antumbrac | WEEK 3

WEEK 3

Another week, another set of bodies to add to the pile. Two lured in by The Lady's machinations, and another two done in by misfortune; six of your number are dead already. Who knows who it will be the next time? And for what reason? Nevertheless, there’s no choice but to keep pushing on in your own way; whether that means barricading yourself inside your room for the rest of your stay, leaving artwork of your fellow Survivors around the housing area, or eating all the raw meat in the vicinity… well, everyone deals with things differently.

Either way, you understand the drill by now, yes? Another portion of the city reveals itself as the fog retreats yet again, lampposts lighting the way to the new areas as usual. The full moon wanes to half this week too, so make the most of it.

[[Welcome to Week 3! Note that new areas have been added, and can be found under the Week 3 tab on our Locations page. Once again, feel free to make top levels at your discretion, and remember to note it in your header if you plan on investigating any locations. You can also privately contact The Lady or Rembrandt.]]

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This feels like a crisis we all should have gone through in the first week, with Zangetsu here.

Honestly...

We all didn't spend a few hours awkwardly poking Zangetsu.

[like

zangetsu is a goddamn shitshow but there's a difference between whatever is horrifically wrong with zangetsu and everything this has decided to be]

You could have just spoken to him too. He's been very upfront about being the weapon of a shinigami. And the fact that shinigami exist in his world means that the afterlife exists too, as do ghosts.

I got the impression that it was a bit more complicated than just the spirits of the dead, but yes.

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No one has tried to eat any of our souls yet, so I suppose all is well? Honestly, I am concerned for the people who are afraid of ghosts as a general matter...

[ The t-rex looks directly at Seteth.

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[TURNS TO THE PEOPLE WHO CAN UNDERSTAND MORSE CODE LOOKING KIND OF HELPLESS BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN INVENTED IN HIS WORLD YET]

..."Shadows hunger for souls".

[ That sounded worrisome. ]

[ ... well that's a big fucking yikes!! ]

[ Very yikes-worthy. ]

Oh, lovely, another thing to worry about on top of everything else.

Yeah...that's really concerning. I don't think we've even met anything here that we could consider a 'shadow'.

[ There were those blue creatures, maybe? But he couldn't be sure. ]

[pinged]

Shadows.... the blue-eyed mutants?

...It could be them.

It would explain a lot. Those things... they're just like Hollows.

I think I tried asking a certain someone here before [ cough ulqui ], but could you tell me what exactly is a 'Hollow'?

Hm... what's the easiest way to put it so everyone will get it....? [he folds his arms in his sleeves, tilting his head to one side] So, when a person dies, their soul is freed from their body, right? So this is how it goes in my world -- that Soul is supposed to shuffle off to another plane, either Soul Society or Hell depending on how they lived. Shinigami help guide those that become lost.

But sometimes, they don't make it in time... or a Soul is particularly angry or sad or has unfinished business. That Soul begins to rot from the inside out. Their hearts collapse in on themselves [he touches his own chest as he speaks], and they're overcome with intense emptiness. They turn into monsters and seek to fill that emptiness by eatin' everything and everyone they can. Other Souls, then eventually other Hollows.

...That sounds awful. It's good that there are people out there who can help those in a condition like that.

[ Because like seriously. Ouch. ]

But, you're right. It sounds like those creatures could share some similarities with a 'Hollow'.

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Muttering under his breath. ]

So that's what he meant... [ Damn, it's so obvious now. Gonna stay back and keep listening to people translate 'cause he too does not know morse. ]

That's what who meant.

[ Did he say that out loud? Ah, whatever. Not like it matters. ]

Rembrandt. It sounds kind of crazy now that I'm about to say it, but here goes. He said that he "doesn't have what they want."

That might mean he doesn't have a soul.

[Zangetsu frowns]

That ties in nicely with my "demon" theory.

Is there anything else that's pertinent to tell us while we have the time?

[ Let's not think about shadows making a snack out of souls ]

[ Wow. ]

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[ Look, it sucks when you find out there is no rest when you die here. ]

Manifestations? Like the illusion ability?