[mikazuki seems thoughtful for a moment before he tilts his head]
Then to begin, it is possible to fall from a wisteria tree and injure yourself severely enough. Perhaps, one may even find themselves caught in the long vines, strangled and body caught in their length. Or, should some feel particularly spiteful, they may intentionally have the body of their victim hidden above.
... the blossoms of wisteria hold the meaning of longevity, even immortality. One of the oldest trees is just as old as I. Should one think of the juxtaposition of these beautiful blossoms with the fortune of long life, and how short-lived our experiences are here - it is ironic.
{they pull out a few seeds for wisteria trees to hand over to mikazuki.]
Note that you must use them for the purpose you stated [i.e. no going PSYCHE I'M PLANTING THESE IN MY ROOM INSTEAD] and the two of you will be responsible for planting these yourselves, as well as nurturing them until they sprout. Your results won't be immediate, although I promise they won't take years either.
[when y'all do, just make a note in location changes for our reference and note that there won't be any visible results until... well, you'll know when it happens. but work hard (?) until then!]
I was actually hoping to ask - would you tell me more about the items found in our rooms this morning? About the different abilities you all may grant to us...
You may request up to two powers total—only one per week—with each being one use only. Even should a power be used, it will still contribute to that maximum. Note that the majority of powers cannot be used in trial, either. While a few are designed with workarounds in mind, mine don't. You'll have to ask the respective staff member for clarification on the powers they offer.
If you want to officially request a power, we ask that you complete a task first. As we will only be giving each power out a limited number of times each week, and overall, you may be competing against others for the ability. If you end up completing your task too late, you may choose either to be put on a wait list for next week, if slots will be available then, or to be allowed to request a power from any staff member without having to complete another task. That's assuming that said power isn't also already claimed, though there are enough slots that you'll always be able to receive a power, even if it may not be your first choice.
[well. he does nod along, seeming to understand it.]
Then I would like to request an additional clarification - the injuries that are transferred, might they include old wounds as well? [a gesture to his own face. like if jiji transferred new bruises to someone else, would they take his old cheek wound too] Or is it possible to isolate?
You may specify the degree of injuries you want to transfer. Though, again, remember that it's one use only, so you can't then change your mind and transfer more or take them back.
A follow-up question: if it is one use only, might that mean that I am unable to return to you or any of the other staff to use your ability again? For example, Research & Preparation - I might not request that ability from you two weeks apart if I had used it the first time?
Similarly, is there an expiration on these powers? Must they be used within a week from when it is bestowed, or anything similar?
Fufu... Thank you very much. Then might I request a task to fulfill? Though this old man will likely only request a power sometime next week.
[cries in wednesday]
In addition, it has been shared with me that we might be able to see the fine print of the contracts we had signed. Would that be possible as well, dear Cetus?
Oh my, oh my... Very well. Hmm... Research and Preparation ought serve this old man well for now. I believe I have told some that I will endeavor to assist how I may during trials, given that it is no longer within my grasp to dispense hints.
[but dana will be gone this weekend so he'll just. cash it in next week or whenever it's available thank you mods
A reminder that Research & Preparation won't work during trial. Are you sure you still want to request that one? You'll also have to complete the task within seven days or else the task will expire.
[mikazuki may not look into the binder! nooooo peeking. cetus holds it away from him as they take out a sheet. that, they'll show him.
as he reads, the words sound familiar, like he's read them before; additionally, the signature at the bottom matches his own perfectly. he will know instinctively that this is the contract that he signed, and that he is bound by its terms.]
This is a contract between Mikazuki Munechika, hereafter referred to as "the Player," and the Nightman, hereafter referred to as "the Host". By signing this contract, both parties agree to and are bound by its terms.
GENERAL INFORMATION. The term of this Agreement shall begin upon signature. The Player shall check in as a guest of the Starlight Hotel, and the agreement shall continue through its termination date of approximately eight weeks later when the Player checks out, should they survive their stay. During this time, the Player shall provide entertainment to the Host by participating in murder trials, casting votes for a culprit, attending executions, and engaging in a variety of weekly activities. The Player consents to any scenario which will make observing their stay more entertaining for the Host.
Someone of importance to the Player, hereafter referred to as "the Hostage," has been obtained by the Host to be held in captivity and will remain so even if this contract is not signed. By signing this contract, the Player agrees to register as a guest of the Starlight Hotel in exchange for the chance to gain custody of their Hostage. Should sufficient entertainment be provided, the Hostage will be set free and returned in a satisfactory manner regardless of the state of their mortality and vitality.
During the course of the Player's stay, the Host will be largely unavailable but will be aware of all ongoings within the hotel to accurately gauge the level of entertainment provided. The Host has authorized eight individuals, hereafter referred to as "Hotel Staff," to act on his behalf. Questions, concerns, and complaints must be directed to Hotel Staff. Directives from Hotel Staff should be honored in the same manner as the Host’s directives.
HOTEL STAFF. Hotel Staff can be identified by the Starlight Hotel uniforms and answer to the names "Aquarius," "Aquila," "Cetus," "Gemini," "Lepus," "Orion," "Virgo," and "Vulpecula". Hotel Staff will be authorized to make deals with the Player for additional incentives or introduce new rules for the purposes of entertainment; however, they may not void the terms of this contract.
ENTERTAINMENT. Any Player who is alive* and in the Lobby of the Starlight Hotel to check out at the termination date of this contract will be considered to have sufficiently fulfilled the terms outlined. The Player and their Hostage will be freed as per the above terms.
Any Player who is not alive and/or is unable to return to the Lobby of the Starlight Hotel to check out at the termination date of this contract will be considered to have failed to sufficiently fulfill the terms outlined, and their life and the life of their Hostage will be forfeit.
To sufficiently fulfill this agreement, the Player must provide entertainment for the entire duration of their stay.
An exception to the above clause is as follows: if a Player commits a murder of another Player, their Hostage will be released in a satisfactory manner at the termination date regardless of the Player’s survival. As the Host's preference for entertainment is murder, those who provide this form of entertainment will find that the Host will honor these terms even if a Player is found guilty by trial or removed from the game by another Player later.
Additionally, the Host will be unable to harm, kidnap, imprison or otherwise interact with any Player or Hostage who has been released at any point in the future, except to send them to whichever world they wish to go to once their stay at the Starlight Hotel has concluded.
*For the purposes of this contract, alive is taken to mean in the same general physical condition as their arrival (with an allowance made for injuries sustained over the course of their stay); undead Players will be considered "alive" provided that the nature of their undeath is identical to how it was when they arrived.
ENTERTAINMENT, CONTINUED. Should a Player murder to ensure the safety of a Hostage, only the Hostage corresponding with that Player will be protected by these terms. Players may not commit murders to ensure the safety of another Player's Hostage.
The Player who strikes the killing blow will be considered to have committed a murder, and thus only their Hostage will be spared. Acting as an accomplice to someone else's murder will not free your Hostage. Appropriate compensation will be rewarded for your assistance which may prove to your benefit.
The following acts of murder do not fall under entertainment:
✦ Excessive murder by a singular party. ✧ Murder of all other guests by a singular party or a coordinated group. ✦ Suicide with the explicit intent to save the Hostage. ✧ Murder of a member of Hotel Staff.
A Player is not barred from taking part in a murder more than once should they have a legitimate reason to do so. However, any and all attempts to eliminate a mass amount of Players at once will be considered an attempt of early termination and thus will be considered a breach of contract.
Failure at limitation will result in permanent erasure.
BREACH OF CONTRACT. Should the Player fail to fulfill the terms of this contract, the lives of both the Player and the Hostage will be forfeit to the Host. This includes but is not limited to failing to cast a vote, refusing to participate in murder trials, refusing to watch the executions, deliberately abstaining from weekly activities, divulging information that they have been instructed to keep secret, attempting to end their stay at the Starlight Hotel early, or encouraging other Players to breach their contract. For more information about what may constitute a breach of contract, speak with Hotel Staff.
SUMMARY. By this contract, the Player agrees to provide entertainment to the Host, by following schedule in exchange for the life and safety of the Player's hostage.
This agreement is binding, and failure to meet its terms will allow the Host to take the life of both the Player and the Hostage.
a long period of silence follows, almost as though mikazuki has forgotten to address cetus' other statement? though as he reads over the contract and gets to the end -
he smiles as though he too has come to a decision]
To go over precisely how Sacrifice works: you may transfer any degree of your own, already existing injuries to another target. [i.e. no "i activate it to transfer the next injury i receive."] Or, alternatively, you may take any degree of another person's injuries onto yourself, though in this case, the injuries will transfer back to them after 24 hours—though if you had them healed or some such while on your person, they would transfer back in that healed state.
Is this your official request, then? Once I give you your task, you'll be locked in until the task ends one way or another.
If you felt like sharing it, I would listen. [but they get the feeling that's not going to happen.] That is the case, though. I wouldn't count towards the three.
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[mikazuki seems thoughtful for a moment before he tilts his head]
Then to begin, it is possible to fall from a wisteria tree and injure yourself severely enough. Perhaps, one may even find themselves caught in the long vines, strangled and body caught in their length. Or, should some feel particularly spiteful, they may intentionally have the body of their victim hidden above.
... the blossoms of wisteria hold the meaning of longevity, even immortality. One of the oldest trees is just as old as I. Should one think of the juxtaposition of these beautiful blossoms with the fortune of long life, and how short-lived our experiences are here - it is ironic.
Would that suffice?
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Yes, that's acceptable.
{they pull out a few seeds for wisteria trees to hand over to mikazuki.]
Note that you must use them for the purpose you stated [i.e. no going PSYCHE I'M PLANTING THESE IN MY ROOM INSTEAD] and the two of you will be responsible for planting these yourselves, as well as nurturing them until they sprout. Your results won't be immediate, although I promise they won't take years either.
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[he will take these seeds and honestly enlist dimitri and tsuru to help because sharing is caring in the realm of gardening.]
Would you like to be present with us when we plant them, dear Cetus?
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Me? Why?
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You have given me the seeds... and so it would be nice to have it all come to fruition together.
Or when they sprout, we will still invite you to come and admire them with us.
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Thank you, dear Cetus. As a guest I feel very well taken care of.
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I was actually hoping to ask - would you tell me more about the items found in our rooms this morning? About the different abilities you all may grant to us...
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You may request up to two powers total—only one per week—with each being one use only. Even should a power be used, it will still contribute to that maximum. Note that the majority of powers cannot be used in trial, either. While a few are designed with workarounds in mind, mine don't. You'll have to ask the respective staff member for clarification on the powers they offer.
If you want to officially request a power, we ask that you complete a task first. As we will only be giving each power out a limited number of times each week, and overall, you may be competing against others for the ability. If you end up completing your task too late, you may choose either to be put on a wait list for next week, if slots will be available then, or to be allowed to request a power from any staff member without having to complete another task. That's assuming that said power isn't also already claimed, though there are enough slots that you'll always be able to receive a power, even if it may not be your first choice.
Does that make sense?
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[well. he does nod along, seeming to understand it.]
Then I would like to request an additional clarification - the injuries that are transferred, might they include old wounds as well? [a gesture to his own face. like if jiji transferred new bruises to someone else, would they take his old cheek wound too] Or is it possible to isolate?
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Similarly, is there an expiration on these powers? Must they be used within a week from when it is bestowed, or anything similar?
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There's no expiration date.
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[cries in wednesday]
In addition, it has been shared with me that we might be able to see the fine print of the contracts we had signed. Would that be possible as well, dear Cetus?
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Sorry, it doesn't work like an IOU. You have to tell me which power you want first and why, before receiving the task.
[they pull out a binder.]
It is.
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[but dana will be gone this weekend so he'll just. cash it in next week or whenever it's available thank you mods
also curiously peering into the binder]
Oho...
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[mikazuki may not look into the binder! nooooo peeking. cetus holds it away from him as they take out a sheet. that, they'll show him.
as he reads, the words sound familiar, like he's read them before; additionally, the signature at the bottom matches his own perfectly. he will know instinctively that this is the contract that he signed, and that he is bound by its terms.]
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This is a contract between Mikazuki Munechika, hereafter referred to as "the Player," and the Nightman, hereafter referred to as "the Host". By signing this contract, both parties agree to and are bound by its terms.
GENERAL INFORMATION.
The term of this Agreement shall begin upon signature. The Player shall check in as a guest of the Starlight Hotel, and the agreement shall continue through its termination date of approximately eight weeks later when the Player checks out, should they survive their stay. During this time, the Player shall provide entertainment to the Host by participating in murder trials, casting votes for a culprit, attending executions, and engaging in a variety of weekly activities. The Player consents to any scenario which will make observing their stay more entertaining for the Host.
Someone of importance to the Player, hereafter referred to as "the Hostage," has been obtained by the Host to be held in captivity and will remain so even if this contract is not signed. By signing this contract, the Player agrees to register as a guest of the Starlight Hotel in exchange for the chance to gain custody of their Hostage. Should sufficient entertainment be provided, the Hostage will be set free and returned in a satisfactory manner regardless of the state of their mortality and vitality.
During the course of the Player's stay, the Host will be largely unavailable but will be aware of all ongoings within the hotel to accurately gauge the level of entertainment provided. The Host has authorized eight individuals, hereafter referred to as "Hotel Staff," to act on his behalf. Questions, concerns, and complaints must be directed to Hotel Staff. Directives from Hotel Staff should be honored in the same manner as the Host’s directives.
HOTEL STAFF.
Hotel Staff can be identified by the Starlight Hotel uniforms and answer to the names "Aquarius," "Aquila," "Cetus," "Gemini," "Lepus," "Orion," "Virgo," and "Vulpecula". Hotel Staff will be authorized to make deals with the Player for additional incentives or introduce new rules for the purposes of entertainment; however, they may not void the terms of this contract.
ENTERTAINMENT.
Any Player who is alive* and in the Lobby of the Starlight Hotel to check out at the termination date of this contract will be considered to have sufficiently fulfilled the terms outlined. The Player and their Hostage will be freed as per the above terms.
Any Player who is not alive and/or is unable to return to the Lobby of the Starlight Hotel to check out at the termination date of this contract will be considered to have failed to sufficiently fulfill the terms outlined, and their life and the life of their Hostage will be forfeit.
To sufficiently fulfill this agreement, the Player must provide entertainment for the entire duration of their stay.
An exception to the above clause is as follows: if a Player commits a murder of another Player, their Hostage will be released in a satisfactory manner at the termination date regardless of the Player’s survival. As the Host's preference for entertainment is murder, those who provide this form of entertainment will find that the Host will honor these terms even if a Player is found guilty by trial or removed from the game by another Player later.
Additionally, the Host will be unable to harm, kidnap, imprison or otherwise interact with any Player or Hostage who has been released at any point in the future, except to send them to whichever world they wish to go to once their stay at the Starlight Hotel has concluded.
*For the purposes of this contract, alive is taken to mean in the same general physical condition as their arrival (with an allowance made for injuries sustained over the course of their stay); undead Players will be considered "alive" provided that the nature of their undeath is identical to how it was when they arrived.
ENTERTAINMENT, CONTINUED.
Should a Player murder to ensure the safety of a Hostage, only the Hostage corresponding with that Player will be protected by these terms. Players may not commit murders to ensure the safety of another Player's Hostage.
The Player who strikes the killing blow will be considered to have committed a murder, and thus only their Hostage will be spared. Acting as an accomplice to someone else's murder will not free your Hostage. Appropriate compensation will be rewarded for your assistance which may prove to your benefit.
The following acts of murder do not fall under entertainment:
A Player is not barred from taking part in a murder more than once should they have a legitimate reason to do so. However, any and all attempts to eliminate a mass amount of Players at once will be considered an attempt of early termination and thus will be considered a breach of contract.
Failure at limitation will result in permanent erasure.
BREACH OF CONTRACT.
Should the Player fail to fulfill the terms of this contract, the lives of both the Player and the Hostage will be forfeit to the Host. This includes but is not limited to failing to cast a vote, refusing to participate in murder trials, refusing to watch the executions, deliberately abstaining from weekly activities, divulging information that they have been instructed to keep secret, attempting to end their stay at the Starlight Hotel early, or encouraging other Players to breach their contract. For more information about what may constitute a breach of contract, speak with Hotel Staff.
SUMMARY.
By this contract, the Player agrees to provide entertainment to the Host, by following schedule in exchange for the life and safety of the Player's hostage.
This agreement is binding, and failure to meet its terms will allow the Host to take the life of both the Player and the Hostage.
PARTICIPANT SIGNATURE: Mikazuki Munechika
HOST SIGNATURE: ̷͍̯͒̄͝ ̸̦͆͜͝ ̶̞̄̓͝ ̷̦̿͊̍ ̶̥̭̗̄̒̕ ̵̼̫̯͋͛̆ ̵̟̤̐ ̷͎͎̎̆̿ ̶̖̣̈́ ̸̻͈͛ ̷̬̿͝ ̸̠͉̹̀
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a long period of silence follows, almost as though mikazuki has forgotten to address cetus' other statement? though as he reads over the contract and gets to the end -
he smiles as though he too has come to a decision]
Let us make it instead 'Sacrifice'.
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To go over precisely how Sacrifice works: you may transfer any degree of your own, already existing injuries to another target. [i.e. no "i activate it to transfer the next injury i receive."] Or, alternatively, you may take any degree of another person's injuries onto yourself, though in this case, the injuries will transfer back to them after 24 hours—though if you had them healed or some such while on your person, they would transfer back in that healed state.
Is this your official request, then? Once I give you your task, you'll be locked in until the task ends one way or another.
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It is, it is.
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[...]
Share a painful memory with three different people, but they cannot be those from your previous session.
[i.e. no gamemates!]
... If you complete this task, report back to me.
[aka you can throw in an audience with links to the relevant threads.]
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[he nods in agreement, humming pleasantly to himself]
I imagine that I cannot share one with you, dear Cetus.
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