CHAPTER 5 ; MINGLE

[themodsgrimm]

The Story Continues... CHAPTER 526 Narrators Remain ; Now, what are the odds that this week will be as quiet as the last one? … look, we have to at least humor the idea, don’t we? The rumbling that awakens Narrators on this lovely Monday morning is – larger. It’s louder, it’s more intense, and it lasts longer, like one final shove. Once it concludes, the castle is quiet, almost tired in its stillness. Should anyone wander into the dining hall this week, they will find that none of the tapestries burn up in true testament that no ink had been spilt and no Narrators have left us. Should you choose to explore the grounds and find the new additions to the castle – you’ll likely be surprised to say the very least. In the interest of recreation, the pumpkin patch has been opened – and you’re more than welcome to see if you fare better in a pumpkin carriage better than our Cinderella did. What’s the harm in giving it a try? Or if you’re more interested in paying your respects, the shrines of the Tiger and the Dragon are both open. Shall you see what happens if you try to leave an offering? You know what they say – nothing ventured, nothing gained. Or maybe you’ll find your friends. Your dearly departed, delightfully preserved friends in the morgue. Reunions always bring a tear to the eye, don’t they? As if the sky mourns with you, Narrators will find that on Tuesday afternoon, it will begin to rain. It pours and it pours and it pours… and it will show no sign of stopping until Friday evening. Plan accordingly. Stay dry. Finally, partners had best get comfortable with the idea of touching into the spirit of generosity. They'll feel compelled to be kind to their partner, including possibly making or giving them a present. Isn't that just the sweetest? This feeling will dwell until the beginning of Thursday night's curfew. Welcome to Week 5, everyone! Hopefully you all enjoyed your break week and are ready for your regularly scheduled murder! We would also like to remind players to submit all of their Chapter 4 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, July 11th 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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[alchemenace]

[ a lesson he never learned in canon. ]

Sorry! Sorry, um, let me just-- [ maybe he can just ... help lift the trunk of the tree off the other leg now ... that's a thing he could do that wouldn't make things worse, maybe. ]

[randori]

[ Can he lift the tree at all...?

It'd be appreciated, so Natsuo can crawl out from under it, pulling himself forward with his arms and elbows while dragging his shattered limbs behind him. [

[alchemenace]

[ with difficulty, but it's a smaller tree so. yes. natsuo is now free! of varian's mistakes. ]

I... I am so sorry?

[randori]

[ It's fine, it's fine. Natsuo can't go a week without abusing his legs, so he'll just- not walk it off because he doesn't want to try that just yet, but he sits back and breathes a sigh of relief.

There was less pain when he was pinned down and the blood couldn't get anywhere, but now that it's rushing back, all he can do is bite down hard on his bottom lip and shake his head vehemently.

It's okay, Varian, just sit there and shut up. ]

[alchemenace]

[ no instead he will awkwardly hover and talk ]

I can get stuff from the infirmary if you need it... ?

[randori]

[ Varian here to finish off the murder-- Natsuo's hand shoots out and grabs his ankle before he can make a move. ]

No.

[ Don't you dare go to the infirmary. ]

I'm fine. I just feel like crying and screaming, but I'm fine.

[alchemenace]

[ well that's horrifying coming from the local zombie ]

I. Okay, but. That... doesn't sound fine?

[randori]

[ He is going to bury Varian, let's trade places.

No, no, it's actually fine, Natsuo is notoriously hard to kill unless it's himself doing the killing, so to prove that point he gets up onto his feet, teeth gritted against the pain and making his smile look more like a grimace but!! see? fine. ]

I'm okay! It doesn't hurt at all! If it's pain, I can- I can deal with it, so! [ so!! ] So it's fine! Why'd you try to kill me for, in the first place?

[ It's Tuesday. ]

[alchemenace]

[ well icly it's monday. and varian looks even more concerned at natsuo getting up ]

Maybe you should just... stay sitting for a bit?

[ hm. ]

I wasn't! I wasn't trying to kill anyone, I needed to cut down a tree and it took ... a while [ a w h i l e ] so I stopped looking and then when I finally cut it down you... were there.

[randori]

[ i don't know my days of the week but THAT'S EVEN WORSE ]

You were trying to cut down a tree.

[ Reasonable. ]

And you stopped looking.

[ Unreasonable. Bad. You were holding an ax. Don't do this. ]

[alchemenace]

Well, the grounds are pretty big, and it's been hours, so I really didn't think anyone would be walking by?

[ no he has bad tree cutting etiquette. shame him. ]

[randori]

No, I mean-

[ He points to the tree, where the trunk's been cut through halfway, with the other half in splinters where it'd finally snapped and let the tree go toppling over. ]

Just in general, shouldn't you be watching? You gotta cut in the same place again and again. I tried with my sword once, and it doesn't really work in one shot.

[alchemenace]

Well, yes, I was watching the tree, just not the... area behind it.

[ you know he probably should not be justifying himself to the kid he dropped a tree on? ]

A-anyway, it was an accident. You're sure you're okay?

[randori]

Yeah, I'm okay.

[ Given the way he grimaces as he pulls himself up onto his feet, that's probably a lie, but he's okay enough to stand and not keel right over. It seems like his bones are fully intact, and he has enough muscle on his legs to pad the blow, mostly because I don't feel like playing two broken legs this week. ]

I've had a lot worse injuries, so this is nothing!

[alchemenace]

[ wow weak cut off both his legs ]

I know you've had worse injuries, you died three weeks ago? That's kind of not reassuring.

[randori]

[ He can't go around barreling into people on knee nubs!! That's half my threads, Zia ]

That doesn't count! That was a painless death and I don't even remember it, so just pretend it didn't happen!

[alchemenace]

[ you just aren't determined enough card ]

You can't ... pretend it never happened, that's not how that works?

[randori]

[ He places a hand on his chest. ]

That's what I've been doing.

[ Death didn't happen. That whole week was a lie. ]

[alchemenace]

[ well. hm. he frowns ]

So what about Sandalphon? Are you just pretending for that, too?

[randori]

Well... no... I "died" and he brought be back and I'm being ungrateful pretending that didn't happen 'cause I don't want to talk about my own "death." That's how it is, right?

[ Maybe he just wants to remain in denial, Varian. He doesn't want to process this. ]

[alchemenace]

What? No. Killing you was still messed up, and he didn't even know for sure if it would've worked in time because he didn't ask how his 'gift' actually worked, so it was more luck than anything--

[ wait this isn't what he meant ]

I'm not saying you should talk about dying, but just denying all of it isn't a long-term option, either.

[randori]

I'm okay with short-term.

[ His policy in life is to live in the short-term anyways, there is no forward thinking here. As long as he doesn't think about it and doesn't bring it up, then he can keep the peace, no matter how disrespectful it is to everybody involved. ]

[alchemenace]

... Okay.

[ he's not close enough to natsuo to object to that. but. he can object to this: ]

But in the short term, we should probably still make sure you're not too injured? Just because you've had worse doesn't mean you shouldn't. Treat it.

[randori]

I'm not bleeding, so how would you treat it? [ No way is he taking anything from the infirmary, because he wants to at least make it to Friday before he dies. ]

Crutches or something? let me borrow some of your tree.

[alchemenace]

Fane has painkillers? [ weed, technically, but varian also saw what happened in the infirmary ]

But, but yeah, we can make you some makeshift crutches. I don't need the whole tree, anyway.