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Castle W Mods ([personal profile] whimsicalism) wrote in [community profile] castle_whims2022-09-04 12:00 pm
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WEEK 3

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?

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

temmapathy: (suspicious)

[personal profile] temmapathy 2022-09-04 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Let's do this! Would prefer around 12-1 PM EST.]
copycut: (Default)

[personal profile] copycut 2022-09-04 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sup. Earlier in the day is more ideal for me, so I'll also put in a vote for 1PM EST. ]
britbrat: (innocent)

[personal profile] britbrat 2022-09-04 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ let's make him suffer!! I should be free anytime on the day o/ ]
holyironmade: (Holy)

CHURCH...?

[personal profile] holyironmade 2022-09-04 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
playground

Peace be with you...!

[There is a combination of dampness and dryness about Jeanne that suggests she has barely slept, Friday night or Saturday. She glides out in her Sunday best skirts. If her body will not let her fall down, perhaps her friends will hold us up? She got all two-dozen hula hoop seats this time for some reason... More pieces of paper than last time, too...]

Let us begin with the liturgy of the word and of the eucharist. Then I would like to do something a little different.

[She reads from the Bible in one hand and passes out Ritz crackers with the other, trying to get it done before Carrie reaches the end of her assigned tune on the glockenspiel. It's as if she thinks some latecomers might join them in time to not have to see this part.]

Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. [...] For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God."

[So what now...? What is she doing after the box of crackers has been put away...?]

Thomasin had a hard life as a Puritan. Having more freedom here in some ways, she came to think that only God knew our fates, so brothers and sisters of any creed might go to heaven or to hell. In light of this... I would like us... to at least remember everyone.

[That means it is time for song.]

El Señor es mi luzIf The Path I TravelBe Thou My VisionOn Eagle's Wings


[She is completely exhausted by the time this is over, trying to disguise the crumpling of her legs as a humble bow. Murmured to herself:] I do not have anything to drink... but perhaps that is for the best in this place...
violence_ensues: (Upset)

Investigation & Open To All

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-04 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Walking Labyrinth

[After returning to Jeanne's weird meetings for the week, Adorabat goes out and explores. And what better place to investigate than this maze? She lands at the entrance to the labyrinth, taking in the sights. It would be easier if she flew, but isn't this place called "Walking"?]

Playground

[Adorabat is perched upon the top of the jungle gym, holding Simon Norwell out beside her. She's staring out into the "abyss" of the outside. When you approach, she'll notice and wiggle Simon a little, speaking in an imitation of a male voice.]

Get lost, Adorabat doesn't want to talk to you!

Simon, shut up! Be nice!

[She then turns to you.]

Hi there, sorry about that. What's up?

Laundry Room

[As you pass by the laundry room, you may be able to smell a strong smell of soap emanating from the room along with a small bit of bubbles poking out from the door. Entering, you see the room is COVERED in soapy bubbles, and a familiar blue bat on the washing machine fiddling with the knobs in a panic. She spots and and immediately rushes over to you, gripping both sides of your face.]

YOU GOTTA HELP ME THE WASHING MACHINE IS ANGRY!
violence_ensues: (Puppy Eyes)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-04 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Adorabat... doesn't quite understand. Believing in God's son grants the ability to live forever...? How does that even work? Is it that doing good and not being evil in order to be seen by God that has something to do with it?

Whatever the case, Adorabat doesn't have much time to think when she sees Jeanne a little shaky.]

You don't have to stand if you don't want to. Sit down and talk to us!
temmapathy: (worried)

[personal profile] temmapathy 2022-09-04 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Emma backs away as Adorabat squeezes her face, mostly so she can actually sign.]

How much detergent did you put in there?
cellpreservation: ([Smile] even you)

[personal profile] cellpreservation 2022-09-04 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[I'm available all day!]
violence_ensues: (Nervous)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-04 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I DUNNO, THE WHOLE BOTTLE? Isn't that what you're apposed to do!?
temmapathy: (worried)

[personal profile] temmapathy 2022-09-04 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Emma can appreciate Jeanne's intentions with the music, even if she can't quite experience it the same way. But it's obviously exhausting, and she's looking worried as it ends. As Jeanne is about to collapse, Emma hurries to support her.]

Sit and rest! Everyone else can handle cleaning up!
temmapathy: (worried)

[personal profile] temmapathy 2022-09-04 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
NO! [Emma stares in horror at the foam everywhere, slowly fighting her way to the washing machine to see if it's been turned off.] You're supposed to measure it with the bottle cap!
violence_ensues: (Pleading)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-04 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[The washing machine, in fact, is still on and producing more bubbles. Adorabat was trying to turn it off.]

NO ONE EVER TOLD ME THAT!
temmapathy: (thoughtful)

[personal profile] temmapathy 2022-09-04 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Come on, come on, where's the-ah, there's an emergency stop button. Emma slams her hand down on it, sighing in relief as the rumbling stops.]

Well, now you know. You can also just use these, I think? [She gestures at the box of laundry pods.] Use one at a time and that should be good.
Edited 2022-09-04 17:13 (UTC)
violence_ensues: (Unconvincing)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-04 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Adorabat hears Emma and will totally do that in the future if she wants to wash clothes. She sighs in relief as the bubbles stop coming out, then perks right up and slams the door closed.]

We gotta clean all this up before the sheep come...!
holyironmade: (Know-It-All)

[personal profile] holyironmade 2022-09-04 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I wish... that I could fly like you...

[She lets her legs fold into the hula hoop all at once. This causes her little friend Shamash to come hurtling into view high above her head.]
holyironmade: (Chuckle)

[personal profile] holyironmade 2022-09-04 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[smiling thinly. She wishes they had an organ... If the guests would sway against each other and Emma, that would have made her happy...]

It's really not that much... It is not too much trouble to leave the items here a little longer...
violence_ensues: (Um)

[personal profile] violence_ensues 2022-09-04 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Adorabat gasps a little and quickly flies up to Jeanne.]

But you don't need to fly in order to rest!

[Not the point, Adorabat.]

Even heroes like me can't fight monsters all the time!

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