"It was a long and cold winter many, many years ago. A hunter went into the woods to find food. What he found was a crane caught in his trap. At last, he could finally eat but instead, he felt pity for the creature and let it go. He returned home for the evening, cold, empty-handed, and hungry. Night fell, a great blizzard came, and from his door... he heard a knock.
When he opened it, he saw a beautiful woman dressed in wedding robes. She declared herself his wife and asked to be let in.
"But I'm poor," The hunter replied, "I don't even have food for us to eat."
"Don't worry," She insisted, "I will make sure we never go hungry." And she produced an enchanted bag of rice that would never go empty. They ate well and lived happily for some time. They never wanted for anything~"
(His voice trails and it's clear there's a lingering "but" coming. He just wants to make sure Kim is paying attention.)
"Winter passed, spring came, the hunter became sick and they couldn't afford medicine. His wife told him not to worry. She said, "I will go to the second room tonight. Promise you won't look at me." He promised and when he awoke the next morning, she had made a beautiful robe. She took it to to the market and sold it to buy medicine.
But it wasn't enough. He would get better and become sick again. So she would go to the second room and work into the night. Every time, she would create a new robe and each time, she bought medicine.
Finally, the hunter couldn't bear it anymore. Curious, he opened the door to the second room one night. What he saw was not his wife but a crane that would pluck its feathers to create the silk for her robes. He recognized the crane as the one he saved the winter before and gasped.
It surprised her and she dropped the robe she had been working on. "I told you not to look at me!" She cried and took flight. He had seen her true nature and could no longer stay with him."
(And he finishes the story like. Yeah. It just ends like that.)
(He'll finally let go of Kim! He'll take a step back to speak a little more comfortably,)
It's important to remember something else about the last trial. Do you remember when van Zieks told too many his secret and the Watchers were hurt? There are things that can't be known. Do you understand?
No. It can only be used once and last time there was too much confusion until the end and too many possibilities. Something like this is best if we can narrow the list down more.
He's the only other one who knows. I also gave him my reward for this week to share. Do you remember the clue I gave you before? If I'm always the one finding things, others will begin to wonder.
(And Tsuru reaches into his sleeve to pull out... a folded sheet of paper!)
I gave the original to Akira-kun so it looks like he found it.
(Like Tsuru did a couple of weeks ago with Kim. He'll hold out the paper to Kim. )
You can keep this copy. For your scholar book.
(His nerd book. The word he wants is nerd. The note will be written in Tsurumaru's neat handwriting and say,)
Little of the angels can be understood by man, for most are born of Dust and few ascend to join their ranks. Fewer still choose to leave those ranks, and return to the world from whence they came, for they can only do so as long as that which ties them to humanity is kept safe.
This one was newer. There weren't any missing words! But it was quite short compared to the last.
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"It was a long and cold winter many, many years ago. A hunter went into the woods to find food. What he found was a crane caught in his trap. At last, he could finally eat but instead, he felt pity for the creature and let it go. He returned home for the evening, cold, empty-handed, and hungry. Night fell, a great blizzard came, and from his door... he heard a knock.
When he opened it, he saw a beautiful woman dressed in wedding robes. She declared herself his wife and asked to be let in.
"But I'm poor," The hunter replied, "I don't even have food for us to eat."
"Don't worry," She insisted, "I will make sure we never go hungry." And she produced an enchanted bag of rice that would never go empty. They ate well and lived happily for some time. They never wanted for anything~"
(His voice trails and it's clear there's a lingering "but" coming. He just wants to make sure Kim is paying attention.)
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But...
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But it wasn't enough. He would get better and become sick again. So she would go to the second room and work into the night. Every time, she would create a new robe and each time, she bought medicine.
Finally, the hunter couldn't bear it anymore. Curious, he opened the door to the second room one night. What he saw was not his wife but a crane that would pluck its feathers to create the silk for her robes. He recognized the crane as the one he saved the winter before and gasped.
It surprised her and she dropped the robe she had been working on. "I told you not to look at me!" She cried and took flight. He had seen her true nature and could no longer stay with him."
(And he finishes the story like. Yeah. It just ends like that.)
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Huh. Okay.
So what's the moral here?
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Cranes are very hard and generous workers, of course.
(And he leans juuuuust a little closer to whisper,)
But if you wonder too much, it will fly away. A crane's secrets are precious.
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Have you wondered about the last trial? How we only caught one?
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Yes?
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It's important to remember something else about the last trial. Do you remember when van Zieks told too many his secret and the Watchers were hurt? There are things that can't be known. Do you understand?
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Yes, I remember. Both what he said, and what the immediate result was.
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You must not give my name.
If you must speak of me, you must be careful.
There are questions I will not answer.
If you agree, then I will share my work with you.
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I see.
Yes, I can agree to that.
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Good. What do you think, Kiku?
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We can find things. Sometimes good, sometimes not, and sometimes a surprise.
(He reaches into his sleeve to take out his coin. He shows the side with the feathers to him.)
At the cost of changing one person's vote at random, I can correctly vote once.
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Now that is an interesting ability.
I take it you used it last Saturday?
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No. It can only be used once and last time there was too much confusion until the end and too many possibilities. Something like this is best if we can narrow the list down more.
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Have you told anyone else about this?
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He's the only other one who knows. I also gave him my reward for this week to share. Do you remember the clue I gave you before? If I'm always the one finding things, others will begin to wonder.
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By 'reward', do you mean more information? Or something else?
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I gave the original to Akira-kun so it looks like he found it.
(Like Tsuru did a couple of weeks ago with Kim. He'll hold out the paper to Kim. )
You can keep this copy. For your scholar book.
(His nerd book. The word he wants is nerd. The note will be written in Tsurumaru's neat handwriting and say,)
This one was newer. There weren't any missing words! But it was quite short compared to the last.
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Thank you.
How do you receive these, exactly...?
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The week before, it was three flowers. This week, it was three sets of bones. I choose one and it changes into the gift.
(And here, he sort of just shrugs,)
I don't know what I'll receive until after I've chosen. No one can help me decide, either.
So far, I've received both notes I've shared with you and the coin.
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... My Watcher is there. (And before Kim can ask, Tsurumaru holds up one finger as if to remind him of a point,) I won't say who.
But they're very helpful.
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