WEEK 2

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 2

[The new week comes.

Those who have eaten the offered food from the Stewards will find themselves much more refreshed and energetic. They will also find their need for food is practically nonexistent for the rest of the week. However, that may not be the only side effect of their sustenance they might find-nor will all of the side effects be pleasant.

There are no new floors to explore, though there is a bouncy castle in the arena now. (Thanks, Harriet.) There is also the possibility that there may be more to find on these floors-or maybe they are just going on a wild goose chase. Or maybe there is something to find, though those who look for answers may not like what they find.

And what of the number of Strangers left? The Stewards have already allowed a murderer to get away with their crime scot free, and no one else has uncovered the culprit. Who knows what else the Stewards might have up their sleeves?

There are fourteen strangers left.]

Comments

[silvertongueheir]

Have you seen them personally? Or do you mostly know them from rumors? There are some Pokemon known for being more aggressive, but even those can be tamed with the right trainer as a partner...

[incendiarize]

Seen 'em, fought 'em, survived way more of 'em than just about anyone. FOEs can't be tamed - not all of them are super aggressive, but they're the biggest reason most explorers who go into the Labyrinth don't come out.

[silvertongueheir]

[...wait...the phrase "Labyrinth" brings up some kind of memory. And monsters as well...]

Have-have you ever encountered someone by the name of Olympia?

[incendiarize]

Olympia? Olympia.... Uhhh... [He digs through memories. Has he met an Olympia?]

Doesn't ring a bell, sorry. But it's not like I know everyone in Etria, especially not all the explorers.

[silvertongueheir]

[Hm. He supposes they might just be from different parts of the world, then.] Ah, it's alright. I was just reminded of another person I know when you mentioned the Labyrinth.

[incendiarize]

Huh... Well, there are loads of explorers in Etria. And Etria's isn't the only Labyrinth, either, so the others probably have tons of explorers, too.

[silvertongueheir]

I suppose that makes sense. Ah...she also mentioned a King Seyfried, at one point. Is that name more familiar to you?

[incendiarize]

...No, don't know that one either. Uhh... If she didn't explore the Yggdrasil Labyrinth in Etria, then some of the others are in, let's see... High Lagaard, Tharsis, Armoroad....


...Gotham? [This one's tentative, hesitant.]

[silvertongueheir]

Ah, Armoroad sounds somewhat familiar. Though I think she was actually supposed to be a guide, not an adventurer... ["Supposed" to be. Because she led them right into monster ambushes and got them killed.]