WEEK 1

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 1

[Well, this is...happening. This is a thing. This is your life now. The Commander is expecting you to just up and kill one another, and then try to get away with it. No big deal, right? You guys can handle this. You won't fall for what she has. She's clearly an idiot. A loud idiot, but still an idiot. She's not going to get one over you.

...Right?

In any case, the Commander's quarters are now open for anyone who decides they can actually stand to be in the same room as her, but beware - any favor you might ask of her is going to come at a price, and who knows what she'll ask you to do if you decide to gain a boon from her. Unless you're a suck-up like Baku - then she'll apparently be flattered. Maybe that's a good tactic to use?


Whatever you do, try not to murder the bread again. The Bread Did Nothing Wrong.


There are fifteen strangers in this place.]



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Comments

[stealsyourduelist]

[Tentacles count as limbs, son, don't test him

Anyway Rosenkreuz is giving this stack a hard stare before the boy comes in and he shifts the stare to him before finally clearing his throat.]

I just finished taking them off the shelf, actually. They've all been... tampered with.

[Nimh is still somewhere around here so he'll show him the missing page.]

I wouldn't mind the assistance, however.

[He shuts that book and sets it down next to the pile, before pulling out the most interesting-looking one to him: The Star War]

[theserpentsmiles]

[Higher...? Okay we have clearly not taken the same chemistry class. How to explain outer space....maybe like he would to a particularly intelligent small child? Basic concepts.]

Sort of. This room has empty space, but outer space is emptier. It's everything beyond the planet's atmosphere - above the sky, so the 'empty space' isn't even full of air. And there's no gravity, so everything floats.

[illusionarymelody]

[Vita will arrive a few minutes late. After all, what performer is ever on time? She'll grab some blue fruity soda and sip at it. That and she'll have some grapes.]

Any particular reason for this?

[theserpentsmiles]

[Do yours have to have bones?

Still, this is...! This is sure something, and Nagisa's interested in finding out what.] Good find.

[...He'll grab that quantum theory book. That sounds useful.]

[strangerpeople]

[The Star Wars...is not about a war in space. It's not even about a war. It's about a fleet of ships in space. Ok then.]

[losergod]

[ C offers her a smile. ]

We... thought that it might be better to be more organized together so that we could see if anyone had found any steps toward getting all of us out collectively, yet. And if we had not, perhaps put our heads together to see what we could do.

[strangerpeople]

[It might be! Though, Nagisa might recognize the name of the author, if he paid any attention to physics back home: Werner Heisenberg. Apparently, this helped to win him some kind of medal, the Noleb Price.]

[illusionarymelody]

Be polite to the Commander. She's a lot more willing to talk when you are. She told me she can come and go as she pleases.

[stealsyourduelist]

[........Well he'll take it because space travel is definitely woah, even if he was promised wars. He thought the star was their coat of arms or something, seriously.

What are these ships up to and how has the criminal defiled this one.]

[earietale]

I...think it's safe to say that she was being honest. That room full of weapons is just worrying otherwise.

[She doesn't like it, but she can't deny what's right in front of her.]

[beguiledcard]

[ Akira looks very uncomfortable. ]

Yeah... [ a deep breath ] There was no motive yesterday, so I'm not sure what to think, just yet.

[beguiledcard]

It's no surprise she can.

[ He's twisting a strand of bangs. ]

She's likely not the mastermind of this whole thing, either. So whatever she tells us is likely just words from someone serving the big bad.

[losergod]

... I think so too. The weapons are a little too real.

[ He looks down. ]

Even if someone was hurt, we'd be expected to catch them, wouldn't we? So how would they get out? What's the point of it all?

[theserpentsmiles]

[Science has always been his weak point, but...sensei worked with him for how to handle that. Covering your weaknesses is just as important as capitalizing on your strengths!

So, he recognizes the name. That prize is....not??? Quite right???? But okay let's skim through this book and look for oddities.]

[losergod]

Motive? You mean an incentive?

[ He looks deeply concerned. Akira, explain. ]

[losergod]

I agree. I don't believe she's the one running this. She's too bombastic. She's the kind of character who'd make an excellent peon, but not a very good leader.

[stealsyourduelist]

You were expecting something yesterday? Explain.

[illusionarymelody]

She implied just that. She mentioned "being put in charge". This is apparently the best post she's had.

[beguiledcard]

[ It's not until everyone has had a moment to talk a little before Akira finally moves closer and addresses everyone at once: ]

A few of you already know this isn't my first time in a place remotely similar to this.

[ He still looks uncomfortable - tense, his jawline tightened whenever he's not speaking... ]

The last place I was in, they gave rules similar to this one, and we all had titles. Even though this is similar, though, it doesn't feel the same as the game I was in before. The last place was so that we could... save the multiverse?

[ Just... scrubbing a hand through his hair. ]

Anyway, Tuesday was the day they'd give us a motive, but we didn't even have that this time. I'm not sure if she's waiting to see if someone will crack early on, or what. But...

[ And now he's shifting in his stance, looking particularly frustrated. But, he pushes it all aside, saying the next part with more... desperation, than conviction. ]

The fewer people who die, the bigger our group remains. And the bigger our group remains, the more of a chance we stand at fighting this thing... right?

[beguiledcard]

[ About that... ]

[strangerpeople]

[Aside from the whole...Noleb...thing...which isn't even consistent (Noelb Price comes up at least once) the physics are overall sound and look like whoever wrote the main treatise was knowledgeable. Even if a lot of that knowledge probably flies right over Nagisa's brain.

Not that it's an insult, this is some insanely advanced stuff.]

[beguiledcard]

[ And explain, he does. ]

[strangerpeople]

[The Book Killer has made extensive notes of each and every ship shown in the book, including theorizing about potential weak points and estimating their current and future weapons and shield upgrade capacity for the next 300 years. A lot of it is formulas on the side, and liner notes that look very advanced. Even if many of them are still in that chalky pastel.]

[illusionarymelody]

So that's why you asked me if this was my first time. Did you also gain some power you didn't have before?

[beguiledcard]

Yeah, which would explain why she's so... eager?

[ What's even a good word for this lady. Akira's running on little sleep right now... ]