allthekeys | DAY 010

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|| DAY 010: GENERAL

Outside, the thunderstorm seems to have only gained in strength. Those venturing out of doors will find themselves soaked quickly when not under some kind of cover or shelter. While the rain has taken the edge off the sweltering heat, it has, at least, remained hot enough to make it difficult to catch a chill from the rain, although continual rumbles of thunder and flashes of lightning provide incentive to not stay out in it for too long.

The rain is heavy enough for some rivulets to be finding their way inside, small streams running along corners on the first floor; the ground in the Basement is slick and damp, although the water is not reaching more than an inch at most where it can gather. The pit and other drainage seems to be enough to mitigate it.

As the stormclouds lighten with dawn, the wraiths recoil away. They drift to vanish into the fog, leaving the outdoor areas free of their presence, and are gone completely by morning, leaving behind only a dark dew upon the roads that the towns folk and guards all avoid.

|| THE TOWN

The building in the town that the folk have been spending all of their time on seems to be nearing completion, though they seem hardly willing to rest on what they have built. As they need less and less for heavy lifting, those freed from the work will begin to pick at the other ruins, talking among themselves and seeming intent on some other working. The building is a rather grand one, with a single large door that will allow those who wish to to enter when the townsfolk have finished their work.

Near daybreak the Blacksmith's apprentice makes her way down to the building, hauling with her a large bell pulled upon a cart. She struggles some with its weight, but insists on managing alone, and she does. This procession repeats itself throughout the way, and those within the town can often hear the whispers of bells before they are silenced as work is done on the upper floors. As all things have been that involved this lovely place, the efforts in finishing it are largely communal, with those who are unneeded often bringing drinks or food to the workers. They are beginning to remember their laughter again, and cheerfully exchange words with those who pause to speak with them.

Elsewhere in the Town, the girl who tends the Cheese Shop is not nearly as happy. She is now visibly pregnant, though she is making every effort to tend her shop despite her condition. The two shades that once tended shop with her are gone, and no sign of them remains here. It is left to her to do all of the heavy lifting as she looks after her shop and wares, and though she does not complain or demand assistance, she appears visibly unhappy as the day wears on.

Some rather enterprising human has hung up a large tent in the square, and though the waxed canvas does leak occasionally it has provided a largely comfortable place to gather and trade wears. Things like baskets, young, live birds, eggs of a number of sizes, fresh, smoked and salted wild game, baskets full of mushrooms, damp roots, herbs, and waxed and oiled cloaks. The air within the tent is largely good natured, despite the damp rain.

The Apothecary is buying from this tent, taking great interest in the roots and herbs that are stocked. He looks tired, but in a better mood than he was during the night.

A pair of women are sitting near the entrances, weaving wool into rather pretty shawls, their gaze on the doorway. They are often attended by a man who brings them tea or something to eat, and can not be enticed away from their stools. For all their alertness, they are rather plain, unassuming young people. The younger woman appears to have recently given birth, and the older woman has a face mostly lost to wrinkles.

Rose, with young Rowen in tow, can be found keeping them company midway through the day, and the baby is traded back and forth between them with a great deal of admiration and fondness. She has hacked off her thin, brittle hair in favor of a short pale halo around her face, and has dressed herself in a set of men's clothing, obscuring her identity. Rowen laughs as he is traded, well dressed against the damp rain and the chill it might bring.

|| GARDENS AND YARD

The Gargoyles seem to have failed in pushing back the overgrowth of the Garden; heavy flowering vines hang over the walls around it, some of them creeping up to onto the battlements on that side, a state of affairs that seems to have the guards nervous. The overgrowth provides some shelter from the rain within the gardens, although the foliage is not a perfect umbrella; curiously, it seems as though the plants themselves are beginning to mind growing around paths and certain clearings, defining their own routes for those entering. It is still oddly easy for more human-like adults to get turned around, but those investigating the area will find a number of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and edible or useful plants among the paths.

The Chickens have escaped their coop and have taken up residence on the garden wall, the younger birds leading the charge towards freedom. A few of the roosters crow, though none of the sunlight can be seen. Recapturing the birds may prove to be a difficult task. At least one of the hens has laid eggs in a nest near one of the small ponds and guards it rather furiously from any attempts to disturb her.

The Gryphon Rider leaves with her bird near daybreak, vanishing into the fog from wherever she might have come from. The building she spent so much time inspecting is nearly completion, and the little man who watches over it seems weary of it.

The soot-covered workers pause on occasion as the light returns, peering up towards the sky with wistful, hungry gazes.

|| CASTLE

The Grey Maids are working on hanging clothes, and those who enter their dorms will discover that their beds have been stripped of linens and any spare clothing that was not currently on their persons is gone as well. Though if they wish to go looking for it, it can easily be found either hung to dry or waiting in a basket as the women work on hanging the rest. It has all been mended of any damage taken, even if this requires whole panels being replaced, and has been altered to better fit any changes in height or weight. They will not bother anything except for clothing, and any items that were hidden within it will be left in the middle of their beds.

Joining the line is the Heart Eater her pale, lifeless skin seeming to gleam in the dim light of the day. She is hanging a red robe on the line, singing a soft, almost childish song under her breath to an audience of several crows.

Tanny arrives in the kitchen near daybreak, seeming at a loss for what to do with herself. The Cook directs her to hauling water for tea with barely a pause for breath, and she does so without complaint.

She does seem a bit confused to find herself thus ordered, but can be found filling the pots and setting them on the fire throughout the day, her hair pulled back into a basic knot at the base of her neck.

Ilanna is gone from the kitchen, but the table she was crying at appears stained golden, the wood grain looking infused with the metal in that particular spot.

The zoo seems to be settling somewhat with the dawn, although the inhabitants are unusually attentive to their surroundings; the calm is, at times, almost unnatural, as if the creatures are waiting for something. The Guards seem a bit uneasy about the male Centaur having his hands free. The male remains on the ground next to the female, her head resting on his chest. He speaks to her constantly, his voice soft and soothing, and brings her water and food throughout the day, coaxing her to eat and drink. He does not seem to bother with eating himself, his entire focus on the young female he cradles so close.

The Unicorns stand in a tight knot around the foal, their heads together and their hindquarters facing outwards. They seem to be sleeping, but their ears flick in such a way when anyone approaches that it suggests that they are aware enough to put up quite the fight if they do not wish to be approached.

The Goose proudly sits atop a nest of scaled and feathered children. The small creatures wander away from their parent from time to time, breathing small puffs of flame as they do so. The guards seem to be somewhat at a loss over these small creatures.

In the Jungle Bedroom, the two stuffed black leopards are on guard, this time joined by a red lemur. They stand directly behind the door, and although they do not move, their gaze seems to follow anyone who enters the room.

The tapestry in the Magpie Bedroom appears to be breathing.

Terra will find a folded scrap of paper wrapped around a golden chain with a large, blood colored ruby hanging from it on his bed.

The chores for the day have been assigned:

Dorm 18: Basement
Dorm 19: Kitchen
Dorm 20: Second Floor
Dorm 21: Second Floor
Dorm 22: Groundskeeping - Roads, Yard, Stables/Outbuildings
Dorm 23: Basement
Dorm 24: Groundskeeping - Roads, Yard, Stables/Outbuildings
Dorm 25: Groundskeeping - Garden
Dorm 26: First Floor
Dorm 27: Kitchen

|| THREAT DOWN

GENERAL:
• The previous night's thunderstorm has intensified. The rain is now heavy enough that the basement is beginning to flood
• Outside, the Wraiths have faded away

THE TOWN:
• The new building is almost complete
• The Blacksmith's apprentice is visiting this new building
• The Cheese House's shopkeeper is visibly pregnant, and the shades usually accompanying her are gone
• In the square, there is a tent where people are trading goods. The Apothecary, Rose, and Rowen are there. A party of women sits near the entrance

GARDENS AND YARD:
• The Chickens have escaped from their coop
• The Gryphon Rider has vanished
• The addition to the stables is nearing completion

CASTLE:
• The Grey Maids are hanging clothes and have stripped the beds in the dorms. The Heart Eater joins them
• The Basement has started to flood
• Tanny is in the kitchen hauling water for tea
• The zoo animals are beginning to calm. The male Centaur's hands are still untied, and the Goose's eggs have hatched into fire-breathing chicks
• Ilanna has left the kitchen
• The stuffed leopards and a red lemur guard the entrance to the Jungle Bedroom
• The Magpie tapestry is breathing
• Terra has received a gift

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Small one, since midnight's was p massive.

NPC Interactions:

Sync, after encountering the Gryphon Rider, sent messages to K'ylara and got information regarding their Eyrie, which is home mostly the the enemies of the Lord and the children that have been raised there since they were very small. Ysayle had an Echo vision confirming the latter.

Asch, in addition to his care of the unicorns, is starting to build a relationship with the tortoise.

Explorations and Discoveries:

Mukuro tried to use the Black Ooze in the grand hall to make an illusion of it taking a swipe at Richter... And found it a little too cooperative with the idea. He was able to keep the illusion an illusion, but just barely.

Anything you'd especially like to play out or explore? Any plans or goals for this update? Any questions?

Note it all here, and go forth and plot!

The man who's bringing things out to the two visiting women is using "dressing for weather" as an excuse for a pretty heavy hooded cloak, scarf, gloves, etc, but if someone's paying close enough attention that's seen him before, it is Sil; he's also sometimes just hovering around that tent keeping an eye on everything, and can be poked.

Seeing as Asch doesn't need sight to recognize him/clothes aren't a useful disguise, Sil will probably get just a gentle 'I see you' type of fonon ping when Asch inevitably actually goes to the market. He doesn't approach or acknowledge with his body language, though.

After seeing the goslings, Asch will stick a BEWARE OF GEESE sign to the zoo door.

Richter will be feeling a little regretful about the rain, but will be working outside (after re-collecting his newly refurbished clothes and handing over his bloodstained slightly destroyed ones [THANKS MUKURO]). He'll also be going to the garden to collect fruits, and going to the village to see what help needs doing, and be delighted by the new building. He will spend most of the day outside, but occasionally dip into the kitchens and dorms for tea/food and sleep respectively. I will put up an open at some point.

Richter will have a nod for Sil, a thank you for Tanny, and a few words for Rose about her baby. Man likes babies, so sue him. His son was that age when he left.

Edited 2016-07-30 05:20 (UTC)

dist is probably gonna want to spend a lot of time around rose? he hasn't stopped being protective << though he's kind of embarrassed bc he doesn't have any money left to buy things from the tent

so he'll be in the tent a lot of the day if anyone... wants to interact or something?

We still have yet to thread, somehow, and I did want to do town stuff with N at some point. So... would you be interested in having them run into each other?

yes! that would be awesome c:

Excellent. I'm going to be putting up a thread for day, if that works?

absolutely, i'll keep an eye out for it!

Obviously, Asch is going to come across Tanny during one of his typical kitchen checks. Though his chores are officially in the gardens, he'll spend a lot of his extra time here, idly washing dishes in her general vicinity.

He will also stop by the market tent at some point while Rose is there, and if he's allowed will hold Rowen for a bit while talking with the women.

EDIT: After being told Syhr's vision, seeing the way the banners are maimed, and then Terra's note in the morning, he'll be seeking out Sil and Sync at the very least with some OH Shit kind of news.

Edited 2016-07-30 04:42 (UTC)

I am still interested in prodding the Jungle Bedroom with Kaito, if someone would like to help him. His shoulder is still injured by he can probably carefully, slowly manage some lockpicking. Good time to catch him and ask what he's doing.

Mukuro will be failing in the kitchen again (just a hand cut this time). He's injured from the garden the previous day and will likely have Hibari hovering over him as he works.

Murtagh will be settling in his last two new dragons from last night. Expect to see him moving back and forth between the castle and town for meat etc. I may have him join in the building but it also depends on what he's found in a certain corridor upstairs.

NPCs
Would possibly like to talk to Tanny? Namely about the search on Night 8.
Still want to work further with the Centaurs.

IMPORTANT NOTES
The magpie tapestry stopped breathing after Kaito blew a whistle he found.

Edited 2016-07-30 05:09 (UTC)

After dice-ing it up, Nero will finally be dying this day, in around the middle of it. Too much struggling has taken its toll - especially when he finds his armour taken and repaired by the maids, that is his and nobody can touch it except him, damnit.

When he revives, however, there will be an issue - because of his taint and it being what he is now, he will be going full monster. And you know what you don't need after all of this? Becoming a voidsent (because, as I've mentioned before, Nero is the Voidsent and there is nothing left of him except for the taint). So yeah, miiight be a little violent when he is revived. Feel free to plot things with this ;3

Richter's heard of voidsent from Thancred and might be willing to help put Nero down, if no one else volunteers. However, he's likely recovering from death himself, so might not be the best candidate.

I'm hoping that when he turns Voidsent, he isn't killed again but instead is just. Made unable to try and rip things apart in his own anger. I will be making a semi-open post when he's revived, of course. ;3

Then Richter is NOT the one for the job! On the other hand, if Arietta gets in... She can speak with monsters, you see, and actually prefers them to humans in general.

Nero will still be able to speak common as a monster! But that sounds good. :D

But also I am okay with double deaths if it comes to that. He'll just keep coming back as a monster tho because of his corruption. Aaand become more and more angry.

...Man considering that Nero's going to be in the dorms and all this could end up involving the Guards for the most confused fracas ever.

I'd be happy to get in on this, too, if you want an extra around.

Ysayle may stop by the zoo to discover the newly hatched dragoslings and that the gryphon rider has left. It'll be a brief visit, her heart too heavy to really deal with their suffering on top of everything else she has discovered.

Upon receiving chores, she'll discover the torture chamber which goes as well as expected. Her attempts to freeze it solid won't work well, as there seems to be something melting the ice despite how chilly the room is. In her boredom, she'll try to locate the sound of the water dripping but with no luck.

The goal is to keep her there for the entire day period, in hopes of coming across the torturers or other individuals who may have used the items located in the room. In short, she'll be catching the occasional nap here and there, while reflecting on her life.

At night, she had a couple of significant echoes to share. There was one with the gryphon rider and another with the guards of the castle. If there's any interest in either of these things, let me know. Just... know Ysayle is going to be v. stubborn about staying where she's at. Ice witches, you know? I'm hopefully backtagging a thread about the latter that can get posted in the notebook but I may need to find a secondary method of getting the information out if it doesn't end up that way.

Edited 2016-07-30 05:49 (UTC)

N will be in the zoo off and on during the day, so feel free to have her run into him (however briefly)! I will probably be making a post with a zoo prompt.

Luce will be trying to be a good child and do his chores down in the basement, but he will be curious to what she is doing.

Rei will be doing some harvesting in the garden! So anyone wants to join up on that that's a thing

There's her usual weapon/fonon practice outside in the yard, doing chores (which will include not just the first level but working with the deer)

She'll also pick up an oiled cloak, chicken feed, a basket (if possible?) in town, and be looking for a place to rest during the day since the basement is flooding again. This might mean sleeping in the storage room/orchard!

...though I might have her sleep on one of the beds in one of the beds again.

Open to room exploration, also open to memory object reading.

Also interested in speaking to the Apothecary (mostly to chit chat and get tea for him maybe) help the cheese shop girl, and talk to Blacksmith's apprentice.

I don't have much planned for today aside from MAZEVENTURE and info grabbing off Asch for Sync. So if anyone wants any of my kids (Akgido, Click, Ammy, Tharaman, Sync) anywhere, let me know?

Sync will definitely be curious about Tanny though, and will be grabbing a fondar reading off her. I'm not sure if they'd interact, but it's possible. He's also still not hiding his transformation so his arm is all fuzzy and his hands are scaley. He's also sporting some glass cuts along one arm.

I'm really needing to get stuff done with Click in particular, so if anyone has something they'd like me to poke, let me know!

Where'll Ammy be today? The usual?

Possibly, I actually need to grab a hold of Birdy and see if Viola would want to move to the town for the day to get out of the rain. The garden is good but it's not perfect when it comes to keeping out the wet.

Luce is going to try and be good about doing his chore list. But he is 7 and will easily get distracted and probably wonder away from the basement.

So Luce will probably end up all over the place in case anyone wants him to be thrown at them.

Although once he discovers the zoo, he may or may not spend a lot of his time there. Along with the garden because wow, he really wants to watch the birds do bird things.

NPCs
I would like to hit up an NPC during this time because he will, in fact, be all over the place and probably run into one.

Edited 2016-08-01 14:46 (UTC)

N is in fact spending a lot of his time at the zoo, and I'll have an open post with a prompt for it if you are interested!

That would be awesome. Luce would be so excited.

Toph would really like to ~~take an opportunity to show off~~ give the blacksmith's apprentice a hand with that big metal bell. She'd have some questions on being refused, how conversant is the girl liable to be?

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THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

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Mukuro / Murtagh / Kaito

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