Week 4

[thecastle]

Week 4

Sunday - Thursday

You've lost four in the past week—Machias, Vanitas, Natalia and Edna. Just in time for the fourth week to roll around, for those of you who are superstitious. But it really isn't like you could forget that death is a common occurrence in this castle, whether you believe in legends or not. Some of you might find solace in the chance to recuperate and move on, if you're still up for companionship with your fellow warriors.

Either way, dawn is soon upon the castle and like it or not, you will all have to face whatever comes this week.

Like before the pattern repeats itself, with new areas revealed for you to explore. It may be that something worth discovering lies in wait to be found, or you can simple enjoy the new additions for what they are. Distractions are most likely welcome, regardless of your feelings of the past week.

SURVIVING WARRIORS: 21

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(OOC: Welcome to Week 4 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

Kitchen

[devilsphysician]

Huh?

[Georik pauses as she offered the bag]

What is this?

[Even with the question, he pops a red jellybean - there's a kind of savory taste, then his eyes teared up as everything suddenly burns, pounding his chest as he coughs]

Hell's Bells...!

[presomnia]

[The gross flavors are funny but only when the people who have consumed them don't act like they're actively dying?!?! She's not ready to be this week's murderer.]

H-hold on! [Fast as she can, she sprints aside to pull a cup from a cabinet and fill it with water from the sink, then scurries back to hand it to Georik. Please don't die?!?!]

[devilsphysician]

[He accepts the glass, and drinks, he does look a bit ashen, but he seems all right after the initial shock. Upon seeing her worried look, he waves a hand and speaks, though his voice is slightly pitched higher]

It's fine... but the heat. What was that?

[presomnia]

I dunno. [She holds the bag out so he can see the label.] They're every flavor beans. I guess it was a bad one... Sorry.

[devilsphysician]

Every flavor?

[He's curious now, and despite having a bad flavor, he immediately tries another one and chews slowly, brows knitting]

...Roasted lamb, that's a lot better, but not what I would expect from a candy.

[presomnia]

[Oh, good, so Georik never learns, either. Tiki giggles this time, and promptly puts a bean in her mouth, too.]

I think it's— [chew chew chew] Fruity? [She grins.] I dunno if they have every flavor, but there sure are a lot.

[devilsphysician]

[It's called testing a hypothesis, you can't draw a conclusion from a sample size of one - besides, having something else to chew on helps with the heat]

What other flavors had you ran into?

[He thinks for a moment before fishing out a tin box from his inner pocket]

You're not the only one who received candy this week.

[presomnia]

Umm... There were different fruity ones, and Elli found one that he said tasted like a milkshake... [She says the word "milkshake" in a way that makes it sound like she doesn't know what one is?] Yuu-Yuu found envelope glue, and I found dirt and flour and cotton, too... There were a couple that tasted like vegetables. [THE GREATEST SIN... SHE LOOKS SO OFFENDED

she can't keep up the offense when more things that aren't vegetables are presented to her, though.]

Oooh... What are those?

[devilsphysician]

[He stifles his own laugh at the affronted look on her face at the mention of vegetables as he opens the box, revealing several individual wrapped golden-brown squares]

They're caramels, a sweet candy made by melting sugar and cream together. My friend Germant is obsessed with them.

[presomnia]

Oohhhh... Is it okay if I try one? [She hums, thoughtful.] You can have more beans if you want, too.

[devilsphysician]

Of course - I'm sure he wouldn't mind, and if he gets mad when I return, I'll just I ate them all.

[He smiles a bit impishly as he tries another bean, setting the box on the counter. He chews, before making a confused face]

It tastes like... almost like the air after a storm?

[presomnia]

[Tiki giggles, and sets her bag of beans next to the box once Georik's taken another.]

I'll just take one, and you can bring the rest back home to your friend, promise. [It's taking her a moment, once she takes a caramel, though, to deal with the wrapper.] You don't eat this part, do you? [She's learning...... Once she actually gets the caramel in her mouth, though, her face scrunches up, though not in disgust.]

It's sticky. [give her a moment or two to CHEW OBNOXIOUSLY, it's all stuck to her teeth, she's never had caramel before, she's struggling]

[devilsphysician]

It's to keep them from sticking to things.

[He stifles a laugh as she struggles to chew]

Just take it slow, and give it a moment or two to soften.

[presomnia]

[SQUINT...... CHEW CHEW CHEW, and then she actually follows the given instruction and pauses to let the caramel soften. The chewing efforts that follow are significantly less of an ordeal.]

It's really sweet! [likes: sweets; she's pleased]

[devilsphysician]

It is, I can only have a couple at a time, but Germant can eat an entire confectionery if you don't stop him.

I preferred candied nuts myself.

[presomnia]

I've had those before! [She always gets so excited when she actually recognizes food here.] I like when they cook fruits that way, too.

[...Give her a second, she's still got to chew some caramel off of her teeth???]

I just really like sweets, though.

[devilsphysician]

Well, I'll certainly know who to come to if the pond spits out any more candy. After making sure they're okay to eat.

[His tone is lightly teasing, though his expression grows a bit more serious]

How have you been holding up?

[presomnia]

Aahh, really? Thank you, Ge-Ge!

["riky" was an option but "ge-ge" is stupider and tiki has never come up with a nickname that isn't stupid in her life

but she tilts her head just so at what he says next, not so much sincerely serious as she is just mildly less sunshiney.]

I don't know. [Her answer is matter-of-fact: there's no standard of comparison for how she feels and what the grief does to her here, so she doesn't know how to qualify it in words.] I have fun with my friends here, but it's still scary.

[devilsphysician]

Ge-Ge...?

[He repeats, a bit dumbfounded, before giving a little sigh, leaning forward a bit]

I won't lie, it's pretty scary for me too. I think even Nishitani and Majima are scared under their bluster, but long as we work together, it should be okay.

[presomnia]

I think so... [The yakuzas sure talk big, about death and strength and keeping her safe, but you don't spend this much time toddling around alongside someone without figuring out fear in a place like this. Of course Georik would be scared, too, but it seems to startle her a little to hear him admit it.]

Together... [She hums, then smiles wide.] Yeah..! Yeah, then it's okay!

[actually wait back to business:] —Oh, is it not okay if I call you Ge-Ge..? [she sounds disappointed...]

[devilsphysician]

Ah... no, just no one has really given me a nickname before.