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

[shinedsobright]

[Fret sits up again to look at Yuta.]

Yep, today the pet roulette chose Fret. Not bad!

[cellpreservation]

It's weird how many pets are inside that thing...

[But he'll come over to take a look at the lil guy.]

[shinedsobright]

Yeaaah, but it's probably better not to sweat it. Wasn't someone saying this whole place is made up somehow?

[The kitten is entirely focused on eating now. It seems very tuckered out, and its ribbon is hanging askew. Its fur is also sticking up all over its body as a result of how damp it was before it started running around the school. Kitten seems a little spiky as a result. It looks up and meows warily at the approaching Yuta but keeps eating and purring as long as it's being pet!]

The cat's still pretty strange. It was all wet when I opened it for some reason... A little better now, maybe? But kinda sus, and I JUST got it to stay still.

[cellpreservation]

...Yeah, actually. I'm pretty sure a lot of this place was originally just made up.

[He sounds strangely certain about that. But anyway: cat!]

It was wet? Did you get something else out of the vending machine with water it might've gotten into?

[Offering a hand in case it gets alarmed by the sudden movement, but if it's more focused on eating than sniffing stranger's fingers he'll try gently petting it on the head.]

[shinedsobright]

Nope, everything else I got was dry. Dice, diary... So unless the weird dragon has functions I'm not aware of... wasn't a leak.

[The kitten does pause to sniff the fingers for a good wide-eyed moment. But it sinks back into its feeding rhythm shortly after. Almost like it can see the future...]

But, I mean, you are? Did you find another clue or something?

[It's not really that Fret doubts it, per se, but he's the curious type.]

[cellpreservation]

[That's... ominous. But to answer his question:]

Yeah. I found a book in the library about Closetland.

[shinedsobright]

Wow, that's so straightforward it loops back around to absolutely shocking! Who was the author?

[cellpreservation]

Kids of Apple Court, whoever they are.

[shinedsobright]

They must be kids who were here first... so did they figure out how stuff works here?

[cellpreservation]

Kind of? They figured out this place is made up of fear.

[shinedsobright]

Huh. That really does mean it's all made up then. I mean, fear is just another kind of imagination.

Speaking of which, [he raises his voice] I would be suuuper terrified if we all got our powers back! The mayhem that could arise, my goodness! 2Spoopy!

[cellpreservation]

[Taking his cue:]

Yeah, that sure would be scary.