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Castle W Mods ([personal profile] whimsicalism) wrote in [community profile] castle_whims2022-09-11 12:00 pm

WEEK 4

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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Regains | AC | IC Profiles | Locations | Mystery Information | A Contact | Sheep Contact | Nanami Contact
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!

canreallymove: (I shoulda saved you...)

3/3

[personal profile] canreallymove 2022-09-15 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[He throws the paper into...well, he throws it where it can't just be stumbled on by someone like him again.]

Yasu...

[Yasu will feel Sonic sitting on her bed, his hand on where her head probably is.]

Kid...

[He swallows.]


...

...........

I'm sorry. I. I dunno if...

[What the heck can he even say? There's nothing he can say to change that secret.

But there's one thing he can do, at least.]


You don't deserve to be treated like that, man. You don't deserve that baloney. You deserve better, and-

and I'm here for you. No matter what.

[He quietly hugs her.]

Freedom Fighters don't abandon those who need us.
canismajorcontrolfreak: (Between the you you are)

[personal profile] canismajorcontrolfreak 2022-09-15 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hearing Yasu cry, sob to the point of having issues speaking...it feels like his heart shatters. All of this...just one of these things...it would be a lot for an adult to take in.

They were kids. And they were getting the full picture.

His first response is to hug a little tighter. Trying to think of something-anything comforting to say.]


I...I don't know, but...

But we'll figure it out, okay? You won't be alone through this, and...

It's going to be okay. Maybe not tomorrow, or the next day, or-or even a year from now, but...I promise, it's going to be okay one day.
canismajorcontrolfreak: (Da Vinci)

[personal profile] canismajorcontrolfreak 2022-09-15 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[As Jeanne takes charge of things, Dylan can only sigh in response.]

Can we put a pause on this, please? We can talk about it later.

[please]
canismajorcontrolfreak: (Denim)

[personal profile] canismajorcontrolfreak 2022-09-15 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[As grateful as Dylan feels about a subject change from his love life, the actual subject being talked about...

He can't help but sigh, avoiding looking anyone in the eyes.]


I...I'm sorry, but...

I don't think I can agree with a buddy system right now.
violence_ensues: (Disappointed)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-15 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
...Fine. But we WILL talk about this.
violence_ensues: (Fretful)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-15 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh!? Why not?
canismajorcontrolfreak: (Denim)

[personal profile] canismajorcontrolfreak 2022-09-15 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Because...I don't think it'll work out the way we want.

Reika didn't target Luz, they just happened to be out at the same time. Edward didn't target Thomasin, they were just out of their rooms at the same time. Yuta-he didn't target anyone-he saw Valmont standing outside my door with a knife and moved before he could.

If we go with a buddy system right now...I can't be certain we're not just providing someone a victim.
violence_ensues: (Oops)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-15 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
What if we travel in threes?
Edited 2022-09-15 21:13 (UTC)
canismajorcontrolfreak: (Domino)

[personal profile] canismajorcontrolfreak 2022-09-15 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
That...might help, but...I'm still not sure someone might just kill two people, if they see no other option...
violence_ensues: (Sad)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-15 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
But then what SHOULD we do...!?
canismajorcontrolfreak: (Dante)

[personal profile] canismajorcontrolfreak 2022-09-15 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
The best of what we've been doing, really.

Staying vigilant and staying careful.

[Don't take unnecessary risks, and if anything seems questionable, especially at night, think twice before doing something.]
holyironmade: (Regret)

[personal profile] holyironmade 2022-09-16 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
We would... put a plate for her on the floor?
holyironmade: (Ethereal)

[personal profile] holyironmade 2022-09-16 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Far from it, you were outstanding.

[So she wasn't cringing! How many layers of irony is Kuro even on?]

It makes me wonder if you spent more time in that "Church" than you let on.
holyironmade: (Blush)

[personal profile] holyironmade 2022-09-16 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Unfortunately Jeanne has a theme. Her hand is on the door of the huge library. The gates of knowledge.]

I take it Anya has heard a great many of their grand adventures.
violence_ensues: (Scared)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-16 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
YEAH! YEAH! YOU'RE WINNING! JUST A LITTLE MORE AND...

[Suddenly, Adorabat chucks Simon Norwell at the wall. She gives a frightened gasp.]

SIMON NORWELL, NOOOOO!
violence_ensues: (Smirk)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-16 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Adorabat indulges in some more sloppy eating.]

How mush do you cook deesh? Do you cook anyheng elfh?
violence_ensues: (Confused 2)

Sensory Deprevation

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-16 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
...So is this like meditating, or what?

[How long was Adorabat here, watching Jeanne do this?]
holyironmade: (Alone)

[personal profile] holyironmade 2022-09-16 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Peers out over side of capsule. Was Adorabat hiding underneath?]

Yes, that is the idea. Though the term "deprivation" is much more poetic. The humility, you see. The debasement.
holyironmade: (Pray)

[personal profile] holyironmade 2022-09-16 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
I do not... remember.

I spend so little time thinking about... life before entering the iron maiden.

But if I must be out regardless, then I would rather be here... and... remember.

[Her eyes are still closed. She opens the inside of her wrist. Butterfly get...? She thinks she can feel the tiny little legs.]
violence_ensues: (Curious)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-16 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Adorabat... doesn't exactly get it. Also maaaaybe she was?]

I've never really did any, um, poetic meditating.

[Adorabat pokes her head out from underneath.]

Does this make you focus on writing poems?
holyironmade: (Holy)

[personal profile] holyironmade 2022-09-16 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Sigh. Adorabat really casts Jeanne's excessive elocution into sharp relief.]

I am not trying to write a poem. I am trying to live one.
violence_ensues: (Ooo)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-16 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oooooooh! I get it! ...Huh, I've never really lived any poems. So you do this often back at home?
temmapathy: (worried)

[personal profile] temmapathy 2022-09-16 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh no! What happened? [Emma is signing while having a foot "holding down" the monster. At least that's what it looks like she's trying to do.]
holyironmade: (Chuckle)

[personal profile] holyironmade 2022-09-16 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Adorabat, you've barely lived anything. You are five.]

It is very similar to the iron maiden that Iron Maiden Jeanne spends so much time in. That is a round metal box.
violence_ensues: (Puppy Eyes)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-16 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
The- the bubble monster is longer than we thought! It must've knocked Simon to the all! We need to finish this quick!

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