WEEK 6.

[trustwellness]

WEEK 6 With the deaths of Viktor Nikiforov, Varric Tethras, and Killia, you're down to half of your original number. There's only fifteen of you left. How much longer before your number drops again? 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... Of course, that doesn't mean that you've gained nothing else among the many, many losses you've faced; it seems that another floor has been made available to you for surviving another week. Congratulations and well done, even if you might not necessarily appreciate the reward. APPRENTICES REMAINING: 15

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[OOC: Welcome to week six 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

[ravagers]

You just let me know, okay? [ With an almost teasing smile: ] I'm sure I can make time for you easily enough.

[iaspis]

I met people here.

You're free to make decisions for yourselves. Gems who serve Homeworld don't have that option.

[sportadork]

[wow this is. literally the saddest thing he has ever seen in his entire life. he takes the banana because honestly at this point he's probably just gonna. choke on it or something. or drop it and slip. this banana is too dangerous right now.

okay. how to do this.]

How much have you had today? [he's not mad he's just disappointed.]

[plegia]

[He catches it and studies it for a moment, tipping his head a bit. That's... bizarre.]

Well, it sounds like he was reaching. There's certainly no way it could be mistaken for anything like that. We may not be enemies but we certainly aren't friends and I'm not sure how anyone could mistake it for anything else.

[Right. That's definitely right.]

[firstaid]

I've talked with Varric many times. He also let me read his story. Killia... I was rather close to. Losing them both... it was hard.

[Not to mention she found Varric's body...]

[iaspis]

He has a tendency to ignore letters, too. I've never gotten more than a few responses before he stops replying.

It's why I stopped bothering with him.

[firstaid]

Perhaps Wednesday or Thursday, then? I would really like that if you could!

[She doesn't get the teasing. Instead, she appreciates it.]

[plentyfriendly]

His story, huh... I'd imagine he wouldn't object to me reading that. Do you know where it is?

[sportadork]

Yes! [haha said that. too quickly...] I mean, if you don't want it of course! It's only... The hero that protected the town before I got there. This was his. [okay good that sounded good and vague.]

[ravagers]

How about Thursday!

[firstaid]

I do not. You would have to ask someone else.

[plegia]

Ah, so you really were the perfect soldier. But being incapable of making your own decisions... Well, it's unfortunate. You're better off exploring other worlds.

[firstaid]

Thursday would be great. Let's plan on that.

[elepe]

He was wondering what was going on with Gangrel and I, when it's clear as day that we're enemies. Nothing more, nothing less.

[Right? Right.]

He asked if we were a 'thing'. I'm not sure what about this irritates me more--the fact that he has the audacity to ask such a thing, or...

[...]

The fact that we may not be enemies, and if we aren't, then I have no idea what we are.

[plentyfriendly]

Hmm. Well, I have time. Nothing but time, really.

[No more leads yet... it's really wearing on her.]

[iaspis]

No, I don't. My physical form is a projection with mass.

[firstaid]

Does that have to do with what you told me last thing? Having time? Or something else?

[feistytrader]

[...Oh. Well, he can definitely see why Gold said something like that, at least. He wouldn't say it himself, but, well, now that it's up-]

I thought you guys were friends. Especially after being in here for this long.

[Even if Gangrel isn't a very open guy. Sometimes it's hard to own up to things like that.]

[elepe]

[Oh thank the Tapus, she's not the only one. Lusamine sighs in relief.]

Exactly. I don't know what that boy was thinking, asking something like that. The fact that he has the audacity to do so is utterly infuriating. We're nothing like that. He's lucky I'm not over there right now, or he'd be grounded for the foreseeable future!

[This has just been stupid as hell. But...]

...Why do you not think of me as an enemy? I don't follow.

[plentyfriendly]

Not really.

[She hasn't even tried to shift - and nothing's been serious enough for it to kick in on its own.]

As much as I want to find a way for all of us to get out, that's been slow-moving. Whole days go by without any progress.

[iaspis]

Yes.

[......]

Gems grown on Earth have always been considered defective. For me to be gone for months, after such an important mission-- I'd probably be shattered. That's more than enough of a reason for me to never return.

[elepe]

We're not. Not even close.

[It's snapped out, but she turns the tone back a little bit when she speaks again.]

We can't stand one another, and I have no idea where he even got such an idea. What was he thinking?

[feistytrader]

...Gold and I couldn't stand each other when we first met. It took us years to own up to being friends, but we cared about each other a lot earlier than that.

[And look at them now. ...Or you could say that if, you know, Gold wasn't dead as hell.]

Why can't you stand him?

[firstaid]

Yes, I suppose they have.

[She sighs.]

Honestly, I've... just been doing what I can to survive. I suppose that is selfish, however, I really don't know how to be useful here.

[iaspis]

Yes, the situation is a little grim.

But you're right. We need to find a way to end this, before we lose any more of our numbers.