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Certainly. I'm a bit envious, that you were able to bring him here with you.
[She will sit up, push her cup aside, and wait for Douman to finish!]
[She will sit up, push her cup aside, and wait for Douman to finish!]
Ahaha, don't tell Envy that, they might take that to mean you want to switch indulgences.
[But they will finish the rest of their tea, and with a sweep of their robes, they start to walk back towards their room.]
Do you have anyone like Akimitsu-dono? You mentioned something about having familiars like him where you come from...
[But they will finish the rest of their tea, and with a sweep of their robes, they start to walk back towards their room.]
Do you have anyone like Akimitsu-dono? You mentioned something about having familiars like him where you come from...
Not familiars. Constructs. I make them and control them; I've never bound a spirit to one. But I miss their presence.
[She follows them, a pace behind.]
[She follows them, a pace behind.]
Perhaps you could ask your Avatar for one? If you feel that familiarity is something you need.
[Luckily the sleep bay is right next to the common room, so with their phone, they get to the room quite quickly. A turn, and in the smaller bedroom is Akimitsu-dono, sitting on the cabinet, hands folded in his lap. Douman definitely takes care of him - there's not a spot of dust on his robes or paper "eye".]
Douman, now entering! [And a laugh as he glances over at Harrow.] Ahaha, in the case he wakes up without warning, I always greet him.
[Luckily the sleep bay is right next to the common room, so with their phone, they get to the room quite quickly. A turn, and in the smaller bedroom is Akimitsu-dono, sitting on the cabinet, hands folded in his lap. Douman definitely takes care of him - there's not a spot of dust on his robes or paper "eye".]
Douman, now entering! [And a laugh as he glances over at Harrow.] Ahaha, in the case he wakes up without warning, I always greet him.
Perhaps so. Though if it can't move on its own, it won't be the same. I do miss my power.
[She'll approach the skeleton friend, a little cautious. And she's going to take a look at him close up - am I right that he's like, a skull covered in bandages and he has a paper eye on him?]
. . . I wondered, in retrospect. Whether the skull we found was his. I can't think where else it would have come from.
[She'll approach the skeleton friend, a little cautious. And she's going to take a look at him close up - am I right that he's like, a skull covered in bandages and he has a paper eye on him?]
. . . I wondered, in retrospect. Whether the skull we found was his. I can't think where else it would have come from.
[Akimitsu-dono sits unmoving as always - and yes, the paper eye is stuck firmly on a skull covered in bandages, if she desires to lift it up. Any examination of that should reveal that the bandages are wound tightly, and the skull feels intact and solid underneath.]
I also did wonder that as well, and I did go to quickly check on him...but it seems his skull is still here. Which means someone else may have something of the like, or someone somehow retrieved a skull from someplace.
I also did wonder that as well, and I did go to quickly check on him...but it seems his skull is still here. Which means someone else may have something of the like, or someone somehow retrieved a skull from someplace.
[She is going to check under the bandages, and one other thing - does his skull have teeth?]
Oh, there would be many ways to retrieve a skull. Just as one might retrieve "socker boppers." It was only an idle thought. Thank you for indulging my curiosity - it truly matters not, and yet I am not used to failure.
Oh, there would be many ways to retrieve a skull. Just as one might retrieve "socker boppers." It was only an idle thought. Thank you for indulging my curiosity - it truly matters not, and yet I am not used to failure.
[It does! All intact. What a wonderful set of...well, not pearly whites, since the skeleton is a charcoal black, but you get the idea.]
Wishes didn't always turn out the way we hoped for, did you notice? So one would wonder, if a wish produced that skull, what the original wish was in the first place...
[And a bow.]
Not a problem. Its something that has been going on in my mind since the trial, as well. You know...I do wonder if possession or transformation was involved.
Wishes didn't always turn out the way we hoped for, did you notice? So one would wonder, if a wish produced that skull, what the original wish was in the first place...
[And a bow.]
Not a problem. Its something that has been going on in my mind since the trial, as well. You know...I do wonder if possession or transformation was involved.
Do you think so? I had thought so at first, but now I'm not so sure. Beau was quite adamant she woke with her fist uninjured.
[She'll leave Akimitsu alone, then, carefully rebandaging him.]
[She'll leave Akimitsu alone, then, carefully rebandaging him.]
Its just with the use of a skull, such as in a ritual, and those noises last night...they certainly didn't seem human.
[He makes sure that Akimitsu's bandages are put on well, before patting him gently on the shoulder.]
If not her, then who? And why would they use her staff?
[He makes sure that Akimitsu's bandages are put on well, before patting him gently on the shoulder.]
If not her, then who? And why would they use her staff?
That strikes me as well. But a ritual would be impossible, unless the Avatars interceded?
[She crosses her arms, thoughtful.]
I've come to understand some of the Avatars have suggested winnowing the pool of participants in order to help us fulfill our wishes. My suspicion is that the reasoning was to remove two players by ensuring we voted for a culprit.
[She crosses her arms, thoughtful.]
I've come to understand some of the Avatars have suggested winnowing the pool of participants in order to help us fulfill our wishes. My suspicion is that the reasoning was to remove two players by ensuring we voted for a culprit.
I was thinking that as well. Its funny - the Avatars I've talked to seem insistent that this is not necessarily a competition...well "as much as we make it"...but the fact is, they're very coy about that fact, too. For example, they said it was at least one of their number who suggested the trials, but will not name who.
[A slight frown.]
They have their secrets. And they also have been gifting powers to those who do well. Whatever their play is...they're certainly happy to keep secrets close to their chest.
[A slight frown.]
They have their secrets. And they also have been gifting powers to those who do well. Whatever their play is...they're certainly happy to keep secrets close to their chest.
. . . I believe it to have been Greed, who suggested the trials. I understand that the Avatars are of a difference of opinion, vis-a-vis murder. Some of them are more cautious than others in recommending it outright as a strategy.
[She can't say for certain, but that's the impression she gets.]
. . . Have they? Despair suggested something of the sort was possible to me, but I suppose I have not indulged to their preference.
[She can't say for certain, but that's the impression she gets.]
. . . Have they? Despair suggested something of the sort was possible to me, but I suppose I have not indulged to their preference.
They do seem like a straight-laced sort, don't they? One wonders if the law is their expertise.
[Which is...a funny profession for Greed, honestly.]
Mmm. Did you receive a strange text a few days ago? I talked to one who did, and they said they felt an ability being bestowed upon them.
[Which is...a funny profession for Greed, honestly.]
Mmm. Did you receive a strange text a few days ago? I talked to one who did, and they said they felt an ability being bestowed upon them.
Ah, that. But I received that only after Tamaki was found.
[Shall we say this is medbay? If so, she's sort of huddled in a corner, and has been cleaned up of her gore, sadly]
. . . Much, yes.
. . . Much, yes.
[Oh, right. She's curled up around a two-handed sword. She shoots him a wary look, but nods.]
I did. Why are you here?
I did. Why are you here?
Because I obviously should be having tea somewhere ever so calmly while several of you have just shown up out of the blue covered in blood and gore, hm!
[And a laugh.]
But really. This is a surprising turn of events. One can't help but be worried as to what happened.
[And a laugh.]
But really. This is a surprising turn of events. One can't help but be worried as to what happened.
[Hmm. So he wants information, then? Her lips are a little thin, but. . . she'll answer.]
We were suddenly transported somewhere else. I haven't had the opportunity to talk to an Avatar about it yet, so I couldn't say how or why. The blood was not mine.
We were suddenly transported somewhere else. I haven't had the opportunity to talk to an Avatar about it yet, so I couldn't say how or why. The blood was not mine.
[She. . . has had a day, so she's just going to be blunt.]
Let's dispense with the well-wishes. You want to know in case the same happens again. As any of us would.
[Douman. Has never been anything but polite and friendly with her, but she doesn't have a strong sense he's going to have a sleepless night fretting about her mental health.]
I won't take offense if we talk on those terms.
Let's dispense with the well-wishes. You want to know in case the same happens again. As any of us would.
[Douman. Has never been anything but polite and friendly with her, but she doesn't have a strong sense he's going to have a sleepless night fretting about her mental health.]
I won't take offense if we talk on those terms.
...
[A pause...and then a light laugh.]
I am only asking for your supposed comfort. I do like you, you know. But if it pleases you better to discuss it like that, I wouldn't mind.
[A man of many faces. Douman is everything people expect, and everything they don't expect. But they don't seem offended, either way.]
But anyways, yes. That place...what was it like? What did you see?
[A pause...and then a light laugh.]
I am only asking for your supposed comfort. I do like you, you know. But if it pleases you better to discuss it like that, I wouldn't mind.
[A man of many faces. Douman is everything people expect, and everything they don't expect. But they don't seem offended, either way.]
But anyways, yes. That place...what was it like? What did you see?
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