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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?
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!
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Inside, it's dark. A shape, probably Yasu, is huddled up inside a bundle of blankets so bulky that it completely obscures her frame. The blankets tremble slightly when the knock first resounds, then flinch away when Dylan comes in, hoarsely whispering,]
Don't... don't look at me.
[On the ground, there are more strands of lackluster gold hair, and an unfolded paper crane off to the side.]
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But...a paw steps on paper. A paper that feels familiar. Looks familiar, even if not this one exactly.
He shouldn't read it. He knows he shouldn't read it. If Yasu wants to tell him what this secret is, she can tell him herself. He shouldn't have to spy and push past boundaries to get to know people.
But...couldn't she have hidden it? Kept it on her? Torn it up until the shredded pieces were too small to read? Or just...done something with it, rather than just leaving it on the floor?
It's bad reasoning and he knows it. But curiosity is winning out for once, and Dylan decides to look at the secret...]
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......
.........it's...a lot...
Just to think about, it's...he doesn't know what to think about it, really. So much is just...he can't help but feel horrified. That any of it could even happen. That people could do some of these things. What kind of world would have these things. It's the kind of thing that...it changes your view of the world, and even some things you thought you were sure of.
But there's one thing that he's sure of, once he turns back to Yasu.]
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[This child needs help, and they need it now.
He doesn't waste any more seconds standing around like an idiot. He rushes to Yasu and envelopes the child's form in a hug. He doesn't say words, they can't help with a situation like this. He just...
He just needs to be there. For however long it takes.
Even if it's the rest of the day.]
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But isn't this what Beatrice had wanted? To be seen?
So she stays quiet, letting Dylan read... only to at first freeze, then collapse into a bawling mess when Dylan gives her a dog hug.]
D- Dylan, I... How am I s- supposed to... [Believe in magic? Get up? Keep going at all? She doesn't know, and trails off into more sobs.]
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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.