CHAPTER 6

[faentasy]

CHAPTER 6

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The dead now outnumber the living.

There's only one area that stayed a mystery until now. A new path revealed itself, leading to another town, surrounded by sturdy stone walls. Even from some distance away you can see the tower, rising high towards the skies. The path that leads to the city turns into gold before long, and the sky itself seems to take a beautiful tone, like it's painted with watercolors. It's such a peaceful-looking town, welcoming you with open gates. It must be nice to have another urban setting, after living in the same place for so long.

But no matter what you find it doesn't change the situation you're in. Now that your numbers are dwindling that's impossible to forget.

The story is nearing its end. There still are a handful of pages left. What will they bring?

[[Welcome to Week 6! 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; this is the last week for murder proposals as week 7 is endgame. Also, please note the shop's discount on magnifying glasses! ]]

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[kowashi]

[ Now my human sized waterslide dreams are dashed... After much deliberation of the risks to shoving a limb in there... She's sticking her left arm in, slowly. Its her non-dominant hand, it's should be alright. ]

[faentasy]

[ The water is cold, but when she sticks her hand into the opened space it turns more frigid, though not unbearably so. No matter how much leverage or reach she moves to get, all she'll feel is water but a peculiar sound will reach her ears; the splashing of something deeper beyond what she can reach. It's a different type of sound from the current of the water, that soon shifts to something else, a lullaby.

It's faint, but the longer she listens the clearer it becomes, the notes tickling at memories from her childhood. The melody has a warmth to it of its own, but gradually it shifts to actual heat which extends from her fingertips up into the entire portion of her arm that she's reached into the crevice with.

This is clearly an invitation of some sort, but is it one she really wants to take? ]

[kowashi]

[ Gah, cold cold. Here's where she would yell if there was anyone were around, but it isn't stopping her. Slow down maybe, and that's with the disappointment of just cold water at her fingertips. The lullaby draws her in though, somehow nostalgic even if she can't name the song. Like something the other pupils at the shrine would sing, her brothers trying to chime in. ]

Hellooo? Wh...

[ Now her arm's warm, and she almost yanks it out all the way in case she would get burned from the heat. That doesn't seem to be the case! She takes a deep breath and takes the invitation, she's this far! ]

Is someone down there?

[heroicact]

Ko-to.

[There's suddenly literally a hand at the back of her collar, hanging on tight -- we're assuming that both of them don't need to be in the fountain for this, Jack's arm is presumably long enough, but yes... He is literally scruffing this bunchild even if he has to actually climb into the fountain himself.]

That doesn't look like someplace you should go on your own. Perhaps we should send something else down, first?

[If needed, Jack will do his best to also pull her back in case whatever's in there tries to suck her in. Also? He's holding a baked good (specifically a croissant). If they really need to yeet something down the fountainslide.]

[kowashi]

Wah!

[ She is scruffed and unable to mostly counter his reasoning that this is not smart! But she will flail a little. ]

Are you gonna feed whatever is under the fountain that?

[ Eyes that croissant. Toss it! ]

[heroicact]

Well...

[The Koto has been scruffed but the fountain seems as menacing as ever...

What can they do about this... Jack shakes his head and moves them both a little further away from the bizarre opening. And then. He tosses the whole-ass croissant in there.

What do they get for their trouble! Munching noises? More lullabies? Scary silence??]

[faentasy]

[The croissant tumbles down along with the water. The splash of it falling into water is heard, but other than that...

...

...nope. Looks like there's nothing.

That was a perfectly good croissant, how could you do that]

[kowashi]

...Let me back in the water, they want a person.

[ attempts to wiggle free. ]

[heroicact]

[He has both hands free now, so he's just going to use both hands to secure her! And then move them both even further away.]

All the more reason not to give it to them, then; we certainly don't have that many people to spare. I think we must speak with the others and see what else we can do with this strange opening. For the moment...

[He is totally going to take an entire notepad out of his pocket and one-handedly write:

DANGEROUS OPENING: DO NOT TOUCH

And then slap it on the fountain rim. This is fine.]

[kowashi]

[ ... ]

I hate bureaucracy.

[heroicact]

[There's a quick laugh as he just casually shepherds her off now that everything is settled. This is going to be A Time at the meeting... But seriously, where's a child leash when you need one.]

I'm afraid it's part of my job, so you'll have to put up with it.