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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Comments

[anonnomnomnom]

Hmm.

[He's just patiently waiting for Ruler to calm down.]

When you say key, you mean the key to the Game? Or the key to the book?

Or maybe both, huh?

[improbablenotimpossible]

The reason behind this game. There's still enough we do not know....

[anonnomnomnom]

Actually, Feathers said that this Game is part of the reason she became a Witch in the first place. Something she could only do as a Witch, but something Yuuko didn't want her to do.

But the funny is that Yuuko's the one who picked.

[He peeks to see if Ruler is back to himself mostly.]

What do you think the ghost wants from them? Or us.

[improbablenotimpossible]

There is the word I could not make out.

'Help', or 'Save', seems to be the most likely word to fill in between, but it might be other words.

[anonnomnomnom]

"Then kill me, violently -- and make sure it hurts."

[Yeah, he said it. And in a light sort of sing-song, probably not unlike the song that Ruler himself heard, because Anon is always here for inappropriate and meta Vocaloid mimics.]

Isn't that the most obvious solution? Of course, it might be a little harder if it actually was a ghost.

[improbablenotimpossible]

[He didn't even start, already he knew Anon would say what everyone was dancing around]

It is not beyond the realm of possibility. But we should at least gather more information before we act.

[anonnomnomnom]

[He's reliable(?) like that, unfortunately.]

I don't think there's anything else we can do! We don't even know where one of our Witches is, let alone the ghost.

By the way, I've been wondering about the last bit of the Epitaph. What does it say?

[improbablenotimpossible]

The Latin?

[Well most people wouldn't know it, so he's willing to translate]

'From one, learn all
From the Beginning
To the Eternal Rest'.

[anonnomnomnom]

We're still missing pieces from the puzzle in the middle. But you always have to start solving from the edges, anyway. Eternal rest, eternal rest...

[There's almost the faint sound of gears turning before he smiles.]

Is 'one' a person or just 'the Beginning'?

[improbablenotimpossible]

Usually when used, the phrase Ab uno disce omnes means 'from one example, the truth may be learned', that by observing, you should be able to discern the general rule that governs most situations. And by understanding the general rules, you can then discern the exceptions.

[anonnomnomnom]

Does that mean there's something bigger here that we're only seeing one piece of...? If we're even seeing the piece yet.

[He gives a little laugh.]

Ahh, this is so complicated! I'm okay at puzzles, but Father was definitely better, and the Foundation doesn't give a lot of practice. I guess I'm paying for it now!

[chaoscontrol]

Sounds like you and Birdbrain have been having quite the chats. [Shadow gestures with an open hand] Care to share with the rest of the class?

[anonnomnomnom]

The birds are fun to play with!

[Yeah, that's apparently all he's offering for that.]

And I am sharing, of course. I only know a few things, because she keeps copying Syaoran and being like, I can't tell you this yet, or I can't have you knowing who I am yet, and all that stuff. This is just basics.

I bet she didn't tell you anything because you just fight with her all the time!

[chaoscontrol]

They're loud.

[he says nothing in response to the "fighting" bit. It's true, after all]

Copying Syaoran? What does that mean?

[anonnomnomnom]

You get used to it! Besides, all of you are even louder.

[This doesn't actually seem to be a complaint.]

And didn't you know? Syaoran is a pretty mysterious guy, he's got all kinds of secrets and taboos he can't tell us yet. [he... lowers his voice] He's probably a secret agent.

[chaoscontrol]

I'm sick of all these secrets. If we are to survive this madness, we can't keep important things like that from one another.

[anonnomnomnom]

I don't know about that. I don't think anybody can really be honest when having a wish here just means you might kill somebody. But you know? I don't think there are many people alive who don't have wishes.

Yuuko's really got us there.

[foundfate]

[YEAH UH.

Watanuki looks a bit Uncomfortable after hearing that.]

[anonnomnomnom]

[He tilts his head at him, but for the moment he won't ask.]

[foundfate]

[He's not saying anything about it unless asked, unfortunately. It's kind of private.]

[chaoscontrol]

Maybe she has a simpleton like you. But she cannot give me the only thing that matters.

[anonnomnomnom]

Hahahaha, maybe you're right about that! My wishes have always been the simplest wishes of all.

[There's something both too sincere and not quite right about the way he says that. But it's all good.]

So what's the only thing that matters? Is it reviving the dead again?

[chaoscontrol]

[He's starting to king of not like you, Anon. You're mysterious]

Yes. That's the only thing I would ask for.

[anonnomnomnom]

[He's only a little mysterious, Mister Edgehog von Secret Agent. That's fair, though.]

Well, I guess we need people like you, too.

It's always good to include skeptics!

[chaoscontrol]

[he also doesn't like when he can't tell if people really ARE dumb... or just playing dumb. Sir PTSD About Being Tricked the Hedgehog]

WIthout skepticism, the witches would win outright.