The Final Week

[vellamods]

WEEK 8 LOG ♬
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Mystery Mail

With the event coming to a close, you may be thinking, “What now?” It seemed like Tom Nook really wanted you all to host KK Slider for the sake of going home, but you’re still here. You’re still on Isle Sonrisa. Although...the event did bring you Gulliver, and that in turn brought you those mysterious parts and messages you got in the mail this morning. Could this be a step closer to getting back home? Maybe so, but there’s only one way to find out.

Before you begin, though, Tom Nook has a few words to say for his announcements.

“Everyone, thank you so much for your hard work these past few weeks. We were able to bring KK Slider over and in turn, we’ve been receiving dozens of applications for new residents! Er, granted, I can only take so many of them until we get all of you home -- well, those of you who expressed wanting to go home, anyhow -- so I’ll be busy this upcoming week. Wilbur, Orville and I have been trying to reach out to people to try to help you find your way home, and our friend Gulliver mentioned he sent parts over to you all, yes? Do let me know how that goes! Ah, and there’s one other thing I need to take care of myself, so if you need me, I’ll be in my tent for the rest of the week.”

He doesn’t specify what that specific thing is, though. Ah, well. That seems to be the end of his announcements: Short and to the point. He seems a little stressed and busy what with the application intake, so perhaps your time is better spent figuring out the mystery behind what you received in the mail.

Your next steps will be important, after all. The end is near; how will you get there?

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[transfusionem]

Sure! No harm in trying at least.

Meet at Resident Services?

[spiritoso]

Sure! See you there!

[ And as promised, Kaede is waiting outside Resident Services, looking down at the flat key in her palm. ]

[transfusionem]

[Adelaide doesn't take long to get to Resident Services, carrying a heart-shaped object with her. It's a deep red, and about as big as her palm.

As soon as she sees Kaede she waves, trotting over.]

So, what do you think we should do...?

[spiritoso]

[ She frowns, thinking about it for a few moments. ]

Maybe we could try and fit them together? I'm thinking maybe we can fit the key into the heart somehow...

[transfusionem]

Maybe...

[She holds her hand out for the key, looking over the heart to see if there's any sort of obvious hole or slot.]

[spiritoso]

[ Kaede hands it out to her, hoping that this works. ]

I hope we're doing this right.

[transfusionem]

Well, there's one way to find out!

[And with that, she's going to... Try to piece them together.]

[vellamods]

[ A question! Is there any specific way she's trying to piece them together? ]

[transfusionem]

[She's going to try sticking it in the top of the heart, crease-y bit first!]

[vellamods]

[ Excellent.

A couple of things happen here. When Adelaide sticks the key into the top, it seems to cut through the heart. The second thing that happens is that a few notes of a song play--it's certainly familiar to Kaede, isn't it?

The third thing that happens is that a glow, gentle and warm and comforting, surrounds the combined items; when the glow fades, they're left with a completely different piece. It seems to be a part of something--it looks like the corner piece of something; the shape is essentially the letter "v," and the inner gap looks like some sort of point. The piece itself is also made of iron. As for size, the length of each "arm" of the V is one foot--so think two one-foot pieces melded together to make a V shape. ]

[spiritoso]

That song...!

[ Kaede steps back from Adelaide a little at the glow, but the glow is... really nice. She looks surprised at the piece that's revealed. ]

Wow! It changed a lot.