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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[chessturner]

Are you sure you want to hear about it? It's not a nice situation.

[sleepytimegal]

Well...I've seen a lot of not nice situations here, so if you wanna talk about it, I wanna listen. You've been such a good support here, after all.

[chessturner]

I see.

[Kyrie sits nearby, her tone calm and even]

There's been an...unexpected development back in my world. I was at the Ushiromiya family conference, one thing led to another...and we adults have been shown a very high amount of money. Twenty tons of gold, to be exact. We all are in desperate need for money, and I can tell you none of us are paragons of morality.

There were four guns placed in front of us. Do you see where this is going?

[Kyrie smiles apologetically]

You could say the situation I was in is similar to this one, but happening in the span of around ten minutes and in one single room. And unlike the people here, everyone was willing to kill. My memories show two out of eight are dead.

So it seems I had the determination to turn myself and my husband into the survivors of that situation, and not through dialogue and placating the rest. I don't know yet if I acted on it, but knowing myself, I'd say it's likely I did.

[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?

[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.

[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.

[chessturner]

Yes. I'm aware I'll have to live with what I have done. Returning home will be a troublesome ordeal. I'll think of what to do once I have all the memories of what happened. I don't think I'd do something as turning myself to the police, I still need to take care of my daughter and my son.

[And because after being trapped in this place, the last thing she wants to do is let herself be locked in an even smaller and more restrictive place, thanks]

I told you it wasn't a nice situation. It's a tad disturbing what so many of us have in common we have dirtied ourselves with blood. And then there's exceptions, like you. I don't see why you deserve to be here.

[sleepytimegal]

[ That... Alex tenses. ]

I'm... I wouldn't say that so quick, ma'am. It's- it's not like your situation, but...I've got some blood on my hands too.

[chessturner]

...oh. Excuse me, I find that hard to believe. You don't need to go into detail about that.

[Whatever happened to you may have been an accident, she figures]

[sleepytimegal]

I mean... [ She's not eager to, really. ] You saw the secrets, didn't you?

[chessturner]

I did. But that kind of topics should never be taken at face-value when a third party is the one to reveal it. I chose not to give it much credit.

[But judging by what Alex says, it's not inaccurate]

[sleepytimegal]

It was... ugh, a lot of impossible choice things happened, and kept happening, and I was...well, I was a self-centered jerk who didn't care about consequences.

[ ...It's her turn to smile apologetically. ]

So I... I don't really wanna judge you, or...anyone in a fucked up situation like that. [ ...She comes back to thinking of yesterday, Alena and Hilda. ...Mmnnnhhh, that's something to sort out later. ]

[chessturner]

There's no shame in being self-centered. The person you can rely on the most at all times is yourself.

[Kyrie thinks for a moment]

Maybe the reason why we were brought here was to reform us all. That Coordinator's profile says he likes saving people. It is possible what he is looking for is a small group of people who resisted the temptation to kill, no matter what kind of offer was given to us.

[sleepytimegal]

[ A stiff frown sets on her face. ]

Well, if it is, it's a pretty sick way to do that. There are a lot of other reformation programs out there...and some of us who've done something like that- I know for sure they're accidents.

[ Fucked up if true, basically. ]

[chessturner]

After everything we have seen in this place, it's not much of a stretch to imagine that man would go for the sickest way possible to achieve his goal, even if it is reforming people.

[Only a madman does something complicated despite there being better options]

[sleepytimegal]

...I hate him.

[ It's a childish statement, but. ]

Mmngh. The more I think about it the more I can't understand. Whatever "reason" we were chosen for. What unifies us...but I guess all we can do is keep looking around and keep on going.

[chessturner]

It's possible we won't ever find out, but I suppose it doesn't matter as long as we get out of here someday.

[sleepytimegal]

...I guess not. I just wanna know, you know?

[chessturner]

You won't do something like forgiving them if they give a good enough reason...will you?

[Well, Kyrie wouldn't be surprised if you do, but yeah]

[sleepytimegal]

God no. [ She snorts. ] It'd just put my mind at ease, I suppose. Like, what could this all be for...? Maybe it bugs me more than it should.