05 - week five

[afflictionmods]

WEEK FIVE

Come Sunday morning, the portals around Estelline fade away, but not all of the oddities hanging around disappear so quickly. The recreations of your dreams and memories are still around, ever changing and shifting. Whatever it is that brought these things here hasn’t ended, not yet.

You don’t have time to worry about all of that, though, even if you know you should exercise caution once two of you found yourselves on the bad end of a monster’s claws. The course still isn’t over, though, even if the portals changed lesson plans. Everything continues on, with new places to explore as the fog pushes back once again. This week still feels a little more like what you’re familiar with, though, after Saturday’s lack of lessons.

...For now.


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[catarou]

Welcome to our lovely, hospitable group. I hope you enjoy your stay.

[ :) ]

What greater purpose do the bonds serve?

[afflictionmods]

I... don't know much, but the hypothesis was that the shared pain would make you more cognizant of your own emotions, b-but I don't know to what end... That's why I'm s-supposed to be asking about your experiences with them!

[imitationsoul]

[ That's a win for her hypothesis, but what a shallow victory... ]

[catarou]

I imagine I'm not the only one who would say that it's been far too effective. I wonder, have you ever experienced what it is like to reveal things you'd rather not?

[ A pause. ]

Ah, forgive me. It seems that's what's happening right now. Now, how does that make you feel, exactly?

[afflictionmods]

[feels bad man]

I... I don't like it, and I don't know why I'm the target for all of this! I'm just doing my job!

[catarou]

That may be true, but your organization is behind this, is it not? Once we've seen fit to release you, you can return to your superiors and tell them exactly what we think of this.

[afflictionmods]

I don't know... I don't know why Dr. Juniper is interested in this, because I don't think this is an official Camellia project!

[catarou]

Perhaps Dr. Juniper and Lorelei are in cahoots, so to speak, and none of you are privy to their shenanigans.

[afflictionmods]

M-maybe... I don't know, because Dr. Juniper seemed pretty annoyed about this project when he was telling me to come check this out...

[mirrite]

... so then what was the point of picking someone like me for this? Or were Phantom and I supposed to be some sort of control group or something?

[afflictionmods]

I'm not sure, but that does sound like a reasonable decision to make!

[can't believe kyle's going to die]

[mirrite]

Great. Good to know.

You could've just asked about what having that kind of connection was like and saved all of us the trouble.

[afflictionmods]

Well... What's that connection like?

[i'm sorry]

[mirrite]

Never being sure whether your feelings are really your own. Not knowing how much of you is you and how much of you is the result of someone else's thoughts and emotions. Feeling every single bit of self-hatred and misery that the person you're linked to feels until you get to the point where you would do anything to make it stop, even killing people whose only crime was existing.

[And no, he's not proud of that.]

[afflictionmods]

[thinking emoji...]

Does this bond cause the same compulsive feelings for you?

[mirrite]

[That actually brings him up short for a moment.]

... it's just as unpleasant.

[Which is neither an affirmation nor a denial.]

[afflictionmods]

That's... not really an answer to that question, sir.

[mirrite]

Oh? What kind of answer were you looking for, then? Do enlighten me.

[afflictionmods]

A yes or no? As to whether you feel compulsions or not.

[mirrite]

Not the same, no. That enough of an answer for you?

[afflictionmods]

Th-thank you... That's an acceptable answer, yes...

[mr. grimm you are very intimidating...]

[mirrite]

Glad to hear it.

[HE WAS CREATED TO PROTECT, AFTER ALL...]

[afflictionmods]

Uh.

[sweating]

Is it okay if I ask you a few more questions...?

[mirrite]

... yeah, go ahead. It's not like you don't know what I am.

[No point in hiding it now.]

[exofractured]

[Well. That's sure loaded. What does he even do with that.]