castle_whims | WEEK SIX

WEEK SIX

Death itself isn't an end to this sinister game, and the only outcome is to play until you die.

Even without the boundaries being pushed too much last week, it would seem that the stakes continue to rise. Students will enter the new week with three of their number taken away. The class is half its size by now, the number of dead underscored by the number of dorm doors that don't open every morning, the number of seats that aren't filled out in any given room.

The atmosphere of Ira Academy has always been hostile. This week, however, the malice is more present than ever, choking the air. It's easy to feel watched at all times, especially with the knowledge that everyone is bound to the one orchestrating this ongoing killing game. Doors will sometimes open themselves invitingly only to slam closed a few moments later, mercurial in temperament and just as susceptible to the dark anger creeping through the building as the students.

For now, no new locations have opened up to explore in the school. The fifth floor remains the tallest in the building, and there's a certain sense that everything is just bound to repeat itself until there's nothing left.

Though same things remain the same, others feel as if they're on the precipice of change. Just how long can everyone go on under the threat of further violence? Even Kakuya seems to be worried now that her game can't persist like this forever. Perhaps one of the other Academy denizens can shine some light on things throughout the week, or your belief that you can save yourselves and your friends will open up new doors. There have to be answers out there: Who will find them?

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OOC NOTES

Welcome to the final week of Round 2! There will be no traditional motive-murder-trial set up this week, and instead, we will try to solve the Ira Academy situation once and for all. Information on the final investigation for this week will go live later this afternoon. Characters will be split into exploration groups - Nanami will come along for this ride!

While there are no new areas for investigation this week, please feel free to ping mod characters for any public needs or reach out to them on their private posts for things your character would prefer to discuss 1:1. We hope you enjoy the ride!

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_{[Maybe he should have invested more time into making chemical bombs, but at this point, the only way he can take out more of them in a faster time is grabbing his axe with both hands and spinning in a circle, trying to mow down as much as he could... before quickly falling to the ground, dizzy.]}

[It might not have done much even if you set the entire group on fire. They're determined on doing something. Maybe trying to find out what that is might be better.

They seem to be going to the third floor.]

AFTER THEM!

[ He's chasing after the dolls and their dismantled things. ]

[In the floor of grand vaulted ceilings, it seems that the dolls have busy making something in the library. Even the bookshelves have been dismantled. The books are piled up in towering stacks as the dolls seem to be making a... building of some kind?

It looks familiar.]

...Wait... Are they making the skewl?

What...? Why?

[ Okay, do the dolls themselves look familiar? ]

[The dolls look like just basic humanoid figures, maybe made out of wood. They are dressed in school uniforms, though.]

[ He should have grabbed the bubble thing instead of the bat.

He tries picking up one of the books from the path, just to see what happens... ]

[Some of the dolls move another book into it's place. The strangest thing is that... this model is big enough for any of you to walk into.]

[Emma squints.]

We walk in together?

Yeah, you know what? I think that's a good idea.

[HI HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU even though Emma can't hear him but everyone else probably can as he comes in without warning]

[Adorabat approaches one of the dolls and pokes them.]

Can y'all understand us?

[The dolls don't respond. They seem to be just dolls.]

I'm gonna stand watch outside. Just in case.

[ So he has less chance of looking too close at a doll and triggering dog mode at the absolute worse time. Hopefully. ]

[It's a crude recreation of the first floor of the Academy, the taller of you might have to duck your head at points but it's possible to walk. There's even... some models of various students in various rooms.

As you walk in, Kakuya breaks her silence, speaking in the back of everyone's mind.]

Kakuya... has something... to show everyone... Unlock the door.

[While creepy it just feels like a recreation of the Academy until you come across the auditorium. The door is locked but it appears to be only made out of a plank of wood. ]

...

Should I punch it?

Maybe later. [Emma has something to try first.]

["Just kick the door down" and "play along" war in Emma's head, before she finally crouches to see if she can find a tiny key anywhere. If she can't, she'll try miming a key turn in the lock.]

[As if in response, the dolls move the wooden 'door' open. The auditorium is open.

Some sort of presentation is set up on the 'stage'.]

[Ohhhhhh boy. Emma approaches, trying to get a better look.]

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Okay, this is getting extra-weird...

[It sure seems to be that way. Including some mountains of books surrounding it and some cloth from the art room as the 'path' leading to it.]

THATTAWAY! _{[Time to chase the wave!]}

[Adorabat joins in after a small incident, wielding her nailbat.]

GET BACK HERE! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

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[Emma catches up after karate-ing a few dolls, doing her best to follow the group as the dolls keep heading up.]