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

[illusionarymelody]

Ah, then it must be a coincidence that one of those names sounded familiar. After all, there must be many out there with the same name who are still alive.

[beguiledcard]

... Alive, huh?

[ His smile doesn't reach his eyes at all. ]

It's complicated... but... [ holding a blink, releasing a tense breath ] Which name?

[illusionarymelody]

Only if you promise not to pry about how we know each other. That's... complicated.

[beguiledcard]

[ A nod. ]

Deal.

[illusionarymelody]

The name Loewe is familiar to me, though I shorten his actual name to something else, but many prefer to call him that. But he's been dead for three years.

[beguiledcard]

That place... [ jawline tightening a bit ] It had the ability to pull people from any point in time, from many different worlds and universes. And... being dead didn't hold the same meaning there, as it does for most other places. None of us were meant to leave there alive, anyway.

[ He holds a blink for a moment... ]

Enforcer of... Ouroboros?

[illusionarymelody]

[For a second after Akira mentions that title Vita's eyes narrow and she definitely doesn't look pleased. But she quickly recovers and smiles.]

Oh, I wouldn't know about something like that. Silver hair, violet eyes, completely grim and dour and seemed incapable of any emotions?

[beguiledcard]

[ His eyebrows lift just a tiny bit. ]

Seemed... [ a nod ] Yeah, that's the guy. He was called The Winds.

[illusionarymelody]

What a silly sounding title for someone with an ice power. At least ours make sense.

[beguiledcard]

[ He can't help the small smile and nod. ]

No kidding. It... wasn't as bad as The Nasty or The... Bodacious?

[ There's a small shake of his head as he sighs. ]

I'm not sure what they were thinking with those things.

[illusionarymelody]

What does Bodacious even mean?

[beguiledcard]

[ With a bit of deadpan: ] The greatest bull to ever buck.

[ ... Then he decides to answer her seriously. ]

If I have it memorized correctly, it's someone who's "excellent, admirable, or attractive." [ small shrug ] It's an American thing.

[illusionarymelody]

And let me guess, the person who had that title was none of those things?

[beguiledcard]

Ah...

[ He glances to the side for a moment. ]

I... actually don't remember him. He died in the first week, after being found guilty of murdering another guy over the money motive.

[illusionarymelody]

Definitely rules out him being excellent or admirable.

[beguiledcard]

Unless the money would have been used for something admirable...

[ He sighs and shrugs. ]

Yeah... It kind of does.

[illusionarymelody]

I'd say nothing is worth the cost of a life, especially such a brutal and violent end as murder.

[beguiledcard]

[ He twists a strand of bangs, looking her right in the eyes for a moment. ]

... Agreed.

[illusionarymelody]

I would just hope everyone else here feels the same.

[beguiledcard]

That would give us the best outcome...