WEEK TWO: MINGLE

[retellers]

WEEK TWO: MINGLE (37 remain) Rise and shine, gremlins. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and it's the start of a new week. To the participants, yesterday's events may seem distant now—albeit not as distant as their life before this. Whether or not they notice, they will have lost a memory upon waking up. The barrier to the north is down, and beyond the bridge lies new areas to explore. Strangely, what was there last week seems to have been replaced overnight. That's not the only thing that's different, either. The participants will find that their lodgings have changed, and new buildings within the town have been unlocked. Finally, should anyone check their PHS, Cater, Sharon, and Kano's profiles have been removed. Three Leaders can be found around the area, open (?) to approach. If participants want to speak to them more privately, or to an absent Leader, it looks like they'll have to go through another channel. Furthermore, it looks as though the rules have updated. If you break the current ninth rule, participants will get shocked. It will be a mild shock at first, but the longer they touch each other, the stronger it will get. On that note, if your character did not share a memory last week, please make sure to check your notifs! Participants may also find that their memories of the past few weeks are getting fuzzier... as though they can't recall some of the details without focusing. Finally, this week, every time a participant gets within one foot of someone, they will experience the emotions the other person is currently feeling and vice-versa. This will last for ten seconds even after they've stepped out of their personal bubble, after which the sharing itself might share, but the knowledge will not. Have fun!

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[horologia]

howling rose, as you do
a.
[ new week, new places to explore! homura will do her fair share of being out and about, even if some things might give her a little pause.

like the chests locked up extra tight. ]

What... do you think they would have needed to be so, um, careful with?

[ like damn how many locks do you need. ]

b.
[ she's in the holding cell area, frowning very lightly at it and its suspicious stains. ]

Between last week and now... do you think there'll be at least one place like this every time?

first aid station
[ she'll just be going through the stock to make sure it doesn't look like it's uh, old timey sort of stock. listen, with the way everything in town looks and the current area across the bridge, you can never be sure if you'll end up finding laudanum instead of more modern stuff somehow.

thankfully it seems like a modern nurse's office, whew. ]

This seems a little delayed, doesn't it...? Oh, but it is good that we can go in here now, I mean.

[ just, you know, where was this last week when people were disappearing off somewhere and reappearing hurt. ]

wildcard/pc me.
[ yeet your own starter or dm me about pcs, just be aware that i can't set anything up until after 8pm pst! ]

a

[stillnot]

... Treasure?

[ maybe they just REALLY didn't want any theft! ]

[horologia]

Maybe, but there's locked chests in the Captain's room too. I'd imagine they'd probably want to try to keep valuables close to them... Or, um, if they were trying to hide treasure in here along with everything else, then...

Covering it in so many locks kind of makes it stand out from the rest?

[ this is the opposite of nondescript and worth passing over. ]

[stillnot]

Maybe it's reverse psychology. And it's in the open to make an example of anyone who tries to get in.

Maybe there's nothing inside.

[horologia]

[ depending on how close Clem's standing, she might feel ... a flicker of amusement?

though it's not all that hard to see in her expression, either. ]

... Who do you think would be the most likely to try to do that?

[stillnot]

A very mean ship-captain.

b

[dianxias]

[ ...unpleasant.

xie lian glances at the stains, too, and makes a soft noise. ] ...Mn. I hope not, but... I don't think I would be surprised, if that was the case.

[horologia]

If these places are made of memories, I wonder if these are just ... the representation of where the bad ones go. Tucked away where you don't have to look at or think of it...

[ then she makes a soft, self-conscious sort of noise, not quite a laugh. ]

Or maybe I'm just thinking about it too hard?

[dianxias]

[ ... hm. ]

...No, I don't think that's a bad thought. [ with a small gesture to the bloody areas! ] In my realm, we might consider something like this made of resentful energy - a place like this would be quite haunted.

[horologia]

There are creatures where I'm from that warp the world around them, based on the nature and feelings of the curse they hold... Really, the places they affect look much more, um, surreal than all this, but maybe the idea isn't so different?

[ curses and resentful energy, and places where each has left their mark. ]

[dianxias]

In mine, it can be much of the same. [ nodding!! ]

I do think you're onto something, Miss Homura. Perhaps that is why were are brought to these places each week - even if these bad memories have been forgotten by the original person, the Realm may yet need to hold onto them.

first aid station

[canned]

Do you know what all this is, Akemi? It'd be great to have someone with medical knowledge here. [since everyone's getting hurt exploring and fighting and doing anything else to challenge this place]

[horologia]

[ eep ]

I, um, maybe I'm not the best choice... It isn't like I have any training or anything, I just...

I spent a long time in and out of the hospital when I was younger. And recently, I'd just returned from a long stay there, so I guess... I know a decent amount of this, just by being around it so much for so long...

[canned]

Still, it's impressive you were able to learn while you were in the hospital yourself! I know a bit of anatomy and biology, but lots of these aren't things I recognize.

Are you okay now? After being in the hospital for a long time?

[horologia]

It's... A long term condition, I'm afraid. Congenital.

But I was well enough to release, so ... I'm fine, really. Don't worry too much?

[ she's not like, cured cured, but as you do. ]

[canned]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that...but it's good you can be out of the hospital!

Still, I bet this whole situation hasn't been good for your health, huh? Have you been feeling okay? [jokes on you, you can't tell Al not to worry too much without automatically increasing his worry about you]

first aid

[antaressnipe]

[Haha Chiron wouldn't know anything about randomly disappearing and then coming back with battle scars.

Really.]

Indeed. It seems I can trade in some of my homemade bandages for proper ones.

[He is absolutely going to stock up and place a few in one of his baskets]

[horologia]

[ hm, yeah, wonder who she was talking about, ]

What have you been using? Makeshift cloth ones from the clothing in the emporium?

[antaressnipe]

Yes. Certain leaves and bark can also be used as rudimentary bandages, too, though they must be properly cleaned, of course.

[horologia]

Oh. [ knowing how things in nature can be useful, how cool... ] How does that work? I mean, um, do they have any helpful properties beyond just... keeping the wound covered? I imagine they would, but...

[antaressnipe]

Some do, though you would have to treat or soak them in specific ointments to get those benefits. Otherwise they will operate as a normal bandage, meant to keep disease and germs out of the wound while it heals.

a!

[siblingless]

Maybe there's treasure inside...?

[Peering at the ridiculous amount of locks... Where are the lockpicks when you need them?]

[horologia]

If there is it's a shame we can't just use the gunpowder to blow them open... It might risk damaging what's inside, and then there's also the chance that whatever's inside is also combustible...

[ this is monday, the gunpowder still exists. ]

[siblingless]

We would risk injuring ourselves as well. [Gunpowder... Bad...] It's a shame we don't have a set of lockpicks on hand.

[horologia]

Oh, we wouldn't... stick around for the explosion, I mean. We could make enough of a trail that it'll take time to reach the rest of it, and get out of the way in the meantime.

[ like in the cartoons. exactly like in the cartoons. ]

But, mm, lockpicks would be nice too.