WEEK 5.

[trustfellows]

WEEK 5 Tabitha Smith, Sigrun Eide, and Solf J Kimblee are all dead. Regardless of what you think of the trial or the events leading up to it, there's no denying that you can feel the dent in your numbers now. After all, ten people are gone now. It may be hard, but all you can do is keep going. Saturday is given to regrouping and sleep; come Sunday morning, the clock chimes the hour at seven o'clock and there are no dead bodies to be found, so it can be assumed that all of you are safe for the time being. That said, you'll be feeling a little groggy when you wake up; it seems you've regained something that you didn't realize you'd lost... What with Jericho's excitement at the last trial, it's evident now more than ever that the new floor that's opened up to you is a gift, a reward for a job well-done. Because while surviving is something that you'll continue to try to do of your own merit...well. Let's say that he's so, so very proud of you. PARTICIPANTS REMAINING: 25 PARTICIPANTS REMAINING: 24 PARTICIPANTS REMAINING: 23

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[OOC: Welcome to week five of Trustfell! Feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend. Don't forget to save those threads for coins and the activity check!

If you'd like to get in contact with the Coordinators, you can do so through private meetings with Alena!]

Comments

[ninehundredlives]

...yeah, that isn't a bad way to go out. I'm sure I'd rather do that than get murdered - but I doubt I would unless I really thought it might work. And I'm not sure yet what could.

[heritrix]

Mm. [Likewise here.] Anyways, I just wanted to say that. You've seemed happier lately, so... It would be a waste, is all.

[She won't bug Susan any more about it.]

[ninehundredlives]

...you're right, I have been. That's weird, isn't it...

[heritrix]

[...pfft. Rin can't help but smile.]

Don't get hung up on that. It's good that you're happy.

[ninehundredlives]

Yeah, sure. We all love our murder school, don’t we?

[heritrix]

[Dry:] Oh yeah, I'm having the time of my life.

[But then she adds more seriously.]

Still, situations like these can change your perspective. Even bad things can change your life for the better.

[ninehundredlives]

...yeah. That's true. Some things like that happened back home too, I think.

[heritrix]

Is something looking up for you?

[This is a change from their previous conversations.]

[ninehundredlives]

A few things, maybe? Mostly a lot of terrible things have happened. But I wasn't...feeling as bad anymore, either.

[heritrix]

It sounds like you just needing something to really engage you. You used to be a nurse, right? Being thrust into a high-pressure situation might have given you a sense of normalcy again.

[ninehundredlives]

[.......huh]

I never thought of it like that before. But maybe you're right. [That...actually makes her feel a little better about a lot of things. ] That's basically everything that's happened, since...I don't know. Since what I remembered when I first woke up here.

[heritrix]

Just one intense thing after another?

[Or is she misunderstanding here?]

[ninehundredlives]

Yeah. I could be forgetting some stuff in between...but it didn't really feel like I was.

[heritrix]

[Rin starts sorting through the trees now, looking for one that's as pretty as the sakura, or close to it.]

If you feel comfortable with it some day, maybe you can tell me more about it. [This gold one, maybe?] If it's enough to get you moving again, I'd be interested in the story.

[ninehundredlives]

...you know, it's funny. It's the sort of thing I'd never even think of telling people back home. Lots of murder, mostly...

But here, everything is so strange and horrible anyway. It feels fine to talk about.

[heritrix]

After the murders we talk about every week, it's almost surreal to talk about ones happening outside of these walls.

[But Rin shakes her head, and picks out one of the better salt crystal trees. The crystals are an orange gold, making it resemble a tree in autumn when the leaves are changing colors. She presents it to Susan.]

Here, a present for you. I substitute strange and horrible with strange, but pretty.

[ninehundredlives]

It is a little, isn't it?

[Maybe they're being desensitized? She probably started off there. But Susan straightens as Rin offers the tree, reaching out to take it.]

Oh - thank you. It's lovely.

[heritrix]

You can pick out another one if there's one you like better, but that one seemed like you. The colder things get, the more vibrant you are.

[So stay around, Susan. Same as autumn leaves, Rin likes seeing you.]

[ninehundredlives]

[FUCK THAT'S SO SWEET?]

[ninehundredlives]

...no, thanks. I love it.

[heritrix]

[Rin's just going to smile broadly at this. GOOD. She's glad!]