onceuponacomm | CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 3

The number of murders increased in the span of one week, and so did the number of deceased people. Four people dying in the span of a week is a noticeable change, reducing your numbers to 25. Though the bakery has been cleaned up and fixed back to the state it was in originally, now that the specter of murder has fully settled in, perhaps some of those currently alive wonder how many will be around at the end of the new week.

It's fortunate now everybody can ponder it with a colorful change of scenery. Despite the situation everyone has been in, the world around them were plausible, even perhaps mundane to some extent. The scenery that unfolds beyond a canyon to the east drives home a point:

You're in a world far perhaps, beyond your wildest imagination.

It's a land of sweets. Wherever you look you can see something that's both full of sugar and joy. You could reach anywhere and you could get something that will make your mood soar and your day get better! After all, there's something for everyone! What wonders will you find if you search hard enough? This is a paradise for a sweet tooth! The sight, though, may make one question pop up:

Will this candy land be dirtied with blood? Only time will tell.

[[Welcome to Week 3! Feel free to make top levels at your discretion, and remember to note it in your header if you plan on investigating any locations. However, please try to keep investigations to Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday! You can also privately contact Hamelin at your leisure.

In addition, a reminder that any Murder Proposals for this week are due by Tuesday 3:00 PM EST/12:00 PM PST! However, please note that you have the option of submitting murder proposals for a later week as well.]]

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[He will choose to interpret that as a yes. Good for him.]

People do tend to be, yes. I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying yourself.

Do you think after all this is over and we go home We'll still be friends I would like to still talk sometimes

[You know what, let him just...busy his hands with something to do. Making another drink, probably. One...not on fire, uh.]

That would be nice, wouldn't it. I'm sure a lot of those here would like that.

[Not on fire sounds good. Suga might have to hug him again later.]

I think If I had to go from having friends to not having friends again I would be very sad

[Oh god.]

I doubt that people would let that happen. They seem rather partial to you here.

They're nice I didn't do anything to deserve being partialed to But I'm glad

I don't know if that's something you can decide for yourself, ultimately - whether it's deserved or not. I'm fairly sure that's everyone else's choice to make, and they chose to like you because you're the sort of person that they want to like.

That's what I've been told But I'm more useful at home than I am here And people don't like me there So I don't get it

[He glances over at that, briefly.]

People are arbitrary, about those they'll chose to like and those they won't. But it's good that you've found friends here, however it may have happened.

OK I'm grateful even if I don't understand

That's about all we can do, sometimes.

Did you make friends too Besides me

[...Oh.]

Not particularly. But it's all right.

That's sad

[He's sad!! At least he isn't hugging Alexei again yet.]

[oh no]

I'm not really one for making friends; I usually prefer not to.

[...that probably isn't helping, alexei ffs]

That sounds so lonely I've been alone too But I don't like it

...I've always liked having things to do. Not having to rely on the company of other people to accomplish things makes it easier, somewhat. Those that I do rely on are in a professional capacity, I wouldn't really say we're friends.

I've...somewhat gotten to know the two guild members from my world since being here. I'm not friends with them either, but they're acceptable to talk to.

Acceptable is good Maybe you can hang out sometimes when you go home

Oh, certainly not. While we are working toward treaties with the guilds, I don't foresee that coming to pass, at least not without a fair amount of strife first... As it is, I'm not permitted to simply spend time with them. It's considered inappropriate for my station, and some of those in power would eat me alive for it.

Are you at war or something I thought they were just like big companies ?

[big...companies...]

Did Yeager tell you that?

Um He told me they did different things Like his does bodyguard work and sells blastia

[oh my goddddd.]

...The Empire's relationship with the Guild Union is difficult. We aren't at war now, but we also have no peace agreements. We almost went to war with them recently; the situation was barely contained as it was. There was a second attempt at signing an agreement recently, but that fell through.

I won't remain in contact with them after all of this is over. I wouldn't say that I'm deeply bothered by it, though I suppose it's unfortunate.

Oh So they're more like a political thing than an economic thing Okay

[No wonder 'does he take orders from you' was a funny question.]

It's more along those lines, yes.

[I mean, that and also: it's Yeager. Does Yeager look like he takes orders from anybody.]

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