WEEK 2

[whimsicalism]

WEEK TWO

Two weeks is plenty of time to get used to a new school, but the horrors of Ira Academy are likely to require much more acclimation than that. The lesson learned this weekend may be more important than anything else taught thus far: Regardless of motivation, regardless of friendliness, regardless of heroism, any member of the student body could turn out to be a killer.

Starting this week, the immovable, impenetrable glass wall blocking the staircase by the first aid station has receded. Students are free to go up the stairs beyond that wall and leave the ground floor of the school for the first time.

The new area that opens up in the Academy couldn't come at a better time. Past the landing, where a new ascending flight of stairs now waits behind another thick impenetrable wall of glass, the second floor greets students with muted, calming colors. The rooms in this area of the school house activities targeted at calming, freeing, or emptying the mind. After witnessing such terrible things on Saturday, it would be lovely to clear such thoughts away entirely, wouldn't it?

On Monday, classes will resume as normal, as if the student body had not undergone recent and horrific attrition. At least there are a fair few more places to hide now that the next floor has opened up, and it might be easier to avoid the Little Brothers trying to herd you into the classroom every now and then. It would be easy to let unease and paranoia reign over everyone. Perhaps, come Tuesday again, there will be another announcement from the Principal, holding another threat over everyone's head until the right person snaps and attempts the optional capstone project. There may be another mysterious phenomenon to follow through the school, seeking a hint of meaning or answers. Of course, you could all give up and choose re-education.

How will you move on?

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Regains | AC | IC Profiles | Locations | Mystery Information | A Contact | Sheep Contact

OOC NOTES

Welcome to Week 2. The Prefect has been removed from play until further notice and will no longer be able to be contacted. Mod Shay will continue to work for the game on an administrative level. ICly, the Principal will mention vaguely that the Prefect has been removed from her duties for the foreseeable future. The IC rules will be updated to reflect this and that's how the characters will find out. The sheep will take up her work monitoring the school and have their own contact post, and the A/V room is still locked. While you're free to question this ICly, please be mindful of others and try not to push the issue either ICly or OOCly. This isn't related to the plot and shouldn't be treated as such.

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 1 should be submitted no later than this coming Sunday. Remember to submit your regains! Also, if you want to investigate put INVESTIGATE on your subject line, please!

Comments

[canreallymove]

Hey! I know how to fight and stuff! And I don't need swords!

[A scream. Wince.]

And hey, we do have some cool moves, me and Sal! And me and Tails! And trust me, I am the best distraction to have! The moment I get there, SWATBots come right after me!

I'm not Priority One for nothin', geez!

[violence_ensues]

But with training, you can learn how to fight better! Like I know where to hit peoples' heads in order to knock 'em out with one hit non-lethally. Mao Mao taught me how to do that. With training, you can learn so, so much without having to go in blindly.

What do you do if the robot was made to go after Tails and Sal and not you? What if it went after the civilians of your home? Were you trained for that?

[canreallymove]

Easy enough! I know what to do.

We evacuate to the backup hideout and I trash the SWATBots that try to trash us.

[violence_ensues]

How will you mess them up?

[canreallymove]

I Sonic Spin 'em, and then smash em together, and-

[It honestly sounds like he's done this before.]

[violence_ensues]

mmmmh. nnnnnh...

[Admittedly, Adorabat desperately now wants to see a Sonic Spin attack, but is still trying to make a point.]

gnnnnrrr...

[FOCUS, ADORABAT.]

...And if a giant slime monster shows up? What if you do your Sonic Spin and end up stuck in it with the monster unharmed?

[canreallymove]

Oh, you mean like Mega Muck? If I get stuck I have the Freedom Fighters to get my out. They always have my back!

[violence_ensues]

And if they try to befriend it and end up getting the entire village stuck inside and then tried to dissolve it in water only to get stuck themselves and a adorable hero bat had to save everyone by getting the slime to mimic me disappearing?

[Oddly specific example.]

[canreallymove]

Why would you try to dissolve Mega Muck with water??

[violence_ensues]

Idunno! That's what Badgerclops did.

[Adorabat's getting kind of antsy. Hold it together, Adorabat. Serious talk now, cool moves later.]

[canreallymove]

Well, we'd still figure it out somehow!

[violence_ensues]

But y'all wouldn't have to if you trained! Y'all would have already learned what to do!

[canreallymove]

Hey, I'm trained! Maybe not the same as you, maybe not all...you know, meditating and stuff, but I even know how to fight without my speed if I gotta!

[violence_ensues]

[!!!]

[You know what? This is the moment.]

Show me the Sonic Spin! Show me show me show me show me show me show me-

[1/2]

[canreallymove]

Yeah, sure! Can't cut through steel right now, but-

[AND HERE HE GOES--]

[2/2]

[canreallymove]

[All things considered, him bouncing around like a pinball is...still pretty impressive, though obviously not as impressive as what it would have looked like to be able to just. Slice through things like butter.

And he does unroll into a cross-legged position.]

...

[violence_ensues]

WOOOOOOOOW! I wish I could do somethin' like that!

[canreallymove]

Hey now, if I can could teach Tails how to do a Sonic Spin, I can teach you! May not be as fast as I can get, but it's pretty effective!

[violence_ensues]

ADORASPIN! YEAH!

[She ready.]

[canreallymove]

All right!

Most important thing about a Sonic Spin! Flexibility. So ya got know how to stretch and flex until you can get into a ball. The more flexible, the tighter you can roll yourself up!

The best way to test your flex? Doin' this and holdin' it for ten seconds.

[To demonstrate, he does something like this.]

...Obviously you gotta train your back with some exercises.

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat will immediately flop onto her back and will try to copy the arched pose. With grunting, she seems like she's slowly making it, but it's... only around halfway there.]

Grrrrnnnn hnnnnegggh ow ow ow hrrrrrnnnng...

[canreallymove]

Close, but you could improve your flexibility!

[He does offer his hand to help pull her up.]

[violence_ensues]

Ow ow...!

[Adorabat will give up for now and take Sonic's hand, getting up. She blushes with embarrassment and rubs the back of her head.]

Eheheh... Mao Mao doesn't really teach me that kinda stretch... Just stuff like these.

[She demonstrates by performing a couple pre-workout stretches. Nothing yoga-level though.]

[canreallymove]

Yeah, we'll work on it. Definitely gotta stretch your back, because you'll be rolling into a ball, yeah?

[violence_ensues]

I promise I'll stretch my back EVERY SINGLE DAY!