Lost Souls

[shimmershimmer]

[You don't wake up, exactly, but at some point you come to. There's something wrong with you, a numbness and translucency. Should you try to touch something, your hand will pass through it. Why, it's as if you were a ghost. So that's the bad news. Sorry about that. The good news is that mentally, you've woken up entirely. You remember the real truth of who you are, your relationship to your so-called "family," and all the other lies you've been fed by the Shimmering Lady.

You can move freely around what you will soon realize to be the village. The reason why it may take moment of realization is simply because it doesn't look anything like you remember it. The sky is black, the grass is dead, and the cottages are run-down and shoddy concrete buildings. The pond is dirty, and there are no animals whatsoever, anywhere.

And the temple. It's more like a storehouse than a temple. The Shimmering Lady is there, or that mass of flesh and tendrils that calls itself the Shimmering Lady...

She doesn't seem to see or hear you. When the others exit their "homes," neither will they. And there's some strange force keeping you within the walls...]

((Popcorn, mingle, curse the Lady, etc! Also! There will be a special thing for you to do here once Night 01 starts. Watch for it~ :>))

Comments

[lasuaspada]

Oh, yes. I believed everything the Lady told me - replusivo, it's disgusting, isn't it?

What about you, amore - what were you told about your...friend over there?

[glaciates]

It wasn't that bad for me. I believed we were comrades, which wasn't exactly a lie. We fought together seven years ago, but recently we... aren't exactly seeing eye to eye on some issues.

[Because Kimblee's an asshole.]

[lasuaspada]

Ahh, trouble in paradise, then! But I'm sure once you arrived here, none of that mattered anymore, correct?

[glaciates]

No, of course it didn't. Everything was kind of blurry, honestly.

[lasuaspada]

Blurry? How so...?

[ill_hearted_gentleman]

A game.... Bulat said the same thing. I certainly hope there is more to it than that. Being toyed with like this does not sit well with me.

...Do you know who your comrades are likely to choose tonight? If we can save one of the faithful in the same manner I saved Kimblee, then we can at least see from her reaction if she favors one side over the other.

[glaciates]

Like... I couldn't really remember the reasons why we got in a fight in the first place, or why I was so mad at him after the fight. Things weren't very clear, but they didn't matter so I didn't think about it too much. I guess if I had remembered everything perfectly it would have been harder for me to buy into her illusion.

[lasuaspada]

Well, it could have been worse.

She could have decided you two were married.

[glaciates]

Unfortunately I don't know for sure. Fulbright's one the Demons wanted to get rid of, but everyone was sure that the Templar would protect him. It might be the Maddened tonight though now that they've outed themselves. Last night we tried to choose someone random since in the end it's really just a numbers game to the Demons.

[glaciates]

[wow don't even joke about that, that's disgusting]

I feel really bad for all the people who do think they're married.

[lasuaspada]

I'm sure some of them at least have to like each other.

Who knows, perhaps some really hideous matchmaking will come of all this.

[glaciates]

...I'm really not sure how I feel about that.

[Other than kind of disturbed, tbh.]

[ill_hearted_gentleman]

Hm. I agree that as long as the Templar is a factor, Fulbright is an unlikely target. Until we know which side the Lady favors, he is probably best left alone, regardless. I would not want to risk interfering with his visions.

The Maddened pair is a likely one. The Templar is not likely to prioritize their survival over Fulbright's. If anyone else seems they would catch the demons' eye, please do not hesitate to say anything. I would not suggest waking more than we have to, but we are not limited to only one.

[glaciates]

I understand. I'll let you know if I see someone I think they might be targeting, but I can't guarantee that I'll spot anything.

[lasuaspada]

Well, it hasn't done anything to increase my fondness for Banjou-san, that much is certain.

He had better hope that we're all dead, because if we aren't I'm going to kill him so hard it'll ensure that he is.

[glaciates]

...For what it's worth he was trying to keep you alive and uh, not thrown under any buses.

[Sorry, Banjou, he's not very good at this.]

[lasuaspada]

And the result was I nearly burned, and then the avenger was enough of an idiot to believe Kimblee-san.

But the important thing is that he tried, right?

[glaciates]

Well, it is better than him purposefully screwing you over.

[HE TRIED SO HARD]

[lasuaspada]

If he joins us tonight and you're so interested in defending him, I suggest that you get to him before I do.

[glaciates]

[AND DO WHAT, GIVE HIM A MORE MERCIFUL DEATH??]

Uh, yeah. I guess we'll see what happens.

[lasuaspada]

[WELL SHIT, MCDOUGAL-SAN, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KILL HIM THEN YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD???

I MEAN IF THAT'S YOUR IDEA OF DEFENDING SOMEONE REMIND HIM TO NEVER ASK YOU TO DEFEND ANYBODY IMPORTANT BECAUSE APPARENTLY YOU'LL JUST WHIP AROUND AND PUNCH THEM IN THE THROAT]

With regards to Kimblee-san and Banjou-san both.

I'll be looking forward to it.

[glaciates]

[LOOK HIS IDEA OF DEFENDING THE COUNTRY WAS FREEZING OVER THE CAPITAL, WE DON'T LET ISAAC DEFEND PEOPLE]

Yeah...

[He's not exactly looking forward to it.]

[lasuaspada]

One more thing, McDougal-san, if you would?

[glaciates]

What is it?

[lasuaspada]

Can you tell me if Siebold-san is one of yours?