WEEK 6

[whimsicalism]

Only one of your group died last week but the castle feels empty somehow. Whatever your thoughts on Alice were she did seem to curb the Cat's--no, the Storyteller's--impulses somewhat. Even if the Storyteller gave an end date for the game there seems to be a sinister air around the castle now. There's an area for the adventurous, at least?

Still, it likely won't help heal the wounds from last week... though, apparently, the Storyteller has decided to refill the library.

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[Hello to week six, the last normal week before endgame! Don't forget to lose a memory. There's no AC this week! You can find the Storyteller at the audience chamber if you really want. As always you can turn in your threads for fabulous prizes!]

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TUESDAY

[whimsicalism]

MOTIVE

[whimsicalism]

[Nursery Rhyme calls everyone to the audience hall. There's no change here but it does seem strange to only have one person doing this. The throne definitely was built for more than one person...

Regardless the table from last week is there still. Instead of envelopes, though, there are VHS tapes with the same picture labels.]

We tried to give you plenty of rewards to finish the game. That got us nowhere. So I've decided to do something different this time. I didn't want to go this route if Alice was around but some stupid girl ruined it for all of us, didn't she?

[The bitterness definitely isn't your imagination.]

On these tapes is footage of someone from your home. If no one kills anyone by the end of the week, all these people will forget you ever existed. I think last week made it clear that it's something I'm quite capable of.

[xxxx_me]

[He takes the tape, but he actually... relaxes a little?]

That's it?

[whimsicalism]

Watch it first.

[xxxx_me]

[He just smiles a little, sad.]

I don't think it matters if anyone can remember me anymore.

[whimsicalism]

I wonder if everyone will think like that. I don't think they will.

Re: MOTIVE

[seventhlittlemonster]

[He had come out of his room for the first time all week just to hear this.

He knew he couldn't ignore the motive this time like he could with last week's.

...Silently, he turned and left.]

[strictura]

[ Nagisa picks up his tape with a frown -- there's probably not any doubt who it's going to show him this time -- wondering how she even got these. How far can you really stretch "magic" as an explanation? ]

You don't think she'd be disappointed in you for acting like this?

[octopups]

[For the first time in two weeks, Amdi does not appear to have any particularly strong reaction to this motive. He calmly trots up and takes his tape in one mouth, then carries it back to the main volume of kids.]

[Then, with coordinated, patient jaws, he cracks off the movable flap at the front of the cassette and methodically begins pulling out the reeled tape itself, meter by meter.]

potential ai spoilers in replies

[ballooncaged]

[Mizuki takes the tape to the media room along with a big meaty plate of sushi she's snacking on. Her video is about a man driving around, talking to himself, narrating an exploration of a dream world, letting off terrible puns, and having apparent memory issues.]

What an idiot. He couldn't remember how to write my name if he tried. Look, now he's gonna stare at something until it gives him clues again.

[strictura]

[ He's a little hesitant about joining her at first, because he's not sure if this is something she's intending to share with people, but... it looks like she's kind of having fun, so eventually he comes in and sits nearby with a mug of hot chocolate. ]

This is that Date you've talked about, right?

[ballooncaged]

That obvious?

[The cocoa and sushi might not go together but that's okay. What matters is that Nagisa is cozy.]

Yeah. I think it's from earlier in the investigation. So it's nice to know just how much they can see.

[strictura]

It's something that already happened before you came here, you mean?

[battlestations]

He's... quite a character.

[It's been weeks since he's seen any adults so looking at a video of this really dorky one is. Well it's interesting. Never a bad time to dunk on a grown-up but even he understands it's bad form to do it about a friend's brother or whatever. He's gonna limit it to extremely valid questions only, like.]

Was this guy formerly in solitary confinement or something?? I've never seen an adult carry a conversation with himself for that long...

[ballooncaged]

Actually, that would explain so much.

[Truly Date is just a font of valid questions. Mizuki puts her hands on her knees, thinking.]

He doesn't really talk about things that happened from before six years ago. So maybe he's an ex-con!!

[battlestations]

And he bargained his way out of prison by offering his criminal expertise to use in reverse!!

Re: MOTIVE

[imozon]

[...

Dark Dream puts her tape back on the table.]

Do you have to do it like this?

"investigation" and also not

[imozon]

open

[So that sure was a motive.

Dark Dream wanders off, not really paying attention to where she's going, and she might end up pretty much anywhere. If and when she runs into anyone, she just has one question for them:]

Hey. Do you think you'll remember me later?

[Well, never accuse her of being too private about her feelings.]

investigation-ish

[Eventually she ends up in the hall of mirrors, where she stares at her own reflection and, after a moment, presses her hand against the glass. She's not expecting anything to happen, but it still feels like it should, even after all this time.]

[whimsicalism]

[She's unable to go through the mirror, that's true. Though, when she's done trying there is a teenage female voice that isn't familiar to anyone here calling out.]

Hey... am I... pretty enough yet?

[imozon]

[Ah... hm. That's unexpected. She looks around.]

Huh? Where are you?

[whimsicalism]

I'm here.

[The voice sort of echoes around the hall. Where is it coming from??]

[imozon]

Here where?

[She sort of wanders in a random direction.]

[battlestations]

You mean if we all get out of here and go our separate ways?

[Nigel blinks at the sudden question, but he goes with it after a moment of thought.]

Still, I'd definitely remember. It's not every day you meet a kid who looks like a teenager.

[imozon]

[...ha, okay, that gets her to perk up a little.]

It's still weird thinking about how old I am. I feel like I should be a teenager.

[battlestations]

Admittedly, I'm not exactly sure how that works... like are you going to age at the usual rate?