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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[bloodisthicker]

[...that dream still felt like something that would actually happen, albeit in a far more pleasant way than last time. It was always a good thing to win, after all.

...though what was unpleasant was... hm. If these were actual memories, how much really was missing? And more importantly... what exactly was he still missing? Bruce was heading the meetings, so there'd probably be one tomorrow. He could bring things up then, so for now, let's see. Was there a new floor, then? Well, let's just take a...

...oh, of course, they were rewarded for the death of the girl with musical powers with a music room. Of course that would be how it would go. He's not even surprised right now. So he'll... just be avoiding that for now, instead checking out the rest of the floor and noting another laundry room. ...hmmm. He has to wonder about this now.

Well, first, he'll be milling in the game room, where he'll be looking for something specifically... but it doesn't seem to be there, judging by his frustrated expression and exasperated mumbling.]

...they've got to have Pai Sho, right...? What even is any of this?

[Later on in the day, he'll be investigating in the downstairs, less fancy laundry room to see if there's anything unusual about it, because why... why have two. Why not just have the one with the washing machines from the start. What kind of game are you playing here, Kingmaker. Has there been a secret in the laundry room that they've missed this whole time.]

Game Room

[cherryblooded]

Pai Sho?

[Hello, Tarrlok, you seem discontent.]

Not familiar with that one.

[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.

[cherryblooded]

That is a shame. Are you good at it?

[bloodisthicker]

Let's just say I could've been a full-time hustler when I was working my way through my studies and lived reasonably comfortably. I won't claim to be the best, but I'm good when it counts.

[cherryblooded]

Now I wish I had the chance to challenge you. Too bad.

[Cherryblod would probably lose really hard.]

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[clubleader]

[ And of course Mion is in there too, looking at what the room has to offer. ]

Pai Sho? What's that?

[bloodisthicker]

Well, it's just effectively the everlasting monarch of board games, but since the Kingmaker has no taste it doesn't seem to be here.

It's really a shame that none of you are probably familiar... but then again, I'm not familiar with many of the games here, either, so it could be fun for me, at the very least.

[clubleader]

I wonder if we could ask him to give us Pai Sho...

But in the meantime, I could teach you how to play some of these games.

[bloodisthicker]

...that would require negotiating with him for something and I have absolutely no intention of doing that. So, learning how to play these games it is.

What would you recommend, then?

[clubleader]

I could negotiate for you. [ But who knows if the Kingmaker would actually be up for negotiation. ]

Hmm... [ She bends down, going through some of the board games. ] There's Monopoly, which is a really long game about getting land and managing your money. Looks like there's some kind of knock-off Battleship here too.

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[notjustawriter]

Pai Sho...?

That kinda like chess or something?

[bloodisthicker]

...this is the part where I say I'm not really familiar with chess and then we sort of mutually boggle at each other for missing out on these ubiquitous board games, isn't it.

[notjustawriter]

...Probably.

It's a logic game, in any case, played on a checkered board. I'm no good at it at all, though.

What about the game you're lookin' for?

[bloodisthicker]

...well, it's kind of like that, except there's a chance element, I'd say. You'd need a round board with a specific design, too, and all of the ones I've seen in here have been square. I don't think you'd even be able to use them as a substitute.

[notjustawriter]

Sounds like it would be interesting to play.

Shame there's not anything like that around here, but then again I haven't recognized much around here.

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[prismbloom]

Depending on how the game works, I'm sure we can make a Pai Sho game of our own. Though, I'm afraid I've never heard of it.

[ Aqua sounds a bit more tired than usual--that's what happens when you dream about hearing your master's been killed and one of your best friends is behind it. She at least manages to put on a front--everything's fine, she's fine, really. ]

[bloodisthicker]

[...he definitely picks up on that, though he really wonders if he should inquire. On one hand, it might build up a little more trust... on the other, though, either he might not be too convincing about pretending to care (unlikely but potentially disastrous) or it'd strike a nerve and he'd actually end up caring (which would be annoying as fuck, it keeps happening at every trial and he's so mad).

...yeah, right, stick to the small talk, then.]

Well... it is a little similar to some of the games I've looked through, but not enough that I could just re-purpose another board for the sake of teaching people, unfortunately. I'd probably have to make all of the tiles myself.

[prismbloom]

[ She'd be thankful for it, in her own way; Aqua's more relieved that he's not asking, though, because it's still hard to think about.

Aqua puts a hand to her chin. ]

What sort of tiles are they?

[bloodisthicker]

They're little circular tiles that have different symbols painted on them. Some are pretty simple, but some are practically works of art.

Anyway, each tile has different rules associated with it... which can also be different depending on where you're playing, too, since every region has very slightly different rules. I'm most familiar with Northern Water Tribe rules, obviously, but I feel like I'd only want to play casually in Republic City.

[prismbloom]

I see--but they all have the same shape? I see no reason why we couldn't work together to make them.

[ Aqua's actually interested in this stuff, Tarrlok. ]

Then, say, you could tell from where someone comes by the way they play the game?

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[trustharder]

[...Tarrlok. Buddy. What are you even looking for here.]

[bloodisthicker]

[...he doesn't even know. do... any of the floor tiles look weird, maybe.

actually is the floor tiles or concrete.]

[trustharder]

[It's concrete, like pretty much everything else, actually. Because apparently survivors of the apocalypse don't deserve nice things for some reason.

It's okay if he's aimless, though - there isn't much to see here.]

[bloodisthicker]

[...he doesn't know what he expected. You know what? He's just... he's just going to go to the library and see if there's anything new or out of place that he didn't notice before. Maybe the Kingmaker decided to slip a manual for the washing machines in there somewhere, he doesn't even know.

...he's pretty sure they're a reward because this fucking guy, but who knows.]