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

[undertakings]

[hmm.]

Based on what I've heard from her, she didn't realize we had access to these spaces, so it doesn't seem likely that there was surveillance equipment inside this entire mall. I can't say if she might have decided to add anything after I spoke to her though.

[Also added like an afterthought:]

She said the fog shifting wasn't her doing either.

[imitationsoul]

We have to at least consider the option of her playing dumb in order to divert our attention from her.

But if this world really is in dire straights not even Lorelei can deal with on her own, that would be quite the development.

[undertakings]

Yes, that is a possibility. She also deliberately avoids answering certain questions, so it doesn’t appear that she’s that interested in cooperating with us.

[In the collaborative sense, at least. So they are better off assuming she sees them as mere pawns. As for this world being in the midst of a crisis…]

Wouldn’t that be the most logical conclusion? In the end, she’s only one person… even with her assistant, there’s probably only so much she can do on her own. If this town really is as empty as it seems, then there isn’t much manpower she could draw on either… although I suppose we still don’t know the extent of the situation.

[imitationsoul]

At this point, I'm inclined to agree. There was little reason to think that this wasn't going fully according to plan at the start, but the longer the operation is ongoing the more cracks are beginning to show.

Though the question then becomes how Lorelei has avoided disappearing like everyone else did? How many are there who are like her and Sage, still hiding out somewhere?

[undertakings]

They had enough time to print a newspaper article about it, at the very least. It's possible some of the residents could have been evacuated before the situation became critical, the Instructor included.

[That other question is a lot harder to speculate about though.]

I don't know if we'll be able to estimate a number... but you can only survive so long by barricading yourself in one place. At some point, you'll need to resort to scavenging the surrounding area. There should be signs of that, if others are still alive out there.

[imitationsoul]

Normally I would suggest that we'd take inventory of the food and see if any goes missing unrelated to ourselves, but... some of it does get restocked and that makes tracking a little harder.

[undertakings]

Would they go so far as to restock all the stores outside the school though? [In fairness, nothing says they can't, but.] There seems to be a shortage of fresh goods, at the least. I don't think they could replace the bread and other perishables so easily.