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]

I don't. And even if I was, give me a good reason why I would have to tell you.

[Especially in front of all these people...]

[gyakusatsu]

[Oh great, this is like dealing with Ayumu but with more defiance.]

You don't have to tell me anything, Mahiro-kun. But generally speaking, I think it's in everyone's best interests to clear up misunderstandings so that nobody has the wrong idea.

[And cue the inevitable... Well you have the wrong idea, Misora in 3...2...1...]

[irrationalities]

[Close!?]

There's nothing to get a wrong idea about. We talked a couple times and that's it.

[And absolutely nothing embarrassing happened in any of those conversations. Yes.]

[gyakusatsu]

And Kurosaki would tell me exactly the same, I assume.

[She raises an eyebrow, but there's a bit of a grin on her lips. She's teasing at this point because the kid is being stubborn, but she's willing to let it go. Until he gives her reason not to. ...Probably.]

[irrationalities]

He would.

[Or he'd better, because otherwise someone's going to get shouted at... not that he has much confidence that Jin would be able to hold up to Misora's level of scrutiny but. He'd better. Also don't think he doesn't miss that smile...!]

What's so funny?

[gyakusatsu]

[Uh-huh. She'll believe this when it happens. If it happens. It probably will happen since she has every intention of asking Jin about magic, sorry Mahiro.]

Hm? Nothing's funny.

[A beat.]

You must hear that you're too clever for your own good a lot, Mahiro-kun.

[irrationalities]

[mahiro cries silently in his heart if it does but i live for embarrassing my own characters

This topic change, though... suspicious!!]

Only when the person in question has something to gain from it.

[gyakusatsu]

[You know, she has this vague feeling she's going to regret asking this question, but ok.]

...What do I have to gain from saying that to you?

[irrationalities]

Could be information or favors. Those are the most obvious gains in this kind of scenario.

[Which is kind of par for the course, really?! He wasn't implying anything weird...]

[gyakusatsu]

Fair enough.

[She concedes that pretty readily.]

But no, I just meant you seem like a sharp kid and- ow!

[THIS MOTHERFUCKING BOOK. Misora slams the the on the ground and pins it under her boot.]

How have you been keeping this thing under control anyway?

[irrationalities]

[Wow, what a rude book? Interrupting a conversation like that... Although Misora has it handled anyways, so he doesn't make an attempt to do anything more than watch.]

It doesn't move around if it's covered with cloth. [Which he's just holding because no one asked for it I guess??] I don't know if it can actually see or sense someone handling it, but it sits still as long as you don't bother it.