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UKIMIYA mods ([personal profile] thecastle) wrote in [community profile] ukimiya2017-08-06 12:00 pm

Week 2

Friday's harrowing events are clear in the minds of manyfirst 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.



SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

(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.)
bratsitter: (pic#11634749)

[personal profile] bratsitter 2017-08-08 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yukimi hadn't really gone investigating, so he doesn't have anything to really share on that front. He's mostly here to see what other people collected, and also to double check what other people plan on doing about this 'motive.'

he's not here to check on his brats what are you talking about]


Well, I doubt everyone could be kept in one room the whole time.

[there's also the small problem that you can still kill someone in a room full of people if you're creative and crafty enough. He won't voice that quite yet though.]
deontological: (06)

[personal profile] deontological 2017-08-08 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Even if they could, I doubt everyone would agree to it.

[Agreeing to the buddy system was difficult enough, and there were still people who didn't go along with it. Which is fine - but it makes coordinating next to impossible.]

We can, however, keep a watchful eye. Should someone who behaves suspiciously appear on the list of suspects... well, that may be where we will want to begin our deliberations at the trial.
fedorascout: 18 (18)

[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-08-08 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
What if Sage-san thinks about that too and intentionally fills the list with people who behave suspiciously?

[It could happen]
deontological: (27)

[personal profile] deontological 2017-08-08 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
...that would be problematic.

[HE PROBABLY WOULD, TOO. Sen frowns.]

My hope would be that he would make it fair. He can hardly measure our abilities for his challenges if he stacks the odds against our favor.
fedorascout: 10 (10)

[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-08-08 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
You're right about that. Still, we can't rely on something as subjective as 'behaving suspicious', can we? I have never been in a real court of law, but I have heard physical evidence is much more important.
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deontological: (29)

[personal profile] deontological 2017-08-08 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Physical evidence is important, certainly. But if we reach an impasse with the evidence, and we're not sure where to begin, starting with someone who exhibited a strong reaction to the motive who has also appeared on the list of suspects may be worth our time. That's all that I'm getting at.
hoodini: oh dear (♢ take me as i am)

[personal profile] hoodini 2017-08-08 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
... Why? I know there are a lot of... strange people here, but that doesn't automatically make them suspicious or guilty. We shouldn't jump to conclusions from the start.
deontological: (29)

[personal profile] deontological 2017-08-08 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Because of the motive.

[She shrugs lightly.]

If we see anyone react strongly to it, or if we overhear them mumbling about regrets, for example... and they were to appear on the list of suspects, the chances would be slightly higher that they acted on it, I would say.
hoodini: oh dear (♢ take me as i am)

[personal profile] hoodini 2017-08-08 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't that unfair? Obviously, anyone who has a strong regret is going to be upset and they're going to dwell on it. That doesn't mean they're going to kill anyone, though. All it means is they're hurting.

[ A beat. ] I don't want to be paranoid or suspicious of anyone for no reason anymore. Last week, I was wrong. We shouldn't assume the worst of people just because of what the Sage says.
deontological: (27)

[personal profile] deontological 2017-08-08 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
It's natural to have regrets, true. And it's natural to dwell on them. All I mean to say is that the combination of having a strong regret and being singled out for the suspect list is something we may need to be mindful of.

[She bites her lip.]

...it's not about what the Sage says for me. Last week, I believed that the killer would not have acted on that motive. I don't want to make that mistake again.
hoodini: thinking, serious, somber (♦ that i can do)

[personal profile] hoodini 2017-08-08 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's not sure how to vocalize his feelings about the first part so he lets it hang in the air as he looks away from her. ]

Maybe we're both trying a little too hard to compensate for how we were last week.
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[personal profile] deontological 2017-08-08 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps.

[She sighs, but then she manages a smile.]

...but that just means that if we work together and meet in the middle, we should be able to find the proper balance, correct?
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hoodini: (♣ some day when i'm awfully low)

[personal profile] hoodini 2017-08-08 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
... I think so, or at least I hope so. [ Optimism doesn't come too easily to him but he wants to try. And he wants to trust everyone here too. ]

How about this? If we see someone affected or in pain this week, we try to talk to them! We hear them out, that way they're not so alone.
deontological: (56)

[personal profile] deontological 2017-08-08 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, certainly.

[That's the kind thing to do, after all - but Sen is certainly going to take note of anyone who does seem affected, just to remember. Just in case.]

Ideally, we'll all be able to make it through this week without anyone... well. You know. But if we're not, then we can at least be sure we did what we can to keep things peaceful.
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[personal profile] gyakusatsu 2017-08-10 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
Not that I disagree, but what's with the change of heart?
hoodini: thinking, serious, somber (♦ that i can do)

[personal profile] hoodini 2017-08-10 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
... I don't think I'm suited for the role I was trying to play. I can't be that callous when most of you are so [ a pause before he looks down ] kind.
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[personal profile] bratsitter 2017-08-08 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
The kid is right, nearly anyone here could look suspicious since we didn't actually know anyof each other before we got here. Well, except a few people, but that's still hardly a defense.
hoodini: serious (♦ lately i have desperately pondered)

[personal profile] hoodini 2017-08-08 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Right, I think we should let the evidence speak for itself if something does happen. If we automatically assume anyone that's been hurt by this is culpable...

We're only going to turn into a mob.
deontological: (27)

[personal profile] deontological 2017-08-08 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
In this context, I view "suspicious" as having a strong reaction to the motive and being singled out as a suspect. I'm not saying we should do anything to anyone who is dwelling on their regrets now - just that we should keep our eyes open in case they do appear on that list, as this was designed specifically to motivate them.