#B91600

[heartsteals]

My companions in kidnapping,

I've yet to see anyone make note of it in this most public forum, so I will do it myself: I would recommend you don't undertake the Quest requiring you to steal color from others. Firstly I do not know how you would accomplish this. But that is not the problem - recall that some have lost color in the past, and it is most often the result of a grievous Injury or temporary Death or some other type of curse from the town. Based on this we should assume for the moment that losing color is a bad thing, and to be avoided.

This begs the question of why such a Quest would be given to us in the first place. Indeed when I look back I see little benefit we have gained from fulfilling even those quests that are harmless outside of food or clothing. I have been here since the Start, and was willing to play along with these little games, but it has been many months with little results. As it is Winter, we should focus simply on surviving for the moment, but I would also like us to brainstorm how to move forward with our escape.

I am considering a sturdier Boat in which a small amount of us could travel across the lake. If anyone has experience in building these things your assistance would be appreciated in the future.

I am also considering trying to contact whatever lives here or watches over us here directly.

Your thoughts?

PS: I am feeling as of late a terrible chill in my bones and think that there is perhaps a sickness spreading around town. Do be careful.

Yours,
Lupin

Comments

#0000E6

[pursestrings]

[of course okuyasu is already here]

huh it's like mr. f has been hella shady the whole damn time

[heartsteals]

Believe me, I haven't trusted him for even a second. I was simply hoping the easiest solution (playing along) would be the correct one. I should have known that things are rarely so simple - especially not when the situation is as strange as this.

Your adventures into the well may have been the right idea all along.

[pursestrings]

yeah yeah now u guys are all finally catching on
about time!!!!

lemme come w/ u to kick some ass

#A2F9FF

[satanslash]

too late for me my dude

im fine though it was just my hand

getting sick is weird for me though ive like never even had a cold before

[heartsteals]

Did you actually get anything useful for it?

I assume your hardy constitution is thanks to your unusual heritage.

[satanslash]

nothing i know of yet

and yeah, not that i knew it when i was a kid but yukio was always catching stuff and i never got sick at all

#FFE094

[crowsigliere]

I wonder, what methods did you have in mind to contact our benevolent host? A written letter, perhaps? A prayer?

If you decide to shout your frustrations into the sky, all I ask is that you give ample warning so that those of us less inclined towards this town's noisier capers might procure some means to deafen ourselves to it.

[heartsteals]

A letter was precisely what I had in mind, actually. But I shall not tell you the details for fear that someone may interfere with my results.

[ he wouldn't put it past Okuni OR Kyrie to write a fake response to him just for kicks. ]

[crowsigliere]

Oh? Well, I suppose it IS best to be careful. I would hate to hear that your efforts had gone to waste over some silly prank.

[ Good call, Lupin. ]

Do you still have the coin provided some time ago, or know of anyone willing to spare their own? You might attempt to wish for a response.

#E2D383

[flinty]

how r u gonna talk to them
if u figure o u.t a way let me know cause i
personally wanna beat their ass

[heartsteals]

I plan to write letters and leave them in certain areas that I believe our captors (or whoever may be observing us) pay particular attention to, or pass through unbeknownst to us. Naturally if I receive a response I will relay it to you all. I doubt there will be much of anything for you to pick a fight with, unfortunately.

#DAA520

[appraiser]

Perhaps one of the boat houses in the harbor can be fixed up, rather than building one from scratch.

Have you eaten an apple today, Lupin?

[heartsteals]

Certainly - that was my plan. We do not have the resources to build an entire boat here, save for time which we have in excess.

To keep the doctor away? I'd rather attract one here.

#F73717

[doublesharp]

[Colour]

Lupin-san, what do you think will happen if we don't finish a quest? Haven't we finished them all in the other months? I think we have, anyway...

I don't like this one about stealing colors either, but what happens if something even worse happens because we don't do it? > <

[heartsteals]

To tell you the truth I suspect that Nothing will happen - but even if something were to happen we would have at least gained a little bit of knowledge.

In any case, it seems that some of us have already completed it, so this month you have nothing to worry about.

#F0B758

[owowattsthis]

oh wait was that quest like for real or something?? idk why but i thought it was there as like “pull a prank on your friends and steal their laptops and make really Awesome Posts(tm) on the forum”

you know since each computer has a corresponding hex code and stuff. which is like... color..........

the more i type the more ridiculous that sounds ig mb lol

but hey!!! if there is a way to contact the guy, be sure to let him/her/they know that his/her/their hospitality sucks, thx. how did you plan on doing that, anyway?

[heartsteals]

Your suggestion may work as well, of course -- but I am inclined to believe their intentions weren't so kind.

In any case, I am going to write a letter, and leave it in a certain location.

#3630FF

[messianic]

I'm a little concerned that people have been feeling chills recently... you're definitely not the only one I've talked to who has.

[He hasn't pieced together the correlation, though.]

You'll be careful with all of this, right...?

[heartsteals]

[ neither has Lupin. Chills by themselves aren't all that strange when it's this cold out. ]

As careful as can be! It's not my style to rush into things without planning ahead. If nothing else I will notify a friend before I do anything particularly dangerous.

[ except for that mirror thing, but he told Cairngorm afterwards, so it's fine in case something happens...?! ]

#ffff99

[troubadamsel]

When the new quests arrived, I actually discussed this with a companion. One of our theories is that the "no color" quest might be some sort of test, about our bonds and loyalty to one another.

[heartsteals]

It's certainly not impossible. If that is the case, then abstaining would remain the correct option, as much as it frustrates me to obey their whims.

#FEFEFA

[interlucere]

Lupin,

Do you recall if our mysterious kidnapper Mr F has ever put out a similar request in the past? I can't help but think that he might be attempting to turn us against each other for the "greater good." This worries me. I have no reason not to trust our fellow captees, but the fact that something like this would appear gives me pause. This may be a test.

But thank you for lending your perspective. I only recently arrived here, so this was much appreciated. I hope that the both of us feel better soon. It seems we may both have the same sickness. Hopefully we can find a way to warm up before the spring.

Yours,
Luxanna Crownguard

[heartsteals]

[ someone else who writes in an insufferable oldtimey fashion, thank god. he likes this luxanna immediately. ]

Yes - in fact! Though it is only recently these Quests have taken a darker turn; last month (October if my assumptions are correct) we were asked to sacrifice something precious to us, and the month prior we were instructed to ruin someone else's day.

You are not the first to suggest it may be a test but regardless I feel that it would be best ignored. I do not care for these silly and inscrutable tests.

As for my perspective, you are welcome, and may ask for my help at any time - simply call upon Arsène Lupin and he will rush to your aid. I have been here since the very beginning and so know a thing or two.

#248BF2

[teradaya]

[Color!]

Quests that turn out to have negative consequences seem like some sort of test to me. As if we're being studied on how well we work together or not or if we are easily manipulated. If this is the case, or something similar is the motive, then it's honestly disgusting.

But you have my full and undivided attention when it comes to this Boat you have in mind. I'm a navy man, you see, and while I never built a ship myself, I've sailed enough of them to have a fair enough idea of their construction. I fear that however well-constructed a vessel may be, though, the ocean here is just not normal and could tear whatever we build to splinters. Still, we won't know until we try!

[heartsteals]

Is that so? Then I am quite lucky! I'll be depending on your help, without a doubt.

It's true that we cannot predict what could be waiting for us out in the water, and we will be very vulnerable there, but we've explored far less of the lake than we have the forest. There may be an entirely separate town on the opposite bank, for all that we know.