WEEK ONE

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WEEK ONE

26 Villagers

After the news from the town hall, Puffin Town might not seem as tranquil as before—if it ever did. But the sun dawns, and the rooster crows on a new week, that seems peaceful enough, for now. There's farming to be done for those who don't want to subsist off the vast canned food selection at Joja Mart, or you could take up your hand fishing or even venturing into the mines.

If you want to lay around on the grass taking count of the shapes in the clouds no one will stop you, an eager duck might even stop by to give you a pillow; but the cost of the harvest looms overhead, even if you choose not to see it.

And so too does: confetti? Monday, at precisely noon, everyone will find themselves showered with confetti from seemingly nowhere. The culprit largely seems to be the ducks, but if you're somewhere closed off like bathroom, there's no obvious instigator in sight. Though if you squint real hard, you might see the wisps of something? It's hard to see through all the colorful paper, though. Regardless, you'll soon find yourself accosted by a duck with a flyer, printed and worn:

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Festival!

The Colors You Want to See Festival!
Do you find the walls of your cottage drab? Do you want to add a special touch to make your home YOURS? Stop by the general store this week and pick up some art supplies to decorate your life! NOTE: Puffin town does not take responsibility for any damage incurred during the decorating process. Participation will be rewarded with an item from the community stockpile! Please see the event organizer in the community center to submit your polaroid photograph of your entry. (Polaroids are available at the general store.)

Maybe calling it a festival is a stretch, but it's certainly a group activity nonetheless. And hey, there's even prizes! The duck, ever eager, presses another paper into your hand, though this one is handwritten, in a cursive elegant hand.

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Gift Giving

Someone told me that receiving a gift is a reward in itself. But if you share with others, you deserve something tangible, don't you? Try it, you might be surprised at what you receive.

(( 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!))

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[truthdefiler]

I did say "most", didn't I?

[Erika smiles.]

For one, I don't have a master.

[liberazoth]

So there's things on them that some of us don't know anything about ...

[ hm.

is it just the two of them, though? either way, he's going to be distracted by musing on the point kurapika raises. ]

[driftingknight]

Sampo-san asked me if I felt like something was missing when we first met. Perhaps the unexplained things on the plaques are connected to that.

[Ha ha ha he definitely does not love this thought, but.]

[truthdefiler]

Alright, I'll be blunt. I came to this conclusion before, as White-san knows, but I will state it outloud for everyone now that it's been almost entirely confirmed.

When we arrived here, our memories were tampered with. The tampering seems to range from learned information, to specific moments that are blocked out, to entire relationships.

With just these plaques, this level of reasoning is possible for Furudo Erika. What do you think, everyone?

[driftingknight]

... while it's possible, I'm afraid that is something I wouldn't be able to corroborate. My memories are still patchy even back in my own world... as a result, I have no way to know what parts of my memory have always been missing and what this place may have taken away.

[pimpplan]

[ There's a very brief glimpse at wherever Colette's at, but he keeps turning towards Erika from wherever he's perched towards the back. ]

Even if it is true, what's the point? Why bother through all of that just to get us to feed that fruit thing or whatever?

[truthdefiler]

First off, it is true.

Secondly, it's one of those details that's particularly hard to account for with the understanding that we don't necessarily know what we're missing. But it's also a possible motive. If we get out of this place, we remember important details about ourselves.

[pimpplan]

Then why not just bring it up from the jump? Paranoia's a great motivator, but someone's gonna end up looking stupid if it just turns out to be nothing.

[ also, probably dead. ]

[truthdefiler]

Mm. Good point.

[Maybe it was a little mystery for her? Little treat for Erika?]

Memories also impact behavior. If you take away certain memories, you get a completely different motive. Say, trying to save someone who is already dead.

[jarcrash]

[ Shifts in her seat, displeased.

The example doesn't get to her but the line of thought is... not comforting. ]

[jarcrash]

You're all in on them wanting us to do a blood ritual and I don't disagree but their framing of it is 'please do not drain an entire body and do a blood ritual, pretty please with a cherry on top', isn't it?

Reverse psychology.

[truthdefiler]

Their actions are a little puzzling to me. But being told to stay here indefinitely by people who presume to hold authority over us would work as a pretty solid example of reverse psychology.

[Like, Erika is happy to stay for now at least but she gets why some people don't care for it.]

The more murders occur, the more fruits they have.

[revengier]

I agree with you. I can't remember why I was in the situation I was taken from. I tried to remember, but all I come up with is a blank.

[ A beat. ]

My memory tends to be very good, so this came as a surprise to me.

[truthdefiler]

My memory is infallible, and yet there's books I know I've read that I can't name a single detail about.

[Irritating!]

[revengier]

I almost feel relieved that it's not like that for me.

[ It would truly drive him up a wall. ]

[truthdefiler]

It is deeply aggravating, yes.

[aurevoirx2]

I definitely feel like I'm forgetting something important... but no matter how much I try, I can't recall. [ Nothing to do with his plaque, but he still feels something is missing. ]

[truthdefiler]

Precisely.

[aurevoirx2]

But, um, how do we get those memories back? [ Erika-san reminds him of President Hase, in terms of style (and maybe height), but she's somehow way more intimidating. ]

[truthdefiler]

Escape, presumably.

[aurevoirx2]

... Oh. [ Which circles back to the whole ritual business. ]

[liberazoth]

[ ... ]

I already had amnesia to an extent before I came here, so I couldn't really say.

[driftingknight]

[hi-5 amnesia buddy...]

[liberazoth]

[ hole-y memory crew represent... ]

[driftingknight]

[For us, it is a Tuesday]