WEEK 3

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 3

[It has begun. With the death of the Spinner and the execution of the Indulgent, they remaining Titled will be plagued once more by vivid dreams. And just as last week, they are awoken by the sounds of doors creaking open.

Just like last week. But no one had died last week. Right? No one had been subjected to that...thing.

And yet the strange, cold feeling of foreboding remains. And it is certainly most worrisome to those living in rooms 3, 4, 6, and 15. Those who pass by room 7 and 8 will feel that same, worrisome feeling of foreboding as well.

What will they wake up to find? Who knows, now. If dragons are real, anything is possible.

There are thirteen strangers in this place.]

Comments

[almightyconflagration]

[And since McBurn is so not paying attention to anything besides whatever shelf has the drinks on it, yeah he'll probably run into the poor kid. Definitely a bad combination to have two people so not with it who got bad memories back to boot.

In fact it's evident he's out of it because he barely even responds to the fact that he just ran into someone. Just backs up and gets out of the way.]

[carries_war]

[If he was in a better emotional state, he'd gripe a bit but not make a big deal of being bumped into. With the mood his memory has left him in, however, he immediately turns and glares at McBurn.]

Hey, watch where you're going!

[almightyconflagration]

[McBurn yawns. He's definitely going to do his utmost to pretend he doesn't give a damn and just keep all these people at a distance.]

Whatever. I'll get out of your way once I got what I came in for. So not even in the mood to stab dead animals anymore.

[And with that, he's going to grab a bottle of alcohol and start walking away.]

[carries_war]

[That sounds like a comment about how he's venting his anger. Hope you like having a bloody knife waved in your general direction, McBurn.]

You trying to say something, asshole?

[almightyconflagration]

[And the bloody knife doesn't even get a reaction out of McBurn. In fact, he just yawns again. Yeah, he's being an ass, but at the same time it's evident he's dealt with knives pointed at him.]

No challenge there so it's boring.

[He'll go ahead and pull out a knife from his coat in a rather quick motion.] But if you want a fight, I'll not back down.

[carries_war]

I'll take someone that can fight back over something that's already dead.

[He spreads his feet in a clear combat stance, one knife up and the other pulled back and ready. Then he charges forward, trying to use his small size to his advantage in ducking under where most people would be guarding.]

[almightyconflagration]

[Unlike most, McBurn has fought kids before, and even ones younger than Rubedo. But the promise of a good fight gives McBurn the perfect excuse to drop the act and now he's going to have some fun. One thing is for sure, McBurn is quite fast and he's out of the way in no time.]

Somehow I think this is exactly what we both need right now. I'll definitely give more of a challenge than Sparkles.

[He's not going to strike himself right off and instead going to see how Rubedo plans to move next.]

[carries_war]

You better, he was too much of a wuss to be fun even if I held back.

[He doesn't charge again right away. Instead he watches McBurn's movements, then feints a strike with his right dagger before sweeping out with the left one. He's caught more than a few enemies off guard for them not realizing he's ambidextrous.]

[almightyconflagration]

Bet he hasn't fought a day in his life and I've been fighting since I was maybe half your age.

[Of course McBurn is also older than he looks, but he's not going to say that too openly. One thing is for sure McBurn definitely isn't caught off guard by someone who is ambidextrous. Two knives already gave that fact away and one of his favorite people to spar with was left-handed, so it's easy to deal with attacks on that side. McBurn dodges in a quick motion and with his left hand he'll try to punch Rubedo with a low punch. He's not as strong in his left hand and that will be evident, but it's a faster move than trying to get into a good position.]