WEEK 3

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 3



[The week begins as last week began. But there's is a great difference-murder. It has happened. Blood has been drawn; it cannot be undone. The Game has made itself known. The Game is paramount. The Game simply is.

As morning dawns, those who were not present with the DEAD lock will find that the doors that were locked are now gone-and a whole new area has finally opened up to them. They will also find that they remember something they had not been able to recall beforehand. The question is, was it worth it?

And-is it you, or is the ship getting...colder as the hours go by? No, it's not just you. By the end of Sunday, the ship has started to dip into freezing temperatures. It might be difficult for people to bundle up-unless you're Brain, who will find his closet inundated with winter clothing that fit him perfectly.

Yup. This is going to be a long week, as if last week wasn't bad enough.



There are currently 16 strangers in this place.]

Comments

[somuchshipping]

[IS IT A SHIPPING WALL!?

Well, of course, it can't be a shipping wall. Hermes will rush forward to examine it closer, hopefully managing not to bump into a wall. After two weeks, he should be better at the properties of momentum.]

[strangerpeople]

[It is not a shipping wall.

It is a partially-burnt poster!]

[somuchshipping]

[Huh.

...Huh.

Hermes feels like he should know what this is. And yet he doesn't. And this isn't like the forgetfulness he has when he can't remember his friend's name.]

[It's a very weird feeling he's experiencing right now. And you know what? Hermes will just... try to move on t see if he can carefully peel the poster down to see if there's anything on the back.]

I'm sorry for what's about to happen

[onychomance]

[Kira has been wandering around after the Freeze Frame, but decides to check on Hermes... Seeing the poster on the wall makes him pause though, and for a moment it is the only thing he can focus on even with the very tall robot messing with it. He gasps!]

[somuchshipping]

[>Power: Able to summon and charge up fireballs.]

[And here Hermes is, trying to get the poster down from off the wall.]

[onychomance]

[???

Kira is sweating. Especially his palms are. But yes, even so, this erroneous conclusion cannot be ignored.]

What are you doing to that poster of the Mona Lisa?!

[DISTRESSED ENGINE NOISES get away from his classical painting waifu]

[somuchshipping]

[Oh, hey, Kira!]

[Wait...]

The... Mona Lisa...?

[Hermes managed to take the poster off without further damage and looks at it once again.]

...Something about that name... it just feels... right. ThisIsSoWeird! It'sLikeIRemember ThisPaintingYet ThisIsTheFirstTime I'veSeenIt!

cw: Liking The Mona Lisa A Little Too Much

[onychomance]

Oh... ahh.... you too, huh?

[Kira daubs at the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve. His engine noises continue, but they are less distressed now, lowering to a mere rumble.]

I also just remembered the experience of seeing this painting for the first time... How fortunate! How invigorating...

[He

He has a boner]

1/3

[somuchshipping]

Invigorating...? I mean. It's more like I forgot this painting... or like I was never supposed to have known about it in the first place yet remember it. It just looked so famili-

2/3

[somuchshipping]

[>invigorating]

3/3

[somuchshipping]

A loved one back at your home, huh?

[onychomance]

[hurgle! What a fool he was for thinking that Hermes of all things might understand! Yoshikage Kira was swept up in the euphoria of the moment - of that innocent-but-not memory washing over him like a wave at full force! He takes a seat at the nearest Baccarat table, crossing his legs. He considers this. You know what? There's basically no harm in admitting some of this to Hermes. He's already so weird, who even cares what he thinks?]

I forgot this until just now... I have loved the Mona Lisa since I was a boy. I saw her in a library, and I just had to have her. So yes, you could say that. I cherished her very much.

[somuchshipping]

Awww, that's so sweet of you to do! What did you save her from? PleaseTellMeThereWasSomeAction! Did you rescue her from an evil magic user?

[Hermes bobs up and down, eager to hear the full story.]

[strangerpeople]

[







No no, don't mind me, I'll just popcorn this, lol.]

[onychomance]

...?

[He said "have", not "save", so he's a little lost.]

None of that. I just devoted a great deal of time gazing at her loveliness. If there was any magic involved, all I can say is this. She is... a truly enchanting painting.

[But the confusion isn't the only thing that's distracting him now. His eyes shift around.]

I have the strangest feeling we're being watched. [Which is most unfortunate, since he's so turned on all by himself. He uncrosses and re-crosses his legs with a discomforted look.]

OOPS I MISREAD THEN

[somuchshipping]

Have you met Mona in person? If anything, you two might make a really cute couple!

[Someone's watching them? Hermes glances around, too.]

[strangerpeople]

[It's mainly the cameras all watching them, so. It's not wrong.

In any case, if anyone wants to examine the poster, it's a-ok!]

[somuchshipping]

[Well. At least it's just the cameras, right?]

[Nonetheless, Hermes examines the back of the poster like he was originally intending to.]

I don't see anything aside from the security cameras.

[strangerpeople]

[On the back is something scribbled on it: sectio aurea?]

[onychomance]

Ah, of course. I suppose it's difficult to get used to even now.

[He'll just reminisce for a moment while Hermes looks at that.]

[somuchshipping]

[Hold on, let Hermes concentrate for a bit and... there we go!

...Huh. Weird that it says that. Okay, concentrating a little more...]

...Okay! Hermes starts carefully and casually rolling the poster up so it doesn't get more damaged and starts walking toward the exit of the casino.]

Don't worry, you'll get used to it. Having cameras focused on you is a necessity in my game! Otherwise, how would the players see anything?

[onychomance]

Hang on! Where are you going with that?

[Kira gets up now. He has taken care of the problem, more or less.]

[somuchshipping]

I'm going to put it into my item pile in the closet in my room. Why do you ask?

[onychomance]

Your "item pile?" In the closet? Don't do that, it'll get wrinkled. The burns are bad enough - besides, it's art. Why not leave it on display?

[somuchshipping]

[Kleptomaniac Activated]

Because I don't want anyone to steal what I stole!