02 - week two

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WEEK TWO

When the glitter settles and everyone returns to their dorms - or wherever they intend to sleep for the night, if you’re planning on sleeping at all - your first week of school officially ends. Perhaps it was better than you expected, perhaps it was worse.

Hopefully you learned a bit more about teamwork and school spirit.

Still, this course is going to run for longer than a full week, and come Sunday morning you’re still exactly as you were when you settled down for the night. Still in Estelline, still with that mark on your wrist, still connected to your partner. There are some changes, though. The bookstore has received quite a few books, and those of you who added to the bulletin board and pep rally tasks in the first week will find an envelope taped to their dorm door (or themselves, if they spent the night elsewhere). Inside of the envelope is some kind of voucher! Furthermore, the common area is covered in a bunch of glitter.

Also, there are a ton of eggs in the kitchen – at least 10 dozens.

Florence or Lorelei are still available, should you wish to speak to them.

Finally, you've got some new locations to explore.


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

TASK LIST

CLUMSINESS AFFECT DETAILS (BEGINS TUESDAY ICLY)

W2 CYOA SIGNUPS
CYOA Signups for Week 2 close Sunday, May 29th at 6pm EST.

THREAD SURVEY
Google form for partner threads, due by Friday, June 3rd at 6pm EST. Optional.

W3 CYOA SIGNUPS
CYOA Signups for Week 3 close Friday, June 3rd at 6pm EST.

OOC NOTE

OOC: Anyone who performed in the Pep Rally (Sabo, Madara, Riku, Shizuku, Herlock, Idia, Flat, Miach) task will be able to redeem a voucher for a prize with one of the NPCs. This can be handwaved, and the prize selection is below.

-Single-serve coffee machine wither a selection of creamer. Comes with packs of coffee beans.
-Popcorn maker and kernels.
-High-quality tea kettle with a selection of just as high-quality tea.
-Carbonation machine (think Sodastream, etc) with flavored syrup.

Any coffee, tea, popcorn, etc. will last characters up to two weeks.

Anyone who participated in the Bulletin Board task will receive a voucher for your choice of two pairs colorful socks with cute animal designs. (Worry frog design available.)

FULL NAV

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Comments

[iubar]

& 001 | stale food is still food ;

[ With the new locations having opened up, Ace wanders into the bakery. He wastes no time in testing out some of the abandoned merchandise. It's very unfortunate that the pastries have gone stale, but they still taste okay otherwise.

Just like he did with the apples, he'll offer out some of the food. ]

Might want to find something to drink to go with it, but it's edible.

& 002 | t&a time ;

[ The cosmetic shop only got his attention from the interesting smells and the likes, but he doesn't spend too long there. He did, however, grab some of the boob and bum masks because of their shapes.

He might be using it to randomly decorate some doors with melons and peaches. Fruit does a body good, or something. (Maybe he's just doing it to pass time.) Sorry if he's trying to stick them on your door. At least this is harmless and easy to get off the doors. ]

2

[selfconcept]

[ It sure is easy to get them off the doors, but the wetness it leaves behind makes Hien want to wipe it immediately.

... ]

Oi. Ace.

[iubar]

[ He looks up from his crouched position. ]

Yeah?

[selfconcept]

I appreciate your help in an attempt to liven up the place, but like... these go on you.

[ ... ]

Over your own melons.

2

[undertakings]

[You know, he came back here just to retrieve his tablet, but now he just finds himself obstructed by Ace plastering those things on the dorm door, and... yeah, he's not sure what's going on here.]

...What are you doing?

[iubar]

Passing the time.

[ Maybe this isn't the best thing to do to pass the time, but he sure is doing it. ]

[undertakings]

[He totally doesn't recognize what the hell these things are, so he'll just take a step over closer to where Ace is standing so he can pick one of them off the door (it's a bum one) to examine it. Is this disturbing the sanctity of Ace's work, who knows!! Either way, looking at it doesn't really give him any answers, so he'll just. Sloppily stick it on the wall next to the door randomly because putting it back in the same place is tme.]

Why here?

001

[herlocksholmes]

Ah, a chance to find out what sort of techniques they use in these "modern times" when is about food preservation.

[He says that and bites into a hella stale baked good. Well, waste not want not.

Still, his face shows this leaves a lot to be desired.]

[iubar]

Doesn't look like you're too pleased with what you go.

[ It's not like he's saying the foods are top tier, but no reason not to let it get moldy. ]

[herlocksholmes]

I had expectations and they have been cruelly dashed.

[Then again, it's his fault for having unreasonable expectations]

1

[pr159]

[ Rideaux looks a little suspiciously at the offered pastry, but decides there's probably no incentive for some stranger here to try to poison him. So he finally takes it, and looks at it more closely to ensure that there's no hidden mold or anything inside before taking a bite.

...He nods. ]

Could be worse.

[iubar]

It's nice to have even more variety to what we have for eating, too.

[ The more different foods, the merrier! ]

[pr159]

Can't disagree with that, I suppose.

[ Another bite. This isn't fantastic, but he's not wasting it. ]

More importantly, they seem to be slow about restocking some of the items here, so I'm not sure how much we can really rely on having a stable food supply if we stay here long. Hopefully this won't be the last new place like this that we get access to.

001

[tosa]

(He will happily accept it? Look, this is a sword boy that will shove poisonous berries into his mouth.......... to see if they're poison or not. He accepts a very stale cinnamon roll and just sort of. Taps it on the table. It goes clink, clink, clink like he's knocking some sort of ceramic against it,)

Pretty sure I saw something like this on a ship before...

(Hardtack. He's talking about hardtack.)

[iubar]

[ Honestly, they're too peas in a pod. Ace ate a disgusting fruit because he was starving, so. Good choices. ]

A ship, huh? Are you used to being on the ocean?

[ Clearly the most important part of the conversation. ]

[tosa]

Yeah, a long time ago.

(Like, centuries ago.)

These days, 'm pretty lucky if I can get on one every couple'a'years.

(Most of his missions on land. It's very sad.)

002 combo breaker

[totalcatastrophe]

[ Luci follows the trail of boob and bum masks, waltzing up eventually with a couple stolen ones already in his hand. Savagely tearing a piece off from one, he pops it into his mouth to chew on while he talks-- ]

Oh-ho what are these things?

screeches, i somehow lost this thread. I'M SORRY.

[iubar]

They seem to be some kind of masks.

[ Ace tosses a partially opened package at Luci to check out for fun. ]

it's okay!!!!

[totalcatastrophe]

[ Luci rips open the package right away, letting the trash fall to the ground in favor of stretching out the new mask with a cackle. ]

Hey, try one on. Come one, bet it'll feel great.

[ Look, he's even holding it up for him with both hands! ]

002 the man, the melon

[unsinksyourship]

You, half-naked fellow!

[Tamamori hasn't visited the cosmetic shop at all -- first of all there is way too much else to be messing around with!! Second of all he has like, soap, what else do you want from him, he has enough on his plate realizing that liquid soap is everywhere too. Be that as it may.

He recognizes this guy, it's not hard to recognize a jacked dude without a shirt even amongst their bizarre crew; so his tone is much more confused-greeting-and-trying-to-yell-while-standing-on-tiptoes-to-see-over-this-giant-why-are-people-always-so-tall.]

Are you lost? Have you forgotten your card-key? I'm warning you, an ogre lives behind that door and he'll come down the mountain if he sees you putting anything on it that's not supposed to be there. [... sniff] Doesn't smell bad, though.

[iubar]

[ When he hears that, he can't help but give a bit of a laugh. ]

Yeah? Might be fun to battle an ogre here. That aside, I'm not lost and my key is right in my pocket.

[unsinksyourship]

You can say that because you don't understand just how much of a pain this ogre would be to battle. It wouldn't be fun at all. Your soul would be chewed up, your pride would be buried at the bottom of Mount Fuji, and you'd be spiritually naked as well as physically!

[Seriously, who even lives here. Tamamori pauses dramatically, ducking over closer to the wall so that he can critically examine the door decorations again. Mmmmnope. Still a bit too gaudy and liable to turn the room into World War K.]

More importantly, I would have to put up with it all. The last time I came home with too many paper decorations, I almost had to sleep in the common room myself.

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[cloudalike]

[ Chongyun is making rounds to check out the new locations to see if any of them are haunted, or if there's any information related to - well, a variety of things. So far, no hauntings and no information. And he certainly did not expect to find someone willingly eating stale pastries. ]

Are you trying to curb your craving for something sweet? I'm sure we could bake up something more... uh, fresh.

[iubar]

I was testing out how it all is... But I also wouldn't turn down something fresh.

[ Is he picking up another person that'd be willing to cook for him? ]

[cloudalike]

Testing? You mean for poison?

[ WELL. He's not bad at it, but his dishes come with a chill. ]