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04 - week four
WEEK FOUR
Saturday comes to a close, and it’s time for some rest and recovery. Perhaps the TLC you deserve will come this week, or perhaps the nightmare will continue. It’s hard to say with things being so strange around you, from Wei Wuxian’s disappearance to the sudden addition of objects and places and creatures from your homes. Who knows what this week will bring? Nothing ordinary, that’s for sure.
You wake up on Sunday to an increase in those little glimpses you saw yesterday. What were snippets of songs, locations that might’ve seemed familiar, and creatures that were dormant, are now all alive and whole. When you go to the karaoke bar, the songs you once knew are there. Monsters and animals are alive and sentient. New business are abound. Vehicles are operable, and perhaps some of your old belongings are back, too.
However, some of these things aren’t even things that should exist outside of your dreams. They may be far too strange and unusual to be real, or just things you don't remember ever seeing. The only thing you remember about these things in particular is that they were, quite literally, in your dreams this week.
That being said, every few hours, all of these things from your homes and dreams fade out and get replaced by new sounds, places, beasts….only to maybe come back again at another time.
Well. At least there's one constant here: You’ve got a handful of new locations to look at, with the fog having spread once more, and they aren't going anywhere. There aren’t as many new places that are native to Estelline this time around, but that may be for the best, considering everything going on.
SETTING TRACKER
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
NEWSPAPER SUBMISSIONS + EDITION #1
SAGE / FLORENCE / LORELEI
MEM SHARE DETAILS
You wake up on Sunday to an increase in those little glimpses you saw yesterday. What were snippets of songs, locations that might’ve seemed familiar, and creatures that were dormant, are now all alive and whole. When you go to the karaoke bar, the songs you once knew are there. Monsters and animals are alive and sentient. New business are abound. Vehicles are operable, and perhaps some of your old belongings are back, too.
However, some of these things aren’t even things that should exist outside of your dreams. They may be far too strange and unusual to be real, or just things you don't remember ever seeing. The only thing you remember about these things in particular is that they were, quite literally, in your dreams this week.
That being said, every few hours, all of these things from your homes and dreams fade out and get replaced by new sounds, places, beasts….only to maybe come back again at another time.
Well. At least there's one constant here: You’ve got a handful of new locations to look at, with the fog having spread once more, and they aren't going anywhere. There aren’t as many new places that are native to Estelline this time around, but that may be for the best, considering everything going on.
SETTING TRACKER
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
NEWSPAPER SUBMISSIONS + EDITION #1
SAGE / FLORENCE / LORELEI
MEM SHARE DETAILS
OOC NOTE
OOC: Details on this week can be found here!
Also, we have a lot of participants for the news activity from last week. Neat! Everyone who participated in some capacity will have a small polaroid camera delivered to their doorstep. There's limited film, though - 10 photos per camera. It doesn't seem like there's any extra film at this time, either.
Finally, there will not be any weekly tasks this week. You guys are going to be busy with memshare and dreamscape stuff; instead, enjoy the Estelline University Newspaper!
Also, we have a lot of participants for the news activity from last week. Neat! Everyone who participated in some capacity will have a small polaroid camera delivered to their doorstep. There's limited film, though - 10 photos per camera. It doesn't seem like there's any extra film at this time, either.
Finally, there will not be any weekly tasks this week. You guys are going to be busy with memshare and dreamscape stuff; instead, enjoy the Estelline University Newspaper!
cw: gore
Xingqiu can certainly manage with his hands, especially since the metal is already warped and misaligned as is. It's also surprisingly light and thin as far as metal goes, so it won't actually take too much effort for him to move it. That action, though, elicits a surprised look from the boy as he turns to look over at Xingqiu with wide red eyes before quickly lowering and averting his gaze.
Despite the avoidant behavior, he still mumbles out something loud enough to hear.]
We have to get him out... he's still alive.
[And indeed, the teenager sitting in the machine's now-revealed cockpit is certainly still moving slightly, eyelids flickering as blood flows freely from a head wound. But more importantly, only the soldier's top half can be seen as the distorted metal completely obscures and seems to have even cut through his legs; the smell of blood is thick in the air, and it's clear that this person is probably not going to be alive for much longer.]
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But not sure if he saw it since avoidant time. ]
Oh, I don't mind helping with that.
[ Then he looks and...sees all of that. Hm! He's glad he didn't have anything to eat before coming in here. ]
...Hm, he does appear to be critically injured. But, let's do our best, shall we?
[ He will...reach in to try to grab whatever nearest part of him that he can, like his shoulder of something, looking at the other to maybe grab onto a part of the poor teenage so they can like...pull or something. ]
cw: gore
It's certainly unclear if the kid saw but Xingqiu being cordial seems to get him to relax just the slightest bit as he nods in response. But if he's going to go for a shoulder, then the boy will go for the other one so they can hoist the person over the side of the machine. With the two of them, it goes easily--or rather, it probably goes too easily even with both working at it, because it is immediately apparent that the teen's legs are still in the cockpit.
And yet, the boy seems to be so focused on dragging the person out that he either does not notice the entire mess, or is really great at ignoring it. Either way, they can get the teen down and settled on the ground before the boy just sinks to his knees in exhaustion.]
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But hey, he does it, and here we are. He doesn't look like he's having a great time and grimaces nonetheless at the sight. ]
...What happened here?
[ Is all he can say as he sits down, and uh, he's sure there's nothing to be done about the mess of a boy who will bleed out, probably. His Vision still doesn't respond and it's clear he has lost a lot of blood. ]
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...There was a battle. Do you not remember...?
[As dull as the boy's eyes are, there's a clear note of concern that peeks through in his voice.]
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[ Because he wasn't here for it. Though it's nice for the boy to be concerned, at least. ]
cw: euthanasia, gunshot wounds
Three shots. The roar of the gun is loud at this range and neither do they miss their target, all striking the person's forehead neatly. The boy, meanwhile, stares dumbfounded at the sight of the now-dead teenager.]
Wha...?
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At least his expression is schooled well enough by now, as he glances back over at the now...dead body. ]
...A mercy kill, is it?
[ This is all pretty gruesome, putting it lightly. ]
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You only figured it out now? How long have you been at this already? Don't tell me you're the reason that moron went and dragged this idiot out.
[There's a dismissive glance at the corpse laying at his feet. And all the while, Shin just looks at Isuka with an expression caught between bewilderment and something more accusatory.]
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[ He'll just kindly point that out. ]
Hm. Well, he looked like he needed assistance so first I helped open up the machine and then I decided to lend a hand in pulling him out. Why are you upset about it?
[ Xingqiu doesn't like this other teenager's attitude but he will just roll with things. ]
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[Sorry Xingqiu, Isuka's just an asshole... But in any case, it does seem like he seems to be under the impression that Xingqiu's been here for a good while longer than the past fifteen minutes or whatnot. Meanwhile, the rest of the surviving squadron members also seem to have gathered a little distance away to watch this whole scene, although many of them wear indifferent or skeptical expressions.
Isuka, meanwhile, just lets out a sharp bark of laughter.]
No wonder he's like this. Hey, do you think you're being kind by doing this? Maybe showing him what human decency is like?
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[ Isuka really is quite an asshole, hot damn. But he will just roll with the punches.
He also could always say he hasn't been here any longer but that sounds like too much trouble, to be quite honest. Xingqiu will just do what is most convenient for him right about now. ]
...Hmm. Those are interesting questions.
Are you really bothered by me helping him out, though? Is that why you're asking them?
[ He tilts his at Isuka like he's a big weirdo. ]