WEEK 1 MINGLE - KALMIA

[foundationmods]

All of the guests awoke in their rooms, just like they had before.

Yesterday had been a day of surprises.
First, they'd finally met the person who had brought them here - the Witch of Dimensions, Yuuko.
Secondly, they'd learned they were going to be playing a horrible game.
And most important, they learned that wishes could be granted if they won this game.🗈

Still, for now, it seemed like there wasn't much to do. Was the Witch already in talks with the 'Murderer'? Was the 'victim' already decided upon?

There was no way to know until some day later this week, apparently.

Still, it wasn't all bad. The island was beautiful and the climate just perfect for beachgoing, or taking a cosy walk in the garden. There were also board and card games which would be produced upon request - and the tv in the Sitting Room - to help ease the boredom of it all.

Though, perhaps the guests would prefer to get to know each other instead? On maybe get into some trouble as they roamed the island.

Despite being told someone will die, it...felt remarkably peaceful. Could one of their own really be able to kill someone?

...Or, maybe...this is just the silence that comes just before a massive storm breaks, and sweeps away everything...

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Comments

[chaoscontrol]

She said you were her "Furniture" -- her employee. If she is not the real one, how could she have such power over you?

[foundfate]

Where I'm from, names have power. If someone was able to steal her name, then it's likely they have control over any contracts she has too. But it shouldn't be possible...

[He trails off there. There's clearly something on his mind, but he's not sure how to articulate it.]

[chaoscontrol]

True names have power everywhere, in that they are the essence of a person. It's not something I deal with back home, but I am familiar with the concept.

[he tilts his head. HE KNOWS PENSIVE LOOKS WHEN HE SEES ONE]

Something is troubling you.

[foundfate]

[Something is indeed troubling him!]

It's just that...well, if someone is claiming Yuuko-san's name like this, she should have shown up to defend it already. Traveling to other dimensions is trivial to her, and her reputation is everything. So why didn't she come here already?

[excavated]

[ Syaoran hears this and makes a rather troubled expression towards him but. Doesn't say anything. ]

[foundfate]

[THAT LOOK

HE'S SUSPICIOUS OF THAT LOOK]

Are you going to share with the rest of the class, Syaoran?

[chaoscontrol]

Perhaps this false Yuuko has trapped her, somehow. [a pause] Or, this is indeed the real Yuuko. What makes you so sure she's a fake?

[foundfate]

I know Yuuko-san. She doesn't use her magic to do flashy entrances. She doesn't use her magic to force me to do anything. And most importantly, she wouldn't agree to a game like this. The cost of death is too high, she just wouldn't grant any wishes with that as the payment.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Is it possible that she's a different Yuuko? From an alternate universe, for instance?

[foundfate]

I've seen many people from many different worlds, even-

[He pauses, and casts a subtle glance at Syaoran.]

-even other versions of myself, or people I know. People come and go from the shop all the time, I've met thousands of travelers from other worlds.

I have never seen another version of Yuuko-san, and I'm pretty sure there's a reason for that.

[literalidiotball]

So... That probably works here too?

[Wheatley is concerned about the poor noodle being bossed around here.]

So, wait, how do you know She's not the real Yukio anyway? [Wheatley, you got her name wrong again.]

[foundfate]

It's Yuuko! If you're going to talk about her, at least say her name right!

[he seems oddly insistent on that point.]

And I know Yuuko-san. I've worked for her for years. What's more, it's never really been just 'boss' and 'employee' between us. It's more like...

[He frowns, trying to think of the best way to explain it.]

...more like a 'master' and 'apprentice' I guess? Except she's not teaching me magic, just general shopkeeping things. The point is, I know her better than an average employee might know their boss. And this person might have Yuuko-san's face, but she doesn't have the act down right.

[literalidiotball]

Oh... OH, I see how it is. You have some kind of intimate relationship with her at home.

[Yep, definitely not like him and GLaDOS. He doubts she's even able to love, as a cold, heartless machine hooked up to a testing facility.]

That explains the whole... Doing chores for her thing, since there's always one human who does all the housework. Sorry to hear this lady's imitating your boss-slash-wife-or-girlfriend here.

[anonnomnomnom]

So her name isn't Yuuko?

[That's what he got out of this.]

[foundfate]

No, it's stolen. I know the real Yuuko-san, and it's not this person here.

[anonnomnomnom]

[


He starts counting on his fingers, as though that will help him keep track of the logic. He's not even making a list--]

Well, I mean, if Yuuko is the proper name, then can't someone just steal it back? Or steal it from this Witch? It's right there.

[How do you shot magic.]

[improbablenotimpossible]

There is something that she said - that makes me think "Yuuko, the Witch of Dimensions" is a Role here.

[foundfate]

A role? What do you mean? And what did she say, exactly?

[improbablenotimpossible]

That Witches are people, but yet not - even if they were to 'die', what they embodied will continue on.

It just reminds me of a similar framework I've experienced. So this Ms. Yuuko is "Yuuko, the Witch of Dimensions", just not the one you know - a different entity, who assumes the same name and abilities.

[youkaiwatch]

Why is it "Furniture" anyway? It's not like it's a word that's typically used interchangeably with "employee" or even "servant".

[chaoscontrol]

It is an odd phrase, isn't it? Why not just say servant, or slave? Furniture implies... [he gestures to the table and chairs] an inanimate object.

[youkaiwatch]

That's what I was thinking. ...Of course, I guess they're calling us "pieces", too.

[chaoscontrol]

I suppose from their perspective, we're not much more than inanimate objects.

[kagamiimagak]

It seems like an obedience thing. A servant and slave can still think for themselves even if they cannot act on those thoughts. Furniture won't ever question what it has to do, it just serves it's purpose.

[chaoscontrol]

Hmmm.

[he does not like that. Not one bit]