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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[laid]

[He turns to Claude, frowning slightly because right, he saw Claude earlier, but- No, did he? He definitely did but there's something off, something vague and unreal about the memory. He steadies himself, his right arm twisting to place a fist over his heart, something like a salute. Claude is a noble, after all.]

Did you need something else from me?

[riegan]

...

(Oh. What's this? He frowns, watching Raven bow to him and listening to him speak. He holds up a hand, trying to stop him from... well, all of this,)

Stop, I've never liked all of the formality. (Of being a noble. Of having others regard him for how he was born instead of his own character.) There's no need for any of that.

But yes, actually. (There is something he needs. He hadn't realized it until now,) You've changed.

(What happened?)

[laid]

So I'm told.
[He's just skipping the denials at this point, it's been hashed out enough.]

I don't remember the man you spoke with before. But I'm sure I'm fully capable of carrying out whatever task you need. As a knight, it's my duty to serve the people.
[He says this without any real conviction. It's more like something he's just been instructed to say.]

[riegan]

Alright then.

(Ah, the emotion Claude is feeling... well, it's mostly confused but also a little sad. It's a particular type of sadness though. A little bit of pity, a tiny bit of grief.)

Aren't you a dutiful knight. (He keeps his tone light,) I bet you've got a real lion's heart, too.

(That house always seemed to have a lingering sense of sadness to it. After what happened to some of them, he can't really blame them.

(It was a shame what happened to Dimitri)
(Lord Lonato's adopted son was there too, wasn't he?)
(Even Miklan hadn't deserved that fate)
(That house wore sadness almost as well as they wore their armor))

Then who, stranger, am I talking to?

[laid]

[It's fitting, because yeah, if Claude gets close enough, he's getting just... it's not actively sad, but that sort of enduring melancholy, an empty cold feeling of someone who's lost some critical part of themselves. The emotional equivalent of a barren snowswept plain, maybe. All of the harshness of snow and none of the beauty.]

First Captain Schwann Oltorain. I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
[Of not being "Raven."]

[riegan]

(...)

What inconvenience? I haven't even said anything yet. (Way to assume the worst! Even if it's obvious enough that this is going to set Claude back.) Don't worry about it.

(For now. He's quiet for a moment, considering his next action. There are a few things he could do. Yell? Fight? try to explain things? But instead--)

I won't press you for answers now. I'm sure you've explained yourself enough times already today. You're new here. I'm sure you'll want a moment to sort out your own thoughts.

But there are things I'd like to discuss later. Can I count on that, Captain?

[laid]

Everyone keeps asking after "Raven," I assume the fact that I'm not him is an inconvenience to you.

[In any case;]

You can call on me any time you like.

[riegan]

If you're as dependable as you say you are, then it isn't an inconvenience at all.

(Well, not completely. It's too early to really tell how much this will set him back.)

I'm a flexible guy. Raven or Schwann, it's important that we work together in this place and I'd like to count on you.