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

[copycut]

You seem like you're in a good mood, Yasu-chan. Is something going on?

[ The butterfly room seems to have Kuro feeling contemplative in her own way. Absently, as she enters, she brushes an illusory butterfly off her shoulder. ]

[keyringwitness]

This place just makes me feel at home, I think. I've always liked butterflies.

[Well, not "always," but no matter how recent that development was here, it was old news back home from a certain point of view.]

[copycut]

Is that so? [ It seems like a normal enough answer, so she doesn't press. ] I don't have much of an opinion on them either way, but they remind me of a friend of mine.

Did that mansion have a lot of them in its gardens or something?

[keyringwitness]

If you looked close enough, yes... You could find them in the mansion, too, but only at night. Golden butterflies were a sign that Beatrice was watching, and you needed to be extra careful on your shift.

[A glint of gold in the corner of your eye typically meant it was time to pay a visit to Beatrice's shrine and leave a cookie as an offering. Just in case.]

[copycut]

Were you just glad for the company, then? [ It seems strange to like them if they were a sign of the presence of a dangerous witch—but, of course, Kuro isn't judging. ] Or... Maybe the danger made your shifts more exciting?

[keyringwitness]

I mean, I was the only servant who managed to make friends with her, so she wasn't really dangerous.

For me, at least.

[copycut]

Hm~m, it sounds like Yasu-chan was a special girl! [ She's teasing. Mostly. ] Well, I can see why butterflies make you nostalgic, then... It's a little insulting that he couldn't even spring for real ones, though.

[keyringwitness]

I don't know... these seem real enough to me, if you look at them from a certain angle. After all, butterflies are almost lighter than air most of the time. Not being able to feel these ones at all is only an academic difference.