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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Comments

[pseudoregelia]

Nine is an exact number, too. Will they be able to do it if even one of them refuses to go along with their plan?

[irrationalities]

They might have some other leverage on us.

[And now that Hiyono mentions it, there was also something that bugged him about that number too...]

It'd still be a problem for them if too many people were killed, too. What's stopping them from being left with only eight or less?

[pseudoregelia]

There isn't any rule against multiple killings... If the final murder that should have brought the number down to nine occurs, and that killer decides to take out a number of people, what then?

[irrationalities]

I assume they'd have to step in at one point.

[...]

But with the way the numbers were set up, it would've been hard to get exactly nine to begin with if people only kill once. If that rule break didn't happen, how else would you get from an even number of people to something odd?

[pseudoregelia]

If someone actually got away with it, they would gain immunity.

[...Suddenly, she feels a pit forming in her stomach.]

Did they ever specify a limit to that...?

[irrationalities]

If you're just talking about the rules, no. Haven't heard anyone mention that they got an answer about that either.

[pseudoregelia]

...It's unlikely. But it is possible for more than nine people to gain immunity, too.

[If they could get away with murder, anyway.]

What then? Does the challenge end?

[irrationalities]

Depends how much you trust their talk about trying to find nine worthy warriors. There'd be no point in continuing after that, but if you think they're just sadistic assholes, then they could keep going until there's no one else left.

[He definitely doesn't trust that they aren't hiding a lot, but it would also be excessive if they were doing this for their entertainment only.]

Have you talked to them about any of this stuff?

[pseudoregelia]

[She shakes her head.]

No. Have you?

[irrationalities]

No, but I'm feeling like I should.

Even if they don't give any straight answers it might be worth checking out their reactions to some of it.

[pseudoregelia]

Are you planning to try?

[irrationalities]

Might as well. The worst that could happen is that I piss them off to the point where they don't feel like talking to me again.

[In which case good riddance anyways since he thinks they're both douchebags??]

[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...

[irrationalities]

Only if you do the same.

Or if you get something that looks useful.

[Information ain't free, apparently...]

[pseudoregelia]

If I get any useful information, I'll probably share it with everyone. [So long as she can find a good venue for it...]

Is that acceptable?

[irrationalities]

...We'll see how it goes.

[After all, who's he to stop her if she wants to give it away freely...?]

[pseudoregelia]

Thank you, Fuwa-san!

[Wow, look at that, she's actually smiling at him in gratitude for once!]