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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tuesday

[spondulix]

What?

[You're talkin' to me? YOU'RE TALKIN' TO ME??]

[Okay, but his curiosity is piqued, even though...he doesn't understand what is happening here.]

What are you doing here, old sport?

[sanguinairy]

[It's okay, no one understands what's happening here including Souji. BUT HERE HE IS with some thicker thread obtained from the tailor (that he will totally put back because this castle will probably need it for stitches eventually GUYS!!!!!) and a small stack of books.]

I'm playing a game! [And also resting so he doesn't straight-up die if they get socked by another winter storm...

Anyway, he just beckons this rich nerd on over.]

Here, hold out your hands and I'll show you how to start.

[spondulix]

A game.

[He repeats, incredulous, but...hey, he wants to figure out what's going on. It's not like he has anything better to do, so he wanders over and sits down in front of the other, holding out his hands.]

What are you going to do to them?

[sanguinairy]

Here!

[First he ties the string together at the ends so it's a circle, and then he loops it so it's around both of Fitz's thumbs and his own.]

Have you played ayatori before? It's a shape game.

[spondulix]

Ayatawri?

[Fitzgerald...please.]

[He looks upon the whole thing with some confusion.]

No. The closest I can think of to this is cat's cradle.

[sanguinairy]

I don't think I've heard of that one before.

[BUT IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME THING so at least he won't be totally left in the lurch.]

We can make a cat shape, though! I'll start; following along once the shape begins is a little easier.

[spondulix]

Alright...? Cat's cradle is a game you play with string between your fingers.

[He doesn't get it, but...well. He's here already.]

Show me how it works, then.

[sanguinairy]

[He'll start dipping his fingers in between pieces of thread, pulling them tight on the other side. After a few of those loops are made:]

You do the same on your side, now.

[spondulix]

[That doesn't look too hard. He nods, pursing his lips as he slowly follows the movements to pull the thread to his side. What an interesting game...]

Am I doing it right?

[sanguinairy]

Exactly right! And now, you do this--

[He'll pull and drag and loop a few more threads, and the design gets more intricate. The next time he pulls threads over to his side, though, a cat's form starts to emerge in the twists between their hands.]