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WEEK 2

[The unfortunate death, and subsequent execution, has no doubt weighed on everyone's minds since. The dam has burst, and now, the idea that someone may kill another in this place is not just a possibility anymore. It is reality, and a very terrifying reality at that.

Yet, there is a strange side effect to the murder's aftermath. When the Titled go to sleep on Saturday evening, they will dream, even if they don't normally do so. When they wake up, their dream stays with them, and a thought comes to everyone. A realization.

Their dream had been a memory they lost. Now, they have it back, as if they had never lost it.

Nor is that the only change. They also feel just a little more confident in their power. Confident enough that they find that their ability has evolved to become stronger. Whether that's a good or a bad thing, well...

Soon enough, too, the Titled's phones start pinging, and when they open up their LIME app, they receive a simple message:]

Your Mall Map has been updated!

[And indeed, those who go to check the Food Court will find an elevator on the eastern end which leads to a brand new wing that had previously been obscured by the barrier.

Dio and Wake's information is also slightly different from before on the LIME app, but...maybe it's best not to think about it. Last week had been...disheartening.

Hopefully, this week will be better, right? Surely, this week, temptation won't win out again....right?

Well.

There's only one way to find out.


Welcome to Week 2, Titled.

There are thirteen strangers in this place.

This week's crab is Dungeness.]

Comments

[thegreenhornet]

Maybe we were even bitten by something radioactive. That's how powers happen.

[He peeks into the DVDs, crinkling his nose at the cover. Romance and mice? Your tastes are kind of strange, buddy]

What's this?

[thegreenhornet]

[Haha, yeah, Britt says a lot of accidentally dirty stuff. Looks like being kidnapped doesn't make it stop!]

Shiny side down. If it still work, you already put your fingers all over that thing. What's up with that, you never had one of these before?

[steelmagnolias]

Oh. This is...

[He takes a closer look at the cover, then frowns. Look, Titanic may span across multiple universes, but he's never seen this one before.]

...this is proof I need to look for more than one second at these covers. Apparently.

[The toku bullshit one, however, was totally on purpose.]

[beguiledcard]

[ Oh...

There's a soft blink... but he smiles gently -- albeit wearily -- at her. ]

Hello, Ursula-san...

[ Well, he... can't say he's too surprised about the given name thing. Akira lets that smile linger as he glances at the kitten. Listen... he loves cats and his favorite one in the cat cafe regularly bites his finger whenever he stops petting her.

There's a pause as he glances at the decorations of the room, expression softening just a little. He isn't even a little surprised. It's after that short moment, he looks back to her and holds up the small stack of books. ]

You're the only one I know who loves stars... so I thought of you, first.

[thegreenhornet]

I think I could punch the daylights out of anyone here

[He's not kidding, Britt is rather good at mano-a-mano, can take a lot of corporal damage, and isn't afraid of fighting dirty. It's likely he'd win in a fight against almost everyone here]

Yes I'm up for threadjacking on this one especially.

[scienceofmagic]

[ ...By the Nine Olde Witches, this is the most self-centered letter she has ever seen. Um. She's going to take it to share later unless someone else shows up? ...What the fuck? ]

[scienceofmagic]

[ There's no response.

A few minutes later, the door opens and Chariot will find Croix clinging to her. ]

...You're too good for me.

[theirmagic]

[ ... It's okay. She doesn't mind. She'll just hold her. ]

... Croix... no, I'm not. You deserve someone good.

[thegreenhornet]

Hey, you don't have to lie. I couldn't care less if you're into ships, mice or the Titanic, or whatever combination of those three this is.

[He's not judging, yeah]

What about that other one? Was that an accident? I don't even get what kind of movie this is.

[He opens the case of the toku bullshit one as if the answer's going to be written inside. At least the cover and what he skimmed from the blurb on the back kind of pique his curiosity, you got his interest with that]

[scienceofmagic]

But you are good.

[ She could try to describe all the ways in which she is, but she's no sure Chariot would believe her. ]

[theirmagic]

... If you say so.

[ She'll just hold her. ]

I just want you to be happy, Croix...

[scienceofmagic]

[ She'll just cling to Ursula for now! ]

...What I was doing at Luna Nova... None of it was good, Chariot. It doesn't matter what my intentions are with what I'm doing...

[theirmagic]

No matter what you did, I would have stopped it. Or Akko would have. She's strong, Croix.

[ ... There's no way anything bad would happen. She's adamant. ]

[scienceofmagic]

...Do you remember the creature that appeared around the Dream Fuel Spirit from your show? That was... An unintended side effect. But it and your last show taught me something. How powerful negative emotions are.

[ ...She's not letting go just yet. ]

...I'm not sure either of you could have stopped me, Chariot. Because I was funneling the negative emotions of both England and Ireland into my device. And I was provoking them.

[theirmagic]

... She could. She definitely could. You don't have the kind of faith in her that I do, Croix. But Akko definitely can awaken the world-altering magic. She's the person the Shiny Rod should be with.

[ She smiles. ]

She works hard. She's an amazing person. I think she could. You should have seen her during the Samhain festival...

[scienceofmagic]

...I did.

[ No one could have noticed the cubes, gathering data. No one. ]

[theirmagic]

... You did?

[ She's surprised. ]

Well, if you did, even better! You have to have more faith in Akko.

[eyesofdespair]

Not at all. Definitely didn't know that a radio could be used to murder someone, honestly still don't even know what one is.

[Like obviously he's not supposed to touch certain parts. But he'll flip it so the shiny side is down. Now he's supposed to shove it in, right? Okay, so then what after doing that?]

[scienceofmagic]

...I don't believe in miracles. Not anymore.

[ It was stamped out of her long ago. ]

[theirmagic]

... Then I guess I'll just have to make you believe again.

[ That's all. ]

[theirmagic]

[ She grabs the book excitedly, thumbing through it--it's clear she's very pleased. ]

Oh, this is one of my lesson planning books for Luna Nova! Probably not overly helpful to you anyway. I mean, it's mostly written in English but large portions of it are in the Luna Alphabet because a lot of the star mapping techniques from way back when were translated to that language by the witches of old... thank you!

[ She's so excited! ]

This would actually make it significantly easier for me to give you and Miss Torri lessons.

[beguiledcard]

[ And, just like that, his smile turns fond as he watches her ]

I'm glad I was able to return them to their rightful owner.

[ He nods. ]

I look forward to your lessons even more, now.

[foolishjustice]

[Evidently Akechi was telling the truth about just needing some time to recover from the trial, since Sunday finds him a busy bee...or rather, busy for bees. Most of his morning is occupied with building a large mesh tent in the garden section, covering some of the flower displays. At the center of the tent is an artificial beehive, currently closed to avoid stinging swarms. A magpie is also flying around overhead, so people with shiny objects may wish to beware.

Later, he's settled down for lunch in the food court, apparently from Un-Steak My Heart, and examining a quiver of dark arrows and a rubber knife. Interestingly, the former seems to be entirely real.]

[thegreenhornet]

A radio is a small box where people can hear music from. Oh, but there aren't tiny little men in them, it's more like someone can talk from somewhere away and it sounds through there.

[You could afford to sound less condescending, Britt, please. What he says next doesn't help:]

Press the button.

[There's more than one button, Britt]

[pinnately]

i dont want anyone else to be hurt either

is that what that was?