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

[lets_dewey_it]

Library it is, then. I haven't been in there much. My brother Huey was always the book guy of the family. But reading the day away can't hurt.

[holyironmade]

Reading... Yes, in the iron maiden, there isn't much time for reading... I must stay caught up on my reading...

[Before beginning to follow him, she gives one last glance at the total chaos that has seized the dormitory.]

It was rare that... books actually helped me escape from the world.

[lets_dewey_it]

Hm... Your life really hectic at home?

[holyironmade]

[Walking along towards the stairs very businesslike in her speech]

The X-Laws are not exactly a bible study group. I have taken charge so that we can secure peace by eliminating the shaman who maimed and orphaned my comrades.

[lets_dewey_it]

O-Oh... uh, shaman? Like, magic and stuff? _{[This was almost definitely new to him since this is the first time actually getting to know her.]}

[holyironmade]

[She might have been a little frustrated because she had been forced to discuss it at trials and meetings already, but at the same time he seems to be asking in a context of genuinely trying to know her as an individual person and not just judge her decisions. It's... nice.]

The term shaman is used because our core ability is communion with spirits. Some call us mediums or channelers as well... It is not just ghosts, however; my enemy uses a fire spirit for example.

[lets_dewey_it]

I see, I see... We don't really have many ghost whisperers or anything like that back home. Maybe Magica De Spell can do it? Maybe Lena can do it by proxy? I'll have to ask.

[holyironmade]

[Clasps hands to herself] I would love to meet them someday! From meeting Carrie and Kuro here, I have come to think that we have isolated ourselves too much from "mere" witches and mages.

[lets_dewey_it]

Ehhhhh, you don't want to meet Magica, she's like, one of my Uncle Scrooge's sworn nemeses and she's like, evil and stuff. Lena's good though! She's a nice girl. Very good friends with Webby, so I trust her.

[holyironmade]

I see, I see... And who might this Webby be? You have quite the lively crew on your adventures, it seems.

[lets_dewey_it]

She's my best friend! And she's super-cool as well! She knows how to fight and can use all kinds of weapons, she can take on guys who are way bigger than her... She's just like her granny!

[holyironmade]

Torture and execution devices are one thing, but weapons... I have much to learn.

[They are going up the stairs now btw.]

It is one of my greater fears out of the iron maiden. To be attacked by a bigger guy as you put it... I am relieved to hear that there are ways to fight back.

[lets_dewey_it]

_{[This is the second time she has mentioned torture and execution devices that he was around to hear so that. worries him a bit?]}

Yeah. Her granny's a spy who knows about combat and stuff, and she taught Webby everything she knew.

[holyironmade]

[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.