Week 5.

[trustfellowship]

WEEK 5 Another week has passed; another two people have died. Tsubasa Hanekawa and Nachetanya Loei Piena Augustra have joined the ranks of the deceased. Whatever you may have thought about them in the end, one thing hovers heavy over the group: the fact that neither their compassion nor their ambition was enough to keep them alive in here. Is yours? Saturday is given to regrouping and rest; the static blares out early on Sunday, but at least there are no bodies to find today - it seems you're safe for now. The night before wasn't necessarily a peaceful one, however; you'll probably feel a bit groggy when you wake up, and it seems you've regained something that you didn't realize you'd lost... And of course, with another successful trial comes a new addition to the building, another corridor opening up on the west side of the building. The doors leading to it branch off of the hallways leading to the second and fourth sections of the building; have those doors always been there? You can't remember... It's a new week. Of course, that means you've been here for over a month, and your stay doesn't seem to be coming to a close yet. PATIENTS REMAINING: 22

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[OOC: Welcome to week five of Trustfell! Feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend. Don't forget to save those threads for coins and the activity check!

If you'd like to get in contact with the Transmitter, you can do so through text or the phone in your room!]

Comments

[heritrix]

I didn't either. [Looking vaguely annoyed.] The Transmitter said she couldn't pull that one off.

[relieable]

[he blinks at her words, looking confused for a moment]

She... You talked to her about putting an arcade in here?

[heritrix]

It was more like she talked to me about wishing she could. Ts—Someone told me about what a weird game something called Tetris was, and it came up in a friendly chat. She told me it was just explained poorly, and that I'd probably like "old-school" games, whatever that means, but that she wouldn't make promises she couldn't keep about getting them.

[relieable]

[a friendly chat? with the Transmitter?]

I didn't know we could just.. talk to her like that. [he says, looking down at the ground for a moment] Or that she was able to... Put these rooms together.

[heritrix]

[Well she can answer that last question too, but...]

How did you think we were talking with her? It's pretty easy.

[relieable]

No, no, I mean... I didn't know it was allowed. [maybe he should try talking more to her, though it's a bit scary]

[heritrix]

You should try it; she really likes chatting with us. If you pick up that phone in your room, it'll put you right through to her. If you've never done it before that might sound sketchy to you, but she's a surprisingly warm person.

[relieable]

[huh... he looks down for a moment in consideration]

Did you also say she put together these rooms?

[heritrix]

Mhmm. Some of them. Both her and the Risen choose them; the pool was their insistence, for example, but I have a feeling this one was the Transmitter's.

[Rin makes an odd face looking around the arcade again, like she can't decide if she wants to be impressed or put out.]

She told me she wouldn't be able to pull off something like this, but if it's here it seems she found a way.

[relieable]

Pull this off? You make it sound like these rooms appear outta thin air.

[heritrix]

I'm unsure of how she does it, exactly, but that may be close to it. Every new corridor that's appeared may not have originally been there. The impression I've gotten is that they can arrange them like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.

[relieable]

[man, this was all so weird. he nodded, though, to show he was listening, even though he didn't really understand]

Do you think they're using magic then? [he hadn't forgotten how Rin had said that the Risen could control the Transmitter]

[heritrix]

Admittedly, it brings to mind several magecrafts and sorceries, but I'm predispositioned to think like that. Normally I could tell you for certain, because I can sense magic, but without that ability it's guesswork. But I'd say it's more likely that than technology.

[relieable]

[crazy... so they were being held captive by magicians. okay then]

Guess I'll have to ask them. [he shrugged, but did not think they would really answer him]

[heritrix]

You can think about that later. You were having fun just a second ago, weren't you?

[Now that her exposition dumping is through, Rin's eyes have been drawn to the DDR machine again.]

[relieable]

[oh! right! Osomatsu lifts his head, grinning again]

Yeah! It's a lot of fun, and good exercise! [not to mention he was working off all his frustrations] You wanna try?

[heritrix]

...Maybe. [There's a smile on her face, and a definite spark of interest.] I don't have to use any strange controls, right? I didn't see you use your hands or touch any buttons.

[relieable]

Just your feet! [Osomatsu got back onto the platform and looked for an easy song, a one-star song]

All you do is tap your feet to the beat when the arrows get to the top. Sometimes, you gotta hold your foot down, when you get a long arrow.

[then Osomatsu moved to the player two position, and gestured to the platform. center stage was hers!]

[heritrix]

Oh, you can compete against each other?

[Rin follows step, climbing on quickly. There were two of these platforms, but she assumed it was so people could play separately and keep lines from forming.

But she's checking out the arrows too as she climbs on, and then at the ones under her feet. So this game is a matter of timing.]

[relieable]

You sure can! Or, some people use both platforms at the same time. That's pretty hard, though. I haven't been able to do it.

[as the arrows came up on screen, Osomatsu began to follow them, hitting the platform with exaggerated steps to show how it was done, though he was certain Rin would be able to figure it out for herself. she was super smart, still, Osomatsu felt glad that he could teach her something now]

[heritrix]

Are any of your brothers good at it?

[The steps are nice and slow at this beginner's level; she misses the first step due to pure error, and the next few only warrant "OKs!" on the screen, as she watches his feet more than her own steps.

But she doesn't look frustrated; it's part of the learning process, watching how he does it so she knows how to orient herself. Swaying her arms as if this were a real dance, rapidly she begins to improve.]

[relieable]

At this one? Mmm... [Osomatsu considers, and he's gradually relaxing when he steps, now that Rin is doing better]

Jyushimatsu and Todomatsu are really good. But Jyushimatsu is... Ah, he's weird. He's good at a lot of things!

[heritrix]

How does being good at many things make him weird?

[relieable]

Look, you don't know Jyushimatsu, all right? He's... Uh... He's just weird. Sometimes in a good way, and sometimes in a bad way. We don't really know what to make of 'im!

[heritrix]

No, no, I understand how you think now, Matsuno-san. I guess to you, I'm weird too.

[She's picking this up very quickly now.]