WEEK TWO

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WEEK TWO

23 Villagers

Three people have fallen and a tower has risen. Along with it, some of the restraints on your mind have dispersed and a memory has returned to you - is it precious, is it painful? Is it cherished, is it loathed?

Mercilessly, dawn breaks on another morning. The rooster still calls, and the crops still need tending to. Rise and shine, Puffin Town! It seems like the residents are not the only thing that has chosen to rise, as a few more establishments have opened up for exploration. The sound of moo-ing near the farms may feel especially inviting here - how about making some new additions to your farms, to drown out your loneliness?

There is no festival just yet but if you question the ducks on it, some excited quacking will herald fun things to come later in the week. Some of the ducks will also wave the gift notes from last week; regardless of murder, being kind to your neighbors is still encouraged! Can't let our beautiful town sink into gloom and doom, right?

(( OOC: Murder proposals are due by Tuesday at 4 PM EST / 1 PM PST, for the current week's murder, but feel free to submit for later weeks if you like!

We have also added a page to report your Astera planting - this does not need to have been threaded, we're just taking stock on an OOC level.

Further, the Gift Mechanic has been updated. All turned in threads will now yield a character specific item as a reward! We're only dipping into the random gacha once all personalized rewards have been given out.))

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[duckinghell]

[Tilllllllting head.]

[This is news to this duck.]

[sorathvau]

…Interesting.

[Maybe it just doesn’t understand his words, or maybe…]

Do you trust the sheriff?

[duckinghell]

[It lets out a huff. What this means is a mystery.]



[Also is Beelzebub sitting? Because now it's poking at his legs, then making gestures as if picking up something. Seems like its asking for it to be picked up, like a cat.]

[sorathvau]

[He is. With terrible posture.

He doesn’t need to be poked twice about it; he gets what the Duck’s trying to communicate, this time. With a resigned sigh he leans over and slides his hands under its little wings, proceeding to pick it up and … seat it on his lap. Happy now?]

[duckinghell]

[This is the mood of the duck right now as it snuggles against the man. What a nice lap!]

[It kicks its little webbed feet a little, happy, before gesturing again, as if to say "go on, go on!".]

[sorathvau]

[Really, no one should be so happy to be in Beelzebub’s company…

He doesn’t know what the duck wants from him further, so he just goes back to reading his book. Silently.]

[truthdefiler]

...

I have actually seen people be ripped apart by cats.

[Make no mistake, that was pretty sick, but.]

[sorathvau]

I don’t doubt it.

[He gives Lucifer a scratch behind the ear.]

But surely you’d be eager for another case to investigate?

[moonblades]

It's true that I've never cared for a pet before, and the ducks here seem very capable...

[Though she has recently learned more about pets - and about farm animals, thanks to the literature in the community center.] I guess they're meant for more than just companionship. Everything on the farm has a job to do. [She looks away from the idyllic paddock to gauge his response.] Do you think a life like this is a happy one for them?

[moonblades]

It kinda sounds like you're accusing me of something.

[Namely, of being a stinky person who doesn't bathe regularly. what's a cat

That's literally how Erika always sounds, though, Mio is realizing, so her tone is mostly one of good humor.]

It's a little warm, but I'm so sore I don't mind.

[moonblades]

[At the go-ahead, encouraged by Lucifer sniffing closer, Mio holds the piece of meat out in the palm of her hand.]

There's plenty to go around... You should have your own meal, too. Should I run and get something for you? I can be quick.

[There's a little twinkle in how Mio says that: She's always been proud of her personal best times.]

[sorathvau]

[Lucifer scarfs it down, much like the hungry stray he is, even licking the place on Mio's palm where the meat once was. Seems he's pretty happy with it.

Beelzebub could easily neglect his own needs, but now that she mentions it...that skewer did smell good. His interest is piqued by her glimmer of enthusiasm, too.]

...How quick?

[duckinghell]

[ It's a decorative furniture! ]

[truthdefiler]

[Erika snickers. The fact that her joke completely sailed over Mio's head doesn't bother her. She steps into the spa that Mio found herself in.]

You don't tend to use a spa for cold baths.

[Erika's legs do hurt a little from sprinting all over the town. The relief is very fast.]

cw pet death

[jarcrash]

[ This is... a difficult consideration. Bibi knows that she's older now and no longer liable to making the same dumb mistakes she did when she was a kid, but there's a reason she never adopted another pet. Because nothing could replace Snowball but also...

... what if she kills it again? What if it's not age, it's her? ]

You're an animal doctor, right? Can you save them even when things get really bad?

[truthdefiler]

[That's amusing enough to partly nreak her out of her paranoid haze.] I don't have to look very hard. It seems they'll be a weekly occurrence.

Usually they're more of a daily thing for me.

[jarcrash]

[ Bibi looks at the horse with intense focus - you can tell by the way she goes 'hmmmmm', of course. ]

Stella. Or maybe Dancer?

[ Bibi, these are so basic.... ]

[sorathvau]

[He's got about as much faith in the group not murdering each other as Erika does, so no arguments here.]

...It must be hard for you to contain your anticipation.

[sorathvau]

Those don't suit it.

[So blunt!]

Try again.

[duckinghell]

[This duck that has been going around earlier with the cute Lucky Duck green sweater has set up a ramshackle little booth! There is a set-up of glued sticks on the front of it that reads, accordingly:]

S E K R E T S

[The duck looks very expecting, gesturing to its...lack of ears? wherever an ear would be. Confess your sins? Share your deepest darkest confessions? Tell it that you ate the farm's last pudding in the fridge? Whatever you want! It will listen. Maybe.]

[moonblades]

[Ah... it's cute, but she can see that this creature is descended from wild beasts, even if it's small and doesn't pose any of them any threat.

Mio looks back at the road into town, mapping out the distance from the farm to the food booths. The booths are near the entrace to town, but Corpse Flower has the uncertain honor being far back in the farm plots. Eh. She shrugs casually.]

...Five minutes, long as I can shave a few metri off the main road?

[mareum]

[Dongrang doesn't realize how tightly he's gripping the fence.

"Say, Dongrang… How long are you gonna stick to your vet routine? I made precious time in my packed schedule to check out what Young-ji’s group was like… and all I see are children’s playthings."

"By the way… What made you so passionate about curing animals? They can’t pay the bills or anything. How are you gonna make a living?"

A shaky exhale escapes him. He swallows hard.]

I, ah...not anymore. I gave up on that path a while ago.

[Could he still save them like he used to, though? Probably. But is it worth his time?]

[liberazoth]

I guess a 'c' would be harder to make out of sticks than a 'k'...

[ 'that's kind of nosy, isn't it?' ]

What are you looking for secrets for, though?

[sorathvau]

[Well, it'll be an impressive feat if she manages it.]

I'll be counting.

[He doesn't even have a watch.]

[duckinghell]

[The duck just lets out a little quack and throws its wings up!]




[This explains nothing. Maybe its trying to be helpful?]