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

[canreallymove]

...the motive, right?

[holyironmade]

[Kneeling on a pillow imperiously.]

The holy girl Iron Maiden Jeanne has no secrets. However, I do have discretion. After what has transpired, I am electing to withhold my secret to reduce the pressure on the others.

[violence_ensues]

It seems like it was a rough one for some people...

Is everyone okay...?

[canreallymove]

...I mean...I'm...ok. I think.

[He rubs his nose.]

I'm still kinda...shocked, I guess, about my secret?

[violence_ensues]

[Bat hug?]

If you're ever scared, tell your friends. They'll always help you.

[canreallymove]

[Bat hug.]

Actually it's...my friends that I'm worried about. I dunno how they'd handle this. I mean, it's not a personal secret? And...the thing I thought would be the secret isn't...really a secret.

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[A sigh.]

Yes. It's...something that needs to be addressed.

I'm not going to say everyone's secrets need to be out in the open. At this point I...know some secrets are things no one wants to talk about.

But...if anyone can stomach talking about their own, this could be a good time to talk about it. It would be good to show that this is the motive that's not going to work.

[violence_ensues]

...

[W E L P.]

I'm... I- I'm...

[Deeeep breath, Adorabat.]

...

I'M AFRAID OF THE DENTIST!

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[...well, at least that's one easy one out of the way.]

Well, that's nothing to be ashamed of. At lot of people get scared of things like the dentist or going to the doctor's office.

Still, thank you for sharing, Adorabat.

[violence_ensues]

[You cannot stop this bat hug.]

Thanks for understanding, big bro. It's just that it really hurts and all the drills and things in your mouth...

1/2

[hashtagwoof]

... [ He looks at Dylan for a minute... Wondering if he should just go and... ]

2/3 CW: cruelty to children and animals

[hashtagwoof]

Oh, what the hell. I'm probably gonna end up stuck here if I don't die first.

[ He takes a deep breath before he starts admitting to everything he can. ]

Okay. There was a good reason Dylan didn't like being around me at first. And probably still doesn't, I don't know what he thinks of me now.

Ya see, my great aunt, Cruella deVil had this feud with his ancestors about... Fur or something? She was always obsessed with stuff made of real fur, especially if it's the rare kind of fur. So when she found out her descendants were living in Camden Town she roped me into tracking them down and capturing them for her. Thought that was the only way I'd get her to spend actual quality time with her only grandnephew so I went along with it.

That's where the dog thing came from, actually! I tried to get all the puppies in a well stocked shipping crate to Switzerland and ended up in there instead. For six months. My auntie didn't bother checking in on me. Didn't even make any calls. First thing she did when the hired help finally found me and got me home was get on Discourse and yell at me for not getting her spotty fur coat!

Yeah! That's what she does when I screw up! Turns out she's like our horrid principal except for loving and related to me! And that's not all! The little slip I got from him a few days ago is how I finally found out she was actually planning to kill Dylan and his family for that coat! I didn't know this! Not once did she ever tell me this! It was always "do this favor for me or I'm disowning you" or something...

3/3

[hashtagwoof]

[ Taking a moment to breathe... ]

. . .

Long story short, my great aunt's a psycho, I wish she wasn't the only family I had, I regret everything.

[ Glancing at Dylan again, just curious about his reaction... ]

... Any questions?

[violence_ensues]

[Something is... off... in Adorabat's eyes.]

How soon do you want me to take care of her?

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[...yeah, Dylan is definitely staring, and...his face is hard to read. Just that...any emotions he is having, he's trying to hold back. Not let anything show.]

You...you really didn't know? About...about what she'd do?

[temmapathy]

Oh wow, your great-aunt sucks.

[canreallymove]

She wanted to-heumins do that!?

[lets_dewey_it]

_{[He inhales deeply.]}

My secret's just... silly. It's just a little light lie I've only told to one person here just to seem cool.

...My first name isn't Turbo. And Dewey is the short version of my real first name.

_{[He looked genuinely uncomfortable divulging this information, but...]} My real given name is Dewford.

I just... really, really don't like that name. I'm still fine with Dewey—it has way more pun potential—but ever since my mom said she wanted to name me Turbo, part of me just latched onto that name and didn't let go.

[violence_ensues]

[Puns...? Hmmm...]

Dewey even care that's not your real name?

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

...well, first of all, if you don't want to be called Dewford, I'm not going to call you Dewford, or make fun of you for that being your name. That's not exactly something you get to choose.

[He's pretty sure a number of his siblings would've objected to their names, if they had any choice in them.]

Second, I can call you Turbo if you want, just don't expect me to be perfect every time with it-might slip up every now and again.

And third...

[In a quieter tone.]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's "secret" shouldn't really be that big of a deal. Was starting to feel weird.

[...how does a dog do air quotes...]

[canreallymove]

Yeah, sorry, stickin' with Turbo.

[he is not calling you Dewford, wtf]

[temmapathy]

Mine...I guess it's a little weird. My family all know about it, but I guess all my friends still on Earth would be really upset especially because of how it's said.

[She just holds out the paper: Emma's family left the Earth behind in order to live on a paradise planet.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Jeez, yeah, at that point it could only do damage because of how it's worded.

[Last he heard of Emma's life, that just sounds like victim blaming.]

[hashtagwoof]

.... I take it, they left you behind?

[shinedsobright]

With me, everyone it'd make sense to already knows. I'm... honestly not sure it matters to the rest.

[Fret did imply before that certain people like his parents forgot he exists. So wouldn't his secrets have zero context to them??

No matter how sucky they are, that's what he thinks.]