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Day 01

[Dawn brings with it the warmth of the sun, the scent of flowers, and the sound of birdsong... it also brings with it an unhappy knowledge that demons have possessed members of your village... and that there have been victims in the night.

Haytham and Soulmates Hibari and Lexaeus, all ordinary villagers, can be found in their beds. They are still alive, it would seem, with a faint pulse and shallow breath, but nothing you can do will rouse them. And every once in awhile, it will look as though they are having the most terrible nightmares...

As they were heads of the police force, Hibari and Lexaeus's cottage contains two pairs of handcuffs, for whoever wants to yoink those.]

((At this point everyone has full knowledge of the roles and their distribution, the idea that the demons will take over if their numbers are equal to the faithful, and the fact that there will be a trial starting soon - ICly after lunch, OOCly 4:30PM EST tomorrow.

Re: Soulmates, some pairs are linked in function/role, and some aren't. If you're not "soulmates," you're not. I am very sorry for not making that clear before or after signups; it was my intent from the beginning and the reason why I was so free about numbers, but I only mentioned that was my plan once and briefly while yammering on about partners the whole time, so it was also an extremely careless and frankly kinda dumb miscommunication on my part. I hope it hasn't caused anybody too much trouble, but if it is, PP me and we can figure something out.

Soulmates will also vote together come trial time. If I receive votes from both members and those votes were different, I will use only the first vote, but show the votes as they were cast.

Here's the Shimmering Lady!
An anonymous note
Night Watch))

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[The following note has been posted near the temple:]

Last night I dreamed that Ling was a demon. I don't know yet if I am the real or false seer, but we should vote him out so that those of us assigned the role will at least know what our visions really mean.

SIGNED, An Anonymous Seer

... [glares at the note, and after a moment's thought, tears it down.]

Is that how easily this will be done?

Hmmm? What's thiiiiis? [SURPRISE, suddenly tiny teenage girl lunging forward and making grabby hands at that note.] Lemme see that!

[tch]

It's an anonymous note from someone claiming to be a seer, saying they dreamed my partner was a demon and thus we ought to kill him so they know if they're really a seer or not.

My bias aside, it doesn't help us at all.

It's the closest thing we've got to something helpful, though. You're awfully quick to try to get it outta sight!

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I can tell you what your visions mean now: Nothing.

Is that all you have to say? Denial alone will not prove your innocence.

I've been accused by someone who doesn't have anything to support what they say. I could just as easily accuse you and everyone else, and would you take it as seriously? It's being pretty generous to assume this person even had visions at all, considering they won't even identify themselves.

... Then prove your faith, even if they are willing to hide theirs. Help me find the ones who have harmed my father and the others.

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Really? It seems to me like it means either you've been possessed or you haven't been.

Ah, you're right. So instead it means "anything"!

You could say that. But the Seers' powers are a gift to them from Our Lady. There's no reason not to believe them, once we've figured out which of them gets the truth and which gets the opposite.

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This certainly puts me in a rather awkward position. That note seemed rather uncertain too, didn't it, Ling?

Mm... It did. I think if it were a trap placed by the demons it would've been more forceful...

They do say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Rest assured, Ling. If it means anything, I am not ready to cast judgment on the basis of a single note. We are fellow militiamen, are we not?

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[ u n s u r e ]

That's a stupid reason to just - just kill someone like that!

I'm with you. I wonder when the other prophet will come forward....

How many do we have? A right one and a wrong one?

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Well now. We've got a fighter on our hands.

So you think our so-called Seer is the blindest of us all? You'll have to make an argument for yourself.

I don't really. They made the argument on their own. Assuming this person really had any visions at all, they themselves have no idea if it's right or wrong. They just want me to die so they can find out.

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Not to mention they seem to believe they'll know for certain that you were a demon or not as soon as you're dead. We have no guarantee of that.

Mm, also true. We don't really know anything about these demons.

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So this actually tells us nothing about Mr. Yao.

It sounds like a seer's role is useless until they know if their visions are true or false. But once they know, they'll be the most important allies we have in identifying demons. It'd make sense for them to try to figure that out as soon as possible... although it could be a trap by the demons. But if it is a trap, then that means the seers haven't given us any messages yet.

The other one's kept quiet. Think that means they haven't gotten anything good from their visions?

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They might be in the same boat, having a vision and not knowing if it's real or fake.

There's a couple other possibilities, though. Maybe they investigated one of the men who didn't wake up. We know that they're not demons, so if a seer investigated them, then that seer has their confirmation. Or maybe the incubus blocked them from seeing anything. ...Or they could be refusing to participate at all.

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