WEEK 1

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 1

[You now know why you're here, Titled. The question now is, is there a way to get out of here without invoking the rules? What will those who brought you here do to get you to kill?

Time will tell.

There are fifteen strangers in this place.]

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[theirmagic]

[ ... She gives him a bright smile. That IS a nice dress. ]

Oh, I hadn't seen this. Were you looking for something, too, Mister Sanzashi?

[steelmagnolias]

Nothing in particular.

[ He spies a pair of leather pants, but, not quite wanting to squander what little money he has on it, decides to hide it behind some less appealing clothes for later. ]

I'll take it that blue's your color?

[ It's his favorite, too. ]

[theirmagic]

Well... if I'm actually being honest, as much as I love to wear blue, my color is red. It's always been red. But red is a rather loud color, and I don't much enjoy drawing attention to myself... the clothes you saw me arrive here in were my teacher's uniform for Luna Nova.

[ So. ]

Of course, I was hoping to find something... perhaps a bit white and red. It's--ah, a friend of mine... her name was Chariot, she wore those colors quite often, and I suppose I quite took to them after seeing her performances.

[steelmagnolias]

[ The mention of performances is enough to get him to smile, and thankfully, he doesn't really make the connection right away. ]

I used to be Pokemon coordinator back when I was younger. Red never looked that great on me, but let's see...

[ He rummages through the scarves, then pulls out a deep ruby-red one. ]

If you want to sparkle like a jewel, you've got to dress the part.

[ He's a big fan of the jewel tones, okay. ]

[theirmagic]

[ Oh, no, she really likes that scarf? Sparkly is kind of her motto, so. ]

A coordinator? Is that some kind of performer? I know the word itself refers to using two different things in tandem... and what you've told me about your home... I'm not sure I know what Pokemon are, but I think I can guess. Then, do you work with animals?

[ She smiles brightly. ]

[steelmagnolias]

I guess?

[ He's already established that animals as Ursula probably knows them don't exist in his world, but he could explain further. ]

Pokemon contests are pretty popular where I'm from. You get dressed up, put on routines with your Pokemon that convince judges that they're the coolest, or cutest, or most... unique. Whatever the judges happen to be looking for.

[ He still doesn't get smart contests, honestly. ]

[theirmagic]

[ Would anyone, Ren. ]

Oh, that sounds a lot like performing... and like the Moonlit Witch award people compete for at our school! I bet it must be fun.

[steelmagnolias]

It's a lot of fun. Of course, doing it professionally meant a lot of pressure, and sometimes that sucked the joy right out of it...

...but I still loved an audience.

[1/2]

[theirmagic]

The thrill of stepping out onto stage to seeing a thousand excited faces as you introduce them to the beginning of a routine... yeah... there's really nothing quite like it...

[ Her expression drifts for a moment, and she looks genuinely happy. ]

[2/2]

[theirmagic]

[ But then she realizes what she's said--and scrambles to cover it up. ]

... Or at least that's what I've heard. From my friend.

[steelmagnolias]

[ He nods slowly, giving her a smirk that implies that he's not entirely convinced. ]

Well, you could tell your friend that I'd love to talk more about this, if we ever get out of here.