CHAPTER 5

[faentasy]

CHAPTER 5

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Almost half of the non-fairy population of Aira Niluc is gone.

Some may be feeling the absence of their fellow participants in this story. Others will stay focused on the wish they want to get. What never changes is that the story goes on, bringing you closer to the end -- and to another chapter. What will it bring this time?

Snow!

Snow as far as the eye can see, a cold blanket covering the new area. Some winter amenities are now available, ready for perusal! But that's not all there's to find: everyone also will find reminders of their homes, of people they know, of happier times.

Of their wishes.

Who will try to reach their wish this time?

[[Welcome to Week 5! 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.

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[ideismo]

Which is fair, yes.

[...]

A good amount of us are seeing people we'll never see again. I don't know if that was intentional on Hamelin's part or not.

[It's possible we're all just fucking depressing.]

[gemuinemanagement]

It depends
I feel like if the idea is to motivate you to do something that will let you go home
Someone you'll actually see when you return would be better?

[Shiori's image disappears from the water, replaced only by Suga and Alexei's reflections.]

[ideismo]

On the other hand, if someone's wish was specifically to be reunited with someone... We don't know how broadly or how narrowly he's targeting right now.

[gemuinemanagement]

That's true
The last weeks seemed kind of general
I don't think there's anyone in particular who's more affected by being bogged down or having nightmares

[ideismo]

There's not much of a way to tell short of asking everyone, regarding the nightmares.

[They'd fucked with him a good amount, but he kept that to himself, largely.]

Either way, the wish I'm here for has nothing to do with that sort of thing. I can't imagine how I would take all of this otherwise.

[gemuinemanagement]

If I had my wish
Shii-chan would never have been cursed
But just showing me her face won't do anything

[He never stopped thinking about her in the first place.]

[ideismo]

I know. I don't think you're going to do anything regrettable, Suga. You're one of the few I trust not to.

[gemuinemanagement]

I don't know if I deserve that
But thank you

[ideismo]

Whether you deserve it or not, you have that trust anyway.

[...]

Of course, I've underestimated people before. I'd appreciate this not being another case of that happening again.

[gemuinemanagement]

It won't be
Or at least the good kind of underestimation where I end up doing something very helpful and cool?

[ideismo]

You're already being helpful. But I know what you mean.

[...No comment on how cool Suga may or may not be, but we can't have everything.]

[gemuinemanagement]

More helpful
Thanks though

[ideismo]

[Thankfully the lake is letting him have, like, five goddamn minutes without dealing with more dead people. Shii-chan was cute, if a bit melancholy, and we aren't currently dealing with Alexei's...that, and it seems to be going a long way toward calming him down. It will probably remain that way until he flips his absolute shit later tonight.]

There isn't much that most of us can do right now outside of survive. Helpful is more than we can really expect.

[gemuinemanagement]

[RIP Alexei's chill.]

I don't have that much influence over surviving, if I get targeted
But I can choose to be as helpful as I can

[ideismo]

I have difficulty imagining most targeting you intentionally, at the very least.

[Like, that isn't much protection if someone decides to go "fuck everyone and no one in particular", but...]

[gemuinemanagement]

I guess 'can my target scream for help' isn't much of a factor in the circumstances

[A bit wry, there.]

[ideismo]

[good god.]

Evidently not, given that we're all asleep...

[gemuinemanagement]

Very thoughtful of Hamelin
Now if only he'd do something about the voice-activated boats

[ideismo]

[...Oh no.]

...Where were you trying to go?

[gemuinemanagement]

I wanted to go pet the dogs

[denying him animal therapy is ABLEISM hamelin]

[ideismo]

[This is so rude.]

I can go with you, if you aren't opposed. Animals don't tend to care for me much, but the ones there are docile enough that they don't mind.

[gemuinemanagement]

I would appreciate it, thank you
I think we could both use the break

[ideismo]

All right, then.

[Come on, Suga, let's go pet the dogs.]

[gemuinemanagement]

[And then they went to pet the dogs and things were kind of okay for a little while.]