15strangers | WEEK 1

[Hopefully early risers aren't easily startled, because Monday morning finds Akechi investigating the bedroom cubicles, particularly the barrier doors. He's primarily focused on his own, however, hovering around it and knocking on both the wall and the door as though to test the material. Every now and then, he stops to create a can or small bottle out of nothing, and tucks it into a grocery bag hanging from his arm.

Later, he can be found by the walled off staircases on either of the upper wings, similarly tapping against the barrier. He's also crouching down and peering up, trying to see if he can make out what's at the top of the stairs. He's still carrying his bag of drinks, occasionally adding a new one after checking the time on his phone.

Around lunch time, he makes his way down to the food court...and gets completely sidetracked from his intention to get something healthy by the Cinna-Fun! store. He. He might be staring at the display for the Ginormous size, with an expression that seems to be torn between his stomach and his wallet. His stomach may, in fact, be winning.]

You know... maybe you should stop staring at it. Buy it already.

[ Karma really was just passing by and noted Akechi was just staring at that display. So naturally he had to encourage this possible bad decision, standing just a bit behind the brunette with a grin on his face. Hands in his pockets and looking rather amused. ]

Ah...but I'm sure it's quite expensive. It might be unwise to indulge so much, without knowing how long our credit needs to last.

Hmm... what if I offered to chip in and help you get it? Surely it'd be more affordable.

[ Again. He's going to encourage this particularly unhealthy food choice. ]

That's not necessary. I'm certain they will still be available should I become more certain finances won't be a concern...

What if they're not? I mean... you have been staring at it for a couple of minutes now. It'd be a waste not to get it now.

[ A shrug. ]

[Why must you do this to hiiiiim...did his stomach just growl? His stomach sure did just growl.]

Still...I don't wish to impose on your own budget...

It's not imposing if i'm offering. You sound like you need it, so come on.

[ Going to nudge you toward the door now. ]

Ah...if you insist...

[Okay, okay, stomach wins out. That sure is a cinnabun as big as his head he's ordering without the slightest hint of fear. ...He has a high metabolism, don't judge him.]

I'm positive you're not going to regret it. Since it just... looks rather delicious.

[ As promised, he's going to help Akechi out with paying for some of it. He is a guy of his word, after all. ]

[ Ursula is a very early riser (mostly because on the whole she gets very little sleep), and with her now properly-dyed blue hair, feels much safer leaving her hat behind and actually looking around. She'd already spoken with Croix, so stopping to find Akechi at the walled off staircases is no surprise after the other day. She's hauling a box of... something. Parts or somesuch. Probably for Croix. ]

Oh, good morning, detective. Already trying to investigate, I see! Find anything?

[He...might not be the best when it comes to sleep himself. Shhh. He steps back from the wall and turns to glance at her, shaking his head in disappointment.]

These walls appear to be entirely solid. At least, solid enough that we stand no chance of breaking them without appropriate tools.

[Maybe he should go get a mace...?]

... Are you saying we should try? That might not be a wise idea... "don't break anything that isn't yours" was in the rules, wasn't it?

[ She frowns, thoughtful. ]

[Hey, hey Ursula. Did you expect to see a spark of rebellious defiance in this soft-spoken young man's eyes, or a hint of a challenging smirk on his lips? Well, you are now.]

I don't see why we would be overly concerned about the rules if we were to make an escape attempt. Not at the immediate moment, of course, but once we find out a little bit more about where we are, and what our opposition would be like...

[ ... Oh, Akechi, she likes you. Still... it's her job to set a good example. ]

Well, I would still ask that you be careful. Perhaps you should allow me to do that when the time comes. We would be done a great disservice if you were harmed in some way for explicitly going against what Miss Coach said. And I would feel absolutely terrible if that happened.

Please remember that I am a detective, Callistis-san. I'm quite used to having to take some risks in the pursuit of justice.

Yes, but you're also still very young with an incredibly long life ahead of you. And it would be remiss of me to allow anyone younger than me to be hurt. I don't mean to imply you can't defend yourself, of course, it's just that we simply don't know the scope of everything they can do.

[ Akechi your future is too bright for this you deserve better!! ]

After all, they took Professor Croix and I's wands and our magic... and I would really hate to see such a nice young boy like you get hurt unnecessarily, when I could do something to help.

That would be why any escape attempts would have to wait, of course. But it would be unwise of you to underestimate me because of my age. Besides...

[And there's that fire in his eyes again.]

I was taken away from something rather important, and I quite resent being trapped. I do have reason to want to personally participate in facilitating our escape.

[ ... Her smile softens a little bit. He reminds her so much of one of her students... ]

Of course, I completely understand--I have to get back to my school. My students need me, and more than that, I have to help Akko search for the Words... she'll need a push in the right direction.

[ A small sigh. ]

... I'm sure we can figure something out.

For the moment, however, it doesn't seem as though these staircases will be of any use to us. I haven't been able to see what's at the top of them yet, regardless...

I wonder why not. What do you think's up there?

[Good luck with those barriers, Akechi. Luckily for you, Britt seems to be awake already and out of his bedroom. He's near his own cubible, on the opposite side of the area, having noticed what Akechi is doing]

You're so lucky these rooms are soundproof. Anyone would be pissed if you woke them up because you wanted to knock on their walls.

[Just saying, wonderboy.

Still, Britt can't deny this could be useful knowledge, which is why he has no intentions to stop him]

But it's an interesting fact that they are, isn't it? They don't continue all the way to the ceiling, so one would expect sound from outside to carry regardless of the walls' material.

...call it magic, I guess. There's a lot of weird crap happening in this mall.

[As if to demonstrate, he makes the sword his power gives him, and slams it against the wall of the nearest cubicle. Not even a mark is left]

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