WEEK 7.

[trustwellness]

WEEK 7 Oerba Dia Vanille, Phi, and Gangrel have joined the deceased, dropping your number even further. This is the second week that the death toll has risen by three, just by way of murder alone. With well over half of your number deceased, how much longer can this go on? 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... As before, it seems that door at the bottom of the stairwell has been unlocked, allowing you to descend even further into the depths of the university; perhaps the new floor holds something promising for you. Or perhaps you'll "christen" this one with another murder. Given the current pattern, that probably wouldn't be a surprise. APPRENTICES REMAINING: 12

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[OOC: Welcome to week seven 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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[trustwellness]

[For a moment it doesn't seem too interested in answering, instead focusing on important tasks such as "just kind of pooling a bit on the floor" and "rippling a little"; after a moment, though, it'll answer.

YES.]

[foundfate]

[That is such an important task, Watanuki doesn't mind waiting. It helps that he's also learned a lot of patience in the last few weeks.]

Okay, thank you for telling me that.

[He'll have to share that with the others too.]

Do you know what 'reincarnation' is?

[trustwellness]

[YES.]

[foundfate]

That's what I'm trying to do for my friends, the ones who have died. They seem to think they can come back to life, but.

[He's not going to hold out hope for that.]

I'm going to leave here, and if they don't come back to life, then I'm taking their souls with me. That way they can at least be reincarnated.

My question is, when I leave here, do you want to come with me too?

[trustwellness]

[More pausing; a few more moments dedicated to Important Tasks.

NO.]

[foundfate]

[That gets a confused look from him.]

Why not?

[Oh wait, it has to be a yes or no question.]

Is it because you like the form you have now, and don't want to be reincarnated?

[trustwellness]

[That gets neither a yes nor a no, regardless of how long you wait.]

[foundfate]

[He waits a good minute or so before speaking again.]

Because if you would rather stay like that, or if you have some kind of shape-shifting power you haven't shown off yet, you could come with me and not do the reincarnation thing, if you wanted. Would that be better?

[trustwellness]

[NO.]

[foundfate]

...Is it that you want to stay here?

[trustwellness]

[YES.]

[foundfate]

[Well that. That sure is a thing.]

You won't be lonely here? We're all leaving eventually.

[trustwellness]

[NO.]

[foundfate]

[Kageshirou you are weird.]

...okay then.

Since you don't want to go with us, do you have a wish I could grant for you instead?

[He's done it once already, as far as he remembers. And he didn't even need magic to do it! So maybe he can grant a wish for Kageshirou instead.]

[trustwellness]

[...this thing does not even have a face and you can still practically sense the ??????? here.

NO.]

[foundfate]

[Ok look literal spirits without physical form have wishes in Watanuki's world, it's a reasonable thought to him.]

...there's absolutely nothing you want right now? Nothing at all?

[trustwellness]

[NO.]

[foundfate]

That's...honestly the first time I've ever heard of something like that.

[Well there go his plans of asking for Kageshirou's help in exchange for getting him out of there/maybe granting a wish for him. Or maybe he could just ask?]

I don't suppose you would help me with something out of the goodness of your heart, would you?

[trustwellness]

[...That gets neither a yes nor a no, really; it's not committing either way, but it is still here and kind of waiting around, so.

Let's hear it.]

[foundfate]

[Then Watanuki will keep talking!]

We're going to escape from here. I don't know how yet, we're still working on that part, but we will escape.

When we do, I need to find the others. The ones who are dead, I mean. I promised to save them, to take them home to their worlds, so that they can be reborn or pass on or whatever happens to the dead in their world. I don't know where they are, but you do.

When it's time, and we're escaping, will you either take me to where our dead friends are or so me the way to get there?

[trustwellness]

[...

Once again, neither a yes nor a no. So, once again, there's that.]

[foundfate]

[Such a helpful wall-shadow.

Watanuki sighs at that, but he will take the lack of a 'no' as a 'maybe' in this case. There's still time, things could change.]

...actually I should ask you about what Phi said anyway. As far as you know, is it possible to bring them back to life?

[trustwellness]

[...That actually gets some weird swirling around, and once again a general sense of ??? more than anything.

Honestly, if this thing could shrug it'd probably be doing it.]

[foundfate]

[The swirling around is kind of cool to watch, at least. Watanuki gives it a moment, before he ultimately pushes a piece of paper and a pen towards Kageshirou.]

I don't know if you can read or write at all, but here. Take these. And if you ever need to tell me something that we can't talk about with 'yes' or 'no' questions, write it down and leave it for me?

[He is not sure if this will even work, but. It's worth a shot.]