WEEK FIVE

[whimsicalism]

WEEK FIVE

There's one thing that belongs in Closetland: Monsters.

It was a monster that brought the students here to begin with, and it's a monster who controls their lives now. By now, some have even accused their classmates of turning into--or always being--monsters themselves.

The academy is just as cold as it was last week, autumn air seeping in through the unfriendly architecture and the artificial light seeming darker than before. The occasionally cloud of purple fog snakes through the hallways at ground level, a constant reminder of the new presence haunting the school and her role in the past five weeks of torment. Now that Kakuya is back in a body of her own making, the music room is silent, though the rooms and halls of the Academy themselves occasionally fill with a low, haunting flute melody. With the school's new overlord already wishing her ill, Nanami's already deflating power and free roam capabilities are more or less completely limited as well: She's just one more toy in the box.

The stairwell has opened into another new floor. Upon closer inspection, it seems to be the uppermost one. This is the top of Ira Academy, and while it likely bears some new answers and some new locations to try and find a solution to your plight, is there anything that can heal some of the rifts that formed from the accusations thrown at the last trial? Still, if you don't find answers, then you'll be here playing this eternal deadly game.

Is the devil you know better than the devil you don't?

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Regains | AC | IC Profiles | Locations | Mystery Information | Sheep Contact | Nanami Contact | Kakuya Contact

OOC NOTES

Welcome to Week 4! Nanami has joined the party! She no longer has office hours but still be contacted privately, as can Kakuya, who is no longer stuck in the music room. New locations are now open, and some minor adjustments have been made to the IC profiles and rules. 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. The SHEEP are still taggable, though you may find them in a...different mood.

You now have a week to make sure your AC in for last week and to start collecting AC for this week. Remember to submit your regains, and sign up for a spot exploring this week's mystery if you want to!

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TUESDAY

[whimsicalism]

MOTIVE

[whimsicalism]

[The Principal’s ostentatious announcements are gone, but Kakuya’s game is still in full swing. Any apprehension about the release of the upcoming motive will be answered with a familiar scenario that quickly turns to a reminder that the end goal is still the same.

On Tuesday, each character is passed a picture by a silent sheep: The subject this time is not a loved one but an event. The picture depicts a moment of significant achievement or triumph in the recipient’s life. Maybe you see the time you saved the world. Maybe it’s a moment you came to true understanding with another person, without whom you can’t imagine your life ever being the same. Whatever it is, you accomplished something important to you, and if this moment hadn’t happened, things probably would have been much worse.

Kakuya’s voice imprints telepathically on everyone. The loudspeakers remain silent, as do the sheep. There’s no longer any need for them to pass out this information as long as your host can share words directly with your mind, after all.]

Hello… friends. Let’s play…a game. This was… a happy time…for you…wasn’t it? It looks…nice. Kakuya thinks…it would be so sad… if you lost…and it never happened. Kakuya… will stop this… from happening… if no one dies by Friday. Are these… stakes better? Hehe… Kakuya hopes so…

[Kakuya’s voice grows silent as your mind echoes with her girlish laughter.]

[hashtagwoof]

[ Hunter stares listlessly at the picture he was given...

Before tearing it to bits once the sheep had left. Kakuya's running off old information now, and what might have been considered great for him then has become something he'd rather not be reminded of now. Still... ]

That's the game we're gonna play, huh?

[ Better prepare for the worst. ]

1/2

[lets_dewey_it]

_[...]

2/2

[lets_dewey_it]

[CRASH!]

_{[Anyone in the distance could hear the sound of glass shattering and metal on metal, and walking in, can see Dewey has embedded his axe in one of the vending machines.]}

KAKUYAAA!!! THIS ISN'T AN ADMISSION OF DEFEAT! THIS IS A WARNING THAT I'LL SEND YOU BACK TO HELL MYSELF!

[hashtagwoof]

[ Hunter sure heard that loud crash. Time to go investigate...!

... Oh. ]

Dude... Did you really have to take it out on the vending machine?

[ You ruined so many sodas, pal. ]

[lets_dewey_it]

Whatever, better than taking it out on a person, the machine will be fixed by tomorrow or something! _{[He pulled the axe out, holding it with both hands on the handle and taping it back inside the skirt.]} Sidenote: We need to research Japanese exorcism rituals stat!

[otogihorror]

You… think Kakuya can die… how funny…

[Kakuya isn’t anywhere to be seen but she definitely is listening.]

[copycut]

You're going to go that low—

[ Kuro crumples the picture in her hands and storms out of the room. ]

[otogihorror]

No… one said thank you… Kakuya thinks a hard game is… needed… such rudeness from my… friends.

[temmapathy]

[Emma frowns as she opens the envelope, wondering just what is going to be picked-and then, upon seeing it, shoves it back in.

Well, she certainly made the right choice there.]

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat looks at her photo and gasps. A picture of one person meeting two heroes for the first time is depicted. This... this would devastate Adorabat if it never happened. Adorabat basically flails her arms and leg, laying on her stomach.]

I CAN'T LOSE MAO MAO AND BADGERCLOPS!

[otogihorror]

Are these… stakes… better?

[Kakuya can’t be seen but her presence is there.]

1/2

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat jumps and screams a tiny bit upon realizing that Kakuya was talking to her.]

2/2

[violence_ensues]

O- oh... um...

[THIS IS REALLY MEAN, COME ON ADORABAT, SAY IT!]

...Yes! I think...

[otogihorror]

Good… Kakuya thinks… making sure that… the sky pirates fell… elsewhere will be fun for her…

[temmapathy]

[Well, Emma has to leave her room eventually, envelope now stuffed into one of her uniform pockets as she tries to figure out how to deal with it. Which is where she comes across Adorabat in the hallway, and she kneels down to tap her on the back, a concerned expression on her face.]

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat notices Emma after a moment. She flies up to her and smooshes her cheeks.]

EMMA! SHE'S GONNA TAKE MAO MAO AND BADGERCLOPS AWAY!

[temmapathy]

Is that what she showed you? [It seems she's picked a pretty effective motive this time.]

Do-do we know she can actually control time? That's a bigger thing than all the other motives so far...

1/2

[canreallymove]

[A deep sigh as he looks at his image. He sits, staring at it as the moments pass. Finally, though, he stands.]

2/2

[canreallymove]

[And looks genuinely…confused?…as he continues to stare at the photo.]

But wait, if she really managed to do that, how would that even work-

[otogihorror]

Well… Kakuya thinks… you can guess.

[Hey, you asked. She’s not materializing but her voice is definitely heard.]

[panglici]

[It's like she doesn't even hear Kakuya.

Carrie stares at the picture, touching the image with evident disbelief. She stares, tracing what must be someone's face (perhaps a standing person's head and shoulders), and then clutches the picture to her chest almost protectively. Her expression has gone from disbelieving to coldly furious in the space of a heartbeat.]

Does she count as someone to die, I wonder....

[otogihorror]

If you’re asking… Kakuya can’t die…

[panglici]

See, I don't believe that. Wood can burn. Even the undead can be made to die permanently.