WEEK 3

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 3

[As Marie said: so much for trust and resolve. Two people are dead, and there is very little anyone can do about it now, no matter how much they would have wanted to sacrifice themselves.

In particular, with Marie's words during the trial, it's clear that time is limited. Or is it? Marie is also capable of omitting the truth when it serves her needs, especially when it comes towards the Strangers and their still-missing memories. In any case, one can only hope they don't fall for her tricks again, even though getting away with murder would - apparently - save at least one life.

There is something else, as well. When everyone wakes up the morning, they will find that information on their wristwatches has been updated to reflect their new number - and something new about their powers. Not only that, but a new floor has opened up above Floor 1 for everyone to explore. Maybe more can be found on just what, exactly, is going on.

Is Marie telling the truth? Is the universe really ending? Or is it just another means of getting what she wants? Whatever is happening, people will need to be more careful around her - and one another. Who knows what Marie will offer next - or what your roommate or new friend is now capable of as a result. Especially since it's now known, thanks to Marie's actions during the trial, that everyone has definitely lost some memories. And unfortunately, no one seems to have regained any of them so far - or if anyone has, they haven't said a word.

If trust and resolve was ever needed, it feels like now is the time to try and find all that.

There are thirteen people in this place.]


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MONDAY

[strangerpeople]

PUNISHMENT: And I Will Stand The Hazard Of The Die

[strangerpeople]

[Sometime in the mid-morning, Strangers will become aware of shouting on Floor 1.]

WHY YOU!! HOW DARE YOU CUT ME!!

[Yup, that's Marie all right. But who is she shouting at?]

OH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? NO, DON'T YOU DA--

[Anyone who manages to get up to Floor 1 - and specifically in front of the entrance to the Commander's room - will find Richard and his doppelganger, surrounded by five camerabots, while Marie is holding her face with an angry, horrifed - and perhaps scared? - look. They will be just in time to see one of the Richards, as they begin to fight, plunge a sword, hard, into one of the camerabots. It runs right through, causing it to short and explode.

At this, the other four camerabots surrounding light up.]

SUBJECT: RICHARD. THE DOUBLE. WARNING LEVEL 3 - RULE BROKEN.

ACTIVATE PUNISHMENT FOR RULE-BREAK.

[Instantly, the remaining camerabots each unleash a devastating laser attack, straight through the Double's chest. There's no time to react to even try and save him, and as Richard crumples, his eyes becoming blank and his chest smoking, the doppelganger turns to mist.

Nearby, Marie's face goes from angry to mocking, and she laughs at the sight.]

AHAHA! STUPID FOOL...THINKING HE COULD CHANGE HIS FATE IF HE ATTACKED LIKE THAT! OH WELL!

[The camerabots depart, leaving the body where it is. Richard's body convulses for a moment before it stills, and it's pretty clear that there's no chance of saving him.

Richard, The Double, is dead.

There are twelve people in this place.]

[losergod]

[ Holy shit. He'd barely talked to Richard, but all C can do is stare as this happens. Well there's your confirmation killing Marie is a Very Bad Idea.

He feels sick. Another death, so soon after the last two, is just a bit much. ]

[backuphero]

[Jonathan had tried to get upstairs quickly, but with only the damn elevators and no stairs, quickly wasn't quick at all. (The state of his head after last night's bad decisions didn't help any, of course...) He makes it into the room just in time to see Richard go still, and see Barbara run, and then sees the sickened look on C's face.

He hates making snap decisions, but -]

Talk to me later, okay? Just... we'll both need to.

[And then he's dashing out of the room, too.]

[losergod]

[ Yeah that... that sounds like a good decision. He forces a swallow. ]

Y... yes, of course.

[earietale]

[Barbara gets there just in time to see the aftermath. Richard on the floor, unmoving, with a hole in his chest.

And suddenly Barbara feels just a bit more alone, knowing her roommate is gone.

She just...dashes away. She needs to be somewhere else. Anywhere. Just not here.]

[backuphero]

[It's not exactly hard to track someone in a place like this, but damn if she wasn't fast... but the way she took Akira's death, and the way he choked and didn't step in then... Jonathan is never going to forgive himself if he doesn't try to catch up.]

Barbara, wait!

[earietale]

[She stops, turning to face him, a couple tears starting to form in the corners of her eyes.]

What?

[Her voice is shaky, like she's close to crying.]

[commandurr]

[Marie, meanwhile, has a nasty injury on her face, which is why she is holding her cheek. Her jovial attitude turns sour as she winces from the pain, and proceeds to barge towards the elevator.]

GET OUT OF MY WAY!!

[vividsins]

[ Baku sees an opportunity. Hm. So he follows after her for now, keeping his distance. ]

Milady Marie, someone should have a look at that and help disinfect it.

[commandurr]

I SAID GET OUT OF MY WAY!!

[And she shoots up to floor 2.]

[theserpentsmiles]

[This time, Nagisa did come running to the commotion. And once again, he watches the execution without flinching. Something is....nagging at him. He files this incident away for further analysis later.

...What happens to the body? He's going to stick around to watch. Will it get slorp'd, too?]

[strangerpeople]

[It is. it is half-absorbed, and then skedaddles to the Wall, where it disappears entirely.]

[theserpentsmiles]

[Safe to assume the same thing happened to Vita's, then. Hm.

This warrants as much investigation as he can put into it.]

[stealsyourduelist]

[So guess who 1) lost all memories of what Richard III looked like and thus could reasonably assume this Richard came from his world
2) Didn't really care about that at all despite technically working for him........

In retrospect perhaps he should have tried more aggressively to resume contact. This could set his plans back a bit with the Rose Duelist. Welp.]

.... Alas. So much for the house of York.

Investigation

[vividsins]

[ Today, Baku is back to his usual. He'll be hanging out in the onsen and then he'll be exploring the garden especially. Listen, spaghetti trees are something he'd never heard of, there's got to be something to that.

He'll also be making his own food with stuff from said garden later in the day, so you can find him in the kitchen.

Finally, at the end of the day, he'll be in the arcade to explore and see if any of these games has some kind of secret to them or not. ]

investigation

[toushiro]

[ hitsugaya isn't impressed with richard's death. it was unnecessary and a poor move on his part, so hitsugaya does his best to shove it in the back of his mind and carry on with his day. one thing to note is he's wearing his sword again, for obvious reasons.

he enters the onsen, looking to relax and find something that feels like home. he was obviously not expecting to be faced with a giant bucket of ice-cold water to be dumped on him. he's pretty tolerant of the cold, so it doesn't bother him as much as it should, but he still looks pretty disgruntled. he huffs before entering the onsen, closing his eyes.

afterwards, hitsugaya heads to the garden. he's, well. certainly not expecting any of this, but at least they have fresh food now? in any case, he's going to look around and see if there's anything suspicious in here. ]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, he could always try some of the food to start. See if it's actually...edible, right?]

[toushiro]

[ does he actually want to risk poisoning himself tho... he decidedly does not, at least not right now. is there anything he can find just by looking, first? if not then...he will take a small bite out of one of the foods! ]

[strangerpeople]

[Sadly no, it's just an...um. Ordinary? hydroponic garden.]

[mementodagger]

[Yurick caught the tail end of what happened to Richard, enough to see why messing with the cameras is a really bad idea. He feels a twinge of something, but the man was a fool for breaking one of the rules clearly laid out for them. At least his death was somewhat quick.

Afterwards, he spends some time in the art room, musing specifically over the beads he finds. Cheap metal, wood, glass, and a lot of that strange "plastic" stuff. He picks up a few that catch his eye, rolling them in his fingers as he contemplates them. He'd just gotten his beads back from Akira, and now the other boy is gone. It unsettles something inside him, no matter how much he tries to fight it. But he's used to never feeling quite right, so when fighting the sensation fails him, he simply ignores it.

Later, he enters the onsen, cursing sharply at the ice-cold dousing he gets. At least sinking into the bath shortly afterward eases much of the lingering chill from him. For someone as private as the mage, he doesn't seem the least bit bothered if anyone else joins him, oddly at ease with Japanese-style bathing for someone definitely not Japanese. Even if anyone stares at him, he doesn't bat an eyelash.]

[theserpentsmiles]

[Yurick hadn't shown up to get breakfast.

Nagisa hadn't seen him at all since he ran off after the trial.

So he'll go hunting through the base with a plate of food. He's glad to be able to supplement their dismal options with fresh food, and he's got a couple bars of military chocolate handy (the good stuff, not the foul emergency rations kind). He finds his target in the art room.]

Yurick-san?

[mementodagger]

[Yurick turns at the sound of his name, belatedly registering the familiar young voice. He looks tired, like he hasn't slept well, and the fatigue seems to deepen as he remembers what he learned about the younger boy.]

Oh... hello, Nagisa. Please don't mind me.

[He's being oddly polite, without any of his usual sharpness. His gaze drifts back to the beads he's rolling in his fingertips.]

onsen!

[backuphero]

[Hopefully Yurick doesn't startle at the sound of a nearly-shrieked yelp amidst the sound of that same freezing splash-bath he had to go through. Yes, that was definitely Jonathan. It had been simple enough to figure out what to do with his clothes, what use to put a towel to, but the ice water was not a welcome surprise. And oh God it's cold back here, too! He hastily slips into the bath, focusing on nothing but the (hopefully) warm water, and only then notices he's got company.]

Sorry, didn't realize you were already... here?

[Now that he's not freezing, he's peering around the onsen with a curiosity born of familiarity. It's not too different from a bath house someplace like Marlin, or way down south... just futuristic, sort of fancy.]

[mementodagger]

[So much for peace and quiet. Yurick sighs and settles nearly chin-deep in the bath, closing his eye. The ends of his hair and his beads trail in the water, but he doesn't seem concerned.]

It's fine. I was getting tired of not being able to soak, and if I have to share then I'll tolerate it.