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]

Those in the Twilight have a plan to save themselves. I'm not certain exactly how that's going to go, but we can trust them.

[.............considers who all is on the other side...]

Hopefully.

[gods. if you guys end up dying horribly, he's gonna be pissed!!]

As for that, yes, that seems likely. Machines and technology are something she seems to be extremely skilled with. She's created a machine to travel to our worlds, so moving between realms here does seem possible. Such a thing would likely be held in the castle, I'd imagine.

[bawcock]

Huh! That's one less thing we have to worry about. They have been good at passing information and keeping in touch with us, so I'm not too surprised.

There's a lot of capable people on the other side.

[ and not capable people............ quietly echoing the hopefully ]

Anyway, the castle's my bet too. There's no place better—the castle's locked up tight and the Lady laid all kinds of traps around it.

[psychophant]

[there are so many not capable people too. ganbatte, gy........]

You were able to break into it once, but I doubt attempting the same way would work. Considering how much we've found points us underground, it may be worth looking to see if we can get in that way. She did mention being worried that someone would sneak in through the sewers.

[which is just!! so gross!!!!]

[bawcock]

It won't be the same way, but I think I can get in again if I have to. The thing is, I'm not all that eager to see what kind of traps she laid out for us on the inside. [ The trap situation has gotta be worse than before if she's trying to protect something!!

And there were killing machines in there!! Probably killing machines!! ]

Heh, that is a real concern! No matter how well-defended or walled-in a castle is, it always has its weak points. The sewers are usually one of them—and while I don't like the idea of trawling through them, I will say I have some experience in this area.

And some in escaping through them, too.

[psychophant]

[okay erik is also one of the very few valid people here!!]

Do you think you could scout out the sewers and how they lead into the castle? Obviously we don't want to send everyone in all at once, but you've already proven you can get in and out without raising Rembrandt's ire. I suspect that out of all of us, you may stand the best chance at getting an idea of the layout.

...Though now that I think of it... Has anyone explored the sewers before or are they blocked off entirely?

[bawcock]

[ Thinking about this... ]

Going down alone sounds like an invitation to have your soul eaten by shadows. If it was only a quick peek, I might be able to get in and out before they see me. But that's only if I can get in. Last I saw, the gates were all welded shut.

[ A beat. ] Oh, and uh. I think that's because I'm the only one who even tried. Rembrandt doesn't seem to care what any of us do. As long as we never tick off the Lady, we're free to scurry around and put our hands all over anything we want.

[psychophant]

Really? I assumed he would be more wary about that sort of thing.

[But then again, Rembrandt is a mystery, and even after all this time, Iago's still not sure he's really figured Rembrandt out.]

Well, it may be worth looking to see if we missed a way in, but I do agree that it could be too dangerous to attempt at the moment without a way to tell what's down there.

[bawcock]

To me it looks like the more bored of her he gets, the less he cares.

[ A hesitant pause. Should he say this...? He might as well say this. ]

Um. I... have a confession. He knew I was taking the computer. He's clueless when it comes to technology, it doesn't even belong to the Lady, and he had no reason to take it from us in the first place.

[psychophant]

...Well, it's good to know he was that bored, I suppose. We did learn something from it, at least.

[Mmmm, he doesn't like it.]

Do you know who the computer belonged to?

[bawcock]

[ That's true! And he shakes his head at the second part. ]

I didn't ask. I just assumed it was someone who used to live here.

[psychophant]

Fair enough, that's likely true, and it may not be relevant to our interests at all.