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

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[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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investigation!

[quadruples]

[ "The time to seduce me by picturing katsudon and women during your skating is over. You can fight with your own personal charms."

After a terrible Friday and Saturday, Viktor is doing better. Chiyuki's death still hurts him deeply, but the memory that came back to him is nice and motivates him to get out of bed in the morning and head to the vending machine with a handful of coins. Today's haul is an interesting one; the Chiyuki dolls make him frown because he did not need this painful reminder, but his expression softens when his phone falls out. He picks it up and immediately checks when the last photo on it was taken. ]

So I was kidnapped on December 14... [ He says to himself, not caring if somebody hears him. ]

[ A few hours later, Viktor can be found in the kitchen where he's in the middle of decorating a cake with whipped cream and strawberries. The realization that his birthday happened during the second week made him really want some cake, so he decided to make one as a late birthday present to himself.

In the afternoon, he explores the new floor and spends a few hours in the pool, swimming a few laps but he's mostly here to chill and lazily float around on his back.

Finally, Viktor decides to investigate the bar sometime in the evening. He starts off by checking the shelves where the booze is stocked to see if there's anything hidden behind the bottles. ]

hello friend mods are here

[trustwellness]

[The shelves appear normal, at least as far as the bottles are concerned, nothing stuffed behind them or anything.]

[quadruples]

[ A little disappointing but not particularly surprising! But for the sake of being thorough, he decides to start removing the bottles so he can see if there's anything off about the shelves themselves - any signs of a hidden compartment or something? ]

[trustwellness]

[Upon looking at it, it seems that one of them has less depth to it than the others - it's even with the other shelves in terms of how far out of the cabinet it's coming, but it seems to hit the back of the case before they do if you reach back. Like the shelf itself is shorter, or maybe like there's something going on with the back of the cabinet that isn't there on the other shelves.]

[quadruples]

[ Oh, this is interesting. And a little exciting. This definitely needs a closer look.

He removes every bottle and sets them aside before reaching into the cabinet and runs his hand around the back, fingers feeling for a button to press or anything else that implies it can be opened. ]

[trustwellness]

[It feels like there might be a small button in the back - the sort of thing that you press and something might pop open behind it.]

[quadruples]

[ LET'S PRESS THAT BUTTON and hope the building doesn't blow up or something. \o/ ]

[trustwellness]

[AND THEN VIKTOR DOOMED US ALL- okay no

But there is a small compartment there that you've managed to get open, good job! It isn't terribly deep, just enough to be noticeable and have a reasonably small space behind it.

Looks like there's something glinting in there. Silver.]

[quadruples]

[ I can't believe Viktor Nikiforov caused us to bad end.

He reaches for the glinting thing and takes it out of the cabinet. What is he looking at here? ]

[trustwellness]

[It looks like you've found a key - it doesn't look like a room key, either, the cut of it is different, and it's on a silver chain. Long enough to wear around someone's neck with no problem.]

[quadruples]

[ Huh, how mysterious. Viktor studies the key for a moment before pocketing it.

Will he find anything else if he keeps investigating the bar, or is that all? ]

[trustwellness]

[That's all in here, Viktor, you're good. o/ ]

[quadruples]

[ Excellent. He rewards himself with a drink for a successful investigation before leaving the bar... and he completely forgets to put all those bottles he took off the shelves back. Oops? ]

vending machine;

[tsugomori]

Hmm? And how did you find that out?

[ He was nearby the vending machine himself, probably to collect his items at some point or plan to put his coins in. ]

[quadruples]

That's when the most recent picture on my cell phone was taken.

[ He holds up the phone so Mikazuki can see. Said picture seems to have been taken in a locker room, and the subject is a Japanese man wearing this outfit (Viktor is wearing the same costume but it's pink instead of blue). He appears to have just finished putting the gloves on and looks a little annoyed to have his picture taken. ]

[tsugomori]

[ Mikazuki leans forward to scrutinize the picture on the phone. He's never seen a machine like it before in his life, so...well. The outfits are quite stylish and pretty. ]

Oh my. Well, knowing that is at least something.

[ He vaguely recalls the discussion of people saying what years it had been in their respective places. ]

Were you preparing for some type of big event?

[quadruples]

I think so, yes. Major skating competitions conclude with an exhibition gala where skaters perform non-competitive programs for the audience. I don't remember it, but it seems that Yuuri and I decided to pair skate at the gala.

[tsugomori]

[ He'll tilt his head a bit, remembering Viktor's profile. ]

Ice-skating, is it? It sounds like it is quite the big thing.

Is Yuuri a friend of yours?

[quadruples]

Oh, he's more than just a friend. [ He smiles brightly, brimming with delight. ] Again, I don't remember it, but the ring I'm wearing implies some wonderful things.

[tsugomori]

[ Oh no, that's cute...

He'll just start clapping. ]

Oh my. I suppose this is where I give my congratulations, isn't it? I will wish for you two to have everlasting happiness. I am sure you two make quite the wonderful pair, am I right?

[quadruples]

We're the greatest couple. [ He can say this with confidence, even if he doesn't remember actually getting together yet; he's still missing everything after the Cup of China. ]

Yuuri is the cutest, most handsome man I have ever met in my life.

[ The joy is practically palpable in his voice. He could probably talk about Yuuri for hours if allowed to. ]

[tsugomori]

[ Love is truly a really wonderful thing. Mikazuki would love to hear all about it too, especially things that bring smiles to people's faces. ]

My, my, it looks like Yuuri is quite the lucky fellow.

[ ... ]

Do you mind if I ask when was the moment you fell in love with him?

[quadruples]

We first met at a post-competition banquet. They're usually boring, stuffy events where I have to talk to sponsors and bigwigs and pretend the conversations are interesting. Then Yuuri got drunk, started taking his clothes off and challenged me to a dance-off, asking me to be his coach if he won. [ A dreamy sigh. Fond memories. ]

The way he looked at me with those beautiful brown eyes almost made me melt.

[tsugomori]

[ Mikazuki mind wanders a little, but he concludes swiftly that Yuuri probably didn't like. Strip completely, so that gets nipped in the bud relatively quickly. ]

What a wonderful first encounter...and was he the one who may have been the victor in that dance-off?

[ He couldn't help the stealth pun... ]

[quadruples]

Yes. We danced together and it was wonderful... and then he removed even more clothes and started pole dancing in his underwear with Chris. I'm not sure what that pole was even doing at a formal event but it was fun to watch?

[ He certainly wasn't complaining when things went off the rails in that particular direction. ]