain't even a thing. He doesn't stick the landing nearly as well as he should though, and after staggering for a moment he manages to catch himself before he can fall and break a nail or something.

It's been awhile since he had enough space to do something like this and it shows, but he looks exhilarated anyway.

If you catch him later, he'll have that Iron-Nicking Sword with him and he'll be running through sword drills. Despite his ridiculously long nails, he's actually really skilled with a sword! It looks like he's more concerned with wild, powerful swings than with any sort of form, though.]

dojo;

[tsugomori]

[ Well, Mikazuki seems to be winding up walking on people in the dojo area, and he's watching the other man swing his blade. It's been so long since he's seen a sword in action that he's captivated and sort of forgets to say anything, even if the swings aren't necessarily graceful or anything. Maybe it's the amount of power in each swing.

Or maybe he just misses wielding a sword. ]

Are you having fun swinging that sword around, Gangrel? It looks to be quite fun.

[plegia]

[He doesn't notice Mikazuki there until the other man speaks up, and when he does Gangrel jumps a bit.]

Oh, it's just you. I was enjoying myself, yes. It's not nearly as nice as it would be if it was my sword, though.

[tsugomori]

[ ...Whoops. This is the third time he's surprised someone, he thinks. ]

Ah, did I scare you? If I did, I'm sorry about that.

[ ... ]

Well, I think I'd feel the same way if I had that sword. Nothing can quite compare to your own, original blade.

[plegia]

[shush!!]

Precisely! The blade I fight with is different too - I can attack from afar by calling lightning down from the sky! It's definitely not the same as using a blade like this.

[He does practice with regular blades, but why bother when he can use the coolest sword??]

vending machine;

[firstaid]

[Yeah, Estelle's just going to stare at that outfit... a lot.]

Is that supposed to cover anything?

[plegia]

[...Hi, Estelle. He didn't see you there. It's a bit too late to hide the outfit, um.]

Well. Not really. It's suited for the desert heat, I suppose...?

[firstaid]

Even so, aren't there better outfits suited for the desert heat? With that kind of outfit, I would worry about sunburn...

[Which is worse than just being hot.]

[plegia]

That happens sometimes. It's unfortunate, but what can you do.

[S H R U G]

Dojo

[elepe]

[Well, this floor has certainly been...interesting enough, to say the least. There are a few things that they could conceivably use for their competition of sorts, and this is one of the last rooms she checks.

...Lusamine's not surprised to see Gangrel practicing, but huh.]

You weren't lying when you said you were good in a fight, it seems.

[plegia]

I've spent most of my life learning to wield a sword, of course I'm good in a fight!

[But he lowers it after he's addressed Lusamine. It's not like the sword can actually cut anyone anyway.]

[elepe]

There's a difference between having it be said and seeing it in person.

[Lusamine smiles a bit, absently. Though she waves her hand once she notices Gangrel putting the sword away.]

Pay me no mind. I wouldn't mind continuing to watch. It's rather fascinating.

[plegia]

I certainly wouldn't lie about my skill.

[But it's not like she had any way to know that and he is the sort of braggart to make himself sound better at things than he actually is, so. That makes sense, as much as he doesn't want to admit it.

But he'll shrug a bit and pick up the sword to run through the drills again from the top. It's wild and sometimes unrefined, but there's power behind every swing. You can interrupt him whenever you like; he doesn't usually get an audience for his training so he might actually be fine with interruptions.]

dojo

[deofoled]

[ Killia knew that he'd find Gangrel here.]

Hey, guess we got lucky huh? [ Their prayers were answered, a room to fight in! \o/]

[plegia]

It's about time, isn't it! I was beginning to wonder if we'd ever get any interesting rooms!

[ISN'T IT GREAT, KILLIA]

[deofoled]

It is.

Do you want to fight? [ He's not shouting but his wings are flared, because he's excited in his own way.]

dojo

[iaspis]

[Jasper watches Gangrel for a long moment before she steps inside.]

You do know how to battle.

[she sounds pleased??]

[plegia]

[Hey, Jasper. Gangrel lowers the sword and grins. It's not exactly the evil smirk he usually has going on, but something pleased and excited.]

Of course I do! I wouldn't be a very successful Plegian king if I couldn't fight my way to the top!

[iaspis]

You fought to become leader?

[SHE'S SO HERE FOR THIS]

vending machine

[ravagers]

[ Oh, hey-- ]

Hiya! Did you want to start our lessons?

[ ... wait okay. She's zeroing in on that outfit, and she's really curious. ]

What's that? Looks skimpy.

[plegia]

[Hi, Vanille. Gangrel looks up, then looks back out the outfit again and sighs.]

It is. I have no idea why Dark Mages dress like this.

[ravagers]

Maybe... 'cause when you've got it, flaunt it?

vending machine

[quadruples]

What an interesting outfit!

[ He's seen Mikazuki wear one of those and he definitely approved, um. ]

[plegia]

[VIKTOR NO...]

You're kidding, right? These are hideous.

[quadruples]

It looked nice on Mikazuki. Although it is a little skimpy.