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

[professionality]

It is a place that you'd expect in a castle, to be fair. But so would a library be.

I'm wondering if more places will become available should we be forced to stay here longer, but I'm unsure where they would even fit anymore.

[ It will get immensely boring to have to spend a long time with just what they have though... ]

[deontological]

There is plenty of wide, open space outside of the castle itself... and perhaps we will find a set of stairs that leads up instead of down next time.

[Who knows, she doesn't know.]

I suppose only time will tell.

[professionality]

There doesn't look to be much upstairs though... if anything at all. From the outside, the castle is very flat.

[ .... ]

... but with magic at play, who knows. I haven't gotten used to that yet.

[deontological]

I'd have thought the same if not for the magic. ...I suppose that would also explain the sight we saw this morning, as well.

[The clouds and the sky and all... why are they on a floating hunk of rock]

[professionality]

[ Rhoda visible shudders at recalling that. ]

Being up in the clouds doesn't bother me at all, but in these conditions...? I'd hope it was all illusion.

[deontological]

The simplest way to verify that would be to get another look... but that would require somebody being willing to break a rule. If not for the very real possibility that I would not survive the fall, I would attempt it myself.

[Sen's expression is deadly serious, and her words ring true.]

As there is this doubt... I would advise against anyone breaking the rules, for now. The loss of life we are already facing is quite bad enough on its own without adding to it.

[professionality]

[ Whoa there Sen, this is a serious face that came entirely unexpected. ]

Best not tempt your fate... There must be a more reasonable way to figure this out and if we stay calm and in our seats, metaphorically, we'll eventually come to a conclusion that will allow us to find it.

If we get ourselves hurt in an attempt to get information, it will just bring disquiet.