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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[doublecrows]

Library - Monday

[and again, Akechi finds himself in the library, immediately drawn towards the leather-bound book on the pedestal. much as he does every week, really. his fingers trace the edges of the pages as he reads the latest addition, and. . .]

[he frowns]

[he crinkles his brow]

[and with a low growl in the back of his throat, he jerks back and kicks the base of the pedestal. hard]

[. . . HARD ENOUGH TO KIND OF HURT, ACTUALLY. he hobbles back with a pained hiss moments later, expression twisted into a scowl. did you see that. it was pretty funny]

Owlery - Anytime

[otherwise, Akechi spends a lot of time at the owlery, seated at the table with a parchment in front of him and a quill covered in ink in his hand. it's clear he's been here a while, judging by the ink stains on his fingers]

[it looks like he's writing letters. he has like, an entire stack of them finished, piled to the side of the table, rolled up and tied with string to keep them together. he looks contemplative and tired, but hey, he can be bothered]

[who is he even writing to??]

Wildcard

[YOU KNOW HOW THIS GOES]

library

[axilium]

[well okay then.]

... Trying to undo your rescue already, detective?

[doublecrows]

[he's fine (?)]

[shoots Belph a baleful look as he hobbles over to a chair and sits down. hard.]

May I help you?

[axilium]

I mean, you seem like the one having problems here.

[doublecrows]

I'm fine.

[said a bit sharply]

I was simply conveying an emotion.

[hm, think of healthier ways to do that, Akechi]

library!

[sanguinairy]

[Akechi please they already have so many sickly people and people running around without limbs, the last thing they need is someone just stubbing their toe and contracting gangrene or something. IT WOULD BE THEIR LUCK.]

...Are you alright?

[From his cozy little reading nook, where he's staring with a mixture of Concern and The Emotion This Icon Conveys.]

[doublecrows]

[IT WOULD, IN FACT, BE THEIR LUCK?? it's probably only bruised, though. probably]

I'm fine.

[a sharp, irritated mutter is Souji's response as Akechi just. drops into a chair because his foot hurts. ow]

[sanguinairy]

[PROBABLY. Probably will have to be good enough for now, god.]

You seem irritated.

[Curiously, but not bothering to press for information.]

[doublecrows]

[a disgruntled noise]

That book is irritating.

[it's a book]

Owlery, Monday

[disclosures]

[She makes her way up to the Owlery, taking a stack of parchment for herself and starts on her own letters.]

How long have you been up here?

[doublecrows]

[he's calmed down a bit from his tantrum in the library by now, although his foot. . . still kind of hurts. ow, bruises]

Bu-- mmm. Rebecca.

[greeting her by first name]

A few hours, at most.

[disclosures]

[There's a faint smile on her features.]

I'm glad you started using my name, Goro.

Who are you writing? [Because that's a lot of letters.]

[doublecrows]

[CONGRATS NO BEING A PART OF THE FIRST NAME CLUB]

Beauty and Beast. Monika. 2B. Jae-Ha-san. Sousei-san. El Melloi. Natsuo.

[hesitation]

. . . Varian-san and Soo-Won. Zelos-san, and Hansen. Many people who likely won't wish to hear from me now.

library

[vigilantics]

[ yeah she just snorts. ]

[doublecrows]

[he deserves this]

[there's a grunt, and he flops onto a chair, holding his foot as he does so]

May I help you?

[vigilantics]

Oh, I was just passing through.

[ she goes to peek at the book. ]

Something you didn't like?

[doublecrows]

Something pointless and unhelpful.

[so, yeah. something he didn't like]

library

[asswipe]

Having a public meltdown. Damn, detective, that's classy.

[the peanut gallery is here to laugh it up, hi.]

[doublecrows]

[the peanut gallery has LAUGHING IT UP rights]

[he freezes when he hears Veronica though, shooting her a baleful look]

It isn't a meltdown.

[what is it, Akechi]

[asswipe]

Really.

[the peanut gallery is aggressively excercising those rights, thank you.]

What do you call it, then?

[doublecrows]

An expression of frustration.

[AKECHI DOES NOT APPRECIATE THIS PEANUT GALLERY]

library

[fonlines]

Did you mean for that to accomplish anything, really?

[ yeah it was pretty funny but he's polite enough not to laugh or. judge.

much. he's not asking if he's all right, after all. ]

[doublecrows]

[thanks. . . Ion]

It made me feel marginally better.

[fonlines]

[ no problem akechi ]

Any positive is better than none, I suppose?

What did the pedestal do to offend you so?

[doublecrows]

It wasn't the pedestal. It was the most recent addition to the book.

[:/ talk of teamwork this late in the game is making him cranky, okok]