WEEK 4

[whimsicalism]

WEEK FOUR

Monsters come in all shapes and sizes, it would seem.

The students of Ira Academy will find themselves entering the new week with their hunger sated, but it's likely the grisly scene of Friday's murder and the demonstration of the execution make the food hit much heavier. The risk of death is still very real, and astute watchers might also find it haunting to think about what sort of twisted game could have forced Yuta to lose control of his own actions. Or perhaps, for the fifth week in a row, people are just finding themselves angrier at their circumstances and their captor than ever.

After her release from the washing machine last week, Nanami Kiryuu can be found more often shadowing the other students around, hanging out in the periphery and putting in appearances even if she doesn't have information to share or announcements to pass on to the rest of the group - as long as no one makes an attempt to shoo her away.

The stairs open up to another newly remodeled floor, offering new locations that may prompt more answers to your dilemma--or more questions. There's no way to know which it will be. Thankfully, there's always a new mind-numbing relaxation activity to take in.

How long can this keep going on?

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OOC NOTES

Welcome to Week 4! New locations are now open, a couple of old ones have been tweaked, and characters have started the next week of their education. Please hit the mods with a ping in Discord and put INVESTIGATE in your subject line if you're interested in exploring a new location. Nanami may be putting in some public appearances in threads this week; otherwise, please ping + Discord tag her or the (SHEEP) if you want to speak with then. All NPCs are still available for their private contacts as well!

As a reminder, AC runs Sunday to Sunday concurrent with these posts and is collected based on the prior week; this means you have a whole week to get in AC for the week prior. AC for week 3 should be submitted no later than this coming Sunday. Remember to submit your regains, and sign up for a spot exploring this week's mystery if you want to!

Comments

[temmapathy]

Oh wow, your great-aunt sucks.

[temmapathy]

Maybe they were dancing Swan Lake?

[She doesn't know if that has anything to do with the mystery, but it feels like a logical conclusion.]

1/?

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

More or less, yeah, since he decided to say I have a crush on the same dog as my sister. I mean, really, Hansel is cool, friendly, tough, a great skateboarder...

[hashtagwoof]

[ He shook his head. ] I honestly thought she was gonna make dogwool out of it... You know, taking a dog's shed fur, turning it into yarn and stuff?

[ Sigh. ] Boy, was I wrong.

2/4

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Never misses a session of PoodleWolf, listens to all my poems and tells me all of his, takes me seriously whenever I have a problem, even if I need to explain some things later, does have pretty good fur, is handsome, and it is pretty easy to get...lost in...his eyes...

3/4

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[...]

[temmapathy]

Mine...I guess it's a little weird. My family all know about it, but I guess all my friends still on Earth would be really upset especially because of how it's said.

[She just holds out the paper: Emma's family left the Earth behind in order to live on a paradise planet.]

4/4

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Oh no.

[Not so giggly now, are ya.]

[hashtagwoof]

No, the actual police. London already has plenty of bobbies, you know?

[hashtagwoof]

I guess? I'm not a ballet nerd, but I did hear music coming from that room.

Re: 4/4

[lets_dewey_it]

_{[He has been laying there just listening.]}

Don't be embarrassed, I like guys too, even if I'm too afraid to confront myself about who I'd date when I get into high school. Besides, he sounds like a keeper!

I'm sure your sister has a crush on a girl dog out there. Maybe. Have you ever seen her look at a girl dog like you look at Hansel?

[hashtagwoof]

Yeah. This isn't the first time I've suspected other kids had horrible things done to them before we got here. Or, like, woke up. Whatever came first.

[violence_ensues]

That's okay. You can say you're sorry to him for crushing him.

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Jeez, yeah, at that point it could only do damage because of how it's worded.

[Last he heard of Emma's life, that just sounds like victim blaming.]

1/3

[violence_ensues]

I AM real police! So I'll-

[hashtagwoof]

. . .

[ Hunter makes a face before complaining to the void. ]

HEY. WHOEVER WROTE THAT. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!

2/3

[violence_ensues]

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat crosses her arms.]

Stupid jurisiction...

[hashtagwoof]

You think?

[temmapathy]

I wish I could punch her for you.

[Although...if he lets her, she'll settle for giving him a hug about it.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[...deep breath in, deep breath out...]

I think...I don't hate you, but...I'm not sure how I feel about you, right now. They could still be in danger, and if you really, really didn't know, then...

I don't know. I need to think on it more. If you want any answers, I just...need some time.

[His voice is subdued. Still trying to keep anything back.]

[temmapathy]

It's the only ballet I know with birds in it. [She signs, shrugging.] And everyone's wearing white, so it makes the most sense, maybe?

[hashtagwoof]

[ Another reason to regret antagonizing the dalmatians: they apparently have love lives. ]

Uh... Wow. That's sure a thing. I guess.

[ And Dewey mentioned the other dog was also male. LGBT dogs exist now. Good to know. ]

[temmapathy]

Yeah...though I don't think I'd be able to explain. [She might never see them again, but it still hurts to think about her friends thinking she left them behind on purpose.] Michael would understand, but he doesn't know them well enough...

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

That-not how it works! Different kind of crush!

[oh, how he wishes he could sink into the floor...]