02.50 - week two, saturday

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W2 SATURDAY

Like last Saturday, everyone will get an announcement on their tablets; this time, the announcement is preceded with a bell of some sort before Lorelei appears on the screen again.

"Good morning, everyone. This is an announcement to let you know that today's lesson will take place starting at 8:15 tonight. Again, today's lesson will be starting at 8:15. Please meet at the lower campus exit near the lecture by 8:00pm; Florence will be waiting for you there.

If you have a bag for some snacks and, perhaps, an item you can use for self-defense in the case of an emergency, please arrive with those things on you. We will provide you with an overview of what to expect when you arrive at 8pm.

Thank you."

The alert ends.

You have the day to prepare, ask each other what the hell is happening -- Florence and Lorelei do not seem to be available, strangely enough. There's a lot to take in with the information you have now. But before you know it... night falls.

FULL NAV

(CODE)

Comments

[tosa]

(The pen breaks and Mutsu instinctively flinches. WHen he comes over, he picks up one of the pieces quietly and looks over at Sabo. So... what is he writing?)

[vivens]

[ well. since mutsu hasn't spoken to sabo yet he'll still be in a sort of trance? wrapped up in his thoughts? something along those lines... however if mutsu squints enough he can probably see something that looks like an "S" like shape and an "X" like shape overlapping one another.

the letters "A", "S", and "L" somewhere in the midst of all of the ink being smeared now by his fingers. ]

[tosa]

(Sabo just wants to know everyone's age, sex, and location. GUYS ONLY WANT ONE THING.)

Hey.

(Time to get his attention.)

What're ya workin' on here?

[vivens]

[ STOP.... "A" and "L" ARE ACE AND LUFFY!!! but when he's addressed, the trance will instantly break and sabo will quickly turn to face mutsu, a bright smile on his face. ]

Oh Mu!

[ he'll look back to his "work" on the wall. ]

I'm adding to the museum. They want to immortalize us, right?

[tosa]

Guess it depends on what ya think museums are for.

(Says Mutsunokami, the sword boy who has actually spent the last couple of centuries in a museum.)

[vivens]

[ hmmm... ]

Do museums vary in their purpose? I thought they were meant to preserve the object that it decides to display. A memorial.

[tosa]

(He nods,)

I think so. At least... that's how it is where I'm from. Ya got museums for remembering the past and ya got museums to show off things right now. Sometimes ya got places that do both.

Ya got history museums 'n art museums 'n even museums that're just neat.

[vivens]

It's why I'm adding to the museum. If they want to remember all of us, it would make sense for us to contribute to it.

[ easily as he goes over the "S" with a finger. ]

There's more meaning if it's created by the actual person willingly than taken in afterward.

[tosa]

Can't argue with that.

(Alright, he'll go with it!! That's easy but--)

So what does it mean?

[vivens]

[ if mutsu is referring to the "s" that sabo is lovingly tracing his finger over. ]

My name, of course.

[tosa]

What about these then?

(The A, the L, and the X.)

[vivens]

Other people who are important to me.

[ easy enough. there isn't a question about that. ]

This one— [ puts a hand to the "A". ] Is Ace, of course.

[tosa]

Hah! Guess I shoulda known that one.

(Which still leaves the L and... X.)

S, A, L, and X?

(.... SALX.)

[vivens]

Sabo, Ace, and Luffy.

[ said plainly as he traces each letter on the wall again with his finger tips. ]

The "X" was because we wanted to be pirates, and every good pirate needs to have something to put on their flag.

[tosa]

It's a flag! (He nods!) Yeah, I get it!

When you're out at sea, ya need everyone to know who ya are.