02.50 - week two, saturday

[afflictionmods]

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

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Comments

[ignihidden]

[He maintains some token effort to hold onto the piece, making it clear that anything short of the most delicate handling was going to result in injury. He's at least holding it in his non-dominant hand (his right).]

... I'm trying to call my partner.

[by hiding in a nook and attempting to hurt himself]

He probably wouldn't come if I called his name so I have to find a creative solution.

[... and, also, he just really wants to do something that won't be forgotten. Even if that desire is consuming him, he's good enough at lying to not outright say it.]

[herlocksholmes]

[Seeing it's not going well, Sholmes presses his thumb into the softer parts of Idia's wrist, intending to press onto the tendons to force him open his fingers. This is difficult, my!]

Your strategy of spilling blood and shouting a name is not going to work. If anything, it will get you dragged away somewhere else to stop your bleeding. Come along. We will find your partner together.

[ignihidden]

[That does trigger a bit of a response where his fingers extend and he gets the wiggle room he's looking for. There is a bit of blood starting to pool in the cup of his hand but closer inspection says it's all surface-level with no real damage done to the underlying muscle.]

[he doesn't seem opposed to following Sholmes. Still, there's a part of him that has to stop and say,]

... hey... based on what you've seen, do you think... we'll remember any of this? Should we successfully pass the program and return home?

[big "if"s he understands]

[herlocksholmes]

Good question. Would you prefer to remember, or to forget?

[It's hard to tell if they will or won't...but given everything that has happened so far, it's not farfetched they may forget. Can't rule that out]

[ignihidden]

[Add that into the fact that... if you were never going to get to see someone again, did it matter if the two of you remembered each other? I mean, certain bright-eyed protagonists would say it absolutely mattered, but...]

... I feel like, [a little pause]

I feel like I would have said I'm not sure but right now...

It really feels like if it's not remembered then what's the point? S- So, it has to be remembered, so you think, l- like, in books and movies, what is it they do for amnesia plots?...