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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[anonnomnomnom]

[Anon in--




Anon out!]

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[anonnomnomnom]

[ANON BACK IN with what looks like a small handful of seashells. They're not especially riveting, but there are some pretty ones. He lets them scatter over the table with a grin and a flourish.]

Happy birthday! I didn't know you were twins!!

[Anon..........]

I've never really given many birthday presents before, but I guess this is better than nothing.

[foundfate]

[It's...not really twins if they're not the same age, Anon...

But it's alright. Watanuki sees the seashells scatter over the table, and he smiles.]

This is quite the collection. Did you find them all on the beach?

[anonnomnomnom]

[OK but he's interpreting Syaoran as anywhere from 15 to 1000 so technically technically he can totally be correct somehow. (no) (sort of no because CLAMP is weird as hell)

He claps his hands together as though to drum up even more hype for the little shells and nods.]

I ended up spending a lot of time on the beach. It's real nice to see the wide open spaces, and I was thinking of making something with them sometime! But I can get more.

You should have told us earlier! I could've taught the cockatiels to sing Happy Birthday.

[How long would that even take.]

[foundfate]

I don't think cockatiels can sing actual words like that. They might be able to chirp the tune, though.

[It would take F O R E V E R]

Well, why don't we work together to make something with these? It would mean more if we made it together.

[anonnomnomnom]

Ahaha, that's too bad! Sometimes when they chirp and chatter and yell it almost sounds like they're really talking to each other. Sometimes to me! I think most of the time they might just be asking for more food, though.

[He is a patient Anon and they have so much free time in between death and destruction.]

You're probably better than me at making things, but I don't mind! [it's matter-of-fact!] What do you want to make?

[foundfate]

That's probably not wrong, knowing birds.

[And it's okay Anon, Watanuki can show you.]

Hmm...maybe a bracelet? Then it can be like a friendship bracelet.

[anonnomnomnom]

[At least he's a good student! More or less. Depending on the subject, that is.]

Hmm, I think the amount is just about right for a bracelet.

[He starts arranging the shells by size and color, absently, before blinking up at Watanuki.]

A friendship bracelet?

[foundfate]

The idea is that you and a friend make matching ones, so that you can both wear them as a sign of friendship.

[anonnomnomnom]

Two bracelets, huh? Maybe if we try real hard, or they're simple bracelets.

[He gives that another moment or two of thought. It appears to be a new concept to him, since he's chewing it over rather seriously.]

So hey, if you lose one, you stop being friends, right?

[foundfate]

Simple would be best, probably. We need to make one for Syaoran too.

[THAT LAST QUESTION THOUGH...]

No? Losing one on accident doesn't make you stop being friends. It just means you and your friend get to make another set.

If you want to stop being friends, you have to give the bracelet back to the other person.

[anonnomnomnom]

One for Syaoran. I've got it.

[He nods very diligently and starts sorting the shells into three piles instead.

There's a brief pause to cock his head at Watanuki, a bemused smile making its way across his face.]

It just seems funny to stick your friendship into something like this. It's a pretty trinket, but it's pretty breakable, isn't it?

But I guess if that's how it works, we'll go with that!

[foundfate]

Well you're not really putting the friendship inside of it. It's more like a way to show it? The friendship is still inside of you.

[anonnomnomnom]

Ah, that's too bad... I was hoping I'd get to see it in action!

[What is he even talking about at this point.

Anon's finished sorting out the shells and now he's just looking around for bracelet materials. Given that they've just got cake and a zillion people here that might be a little hard, but he doesn't seem deterred. He just hums as he starts looking under the table.]

Back home, you know, there are ways to manifest all kinds of things depending on your will. That's how some of the weapons work.

Well, I don't think friendship would be a very good weapon, anyway. But I bet someone would still try to use it.

[foundfate]

Are you kidding? Friendship is an excellent weapon! The desire to protect your friends is enough to push forward and win a fight even when all hope seems lost.

[Or at least that is what his shounen mangas tell him.]

[anonnomnomnom]

[He just shakes his head with seemingly great patience, just missing banging it on the table as he gets up again. At some point in his search he's coming up with some bits of string, who knows, maybe they're from the tablecloth. They're going full DIY for this.]

Friendship definitely isn't a real weapon! At least, I've never seen someone use it successfully for anything useful. Also, that sounds kind of lame, doesn't it?

[He's literally from a shounen manga but listen, he's allowed to be a skeptic. At least it sounds more like he's messing around. For the most part.]

[excavated]

These are really nice, though...

[ Not commenting on the twins part either, looking rather in awe as he says that. ]

Were these all from the beach?

[anonnomnomnom]

I think most of the things on this island are poisonous, and there are poisonous things in the water, too, but the shells are usually pretty good.

[Unless they stab you. But apparently that hasn't been a big issue yet, unless we're about to have a shell-assisted murder this week. Anyway, since apparently literally no one is going to correct his misconception y'all are the mismatched twins from hell now.]

Some are from the dock, and some are from the cliffs, but they're usually from the beach.

[What cliffs.]

[excavated]

Yeah, there are a lot of poisonous things, aren't there? That's why the forest is so dangerous. . . But it makes sense.

[anonnomnomnom]

Don't you think it makes the island a lot more beautiful the more dangerous it is? I can't even go for a walk without paying attention to what I'm walking through! I heard there's plants here that can melt your eyeballs.

[Said in that awed hushed sort of kid voice that normal kids would use to talk about dinosaurs or some shit. Yeah. This is probably the mentality of whoever created this godforsaken island.

He's going to nab some cake in the meantime.]