WEEK 1 MINGLE - KALMIA

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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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[oceanicbutterfly]

[Thursday morning, Karen heads for the ballroom fairly early, for... sword practice? Apparently so. She's gotten a sword from the master bedroom earlier in the week, after all. Her movements are... odd; she's trying to move the way she knows she should move, but the sword is heavier than she expected it to be, or she's not as strong, or both. Just something she needs to learn to compensate for, not a disaster... she'll get the hang of it before long, surely.

In the afternoon...

Well, she's been resisting temptation all week, trying to act appropriately, but she's only human. She can't hold out against its siren song forever. In the afternoon she can be found in the sitting room, watching Card Captor Sakura and absolutely enthralled.]

ballroom

[excavated]

. . . Ah, do you need help with that? [ Syaoran is here, looking wide eyes and curious because can easily tell that she's struggling a little bit with the sword. ]

Re: ballroom

[oceanicbutterfly]

Eh? Could you?

[Not an offer she was particularly expecting! But it's one she appreciates.]

[excavated]

Yeah. Swords are actually my main weapon of choice.

[oceanicbutterfly]

I'm certain it would be very helpful, then, thank you. Do you need to prepare, or...?

[excavated]

No, this should be alright. I can just watch. Unless you actually wanted a sparring partner, but I don't need a sword for that.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Karen was about to swing the sword again, but stops.]

You don't?

ballroom

[aleph_armed]

[Hm... Gebura takes a moment to watch her movements before making judgements and... No matter how she looks at it, it's odd...]

...You've got the moves down properly, but it doesn't look like you have the strength for it... I'm guessing you normally have some sort of physical enhancement power? You're probably going to need to build some extra muscle if you want to use that while we're here, though.

Re: ballroom

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Karen briefly considers saying "I'm Cure Aqua," but doesn't.]

Something like that. The sword is a bit heavier than it looked, too. Time for more exercise, I suppose... but I was hoping I could at least get used to the weight. It'd be better than nothing.

[aleph_armed]

...Well, it should be fine since you have some experience already. Once you're more used to the weight we can spar and see how it handles under combat conditions, too.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Thank you.

[She takes another practice swing. It's a little smoother than before, but not by much.]

Perhaps I'm going about this wrong, though...

[aleph_armed]

Well, any time you switch to a weapon you're not used to there's going to be issues adjusting to the weight and balance. That's kind of unavoidable, and the only real cure is time and experience. I can try to give pointers, but it would help to know what kind of sword you use normally.

[oceanicbutterfly]

An anomalous one, as our employers would put it. Similar in shape to this, but the blade has much less mass.

[No sense in dancing around it.]

sitting room

[youkaiwatch]

[ Emi is there at the same time, sitting on the corner of a couch with a magazine and a cup of tea. She's never been much of a fan of TV in general, let alone anime. And this one in particular... all those high pitched kids' voices get a little grating after a while.

But she does glance up periodically.

The cards are neat. ]

Re: sitting room

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Aren't they, though?

Karen doesn't really register her presence for a while, focused on the show as she is, but gradually becomes more aware of her. So when they eventually get to the closing credits of an episode...]

I used to watch this when I was younger.

[youkaiwatch]

[ This is a pretty cute song too... not something she'd usually pick out to listen to, but some of those parts with the minor intervals really work for her, and she does end up tapping her finger on her open magazine to the beat by the time the chorus picks up. (Groovy!) ]

Animation has really come a long way. Most of the shows Jiro watched when we were kids weren't even in color.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Meanwhile, Karen isn't the type to just start dancing or anything, but she's bouncing slightly in time to the music.]

Really? [you don't look 45ish] This one is still a bit old. The new ones are usually in high definition.

[youkaiwatch]

It was the 50th of the Shinka era before I ended up at the Foundation. It seems like most people I've met since were from further in the future, and from different timelines.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Blink blink.]

Which era did you say?

[anonnomnomnom]

You should probably think about getting a lighter sword. Like a rapier?

[Anon has probably been watching for a little while, disappeared for a bit in the middle, and now he's back with... what looks like a sword of his own. It looks a little bit more cleaver than sword, and definitely looks heavy, but he's just casually carting it over his shoulder as he watches her flail a bit.

Why yes, he did go to get a sword for himself, because why wouldn't he join in sword practice? He gives a little wave whenever she looks up.]

The sword looks a little like it's wielding you instead of the other way around!

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Karen is all set to give a straightfoward response, but then she starts giggling at the description.]

It isn't quite that bad... but you're right. I should probably look for something lighter, at least for the time being.

Not that you seem to be having any problems of that nature.

[anonnomnomnom]

I don't think we're going to be here forever, so it'll be a lot better to fit the weapon to you than the other way around! Even if we all need to keep up on our training.

[He taps the sword he's carrying against his shoulder and ducks his head a little, either mock-bashfully or real-bashfully? It's hard to say, with him being himself.]

Even me! I'm a lot weaker than I used to be. Maybe this is some kind of test to see how I'd do as a human...

[oceanicbutterfly]

Or some way of leveling the playing field. We're supposed to murder each other, right? If one of us is Superman and the other is a baby, that can only work one way.

[She looks at the sword again.]

Maybe I can find a lighter sword. A rapier works a little differently--I'd have to learn a whole new fighting style.

[anonnomnomnom]

You know, that's a good point... There's a lot of SCPs that wouldn't stand a chance against me, and then some that could definitely go toe-to-toe with me, and then even more that might be able to actually take me!

This way, though, I have to play smart a little more and work with my surroundings. It's totally a challenge.

[He sounds so... excited about this...... Why is he like this.]

Do you think it'd be faster to learn a new fighting style or build up your strength during the Game?

sitting room

[kagamiimagak]

Oh that takes me back. My little sister used to watch that.