CHAPTER 5

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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.

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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[heroicact]

"Where despair exists, so too must hope."

That is the creed where I come from, you see.

[There's a small nod -- quietly accepting the exchange of their positions. There's no hesitation to his following words; as though saying this to Huaisang is simply a given.]

It can be hard to trust anything here, but without a place to put our feet, we cannot walk forward. I assure you that our goals are shared -- and that I will continue to do my utmost to work alongside all of you.

We will be relying on your eyes, Nie Huaisang.

[biyishuangfei]

[ What sweet words.

Huaisang steps closer, his gaze slowly dropping to the other man's feet, before picking up all the way to Jack's person, to his eyes once more. ]

It's always difficult to trust anything here.

[ Or anyone, for that matter. His gaze doesn't break when he stares more intently, as if searching for something in Jack's eyes and his person. The blond reminds him of someone he once knew, though he's not the only one, and it makes him consider things, as displeasing as it is.

He'll bring out a fan, opening it, holding it close to obscure part of his face, the result being his soft eyes looking over it. ]

Jack, I...look forward to your efforts that you more or less have stated align with my own and the rest of us, even if my own suspicions of you remain, and will.

[ He'll then lower his fan, closing it tight. ]

With that in mind, I don't think there is much else to say for now. Unless there is something more you would like to add.

[heroicact]

[His demeanor is about as composed as it usually gets for a man of his makeup, all flyaway tresses when they aren't tucked away into a braid and flyaway fancies and even more flyaway expressions. There's a little fidgeting at being scrutinized so heavily, but then he never quite holds still.

And he allows it, including the long stare -- his eyes are brilliant and clear and perfectly green, reflecting Huaisang at himself like the emeralds they've been compared to. They can just look at each other for a little while.

He smiles a little at the ending prompt, the smile itself a little embarrassed.]

I think -- I hope -- we've reached an understanding. I do appreciate it...

[biyishuangfei]

[ He's tempted to poke him and see if he falls over just for funsies.

But this is a meeting so he'll try to keep his slightly gremlin urges in tact. Also because he's actually still really bothered by all this traitor nonsense. However he does say: ]

Yep, we have.

[ Anyway! ]

Well, maybe we can go back to discussing the flowers in the church. If we're talking about people who are here...what do you think of Hamelin? None of us have had access to these areas before they opened up except him, and maybe he lost a loved one?

[heroicact]

[He probably really would fall over at this point... grant him respite from all the gremlins, even though he is occasionally one.....!

He does seem to relax a little once the topic goes on, though -- this has been quite the fraught meeting, but there are some interesting elements not related to the elephant in the room that they've just been prodding too.]

Hamelin... Somehow, none of the letters sound quite like him, do they? He seems such a boisterous individual, I can't imagine that such letters full of regret and warning should be left everywhere.. alongside all these symbols. Or at least, they seem related to me.

And in addition... at least one of these letters makes it sound like someone who has gone through all of this before, as a participant.

[biyishuangfei]

[ USUALLY Huaisang's content to ignore the elephant in the room. Even if it ends up rampaging around, he'd desperately ignore it!! But...this is the only instance where that seemed unacceptable to him. He acknowledged it though and that's just going to have to be good enough for now. When they get more information, maybe things will be different. ]

What do you mean? While I agree it probably isn't Hamelin now that I think about it, he did say this is his first time setting this all up, so he couldn't have done all of this before...

[ Pause. Wait, a lightblub moment?! ]

Unless you mean that someone participated before Hamelin initiated a game like this?