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

[beguiledcard]

[ Early in the day (for even an average person, but especially so for someone like Akira), he can be found in the kitchen, looking pretty damn serious as he makes himself a cup of coffee. He can be seen starting to make himself food, changing his mind... going back to starting with making food, and then finally just walking out of the kitchen without anything to eat.

Okay, Akira.

It's not long after that, he can be found in the Weapons Storage, seemingly playing around with a dagger. He twirls one in his hand a couple of times before putting it back, and then looking around at some of the other weapons and various other things. His hand brushes over some of the various supplies, his brow tense.

He makes his way to the Computer Room at some point, only to get bored quickly. After that, he's heading over to the Commander's Room to glare at the door for a moment. A shower in exchange for a favor... Ugh.

There's a moment where he explores the Furnace and the Winery, in that order. Clearly, he's not too interested with the things in these places. So, it's not long before he ends his exploration by heading over to the Library; he can be found sitting in a corner, knees drawn to his chest with the book sitting on them.

Maybe it'll be clear he's doing more staring through the book than actually reading it... ]

Library

[earietale]

Is that a good book?

[Barbara was originally going to read a book so she wouldn't think about yesterday, but then she saw this guy staring at a book in the corner. Realizing that she hadn't talked to him yet, she figured; why not talk to him now?]

[beguiledcard]

[ It takes him a moment, but he does realize the question is directed at him. He blinks a couple of times, and then quickly looks over to the source of the voice. With a small smile, he nods. ]

So good, I apparently managed to get lost in thought over it.

[ Which isn't even remotely the truth, even if his expression and tone aren't giving any of that away. ]

[earietale]

Can I ask what it's about? I might be interested as well once you're done with it.

[Even if it's not that good she just might read it anyway. Any book might be better than thinking about their current situation.]

[beguiledcard]

Did you know the Akita Inu looks completely different in Japan, in two thousand sixteen, than it did almost sixty years prior?

[ Yep... it's a book on random dog facts. He holds it up so she can see the cover - there's a picture of a Very Good Dog there. ]

[earietale]

[She's not usually a dog person, but AWWWWWW]

Really? What's it look like nowadays?

[She sits down as she says that, wanting to get a better look at the Super Good Boy.]

[beguiledcard]

Well, unlike here... [ opening the book, pointing to the page he was just on ] Where they've got bigger ears...

[ He twists a strand of his bangs. ]

They're... [ annnnd he's literally drawing smaller, even more triangular ears over his own head ] ... cuter? Much fluffier. Plus, the reddish brown and white merge together, rather than... standing apart so much as two different colors? They're not outright spotted-looking, like in that picture.

[ It's the best he can do to explain, and he hopes it makes sense! ]

[earietale]

[She nods her head a little bit, seeming to understand.]

So what you're saying is, they got even better?

[Cause let's be real all dogs are good and they can only go up from there.]

[beguiledcard]

[ A blink... a pause...

Then he can't help giving a quiet laugh as he nods. ]

Exactly.

kitchen

[theserpentsmiles]

[Nagisa saw Akira's struggles before heading to the kitchen himself, so...when he emerges, he has two plates. Military rations and space food may be lackluster, but they aren't necessarily awful if you can figure out what to do with them...and Nagisa has at least a little experience in space.

Freeze-dried scrambled eggs, toast (proper burning of bread achieved!), and...some kind of meat in gravy from a can of rations makes for an acceptable breakfast, and he offers one meal to Akira. Of note, there's also a small package of some sort of ration on the side of the plate.]

Here.

[beguiledcard]

[ He blinks as the plate is suddenly offered to him, and then his brow tenses. ]

Oh...

[ ... But of course he can't just turn his nose up at a meal someone went out of their way to make him. He gives a small, sheepish smile. He'll speak as he takes a moment to examine the package that's to the side? ]

Thanks...

[theserpentsmiles]

[It's definitely some sort of military ration, rather than space food. Something solid in there, too, not like a packet of sauce of some sort.]

Going hungry isn't going to do any good.

[beguiledcard]

[ He'll open that later. For now, he starts focusing on the food that's already prepared. ]

I have a little trouble finding an appetite in places like this. [ a small smile ] But... thank you.

[ And he's going to try eating! He's taking small bites. ]

[theserpentsmiles]

[In....places like this? That's filed away for later, he's here to keep spirits up right now. Not discuss serious topics.]

It's not much, but I at least know my way around military rations and space food. They're better than the stereotype.

[beguiledcard]

[ And that gets a small smile! And he's lifting his brows a bit as he responds. ]

Yeah, I'm actually a little surprised at how this tastes. You did a really good job with it.

[theserpentsmiles]

They're both generally pre-prepared, and in ways that'll keep for a long time without much refrigeration, so I didn't really do much.

[Aw shucks.]

[beguiledcard]

[ Ah, but he insists, you see. ]

Still... I'm sure there are plenty of ways these things could be done wrong.

[fashionfever]

JACKPOT!

[Apparently someone was looking for something and has jumped for joy upon finding it! Just doing a little jig to themselves that taps all over this area of the weapon storage and - oh! Not being a very tall woman, she has only just now gotten a glimpse over all the shelves and caught sight of Akira. She waves~!!]

Hey! You, like, looking for something?

[beguiledcard]

[ He softly blinks at her enthusiasm a couple of times before giving a small smile and wave of his own. ]

Mainly just curious about what kinds of things were in here.

[ The smile doesn't quite fall, though it fades a little into something reminiscent, edging towards bittersweet. ]

I only have a little experience with a dagger, since I used one to take down a lot of bad guys, back home.

[fashionfever]

Wow! All at once?

[Her arms dangle with the weight of whatever she's holding as she stops raising it up to focus more on listening to the young man.]

That's a lot of work, huh!

[beguiledcard]

[ ... That's...

... Well, she managed to earn a small, amused smile, at least? ]

Not exactly. It was more of a... one-day-at-a-time, one-fight-at-a-time deal.

[fashionfever]

...okay. [Tiniest bit skeptical but amicable.] Careful balancing that with high school, now.

[beguiledcard]

[ High school, huh...? That has something conflicted entering his expression. ]

It wasn't easy doing that while working several part-time jobs and going to school, but I'd like to think I managed pretty well.

[fashionfever]

[part time jobs - this strikes a chord]

You make it sound like it's not a thing anymore? I'm happy for you.

[beguiledcard]

[ There's a dim smile. ]

Yeah, it's nice that my friends and I can breathe after everything we went through.