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

[partymagician]

[ Fai won't comment about whether or not he'll be alive, since he'll most likely die when he goes back to his world, if time happens to unfreeze. ]

So it's inevitable.

[ ...

Part of him doesn't know what to do with that information, so Fai just drinks the rest of his drink. ]

You have things you want to ask me, don't you? Go ahead. I might not answer it in full, but I'll give you part of an answer.

[ It's only fair after learning something like that. ]

[selfconcept]

Why don't you think you deserve good things?

[ He downs two more glasses of cognac. Hell, he will even take the entire bottle and go sit next to Fai instead of bwing behind this counter. ]

[partymagician]

[ There are a lot of reasons, and for a lot of them he doesn't want to get into it. He looks at Hien, feeling mild concern over how much he's drinking.

But when Hien sits next to him, Fai grabs the bottle of cognac from his hand and takes a few long sips. He'll need it to answer that question. ]

I'm cursed. Anyone who gets involved with me suffers in some way. [ ... ] You said curses don't exist here, but that doesn't mean I don't still carry it with me.

[selfconcept]

[ It's Hien's turn at the bottle, so he pries it from Fai's hand and drinks straight from the bottle. ]

That's such a stupid curse. Everyone suffers at some point in their life. It might as well not even be there.

[partymagician]

[ He laughs, but it sounds a tad more bitter than his usual soft and airy laugh. Fai reaches out to snatch the bottle from Hien's hand. ]

Perhaps it's a real curse, perhaps it's not.

[ But he sure has been told it, over and over and over—

Fai takes a few long sips from the bottle. ]

I do have a real curse, you know. I'll kill the first person I come across that has more magic than me.

[ And with his age and the fact that he's a world traveler... Fai knows he's giving away how powerful he really is with that too. ]

[selfconcept]

Ha... do you think you have more magic than I do? I said that I'm not good at magic in particular compared to other people like me, but I still have a lot of magic energy to spare.

[ He's genuinely curious. Fai sounds really strong. ]

[partymagician]

More than an Overseer? You're a class of being I don't know anything about.

[ He has another long sip from the bottle. ]

It's possible, but I wouldn't run with that assumption either.

[ So... he'll just be glad he doesn't have his curse active here! ]

[selfconcept]

[ Oh, right. Most people don't, which is fair. He's the one running into trouble with people who know what it is before he can even explain himself. ]

Fair. If we ever get all our stuff back at once, I'd let you kill me if your curse was triggered.

[partymagician]

[ ?????????????

Hien?

Fai looks taken aback before he has more to drink. ]

Why?

[selfconcept]

I mean, if it's just a one time thing, that'd be fine. It's not like I can actually die anyway, so killing someone who doesn't die for good is better than killing someone who does.

[ Makes sense to him. ]

[partymagician]

[ Hien has a point. A very good point.

But still. Fai doesn't like it. He puts the bottle on the bar so he can lay his head down next to it. ]

I guess...

[selfconcept]

You don't even like fighting when you don't have to, so I imagine you can't really kill someone with ease.

[ At least, emotionally. ]

[partymagician]

[ Bingo! Can't even kill the guy who killed everyone else in his world. Fai really feels like a coward.

He turns away from Hien, his face still resting on the bar counter. ]

No. I can't.

[selfconcept]

[ He pats Fai's head. If he won't look at him, he gets this. ]

If it comes down to it, I'll help you. It looks like you have enough on your mind as it is.

[partymagician]

[ That sounds plain awful, but he guesses it's better than having no help at all. ]

...Thanks.

[ He falls quiet for a long moment. ]

You like patting people on the head, don't you?

[ He saw Hien doing that to Phantom after the lessons. ]

[selfconcept]

Yeah. I like playing with people's hair, especially if it's soft. Sorry I caked it up with hair spray but it was for the greater good.

[ Even if they only got one royalty point for it. It's fine. ]

[partymagician]

[ That gets Fai to turn back around, smiling a little. ]

It's fine. It looked good, so that's all that matters anyway.

[selfconcept]

I can make you look better without hair spray anyway.

[ Yeah. He's glad that Fai turned around though, but then he checks the bottle. ]

You know... if you want a stronger one, I can get the bottle. That or you like cognac as much as I do.

[partymagician]

It tastes fine, but I want something stronger.

[ But he eyes Hien. ]

How would you make me look better without it?

[ Will he give Fai pigtails too??? ]

[selfconcept]

Maybe if I had some hair accessories to work with, I could make you look like a magazine cover model.

[ To be like CLAMP covers are reaching for him, but he'd do his best to get close to it.

He withdraws his hand and goes back behind the counter, but normally this time. ]

Let's see... something stronger... I think this is it.

[ He comes back with a bottle and gives it to Fai. ]

[partymagician]

Thanks.

[ Fai takes the bottle and smells it to see if he can figure out what it is and... Nope. He can't.

Whatever. He has a swig anyway. ]

A magazine cover model, huh?

[ Not that he doesn't believe Hien, but that's a bold claim. ]

[selfconcept]

Yeah. You're pretty as it is, so that would make it much easier for me. I'm also not accepting denial at this time.

[ Don't you dare. ]

[partymagician]

[ Rude...

Fai just raises an eyebrow at Hien as he takes another swig of the drink. This one... he really feels it. Or maybe it's all of the alcohol from before finally starting to kick in that's making him feel warm. ]

Fine, fine. I won't.

[selfconcept]

Good. You'd be insulting all of us otherwise.

[ Is that his roundabout way of saying Fai is prettier than most? Yeah. But also no. He'd say it straight if asked. ]

How's the drink?

[partymagician]

Not everyone.

[ Seriously, Hien.

Fai makes a face with that question, though. ]

It's... strong. I can feel it.