WEEK 3

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 3



[The week begins as last week began. But there's is a great difference-murder. It has happened. Blood has been drawn; it cannot be undone. The Game has made itself known. The Game is paramount. The Game simply is.

As morning dawns, those who were not present with the DEAD lock will find that the doors that were locked are now gone-and a whole new area has finally opened up to them. They will also find that they remember something they had not been able to recall beforehand. The question is, was it worth it?

And-is it you, or is the ship getting...colder as the hours go by? No, it's not just you. By the end of Sunday, the ship has started to dip into freezing temperatures. It might be difficult for people to bundle up-unless you're Brain, who will find his closet inundated with winter clothing that fit him perfectly.

Yup. This is going to be a long week, as if last week wasn't bad enough.



There are currently 16 strangers in this place.]

Comments

[exequte]

Um... He'd call me Kanny. Aoi would too. But...

[She is looking up at him now, clearly puzzled by this.]

Did... did something else happen?

[godspiousjasper]

[ This definitely proved some things right on some level. Which means that information was quite accurate, but also... damn. He'd been quite obvious, hadnt he? ]

You could say that, yes. On Sunday.

[exequte]

[.... ah? But her expression, as she looks up, is concerned... for him.]

... are you all right?

[godspiousjasper]

[ That stops him short as he was halfway to plastering on a smile and being on his way, his gaze briefly lingering on the doll he's carrying. ]

I truly wish I could say that all is well, but I have not been the type who wishes to lie to others.

[ A soft sigh. ]

Perhaps everything I have been seeing has become a little... much. Not even prayers to the Lord have been able to sooth the unrest I still feel even now.

[exequte]

[She considers this, and him, for a long, silent moment.

It was stupid, she decided, to ask if there was something she could do. There couldn't be much, and Roland didn't seem like the kind who might want to ask in any case. And they were here. She could not change that.

But... hm.]

Have... you ever been ice skating?

[godspiousjasper]

[ That question of hers definitely catches him off guard as he considers it, then shakes his head. ]

Now that I think about it, I don't believe I have.

[ He's either been too busy or the opportunity just hasn't really risen for him. Either way he looks quite curious about this now. It's something that looks fun, and if it truly is?

He'd definitely drag Olivier to go do it when he went back to Paris. ]

[exequte]

[She gives him a tiny smile.]

I'm not sure if I can take you, but... would you like to try?

[godspiousjasper]

Yes, please. If it's not too much trouble, that is.

[ The look in his eyes is gentle, kind and unassuming. He's grateful for her doing this for him, in ways words couldn't express. ]

[exequte]

Okay. Let's find somewhere where there's enough room.

[And with that Akane stands up, carefully puts Junpei on the seat behind her, after a moment of consideration finds a tiny little book among the props, and then takes Roland by the hand and leads him to the closest area without much in the way of obstacles or other people.]

O-okay. Let's try it!

[And... ice begins to spread slowly from her feet until she's covered a sizable patch of the floor.

[godspiousjasper]

Good idea.

[ Very carefully he went to situate the Vanitas' doll with the Junpei one, just in time to have her take his hand and lead him elsewhere. Hopefully she doesn't mind being able to see the blood red vines and roots everywhere, wishing he had better control of it so she wouldn't see that at a time like this.

He nodded his head, then watched with rapt awe at the ice she was able to create. Sure, the profiles said she could do that, but it was fascinating to see it himself. ]

I'd have to say that worked! Great work, Miss Akane.

[exequte]

[The vines and roots are... she doesn't know. It's better to see the truth, perhaps, though they do seem disturbing.

His statement makes her giggle.]

We haven't started, yet.

Here...

[And, carefully, moving backwards, she encourages him forward as she begins to glide.]

[godspiousjasper]

[ He can't help but grin brightly at her words, excitable but definitively cautious once she starts backwards.

Exhaling a deep breath, he started forwards without another thought. The ice is slippery and his boots aren't meant for slick surfaces, which means there's a bit of wobbling but he hasn't fallen yet. It's a new thing in every sense of the word. ]

A-Ah.. Goodness! This is.. trickier than I thought it... would be!

[exequte]

Don't worry! Here... like this.

[Smoothly and slowly she leads him forward across the ice, moving backwards herself, keeping hold of his hands. He is... much bigger than her, just like everybody else here, but she only needs to provide something for him to balance with, after all.

Hopefully.]

[godspiousjasper]

[ At least it seems like it's working, and the further they go? He thinks he's getting the hang of it, wobbling much less than before.

It's enough that he couldn't help but laugh, expression absolutely lit up with happiness. He has no idea if this is just a result of her influence, if her power can be shared like his... but right now this is an amazing feeling. ]

Hahaha! This is really quite fun!!