trusthell | Week 6.

Week 6.

WEEK 6
The number of Survivors left is dropping at a quick pace; the King got what he wanted, for better or for worse; Tarrlok and Lynne were victims of both fate and some sort of magic that most in the Vault still don't quite understand, and Misa Amane has been executed, not for her particular brand of "justice", but for murdering two innocent people.

It's been a bad week.

However, 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 sixth floor. Go ahead and explore as much as you like; you've done well. You've earned it.

SURVIVORS REMAINING: 14

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[OOC: Welcome to week six 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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[Crunching noises in the dark, like something is eating in there. He can't see, the cave is too dark. He has to light the candle to see in the darkness, and what he sees is--

Gabriel wakes with a scream no one but him can hear.

By the time he's awake enough to head to the kitchen, he's pale-faced and still shaken.

Eventually he heads to the new floor to take note of everything in the chemistry lab before heading into the workshop where he starts to take in everything. Time to start tearing this place apart. Figuratively, of course.]

[ ... it seems everyone's having a rough go of it lately. Aqua clears her throat when he comes in, and she's currently busying her hands with a pot of tea. ... Or several. She's made pretty much every flavor of tea available, which is... a little excessive but she doesn't think anyone will comment on that. ]

Gabriel. Come have some tea.

[It really does seem like the whole "memories are wrecking us" thing has hit critical mass.

Gabriel smiles when he sees the sheer amount of tea.]

Thank you, Aqua. That's awfully kind of you.

It seemed the best thing I could do at the moment. Everyone seems... very off, this morning.

[ ... She wants to bring up a certain thing, but she'll be patient. ]

...Yeah.

After last night, I'm sure plenty of people had nightmares.

[Of course he doesn't believe it was just a nightmare, but it's easier to say than admitting he's remembering screwed up things.]

[ ... Do any of them really believe they're actually nightmares, at this point? ]

If you'd ever like to talk... I'm here.

[He's quiet for a moment, and then:]

....I guess I wouldn't mind getting it off my chest.

[ She gestures to the tea after handing him a cup. ]

Help yourself, first.

Thank you.

[He takes a deep drink, sighing.]

...You know how my profile has "werewolves" as a dislike? I know why, now.

[ Well... she has been wondering... ]

I wasn't sure it was polite to ask. ... But if I had before, webwould both be confused.

... Go on. Take as much time as you need.

Back home, I started investigatin' this shady lookin' club. Called themselves the "Royal Bavarian Hunting something-something" and I just knew I had a lead there. A furrier was killed not far from the club.

Not long after that, the club all left on a huntin' trip into the woods where some folks had heard wolf calls. Wolves are extinct in Germany, you see. It shouldn't be possible.

I found a cave outside of the lodge in the woods, and I heard something a ways down in it, like somthin' was eating. Lit a candle so I could see inside, and what I saw...

One of the men from the club. Eatin'. People. Some of them must have been dead for... Christ, it was awful.

[He's gripping the teacup pretty tightly to keep himself from dropping it.]

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[Well, fortunately (unfortunately?) there's nothing terribly off to be located in here; on the plus side, you get to tear the place apart at your leisure, and get acquainted with the tools! On the negative...well, it's not saying much.

Though if you have any questions about the room overall, we are here to answer those. o/ ]

[Sure, let's look over the room overall!

What's the state of it? Is it dusted, or does it look like it's sat empty for a while? And how are the tools, are they fairly new looking, patinaed, or even starting to rust?]

[It all looks completely new, as do the tools, actually.]

[Well that's.... very interesting and confusing.

Is there anything else he might notice about the place aside from it being completely new?]

[ Shirazu's in a fairly good mood today, since he had a nice dream about spending Christmas with Sassan and the Qs. ]

...You okay?

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[Gabriel looks up from cooking eggs, shaking his head.]

Nah, I... slept like hell. Seems like this happens every Saturday night, having vivid dreams. This is just the first time I've had one that's awful.

Sheesh, that sucks. What happened in it? If you don't mind talkin' about it.

...Do you remember when, in the first trial, the subject of werewolves got brought up?

[.......]

I ran into that werewolf I was lookin' for.

...Shit, really? [ That sounds dangerous... ]

I did, yeah.

You sure you want to hear about it? It's... pretty horrible. He didn't injure me or anything, it was just...

Well. Disgusting.

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Yeah, sure. I doubt it's any worse than some of the disgustin' shit I've seen as a ghoul investigator.

While lookin' for the werewolf-- when I didn't believe there was one, I ended up finding a "prestigious" club for prominent German families. It just so happens that mine is one of 'em, so I was able to gain access to it.

Not long after I joined, a man was killed about a block away from the club. It looked like he'd been mauled by an animal; they blamed it on some "escaped" zoo wolves.

Not long after, I left for a hunting trip with the men for a club into a forest outside of the city. I was exploring the grounds, lookin' for proof of them doing anything illegal, and that's how I came across a cave. One of the men was in there. Eatin'.

It looked like that had been his hiding place for a long time from the state of things.