#kniiightt

Perhaps it was her paranoia... But multiple times now, Emily felt uneasy in the presence of 'The Knight'. She didn't like new Survivors who looked at her strangely. It made her feel recognized... After all, Emily was one to blend into her surroundings. No one really noticed her unless they had a reason to. And Mr. Sterling certainly kept his eyes on her for a while...or, again, perhaps it was that dreadful paranoia of hers.

Regardless of what it was, the sensation seemed to fade with time. Either that or he stopped watching her. It made her feel a bit more comfortable in her own skin, but she still kept that wariness around 'The Knight'. He seemed like a charming man, but that unsettling feeling inside...she couldn't shake it.

The box of books in her arms was quite heavy for a thin-bodied woman like herself, yet she loathed to bother anyone for help. Emily stepped into the room, well on her way to her clinic, but then that feeling washed over her again. The sensation of feeling watched... It caused her heart to pound, a reaction she knew was foolish and yet couldn't shake. So she turned her head to see who it was, eyes on her. Of course. She swallowed, and she wanted to take a step back as he approached. But her feet remained planted.

╰ ☆ ✧ — @kniiightt asked: " … you aren't gonna sleep , are you ? "

↳ -: ☆ ( Unprompted. ) ☆ :-

˗ˏˋ *⠀★⠀‿︵⠀˗ˏˋ⠀❛⠀NOPE !⠀❜

⊱ ★ ⊰⠀˗ˏˋ⠀𝑼𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚; waiting for something from the man. It was obvious that they wanted something from him. Candy ? Toys ? HIS SOUL in a jar alongside googly eyes ? With Yumeno Kyusaku, it could have been anything.

⊱ ★ ⊰⠀˗ˏˋ⠀❛⠀Not until you show me another KNIGHTLY TRICK or tell me a KNIGHTLY STORY !⠀❜

⊱ ★ ⊰⠀˗ˏˋ⠀PRETENDING to be a knight has its consequences, Richard Sterling !

Even now, Frederick's stern expression only shows a hint of trepidation. As he stands there, he looks remarkably composed, hands held behind his back as if nothing were wrong, and only if one were to look closely would they see the way he's a tad too stiff to be normal.

But after a moment, it seems like he even manages to squeeze that tension out by force. Right... there's no reason for him to be so anxious. Anxiety is a feeling that will only hold him back, so he can't let it control him even a little...

"I trust you understand the importance of your role here." he says, though he has no doubt that Richard does. It's more to assure himself that he speaks, and to gauge Richard's response - trust isn't something that comes easily to Frederick in general, and now is no exception to that rule.

"And this plan of yours... how confident are you in it, really? I don't mean to doubt you, but..."

@kniiightt inquired: “go ahead. kill me.” For Ithaqua

⁕| Beautiful Creatures |⁕

Oh, how tempting it was... While the hunt was thrilling, what Ithaqua really craved was to watch the life drain from his victim's eyes. That's what made a real Hunter. However, it was...frowned upon to actually kill Survivors in these matches. They were expected to send the Survivors back to the manor, not to have them bleed out within the matches. But it was so much fun...

And this "Knight" had made him angry. He put up more of a fight than Ithaqua wanted and survived for longer than he'd like. But now all of the others were gone, leaving this one last Survivor to Ithaqua's mercy. And he had none to give.

@kniiightt inquired: “you still don't get it, do you?” For Ada

⁕| Beautiful Creatures |⁕

What a waste of time this conversation was... It did absolutely no good to dwell on the impossibilities of this manor and its game. But Richard was still relatively new to this manor. Of course he would still be questioning his new reality. But Ada had no patience for it.

@kniiightt inquired: "That thing doesn't look like it will help us out!" For Emily

⁕| Resident Evil |⁕

It was ill-advised for multiple Survivors to be decoding at one cipher machine, but with only a few ciphers left until they could escape, it wasn't too much of a sacrifice to work in such close proximity. This match was an easy one; the Hunter didn't seem to be very focused this time around. So, the Survivors were attempting to cipher rush.

Emily had told Richard to expect the Mechanic's robot to help them decode. So when he first mentioned seeing something approach, Emily didn't think too much of it. She just assumed the robot was finally here to help. However, at the Knight's second statement, she glanced back to see what was there.

Oh, for the love of...

Does she like it here? Here, in Oletus Manor? The answer should be obvious, and yet Amanda still has to take a moment to think about how to respond.

Her experiences in the manor have been fantastical and strange, yet altogether feel somehow rather dull. It makes sense when she considers it - at first, the games and their stakes were brand new; unfamiliar, but in time, the endless repetition has had the same effect on them as sandpaper on an wooden edge. They've become predictable, almost normal - yet this isn't the type of normality that Amanda has always yearned for.

No, it's been more like trading one prison for another. The tales that her friend used to tell her, of flowers and fields, gentle hands and calloused fingers, still feel so far away. She's well aware that the life she's living now isn't one that anybody would consider ordinary... but most of all, what she hates is the fact that she can't pursue the goals she's made for herself in this place. The danger, the fear... all of that would be bearable, yet though she's sure the master of the manor must believe they have some grand goal in this gathering of strangers and their suffering - Amanda couldn't care less about it.

Yet... she hasn't been here long, so in a way, Amanda feels like she needs more time before she can really give Richard a proper answer. If this manor could bring her some understanding, or reunite her with the one she wants to see more than anyone else... maybe everything will have been worth it. But maybe Richard doesn't expect for her to be honest, anyway.

╰ ☆ ✧ — @kniiightt asked: "there's something inside this."

↳ -: ☆ ( Old meme. ) ☆ :-

˗ˏˋ *ㅤ★ㅤ‿︵ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ⠀❛ㅤWhat could be in there other than your HEAD ? !ㅤ❜

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒕 away from the man, not forcefully or in a spiteful in manner but ratherㅤ—ㅤin an HONEST attempt to try to help the knight out. They hold the cold metal TIGHT; keeping it from from flying out of their hands as they began to shake. A knight's helmet was very important to him, after all.

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤFrom within the metal chamber, they could hear something banging against the inside with every shake. What the heck was THAT ? !

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤAs soon as the helmet left the knight's hands, it had been returned. Within their face as an obvious look of CONFUSION.

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ❛ㅤDo you keep ROCKS in here ?ㅤ❜