arsarcana | week 2

[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 ))

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You live in a mansion? Wow, you really don't need that advice.

[Though technically, Bruno could sort of be said to also live in, at the least, the biggest house in town.]

It was sort of a -- I mean, he did say I could stay, but, well... [She looks guilt-wracked for a second, but mostly she just seems to be flailing and turning red.] It's temporary!

Woah, woah, Mei! [Bruno waves his hands, starting to also look alarmed.] It's okay! I - you don't have to tell me about it, but I know some stuff about...unorthodox living situations. It's really fine.

Um... thank you. I'm sorry. It's not really anything bad. It's just that my situation is... well, I was trying to decide. Whether to stay or go back.

...oh, yeah?

Uh-huh. So thinking about it always makes me feel guilty. Because I'm either giving up the place and people that made me feel better about myself, or just running away from my problems. That's all.

...I get that. I ran away from all my problems ages ago.

[actually he sort of did both of those at once, but the other angle's just depressing]

Really? ...is that why you always seem nervous?

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...yeah, I guess it is.

[Hm!]

There's new problems where I am now, of course. And maybe a few old ones coming back to haunt me. I guess it's harder to get away from that stuff than you think.

Maybe you have a point. Are you going to be okay when we all go back?

I...guess I'll find out.

[LITERALLY NO IDEA]

I don't think my current living situation is...gonna last much longer. Which could be good, or it could be very, very bad.

So you have a decision to make too, I guess... Maybe it'll work out. I mean, maybe all it takes is working up the nerve to reach out to people. I never used to be able to, and now I think maybe I can.

[Bruno cringes a little.]

I'm, uh. Really glad you can do that. It's pretty hard, heh...

It is. But if I can do it, then maybe things will work for you, too. I mean... I don't know if I'll succeed when I get back home -- if I go there -- but at least being able to try is different enough, right?

...yeah, maybe. Guess I'm gonna have to try either way. My niece, Mirabel - I don't think she'd actually drag me out, but she's probably right.

It sounds good that you have somebody trying to help you! At least, in a way that isn't kidnapping you to a death tower, I mean.

Mmm, yeah, I guess so. I just hope it doesn't backfire on her. I'm probably not the best guy to associate with.

But you're family, aren't you? If she's trying to reach out to you, it must be because she's worried.

Yeah, she is.

[That much was plain immediately!]

But we're both...the family weirdoes, I guess. I'd hoped she'd be able to get away from that. Definitely won't if she hangs around with me.

The kind of person everybody calls a weirdo is someone who does need someone to help them! If they pretend everything's fine and keep others away, that might feel easier, but it's nothing compared to being shown love, no matter who it's from!

Yeah, well. It's a couple decades too late for that.

...Sorry. I didn't mean to overstep, really. I just thought it was important.

It's fine. You sound a lot like her.

I do? She said that kind of thing?

That I should go back, yeah. And that family weirdoes just...get a bad rap.

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