week 2

[arsholes]

[One week down and (if the Alchemist's promise is to be believed) just three more to go. In the past week royalty has been bullied, explicitly non-Satanic chairs were ordered and you began the pact-bonding process with your new proprietor of mercantile wares, ✨Garfield the Deals Warlock✨.

All in all, a surprisingly good week despite the kidnapping and looming threat of death. We'll see how long that lasts.


Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday

✨WEEKLY DEALS✨
1. The Cloak of Duplication - An ancient vampiric artifact, when worn it changes your appearance and voice to perfectly mimic another individual of your choosing. (You still have to sell the act, though.) [5 coins] SOLD
2. The Battle Axe of Hatred - A sick as hell electric guitar with an energy that feels like it is powered by the screaming of an ancient and evil lord- or at least once was. It has a signature on the body that simply says "Ron" and looks like it might have been written in blood. [5 coins]
3. The Jable - Put down your keys and stay a while. [2 coins]


✨LEFTOVER STOCK AT 50% MARK-UP✨
1. The Tingler - The whole hand tingles from wearing this ring, as if more blood rushes through the area. [2 coins]
2. Christine Jr. - A tiny red convertible. It's powered by pedals like a bicycle, with a steering wheel. For some reason it makes you think of old men in silly hats. [6 coins]



(( OOC: Don't forget to submit your orders for any threads that aren't with the Alchemist or Garfield! The Alchemist and Garfield both have "office hours" now so feel free to reach out to them. The compact functions have also been updated and don't forget activity check!

This week is where the real game begins, so get in your regains and CR while you can. >:3 ))

Comments

investigation in the night prompt

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

[For some reason, this morning you'll find Mei in the training room. She's rolled up her kimono sleeves and is trying to walk on the balance beam. Trying, because occasionally she'll get distracted and slip --]

Wah!

[-- and crash in a heap on the floor. But other times, she manages the walk perfectly, even if she looks like a shaky pile of nerves doing it. So there's improvement.

In the afternoon, Mei will be in the library again, this time reading something about ghosts. Probably fitting, given what her title is. She'll look up and wave if she sees you.

And when night approaches, she'll be hanging around the dorm hallway, apparently too nervous to try exploring alone at night. So this will have to do. Now that night has fallen, she's on the lookout for any ghosts, spirits, or anyone she doesn't recognize.]

Dorm Hallway

[spitessier]

[Welp, it's time to sleep. Katsuya was already making his way to the dormitories when he found Mei there, on the lookout]

Everything alright? You should get some sleep.

[Don't be like Hubert]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Oh, sorry! I'll get to Wu-san's party, I just... need to stand out here for a bit beforehand. Just in case they don't like people.

[spitessier]

...they? Who are you referring to?

[Evryone else in the party, is his first thought]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Um... Are you going to get upset if I say ghosts?

[spitessier]

Certainly not -- but I do would like to know why you say there are ghosts around here.

[Indeed, Katsuya doesn't seem upset! But he's skeptical. At least he's not dismissing it as impossible, that's progress compared to how he took things in canon for like the first half of his game, haha]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I don't know for sure if there are or not. That's why I was going to look. I mean, it seems like the kind of place, right?

training room

[philomachy]

[The falling is distracting. This is the only reason Zenos ends up putting a hand on her back as she's walking past, to keep her upright.]

If this weren't a training room, you would be dead.

[...well of course he's not gonna be like, normal about this.]

Re: training room

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

[She jumps a little, but manages to stay on the balance beam, albeit with some arm-flailing.]

Zenos-san! I didn't mean to bother you. I'm trying to practise so I don't fall behind. I mean, I'm not sure what use it'll be walking in a straight line, but...

[philomachy]

Then fall less.

[#helpful]

...Balance is not a bad beginning. Being able to simply move correctly in a tense situation is a far too undervalued skill and has led to many people meeting their ends on my blade.

You will want to keep your breaths measured and even.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Um... right. [Mei breathes in and out, then walks carefully to the end and climbs down.] Oh, I also got something I think is yours! I took it out in case I saw you.

[She runs over to a corner and holds up the Imperial Court Attire.]

A few people think it must be yours, anyway.

[philomachy]

[He tilts his head ever so slightly, looking at it. Ah...]

Indeed it is. It has not been that long since I discarded this garb for my current... though perhaps it is worth revisiting while we are trapped.

[Laundry days and all. He'll go ahead and take it.]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I wonder why they've got our things in the boxes, anyway?

Dorm Hallway

[arsholes]

[No spirits pass by Mei as she sits in the hall, leaving her on her own for the moment. Mostly she might hear the ambient sounds of her fellow apprentices, or the gently creaks of the tower.

Until there's a new sound: a very quiet, viscus dripping.]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

[...okay, time to follow the sound.]

A leak in the roof?

[arsholes]

[The quiet dripping continues, the sound getting neither closer nor father away.

Drip.......drip.......drip.......

There are no puddles on the ground in the hallway or other visual keys of water coming from above.]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

[Mei takes a breath in and looks around.]

...Hello? Is somebody making that noise?

[Or, uh. Something.]

[arsholes]

[No answer.]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Hello...

[Okay, well, she's gonna head off to Wu's party if no one's there. But before she does, she clears her throat.]

I'll look for you again, okay? So -- so if you're having trouble, don't worry!

Dorm Hallway

[cuttingremark]

[Loki isn't planning on going to the party until later, so staying with Mei while she ghost hunts isn't a problem for him at all!]

Anything I can do to help?

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I think it's okay! If we see something, we see something, and if we don't, we don't. Nothing's really gone wrong so far, so it probably isn't dangerous.

[cuttingremark]

I shall remain, just in case. I'm not needed at the 'pajama party' for a little.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Needed? Oh, are you bringing something to eat? I was making some Hamburg steak -- I'm not sure if it's a sleepover food, but it's good, right?

[cuttingremark]

I've never heard of this type of steak, but I'm sure it will be delicious. [Carefully not mentioning why he isn't turning up until later.]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

It's not all that fancy, but beef is beef! I'm just glad enough of us know how to use a wood stove.