trustfelled | Week 4.

Week 4.

WEEK 4
Three more Competitors died this past week. Chitoge Kirisaki tried to take matters into her own hands only to be punished as a result while William Flemming and Archie both tried to take the Adjudicator up on his word and escape. Three more of you are gone, but there's no going back now.

Saturday is given to regrouping and sleep; on Sunday morning the clock chimes as it always has, but at least there are no bodies to find today. 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...

Once again, another set of doors has opened up - this time at the end of the western corridor, leading up and toward the north. Go ahead and explore as much as you like; consider it a reward for surviving another week.

COMPETITORS REMAINING: 23

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[OOC: Welcome to week four of Trustfell! Don't forget to save your threads for coins and the activity check, and don't forget to submit this week's activity check and memory regains!

If you'd like to get in contact with the Adjudicator, you can do so here!]

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[More than anything, the 'No' takes Angel aback. She came here fully expecting to get rejected if this whole seance thing worked, not... definitely not that. Not... that it matters that much anyway. It's like they say: you can't smooch a ghost. But she doesn't believe it, somehow, even more than the idea of ghosts, she... she can't... right?

After a long pause, she swallows and speaks up:]

Ferid, are you sure you're not the one moving the coin?

Why would I ever, Angel?

[Like really, what does he have to gain from that.]

I-I don't know, I just... it's a lot to take in if it's true, you know?

[She sighs.]

And I don't just... want you thinking you have to make me feel better by pretending to be Chitoge's ghost. I can take disappointment, Ferid. I'm used to it.

[...]

There may be reasons for her decision outside of if she likes you back the same way or not. [It's an oddly kind tone, considering who it's coming from.] But if you don't believe me, why don't you ask some questions about Chitoge that only she could answer?

[This is like, seriously lovely. Let's drag out your hope and disappointment cycles more.]

[Well at least someone here is having fun.]

R-Right. Uh... do you like The Great Gatsby?

[

OF ALL THE THINGS, IT'S THAT? HE DOESN'T KNOW JACKSHIT IF SHE DOES. WOULD SHE? THE GREAT GATSBY IS ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING PIECES OF LITERATURE THAT HE'S COME ACROSS, BEING A MOCKERY OF THE AMERICAN DREAM AND ALL THAT JAZZ, BUT DOES CHITOGE LIKE IT he could not be more fucked if he tried.

Well, let's think. Would Chitoge enjoy a tale like this. Would she really.

... It dips in and out of "no". Boy, he hopes he's right.]

A pity. It was something of an interesting read to me.

She didn't exactly paint the best picture of it.

[At least it's not about the New Rich of space her dad bought a pony made of diamonds and named it Butt Stallion just to insult someone.]

The guy you liked back in your world's name is Roku, yes or no?

[IS THAT WHAT THAT IS ABOUT, WHY DOES IT BLEED IF YOU STAB IT, IS IT A REAL PONY

Oh, a bridge he doesn't have to stress about! Another dip into the "no" before it moves again, at its own slow pace, to the letters, stopping on each one momentarily.

R-A-K-U.]

[BUTT STALLION IS A MYSTERIOUS AND UNIQUE CREATURE OBTAINED 100% LEGALLY FROM A LICENSED DIAMOND PONY BREEDER AND/OR MINING COMPANY

Angel breathes a little sigh of relief. Maybe just... one more question?]

The soulmate party was the first time we talked, right?

[

he has come to another bridge he cannot cross. was it the first time? it isn't like he kept track of chitoge during the first half of the week. they could've met before then. and he was busily being The Best Host at the soulmate party, too, who knows who met who. there were certainly a number of people he met there himself for the first time, properly anyway. like robert. god bless robert. man has tasteless opinions and a naive outlook on women and children fighting, but he's oddly humble and hasn't let the power of being a king go to his head. also: he won against a throne made of swords by wearing thicker trousers, how the fuck is that not just the most inventive thing ever? ferid likes robert. he's okay. higher than walter now on his hot or not.

...

...

The coin drags itself over to "yes". It's like one of those trick questions, where every answer is "no" until it's "yes" right. Please. If he's turned out a sham now, then Angel will never come to his cat party sometime in the future.]

[CONGRATS FERID YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DISCOVERED TO BE A SHAM, YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE ANGEL IN CAT EARS YET wait that sounds weird

whatever, the point is she buys it. Angel gives a nervous little laugh and tries to adjust her... hair? It's all in a side ponytail, Angel, literally what are you going to change- OKAY NO, UM.]

So you... do you like me too, then? I guess just because you didn't reject me doesn't mean you accept, necessarily, and I mean... good to be thorough...

[See, if vampires had the means to have heart attacks, he would've had one. But he doesn't.]

It is. Though I wonder if that's something so easily... spelled out...

[Which is what the coin is doing again, so uh.

F-R-I-E-N-D.

A pause, before he decides to add on something else.

B-E-S-T.]

... If she's willing to start that, then maybe we should ask her about life on the other side.

[Angel swallows. FRIENDZONED BY A GHOST... maybe. But that's a valid point.]

Right. So... is everyone who died a ghost now?

[Well.

That's easy enough to consider. If Chitoge's a ghost (if ghosts existed), then... The coin drags to "yes".]

I suppose that makes sense. It would be a little silly if she were the only one, right? And terribly lonely.

True. Or if just the people Juri killed were ghosts. [Like at least she would have Archie with her but damn.] So are you guys all just... around us all the time, hanging out and doing... ghost stuff?

[....... Ghost stuff.... What would that include, he wonders. Floating around? Talking to one another? Making amends? Making funny faces at people who can't see them?

...

The coin slides in, then out again. Yes. All the ghost stuff, Angel.]

[Search her, man, she's not a ghost. But that's absolutely the kind of stuff she would do if she was one.

But hey, here's a thought...]

Can you guys go through walls?

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[The coin's movement is going to get a lot more abrupt and a lot more deliberate, whatever guiding force that was pushing the coin around before suddenly seeming a lot more...well, forceful.

No.]

[..................................

That

wasn't him. Ah. That's-- Well, that's--

...]

How... unfortunate. I thought for sure you'd be able to, being ghosts and all.

[... He needs a moment. And now he's hating the fact that he told Angel she's the questioner.]

[WELL THAT SURE FEELS DIFFERENT, DOESN'T IT?]

So you guys are just kind of... stuck walking around and doing nothing? [THAT SOUNDS LIKE GARBAGE D:]

[There's a moment of hesitation before the coin moves again.

M-A-K-E-A-M-E-N-D-S.]

[He isn't doing this, he isn't sure what's happening but it isn't him aaaand that is fine, okay. Huh. There's something relieving about this at the same time.]

I'm glad to hear it! After all, death tends to bring others together... even ghosts, I suppose.

[... Why do ghosts exist, though. Is this even Chitoge. There's no way to ask this without it being Hella Suspicious though. He needs to wait for the right moment.]

I'm apologize to take your role here, Angel, but I think you'd ask this as well-- can you stay for very much longer? I realize we've been here for a little while already, and I wouldn't like to strain you.

[.......... Not... the ghost... but he and Angel... Oooohhh this was a conflicted idea. Please leave??]

I guess, yeah, but... you guys have to make amends with each other? Why?

[DON'T GHOSTS HAVE A RIGHT TO BE ANGRY AT OTHER GHOSTS? Also she doesn't want to waste a question on "can you stay for much longer" SHE COULD DO THIS ALL NIGHT THE GHOSTS HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED SO MANY QUESTIONS]

[There's a lot of hovering toward the middle of the board then; what questions do you guys want answered, there was kind of a lot to answer in there.]

[THIS WAS SUCH A CONFLICTING IDEA............

...]

Answer Angel's.

[You can hear the sigh in his voice.]

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