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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[incrediblystressedout]

[Kana-chan?]

[Joey's gone quiet and vaguely sad, like she did at Dio's trial. There's something wrong, but the enormity of the wrongness is secondary to her immediate instinct to do something about it.]

I don't...I can't see her, but maybe if I...

How did this happen?

[She's addressing the giant cat monster. No, this doesn't seem weird right now.]

[strangerpeople]

[She almost skitters away in...fear. But she sees Joey, and stops.]

THE NASTY...

[incrediblystressedout]

Helena.

[That would be her still form on that bench, then. Oh God.]

That's...did she use her lightning? I don't know how to treat that in an animal, let alone...whatever's going on with LC. I...

[Helena's dead. She's right over there and she must be dead. She broke a rule and here's the thing that killed her and all that "thing" cares about is LC being hurt and.]

I'm...sorry?

[beguiledcard]

[ His mind is moving way too fast; it's a lot to take in, but he doesn't hesitate to reach out and try checking for the LC's pulse.

Adrenaline has his hand just a little unsteady, but...

In the meantime, he's listening quietly to the conversation. Helena...

... Why...???? ]

[byanyother_name]

[Kurama wasn't that far behind Akira and Karma, though he takes a few moments to analyze the scene before doing anything. His choice of actions might surprise some people; he moves to the creature without hesitating and reaches to hug her.]

Nyaf-ya... I'm sorry. Do you know of anywhere here we might be able to use to help her?

[strangerpeople]

[There is no pulse.]

KANA-CHAN!! PLEASE, PLEASE...!!

[She nearly skitters back from Kurama - it's pretty clear that whatever happened, she's now terrified of the Titled. But, seeing it's Kurama, she doesn't stop him, either.]

[scienceofmagic]

Please...! If miracles exist, then let me have one spell! Just one! Let me save one life...!

[ Croix keeps going. Waving her wand, reciting those words, begging for the green light to appear. ]

Sláinte reddo!

[strangerpeople]

[The Life Coach's figure starts to seem static, unstable, as the seconds go by, and she is still not responding.

Hence.

The Life Coach...]

[beguiledcard]

[ Fuck that.

He's giving CPR a try! ]

1/2

[lifecoach]

[The Life Coach is suddenly flashing, with a light that looks very similar to the one Akira and Kurama summoned. The colors in her body wash out into this white light, though she still feels cold under Akira's hands... ]

[greatfascinations]

[Here's some sweet ass BGM.

...Then the light fades. A normal girl is there, opening her large eyes.]

Ugh... what the heck...

[It's the Life Coach's voice. It's her!

She still doesn't have a pulse tho.]

[strangerpeople]

CO-CHAN!!!!!

[EVERYONE GET OUT OF THE WAY CO-CHAN NEEDS A HUG!!! A HAPPY RELIEVED HUG!!!!!!!]

[scienceofmagic]

[ Croix is... Going to watch this before breaking down in what are probably relieved tears??? It's hard to tell. ]

[incrediblystressedout]

Oh. Why didn't I think of that.

[She shakes herself out of her fugue enough to remember she's supposed to be happy rather than disappointed.]

LC! Are you okay now?

[aaaaaand dodging the cat monster.]

[beguiledcard]

[ He dimly notices there's no pulse, but it too busy being stunned to properly absorb that info... or do anything more than stare, really.

He might be getting knocked over by the giant cat, too. ]

[greatfascinations]

[The Life Coach is sputtering a bit because she just noticed where the Nagging's hand is, and also how close his face is, but being scooped up by Nyaf-ya and in the center of all this crying is. Is distracting from a proper reaction from that at least.]

L-Like, I think so?

[She looks around in what appears to be a random direction, and then back up to the creature hugging her.]

Thanks for calling her, Nyaf-ya... umm... all of you, like, thanks...

[She's somewhat disoriented. She didn't expect there to be so many people here when she woke up, that's for sure.]

[strangerpeople]

[ACTIVATING SNIFFLING PROTOCOL. Nyaf-ya is not letting LC go for the moment.]

I KNEW KANA-CHAN WOULD COME...!! CO-CHAN, YOU'RE OK!!

[theirmagic]

[ Wait hang on a hot minute, Helena's one thing, but-- ]

Kana...? Kana... who? There's no one here but... us.

[scienceofmagic]

[ Croix will rub at her eyes and stand, collapsing her wand and tucking it to her side. ]

...Excuse me, but... I'd say it's nice to properly meet you. Except the circumstances are... Well...

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[theirmagic]

[ She's here, she's here, holy shit what happened--oh god. Is that Helena's body? Sorry, she's really happy LC is okay, but... she's going to go stooping over Helena, horrified-like. Oh, no... oh, no no no no. ]

... Is... is Helena--

[ Please no. ]

Coach... are you okay? What happened to Helena?

[ Feeling nasty's forehead and then checking for a pulse. ]

[strangerpeople]

[She has no pulse, and is rapidly getting cold.

Helena St. Tessero, The Nasty, is still dead.]

[theirmagic]

[ Oh, no... oh, no... why didn't she make a revival potion. Why? Why? ]

H-... Helena... no...

[ You idiot. She's... she's just going to pick up her body now, sorry. ]

... She needs a proper burial. Is there... is there anywhere we'd be allowed to go outside, even briefly?

[incrediblystressedout]

[Right.]

[Only some people get miracles.]

Helena...why'd you have to jump the g--why'd you have to rush things? We could've all made it. I know we could've...

[beguiledcard]

[ Sadly, he... kind of assumed she would be gone, and he'd been thinking in the heat of the moment. He could only think to prioritize the life of someone who... had more of a chance to help them all get out... who had more information... and yet...

It still hurts like hell...

There's a harsh exhale, but he moves over to take Helena from Ursula's arms. ]

[theirmagic]

[ She's trying to breathe right now. As relieved as she is... and as happy as she is the Life Coach is okay... Helena is still dead. Someone has to do the duty and take care of it. ]

... She shouldn't have attacked Coach like that. I feel like this is my fault, I goaded her during that trial...