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theafflicted2022-06-04 05:33 pm
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02.50 - week two, saturday
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.
"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.
no subject
So what if they're spying? I have nothing of interest to them anymore. As long as I feel nothing, nothing at all, there is no empathy either.
Nothing can touch me.
[ That gets another little spin on her tiptoes, ending with a curtsy. ]
I'd thought it before, but now I'm certain... Consciousness is unneeded for me.
no subject
[ well, that's probably the most surprising thing that's come out of her mouth this past two weeks. nothing else seems to phase him, even her confession of finding a consciousness unnecessary.
he leans back on his heels, thinking for a moment. ]
Let me try something.
[ and he'll start walking towards her. ]
no subject
[ She'll chatter away with that explanation and remain mostly in place as he approaches. There is no reason for her to think he is a danger, so she won't evade. ]
no subject
[ and once he's in front of her, he...
karate chops the top of her head. gently, of course, no more than a tap. ]
Aha! You are tangible. I was scared for a second, there.
no subject
She blinks. ]
Of course I am. What made you think I wouldn't be?
[ Though Flat is smiling, there are no bothersome surges of emotions coming from him so ironically "Miach" feels as comfortable in his presence as Miach does... She's not even stepping back, because she sincerely does not expect any actual harm to come from him. ]
no subject
[ hey, they're in another world, he's probably watched danny phantom or some version of it. anything is possible. ]
But you're just a ghost taking over her body, right? And you're just manipulating whatever she's feeling... not having a consciousness...you know what? That sounds even more boring than what she's told me about her world. You might as well be dead, in that case.
cw suicidal ideation
This is just Miach returning to her natural state - or the closest to it that can be achieved right now.
[ "Miach's" smile returns and widens at that. It does not reach her eyes. ]
No consciousness equals death? No, that's wrong. Death is only the second choice - rather than disappearing from the reaches of power entirely, you can become the perfectly adapted version of yourself. A blissful, self-evident existence.
cw self harm
[ flat frowns, brows knit in thought as he considers the situation. it's a bit tricky, because they're all things that he can see miach saying. however... ]
But you're not Miach, are you? You're just possessing her. So I'll only accept that if it comes from Miach herself.
[ he sticks his hand into his hoodie pocket, pulling out a kitchen knife. ]
This isn't a threat, but I guess you could say it's a warning? Ah, or maybe it's a request. Anyways-- please leave Miach's body. Or else I'll either stab myself or I'll stab her. Either way, it's going to hurt for the both of us.
1/2
There is no question that Flat would hurt them both either. Then... ]
She's not going to say anything different.
[ And with that, the hollow ghoul ejects from her body, nothing but a shadow with eyes - covering nearby, watching. ]
no subject
I really... shouldn't have consciousness.
[ It is an affirmation, but it comes out as if through a haze of dissociation.
Because that is true, but this... wasn't right, was it? This wasn't what it felt like, was it?
Stunned, she remains close to the shadowy corner the ghoul disappeared to. It is likely only moments until it will grab hold of her again. ]
no subject
lunging forward to grab her wrist in a vice grip, he decides that it's time to run, whether she likes it or not!
yes, he still has the knife in his other hand. ]
Hasta la vista, baby! Let's go, Miach! You can have your existential crisis later! Allons-y!
no subject
I mean you just replaced spyware with a spirit.
That's right, even if she's meant to be--- even if--- This isn't it. This is just another thing inside her body, invading her over and over.
She's got to run.
Even if she still feels dazed, even if she feels so much longing that even she could cry-- she's gotta run. She can multitask the crisis and the running. ]