WEEK 2 MINGLE - ARTEMISIA

[foundationmods]

Things had changed so rapidly in the past few days.

The loss of two of them hung over like a shroud, made even worse by the fact that an innocent person had been executed.

Was this....how the rest of the game was going to go...?🗈

....Even if it was, there wasn't much they could do now. Yuuko herself hasn't shown up in public since the trial, and while some have talked to her, she's been...subdued.

Did the trial hurt her just as much as them?

Regardless, the island is still beautiful, if deadly. Summer continues, beaming down on all of them, the waves of the sea warm and inviting.

But even if things look bleak...

They have something in their hands that will soon lead to the Truth, and the heart of this matter.

And in the air...lies a heavy sense that everything is about to change.

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investigation

[excavated]

[ Being oblivious that it's his own birthday today, he's doing a few things today-- He can be found easily in the kitchen making some mochi in various different colors for a particular someone. After the meeting, though, he plans on exploring the chapel himself, checking out the angel statues for himself to see if anything has changed now that it's been repaired. He probably should have gone with someone, but if someone got hurt in there before, it's probably for the best that he try going at this solo... although it's fine if someone winds up running into him, too. ]

Chapel!

[anonnomnomnom]

Wooow, those goats really work fast. No wonder Yuuko really wanted Vinea to crack the whip at them.

[Anon wanders in immediately, because of course he does, drawn by the newly pristine state of the chapel and general curiosity. He grins when he sees Syaoran.]

Are you here to chase the ghost?

[excavated]

No, I was planning on seeing if there was any changes when the chapel was repaired, actually.

[anonnomnomnom]

Because they didn't finish the whole Epitaph, right? "Leave the holy land entirely", so maybe the chapel is done, but it always pays to check. We still don't know how to get to the fragments, or anything.

I wonder if Yuuko and Feathers know about the whole secret chapel puzzle thing? Maybe that was under their noses this whole time, too.

[He's turning circles around the statues and poking at the facade of the chapel, looking for any possible differences.]

[foundationmods]

[Nothing is out of place, but the buttons at the bottom of the statues are missing.

Meanwhile, the inside of the chapel is just the same. There's no signs of there ever being a fire here.]

[excavated]

[ Huh!

That's pretty interesting, to say the least. ]

Yeah. I think it might be done too, but it never hurts to double check just to be certain. And I don't know... maybe that's something that we should ask. I think the fake Yuuko-san might know more, considering that she called this place her 'territory'.

[anonnomnomnom]

[It's definitely intriguing.

Something else to bring to the Witches. Anon is kind of looking forward to their reactions, actually.]

... It looks like there isn't a way in anymore, unless we want to start going through the walls.

[He seems thoughtful, as though he might actually do it--]

What do you think?

[excavated]

You want to try? It might be painful depending on what materials this place is made of, though.

[anonnomnomnom]

Do you think Yuuko will notice? Come to think of it, did she notice that her chapel was on fire last night?

[It is a mystery, considering how much she threatened them over property destruction during her dramatic entrance! It doesn't really seem like he's seriously considering that a problem, though, beyond the context.]

This really would be a lot easier if I wasn't sealed.

But I wonder if we can ask Ruler how he did it the last time?

[excavated]

I'm not sure... but I'd like to think so, if it got repaired. But I don't think we should actually blow up the chapel a second time.

[anonnomnomnom]

Boring. We'd only blow it up a little bit this time.

[But he just shrugs, given that there don't seem to be many signs that the investigation will lead to any big discoveries, even Epitaph-wise. All the same...]

If you want to just start digging, though, I don't mind. There's stuff in the garden shed.

[Are they going for the shovel solution.]

[excavated]

If I got hurt because of this... I'd never hear the end of it. [ He's fairly certain, anyway. ] But before we attempt any digging, I want to try something first.

[anonnomnomnom]

It's okay! I've seen stupider injuries.

[He's helping...?

Anon just perks up when he brings up the thing he wants to try. It's probably not blowing anything up, knowing Syaoran, but maybe he's got something fun to brainstorm?]

What do you want to try? Can I do it, too?

kitchen;

[rikuchi]

[ Riku walks into the kitchen, and he catches that...huh.

Consider his interest piqued. ]

What're you making?

[excavated]

It's mochi, actually. Did you want some?

[rikuchi]

Yeah.

[ Coming closer so he can be nearby, and wait for the other to pass a mochi to him. He has literally no clue what these are, honestly. ]

Were you looking to make them for everyone?

[excavated]

Actually... it wasn't for everyone. I was making them for someone in particular. Although some people might think that it's wrong of me to do it.

[ But he'll pass a blue colored mochi to Riku! ]

[rikuchi]

[ He'll take one! ]

Wrong of you...? Is it because you're making them for Yuuko?

[excavated]

No, not the fake Yuuko-san. The other one.

[rikuchi]

...I don't see any harm in it. Just food, right?

[ It's not like the brunet's giving away a piece of himself to the other. Then he might be judging. ]

[excavated]

Yeah. Just food.

[rikuchi]

[ He tests it out...and it tastes pretty good, actually.

Huh. ]

Hey, could you spare another? I have someone who might like to give it a try.

[excavated]

Hm?

Oh... did you want to give one to Sora?

[rikuchi]

[ Well, he sure got figured out almost immediately. A huff of amusement escapes him. ]

...That obvious, huh?

[ As if the 'who' was ever going to be a mystery. ]

[excavated]

Well, I thought you were friends, so...