WEEK 3

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 3

[It has begun. With the death of the Spinner and the execution of the Indulgent, they remaining Titled will be plagued once more by vivid dreams. And just as last week, they are awoken by the sounds of doors creaking open.

Just like last week. But no one had died last week. Right? No one had been subjected to that...thing.

And yet the strange, cold feeling of foreboding remains. And it is certainly most worrisome to those living in rooms 3, 4, 6, and 15. Those who pass by room 7 and 8 will feel that same, worrisome feeling of foreboding as well.

What will they wake up to find? Who knows, now. If dragons are real, anything is possible.

There are thirteen strangers in this place.]

Comments

[poorlovefool]

[Huh. He wasn't expecting that, but he guesses he'll explain why he jumped at him then - something he had to ask himself what it was about before apologizing like this anyway.]

It was just that word "exp" when we were talking about murder. Made it sound like you weren't taking it seriously.

[defriendestration]

NYEH?






OH...IT'S BECAUSE IT'S TRUE. WHEN YOU CAUSE SOMEONE TO, UM, WELL...YOU GAIN EXP. EXECUTION POINTS.

[poorlovefool]

What? You're telling me that's an actual thing in... [The bone zone?? Where the hell is he from, now that he's accepting his words as the truth.] ... s-skeleton land, or whatever?

[He vaguely remembers Raphtalia telling Papyrus the obviously more correct "Experience Points" so he won't bring up that point.]

[defriendestration]

THE UNDERGROUND, ACTUALLY, MY BROTHER AND I ARE THE ONLY TWO SKELETONS. BUT...YEAH, THAT'S WHAT EXP MEANS.

[poorlovefool]

But why is it a points system at all? Killing is just... killing. You're supposed to go to prison the first time someone knows you did it.

[Which... come to think of it, is an unfortunate reminder of something else he just remembered, so he hugs himself nervously.]

[defriendestration]

WELL, BECAUSE THE POINTS HELP TRACK HOW...HOW MUCH EASIER IT IS FOR SOMEONE TO KILL. IT'S NOT SO EASY TO JUST PUT SOMEONE LIKE THAT IN JAIL, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE THINGS LIKE DETERMINATION.

[poorlovefool]

[He guesses that makes a little sense, up until that last point.]

Huh? What does that have to do with it? Your police should be just as determined, right? ...Or royal guard or whatever.

[He remembered that for some reason.]

[defriendestration]

WELL, ACTUALLY, MONSTERS....MONSTER'S CAN'T GAIN...DETERMINATION. WE'RE NOT...

[Ulp. Every time he talks about this to a human here, he can't help but worry. But...he still asked.]

DETERMINATION IS ONLY SOMETHING HUMAN SOULS SHOW! THAT'S WHY....THAT'S WHY HUMANS ARE MUCH STRONGER THAN M-MONSTERS EVEN WHEN THEY AREN'T VERY DETERMINED...

[poorlovefool]

Uh, I still have no idea what you're talking about. You don't have to get so nervous.

[Well, considering he tried to attack Papyrus maybe he doesn't have the right to say that, but they did make up just a second ago.]

You keep bringing up souls and so on... is that really important to a "monster?"

[Eric doesn't tend to think about people's souls except in terms of eventually going to heaven or something.]

[defriendestration]

WELL...YEAH! IT'S VERY IMPORTANT! SOULS ARE WHAT POWER OUR BODIES, AND OUR BODIES ARE WHAT ALLOW OUR SOULS TO BE ALIVE...SO...HURTING ONE OF THE OTHER, WELL...

HURTING OUR BODY HURTS OUR SOUL!! NOT LIKE HUMANS...HUMANS CAN GET THEIR BODIES HURT BUT IT DOESN'T HURT THEIR SOUL. IN FACT HUMAN SOULS CAN SURVIVE BEING OUTSIDE THE BODY...AND A MONSTER SOUL.............

[Does he have to finish that sentence?]