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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WEDNESDAY

[whimsicalism]

Meeting 2: Electric Boogaloo

[lets_dewey_it]

_{[After his brain cleared up yesterday and he felt bad for taking his rage out on a poor innocent vending machine, Dewey is going around leaving papers everwhere, in the various rooms, in hallways, in front of dorms...]}

SECOND MEETING, AFTERNOON, PLAYGROUND
PLEASE BE THERE
Because at this point it's necessary.

_{[When afternoon comes, Dewey is hanging right on top of the jungle gym, where everyone can see or hear him. But as soon as the time comes to speak, he looks nervous.]}

...I have a time machine...?

_[Sigh.] Seriously. I know this motive seems... hopeless. But Dr. Gearloose, who works for my Uncle Scrooge, has working time machine, and if it turns out Kakuya does in fact have the ability to change history and erase certain events, then... I have a solution at home, please just don't kill anyone, I know it'll happen regardless, but I am begging at the feet of the universe here!

With that out of the way, Sonic is also setting up a body check workshop in the art room in order to train everyone who doesn't know how. Just in case...

And, I guess now's the time to tell everyone what we've discovered this week. And tell you guys of the mystery that Koishi, Kuro, Adorabat, and I have been involved in on Monday.

DISCOVERIES

[lets_dewey_it]

What's new in this place?

[temmapathy]

[Emma holds up a water-damaged book to a certain page, showing it to everyone before she starts signing.]

I found this in the pool locker room. It seems like we have two ways to handle Kakuya-either find out what she really wants or seal her away somewhere.

[canreallymove]

I found these records.

[A pile of papers is now being presented.]

And so far as I can tell? Nothin' about Kakuya or the weird stuff we've been experiencing on Mondays. And it's not like this stuff isn't thorough, either.

[violence_ensues]

[First off, Adorabat is SO THANKFUL to hear that Dewey has the capability of traveling through time, so he may have had to deal with a crying Adorabat hugging him for a while. After she's calmed down, though...]

I found the room that keeps tabs on all the monst- um... cr- creatures. It also had this weird machine that looked like a keyboard but it also didn't and was drawing these things I couldn't make sense of.

[Adorabat gets out her notebook and shows everyone the drawing she made of the machine. It looks like some sort of seismometer.]

[copycut]

Well, for one thing, the monster that attacked Valmont and me and everyone a few weeks ago is still in the washing machine. [ She says this in a tone of voice that is... fairly peppy? ] This time, though, Emma and I were able to talk to it.

It mentioned that Kakuya released it from its container. It also said that it feels most suited to living in the pipes. Given what we discovered from this week's mystery game... Well, I think it's safe to say Yasu's theory was correct. Kakuriyo and water are linked. And, with that in mind...

The real Ao seems to have been taken to Kakuriyo through a bathtub. This monster must have exited its cage through the same system of water pipes. If I had to guess, I would say the pipes being flooded with water while a monster passed through them must have made it easier for objects in Kakuriyo to float into Utsushiyo alongside it. That's how Nanami wound up there without Kakuya meaning it, and why we found her inside a washing machine of all places.

But... The problem with that theory is that even if I'm right, I'm not sure we would be able to recreate the phenomenon. Either we'd have to convince the monster to go back, or... We would have to wait for Kakuya to release another monster that creates the same conditions. And... More than that, we would have to somehow communicate with the people in Kakuriyo to be on the look out... I guess we could try a seance? Hm...

[ She trails off at this point, mulling the thought over. ]

MYSTERY TALK

[lets_dewey_it]

Take a moment to touch this tie. Mind the blood that you'll get on your hands. Then I and the other three will explain the rest.

MODS

[canreallymove]

[Well, obviously he's going to touch it-

and immediately regret it.]

Ugh.

[Did that bathtub look at at all familiar?]

OTHER

[lets_dewey_it]

Welp...

BODY CLASS (later on of course)

[canreallymove]

[Well. Not quite yet.

First he's in the art room, where he has procured a suspicious amount of home economics-level of quality of stuffing and is...sewing. Something. He keeps poking his fingers, though, which is probably why he is not wearing his gloves presently. And also why his fingers have a bunch of needle holes in them.]

Ow! Ow! Owie owie-

[People are more than free to wonder what the heck he's doing, and why he's got a bucket of red paint.

Or maybe you don't have to wonder, because later on in the day, there's a note on the door to the art room.]

HOW DID SONIC DIE WORKSHOP

please come in and aveng the victim.

they died a very tragic death.

its up to YOU to figure out how they were killed!!!

(ps TURBO, I made a self defense dummy, its in the dance studio)

[Oh no, it's...Sonic. Sonic is ded. what do.

Well, more specifically, part of both of his leg is missing, allowing stuffing to get out, and this also means no shoes. There's a combat knife stuck in his chest, and there's a jump rope around his neck. Also lots of red blood everywhere. And by blood, we mean red paint. There's also some water on him for some reason. And a partly-eaten chili dog on a plate next to him. Très tragique. Either way, he's very very dead.

Meanwhile, actual Sonic is standing there, rubbing his nose.]

All right. This is...just in case, ok? Gotta make sure someone else can figure out a body if it comes to that.

So yeah, let's do this, ok?!

workshop

[hashtagwoof]

[ Okay, he knows this is serious business, but seeing the Sonic plushie mauled in such a way is making him chuckle.

Or maybe the chuckling is him trying to resist the urge to chew on the paint covered toy. Who can say. ]

Maaan, whoever did this must have gone overboard. I mean, strangling and stabbing at the same time?

Re: BODY CLASS (later on of course)

[lets_dewey_it]

_{[Dewey is so incredibly sorry Sonic but he is trying not to die of laughter, so he is containing it and his face looks like a tomato.]}

[temmapathy]

[Emma was a bit worried about what they would see, but a small smile breaks out on her face when she sees the scenario. As her eyes roam over it, the smile slowly widens, and when she sees the chili dog bursts into outright involuntary laughter.]

Art Room 1/?

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat GASPS. S- SONIC!?]

not here

[shinedsobright]

INVESTIGATION

[shinedsobright]

CLASSES PRE-MEETING

[Fret has been quieter in class lately, though one can't really assume whether that is out of stress, mere disinterest, or even coincidence.... He looks different now, his school uniform spiced up by some accessories he found among Dylan's belongings in the last investigation, and finally having went back for it. The brown cloak obscures but does not quite hide the spot he's hanging the dueling sword from - hopefully it's still subtle enough that the Little Brothers do not panic from him bringing weapons to class, but he's just trying to get used to having it on him since it's a lot bigger than a pin. (However, he is still wearing his full deck of pins on his lapels.) Perhaps they've been here long enough that by now many of you have started customizing your uniforms too? If so, Fret will take notice of it and lean over to them once the sheeple's back is turned.]

Hey, could I see that for a second? It's given me a good idea of your style...

[They all have more serious matters at hand, but regardless. Come here and Fret will assign TWEWY Clothing Stats to your character's items. It's important to know for any upcoming battles, totally. Just kidding it is for shits and giggles. He also has a new cellphone inside his desk, that he occasionally fidgets with. No one is going to snitch on him for that, yes?]

INVESTIGATION??? SCHOOL COUNCIL OFFICE

[This is after the meeting as it has occurred to Fret that he still hasn't found anything of value, but he's not willing to take on the bad mojo of the corpse toucher responsibility. He can certainly see what the hell is on this bulletin board though, right?? Unfortunately, Neku-kitten is rubbing against his legs and meowing at him in hopes that he will give her some more lobster mac kitty treats, so he is a bit distracted! Also, he'd casually ask Nanami to meet him in here since she would probably be able to shed some light on whatever is going on with it. But she is welcome to ignore him, or freak out over him walking around with all of her stuff instead of being helpful!]

Classes

[temmapathy]

[Assuming Fret taps her shoulder so that she can turn to fully look at him:]

See what?

[She's still wearing the jacket, but unbuttoned, and is now wearing her own long-sleeved green shirt underneath it instead of the official academy shirt. She's wearing both the slacks and skirt on top of each other, with the slack hems rolled up slightly.]

[shinedsobright]

The shirt you started wearing under the jacket. It just looks a lot more natural on ya somehow.

[Anything on it? Nothing wrong with a simple design if there isn't.]

Classes

[lets_dewey_it]

O-Oh, uh, sure! _{[He's honestly flattered someone actively pointed out his new mixed gender delinquent getup. He thinks it makes him look super-cool... He'd love to get style points!]}

[shinedsobright]

[Hey, Dewey complimented his outfit a long time ago so turnabout is fair play. Of course he'd notice a big change like that! ....I mean, with Fret's earrings/necklace and pink plaids you could even argue he is going for a similar thing.]

So fierce... It's like saying, nothing's gonna keep Dewey down!

[It reminds him of the skirts at Tigre Punks, so he's assessing their style unlock ability as Helping Hand II - Shortens the duration the wearer is knocked down.

Does he have any prominent accessories, though?]

Classes

[canreallymove]

Well, I am a man of style...

[Sonic all you wear are the gloves, your socks and your sneaks.]

[shinedsobright]

True, I couldn't imagine you wearing anything else, which means your look is really you.

[And that is admirable, even if it's not necessarily what most fashion people do?!

Speed Boost (increases movement speed in battle) for the shoes is a given. But the gloves could have an even better ability, ESPECIALLY considering how wrong it feels when he isn't wearing them.]

...The gloves must be the key!

stop taking her stuff...!!

[imprefect]

[Okay well, as long as Fret can outlast the freaking out, then maybe he'll get some useful information at the end of this. Nanami joins him in the room while he's still distracted from exploring and leans up against one of the desks, arms crossed.]

So even if I'm not the Prefect anymore, you still want my help with this, huh? ...You're lucky I don't have anything better to do. What are you looking for?

[She hasn't seen the cat just yet, but even the sound of it meowing as it paces around him and the rest of the room is a little unsettling. She can't help but fidget.]

... Did you seriously bring your pet in here, too?

a late but v vital tag in

[romancing]

[ Well, she's wearing a yellow ribbon in her hair instead of her usual hat, which she's been doing for classes. Aside from that, there's a pink heart pin on her lapel, and the ends of the tendrils of her third eye that connect to her feet are clipped onto her socks rather fashionably. ]

Oh, sure! Does this mean I get a nickname? I want a nickname!