[CONTINUE] Week 1 || Act: mingle

[foundationmods]

Monday comes onto the snowy town once more, though it still looks as if it's 'night' as ever.

Then again, you are underground. That's just to be expected, considering no natural light can get down here in the first place. The Monsters around you are just as friendly as ever, despite this being your second 'time' trying this monday.

...Though....are there a few less Monsters here than there were before? ...Nah. You must be imagining it.

You still have a mission - and after the events of the last trial, you want to do your best to stop whatever is causing this.

But, hey. You really do have nothing but time now to figure it out.

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[dereban]

. . . He was an Archer? I think?

Of that one mobile game. I vaguely remember talking to him about class advantages. Archer of Mystery?

[She's not sure if that sounds any better.]

So like the vision that Watanuki talked about?

[justonezero]

Kind of, but I don't think his SOUL broke. And he wasn't exactly surrounded by people, he fell into... uhh, it looked like lava? The dog guard who was escorting him looked strange for a moment before pushing him in.

It's like its fur got darker for a moment. That was probably the moment of possession.

[dereban]

Maybe it got altered already slightly...

[She hums to herself thoughtfully.] That's probably right.

I wonder why, though - was it because of that item?

[justonezero]

Which one?

[dereban]

The 'protect' button.

He threw that at you guys, right?

[justonezero]

He did, but I don't think he got to use it before he fell.

[dereban]

I don't think it's usable at all in its current state... but he did say it's important...

[justonezero]

Maybe we'll have to use it the same way you guys used RECTIFY. We can save it for the end.

[...Whatever the end turns out to be, here.]

[white_camellia]

Considering how we have already picked up extra letters, and the fact that only the first letter is capitalized, unlike the other commands.

That being said initial attempts at fixing such it have simply resulted in us getting a new command that contains an E, which likely also needs to be completed.

[white_camellia]

Lava... Though, it appeared to be white, and it seemed to let out some sort of electric attack when he made contact with it?

[What even was that stuff?]

In the first place, why would the monsters choose to hold a trial in such a dangerous location?

[justonezero]

Yeah. I don't think normal lava would have reacted that way to him falling in, either. Lava's super hot, so he should have caught on fire.

Don't know why they chose it for the trial, though...

[dereban]

That is weird...

If we have another trial - do you think we could ask them?

[white_camellia]

I intend to, yes. Perhaps the reason for our enemy's apparent inaction is because they can only take souls after they come into contact with that. In such a case, we may be able to avoid things escalating simply by changing the trial location.

[Though that's... probably wishful thinking.]

[sageking]

[ meanwhile, in back tag land ]

Hmph, one should hope. That said, your theory appears to make some semblance of sense...though that doesn't explain the erasure of the ghost and the others who we didn't see make contact.

[white_camellia]

...If we are going to go with something like that, I feel like Archer of the Underground may be more appropriate.

[justonezero]

Archibald!

[dereban]

I'm fine with Archer of the Underground if everyone else is.

[improbablenotimpossible]

...

[He shook his head]

No - that doesn't feel right. Not for him.

[dereban]

You knew him best.

Do you have any suggestions, then?

[improbablenotimpossible]

I...

[He exhales softly, fingers pressing to his lips]

Professor. That's what feels right in my core.

[dereban]

Professor, huh...

I don't think I've ever referred to anyone like that, but there's a first time for everything.

[improbablenotimpossible]

He had a teacher's temperament.

And I'll be damned if he's named for where he's being erased, perhaps for good this time.

[oceanicbutterfly]

I'm fine with Archer of the Underground.

[improbablenotimpossible]

[He whispers softly]

Don't.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[as if just continuing the previous sentence]

But not everyone is, so we won't go with that.