Week 6.

[trustharder]

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

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
[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!]

Comments

[amygdalae]

[She really did. Bruce will give her credit for that, at least.]

I didn't play it to be good at it.

[Just as a distraction.]

[captainobnoxious]

It's a lot more fun when you are though.

[So. She's gonna grab his arm and tug him to one of the pinball machines, because maaaaybe he'll have better luck there.]

Getting stress out is a lot easier when you're not getting frustrated at something else, you know? Win something and you're guaranteed to feel better!

[amygdalae]

[Bruce is a bit surprised when she suddenly drags him over like that, but he takes in stride and lets her bring him over to the pinball machines.

...he doesn't even remember when was the last time he was near any of these things.]

It's been a while since I've seen any of these. [He says as much as he examines the one closest to them.]

[captainobnoxious]

At least you've seen them before. This whole room's just one big weirdo place to me.

[When she hunts for her mission, she generally does not go to arcades. They don't have books there.]

[amygdalae]

Everything in here is pretty much for entertainment.

[He supposes a world that's just trying to survive wouldn't try to think about any of this.]

I'm not one for arcades myself, either. [They tend to be too noisy and full of people.]

[captainobnoxious]

[... Iceland probably has some. Maybe. She actually has no idea.]

I didn't expect you to be. You seem too...

[How does she put this nicely. How does she try.]

Too... Uh... Well, you seem like you too much of a stick up for ass for it. It's too fun for you.

[amygdalae]

[She didn't need to try, but Bruce appreciates it all the same.]

I'd like to think I'm sensible, not unreasonable.

[There is a difference here... and Sigrun, its only because he has to stop you from constantly doing Dumb Things (TM).]

[captainobnoxious]

[Let her be the example others follow, Bruce!!!]

Too much sensibility and you lose out on the best ideas in the world. Now, are you gonna play, or are we gonna be standing here talking about the difference between one stick and another?

[amygdalae]

[NOT WHEN YOU'RE THROWING FLAILS AGAINST DOORS.]

I think you mean the most reckless ideas.

[Still, he isn't here to argue, just as Sigrun said. He turns his attention back to the pinball machines, examining them for a moment more before he finds the button to start the game.]

[captainobnoxious]

[This should be fun to watch. Just how good could a guy like this be at the flashy noise machine?]

[amygdalae]

[As it turns out: pretty damn good, actually. Pinball, after all, is all about angles and trajectory and a lot of maths and physics, and guess who happens to be a physicist?

(Nuclear physicist, sure, but he still needed to know basic stuff like this in the first place.)

With the first ball Bruce doesn't do very well yet - he's still figuring out everything in his head - but after that he gets much better, and soon he's racking up a rather impressive score.]

[captainobnoxious]

[......................]

Huh. Wow. You're uh. You're really getting up there.

[yeesh.]

[amygdalae]

[...honestly Bruce doesn't even realize how long he's been playing it until Sigrun speaks, and it distracts him enough that he loses his ball into the gutter.]

--its not that hard once you figure out when and where to hit the ball. [He glances over to give her a smile before focusing back to the machine, letting out the next ball and gets back to racking up his high score.]

[captainobnoxious]

[Guess she's studying the physics of pinballs, then. Sigrun leans over a little to watch -- not enough to block his view though -- and tracks the movements with her eyes the best she can, eventually getting used to the different speeds and timing.]

Cats would love this game.

[amygdalae]

[Bruce lets out a small sound of amusement at the remark.]

They would be occupied watching, at the very least. I'm not as sure if they'd be any good at it, however.

[captainobnoxious]

I don't know, cats are pretty amazing. We'd have to get rid of the glass to let them in though and see what their high score would be.

[Let's put kittens in a pinball machine.]

[amygdalae]

[No, Sigrun, we are not putting cats in any machine.]

I don't think that's a good idea.

[captainobnoxious]

Why not?

[amygdalae]

It could hurt them.

[And they could probably choke on the balls?? They are pretty small after all.]

And they'd probably ruin the machine.

[captainobnoxious]

Cats aren't stupid. I mean, they definitely might ruin the machine, but you can train them not to.

[says the woman whose world has trained cats to hunt trolls out]

[amygdalae]

I'm pretty sure they'd ruin the machine long before being able make them not to do so.

[captainobnoxious]

Not in my capable hands! Give me a week and I'll have them beating your top score in no time.

[amygdalae]

[Sigrun please. This isn't a competition...]

...well, when you find a cat around here, let me know.

[captainobnoxious]

[Everything is a competition.]

... I'll ask the Kingmaker if he can give me one. I'll give a good reason for it, too, like it'll be fun to watch everyone go crazy over it.

[amygdalae]

[Not everything has to be a competition, Sigrun.]

...what would he even consider as a 'good reason'?

[Because so far, Bruce hasn't seen or heard anything that could constitute as one.]