Day 03

[shimmershimmer]

[Last night, the Night Watch heard sounds of movement around Kimblee and McDougal's cottage just before daybreak. If they checked inside, they would find McDougal appropriately asleep, but Kimblee missing.]

[As for everyone else, dawn brings the morning announcements from the Shimmering Lady:]

Takano Miyo and Mitsuko, two Sinners, are lost to dreams.
Shuu Tsukiyama, an ordinary villager, is lost to dreams.
Isaac McDougal, an Incubus, is lost to dreams. Please bring me his body that it may be purified, and we shall begin the mourning process for the man he once...

...Wait. Kimblee is McDougal's Soulmate. Why is he awake?

He shouldn't be awake. He lost fair and square. He's breaking the rules. He is a blasphemer and a demon and ugly. Bring him here. Bring him.

Bring him to me.

((Status & Role Distribution
Current Night Watch rotation

So. Wow. Okay. Here's a thing I did not in the least expect to occur this early in the game, because clearly I am a fool.. So we'll be playing this by ear, and day 3 might end up taking more than the scheduled 24 hours (I'll watch it closely and keep everyone updated), but no matter what crazy-ass thing Kimblee decides to do with this, it shouldn't be a gamebreaker. Shimmer won't let anybody die who hasn't already been officially taken out of the game. Unless they explicitly ask me for that to happen, I guess!

Whatever happens, bear in mind the brainwashing rule-of-thumb: You can doubt the words of the Lady/Gentleman, but unless explicitly told otherwise, you can't break out of the world view provided for you, especially if spoken to directly.

If you'd like to consult with the Lady, she's here.
If you'd like to confront Kimblee, that's here.
And if you just wanna run around being useless and angry, come join Cassius over here.))

Comments

[lifescratched]

Because as with trials, she trusts us to make our own decisions. We cannot burden her with everything.

[defenceservice]

She gave us an order to bring both of them to her to deal with.

[lifescratched]

Saving the lives of the Faithful is important as well. If we act rashly now and try to bring him to her without negotiations, both hostages will die. Is that what you wish?

[defenceservice]

No, I'm saying we tell her what the deal is so she can tell us what she wants us to do about it.

[in fact he is going to concentrate on summoning her here]

[shimmershimmer]

[Her presence can be felt, but is silent for a moment just long enough to be awkward.]

...Yes?

[defenceservice]

[nods at Connor]

He's got some updates for you.

[lifescratched]

[Connor looks uncomfortable, whether at her silence or at something else. Nonetheless, he launches into a brief explanation.]

...The demon possessing Kimblee is holding Oswin and Bulat hostage. He will kill them unless we spare his partner, Isaac McDougal. If we spare him, the demon will surrender.

I have proposed we spare his partner, in the interests of preserving the lives of Oswin and Bulat. There is no sense in wasting innocent lives, here.

[shimmershimmer]

. . . I agree. Tell him what he wishes to hear.

[lifescratched]

The demon also suggested Kimblee can be saved, and he will not be a threat to us so long as he is kept awake.

Can we find a way to spare him, as well?

[shimmershimmer]

...In the police officer's cottage, there's a lockable room that can be used as a jail cell. I'll leave it the Faithfuls' judgement as to whether you decide to use it.

However. A demon is not to be trusted. It is only looking for an opportunity to hurt you.

[defenceservice]

Only one way to be sure he doesn't manage to sleep.

[shimmershimmer]

First we must disarm him and secure the hostages.

[lifescratched]

I will tell him we have agreed to his terms. If he surrenders, Detective Fulbright can arrest him and take him to the cell.

[shimmershimmer]

Very well.

...I shall ruminate upon this turn of events. We can discuss it more during the trial.