02 - week two

[afflictionmods]

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

[cheerfuldays]

( ....... anything interesting about the vending machine- )

[afflictionmods]

[ Two things:

1) All the snacks are gone.
2) It looks like it got beat up a bit, like someone was out of money and just wanted to loot the machine. ]

bringing in naru! ;w;

[cheerfuldays]

( hm. don't like that.

the powers that be are being overruled hardcore, so she's actually going to doubleback to the arcade and open the door to poke in. )

Sabo? Could you come here for a second? I think I found something.

[vivens]

[ because time is completely fake, sabo will take a break from his abuse of the claw machine to notice shizuku in the nearby area. or, well, more like respond to her calling to him which kind of catches him off guard. had he really been that into kicking the poor machine? (maybe.)

the claw machine has its days numbered anyway so sabo leaves it alone for the moment and drifts over towards where she is. ]

You found something?

[cheerfuldays]

A few things, actually- though I'll go over the first things later. Right now... Come here, please?

( and once he does, she'll show him the empty, battered vending machine, and the door. )

... I got a bad feeling, and I didn't want to go alone. Would you be willing to search down there with me, please?

[vivens]

[ well the sight of the emptied and battered vending machine just tells a sad story of someone being hungry (to him), the door however... he doesn't blame her. ]

Of course. [ with a smile. ] I wouldn't think to leave you alone to this. I'm a bit surprised that you've decided to do a little snooping.

You're pretty brave.

[ depending if shizuku wants to take the lead or not, but sabo will test the door? well, examine the door to see if there's anything around it noteworthy as he knocks on it. ]

[afflictionmods]

[ Sabo won't really see anything noteworthy about the door, and when he knocks, there's no answer.

What next, gang? ]

[vivens]

[ well. no answers are fine, i guess.

given that shizuku has her flashlight out via her tablet, sabo's going to give the door knob a turn or a push or whatever it needs to be done in order for it open.

does it open? is it a heavy door? ]

[afflictionmods]

[ It opens via pushing it, yes, and the door is a little on the heavier side.

What's interesting, however, is that when Sabo pushes the door, it hits...something. Something that isn't quite as hard as a wall, but it feels pretty sturdy. ]

[cheerfuldays]

( shizuku is going to shine the flashlight through the gap. and if that doesn't turn up anything, she'll poke it (and her eyes) around the corner of the door. )

[afflictionmods]

[ It turns up something that looks like a bedframe? A bedframe that's kinda pressed up against the wall. It feels like there's something next to it, too, and it's quite heavy. ]

[cheerfuldays]

What...? It's a bed frame.

Should one of us go in to try and move it...?

[vivens]

[ hmm. well sabo's going to keep pushing on the door to see if he can't keep moving the bedframe out of the way. or you know. hopefully not wedge it any further in. ]

A bedframe? Uh, sure.

Do you feel comfortable going in or would you feel better if I do?

[ you know, since she nabbed him to come with because she was uncomfortable in the first place. ]

[cheerfuldays]

It's rather heavy... I'm not sure I'll be able to move it on my own. It feels like there's something else there, too...

( so, she's going to go in with sabo anyways to be honest, for lighting purposes if not to help move things. it might be a tight squeeze for them to get in though. )

[afflictionmods]

[ He pushes on the door and the bedframe starts to budge. It's heavy, but the force of the push actually gets it to start toppling over. It crashes down onto the ground and whatever was underneath it -- it looks like a chair -- starts rattling as it gets smooshed underneath it.

So...congrats! You've made your way in. Looks like the lights are still off, so Shizuku's going to need to navigate with her tablet still. The flashlight will actually catch part of another bedframe that's right next to where the other one was; it looks like it can be pushed over, too. ]

[vivens]

[ well given that the door starts to budge and then sabo outright makes a mess of things (it's fine) as he makes a way in for the two of them, he's going to help himself right inside trusting that shizuku will shine the light where he needs to take a peek at.

which is definitely to see why there are just so many bedframes here?? anything more than one is questionable for a room that's not for selling furniture?? he's going to keep pushing and moving the other bedframe around to see if there's more to see in the room than what has fallen.

also how about that chair(?) that got smooshed? ]

[afflictionmods]

[ The chair actually looks like a chair from the dorms. As in your dorm rooms. There's also another one beside it, pressed up against the other bedframe.

There are a few things in this room other than that, though, such as a corner where a bunch of the snacks, presumably from the vending machine, have been placed; a mattress with a pillow and some blankets in the middle of the floor; a large bucket with some toiletries next to it. Basically, it looks like this room's being pretty lived in, but no one seems to be here at the moment. ]

[cheerfuldays]

( UH????

okay. okay okay okay. let's take a look around. there is currently no one here. but someone was here and HOO BOY THE THEORIES.

let's start with some hopefully obvious questions:

1. how low on snacks is the stash?

2. is there any journal or paper anywhere?

3. is there signs of a struggle or anything? )

[vivens]

[ this sure is something that they found... love what the implications of all of this means AND HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE NEWSPAPER.

so while shizuku has peeked at a lot of things, sabo will want to see exactly how much/many toiletries are in the bucket and exactly how recently does it seemed to have been used.

actually how recent does everything look like it has been used in general? also regarding the bedframes and the chair... did it seem like they were positioned in a way where they were trying to barricade the door? ]

[afflictionmods]

[ 1. The stash is low given the size of the vending machine, but there are also a few packaged pastries that look like they've been snagged from the bakery.

2. There's a composition book, if Shizuku wants to look inside.

3. No signs of a struggle.

For Sabo:

1. There's maybe enough toiletries to last a month, though they seem to be running a bit low.

2. The bucket is a little wet, so yeah, they've all been used pretty recently.

3. Yes, it seems like they could've been barricading the door. ]

[cheerfuldays]

( okay, with everything she's see already... is there another door or room? anything to hide in? because otherwise MMMMMMMM DO NOT LIKE THIS. )

[vivens]

[ well.

if shizuku isn't going to look at the composite book, sabo is definitely going to take a look at that, especially since everything looks somewhat recently used. like hello? who are you mystery person... why are you barricading yourself in this room?

also are there spare clothes anywhere? like dirty laundry or that? ALSO IS THERE A LIGHT ANYWHERE? like a string to pull on to activate a ceiling light or...?? ]

[afflictionmods]

[ There is another door in the back left corner.

There are spare clothes, yes - some are wet and laid out like they're meant to be drying, others are neatly folded but wrinkled.

The composition book has no name or clear identifier but the entries - there are maybe two or three of them - talk about how the writer has been getting a strong sense of feeling overwhelmed and exhausted for the past few weeks. Finals were supposed to be a fun time for everyone, and they planned to have a good time with friends after, but things just started going wrong. It's a lot of venting. There's also talk about how they got stuck in this mall because of the weird fog.

There's a light switch on the wall next to the other mystery door in the corner. ]

[cheerfuldays]

( oh since shizuku's going to the door, let her get the lights. and before she does anything else, she's going to press her ear against the door- can she hear anything? )

[vivens]

[ wow. amazing. just wow!!!

sabo loves what he's reading and this sure doesn't make things any less concerning or settle his mind any. imagine if poor shizuku did this alone, but...uh. he's going to pocket that composition book and then look at the clothes. compared to him, how big/small are the clothes?

and while there are no signs of a struggle, are their any indications that whoever was in here might have left abruptly? like things hastily moved..? also patiently waits for when the lights turns on and hopes that there isn't writing on the walls ala the secret room in portal. ]