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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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!

Comments

SELF-DEFENSE

[lets_dewey_it]

_{[Dewey has tossed his forester's axe into whatever weapons pile there was for the sake of keeping track of them, along with his keytaur and the Druid Cup.]} Two of these are more last resorts if anything, but that's beside the point.

Sonic and I had this in mind for quite some time, but we were never able to get around to it. Sunday was for church and Saturday was for trials. And even now, Sonic is in no state to help me out with this; he needs time to get his footing back so to speak.

I'm not a fighting expert like Webby back home, but I'll do my best to teach you all what she does. And I can use help from anyone else who knows a thing or two about fighting. Emma knows karate. Anya's parents are a spy and an assassin. Adorabat had been getting training from Mao Mao and Badgerclops. Any kind of fighting knowledge, no matter how limited, is better than none.

WEAPONS PILE

[lets_dewey_it]

_{[An axe, a keytaur, and a big gold trophy's already there. Anyone else have anything to toss in?]}

[hashtagwoof]

[ Hunter has a nail bat, a combat knife, a dueling sword... ]

I also have the net gun and Dylan's Party Bubble Wrapper. I'd like to keep one of them on me in case something happens...

Think we should start bringing at least one concealed weapon to the trials? Just in case?

[lets_dewey_it]

Ah, yeah, concealed weapons are a must at trials now. Heck, that's why I added the skirt to my look. Spacier than pants or trousers, easier to hide more stuff.

[hashtagwoof]

Dude, you gotta see if you can get a hold of some combat trousers. They've got so many pockets to hide stuff in.

I've got some decent space in my leather jacket for stuff, but I need a sheath for the knife. Do you know anyone who's good at leather working? Or sewing, at least?

[temmapathy]

[Emma adds a stone shaped like half an owl's head.]

I dunno how useful it'll be, but at least someone can throw it?

[canreallymove]

...

[He briefly leaves, but returns with three axes, two dueling swords, two combat knives, two bear traps, a sickle, and a nailbat.

It's clear he hasn't touched them, and otherwise isn't planning on using them on anyone at the meeting anyways any time soon.]

[lets_dewey_it]

...Thanks, bud. _{[He's no mental health expert but he's making sure every turn to show his appreciation for Sonic's presence here. Even when he's in no state to fight.]}

[shinedsobright]

[Fret will take a dueling sword and step away from the group to practice a couple swings and jabs at the air.]

Yeah... This'll work.

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat dons her RIOT helmet. She nearly takes out the stick, but she remembers >Hunter, so she refrains.]

I'm missing my RIOT shield, but I have my helmet and nightstick. I had a combat knife, but Dylan took it and lost it. I found a folding knife and sickle in his room and I got a bat with nails in it from the machine. I also got some arrows, but... no bow. Oh! And the bear trap.

[shinedsobright]

Are we still trapping the sheeple in the bear trap? Or should we just keep it in case we gotta throw it at someone's face?

[copycut]

[ Kuro will relinquish the knife and the axe she mentioned a couple of weeks ago. ]

[spychic]

[Anya walks in, holding the RIOT shield. She doesn't add it to the pile, but she keeps it close to her, looking at everyone else with an air of suspicion.]

[violence_ensues]

[!!!]

MY SHIELD!?

TRAINING

[lets_dewey_it]

_{[Anything about fighting anyone knows, now's the time to share!]}

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat will definitely teach the things she's been taught. About how to dodge better, now to take blows better, and may even help come up with cool team names and tactics.

She'll also be willing to try to explain things more that need help.]

[temmapathy]

Okay, everything I know about karate I learned from watching online videos. But I still know enough to teach people.

[copycut]

By now, that vending machine has given out plenty of bladed weapons. I can show people the basics of using them.

[violence_ensues]

["...I'm... I'm not any good with swords."]

[Yeah, remember when she said that during the first trial?]

[Adorabat looks SO eager.]

[spychic]

[Anya knows she could teach others to fight just like Mama had. She could. But she won't. She stays silent. She might join in every now and then but...she's keeping to herself. It's not nice or right - she KNOWS that...

But she can't help being suspicious.]

[lets_dewey_it]

...Anya...

If it makes you feel better, what you know can be just between you, me, and Sonic. Maybe Adorabat and Hunter, too.

Adding some two cents finally

[canreallymove]

[Very quiet, but he does finally speak.]

Guys, we...we need to assume that we aren't gettin' our powers back and we can't rely on them. If we had any. So...we gotta adapt. So it's something to keep in mind. I...can do my best to help with that, but.

[Yeah, he's still clearly trying to get over what happened. It's an understatement to say it all stinks. rn.]

Re: Adding some two cents finally

[lets_dewey_it]

I understand. I never had any powers to begin with, so I think I'll be good to go.

[canreallymove]

Yeah...I've lost my speed before. It's just now I gotts assume it's permanent until it's. Not.

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat lands and crosses her wings, grumpy face.]

'm not astral projecting even if I could. It's boring.