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WEEK TWO: MINGLE

WEEK TWO: MINGLE
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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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[oh, good, he's just in time to see a skeleton lose an arm. that's lovely!

emet-selch is here slightly late (someone wasn't in a rush, apparently), a bow in hand (thanks chiron)-- though he glances between it and the skeletons dubiously. hm.]

Well, I cannot promise this will be of much use, but I'm certainly not getting any closer to them.

[he is not melee specced, thank you.]

Lure them further from it, and that may afford an opportunity.

I don't know how much help a bow is going to be against these guys.

(No flesh and all that?? Just bones?

Hello this is Claude, the literal and figuratively dodgiest of the main lords so he's able to dodge a skeleton swinging at him with a sword! He's also not some soft and squishy noble because once he dodges, he's just going to try and knock one skeleton's arm up to take their sword.)

Izumo's pretty fast.

(JUST VOLUNTEERING HER FOR BAIT? Just kidding.)

[ Just kidding... unless?

For some reason, the skeletons seem to want to avoid Jeanne? They're like, backing away from her in particular and instead are not rushing towards Emet-Selch to attack him instead, because he seems less intimidating. A few others also charge at Izumo and Claude.

Seriously, they are just. Stepping out of Jeanne's way.

Meanwhile, there are other skeletons who are now digging much faster while all the fighting is going on. Interesting.

[ digging faster is interesting. stepping away from jeanne is interesting x2. ]

Too bad for you, it looks like they're interested in you.

[ her most dry response is aimed towards emet-selch as she definitely notes how they are heading towards him. you know, in addition to herself but that's fine. ]

And you. [ aimed toward claude. please let her be able to punctuate this statement by taking a swing at a skeleton and maybe come close to taking it's head off. ] You be bait this time!

[ she swears to the gods, claude. ]

[ No one is near enough to feel this, but if a pout could be a feeling, that's what Jeanne would be emanating.

She wanted to smash a skeleton into smithereens. ):

Realm, didn't you hear Hansa call her a saint?

But if they seem to be avoiding her, she's just going run straight for the diggers. ]

All of you, please do not be bait and simply defeat them. [ read: beat them down mercilessly ] I trust you all will keep safe, as I chase them away.

[ what will she find this fine night ]

It looks like Jeanne has them shaking to their bones.

(Honestly, Claude deserves to die for making me type this.

Anyway, he laughs at Izumo?? He doesn't mind being bait. He's already doing a pretty solid job at just dodging and getting away. He might not be myrmidon or swordmaster tier or anything but he's fine. Claude is fine. And if he isn't, he deserves to get hit tbh.

When he gets the chance, he quickly readies his bow and fires one arrow at a skeleton's raised arm, hitting it in the elbow. Nice shot? Anyway, he's trying to hit what looks like weak spots so he can just disarm them. he's fast! But it still takes some time and lets be real, a bow isn't ideal for close range fighting so his priority is trying to get a sword or shovel from one of them!! Another one gets close to him and he just kicks it in the shins so it falls and steps on an arm, reaching down very swiftly and casually to pick up their sword. He's ready to go!!!)

Right, right, just stop them from digging whatever they're doing. Unless it's their graves then by all means, let them go at it.

(Please, kill me)

You hardly have to say so.

[that's to jeanne-- he never was going to be bait, let's be real. izumo just gets a roll of his eyes in response to her comment, and emet-selch lines up a shot at one of the approaching skellies.

the good news for him is that the skeletons getting closer offsets his weak point of being unused to what is enough strength to put behind a given shot, so he's able to get one in the larger target of their head-- not dead center, but he's apparently got very good aim from this distance-- but then they're closing in more, forcing him to fall back. he's still not here to melee them, thanks.

and to claude:]

If you would like to re-bury them, then by all means-- after they are put down.

[ Some of the skeletons look between Izumo and Claude, and start whispering amongst themselves. Gossiping...

Meanwhile, Izumo manages to get a hit! Outraged, the skeleton picks up a very large rock (how can it lift it when it has no muscles) and throws it at her.

Jeanne will see that they are digging up a... chest! Wow! They are very occupied with this, and don't seem to notice her approaching them.

Claude and Emet-Selch are both very rude. The skeleton wants its sword back? It lunges at Claude, trying to grab the sword. A few other skeletons are now trying to figure out how to advance on rat grandpa. One has an arrow stuck in its eye socket now. It's walking in the wrong direction, because now it cannot see. ): ]

[ WHY ARE THERE SKELETONS GOSSIPING ABOUT HER AND CLAUDE.... LEAVE HER (ME) ALONE.....

pretty much sums it in terms of commentary since emet-selch's eye roll will be met with another eye roll. it's fine. he's doing something so she's not gonna say anything else, and claude is shooting arrows into the skellies so that's cool too. what's kind of not cool is how there's a large rock being thrown at her?

wow? well, she's gonna jump (dodge roll) out of the way of that (hopefully) and then come back and give it a good smack for good measure. rip skellie that seems to be walking in the wrong direction though. she'll leave that poor sack of bones to figure things out. ]

[ naru please accept that you must reap what you sow in public especially when you are playing a teenager

anyway!!

Jeanne.... actually.... laughs(?) at Claude's puns. Does she truly find them funny or is she just being nice? :thinking: ]

Prepare yourselves!

[ That's all the warning the skeletons get before in a move that is going to be very bad for her injuries, Jeanne shifts her grip on her standard and swings at all the skeletons digging like they're baseballs on top of a tee and she's trying to hit a home run.

Not their skulls. Their whole entire skeletons. ]

[damn, jeanne. nice.

anyway, while the skeletons try to figure out how to advance on him, he lines up another shot on a different one-- depending on how far they are, though, it might graze the next skeleton or fall just short. the aim is good but he is still acclimating to standard bows... mostly, though, he's keeping an eye on them to be ready if they try to move in, seeing if they're dissuaded at all from it or if he's about to have to deal with this.]

(Thank you for laughing at his jokes, Jeanne. ANYWAY Claude is going to retreat a bit to snipe at skeletons!! This is his sword now, bone boy. Catch him if u can.

He sees some of the skeletons? Gossiping and takes aim with his bow and

Fwip (one arrow), fwip (two arrow)

He's aiming right for their skulls. Stop talking, please.)

[ The skeleton that is going the wrong direction is still just going. There it goes, out of the thread...

Izumo smacks some! One of the skeletons gasps, and goes to slap Izumo with its... very hard, skeletal hand. ]

That was my boyfriend, you [ uhhhhh what is an era appropriate word for bitch fuuuoH ] wench!

[ Jeanne succeeds in being super badass and smacking the skeletons. She is so cool? The bad news is that they go flying right towards Emet-Selch and Claude, while they are being cool with arrows. Whoops. ]

Edited 2020-10-15 01:59 (UTC)

W, w, wench!? [ is izumo about to pick a fight with a skellie? yeah. she's about to pick a fight with a skellie. ] Who do you think you're calling a wench!

[ and, i guess, cue izumo slapping the skellie back with her hand instead of her shovel because this is the path that you've lead us down. should she be concerned about how it's talking? no. she deals with demons all day every day in her normal life.

talking skellies are just....fine. ]

He tried to hit me first—!

[ It's fine. Emet-Selch says rude things, and Claude can do with a little accidental friendly fire. ]

I apologize! And use your shovel, Izumo!

[ Don't be daft.

It's all sincere even if that's all they get because Jeanne is going to focus on the

treasure chest?

Is it dug up enough for her to get to or will she need to dig more? If the first, she will try to open it. If the latter, hopefully there is a discarded shovel from one of the skeletons she smashed, so she can use it. ]

Will you watch where you're sending them-!

[but listen, a bitch is not too proud to duck. I don't know how high or far they are but if they could feasibly go over he is just going to duck and let that happen... otherwise he is getting the fuck out of the way. he's not a target for skeletal bowling, what the fuck!]

[ I forgot that Eski left, I'm sorry.

But the skeleton just slaps Izumo back, offended. ]

You probably deserved it!

[ And also, Jeanne will have to dig some more. It's fine, because the skeletons are now approaching Emet-Selch again after seeing his cool ass dodging skills. Impressive, but they must avenge their brother. ]

[ bye claude.

and i guess izumo's in a slap fight with a skellie. who brings a shovel to a slap fight? izumo has more manners(?) than to do that. either way, she's lost to the world and is now just gonna duke it out 1v1 with this skellie. ]

Oh, please! It's not like we set everything on fire and started attacking everything!

[ she slaps them back, you know, if that wasn't clear. ]

Izumo, you have one more chance to knock that skeleton out with the shovel.

[ Unfortunately, Jeanne has no time for these shenanigans when the port, etc., is on fire, there are krakens being summoned in the distance, kidnappings are happening everywhere, there's a lovers to enemies soap opera in the background somewhere, and the two people she trusted to be capable were

questionably so.

Her nerfed Ruler senses are crying, and she completely ignores Emet-Selch's protests.

Jeanne continues to dig with a shovel! Where did she put her flag? It's with her somehow. How? Don't worry about it. ]

[he's primarily a caster class, what do you expect him to do with a bunch of skeletons and none magic, jeanne. the answer will not be 'fight them'.

anyway, since this is a swamp, he's looking instead for things like other holes they may have dug, places where the ground looks extra swampy, that sort of thing-- if there's anywhere he can use the environment against them, he's going to lead them that way, taking another shot or two at them along the way. come along lil skellies...]

You're doin' a pretty bad job at stopping the fires!

[ Izumo is just having a cat fight with this skeleton, I suppose. This is happening.

But Jeanne will be able to dig out the chest more fully. It's a good thing that Emet has the skeletons occupied, because they'd be pretty pissed if they weren't following him? Luckily, this is a swamp, and he is leading them straight to... quicksand. Quicksandwater? I don't know geography, but this is my location, and there's quicksand swamp land here and Emet is leading them to there.

The chest, meanwhile, is vibing. ]

[ yeah. yeah, izumo is in a cat fight with a skeleton. you started and she'll finish it. that said, she'll address jeanne before refocusing her attention to the skellie. ]

I know that, but I'm curious to know why it started the fires in the first place.

[ she'll cross her arms over her chest, with the shove firmly in one of her hands. ]

And what is so interesting that they were digging up. So? Wanna clue us in on why all the chaos?

[ everyone has a story worth telling or something, right? she'll give them a little bit before deciding if she needs to encourage more whacks or not. ]

[ listen, emet-selch!! just because you're a caster doesn't mean you can't be useful! be better than merlin!!! who jeanne may or may not know who the fuck knows

She trusts him to be effective, though, so she continues to pay a little attention to this slap fight that is tiring her. ]

You would be more effective questioning with a shovel.

[ Jeanne keeps dropping hints that aren't picked up.

Anyway, can she open this vibing chest? Is she vibing enough to open it as it vibes. ]

[it's fine, he's chill with not being right where the skeleton slapfight is happening. he's cautious to avoid the quicksand himself, skirting around the edge and taking one more shot toward the skeleton gang, then with the danger ground safely between them and himself:]

Really, you can't move any faster than this?

[in the most bored possible tone. come get his smug ass. run right over the ground. do it nerds.]

Ha, as if I'd tell you that we buried our secret treasure here, the one that give sus our power to be really awesome skeletons. [ ... ] Aaaaa. Matey.

[ Jeanne can open a chest, as a treat... inside, there are a lot of gold coins. Probably cursed? Who even knows anymore.

Meanwhile, the skeletons chase after Emet after being taunted... they are not genre savvy. They immediately start sinking, but since they have removable limbs, they start to throw them at him. ]

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