Week 3.

[trustharder]

WEEK 3 Another week has passed; two more Survivors are gone. Pearl and Caren both had someone to fight for, someone worth killing for; perhaps it's for the best to hope that somehow they've found peace despite not being able to collect on the Kingmaker's incentive. Saturday is given to regrouping and sleep; there aren't any bodies to be found on Sunday morning. That doesn't mean the night passed easily, though - it seems another piece of your personal puzzle may have fallen into place while you slept... Following that spiral staircase up to the second floor will reveal something strange; those stairs definitely lead far higher than you remember, up to a previously inaccessible third floor. Go ahead and explore as much as you like; consider it your reward for a job well done. SURVIVORS REMAINING: 23

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[OOC: Welcome to week two of Trustfell! Save your threads for coins and the coming week's activity check; don't forget to check in to this week's activity check and submit your memory regains!

The text and calling posts are still active, for the sake of contacting the jerk who's keeping you here, to be used at your leisure!]

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[cherryblooded]

[Doesn't she look just like her actual lobster mother, though?]

...Been better, if I'm being honest.

[sleepingkogoro]

[Mouri frowns. He can swear there are at least two backhanded insults in there. To avoid the conversation from devolving into petty back-and-forth - he still refuses getting that low - he picks up a flute]

A flute, huh. Don't people tend to get their fingers tangled when trying to do something with this?

[At least that is what he remembers hearing when he was in school, a long time ago. Just to test he blows into the flute -*fweee*-. At least it sounds nice, if a bit shrill]

[happysweets]

[ "Now that I think about it, Kira might be as pure as you are, Misa. Kira's using the notebook not for himself, but for the betterment of the human world..."
"Yeah. Kira was doing it to make the world a better place. You didn't even know that, shinigami?"
...
"The current Kira is a vile and pathetic human. Who knows what he'll do? Watch out for him and the other Yotsuba people. ...If worst comes to worst, I'll kill him, but I'd rather not die for this scumbag. I want to be around for some insurance. You'll know who Kira is, but you'll have to trust Light and do as he pleases."

Well, that shouldn't be too much of a problem. She already loves Light more than anything. That much was certainly obvious. ...But this Kira in the Yotsuba Group, that was just plain weird. Could it really be true? And why didn't she recognize Rem..? These dreams were making her head hurt the more she thinks about them...

"You haven't changed, Misa. Those feelings for Light will never change, will they...? I also now believe that your happiness is found by staying by Light's side and supporting him."

Ugh, where is Rem now..? The more she thinks about it, the more she wants to hug her tight, but...why couldn't she see her? And why didn't she have her eyes? She didn't have them in her dream, either...

"No matter how much you want to help, you must not reveal the existence of the notebook or me to anyone."

Well, for now, that shouldn't be too difficult. She's already been keeping mum and playing off her actual feelings about well, that whole thing to begin with, and she's found that was already paying off for her, as much as it pained her to say things like that sometimes. But this is a desperate circumstance, and she's positive that things are a bit better this way.

Even so, after everything that happened with Cherry yesterday...

Ugh. The terror is gone, and the rage she wanted to feel before is in full swing, overshadowing the questions she still has about her dream. As much as she loves having the stage in the music room now, because that'll definitely help with the talent show she wants to plan out, she can't bring herself to do much more than sit in front of the piano and just...kind of bang on the keys a bit. Not exactly elegant or graceful, really. But she's trying(?)

After that passes, she'll be in the game room; though she doesn't really want much to do with blackjack, she's playing single-card solitaire with herself; a pretty easy game, all things considered, but she's still having some trouble, it seems! ]

Let's see, uh, the four goes...

[ She can use some help with her spread, if someone would care to assist..! ]

[goodforsomething]

Huh.

[This is another one of those things you can't just say without explaining. But Cherryblod probably gets that.]

You think they're gonna come after you?

[cherryblooded]

Couldn't say. Would like to think not, but I'm an optimist.

[Even after all this.]

[goingdigital]

Yeah, it kinda cutoff halfway through though.

[Regardless of that.]

Basically my partner came back to protect me.

[ratingspoint]

Don't mention it, sweetheart. Anytime.

[goingdigital]

Over here.

[Taichi keeps it short and simple as he points to the five of hearts.]

[goodforsomething]

Crazy thing to be in here.

[bloodisthicker]

It's a legendarily popular board game from home... so I have to admit, I'm not surprised I haven't seen it here.

I am, however, extremely disappointed.

music hall

[ratingspoint]

[Mettaton will find himself in here eventually, largely because he just sort of...keeps finding himself in here; it's good to have something familiar, and this is as close to familiar as it's getting for the time being.

He doesn't seem troubled at seeing Cherryblod in here, but it's enough to get him to draw up a bit short; he shakes it off quickly enough, though, even if he's a bit quieter than he usually is when he approaches.]

...Hello, darling.

[It doesn't sound any less affectionate than it usually does.]

[cherryblooded]

Isn't it? But it's in my blood. I'm doing a lot more fussing than I normally would, but I like to think everything will work out fine, more or less.

[cherryblooded]

[That's good. He'd feel even worse if Mettaton treated him coldly, and he doesn't need that right now.]

Hello, dear.

[...After a few more random notes, he stops entirely. Serious conversation time.]

I'm sorry about earlier.

[ratingspoint]

[That...surprisingly gets a light laugh out of him, though it's a little dry.]

Well, I came over to say the same thing, and now one of us is going to have to change.

[cherryblooded]

I actually did what you said, yesterday. It's not a bad idea at all - tell your secrets on your own terms, and not let the Kingmaker hold them over your head.

...It just went particularly badly and I'm fairly certain one of us is going to hate me for the rest of their life.

[bloodisthicker]

That's a hypothetical, right? I'm sure that's entirely hypothetical.

[please don't do this, Cherryblod, he thought you had sense]

[cherryblooded]

[He's not answering that question out loud. Draw your own conclusions.]

[cherryblooded]

That is a shame. Are you good at it?

[happysweets]

O-oh, right! There it is!

[ And down goes the four of spades! ]

Are you good at solitaire? Misa-Misa doesn't usually play, but, she's always wanted to teach herself! So that's what I'm doing right now..

[bloodisthicker]

...I was thinking he might try different things to target different people, but I don't actually want to talk about them and potentially give him ideas.

[...he is just kind of deadeyeing the mess upthread, hang on...]

We should just... be vigilant if he does. That's all.

[capyper]

[ The good news for Yosuke is that at least Yato is the one who gets landed on, for the most part!

The bad news for Yato is that Yato is the one who gets landed on, for the most part. ]

Oofauuugh — get off I can't — [ emphatic wheezing ]

[bloodisthicker]

...I'm with Mettaton here, because that would be an ego booster like nothing else.

[bloodisthicker]

Mine was effectively the logical next step from my last one --- that is, I helped someone overcome her doubts and gained a powerful ally. All and all, it was pretty pleasant, actually.

[goingdigital]

Heh.

[What an odd girl. Cute, but odd.]

As good as anyone else, at least! It's a great way to kill time at the very least.

[happysweets]

I usually prefer something you can play with two players, though! But if you want to challenge me, I'd rather not do a card game...

[ Not after yesterday, at least. ]

Are there any board games you're okay at?