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

[afflictionmods]

[The next track is some typing, humming, shuffling in the background.

That then gets interrupted by a voice - with that same recording of a recording quality to it as the trombone - that should at least be familiar to Tamamori.]

So, is this what you get off on?

[Well, hopefully Tamamori recognizes Kawase's voice...]

[selfconcept]

[ ...

Hien recognizes the voice, but only because he's their neighbor. His look is rather flat. If there's another track, he skips to it. ]

[afflictionmods]

[Wow. What's that face for?

The next recording seems to be dated to just before their arrival.]

Don't get too attached to them, though I suppose you've already got that part covered... The roombas, check.... Now, I'll try to monitor what I can, but you can see more than I do. Therefore, you must remember, Florence: You are to report to me, not to –

[But that's also the last recording that's actually clear. Every other file seems to be damaged in some way.]

Investigation over

[selfconcept]

[ Seeing as the other files seem damaged, Hien thinks they'll be unplayable. Hm. ]

Alright, everyone. You heard that. Everything was basically in Miss Instructor's point of view. She was forced to listen to Flat's trombone on the 26th, she was giving directions to Florence about the pep rally, presumably hearing whatever Eiichi said on the call with her, and another set of instructions to Florence on... the day before we arrived. That sounds about right.

[ Hm. ]

Based on the other stuff I heard, this is most likely linked with the tracking thing that was given to "Lorelei" by her earrings. It's been recording shit around her and whoever had this phone had access to it.

[ That's Hien's conclusion, so now others are free to discuss. ]

[unsinksyourship]

Yeah, that sounds exactly like Kawase. All the bad personality in a single economical sentence.

[Is it informative for him to drag his roommate, maybe, maybe not. Tamamori squints at the phone curiously.]

Sooo... somebody's controlling things from the shadows and already screwed up a week into this? That's so cliché...

[selfconcept]

[ make him stop kinkshaming others ]

May be cliché, but it helped us understand some things. I'd say that's a win for us.

[ Hien is only doing this out of his curiosity though. Whether it's helpful or not, he doesn't care. ]

[unsinksyourship]

[You think he can make Kawase do things?? Well, he can annoy him into doing some things but preventing kinkshaming is not one of them.]

Isn't this one of those things where if they told you, they'd have to kill you? Hmmm.

[selfconcept]

Looks like you'll have to die, then.

[ goodbye tamamori... ]

[unsinksyourship]

You first!! Actually, wouldn't that mean the entire meeting has to be wiped out?!

[Is he taking it seriously, hard to tell. He's just yelling about it.]

[selfconcept]

Maybe. Fortunately, I can't die.

[ If anything, he thinks Tamamori's behavior is funny. ]

Guess it'll be just me here then. It was nice knowing you, Tamatama.

[unsinksyourship]

I knew it... You're just some weird youkai that hides under furniture and steals people's toenails or something.

[Was that last part necessary?? No. Is he still adding it? Yes.]

My name is Tamamori, you know. [huffs] Anyway, I'm not easy to kill either. In fact, I'm more like a cockroach than most people I know!

[selfconcept]

Yeah? Stealing them painlessly isn't an option you know, so I should be feared. I think I'll start with yours.

[ A return name introduction? What's that? He starts walking over to Tamamori... ]

[partymagician]

And said person was in the stationery shop back room, so they must visit the mall every so often.

[ But who’s to say they aren’t in some other part of the city now?

Or still in the city at all? ]

What a shame I didn’t run into them.

[selfconcept]

I think it's safe to assume that whoever the phone belongs to, it's on the side that Miss Instructor doesn't want Florence to be following orders from.

[partymagician]

Sounds like we have a conflict on our hands.

[selfconcept]

Taking advantage of a conflict in order to gain the upper hand?

[ Hmmm. ]

You got a plan already?

[partymagician]

I think playing those little recordings for Miss Lorelei might be fun.

[selfconcept]

We need a better leverage though. We'd just be feeding her information without getting anything in return.

[partymagician]

Would it be better to ask Florence instead? I assume they don’t tell her everything.

[ … ]

Or maybe they do.

[selfconcept]

Florence is programmed. As of now, they don't have any desires, which ultimately means lack of unreasonable choice. I'm not an expert in that area, but I know how the human psyche generally works.

[partymagician]

Ah… that would mean there’s a chance they wouldn’t say anything, as they likely don’t experience the feeling of loyalty.

[ Hmmm.

He sighs. ]

If this had to do with magic, I’d know exactly what to do!

[ But alas, he has no helpful experience with tech. ]

[selfconcept]

What? Control everyone and make them fess up?

[ And definitely not warping them to their respective worlds, right? ]

Because that's what I'd do. Too bad a concept is considered a magic.

[partymagician]

Too bad indeed. It would be much easier to exert some real force if we had our powers… and if it weren’t against the rules.

[ Although would it even matter at that point? ]

[selfconcept]

That's why they took our powers away, you nerd. Rules don't mean shit if you have power.

[ Whether physically, magically, or politically. ]

[partymagician]

They do mean things, you dork.

[ Like not bringing people back to life, for one.

He reaches out to pinch Hien's side. ]