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She offered you something you hadn't ever expected: hope.
"I think I've pinpointed where this blight has come from, and how it became so virulent. You were among the first whose crop was infected-I wish to speak to you personally about it."
You meet in a car, and drive to an isolated road. She will not take any chance to speak publicly about it-not yet. She doesn't want to release the information until she is certain. But she felt honor-bound to explain to you, given your own importance in her research. You hadn't known she had sampled your dead and dying grapes, but she did.
"This blight..." She opens a folder, showing you the photos. "Started with a gopher, several years ago. I know, it sounds insane. This disease should only affect certain animal species. But one day, it jumped into vines...the original gopher died a long time ago. But not before it had eaten an entire cluster of grapes in one swallow. It ended up scratching itself on the trellis of the grapevine as it choked to death. Its blood, its body decayed, and helped to water and fertilize that strain of grapes the next year or so, and...well, the seeds from those buds that resulted were sent out to every farm in the area. Then, to every farm in the country, different regions..."
That sounded insane. This woman's theory sounded utterly bonkers. But you can't dismiss it out of hand-you have no better answer.
Before you can say anything more, the woman's phone rings. She answers, and you see her face turn white. You don't have to guess why.
Before, the theoretical gopher had infected the grapes with the blight.
Now, the blight had claimed its first human victim.
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[The morning hurts. It hurts to know that, even dead, there was that final, terrible moment for the Embarrassing and the Nagging. It must hurt more to know that this will continue, and that there is something out there that is invested in ensuring each and every last one of the Strangers are, if not dead, than broken.
And then, there is IT. IT is the enemy, it seems. But...what is IT? Is IT the one truly responsible? How?
As you try to think on it, you remember your truths, and suddenly, you realize, another has changed:

[That you would. Can you? You know that, whatever your answer, you must find a way to the truth. The alternative is too horrible to even contemplate-if it is even possible to be comprehended. After all-if what you saw is what happens to the dead and condemned, what will become of the living at the hands of the terrible, unknown IT who is your jailer?
Hope that you do not have to find out. Hope there is an answer in the new floor that has opened up in the Building. Otherwise...otherwise you really are doomed.
There are 13 strangers in this place.]
MONDAY
A Brief Announcement
Hello, Strangers! Over the weekend, we have workshopped this update to the rules. Remember, you’ll never have to use them if you just submit to IT!
[They can navigate to the updated rules.]
RULES FOR THE KILLING GAME
1. If a participant of the game kills another participant, an investigation will be held. Then all residents must gather for the trial. The trial will culminate in an execution, after which you’re free to leave.
2. A “culprit” is any person who last took a physical action that caused the death of a participant.
3. The suspect list will always include all “culprits”, but might not include people who had any other degree of involvement in the crime. “Accomplices” may have witnessed the crime, injured the victim in ways that were not the cause of death, moved the body, or whatever else.
4. “To kill and get away with it” means to be a “culprit” who is alive after the execution of the trial concerning their crime. These participants will receive their incentives, and then must “retire” from the game - they may remain residents, but not participants. As such, rule #1 does not apply to retired culprits killing or being killed.
5. The suspect who receives the greatest number of votes will be executed. In the event that the culprit is tied with anyone else for the greatest number of votes, the culprit will be executed. Try just a little harder. In the event that non-culprits are tied for the greatest number of votes, the culprit will choose one among them; if the culprit has already voted for one of the parties tied for the greatest number of votes, that person will be chosen automatically. Don’t waver there.
INVESTIGATION
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brainwashedproperly rehabilitated ones, though?Deeeeeefinitely giving Eric the evil stinkeye.]
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THEATER
for starters, upon entering the room, does anything look weird or strangely out of place?]
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Maybe he wants to watch a movie anyways from the Betamax storage? Or will he go elsewhere?]
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. . . 1/2
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. . . [cw: silhouette body horror]
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several locations, eventually....
And then... to the library. Even if there isn't a single Boy Scout handbook in sight (he's still going to look, though), there are headphones here, right? Attached to... well, what the future tech is isn't the important part.]
Re: several locations, eventually....
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Re: several locations, eventually....
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cat cafe II: the cattening
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[The cats all seem to ignore Kyuu....except for the honker. The honker starts to circle it, sniffing it.]
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BETAMAX HELL
Anything of interest here? ]
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Ok there is a tape that has its label scribbled on with a Sharpie.]
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[Later in the day, he can be found in the theater. He's managed to work out how to get the tapes to play, and seems to be watching... cartoons? Mostly animated movies. He seems particularly fascinated if he's watching something with a wizard in it.]
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Oh, hey! You got some things of mine!
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Theater
Having fun?
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his home;
Looks like they actually starting giving some real currency here.
[ Talking about the Mira. ]
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Outside The House
Hey. How are you doing?
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She giggles. ]
I never took you for a collector of fine art.
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✧ Eric opens a HOT TOPIC ✧
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He doesn't look like he's going to be sick or anything, just like That's Bad And He Doesn't Like It.]
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If anyone was looking for their items, they can find McBurn lounging around the Gym midday, and here they are.
Next he could be found in the Library, lounging around as he was wont to do. It seemed he claimed two places for his usual hanging around time. Though despite how weird everything looked, he appeared as if he were ready to take a nap.
Last place he'll be seen today would be the Kitchen, taking a look at one of the pills here. ]
It's a wonder when they'll get some real food...but whatever, I guess.
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And then her eyes meet up with the music box. ]
...another find from the sock-eating contraption, I take it?
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-to Estelle, because he has a certain pin with a certain insignia that she might want back seeing as she's the only Bracer here.
-to Caleb, because honestly? they need to talk. Though if Arthur answers the phone over there, he's got a few questions for him, too....
Beyond that, he's worried that not reaching out to everyone will make him and Vita both targets, especially after how he cracked at the trial. So outside of those three named above... it may it may just be so he can babble an apology, but there will be a call made. Whether it's answered or not is up to you!]
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Hello?
[Why is the Old World tech doing things is it haunted]
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