WEEK THREE

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WEEK THREE

19 Villagers

They say nothing is healthier for the mind and body than physical labor - especially if you can hold the fruits of it in your hands and store it in your kitchen. Whatever cruelties you have witnessed or endured in the past week, your fields need tending to and they reward you with as quick as harvest as always.

If drowning your grief in work is not enough for you, there are new spots to explore in Puffin Town. Allow the novelty to distract you from your dwindling numbers!

Always remember, the value of a community is not measured by it's size.

(( OOC: Murder proposals are due by Tuesday at 4 PM EST / 1 PM PST for this final week! Get your bloodthirst in or forever hold your peace! Gift submission is still open as well!

If your character has been planting Astera, here's a reminder to report it at the Astera tracker - this does not need to have been threaded, we're just taking stock on an OOC level.))

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[liberazoth]

We know we weren't the first ones. They said they came here with other people.

And ... there obviously used to be more people living here. Before whatever they did to each other, whatever happened because they wanted a wish.

[driftingknight]

Yes. You all have been kind to me, even though I don't deserve it. I wish to repay that kindness.

[It's more complex than that, but he'd rather avoid sharing all of the details in public for the time being. Kodama is the only one who knows the full truth, after all.]

[linearcrash]

Oh yeah. [ ... ] Think all of them are ducks now?

[driftingknight]

[Though he says nothing, the look he shoots at Vayne is one of sympathy and understanding.

This is a terrible club to be in, huh?]

[moonblades]

The duck in the saloon...

[It feels like her mind is in 20 places at once right now, so Mio probably doesn't have more to add to this conversation just yet, but she's thinking about those portraits now more than ever.]

[theotherww]

You know there are unselfish reasons to kill, right? Are you calling Shinobu greedy for simply protecting herself?

Besides, we'd have seen at least something already if that were the case, wouldn't we? Colette's generosity last week was the exact sort of thing they're looking for.

[hyperbloom]

Not happening.

[ sir. ]

[linearcrash]

[ After a moment, he'll try to change things up by spinning Enkidu! ]

I mean, yeah. You seem pretty small, but I've seen you carry Patches off. [ Baldr. ] Reminds me of an Eidolon. They can be different sizes and are super strong.

[revengier]

...It does, yes.

[ He looks down at the ground, at their feet, even though that makes him a terrible dance partner. ]

I'm not sure what to think of it all.

[truthdefiler]

Most of them. Two of them are running the place.

[faildeus]

So what?

[ he says this calmly, not seemingly bothered. he even tilts his head to the side, as if truly not understanding erika. ]

Loss and sacrifice are all a part of life. People will shove themselves into unhappy marriages for the sake of status or rank all the time. You're just upset that you had your ideal of love shattered in your face and are now trying to dissuade us because you realized that "happily ever after" is nothing more than a fairy tale.

[driftingknight]

Shinobu-san...

[liberazoth]

... I'm mostly just summarizing what the author said people did in the journal entries. Maybe not everyone was motivated by the same reasons, but ... obviously enough of them were motivated by the wrong things, since there's no one left here but us.

[ how many people would be willing to kill each other for wishes... wow, can't believe faldeus was right. ]

[revengier]

[ He fully understands the sentiment, and it's why he pauses, though it's for just a moment. ]

I'd rather try find a different way for you to repay that kindness first.

1/2

[truthdefiler]

[There's a moment where Erika just looks like she's been slapped. Genuine shock and hurt show on her face as she stares at Faldeus, dumbfounded.]

[moonblades]

Regardless of what those packages say, that's one gift I'd rather not receive.

[Oh my god the gifts say to "spread the love"... they'd seemed so small and so silly, but maybe all along... the small and silly things were also lovable.]

... I won't take another needless sacrifice when your life has so much meaning while you're alive.

[hyperbloom]

Come on. Your existence means something more than just being some kind of tool.

Don't throw it away so easily.

[ You're right, Noah. ]

[moonblades]

I'm gonna have to repeat myself a lot with both of you, aren't I?

[moonblades]

[Well, he doesn't have to worry, because she's turning into a catgirl tomato over this encouragement in another thread as they speak...]

I... want to know if that's what he wants first.

2/2

[truthdefiler]

[The temptation to slit his throat right then and there is present. She certainly wants to watch the life drain from his eyes, a very real and palpable hatred rising in her system.

Then she looks away, stonefaced and cold. Her tone raw and even.]

You don't know the first fucking thing about me.

[It's about the most mature response she can muster.]

[liberazoth]

[liberazoth]

... If we want to talk about it, not here. Later, if you want me to explain.

[theotherww]

...marriage does take a lot of work.

[revengier]

[ He looks at Vayne before allowing his gaze to drift elsewhere. After all, Vayne already knows his thoughts on that matter. ]

[linearcrash]

[ child soldier here thinks yall need a therapy ]