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

[neverheardofhim]

[That didn't go as well as he hoped. Oh well then, changing the subject and moving onto something a little more pleasant? A lot more pleasant, really. Varric never passed up the opportunity to talk about Bianca.]

The most beautiful thing you'll ever meet. She and I killed all kinds of darkspawn, bandit, dragonlings, hell all manner of things together. One of a kind girl, she was.

The crossbows here aren't anything like her.

[deofoled]

She's a...crossbow? Like Mikazuki? [ This is the first thing that came to his mind, whoops.]

[neverheardofhim]

Uh... [His brows drew together.] What about Mikazuki?

[deofoled]

Is she a crossbow in human form?

[neverheardofhim]

No, no. Just a regular old crossbow. [...] Is Mikazuki a crossbow in human form?

[deofoled]

He's a sword, a tachi.

[...]

I haven't heard of someone naming their weapon like that, except for him.

[neverheardofhim]

[This sure is news to him. And yet in a school of talking rabbits and magic rocks? It's not really surprising.]

I'm not like many other people. [Despite that little bombshell, Varric kept his composure, offering a wink to the demon.] Besides, a one-of-a-kind weapon like her deserved a good name.

[deofoled]

What makes her special? [ He tilts his head, intrigued. Talking about weapons was something he enjoyed, especially in the absence of them here.]

[neverheardofhim]

The guy who first tried making her couldn't get her right. Either she wouldn't fire, wouldn't aim properly, that sort of thing. Eventually though, yours truly took the blueprints to one of the smartest dwarves out there.

[And then comes a sad sort of sigh.] I don't know where she is, but she's probably missing me.

[deofoled]

[ So he's kind of still confused, because Varric's talking about her more like a person, but they've established that she is not in fact a crossbow spirit.

...but he's heard weirder things here.]

Probably with my sword, hauteclaire.

[neverheardofhim]

Well, at least she has good company then. I'm sure they'll keep each other company. Bianca's a real charmer, you know? Picked up a few storytelling pointers from yours truly.

[I am so sorry, Killia.]

[deofoled]

[.......]

You're sure she's not a crossbow spirit?

[neverheardofhim]

Positive. Just a regular, hand-crafted crossbow. [Cue some grinning -- he'd missed playing this game.]

[deofoled]

[ Maybe if he puts it into terms he's more familiar with.]

So she doesn't have an item dungeon?

[neverheardofhim]

A what.

[Slow... blinking?]

[deofoled]

An item dungeon, where you go to strengthen your weapons and fight the bosses that live inside them. Normal weapons don't have them, but special ones do like Bianca.

[ Let's go down the RPG meta rabit hole!]

[neverheardofhim]

Uh... No. The only way to make her stronger is to sweet talk her Mommy and Daddy into making her more parts. Not... very possible, nowadays, really.

[He's squinting at Killia at the moment. Weirdo.]

[deofoled]

[..............]

Our weapons system must be very different.

[neverheardofhim]

Apparently. Is that what you did with... Hot-Claire, then?

[deofoled]

Hauteclaire. I don't like her like that

[ That's important to stress! He's mot even sure if it's a girl sword.]

Yeah, I've done the first twenty levels in her item world.

[neverheardofhim]

That's what I said, right? The... part about her name. [Why would he say a sword is hot? Aside from the... whole thing with his crossbow, of course.]

That's... Good for you, kid.

[deofoled]

... I guess. [ I mean considering him and Mikazuki are kind of a thing, that statement has actual relevance.]

It's how we make our weapons stronger, we don't use blacksmiths. They're mostly just for deconstruction and recreation, everything else is done in the item world.

[neverheardofhim]

An entire world for items? [He paused, mulling it over.]

... Are there crossbows?

[deofoled]

Yeah. I've never gone into an item world for a crossbow, but Christo might have. They're different depending on the weapon.