WEEK 3

[whimsicalism]

WEEK THREE

Two weeks, two trials, four deaths.

One thing is certain: The monster in charge of this place knows enough about everyone here that he also knows what can drive some of them desperate enough to kill. He is powerful, and he has access, and he despises the whole student body. The face of the class' captor has been revealed now, in a sense, and the flames of his hatred for children have turned out to be very real.

At least, for now, the students of Ira Academy have one another to lean on. Some might have found the post-trial camaraderie a comfort. At least everyone hasn't given up hope. At least many students are still finding their anger and their will to fight back.

There are fewer pretenses this coming week. Classes proceed as normal; the school day still functions as normal, but the further everyone comes from that first fateful meeting with the man in charge of this school, the further away and more incomprehensible the thought that there was ever really a chance of going along with the original plan, completing reeducation, and staying safe.


...Of course, you could still try. There'd be nothing stopping you.

But you won't, will you? That's just how the students of Ira Academy are. You'll visit the third floor of the Academy, ascending the newly opened flight of stairs. Maybe you'll investigate one of the new rooms, dwarfed by the echoes that bounce of the uninvitingly tall ceilings. There's probably still something in this place on your side.

Will you work together, or will you grow further apart?

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OOC NOTES

Welcome to Week 3! New locations have been added and the third floor is now open for exploration. The library is a very large space and more than one person can investigate it throughout the week if you'd like. If you want to investigate one of the Floor 3 rooms, please hit the mods with a ping in Discord and put INVESTIGATE in your subject line.

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 2 should be submitted no later than this coming Sunday. Remember to submit your regains, and sign up for a spot exploring this week's mystery if you want to!

Comments

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat gasps.]

You're right! I saw it when I flew in!

[Adorabat will begin an attempt to shove all the bubbles down into the drain.]

I've never done laundry before. Mao Mao always did it. He's got a cool hero outfit!

[temmapathy]

[Emma helps sweep some of the bubbles towards the drain, facing across from Adorabat in order to read her lips.]

Well, it's good that you want to try doing it yourself. I bet he'll be proud you learned!

CW: Cuteness Overload

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat just freezes and snaps her head to look directly in Emma's eyes and an incredibly happy smile on her face. Mao Mao... being proud of her... for washing his cape...

...

Adorabat just flops onto her stomach making very content noises. Emma... Emma might want to do something about this.]

mmmnrrrlllmnrlrmmmmnnn...

[temmapathy]

[Um...well. Emma will first try and lift her off the ground so she's not lying in the soapy water on the floor. And try to resist the urge to scratch her ears.]

[violence_ensues]

[The lifting of the bat has been successful!]

...Mao Mao... will... be proud of me...

[Are you suuuuure you don't want to scritch behind those ears, Emma?]

1/2

[temmapathy]

[A quick glance from side to side-]

2/2

[temmapathy]

[Okay. Just a little ear scritch, for a little bit.]

[violence_ensues]

[She makes a surprised yelp that very quickly and briefly devolves into breathy laughter, her non-peg-leg twitching a little. She then looks up at Emma.]

That... how'd-

[Adorabat stops herself, flying out of her grasp and turning to face Emma.]

How'd you make me do that?

[Well... Good news is she seemed to have snapped her out of whatever was happening to her.]

[temmapathy]

[Oh, that makes Emma flush, looking a bit embarrassed.]

You looked so peaceful like that, and some dogs like it when you scratch behind their ears while they're lying down...

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat can't help but let a few giggles out of her mouth.]

You're silly! I'm not a dog. I'm a bat!

[And then she'll go back to helping getting rid of the bubbles.]

It's just that meeting Mao Mao was the best day of my life! He's the bestest best! Of COURSE I want him to be proud of me!

[temmapathy]

I can see that. Is there anyone else you want to be proud of you?

[violence_ensues]

Well, yeah! There's Badgerclops, too! ...Oh! My daddy, too!

[temmapathy]

Your dad? What's he like?

[violence_ensues]

Oh...

[Adorabat gets a little less enthusiastic about her bubble cleaning.]

He's... um... boring. I mean, I still love him, but he's nothing like Mao Mao and Badgerclops...

[temmapathy]

Well, I hope he's okay with you being a hero. He doesn't try to stop you from doing it or anything, does he?

[violence_ensues]

ummmm... when he first found out, he did, but then, I had to save him from a monster and now he lets me be with Mao Mao.

[temmapathy]

That's good! I guess he had to see how strong you were personally in order to understand.

[Most of the bubbles seem to be gone now, though the stickiness remains.]

We might need to mop the floor, too.

[violence_ensues]

Yeah! It was the same monster that-

[Adorabat quickly stops herself from completing that sentence. Uh. Uh. MOPS!]

I'LL GO GET THE MOPS!

[She rushes off to gather a couple of mops before any prying can be done.]

[temmapathy]

[That's a little odd...still, Emma goes to check out the washing machine while she's gone, seeing if they need to rewash whatever was in there...]

[violence_ensues]

[It's the sheet to Adorabat's bed. If possible, there may be the remnants of drips of blood on it, as well as remnants of various paint colors. It should be easy to ascertain where they all came from.]

[temmapathy]

[Emma lifts it out for now, sniffing it slightly to see if the soap has soaked in too much and they need to put this through another cycle. And maybe scrub it a bit first to get those stains out properly.]

[violence_ensues]

[It does smell a lot like soap. However, the stains don't look too bad. The washing machine WAS interrupted before it could finish.]

[temmapathy]

[Well, that's a relief. She'll move it to another machine anyways, let this one rest a little.]

[violence_ensues]

[Transfer successful! This is also around the time Adorabat comes flying back in, holding two mops with one of her wings.]

Got 'em!

[temmapathy]

Alright! We can just soak them in the sink, then scrub the entire floor!