trusthell | Week 5.

Week 5.

WEEK 5
Three more have joined the deceased this past week. Taichi Yagami was punished for breaking a rule, Megumi Sakura was killed, and Norman Bates... well, the less said about Norman, the better.

A third of you are dead now; your losses are becoming more and more evident with each passing week.

Saturday is given to regrouping and sleep; there aren't any bodies to be found on Sunday morning. But that doesn't mean the night was uneventful - it seems something else may have brought you some newfound clarity. Or perhaps not...

Once again, that spiral staircase leads farther than you remember, clear up to a previously inaccessible fifth floor. Go ahead and explore as much as you like; you'll probably need the distraction after the last trial.

~~SURVIVORS REMAINING: 18~~

SURVIVORS REMAINING: 17

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[OOC: Welcome to week five 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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Okay, well, what if it was a problem? Like... Like uh... What if Light thought himself the most important person ever, but wanted to protect you, so he sacrificed himself for your sake? That. Kind of thing. Like with the third motive.

[Where Bruce and Mettaton admitted to volunteering themselves.]

T-that'd be the stupidest thing Misa-Misa ever heard! There's no way she'd let him go through with something like that, even if he was trying to protect me. We're a couple, after all! We do things as a team, together! He wouldn't let me do something ridiculous for his sake [yes he would], so I would never, ever let him put himself in danger for mine.

...But on the other hand, Light can be very stubborn. Once he sets his mind to something, it's hard to make him stop going through with it. ...But if it's something like sacrificing himself, I'd insist that we go down together.

[this doesn't solve her issue one bit]

Alright, so, you wouldn't just shut yourself off from everything and everyone because it's what "everyone wants" and what's "best" for you in order to perform. Right?

Huh? I get wanting to be the best performer you could be. But if it comes at the cost of how you really feel yourself...

[ Hm. How to put it... ]

When you're a performer, you have to, y'know, put on a mask for everyone and all, right? But it becomes a problem once you let the mask become your actual face. You can't let your persona take over, you know?

That's what I thought.

[Good job, Misa.]

Now, how can I change that? I don't mind if Mettaton acts that way towards other people, but when it comes to the handful he'd actually care about dying... I just don't get how he can just close himself off. It hurts people when he does that.

[Like, she says it in a way that tries to make it sound like she's not hurt, but. Ha.]

[ Don't worry. She gathered that much. ]

Of course it would...especially if you're in a relationship, to cut yourself off from the person you care about just for the sake of not worrying anyone is actually kind of unhealthy. You have to be open and communicate with your partner to make it as successful as it can be. ...That said, that's not going to happen unless you both do it, so maybe you should make sure you're open with him, too. ...Tell him that it hurts you when he puts you at a distance. Even if that's what he thinks you want. Tell him that you're both together, and you're a team. That he can be himself around you, and he should.

[YEEEEAAAH.

YEAAAAAAH.]

Iiiii do not like being in that kind of position. But I tried? A little? When I talked to him after the trial and... during his smashy thing the other day. I don't think he took to it either time.

[Which is obviously disappointing. If she has to feel awkward then so does he??

... But more importantly, Sigrun really does seem kind of hurt by this. It's such a weird feeling for her.]

I said he didn't have to perform in front of me and, well. He didn't really say anything in response to that part.

I know. Love can be very hard, because you're sort of laying yourself bare in front of the other person and you don't know whether or not it'll take. ...Honestly, between you and me, Light and I, we were the same way starting out. It was a little bit more...one-sided. But Misa-Misa, she tried and tried...and it took some time, but, well, our relationship now is a sight for sore eyes!

[ Or Shinigami Eyes. ]

I'm sure if you keep at it, though, it'll break through that shiny exterior and you'll make a breakthrough! But a person doesn't change for you overnight. Sometimes a person doesn't change for you at all. And that's not always a bad thing. But something like this, you should try and make him open up to you.

[LOVE..............................]

Okay, so, you and shrimpy keep saying that word, and I don't know if that's an acceptable word to use. Even if I feel the same way about him the way I do my duty as a troll hunter. What makes it "love" and not just, I don't know, anything else?

I mean, thanks for the advice, I appreciate it and I'll definitely keep hammering at him, but. Yeah.

Tell me how you feel about the way you do your duty as a troll hunter. In detail. Tell me about the way it makes you feel, how excited you get when you're in the heat of battle, the way your heart beats when you're about to go in for the finishing blow.

Just humor Misa-Misa.

[...... SHE IS

NOT SURE SHE WANTS TO DO THIS

BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU: SHE IS FINDING HERSELF REALLY HAPPY THE SAUNA ALREADY MAKES YOU RED.]

I look forward to it? Even when it's hard to deal with, there's nothing more satisfying to me than to smash a head in, to have a tale to bring back. When I'm not allowed out for some reason or another I feel like I'm going to die because I want to be out there so badly. I feel a thrill whenever I face a foe larger than me, like I know I might die but I won't, and it's just-- it's pretty hard to explain? I'm out of breath just thinking about it.

[........... please....... have mercy on the viking woman.... who hasn't experienced this before..............]

...And you say you feel the same way about Mettaton, now? Because Misa-Misa's about to play a game with you.

"Even when it's hard to deal with, there's nothing more satisfying to me than to spend time with him, to have a tale about him to bring back. When I'm not allowed to see him for one reason or another I feel like I'm going to die because I want to be with him so badly. I feel a thrill whenever I look at his face, like I know I might faint but I won't. I'm out of breath just thinking about it."

You, my beautiful troll-hunting friend, just described what it feels like to be in love.

[Sigrun is

oh god she doesn't have a weapon in here.

She's going to scoot to a corner of the sauna and just press her face into the wall. There is nothing more embarrassing to her in this moment.]

Aw, come on, it's nothing to be ashamed of! It's really sweet! Finding love is never a bad thing!

Just-- give me a moment, Misa. This is not the kind of place I thought I'd find anything in.

[much less-- love, gods damn its name. is this the feeling she gets when she wants to punch her stomach. because it feels like it. she's calling it the punchy feeling.]

... I mean, he could die tomorrow, I can't? It's fine where I'm from because that risk is there but you-- you stay by each other to make sure that doesn't happen, and I'm sure he wouldn't mind sleeping with me or whatever if I ask, since I'm allowed to come over when I don't want to be alone, but-- this is the worst thing ever.

[Sigrun can't always be there to protect him. He wouldn't like it if she threw her life away doing it, either. And she wouldn't like it if he did the same for her.]

Whyyyy did I even aaaask!

Huh? But Sigrun, who would ever have the guts to try and kill him? He's a robot, he's made of metal and he's stronger than almost anyone here, except maybe you...

[ Maybe buttering her up will get her to calm down a bit? ]

If you and him stick together, no one would be able to get to either of you. You're strong enough alone, but together, you guys are probably unstoppable!

[.... Well, it certainly helps, because she's looking at Misa now. Even if she's not coming away from her corner just yet.]

He's... not really a robot, you know. But he is made of metal. He said that he'd like to fight me sometime too.

[Which is obviously the best thing ever considering how instantly she grins.]

So... What do I do with this. Do I tell him? Because I'm sure he gets it all the time back home, and I haven't even--

[You go beyond my duty. That's what she told him.

ooooooooooooooooooooh god. Back to the corner.]

Tell him what? That you love him? Sure, if you think the time's right! Maybe that's just what he needs to hear for you to get him to open up a little more. And maybe he's heard it back home, but, hearing it from you is different. You're dating, after all.

[... Okay, she'll look back at Misa again. Being caught by so many surprises is really wearing her down.]

... Do you think so?

What's the worst that can happen?

[The worst that could happen...]

He gets that weird look on his face, but says "Thanks darling, everyone does" with a smile? I guess.

[You fuckin bet she pitched her voice like his.]

I don't think it'll be like that. If it's you...it'll be different.

I hope he gets embarrassed. He used to when I kissed him and stuff, but now he doesn't. It's really annoying.

[Because she wants to embarrass him and make him feel stupid punchy feelings the way he does but he's more or less always collected.]

Wait, you guys smooched?! Tell me all about it, tell me, tell me..!

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