06 - week six

[afflictionmods]

WEEK SIX

Sunday starts with more aches and pains than you might be used to. Florence patched people up after Saturday’s lesson, sure, but it’s not a complete cure - not to mention it doesn’t ease the sting of betrayal. Some classmates that you thought would cooperate wound up breaking your trust in the end, and this week will be interesting with the fallout.

It’s hard to say what this week will have in store otherwise. Things are changing, and it’s not clear what this means for all of you. On the bright side, however, the creatures and places you once knew from home have suddenly disappeared, so that's less that you need to worry about. There are new areas for you to look at as well.

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WEDNESDAY

[afflictionmods]

investigation groupie ~ electronics store

[fabulation]

[ So here is the group assembled together, and presumably the easiest part about this would be finding the software online, idk we are just winging things to see how this happens!

The hardest part, however? Reprogramming the chip itself and retrofitting ... stuff. ]

Alright, I believe we should start with retrofitting the card reader we managed to swipe from the store, first?

Unfortunately, technology like this isn't really my strong suit, so I will be leaving this to the experts.

[ Downloading the software onto the computer they've taken is, once again, probably the easiest part.

But at least they've got ideas on how to proceed forward. ]

[exofractured]

I'll note again that this isn't exactly my strong suit. This may not be a quick process.

[But he has magitech and like... he knows which way to plug in a USB port by now, so, they'll machete through this somehow.

Here's hoping they're not getting themselves on so many Camellia watchlists looking for this software online, but here goes.]

[undertakings]

[He's definitely not the best when it comes to tech here so he's kind of just along for the ride, but he does have the second keycard he swiped that he's donating to the cause. ...Also he has a robot arm he swiped from the Camellia facility with him because who knows, maybe Phantom or Xingqiu can figure out a use for it??? Or they can use it to beat away anyone from Camellia if they figure out they're doing this, who knows (I say like he isn't carrying around a pointy shovel).]

[afflictionmods]

[ They're probably on their watchlist already, in fairness. 🥲 But Phantom goes for the download, and...

...the software is a paid thing, but with a free one-week trial. So after ~15 minutes, the download will be successful!

Before they can gain full access to it, however, there's a prompt asking for a login. They also have the option to make an account. ]

[sicklysweet]

[Owen hasn't been keeping a low profile since Saturday or anything, but he's very good at being where nobody else is just as part of his nature. Of course, not everyone can be lucky forever, so, unfortunately. Here he is.

He spends a lot of Wednesday morning in the tea house. He's spending a lot of time just... just kind of sniffing the tea and squinting at it. He event eats a bit, making a face before putting the tea back on the shelf. He's inspecting every container like this, before repeating while narrowing down on his... choices.

Once his choice is made he squirrels the tea off to the kitchen of the teahouse, where he sets about... baking. The butter, sugar, and flour are still fine and there's plenty to go around, so after little effort he will produce shortbread! He even makes a second batch with the tea he deemed acceptable. Next step is dipping some in chocolate before boxing some up and leaving the rest for people to eat - but people are also free to step in while this is happening.

His next stop is the clay cafe, where he paints a few cups and plates. He is surprisingly meticulous for who he is as a person, but his art skills are only... passable. But it's fine, because if anyone insults them he's not afraid to start a fight. He lives most of his pieces at the shop to dry or to be finished later, but he makes sure to box one up and take it with him before he returns to campus.

He takes a very quick stop to the cafeteria kitchen as well, and then he's off to the dorms.]

closed to gentaro;
[Good evening. Things might seem a bit off this evening when you return to your dorm.

Mostly because Owen is in it, frowning at the kettle as it heats water. He glances up when the door opens, but offers absolutely zero explanation for why he's there. This is just happening, now. He also has a few nondescript cardboard boxes with him, for some reason?]

[catarou]

[ They sure are!

Gentaro's got a couple of books tucked under his arm, and when he steps inside, he looks somewhat alarmed. Mostly, he's confused for several reasons. Chief of which being-- ]

How in the world did you get in here?

[sicklysweet]

I used the door.

[Obviously? How else would he get in, geez.]

Clay cafe

[selfconcept]

[ Hien is here, interrupting Owen's peace time in the clay cafe. He even tries sneaking up on him to surprise him.

He tries to cover Owen's eyes. ]

[sicklysweet]

[Well.

He is surprised, except being surprised means he's trying to twist and drive his elbow into Hien's gut.

His faces scrunches up when he sees who it is.]

Ugh.

tea house

[vivens]

[ IMAGINE IF THEY SPOKE TO ONE ANOTHER AFTER THE MEMSHARES... they are definitely going to because wow! sometimes people die in your ""brother's"" memory a couple of times in order for a romance to work and they're not exactly any steps closer to what they were when they first got here.

not that it matters to owen, probably, as sabo catches him in the middle of sniffing the various teas. ]

You could try combining them yourself if they're loose leaf teas.

[sicklysweet]

[Oh. It's the gay fire guy.]

They are.

[He is going to eat a few more because nobody can stop him.]

Don't recognize any of these plants, though. They don't even have glowberry tea here.

tea house

[partymagician]

[ When Fai walks in, he can immediately smell that someone is baking. It’s a lovely smell, one that he thinks would go well with some tea.

He wanders into the kitchen, his eyebrows raising when he spots Owen. ]

Oh. I didn’t know you actually baked!

[sicklysweet]

Did you really think I've been alive for over a thousand years and I never learned how to do anything for myself?

[Though it is true that wizards of his caliber don't need to eat often and magic usually assists him when he makes food - but you can't use magic to make something you don't already know how to do properly.]

[cheerfuldays]

( shizuku starts the morning off... poorly. specifically, she wakes up with a jolt and a strangled gasp as her mind blanks for a moment- where... what... oh. oh, this must be- right, right, she's in the college right now. the more she wakes up, the more of whatever nightmare just tormented her through the night fades from memory.

this is why people will find shizuku at the tea house, still a little shaken at first but slowly relaxing throughout the day. it looks like she's been there for quite a bit though.

eventually, she'll leave to look around a little bit more. in the supermarket she's getting a better look at things- like the soda garden- and sighing disappointedly at something? huh. but the smell of bad produce will eventually be too much and she's out.

then it's back to something usual for her- sitting in the courtyard, one of her instruments in hand as she plays a gentle song. )

courtyard

[totaltrashfire]

[Mae comes over to the sound of gentle music without knowing who's playing, partly because it's nice to hear something that isn't Luci petulantly playing the trumpet for once this week. When she sees that the one playing is Shizuku, she actually comes closer, curious.]

I thought you just sing, didn't know you play instruments too.

[cheerfuldays]

A little! My dad and mom are both musicians- my dad was even a bassist in a popular band before retiring- and they taught me and my sister some things. I thought early on in this ( mess ) course that it'd be fun to go a bit further, since they have instruction booklets you can get with those points.

( she's got an acoustic guitar, a kalimba and a (nerfed) magic harp now... quite the range! but she thinks it's exciting. )

tea house

[totalcatastrophe]

[ Luci stops, quietly watching her sitting there for a few moments before he scuttles up to sit on her table. ]

Sooo, whatcha drinking?

[cheerfuldays]

Oh, Luci...

( she'll uncap the tea pot so he can take a sniff, if he's so inclined. there's a faintly sweet floral scent. )

It's a jasmine oolong tea. If you want, I'm more than willing to share.

supermarket

[partymagician]

[ Fai is at the supermarket himself in an attempt to find things that Hien will make for him. He’s cooked for Fai a few times, so he’s determined to make it a regular thing now.

He’s taking his time looking around at everything too, when he hears a sigh as he turns into a new aisle and right before he spots Shizuku. ]

Ah, Shizuku. Something wrong?

[cheerfuldays]

Fai! Hello.

( shizuku smiles before almost pouting at the aisle before her. )

I woke up craving my favorite food, but it doesn't seem like there's anything similar to it here.

supermarket

[iubar]

[ it might not be any surprise that ace runs into her in the supermarket, peering at what she might be sighing over. ]

What's got you down?

tea house

[superstructure]

[ It doesn't take much watching to realize something's got her unsettled, so he'll quietly clear his throat to get her attention. ]

Any recommendations for what you've liked from here so far?

[ He's much more of a coffee guy, so this is a little out of his element. ]

closed to sabo

[iubar]

[ another day of "presents" from this place and ace is working to haul everything inside. he's not really bothering breaking up the boxes of who gets what. they can sort through it as they go, after all. ]

Wonder how much junk we got this time.

[ sometimes it's junk, but sometimes it's fun stuff. sometimes ... well. there are very important things. he grabs one of the boxes that's addressed to him and sits on the bed cross-legged.

also, surprise. he's starting to wear normal clothes more regularly this week. it's a mystery what shirt he has on, since he has the hoodie slipped over him, but he's wearing one of the pairs of jeans they grabbed. ]

[vivens]

[ almost another day and another dollar. or something like that, and honestly, the fact that ace is wearing a shirt (hoodie) on where sabo can't see the massive scar on his chest is comforting given how his sleep has been lately. (which is poor. very poor.) not that he'll mention it directly.

regardless, given the stuff that sabo got from this week's dice rolls..... he's just going to notice the sprayonnaise with the utmost tired look possible. he also doesn't miss the additional butt pillows. ]

What are we going to do with three of these now?