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.]

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[jinglebros]

So you're a baby.

[ Aoi. You're 25. ]

[not_a_lego_maniac]

No, my sister is a baby.

[Yeah, Aoi.]

[jinglebros]

So is my niece.

[ Aoi looks surprised he let that slip out. ]

[not_a_lego_maniac]

...You have a niece? I don't.

[jinglebros]

I do.

I love her.

[ He smiles. ]

[not_a_lego_maniac]

Likewise with my baby sis. She’s a year old…her name’s Irene. She loves trying to walk up to us for hugs.

[jinglebros]

Yeah? Ayame does that too. I swear her first word was 'up!'.

[not_a_lego_maniac]

Up? Ha! The first word I heard Irene say was ‘Mama’. My mother adores her. I can’t blame her after…well, everything.

[jinglebros]

'Everything'?

[ He raises an eyebrow. ]

[not_a_lego_maniac]

…ah. My mum left my dad when I was very young and he shacked up with another woman. I didn’t know until I was older that my stepmom wasn’t my birth mom.

[jinglebros]

Huh. That's pretty sad.

[not_a_lego_maniac]

He…they both lied to me. My father especially. I was so angry when I realized it…so, when winter break came in college, I went home, packed up my stuff, and…left. I was going to find my real mom and…live with her instead.

[jinglebros]

And what happened then?

[not_a_lego_maniac]

Well, I drove across the country in my dad's old Firebird with Spot, and...uh. I didn't tell him.

He...caught up with me in my real mom's yard and...we...uh. Got into a fist fight.

[jinglebros]

...

[ Is this an episode of Jerry Springer? ]

[not_a_lego_maniac]

I. Um. I kind of beat him up pretty badly?

The night in jail was awkward. Especially when my mum came and yelled at me without realizing who I was.

[jinglebros]

So how did you tell her?

[ Aoi is Invested at this point. ]

[not_a_lego_maniac]

When I told her my name and why I was beating Tom up. Um. Tom's my father's name.

She was...shocked. I guess my father had told her I'd died? Or something like that. She bailed me out right after that, so.

[jinglebros]

Your father sounds like a great guy.

[not_a_lego_maniac]

He’s a jerk. He just…even now I just don’t like him, even if he’s my dad. He always would tell me he was disappointed in me because I wasn’t going to be a…lawyer like him.

[jinglebros]

So flip him off.

[not_a_lego_maniac]

Oh trust me, I have. Many times.

I love him, he’s my dad but. Mmmmm. I can’t pretend he didn’t make me feel like I wasn’t good enough for the longest time, you know?

[jinglebros]

Yeah, I know what you mean.

[not_a_lego_maniac]

So, yeah, it took time, but my parents got back together, basically. I guess part of the problem was that my grandma didn't approve of them getting together to begin with, but...well. You can't deny love, you know?


So now I have two moms, and I have a baby sister to boot! And...that's where my family is, now.

[jinglebros]

Wait, so are they all happy together, all three of them?