WEEK 5

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WEEK 5

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Was what happened on Friday yet another tragedy in a string of them or just a complete shitshow? Well, regardless of which line of thought you subscribe to, the reality of it is that another three of your number are no longer in this realm with you. At least the remains of what had happened last week have been neatly cleaned up as always, even if that might not change what’s been etched in your memories. The drum set in the jazz bar remains busted though, because the masterminds aren't that generous. At least the tarot shop and boutique remain fine even if the vanished crystals and women's clothing aren't going to be restocked.

But either way, it’s a new week, and that means new locations to explore as the fog gives way to more of the city and its lamplit streets. The new moon waxes to half this week, appearing as a crescent moon for most of the week. It's far from optimistic, but maybe the brightening is a sign that this will be over soon...? Or maybe it just means the worst is yet to come, it's hard to say.

[[Welcome to Week 5! Note that new areas have been added, and can be found under the Week 5 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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TUESDAY

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WEATHER

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[Today's forecast is clear skies at chillier than average temperatures. The waxing crescent moon can be seen as a slit in the sky.
High: 45°F (7°C)
Low: 34°F (1°C)]

MOTIVE

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[The motive for this week will go up on Tuesday at 12:00 PM EST.]

MOTIVE

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[It's time for another motive. When everyone approaches, the Lady takes a step forward, grinning widely]

You all have been so helpful, one way or another. Can you believe it has been more than a month since this started? Time goes fast! But don't get cocky. I'm not making things easier for you just because this is the fifth time we're doing this. Let's keep doing our best, alright? If you all cooperate, we will be done sooner instead of later. [The Lady's grin disappears while Rembrandt approaches with a stack of envelopes] But I know what some of you are thinking. You want to not cooperate, even though I'm not asking for anything that hasn't happened yet. That's not fine, darlings, so let me tell you something:

If you dare getting in the way of my goals, I'll put an obstacle in yours. Case in point: these. [Rembrandt descends to the plaza and starts giving everyone an envelope] Inside you'll see a juicy tidbit I found out about each one of you. Let's not talk about how I got them, that's not relevant. What's relevant here is that, if nobody is dead before 72 hours pass, I will reveal this secret to "the right people" in your world. I'm sure you know what I mean.

[And indeed, each envelope has a secret that's troublesome or very important to each person. Some of them even have a description of the proof and evidence the Lady can use too, to prove it's not mere slander. Everything is...remarkably detailed]

...I may as well reveal these publicly right here and then once the deadline is over, too. The look of surprise and horror, no matter how brief it is, is enough to make some relationships here start to fray. Oh, the power of words is something you shouldn't understimate.

The end is approaching. Let's make one more push to ensure success, shall we?

[And with that, the Lady left]

[moonfang]

[Zangetsu reads his envelope and rolls his eyes dismissively. He tears it to shreds.]

You can tell that old bastard whatever you want -- he already knows everything that has happened and will happen. Too bad fer you my enemy is already omniscient. You suck at this.

[inordertobelieve]

[ Well. That's an envelope he's holding here. It sure is. Boy, it's an envelope. Mikami doesn't read it all here and now, but he does open it enough to glance over the gist of it.

Ah.

Ah. ]

.... so that confirms it. I suppose I should be grateful.

[ The Lady isn't even here anymore, so he's just kind of talking to himself on this. Time to pocket that envelope. ]

[moonfang]

[ before the motive - outside the hotel - investigation ]
[Zangetsu stands outside the hotel, holding his night vision goggles in one hand and looking up at the second floor windows

Hnnnn….

[the walls are still slick from yesterday’s rain, and he puts on his goggles and starts making an ice ladder up to the second floor. He peers into the window. What the heck is in here?]


[ after the motive - arcade ]
[what a dumb motive, at least for him. But hell, the Bitch could offer him his heart’s greatest desire and he wouldn’t believe her for a moment. He takes the long way back toward the main square and sees that the lights are back on in the arcade.

Sweet.

So this is where Zangetsu can be found for the rest of the day… and maybe the rest of the week. He’s parked in the back in the beanbags playing console games. On the screen is… Pekken? It seems to be a bird-themed fighting game.

Judging by the pillows and blankets and beanbag pile he’s accumulated, he’s just gonna fuckin’ live here I guess]

Investigation

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[Welcome to this tiny piece of hotel, Zangetsu.

Looking inside, you'll find a room. It's perfectly orderly and clean inside, one bed, one TV, other assorted elements.

And if it wasn't the many wires and for something attached to the wall, you'd think nobody had gone through here recently. If Zangetsu's eyesight is good enough, he may recognize the Lady's handwriting on it.

'Subject #065. Status: COMPLETE LOSS'

What it says after that is too small to be read from the window, but there's quite a lot written there.

Be careful, Zangetsu. The glass has some rather strange and small contraptions attached to it from the other side. The wiring on them extend into the walls. There also are several tripwires strewn all over the floor]

invitation

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[ Just as it happened last week, there will be a note handed to people, slide under their doors, or placed where people can see. ]

Let's meet at the Jazz Bar tonight.
8:00 pm. There will be food and drinks provided.

[ Looks like it'll be another night of fun or ridiculousness. ]

investigation??

[psychophant]

[Well, that sure was a motive, wasn't it. Perhaps surprisingly, Iago does not seem to care at all about it. Yeah sure, reveal his secrets, whatever. He's so entirely done already, what does it matter.

Anyway, if Iago was having any issues after the last trial, they're all gone by Tuesday. He seems to be doing just fine as always, and he's dressed in the same sort of black suits he's been wearing for the past week. He does have the cape on today because it's cold, shut up. He's been particularly scarce since the trial, but it looks like he's finally out and about again today. His first stop this afternoon is the church and while he may in fact need Jesus, he isn't here for religion. You can catch him poking around the place, in particular investigating the confessional since Rembrandt seems to be busy in the art museum lately...

And speaking of the art museum... that's where he's headed next! Iago's not really properly investigating because he keeps getting distracted by the displays and being Very Confused About Modern Art, but what do you expect from him. Does he look like an artist to you??

Alternatively, you can find him in the employees only area stealing things he likes. As usual. We're on week 5 and nothing will stop him from looting now. He may or may not be shaking all the snowglobes. Snowglobes are fascinating, okay!!]

art museum...adding another thread to our pile

[ortion]

[By some miracle, Dist was able to be pulled away from making a beeline to the autoshop to check out the art museum with Iago. He didn't explore much further than the visitors area yesterday, so this is some new territory.

He turns around from what he was looking at to see Iago on his mission of shaking all the snowglobes. He comes over to join him, picking up a snowglobe in the process of scattering particles of fake snow over the mini museum inside.]

I take it these have captured your interest?

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[ The first thing to note is that the Church is lit up now, or more than it was before anyway. Joining the lit flames on the wall, it seems the electric sconces and candles are now working, huh. ]

art museum

[drydrown]

[...You know, this is likely just continuing the trend of "not sure if enabling or what" but- ]

...Dare I ask why you're more interested in taking these things than the actual artwork? I'd imagine the artwork itself would be worth a fair amount once we're done here.

art museum

[raventhaw]

[ iago seems baffled by modern art. honestly, same. raven crosses her arms and gives him a little smirk. ]

You seem confused.

[inordertobelieve]

[ One more push to success, the Lady had said. One more? Is this really the last...? That seems a little hard to believe, Mikami doesn't want to be so optimistic. But it is greatly motivating. If things are going to come to an end one way or another, they'll have to hurry up if they want to gain the upper hand.

After the motive, Mikami doesn't show again for an hour or two, but you'll eventually find him making lunch in the clergy housing kitchen. Lunch is heated canned food, because of course it is. Mikami can be found staring at the cans (or more squinting at them through candlelight) and sighing deeply. ]

What I wouldn't give to have access to a proper supermarket again...

[ He's thoroughly tired of Krawkow.

Later, in the early afternoon, Mikami can be found at the auto shop. He's ignoring the big projects and mostly digging through the small metal parts, weighing them between his fingers thoughtfully.

He's in the gym earlier than usual today, at around 6pm. Someone seems to be intending to attend the party? Huh. What's also odd is that he's not solely focusing on weightlifting and instead hitting a punching back with some concentration - which does not make up for his bad form, he is clearly no martial artist. ]

clergy houseing kitchwn

[deadlygoals]

[ Peeking over at the cans. ]

Have you tried looking at what they have in the Opera House Kitchen?

[ You know, where they have fresh stuff. ]

auto shop

[raventhaw]

[ raven enters the auto shop for no reason other than to see what's inside. gotta know your surroundings and what they hold for when the next murder inevitably happens, right?

she sees mikami digging through some parts. she's content to let him do what he wants in silence, but he seems to be in thought about something. she glances over. ]

Have you found something interesting?

[baitless]

[yeah, thanks, lady, that’s great. You’ll never reel Seteth in like this, you know! It’s one thing to have the other Survivors know all those secrets, even if he’s not sure he trusts all of them with them, but it’s quite another to have all of Fódlan know them...

Sigh. He’s going to try and spend the day attempting to keep his mind off it, but he may not be particularly successful. He had wanted to figure out the arcade, at the very least, so now that he sees it’s been fixed up, he’s going to go in and try some of the games out. He’s not really sure if he’s into them or if it’s just the novelty of something he’s unfamiliar with, but, well, figuring out how to beat the crap out of the other punchmans in Not Street Fighter isn’t a bad form of stress relief, even if he isn’t terribly good at it yet.

Eventually, though, he gets kind of frustrated with losing and heads to the church, where he figures he should try to pray for some sort of intervention, or at least for some form of comfort. But that eventually frustrates him too, as he finds himself staring at the depictions of good ol’ Jesus Christ and sighing.]

...are you even in a position to listen, I wonder? Either of you.

[fuck it, at least the aquarium’s nice, he’ll try to relax there. You know where you’re at with fish. No wonder Flayn likes them so much.

...goddess, he misses her every day, but now, the worry is even more evident on his face as he stares at the fish. Byleth is a competent leader and he trusts her, but... how would things change if this all got out?

Siiiiiigh.]

church;

[reanbeans]

[ Rean came in here himself...to pray no one would act, as useless as it might be. But goddess, he had to at least still had faith. Jesus is actually mentioned in Trails world, so he at least recognizes the one ]

...It would be nice, wouldn't it? If they were able to talk back, or give some indication they were listening.

arcade

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[ Finally getting around to exploring this place when it's not a smoldering murder scene... He definitely wouldn't have taken Seteth as a potential gamer, but it doesn't feel like a surprise to see him here either. ]

At least we're meeting here under better circumstances this time.

[ His eyes kind of linger for a moment on the spot where Alfyn's body was, actually.

...Well, anyway. ]

They don't have any games like this where you're from, I assume.

Party

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[ Tonight, the Jazz Bar will be sparsely decorated with various unlit candles of different colors and scents on each table. Carbonara, fried chicken strips, paczki, and snacks from vending machines can be found at the end of the bar. Bottles of water and other drinks from vending machines are set up beside it.

For entertainment, various games can be found set up on a few tables nearest to the instruments (chess, a deck of cards, jenga, or anything else from the hotel). The notebook is back again on a new page for people to write about themselves or any of the deceased. There’s a book on space and an art book from the museum over where the host is hanging out at. Dazai is sitting there, with his hands folded in his lap giving a grin. ]

Hello! I do encourage everyone to grab a drink for tonight’s game. We do have sealed bottles on the bar if anyone is worried about tampering. Oh yeah, the Jukebox works! Feel free to play whatever you want on there.

[ Even if it’s What’s New Pussycat twenty times in a row. ]

First Game: Never Have I Ever

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[ After people arrive and start to settle down, Dazai will relocate to the bar area. ]

Okay everyone, grab a drink. It's time to play Never Have I Ever. [ He's making himself a glass of whiskey and will play bartender if anyone asks him to. ]

You say something you haven't ever done, and if someone has done it before they will have to take a drink. I could say, for example, that I have never owned a pet before. If you have owned one or currently still own one, then you would take a drink. Got it?

[pr159]

[ For anyone wondering why the drum set in here is dented and broken, or why the creeping fig is now a mangled mess, your answer has arrived.

Rideaux isn't exactly thrilled at the idea of socializing with a lot of the people here right now, but he also is not going to let those assholes drink and have fun without him. So here he is, and here are his knives, and everyone can fucking deal with it.

He'll be standing near the wall with a drink for much of the evening and making sure everyone knows he's watching them -- though at other points he can be found by the jukebox, which he seems pretty familiar with the workings of, trying to find a decent jazz instrumental, or reading through the instructions for Monopoly with the game still in the box.

...He's not wearing his sunglasses, but they're sticking out of the pocket of his vest. ]

[moonfang]

[lbr he's mostly here for food. When he has access to the juke box, he's bitching about the selection -- mostly that everything is too pop and soft. He gives jenga a shot and he's surprisingly good at it! The rest of the time, he's on the couch, once again with one of the guitars -- though now, an electric one plugged into an amp at a low volume]

NOTICE

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[ Rean will be at it in the morning, doing the usual, posting notes centered all around the clergy housing. ]

Everyone, I will be holding another meeting in the Hotel Restaurant this week.

The meeting will be at 12:30PM on Wednesday, as usual, and for the convenience of having been before. Please let me also know if you have any requests for the kind of food you'd like to be available.

- Rean Schwarzer