WEEK 1

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 1

[You now know why you're here, Titled. The question now is, is there a way to get out of here without invoking the rules? What will those who brought you here do to get you to kill?

Time will tell.

There are fifteen strangers in this place.]

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THURSDAY

[strangerpeople]

First part on LIME chat

[byanyother_name]

[First off, there's a picture snapped and posted to everyone. A message follows.]

Is this symbol familiar to anyone? I got a robe out of that odd vending machine which seems to have some of our belongings in it. I wouldn't want to keep it if it belongs to someone here.

[He is going to try it on, though. It isn't really his usual style but he does need more clothes. If nobody claims it, he's curious if it fits well enough to use.

Later in the day, Kurama is back in the cat cafe, looking at what seems to be a photograph with a faintly pensive expression. The cat in his lap looks like it might be a comfort cat more than anything.]

[notgentle]

did you flip that picture or something?
almost looks like a f
but that's my best guess i got no idea

[He certainly put together that guess quickly, at least, being the first response.]

[byanyother_name]

No, this is the way it looks on the robe. I've never seen anything quite like it before.

I admit I wonder what it means, if anything.

[notgentle]

stay with me here
you're wearing it inside out
nah i don't know
this is all there was right
like no tag or anything

[theirmagic]

I'm afraid not. It does very closely resemble the Luna Alphabet, though...

[byanyother_name]

That's a curious coincidence if it doesn't belong to to either of you.

Let me know if this is obnoxious

[incrediblystressedout]

it looks kind of like a bird.
or like a logo of a bird.

Nah, it's fine.

[byanyother_name]

Hmm. I hadn't looked at it that way, but I suppose I can see it. Highly stylized, if so.

[incrediblystressedout]

yeah, it might be like one of those ink blot things.
not literally, it's too neat for that, but...
it doesn't look like anything, so it looks like the first thing to pop into your head.

[classmated]

i. story!
[ Since he got that free spin, Wake decides to put a few of the coins he's received into the vending machine at random points in the day! If you find him looking at the papers, you can see him handling them carefully and with interest. He's focused on reading the story from beginning to end and it's easy to sneak up on him. If you're so inclined, anyway! ]

ii. cell phone!
Later, you can find him looking at another item he got from the vending machine. ] Another phone? [ He turns the black phone over in his hands cautiously before trying to turn it on. That's an interesting lock. Minutely, he's torn on whether to try undoing it or not. ] If it's a clue, I can't just ignore it. ... All right. Let's do this. [ He nods his head to himself and raises his finger to try and figure out the code. ]

iii. joker attire!
Even later, out comes a full outfit! He's decently surprised when he sees it and if you're close enough, you can hear him call a "whoa!" ] A full outfit? And it looks expensive. Nice!

[ The first thing he does it put the mask on and turn to anyone nearby. ] How do I look?

iv. torri's room!
[ An hour or two before curfew Wake knocks quietly on Torri's door. It would be better if he didn't have to come to Torri's room for this but, well. He can't wait to show her what he bought at one of the shops here. She's bound to forgive him for disturbing her, so here he is! ] Torri, are you in?

iv!

[pinnately]

[ Oh! Someone's knocking on her door! Far from annoyed, she's actually pretty pleased about it—she didn't often get company after school, so it's a nice surprise.

She opens the door with a big smile. ]

Hello. I am in! In my room, that is. [ ...that might be a joke for anyone else but she means it seriously. ]

[classmated]

[ And he knows she does. He always takes her weirdness in stride and this is no different. ]

Phew! Glad I found you. [ He takes a step back and puts a hand on his hip. ] Mind coming out here for a minute?

heeeeey so.... dat outfit

[beguiledcard]

[ Is that actual shock on this guy's face, just as Wake turns around to ask that question? Certainly... not... ]

Ah... not bad, actually. [ And, it is a pretty cool outfit, if he does say so himself! ] It looks a lot like something I had back home.

[ Exactly like something he had back... """home,""" but...

How the hell could they replicate his Metaverse clothes? Granted... they did screw around with everyone's memories... STILL?? ]

dat outfit!

[classmated]

Haha, thanks! [ Alas, the mask has to come off sometime and now is that time. He sets it neatly on the pile of clothes. ] So you had something like this? The material is nice, looks like it'd be easy to breathe in even though it has a lot of layers.

Do you use it to fight monsters? [ Yeah, uh, this is what he jumps to because he, too, wears a goofy outfit to fight monsters. S-sorry, Akira. ]

Outfit

[thegreenhornet]

You look like you're going to the Mardi Gras.

[Like hell he looks like that, Britt]

If you're going to wear a mask, you need a cool suit too.

[classmated]

The what?

[ Putting aside he has no idea what that is, he nods and grabs the other part of the costume. ]

You mean like this? It must be my lucky day, I got both and it only cost me one chip.

[notgentle]

[Some especially enterprising strangers may have recalled that during the minigame, Dio was attempting to get the high score on some Warzaid type light gun cabinet. He is doing a terrible job, dying within ninety seconds, not least because he holds the rifle with one hand.

His technique has not improved, but he has gained hundreds of simoleons from which to spend dozens of "quarters" on this thing. So he's back for revenge. There's also stuff with him - the apron draped over a nearby stool, inside-out so it looks plainly pink without the heart part prominent, and the dissected frog on a plate with a glass of water, weighing it down. His free hand is balancing an open bag of potato chips, keeping it from falling down the cabinet's tilted surface, and he sometimes gets chips out with telekinesis.]

No! Strafing! I totally leaned for strafing, you piece of shit!

[scienceofmagic]

[ The first part is on LIME chat. ]

Hey, I got a few things the other day. I thought I'd try to see if they belong to anyone. I'll be in the food court with them awhile.

[ And sure enough, she is. Along with all her things that she got. She doesn't mind waiting for people to come look.

Later on, though, she's going to be in the bardcade, once more doing DDR. She's trying to beat Akechi and Ursula's high scores! Later on, after that, she'll hang out in the cat cafe with some cats on her, just... Taking a rest. She seems to just be petting the cats. ]

[theirmagic]

[ ... Yeah Ursula just sort of gently takes Croix aside after she finishes a song and smirks. ]

There's no way you're beating our scores.

[scienceofmagic]

Hey, I have to at least try. It'll keep me at least a little in shape.

[ She needs something to strive for. ]

[comesaround]

[ It's not long after she's made herself comfortable that Karma soon just comes up, holding a small, purring cat with pale fur. One that seems content in his arms for the most part. ]

Here I thought you'd have Ursula here with you.

[ Moving to sit down, he exhaled a soft hum. ]

Seeing as how near inseparable the two of you are.

[scienceofmagic]

We aren't always together. She's got way more energy than me.

[ They're not that bad. ]

Food court

[foolishjustice]

[Having already seen one of his belongings come out of the vending machine, the message catches his interest. But of all the things he wondered if he might see, the toy raygun he's looking at wasn't one of them.]

Ah, that's...that's an interesting collection you have.

[scienceofmagic]

Mm, some of them could be interesting with modification. I could probably use the toy as a model for a real one, for example. The knife could, likewise, probably be sharpened...

[ She's thinking over what all she has here. ]