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WEEK 6
WEEK 6
Five weeks. It's been five weeks, and twenty-seven has now dwindled down to eleven. And while only two passed this week, this trial may have been the most devastating in its own way, as threads of patience frayed and fragments of trust fractured. Nevertheless, if The Lady is to be believed, that may very well have been the final set of sacrifices that she was waiting for, so perhaps the end is in sight.
Of course, the fact that everyone is still stuck in Krakow means that it's not over yet, and who even knows what's happening over in the Twilight?
And so, some more changes are in store for this week, even if it may not be the same ones that you've gotten used to. For one thing, the fog stays put and no new areas of the city are revealed under the light of the lampposts. Secondly, The Lady is nowhere to be found in the city, with her bookstore office vacated and abandoned with nary a trace as to where she went. And third, the clock tower will no longer operate, which-- well. Actually that's not new at all, but it certainly may make it difficult to keep up with the facade of passing days. At least the moon still serves as a reminder of that, gibbous phase waxing into something fuller over the course of the week even if the color looks a bit off.
It may not be a fresh new start, but it's not time to give up yet, is it? After all, you are all Survivors.
[[Welcome to Week 6! Note that there are no new locations this week, but feel free to make top levels at your discretion, and remember to note it in your header if you plan on investigating any locations. As alluded above, The Lady will be unavailable, while Rembrandt will still be around on Monday and Tuesday before disappearing for the rest of the week.]]
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iago pls don't smooch it, so he's here instead to see if the dead make an appearance. Just going to the drive through once again. ]Hello hello~ McTwilight? I would like to place an order! I don't have any money on me, but I did bring back some light reading from the hotel.
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[ Thinking thinking. ]
Once upon a time, there was a monster searching for a world that could be useful to her. She hopped and hopped with her pet crow until she found one with a secret. This world had a parallel dark world, which was home to many shadows. Upon further investigation, the monster and her crow found that these creatures had a taste for human souls.
The creatures would come into the normal world and leave many, but not all, in a coma like state. There were rare cases of someone waking up from the coma with new powers. The monster and her crow decided they needed to investigate this further and further.
[ There's more, he's just pausing because you do that in stories. ]
The dark world, or the Night, was useful for her to conduct many experiments. However, she didn't like that she could only remain there for short periods of time. So she set about to make sure her work didn't get interrupted. The story doesn't share how she did this, since we're missing a couple of reports, but it does touch on some of the deeds the monster did while int he world of dark.
[ A pause. ]
We found reports of what she did to us. We all might have been in this world for a long time, put to sleep until she can put her plans in motion.
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[ At the last bit... ]
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[ Pausing as he thinks about the words on his own page. ]
The subject has gained powers and survived. Power has been labeled as Gravitas. This is it. I have hit the right set of circumstances that will increase the odds of the subject surviving! The subject is the first one of the many I will need. I just need to replicate the same conditions in order to get more subjects who will be of use to me.
In the meantime I will keep the subject comatose until the time comes for him to be awake. Perhaps I could get Rembrandt to help me get as much personal information about him, while I use my machines to peer into his world and see who else there I could bring.
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Right. Is there more of it?
Also, I'll get the manager. [ He means you Quarter. ]
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Hmph. To think she fancies herself a scientist with such imprecise information.
[Unless of course it’s just a side effect of Dazai’s colorful narration, but at present the Lady may be taking more of the spiteful aggro here. Anywho.]
It more or less lines up with what we’ve learned or been able to infer in the Twilight and the Night. However, I will correct one assumption: if the information we were given here is correct, the modifications to the Night began not more than several years ago, and not less than a month ago. If the calendars are to be believed, rumors of this rash of comas began in the summer of this year, and we can now assume we are in winter.
If the Twilight is a temporal branch of this Night, it is more than likely she began her experiments in earnest sometime between those dates.
What was the total number of experiments? Be more detailed.
[You’re free to just start reading reports at him, too.]
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There were notes about the first few tests, which weren't to any of us. The only interesting one was Noelle's, which was towards the end.
[ Thinking of the words that he saw on those pages... just going to repeat it line for line again. ]
This is the last of the subjects I need. I will get a few more test subjects to test a few details more related to the creatures, but I believe I have all the subjects I will need. They all fit the requirements I pinpointed during my testing, their personality increasing the odds of a successful power gain. Despite that, Rembrandt's examination of the subject has revealed something:
Those subjects who had powers before arriving here had their powers suppressed drastically. They're still intact, but the creature-induced powers smother their original abilities. I believe as long as they're in this world, this state will stay. Leaving the world should make their original abilities return little by little. Rembrandt has another opinion, though: that only those who are determined enough will get them back.
Then the odds aren't on their favor! I believe I will be able to guarantee the return of their powers, given the information I have gathered. That may be of use to me. In the meantime the subject must be kept restrained.
[ A pause. ]
Noelle's was patient 294.
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I see.
I am aware of the timeline that girl gave, and that is the information I was referring to. So long as the woman was carrying out her experiments in secret, and so long as information about the Night was strictly controlled -- even during the Day, she could have completed a number of her preparations or modifications, particularly with a being like Rembrandt at her disposal.
[Another pause, thoughtful instead of murder-flavored this time.]
Though we don't yet know the normal means by which Night and Day are connected, I suppose.
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Well, we don't have much time to worry about it now I suppose. We won't be able to go to Night once we're there most likely. We've only probably bought a reprieve and not our original states. I do wonder... if Twilight disappears if she can access Night at last.
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[And there's still a shade of doubt there, but who wouldn't be carrying it after all their wonderful time under the Lady's (and Rem's) delightful tutelage--]
It will take more time and resources to regain our original worlds and abilities, even if the Day is cooperative. If Twilight disappears, then the girl may be able to access the Night, but the woman will also be able to access the Day. There must be other factors as well, yet undiscovered. I have my doubts that this world is her primary target, but it can continue to be a convenient stepping stone.
[Not their problem yet, but you can bet he's watching for it.]
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According to her notes there may be a second way to regain abilities. With enough determination.
[ Tossing that out there ]
Who is this girl you keep bringing up anyways?
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CW: Body horror, per usual...
Then the something decides to go on mic. ]
If you guys manage to find where she's keeping her real body, let me know.
[ Uh oh. The local sicko does not sound happy about this. ]
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CW: dismemberment. Sorry.
[ Is he... Jealous? Or does he just hate this woman as much as you do now? ]
Speaking of demons, did you find any notes explaining why Rembrandt held so much power over those... Blue eyed beings?
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[ He isn't surprised at all. ]
I haven't found anything. The Lady seems frustrated that she isn't able to. It may have to do with his nature and the nature of the shadows.
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[ Shin is a humble artist, not a spoiled brat! ]
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Odd. I thought she'd know more about the man she had working for her.
maybe this is like kingdom hearts and he's the disney villain with heartless obeying him
I think she only cares about is how he's useful to her. He's the best assistant she has had so far. If he is a demon, then these shadows may be something similar, but to a lesser degree.
If that actually happens I will laugh
... I wonder what might happen if he was convinced to turn on her.
Lady rips off her mask and she has gray hair and yellow eyes. Ladynort
I don't know if any of that is real though.
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But what do I know? I didn't have to put up with demons and ghouls in my world!
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