Week 2

[thecastle]

Friday's harrowing events are clear in the minds of many—first and foremost, the death of Rika Furude, and of course the reveal and subsequent "sentencing" of Asch the Bloody. It also serves well as a reminder to everyone that the gloves are off, there won't be an easy way out for anyone and it is unlikely that there will be an option to 'wait it out' in the hopes of not participating in this 'game'. Or, as The Sage and The Teishu put it:

The Challenge.

Despite how you felt about the trial, it's likely that some rest would be welcome after all that transpired. Fortunately, some of your fellow warriors have taken it upon themselves to provide a reprieve of sorts, if you'd rather not be alone.

As if the events of the trial are supposed to be nothing but routine, dawns comes once more Sunday morning, punctuated with the sound of the rooster crowing obnoxiously. Any light sleepers hoping for their rest to not be disturbed may find themselves disappointed. Though, if anyone should wish, they may feel free to try to fall back asleep.

But, maybe that time can be better spent wandering. It seems that some places may have mysteriously unveiled themselves. It might do well to check them out. Or not. How anyone chooses to spend their time is ultimately up to them.

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(OOC: Welcome to Week 2 of Ukimiya! Feel free to comment to the weekly top levels and thread as you like, and redeem coins at the wishing pool.

You can contact the sage with your pendants here, and the teishu here.)

Comments

[irrationalities]

[Okay, at that he'll actually stop so he can actually examine that thing, although it's not like he's going to lean in close either. That's. Really fucking weird??? How does one get a flower stuck in your eye, that's definitely not an ordinary childhood mishap here.]

What's stopping you from just ripping it out?

[Magic trees may exist at home but magic flowers do not...]

[pseudoregelia]

That sounds really lonely... So what, you just wander around blessing people?

[pseudoregelia]

Survival is a big deal in some other countries, but in mine, most people can live pretty comfortable lives... You need to have money of course, but as long as you do, you'll be able to live with running water and electricity and all kinds of conveniences like that.

[teishu]

[ He...actually doesn't seem too surprised at Nishitani's reaction. There's a kind of amusement on his face, even. ]

It can be, I'm aware. But it wouldn't be prudent if it affects your ability as a warrior, would it?

[gyakusatsu]

[Misora uncrosses her arms and places her hands on her hips.]

What are you even doing staying up so late at night that you're falling asleep like this with the door open anyway? Did you and Hiyono-chan kick Mako out of your buddy system?

[pseudoregelia]

Oh, he definitely knows! If it weren't for me, there's all kinds of cases he wouldn't have been able to solve.

He just doesn't like to admit it, that's all.

[It's just one of those mutually understood things.]

[irrationalities]

[Well, he's mostly facing the fire and not Eizen, so he's not going to be able to move out of the way in time. Also wow what was that for!? Mahiro's going to glare at Eizen.]

Maybe you should check that first before fucking jumping to conclusions.

[divertimento]

And that's definitely something worth being proud of!

[Elliot has somewhat limited experience with princesses, but all of the experience he has leads him to believe that princesses are pretty awesome. He has no doubt Natalia is the same way.]

[2zero1]

...pretty much.

[ He really should walk away. ]

[pseudoregelia]

The cases weren't directly connected to us, so that made it easier to handle.

[Someone had died, but since she didn't know them personally? It had been more a point of curiosity than anything else. Just the latest news to write about.]

...Thinking back, it's probably messed up to think of it that way...

[ofnobleheart]

It's .... thanks to a promise that Asch and I had made when we were children.

[ time to get sad ]

[divertimento]

Around here? Hard to say. I only slept alone the first two nights, I've only really been in and out of my room to grab those horrible robes for laundry.

I do think it feels better than it did when I was on my own, though. [A pause.] I'd offer you a spot with us if you wanted to join us, but I'm honestly not even sure where we'd fit you.

[He sounds kind of disappointed that he can't, though. He'd love to have Natalia on Team Roomie.

it's too late he's already done it]

[2zero1]

What I'm used to is usually cleaner. None of this drawn out nonsense.

[divertimento]

[o h

Still, he can't help but be interested. His voice is a little softer, though, as he asks.]

What promise was that? ...If you don't mind my asking, anyway.

[2zero1]

Have to be.

[2zero1]

[ Quietly, instinctively, and he wishes he could take it back as soon as he says it. ]

....someone I lost.

[2zero1]

Fine. But I'm not eating this.

[ The food he just made, too many memories. He'll settle for whatever the hell else he can find. ]

[ofnobleheart]

[ natalia smiles and closes her eyes as she recites it. ]

"Some day, when we’re grown up, let’s change this country. Change it so that no one has to be poor. Change it so that war never happens. Let's change this world. For the rest of our lives. Together."

[ her voice nearly cracks at the end of it but yep. there is it. ]

[godinsolitude]

It was.

[Deadpan. Seriously Mahiro, do you think a weenie like this is going to ever make a move--]

[divertimento]

[oh gosh her voice cracking makes him mist up a little, damn it asch why did you do this to both of them -]

That's... a really beautiful promise. And honestly... that's a cause I can believe in, too.

[pseudoregelia]

Faith in surviving. Faith in yourself and the possibility of finding reliable people.

[She sees you being a loner.]

[blacksong]

[She takes a long drink after that, mulling it over. He actually sounds really sincere about it. If she could, she'd almost want to believe it.

But she doesn't. There's no such thing as a person incapable of betrayal, no matter how much they might claim to care about another person. Everyone has their price.]

It'd be nice if that was true. [She takes another sip. That's all she'll say on that.] Your curse honestly kinda sounds like bullshit though. Bad luck's just luck.

[Zero you have no room to talk about how bullshit curses are when you have an evil flower in your eye.]

[pseudoregelia]

Could you please let me know what you find out? Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm already starting to feel uneasy...

[coinflipped]

It's more than just bad luck that's my curse. I've killed people and caused all sorts of misfortune to happen.

[Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. Three times is a pattern....]

[pseudoregelia]

That doesn't mean it's okay to neglect yourself.

[She sighs, moving to join him, curling up with her arms wrapped around her knees once she does.]

You can talk to people, you know.