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

[violence_ensues]

nnnnn... I mean, I get the point to always be better, but... what's up with the super-weird wording? It was hard to follow when you were telling the stories.

[holyironmade]

It is to show our respect for the two thousand years that have passed since that era, that these stories have lasted that long. Perhaps a modern audience would understand batteries for flashlights better than oil for lamps, but it is not my place to decide.

[She says even though she changed virgins to maidens after the great chastity incident of trial three...]

[violence_ensues]

[Wait, what!?]

Those stories are THAT old!?

[That's shocking!]

[holyironmade]

What year is it where you come from again, Adorabat? Is there a calendar?

[violence_ensues]

Um... July... in... 2020, I think that was what Mao Mao said.

[She hasn't really gotten to the point of recognizing numbers higher than 10. She's still a preschooler.]

[holyironmade]

So you know that twenty twenty does mean over two thousand. Did you know that it is actually based on how long ago Jesus Christ was born? He is a figure of legend, so some are not sure, but that is the general idea.

[violence_ensues]

He must be super old! How many stories does he have about him?

[holyironmade]

Old is not the term we usually use. He was killed as a young adult man, rose again, and forty days later ascended into heaven. The land of eternal life that you sadly cannot visit.

As for the stories, there are four believers who wrote sets of stories called gospels. "A reading from the gospel according to Matthew" means it is from that man's set of stories.

[violence_ensues]

Rose again...? What does that mean?

[holyironmade]

As it sounds. Walked the earth. He was temporarily alive again.

[violence_ensues]

[...]

[Adorabat pokes the tips of her together a couple of times.]

Could that, um... you know... have that done to other people...?

[holyironmade]

[Bible time! Look adorabat it's illustrated.]

Here is the story of Lazarus.