WEEK 6

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WEEK 6

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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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[psychophant]

That does seem highly unlikely, yes. That's fascinating, though... What exactly did you all do to them?

[did you guys break a bunch of lamp posts because that's hilarious.]

[twoasone]

Ah...

[ Crud. He has to explain. ]

I'm not sure exactly? I think we just... Sucked the energy out of the bulb? Somehow? It's incredibly hard for me to explain.

[psychophant]

Did you just need to touch the bulb or was there more to it? I want to relay this information to the others to see if we can test it on those who took the hints.

[make seteth eat a lightbulb, just fucking do it]

[twoasone]

[ . . . Sigh. He doesn't have much choice. ]

Touching the bulb was involved... But if you really want to know, I can just tell you from experience.

After all, she was wrong about one thing. I do know what happened after she threw me to those things.

[psychophant]

[Ahh, here we go, something very fascinating.]

I would like to hear it. What happened?

[twoasone]

[ Buckle up, Iago. He's got a lot of grievances to air. ]

For one, I nearly got obliterated when I woke up here. Apparently our ally thought I was going to become just like the blue eyed "manifestations," but no. I only lost half of my soul from everything and only a pair of fins on my arms to show.

But that wasn't the worst part. Not at all. Other than the horrible realization of how broken and inhuman I've become, I've been plagued by this insatiable hunger ever since! That empty pit inside me just kept demanding more and more, and since food wasn't enough I'd had to turn to constantly eating live plants just so I could think straight...

[ He sounds like he's regretting his actions at the trial. ]

It's horrible... And it seems the only thing that fully sates the hunger was whatever was in the lampposts... Or at least, that's what I can gather from those savage instincts forcing me to swallow the contents of the bulb whole... It was a lot like inhaling a thick cloud of vapor, so thick I could scoop it up with my hands... I've never felt any sensation like that in my life...

[psychophant]

[shin ate the lightbulbs, the graveyard sounds so wild]

Interesting. You have my thanks for sharing it - it sounds as though it was a dreadful experience.

[Good thing he never had any interest in taking any of the hints!! Except maybe one. Shhhhh.]

I imagine the others are experiencing something similar, although I don't believe their hunger is quite that bad. [please let shiro eat a plant, that's hilarious] The effects may be slightly lessened on this side.

I'll let them know about the lamp posts. It may prove beneficial to try it on this side as well.

Anything else you have to share?

[twoasone]

You have no idea...

[ Shin did not have fun in the graveyard, apparently. Pity the dead lizard, will ya. ]

Wouldn't that be a blessing? Just be careful with that, I can't say what would happen if you tried it over there...

[ Anything else...? ]

... This is more of my personal opinion, but if that Lady really didn't think the transformation affected my soul, there's still more to this world than she realizes.

[psychophant]

[rip shin.......... too pure, did not deserve the lizarding..........]

Oh, there certainly is. Dist and I theorized quite a bit about that. [You know. Before he died.] I'm certainly looking forward to hearing what the others have uncovered. We should be able to figure out how to proceed from here.

Thank you for the information, Shin.

[twoasone]

[ ... He probably did, but still!!! ]

Glad my experiences could be of use. I'm sure you lot can handle what's ahead.

[ That might be a lie but shh... ]

[psychophant]

Your faith in us is appreciated as well.

[NO SERIOUSLY, WE'RE A DISASTER......]

But don't worry, we all want to see the Lady bleed, so we can get along for long enough to ensure that happens.

[twoasone]

[ Here's a knowing chuckle. You guys are a disaster. ]

Of course... I wish I could join you in tearing her apart, but good luck with that.

[psychophant]

That will be the easiest part. I know it wouldn't be as satisfying as doing it yourself, but that's certainly going to happen.

[y i k e s]

[twoasone]

Yes... Rembrandt will probably be much harder to deal with... As will doing something about the woman's soul. Surely you can figure out a plan soon, I hope?

[psychophant]

I have a few ideas, but until I have more information, I can't come up with anything solid. Still, we're in a much better position than we were even a week ago. I'm certain we'll put an end to this.

[twoasone]

I see...

If you manage to figure out how to undo the curse that came with the hints, please let me know.

[psychophant]

I will. We'll continue to share what information we can get until the time comes when we can't communicate any longer.

[...]

I'm not entirely certain what is going to happen to you all after that point, but I hope it goes well. I hope to see the majority of you when we're done. Though I certainly wouldn't complain if that bastard doesn't make it.

[........he may still be just a little tiny bit mad at ango.]

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[twoasone]

Thank you.

[ ... ]

I hope so as well. We managed to make it this far-

[tokihanate]

[ Give all your pity to Pizza instead Iago! ]

[psychophant]

[it's not like he's lowkey really worried about pizza........... that's just your imagination.............]

[tokihanate]

[ Imagine all this time that Pizza had to endure spending the same space with Shin...!! ]

[psychophant]

[that is some cursed cr. sounds like the graveyard had fun!!]

[twoasone]

[ There's a reason Shin didn't mention what became of Pizza, old man. ]

[tokihanate]

[ Don't make him bring up what you said about him and Dist. That you probably can't remember. ]

[twoasone]

[ He was drunk at the time, okay? ]