CHAPTER 2 ; MINGLE

[themodsgrimm]

The Story Continues... CHAPTER 233 Narrators Remain ; There’s nothing to shake up the feeling of helplessness and betrayal quite like some renovations. Residents in the castle will find a gentle rumble stirring them out of their sleep on Monday morning, and if they choose to find the source of the noise, they’ll notice a newly constructed staircase on the second floor. It stretches up, up, up and will guide the Narrators to a third floor with all types of new installments to the castle. Go ahead, crack open a book, try your hand at some potion mixing. What could possibly go wrong? Just as last week, the morning that the dining hall opens, the tapestries of Ann Takamaki, Soo-won, and Dave Strider will all suddenly catch flame from the bottom, burning up and up until the entire tapestry is gone. Anyone who ventures outside will also find that the scenery has warmed up considerably. Snow no longer dusts the ground, but rather the warm sun and pleasant chirping of birds greet you to the castle grounds. The area has also been expanded, a new jousting grounds available for play and recreation. A set of stables stands next to the grounds, but anyone who ventures inside will find only hear the occasional, phantom whinny of a horse and – find some rather large feathers? Interesting. Finally, partners will find themselves unable to rest peacefully yet another week. While no paranoia creeps over anyone’s shoulders, when night falls and they find themselves sleeping, they’ll instead see dreams – or rather, some memories of their partner. Apparently the Crafters would rather that you all get to know each other sooner, rather than later. Hopefully you don’t see anything you’re not meant to. Welcome to Week 2, everyone! Today we've introduce new castle locations and brought a new round of partner effects, so please review those, including the Outside section on the Locations page. If you'd like to have your characters interact with the laboratory, please feel free to PP the mods! We would also like to remind players to submit all of their Prologue PCs and new PCs at the Private Conversations page and review the weekly ooc notes for important details in the castle. Something exciting will be arriving on Wednesday, June 20th so keep your eyes peeled for that as well. full navigation. locations taken (statuses) stories (profiles) info & faq wishing well private conversations

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[resumed]

all week, library

[It seems that whenever you enter the library, literally at any point during the afternoons, Nico can be found in the same corner of a couch and curled up with a book in his hand. The book, at least, seems to change periodically and a pile steadily grows bigger and bigger next to him. It's hard to say if he's actually reading all of these from cover to cover (no, no he's not) but should you approach he'll look up from over the book itself.]

Did you want one of these? I think I'm finished with them.

monday, library, leather-bound book

[Granted, this book also interests him greatly and he can be found reading the lines over and over again. Feel free to read over his shoulder because once he feels a presence near by, he'll speak up.]

...who do you think they are?

jousting grounds, monday and tuesday

[Without the snow, it's easier to walk outside and spot the newest addition to the grounds and Nico makes his way over there. He recognizes the area to signify "duel" and while he can hear the horses he's confused by the lack of the animals around. He walks the jousting grounds as though getting a sense how large they are before he wanders to the stables.

The sound's going to drive him insane.]

What are you? I can hear you but I can't see you. [...yes he's talking to the horses, or lackthereof. Oh well.]

wildcard

[He'll poke around the lab, mostly avoid the bathhouse, and can be found in the gardens or the dorms or the armory. Hit me if you'd like to do something else, I'm over at interpretively!]

tuesday, library

[thesettingsun]

...Are you actually finishing all of those?

[Dazai might be a writer, but that doesn't make him a speedreader, and he's just looking at the pile of books with some awe.]

[resumed]

The ones that are interesting. [His focus is better than some demigods but it still takes time. He gestures to a small pile that's maybe three or four books. He's. Been here for a while since the library opened the day before.] I've finished those. The rest are okay but not subjects I'm interested in.

[thesettingsun]

[Much less awe now.]

Would it have been so difficult to return the rest of them to their shelves? Books are delicate, you know.

tuesday library

[londonstar]

[ waver looks at the pile of books, and then at nico. yes, he noticed that nico wasn't reading them completely. ]

If you choose not to read a book, then it's better to put them back once you're finished with them, you know.

[resumed]

[He just raises an eyebrow. Hello Lord Stuffybritches.]

And I will put them back later when I want to grab the next set. [...] And some of them I don't remember their exact location.

[londonstar]

[ can you NOT

he sighs, placing a hand on his hip. ]

I remember them. I'll help you put them back where they go before you make a mess.

Monday, Library

[disclosures]

[The pedestal book again. She'll tilt her head before giving a small shrug. She has no idea who Beauty and Beast are.

But she'll point at him and then herself. She'll mouth "one of us" with a questioning expression on her face.]

[resumed]

[Are we playing charades, Becs? But Nico tilts his head in response. It's fine. He's used to speaking with ghosts who can't verbalize stuff. Maybe she got sick from the weather and lost her voice. That seems plausible to him.]

...I spoke with Batgirl last week about people who might be in the castle that we've missed. If Beauty and the Beast really are one of us, they have to be somewhere we haven't gained access to yet. Or they're hiding in plain sight.

[disclosures]

[She's doing her best out here today.

If Beauty and Beast were here before and they died, maybe they have different titles this time around.

She'll tap the word "Narrators" and "those who remain".]

jousting grounds

[alttitude]

Do you suppose if you speak in whinnies, they may be able to properly answer?

[just wondering!]

[resumed]

[He looks up at Jae-Ha and gives a languid little shrug.]

Maybe. I'm not the one who speaks horse, so I wouldn't even know what I'd be saying to them. I'd hate to offend them.

[alttitude]

Maybe it's in the tone? If you sound shy or sincere, they might take pity on you. Like trying out a new language for the first time.

[TALK TO THE HORSES]

library

[concasse]

... Damn, did you read all of these?

[Sounding pretty awed. Sanji's got a book in hand, but frankly? It's a cooking book.]

[resumed]

Not all of them. [He tilts his head slightly.] Just that pile on the left. [It's significantly smaller, maybe 3-4 books though they're a decent size.] I read about half of the rest of them though.

[concasse]

Don't suppose you found anything to help us make a miraculous escape, eh?

monday, library

[selfinserting]

[He's scanning through all the books to see what kind of selection there is before he hears Nico, glancing back at him and blinking when he sees the stack of books.]

Y-You must be, um, a pretty fast reader. Which have you been reading?

[resumed]

[He's getting the sense that maybe Evan is just a nervous basketcase, so there's a light smile.]

Not really. I just read what's interesting. Right now I've been checking out a lot of the fairytales to see if I can understand this game better. And a few books about science and medicine.

[selfinserting]

[He tilts his head slightly, thinking.]

Do you think they might really have clues about what's happening here? U-Um, the books, I mean.

monday, jousting!

[sanguinairy]

[Can't believe they're going to go on a hunt for magic horses...

But here comes Souji, who's been shuffling around and investigating this new place, himself. The sound of horses that aren't actually there isn't driving him nuts, but he is curious.]

You know, I don't think anything is actually here. I've looked all over this area and haven't seen any sort of horse, at least.

[resumed]

[Can't you? But they're going to go along and Nico's trying to pinpoint the sound. He's heard too many ghosts and spirits and what-have-you in his life to give up immediately.]

You think the sound is like another hallucination then?

[sanguinairy]

[Their hunt now changes from magic horses to GHOST HORSES.]

It might be? ...It could be anything, given where we are. Do you think it may be something else?

tuesday, library

[asswipe]

[That sure is an impressive pile of books. Veronica cocks an eyebrow, but nods nonetheless.]

Sure. Is there any you'd recommend?

[resumed]

Depends on what you're interested in. I found a cool book on the history of Europe post-World War II. [He tilts his head.] What are you interested in?

[asswipe]

... Yeah, I think we have different tastes. [sorry, nico.] Anything on first aid?