07 - the final week

[afflictionmods]

FINAL WEEK

You returned safely from the island, with fresh fruit and plenty of seafood, and your Saturday comes to an end. There was much less betrayal, much less turmoil, this past lesson… but does that mean you’ll have time to relax?

The fog has pulled back, revealing the rest of the university’s campus. ... Actually, the fog is completely gone. Interesting, that. You'll also notice that at night, there are no orbs to be found. It looks like Lorelei was true to her word regarding Saturday's activity being the final orb.

There are also, occasionally, other figures that come into view when you look around. Other figures that look like...people. People you haven't seen before, roaming the streets. Some of them look like they're seeing Estelline for the first time in a long while. Others look like they're exhausted and seem to be making their way towards the Residential Area, presumably to rest. There aren't many of them, come Sunday...but they're here.

The end is finally near – and Lorelei confirms that with another 8am announcement on Sunday. She is also, notably, wearing a more visible set of earrings.

"Good morning, students. I would like to formally congratulate you on surviving these last few weeks. This week should be your last, and I will be dedicating it to your evaluations. I'm aware that you know the nature of this "course" by now, but you will be able to return home soon. Regardless, I thank you for your participation.

You are free to contact me through the phone booth for the next few days. Thank you."



SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

FLORENCE / LORELEI

FULL NAV

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Comments

arcade

[cheerfuldays]

Ah... I can give it a try, at least. I'm not good at this sort of thing, though.

( to be perfectly honest, she hadn't intended on coming into the arcade at all, but then she saw gentaro and had decided to check on him. from what it seemed, everyone's been... tense, since the call.

so... it's a shooter game? the gun feels awkward and heavy in her hands, to be honest. )

[catarou]

No need to worry about that.

[ He's glad she's here; he'd wanted to check on her, too, but he'd been too caught up in his own messy feelings. ]

Your skill is least important to me. What matters is playing with a friend.

[cheerfuldays]

( messy feelings all abound. but they can get to that later, right now shizuku's just trying to figure out how to play the game. it's a good thing that they can't see each other's characters or friendly fire would be a legitimate risk.

still, his statement makes her smile and she nods in agreement. )

How will I reload?

[catarou]

[ Even if friendly fire were a thing, he'd forgive her without a second thought....

Anyway, he teaches her the controls and how to play, which I am not going to type out because I haven't been to an arcade in fifteen years. ]

Now, are you ready to play?

[cheerfuldays]

( not me getting emotional over how nice everyone is to shizuku..........

anyways.

shizuku nods and smiles, she thinks she's got it? we'll see if that's the truth. )

Yes! Let's go!