WEEK 6.

[trustfellows]

WEEK 6 You've lost a lot of people this week, haven't you? Katniss Everdeen and Weiss Schnee were killed for rule violations, while Chie Hori and Frank Archer were murdered by Mikoto Suoh and Yuuki Terumi. It doesn't really matter how they died, though, does it? After all, they're dead now and the only thing you can do is keep moving forward. It seems like there's no end in sight. 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... Changes were promised to you this week; while Sunday dawns seeming no different from the previous weeks, it seems one change is going to remain a constant - namely, a new floor has been opened up to you. Whether this is a promising sign or not is something that you're going to need to decide for yourself. The important thing, for now, is that you continue to do well. PARTICIPANTS REMAINING: 19

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[OOC: Welcome to week six 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 Hilda!]

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[destage]

Really? [That surprises her a bit.] Well, I could teach you, if you'd like. I usually make omurice back at home, so it'd be an absolute cinch! It'd just be the filling that's different, and the style it's served in...

[sleepytimegal]

See, I tried learning when I was a kid, and piano didn't really come to me, so I was trying to rely on natural talent.

[ She has none. ]

[evilfrenzy]

[Rideaux's kneejerk reaction is to spew some salt about how Spirius definitely keeps him busy, but he refrains as he observes Sayaka. He may not have the title of Attentive, but he can at least notice a forced smile.

He places his hands on his hips, watching her set up some mats for a few moments before-]

I would be the last to blame you for wanting to relieve some stress. [...this is none of his business, but what is tact?] What's getting you this week? We seem to have the beginnings of a conga line of trauma sources going for us this time around.

[Previous trial? Dreams? Last night's shitshow? The inevitable incentive to come? Such a wonderful selection, how can anyone pick just one?]

[matchbreaker]

.... Whatever you like to eat? Or your girl? ... Or Ashworth? I can't taste to begin with, after all.

[hesperos]

First of all, I appreciate you actually telling me any of this.

[ He'll get that out of the way first, but then...well, he understood the implication well enough, regarding the reason why she died when she said 'she acted on a motive'. And so... ]

Second, none of this has changed how I view you or anything. You're still the same Sayaka who I've spoken to time to time and hung out with--something I'm going to continue on doing, by the way. I don't know the full story behind everything here but I think I know enough to believe that you're not going to make the same decisions you did before.

Anyway, I felt like that needed to be said in light of everything. Just so we're clear and all that.

[ He knows it's not going to make everything magically better, but he figures it can't hurt to give some support. These are some trying times, after all. ]

[sleepytimegal]

[ It's the most she's heard about Kyrie's life, besides what she can glean. She's got a daughter, a husband, a stepson who she hates. An extended family, so it seems. Married into? Yes, she can...see where a problem could have arisen, but she...

Alex is quiet for a few moments. A long few moments. ]

And...how do you...feel about that? If you did, if- if you killed your...what are they, your...siblings-in-law?

[hesperos]

Yeah, I'm definitely up to it. I kinda just woke up and it'll help keep from falling asleep on my feet.

[ Or really, it's once again just something to do.

In the meanwhile, he'll just do what he usually does and lean against the wall. ]

I'm guessing you mean a distraction from yesterday's mess?

[ He supposed it could be just in general as well, but they're always looking for a distraction from their usual situation. ]

[sleepytimegal]

[ Ah... ]

...Yeah. Since...the third week, I've...known they were there. It's...how I figured out...um, that something came with Fern. Since...something came with me.

[hesperos]

Guess so.

[ He shrugs. ]

So, how're TV shows any different from YA books, if at all?

[chessturner]

In-laws. Honestly...I feel more confused than anything else. Must be because I can't say with absolute certainty it has happened. But if I did shoot any of them I'd feel very sorry about it. I really don't like the thought of having to do that. [She lowers her voice a bit more] They are people who accepted me even if I was just Rudolf's second wife. We have spent quite some time in friendlier moments. We have talked about so many things, shared experiences about our children...

Having to kill them to survive is depressing, to say the least. Not that it matters much. I have the feeling I got killed, anyway. [She touches her collarbone] Gunshot scar, most likely fatal. It's not hard to guess where that came from.

[Being honest about how she'd feel no remorse seems like it'd be a bad idea. The long moments of silence didn't go unnoticed]

I think the reason why I can think so calmly about it is because of my upbringing. I was born in an..."influential" family, so to say. Ties to yakuzas. Those type of clans like their people to be as pragmatic as possible.

[destage]

...That makes sense.

[Sayaka breathes a bit, steeling herself.]

I apologize that I didn't tell you...after Kimblee-san's death, I got heavily distracted. But...that promise that I made, to keep you safe? I think...I think it was them, that I made that promise to. They...want you to live, outside of that place.

[...Sayaka averts her gaze, guiltily.]

I apologize that I...that I didn't say anything. But...I understand, then.

[destage]

...Is all of the above a viable answer? Because really, that's probably the most accurate answer this time around.

[The faux pleasantry is...probably really goddamn obvious, even as she keeps her back turned from Rideaux. The mats are all set up, and...weirdly enough, they're just kind of a stack on the floor? But she starts to kick them.]

Well, I suppose for starters, you can add me as another one of the people here who've been dead to begin with. [Kick.] Oh, and to rub it all in, apparently the students of that school I went to? We were the ones who sealed it off for some reason! It was wonderful to dream about, even if it makes no sense and I didn't know it in the school itself.

[She'll punctuate that with a few more kicks into the mats, before speaking up again. Her tone has...definitely taken some venom to it.]

That's not even getting into how much I'd truly prefer... [...Sayaka stops herself short, just kind of...taking a breath, and several more kicks into the mats, rapidly.] ...Never mind that! All of this...I suppose it makes me wish I knew how to fight better. All of this stress gets a person really pent up, you know?

Don't suppose I could ask the same for you, though? [The venom dies down with that statement, and she'll actually turn to face Rideaux when she asks. She figures it's none of her business either, but if he asked, then she'll at least try.]

[evilfrenzy]

Well, we can't have that, otherwise we could end up with the sad conversation about how Yuri Lowell died by falling asleep just after sleeping in until the afternoon.

[Considering someone just died by breaking that rule not even a week ago, that joke is kind of in poor taste.

As for the topic of yesterday...hm. Rideaux is quiet for a moment as he considers it.]

It is a combination of things, to be completely honest. But yes, that is at the forefront. [...] Seems like they follow their employee handbook to the letter.

[Weirdly, he gets that? Spirius's rules are strict as hell, with punishments just as bad. But he still feels conflicted about it for a reason he can't quite pinpoint.]

[bloodbiter]

These ones, yes. I believe Susan is working on more. It... Well, it does not change our situation, but it seems to me as though it helps regardless.

[She ducks her head a bit, though, humble.]

That is kind of you to say, though.

[bloodbiter]

[She nods.]

It's strange. Just prior to arriving here, I had left the castle grounds for the first time and started to see the world... I was just becoming accustomed to that before I arrived here, and it's hard to become accustomed to being indoors once more.

[bloodbiter]

Yes, we talked about it recently.

[She pauses, noticing the older woman's hand.]

Ah - take care. I am not certain whether they have dried completely.

[destage]

Well, I mean...

[...Hrm, that's actually a good point.]

Do you want something a little more simple, then, or something more time intensive? That may be a better place to start.

[chessturner]

Don't be like that, it's always nice to see someone's hidden talents!

[chessturner]

[Kyrie immediately gets her guard up when she sees someone approaching with a knife. Natural reaction, really]

I don't think that woman will be of any help. A spirit is unlikely to have gone through the experiences living beings have.

[She almost says 'humans]

[chessturner]

I have the feeling he will be. [He's going to be mighty pissed with Rudolf, but it's likely he wouldn't blame Kyrie] Besides, my daughter is still back at home. She'll be a reason to live, too.

[chessturner]

[That woman can paint? Is there something she can't do?]

Why, don't be surprised about it! Effort deserves to be praised. I know if I did something that requires a lot of effort, such as this, I'd want a word of acknowledgement, at least.

[That wasn't...surprise, Kyrie. Oh well]

[bloodbiter]

Sayaka? No, not today, I don't think. Come to think of it, that is a bit strange... Perhaps I will check on her later.

[destage]

[...That gets her look to snap back up at Yuri. That's...okay, she's definitely not expecting that.

She doesn't know why she keeps being shocked at this--all of these people here, just...they keep on having faith in her, and she can't help but feel it's misplaced--especially now, but...]

...No, I...I get you. I can't say I expected that, if you want me to be entirely honest with you.

[She keeps expecting that something's gonna send everyone over the edge. Something's gonna make everyone snap and go in on themselves and tear each other apart--

She stops those thoughts dead and smiles.]

But, um...thank you. I really appreciate that. The clarity, and...honestly, everything? It's...well, it means a lot, when you're used to a business like the one I came from.

I don't plan to make those same decisions as before, though...you're right. They make me sick to my stomach to think about, and I don't want to be that person anymore.

[sleepytimegal]

Well, first of all, one's a book and the other's...not. Books can be as long as you want them to be, but TV shows are like...mostly either twenty-two minutes or forty-five, in series of maybe...twenty-six episodes? Maybe more if they get renewed. Plus one's visual... Oh, heck, has anyone explained movies to you yet?

[sleepytimegal]

[ It's a shock to listen to someone speak of this so calmly, but maybe it's because she's being so calm that Alex can keep composed as well. The scar...she frowns deeply. It's like Kimblee, then, that's...deeply depressing? All of this is. ]

...There's your title, then. I... I don't know what to really say. You may've been killed for it but it doesn't...make it all go away. We're alive here, all of us, and...it's a fucked up thing to have to live with.

[ Alex shifts a little. ]

I'm...sorry. It really sounds awful.