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]

Hm? [ She smiles, sly, apparently taking the comment in good humor, and— ] Don't you think I was doing a good job?

[ That's right. How dare Jeanne impugn her tambourine-playing skills?? ]

[holyironmade]

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.

[copycut]

Absolutely not! [ She grins. ] Actually, I've never set foot in one. Their agent came to me, so I never had to spend time anywhere.

[holyironmade]

[She glances down at the Bible and her eyes remain lidded afterwards.]

I take it if that person was in such a hurry then there was more said about spells than scripture? To linger on the teachings when all is not well... An unusual indulgence for me. But it was important to learn the doctrine back when there was time to train, of course.

[copycut]

Mm, something like that. There was a disturbance in Fuyuki, so they sent one of their exorcists to us as an "Overseer"...

[ She was being so cheerful a second ago, but suddenly, Kuro's mood seems to sour completely. ]

To be honest, I almost feel bad comparing you to her, back when we first met. You have some of the same stupid ideas that she did, but you'd never act so... Slimy.

[ In fairness, Kuro just doesn't like Caren because she clocked her as not a normal human on sight. Nevertheless! ]

[holyironmade]

Do you really... think so...?

[Jeanne looks down at a big curl in her own hair. Future readers will be aware of the intentions she had in sharing the parable of the talents.]

I know that some of the men and women in the church are a cancer in the body of Christ&mddash;who want money or worse. I am relieved you recovered from dealing with her.

[copycut]

That was the worst part about her— She didn't even want anything! [ Kuro sets her hands on her hips, and despite the brightly-colored hula hoops still hanging from her wrist, she manages to look truly sour. ] She was like, some kind of creepy voyeur... What kind of messed-up proclivities do you have to have to want to look at sick children all day, anyway?!

you ever remember mother Theresa in real life. Yeah Jeanne was on time for that

[holyironmade]

[Her lip curls as she thinks.]

The voyeur... is not unprecedented. We are often accused of not just withholding painkillers but worsening conditions this way. It is possible to imagine someone who arranged this entire scenario on purpose because it so closely matched their image of corruption... Still... She was visiting a place where sick children gathered, yes? She did not even claim to have a good reason to be there?