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Cartesio NPCs ([personal profile] cartesio) wrote in [community profile] cartesianism2018-10-28 10:35 am

Week 5: April 29th - May 3rd



Fifth Week
Everything's getting worse. Rose Nylund and Frasier Crane murdered Jughead Jones during the event Jughead worked so hard to organize. Given some of the townspeople were in attendance, it didn't give a good impression -- if the visitors did this when trying to be good people and get along with Cartesio, then how will they behave once they get into destroying everything? The cruel method of Jughead's death also left everyone quite horrified, too.

That may be why it's no surprise the town's quiet unrest is slowly turning into real, tangible fury.

During the week, from time to time stones break some of the windows of the motel, looking outside shows a random passerby running away. Graffiti is left on the walls: 'SEE IF YOU LIKE THIS' 'MURDERERS' 'YOU'RE GOING TO DESTROY US ALL', and other similar messages. Some of the store owners hesitate when the visitors approach, but they don't refuse service because money is always nice.

The Sergeant's pervasive influence is starting to cover not only you, but also the entire town of Cartesio. After all, everything that's happening to you and the motel? It's the result of what you and the other visitors have done.

In the lobby of the motel there's a few more brochures, and the maps have been updated once again.

Links
[Welcome to the fifth week! If you want to contact the Sergeant, please post here!. Also please remember to submit your activity check!]
marmoron: (resting bitch face)

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-11-02 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
Endangering everyone else. That part.
robitussin: (pic#12475592)

[personal profile] robitussin 2018-11-02 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
By that logic, we could have just burned part of it. One of the tables or a part of the wall.
quickpersuader: (checking the clouds)

[personal profile] quickpersuader 2018-11-02 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
I did not intent to get anyone hurt when I started the fire.

Any of us - or the townspeople. That was my mistake.
quickpersuader: (checking the clouds)

[personal profile] quickpersuader 2018-11-02 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Burn down this place" doesn't leave too much room for interpretation.
marmoron: by request of the icon creator, pls do not take (pleasant)

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-11-02 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
I appreciate it. Let me know how that goes.

[A beat.]

And if there's anything I can do for you,...let me know.
robitussin: (pic#12531899)

[personal profile] robitussin 2018-11-02 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, except you didn’t even do that. It’s still standing. If you really believed we had to do exactly what was there, then you fucked it up anyways.
quickpersuader: (we travel the world)

[personal profile] quickpersuader 2018-11-02 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
I already realize I messed up more than I meant to.

[personal profile] clearities 2018-11-02 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
I will, but... you really don't have to. I want to help out, since we're all supposed to work together. We're stuck in the same situation, and we all really just want the same thing: to go home. So it's better to help each other than to work against each other.
marmoron: marmoron (more glaring)

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-11-02 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
So if Sakura or anyone else who was right there by the microwave got hurt -- what were you going to say to that? "Woops, I didn't intend for that to happen" ?!

You could have told people to back off. You could have told people to go wait in safety. You didn't because you just don't fucking care, do you? We're all just oddities to you -- people who can tell you stories to keep you entertained. Outside of that -- nothing.

[It's not really fair. He knows Jughead's death affected Kino, but he's pissed and also doesn't care about subtlety right now.]
quickpersuader: (into a night when)

[personal profile] quickpersuader 2018-11-02 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Kino looks at Keith, expression solemn.]

...Do you actually want me to defend myself right now?

[She's getting the feeling it would be a pointless endeavor.]
marmoron: (resting bitch face)

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-11-02 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
You can say whatever you want, but the only thing I want to know is what the hell is so valuable to you that you're willing to put everyone at risk to try and get it back from the Sergeant.
quickpersuader: (checking the clouds)

[personal profile] quickpersuader 2018-11-02 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
...I want freedom. But I don't want to kill anyone for it.
quickpersuader: (clouds)

[personal profile] quickpersuader 2018-11-02 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
But there's some kind of pattern. It isn't like he's just chosen us at random.

[Hmmmm. Interesting.]
quickpersuader: (the mountains)

[personal profile] quickpersuader 2018-11-02 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it would be a problem if I had to do a lot to take care of it.

[Traveling and all. She reaches over for another piece.]
marmoron: marmoron (cold look)

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-11-02 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
You've been volunteering to play executioner every single time, haven't you? You finally did kill the old lady last week. What do you mean, you don't want to kill for it?
quickpersuader: (so the)

[personal profile] quickpersuader 2018-11-02 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
That wasn't for freedom. That was because I know how to euthanize people quickly. Although... I was too angry at Rose to give her that.

But you already asked me about that.
marmoron: (resting bitch face)

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-11-02 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a moment of icy silence.]

Did the Sergeant give you what you wanted after everything you did yesterday.
quickpersuader: (we travel the world)

[personal profile] quickpersuader 2018-11-02 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
Are you planning to kill me for it?
marmoron: marmoron (side glancing)

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-11-02 07:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Keith raises an eyebrow.]

No. [That's deadpan as fuck.] I'm not playing the Sergeant's stupid game. I'll find a way home without doing what he says.

I want to know how much I can actually trust you. So tell me, did you or did you not get a medal.
quickpersuader: (the wind)

[personal profile] quickpersuader 2018-11-02 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Good. Because I asked him afterwards and they can't be transferred anyway. He wants us to earn them by doing what he tells us to.

[The more you know.]

When I returned to my room, I found the medal as well as something else of mine.
marmoron: marmoron (stepped in dog shit)

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-11-02 08:14 am (UTC)(link)
I...I guess?

[Sounding so uncertain here. He does trust Cian not to go wild and make him uncomfortable though, and he does want to know how better to disguise himself.]

Just don't do anything too weird.
marmoron: marmoron (commiserating kinda)

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-11-02 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
Uh...

[Well he hasn't given this a whole lot of deep thought but he's looking from Natalie to the wigs back to Natalie.]

I didn't have anything specific in mind. I just want to look different enough that the folks in town won't recognize me on sight if I try to ask them stuff.

[A beat, then he adds hastily:]

Without looking more suspicious or like a clown, y'know?
marmoron: by request of the icon creator, pls do not take (lineface)

[personal profile] marmoron 2018-11-02 08:57 am (UTC)(link)
. . .

[THERE IS SO MUCH TO UNPACK HERe.

First of all, if you wanna fight, Keith's right here, pal. Put up dem ghost hands.

Second of all, Keith's willing to put money on the fact that you aren't actually as buff as your character there and that there's some kind of posturing going on, which is real cute but please leave him out of your Issues.

Third, (yes these observations are listed in order of priority) -- is that supposed to be some kind of threat? PplCanVanish? Like you 're trying to make him scared of you by throwing out vague commentary about his fragile state of existence? Or are you actually trying to be helpful and not a little shit....
]

You wish, Gabe. If that's even your real name.
silvertongueheir: (Default)

[personal profile] silvertongueheir 2018-11-02 09:55 am (UTC)(link)
She's called Hydrangea. [A pause] She's the child of Shaymin, and I admit I've been concealing her existence from the rest of you for a while. But I suppose now that she's here I can no longer do so.
silvertongueheir: (Default)

[personal profile] silvertongueheir 2018-11-02 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Serious nod.] Maybe we can ask Sting, then. [He glows and all.]