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 wingshrugs. Adorabat didn't get to this story quite yet, but...]

He seemed to like it even though Mao Mao asked him to do a couple things. Just fix the aerocycle and do some grocery shopping. Badgerclops didn't want to do them, so he tried joining the sky pirates for a little while. But then he stopped and joined us again because he found out the sky pirates were-

[Oh...]

...starving... because they didn't do chores.

[hm.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[...he's not very good at being a distraction, is he.]

Uh-those other games! What's a doorbell game like? Just going up to a door, ringing the bell, then running and hiding before anyone can answer?

[Virtual Ding Dong Ditch?]

[violence_ensues]

Um, no, it's just ringing a doorbell trying to get the person to answer the door before the person you're playing against does. I always lose, but it's still a lotta fun.

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Huh. Alright.

[Seems. A little too simple for a video game. But there are worse things, probably.]

So do you press the doorbell a lot to make the person answer the door quicker? Or is something out of your control?

[violence_ensues]

Yeah, you press it quicker. Badgerclops is super good at it. WHat are your video games like?

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

I...don't really play video games. Usually too busy with other stuff.

But anything set in space has always looked fun to me! Like that one where you explore the stars and discover new galaxies and it has quintillions of planets to explore and-

[And if Adorabat doesn't stop him, Dylan is just going to talk about No Man's Sky for a half hour.]

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat doesn't. Still clutching her stomach, she listens intently. Well, she starts off intent, but... she appears to be getting more and more and more mesmerized by all of Dylan's descriptions.]

...Is that really what the game is like... wooooow...

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Yeah! Apparently it had some issues when it first came out, but they kept working on it and making more and more updates, and now it's so cool!

I should see if we can get it once we get out of here. I'm sure a lot of us would like it!

[violence_ensues]

I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play I wanna play-

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[He can't help but chuckle and pull Adorabat into a hug.]

Tell you what, you'll be one of the first to play it when we can get home, if not the first.

Though I can't promise I won't play it a little bit.

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat shifts a little to get her wings able to bat hug Dylan back, giggling a little. It's nice to hear Adorabat giggling, isn't it?]

You got it, big bro! And you can play some of the video games back at headquarters!

[Adorabat did say she practically lived exclusively at police headquarters with Mao Mao and Badgerclops, high up on the mountain, which overlooks the city.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[It is adorable and it is a giggle he has now recorded to memory.]

Thank you, Adorabat. I appreciate it.

[Still a concerning thing to him, but like. It's a minor thing, compared to their current situation alone.]