CHAPTER 7 ; MINGLE

[themodsgrimm]

The Story Continues... CHAPTER 7 - WEEK 715 Narrators Remain ; Just before Narrators awake, those who are still attached to partners will dream of the two of them together – and then the sudden snap of a red string that connects the two of them. Once they awake, they’ll find the entire section of the rulebook pertaining to Partners has disappeared entirely. Apparently the time for partnerships is over. In addition, the castle has begun to empty out. Perhaps Narrators will notice it now especially on this morning, as their footsteps echo and the halls lack the familiar faces they’ve come to know. Upon entering the dining hall, the tapestries of Evan Hansen, Lord El-Melloi II, Natsuo, Fon Master Ion, Fane, Varian, and Zelos Wilder will all catch flame and disappear as the fire engulfs them entirely, leaving nothing behind. Yet one oddity seems to have enchanted the castle this week – there are the sounds of running footsteps and the familiar laughter of those who have departed. Should you choose to follow this noise, you’ll be led to the Puppet Room. The door will shut behind you – you’ll catch be movement out of the corner of your eye. Yet instead of a puppet entering the stage and re-enacting a dramatic scene, it will just suddenly appear… closer to you. It lingers there, and makes no other move. Welcome to Week 7, everyone! We would also like to remind players to submit all of their Chapter 6 PCs and new PCs at the Private Conversations page and review the weekly ooc notes for important details in the castle. Something odd will be arriving on Wednesday, July 25th 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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[concasse]

[Whelp.

Sanji comes out first and what a surprise, he's injured. Specifically his left foot is bleeding badly from the heel, likely painful to walk on, but he's too busy staring at a pot of something in his hands, the shock on his face morphing into devastation]

-- Quark?

[doublecrows]

[and right behind him stumbles CAPTAIN OBVIOUS. he is also injured, bleeding from gashes in his sides and thighs. he too has a pot of something in his hands, gaze flickering from it back up to Sanji, and then down again]

. . . Mary?

[axilium]

[belph is the last to stumble through, a little more bloodied than the others, but not necessarily seeming any more injured. (that said, he's still, uh, hurt, much in the same way as them.) there's a glint of metal in his hand, before he hides it. somewhere on his person. anyway, his other hand, unsurprisingly, holds a pot of something.

he stares at it for a moment, before something akin to realization dawns on him and he sighs, utterly exhausted. unlike sanji and akechi, he doesn't bother with a name.]

... I knew something like this would happen...

[disclosures]

[It's Wednesday, isn't it? Some people have disappeared and among their number are two of the people she cares about most. So she's sitting in the Foyer, waiting for their return, a smug figurine of her boss in her hands.

As soon as they come stumbling through, she's rushing to see them.]

What happened?

[doublecrows]

Rebecca. . .?

[ah, yes. . . they've been gone for quite some time, haven't they? how long? who even knows]

[he stands up a little straighter, greeting her with a nod, ignoring the way blood stains the tears in his clothing]

I believe. . . we may have met some past game participants.

[but he sounds uncertain; he isn't completely sure about that]

[disclosures]

[Who else would be waiting here for hours until they came back? Eichi, maybe, but he's sick.

Meanwhile she's frowning at his wounds while the figure in her hand just raises an eyebrow.]

... Is that... how you got the ink?

[doublecrows]

Don't misunderstand. We didn't harm them.

[he says that immediately, just to dispel any false ideas]

We attempted to bring them back with us. [. . .] Perhaps, however, they were ink all along.

[concasse]

... We got more ink.

[Wow Sanji, don't sound so broken up about it.]

[disclosures]

[Considering they've each got a pot, probably each of ink... She kind of doesn't want to ask this question. But there's only two ways that she knows of so...]

How?

[concasse]

... We got stuck in this carnival. There were a bunch of kids there.

[he nods to the pot]

These were the three we could save.

I thought maybe they'd come through the door with us, but...

[vigilantics]

Oh my god. Are you okay?!

[ she is hurrying over WHY ARE WEDNESDAYS SO CURSED ]

[axilium]

[belph just

shuffles a few steps over and plops himself onto the ground, still holding onto his pot, because standing is a pain. literally.]

All things considered? Could be worse.

[vigilantics]

Congratulations, you officially sound like me.

[ she's only now noticing the pots since she was more concerned about the, you know, bleeding. ]

What is that?

[doublecrows]

[WHY IS EVERY WEEK SO CURSED]

[blinks at her a little blearily, like he's finally returning to the real world from some kind of dream]

Oh. . . yes. I'm all right.

[vigilantics]

[ looks at all the blood

then looks at him. hm. ]

Really.

[doublecrows]

[it's Rebecca and Steph that snap Akechi out of his own surprised stupor, and he glances over at Belph]

Belph-san. . .

[BLEEDING]

[there are many things he could say, but he just inhales a breath]

Would you like for me to take care of that?

[gestures. at his injuries]

[axilium]

... Should I be concerned about your methods? This isn't going to involve stabbing me, is it?

[doublecrows]

[LORD]

Of course not. But if you'd like me to, I'm certain I could arrange that.

[gently places the ~mysterious pot~ aside]

Come here.

[and tugs off one of his gloves, fingers first]

[doublecrows]

[and after he heals Belph. . .]








[Akechi chucks his glove at Sanji's face]

[axilium]

[what]

[doublecrows]

[what!]

[concasse]

[-- HE IS GRIEVING, YOU FUCK]

O-oi, what's the big idea?!

[PICKING THAT GLOVE UP LIKE HE PLANS TO CHUCK IT BACK]

[doublecrows]

[THIS IS HOW AKECHI GRIEVES]

[also gesturing. . . a little, to Sanji's foot]

Allow me? I can heal that for you.

[concasse]

[Honestly it says a lot that Sanji can't even stay angry, he's too tired and sad]

Don't care.

Do what you want.

[doublecrows]

[well, Sanji giving in so easily means that even Akechi can't stay annoyed. but who could, after all that?]

[he crouches down without a word and presses his hand against Sanji's injured foot. same glow, same song and dance. the injury is completely healed! yay!]