WEEK 3

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 3

[Once everyone has gotten out of the elevator, those who go to look for Akira and Kurama will find that they have been put into one of their rooms, together, safely tucked into bed with a glass of milk for each of them. And - aside from the bruises of being suctioned into a death cylinder and tranquilized with some very strong drugs - they are alive and unharmed.

Naturally, this means that Akira and Kurama are the first to experience the dreams, but everyone will experience them, once they finally fall asleep, for good and ill.

Despite everything, too, the survivors will find many other new things facing them as they wake up. A new evolution for their powers, a new wing...and a new rule, updated after the execution. The profiles have also been updated, to reflect the Titled's ever-dwindling numbers.

This is going to be a long week, that's for sure.


There are ten strangers left in this place.

((OOC: Don't forget to do Activity Check along with memory regains, everyone!))

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MONDAY

[strangerpeople]

[beguiledcard]

[ This is the first day anyone will be able to find him walking around or sitting down where almost anyone could find him.

After a fairly long shower, he makes a point of heading straight to the food court. It's there he can be found, sitting against a wall, staring down at his phone.

His expression is... calm? There's no crying, no strain, not even an emptiness. It's the sort of calm that one might find on a person who's manage to win a battle against their stronger emotions.

By fighting them away, because he can't afford to be broken; there are lives at stake.

Just... never mind the look in his eyes, since that might still be giving too much away. Regret does still lurk there. Anger, big time. Anyone who's paid enough attention, might very well be able to tell how forced the calmness on his face is.

So, for now, he's intensely focused on thinking long and hard about recent events and discoveries. And he doesn't want to be cooped up in his room while doing so.

Also he's not wearing his glasses. ]

[totalbullshit]

[ When Helena walked into the bathroom, the food court was empty. That's the state she expects it to be when she comes out and..... oh.

Well. She hasn't seen Akira since the trial and suddenly being faced with him now is awkward. What Akechi did isn't his fault and out of all the people who defended him, Akira certainly had the most grounds, but....

Helena deliberates whether or not to approach him and in doing that, she just turns out to stare quietly for a while. ]

[comesaround]

[ Of all people, Karma was normally very calm, laid-back and composed most of the time but since that mess of a trial? He hadn't been able to keep his cool as much as he would have liked, his mind wracked with the things he'd seen and experienced then; including the execution.

Too much blood. Even for him.

He was thankful Akira wasn't conscious to witness what happened to his boyfriend. It was bad enough the image - no the memory - was seared into his mind along with this nagging persistence that hadn't left him since then. Feeling like he needed something to distract him, he intended to head up to check the new floor on Monday when he spotted Akira, a tight, tense feeling lodged in his chest that reminded him he hadn't followed through on something he'd promised he'd do if stupid things were done. So that meant him walking up to Akira, a fire in his eyes and not much kindness in his expression. ]

Hey. Get up.

[ Something about his tone is non-argumentative. Expressing that if he doesn't get up, he'll physically make him do so. Karma's dealing with a lot of things on his end as well, so while it seems like he's just pissed off at Akira, there's much more to it. ]

I won't say it again, Akira-kun.

[eyesofdespair]

[Well, Loewe had been finishing up with making something to deliver to Akira, so he's a bit shocked to see Akira himself when he turns to leave and head over towards the bedroom area.

He definitely recognizes that look. It's one he commonly has and he recalls seeing on Arianrhod. It's very much the sort of look one can expect to see from someone who is trying to feel nothing so an emotion doesn't overwhelm them because he and Arianrhod are cursed to need that, though he hasn't had to deal with that since arriving here oddly enough.

He'll go ahead and sit down next to Akira and hand him a takeout container. Inside is some chow mein noodles he got from Wok This Way.]

Here, I'd gotten this for you.

Monday Evening || Akira's Room

[comesaround]

[ After receiving a certain text, Karma had headed up from where he'd been in the food court getting a drink. Not really stopping until he'd gotten to where the rooms were and located Akira's with ease.

Going to knock once, then twice. ]

Hey. I'm here.

[strangerpeople]

[Akira, at some point during his staredown with the wall, see something moving out of the corner of his eye.]

[incrediblystressedout]

[After a Cat Café breakfast, Joey will, true to her own suggestions, wait for someone else who wants to head for the new wing before heading over there herself, trying to stay in sight of at least one person. Still, she's not able to contain her curiosity about Toys Is You. She'll spend a lot of time wandering around, checking out the comic books and gaming paraphrenalia, as well as checking out the toy shelves for anything particularly solid or intimidating-looking...

...and maybe some stuffed animals. Her crew isn't here, but that doesn't mean she can't start adopting a new one.]

[After that, she'll also check out the Netfugee Café, both because it's a possible route to escape and because it's been forever since she checked out her 'sites. She'll be responsible first and see if she can figure out where the modem and phone cables (and whatever these extra-large phone cables are) lead and how they attach to the wall, but after that she'll be surfing the 'net and immediately getting distracted by Hamster Dance.]

Oh my God.

The internet of the future is incredible.

[strangerpeople]

[There is a pretty awesome section of shelving in one of the toy aisles. Namely in an aisle that sells plush toys. Wanna see what's there?]

Netfugee Café

[thegreenhornet]

Why are there so many hamsters now?!

[Not too far away, Britt isn't appreciating the Hamster Dance. Blasphemy, eh?]

Toy Store

[steelmagnolias]

[ After heading over to the weggie board, Ren spends some time checking out the stuffed animals, looking partly confused and a little wistful.

He doesn't seem to notice Joey at first, but Yuriko the Skarmory is next to him, too. ]

[byanyother_name]

[Rather like Akira, this is the first day Kurama can be found openly out and about, too. While he's come to like many of the people here, the first instinct of a wounded animal is to curl up in its den. Their bedrooms are a sad excuse for a den but they're what he has.

He's never all that far from Akira on this first day. While Akira lingers in the food court, Kurama visits the restaurants, picking at dishes here and there. It's clear that he's forcing himself to eat, aware that he needs it, but only able to make himself eat so much at a time.

And if he can also be found at the Barcade once or twice with a small cup of sake, well, not only do the rules say nothing about underage drinking, but Kurama is not actually underage.

His face is calm, carefully schooled back into Shuuichi's quiet gentleness, but his eyes are empty.]

[incrediblystressedout]

[Around lunchtime, Kurama can find Joey slumped at the Barcade with a half-empty bottle and a shot glass in front of her, staring blankly into space.]

Barcade

[thegreenhornet]

You sure you should be drinking?

[Britt isn't looking very happy, but that's not directed towards anyone -- or maybe it's towards himself. He goes straight for the booze and drinks half a bottle of beer in no time]

[steelmagnolias]

[ Much like last week, Ren spends most of his morning drawing at the cat cafe after breakfast, mostly the same goth-looking woman along with a selection of Steel and Grass-type Pokemon. But he seems more interested in the cats this time around, scratching behind their ears and rubbing the belly of his favorite calico. A large metal bird joins him, and is in fact accompanying him for most of today.

Later, he'll be exploring the new wing, where he's found and purchased... a card game? From the toy store.

Arceus help us. ]

Cat Cafe

[thegreenhornet]

[Britt was just passing by because unlike most people here he's not particularly interested in the cats, but it's hard not to notice the bird. He stops, blinking as if he can't believe what he's seeing]

Where the hell did the robot bird come from?!

EXPLORATION TOP LEVEL

[scienceofmagic]

[ At some point in the day, Croix will send out a LIME message. ]

Let's look over everything. There has to be something we're missing. I'm sure we'll find something. We can partner up. I even bought some supplies. Water bottles, a few snacks, flashlights, and I made first-aid kits. I also got a few things that might be able to pick locks, but they're not much.

And... I bought small knives for everyone, just in case we run into anything like our executioner while exploring. Better to have something and not need it than need it and not have it. We can store them in the communal kitchen area when we're done.

Meet in the food court.

[ She'll be waiting there, with some tables pushed together with the items laid out. One explorer's kit for every person, backpack included. Croix will be sitting there, arms crossed over her chest as she waits. ]

[thegreenhornet]

[Britt is willing to cooperate, so he goes and rummages into the backpack]

You really think there's something we haven't found yet?

[What's this tiny knife? He can make a strong sword! But yeah, he's willing to try helping]

[theirmagic]

[ Ursula is here and ready to get exploring! ]

Where should we go first, Croix?

[incrediblystressedout]

Joey Claire, Explore-dinaire reporting, I guess.

[Look, she even brought her own flashlight.]

No knife, please, I'm pretty confident in fighting with this thing. Does anyone still need a partner?

MONDAY LATE EVENING - MOD PING

[byanyother_name]

[He knows he only has so long before Karma and Akira realize he's slipped away and start looking. So Kurama doesn't waste any time.

He goes to the translucent wall on the north end of Yotsukushi and knocks, polite but very hard.

Can Hateorbs come out, please?]

[strangerpeople]

[...

It takes some time, but here comes that giant terrifying figure, eyes staring at Kurama, coming down the stairs slowly and deliberately.

Whatchu want, Unknown?]

[beguiledcard]

[ just

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[theirmagic]

[ Ursula can be found making another potion on Monday morning in the food court, like she'd been the other week. After that, she can be found at Pagemasters, just losing herself in a book before buying a few to take back to her room.

Eventually, she winds up in the Cat Cafe, where she takes Antares. She's still attempting to socialize him--or her, now, is it?--it would seem. She's eating the lunch she's made in here--breakfast for lunch, with some earl grey tea. There's pancakes. She's not sure why, but they felt appropriate.

At night, she'll be looking for Akira in the food court, star charts and astrology books in hand... they still have a class, after all. You're free to find her then. Even after that, she'll be patrolling everywhere for a little while as best she can, obviously restless. There's now the addition of a small knife on her hip. ]

[beguiledcard]

[ She will be able to catch him just towards the end of his getting something to drink. He'd just taken some time to feed... Goro's bird. His eyes might be a little red.

In any case, he's not quite on full speaking terms with food for himself, but at least there's the matter of him staying hydrated to feel better over.

Oh...

He looks from her face, to those books... to the materials... and goes still for a moment. ]

Hey. [ expression steady, he waves a hand ] How are you?