WEEK SEVEN

[lockdownmods]

[Week seven is here. Surely the course is drawing to a close soon? There are more places to explore, and there can't be that much more going on but...

The wall is actually very ominous now, like something has been awakened. The field is almost impossible to be near, that's how oppressive the wall is around it. There are also physical signs of darkness dotting the wall.

Welcome, you're almost near the end.]

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WEDNESDAY

[lockdownmods]

Breakfast: Pumpkin spice pancakes
Lunch: Pumpkin soup with sourdough bread
Dinner: Pasta bolognese
Margherita flatbread

[sendintheclown]

[Seems Gogol got a bunch of presents this morning. Outside his room he sorts through them all, donning the red revolutionary's jacket immediately, before digging out a black leather coat and an accompanying plush toy. He sits the toy down next to him and spends some time debating over the leather coat. Can he wear two jackets at once? Can he wear two jackets and a cloak? They're hard decisions to be making at such an early hour in the morning.

Another gift he received today is several pairs of walkie-talkies. In the common room or, later, the library, you might find one hidden behind a chair, or wedged in a bookshelf, or you might simply hear it- a fuzzy, crackling, distant honking sound coming from somewhere indeterminate.]

library

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[It takes Poe far more time than he would have liked to locate the source of the honking nose, but he eventually finds the walkie-talkie. He clicks the button to transmit his irritated voice to the other one.]

Give me one good reason as to why I shouldn't confiscate this.

[sendintheclown]

[There's a startled yelp, and then following laughter on Gogol's end as Poe responds.]

Because it's funny!

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

.... That's true.

[He can't deny that seeing people scrambling around like rats trying to find the source of an annoying noise isn't amusing to watch.]

But, could you please keep it out of the library from now on? I was trying to read.

common room

[covertizer]

[ This is terrible. He knows, immediately, that this has something to do with Gogol somehow, but he can't see him or prove it.

...

Or, y'know, Until he follows the honking noise to a walkie talkie tucked away under the sofa cushions in the common room. ]

...

[ And then he takes a deep breath and makes the most terrible, hideous, screeching noise possible down the walkie talkie. ]

[sendintheclown]

[That hideous screeching noise is also met with an equally horrible sound - the shriek of a clown. It's horrible, rubbery, and difficult to describe with words.

A little soon after, a thud can be heard, and Gogol can be found lying on the floor behind one of the chairs, pale as a sheet.]

[covertizer]

[ That is a very, very satisfying noise. Akira follows the sound of the thud, and leans over the back of the chair Gogol toppled off of. ]

Hello.

outside his room ---> black leather coat

[buriedearth]

[ Terra stopped in his tracks when he spotted two of the items at the moment... ]

Wait, that's...

[ He'd recognize that creature of darkness from anywhere! Or, well, plush-version form. But it wasn't just that, the black leather jacket is familiar--he remembers seeing a man wearing it. But, he didn't recognize him despite how similar he looked to himself, and that was quite a few weeks back. ]

An Unversed? No, wait...a toy-version--and that jacket's familiar too.

Can I see those?

[sendintheclown]

Huh?

[Gogol looks up at Terra.]

Oh, sure!

[He hands the coat over to them, but when he picks up the plush toy, he pauses.]

What is this thing?

Outside his Room

[reshoot]

[Weirdly, Max walks over to sit next to the clown.]

Hey. [she has her own plush toy, maybe they could be friends?]

[sendintheclown]

[My, that is strange.

Still he doesn't stop her, and gives her a wave with the plush toy's arm as she comes over.]

Welcome! What brings you here today?

[ososoi]

[ So Osomatsu is missing his left eye now. ]

[ Since he's still recovering, he's gonna be in the nurse's office. He'll probably be fully out by Thursday, but for now, he'll spend most of the day in the nurse's office. ]

[ He's better than yesterday, at least, if only physically. The painkillers help a lot. ]

[ At one point, he's out of the nurse's office to go to his room. It was a struggle to get to his feet, but he makes it. ]

[ Going back, though, is a different story. ]

[ He staggers out carrying his photo album and crow plushie before tripping up and falling to the floor. He seems really off-balance. ]

[ He rises to his knees and starts picking up his stuff again. ]

[ He sighs, bringing his hand to his bandages. ]

Damnit...

[ Later on, Osomatsu is back in the nurse's office, sitting in bed, reading his album while holding a crow plushie. ]

[ He looks... kinda empty, honestly. But that doesn't mean that he can't have visitors. ]

his room

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Osomatsu-san....

[It hurts seeing him struggling like this.]

Do you ah... need help getting back?

[ososoi]

N-No, it's-- it's fine! I can--

[ Osomatsu attempts to stand back up, only to get hit with a dizzy spell and fall to his knees again. ]

Fuck!

[ It's not fine. ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[He can't believe he got another syringe. After... disposing of that unwanted gift, Poe decides that it's about time to try and get rid of some of his excess stuff. Which is why he has a Yard Sard set up in the common room. Maybe it's the items for trade that draw you to the table. Or maybe it's his new hairstyle. Poe has his dark brown hair back in a low ponytail and his bangs are out of his eyes. You can actually see them now. They're a purple-grey color. It... took him a while to actually work up the courage to keep his end of the deal with the Clown. But... here he is. Eyes visible and very, very, very nervous.]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Oh, hey! Poe has nail polish! He's just gonna pick this up and... Wait...

Rantaro's looking into Poe's eyes... He tilts his head a little...]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

.... It's strange to see my eyes. I know.

[He made a deal though. So... he'll keep up his end of the bargain.]

CW: Suicide/Bullying, DDLC spoilers

[myliteratureclub]

[Toward the evening, everyone will find a handwritten note on their doors.]

"Please meet me in the Common Room tonight. I have something important to tell everyone." - Monika

[She waits there most of the later evening for everyone to show up. And when everyone is there, Monika stands up in front of the now small group of classmates she's gotten to know. Now it was time to get to know her.]

This week I remembered something important: that my world is gone. Gone by choice actually because I'm the one who "erased" it. I might look like it, but I'm not actually human. I don't want to go into exact details about what I am because it could make you go insane. So let's just simplify it to I'm something like an living A.I.

Back home...I had a very set path in life. Everything was picked for me, and I couldn't stand it. There was no happy ending for me, and it scared me so much. It lead me to make a lot of horrible decisions.

[She plays with her hair a little.]

I was jealous of my club members because they all had the chance to find happiness. It ended up not being difficult to manipulate them. I took it way too far though. I... pushed two of them to commit suicide. And the other I chose to erase as well. At the time it was easy to convince myself I didn't care about them because I was so different from them. I was forced to be friends with them because of that path that chosen for me. But when all was said and done...I regretted it. And I regret having to erase that whole world... but I really wasn't left with any choice.

Yet... somehow I ended up being here. I know most of you feel like that's horrible for all of us, and I agree that I do not enjoy how many of our friends have died. But I also feel like I've been given a second chance of some sorts. A chance to make real friends and build real relationships instead of being forced to follow a path. And for that I'm grateful. I feel.... more real thanks to you all.

That being said, after knowing all this, I understand if you no longer want to be friends or even distrust me. I honestly can't blame you. But everyone keeps saying what a "good" person I am. I don't feel "good," and I don't want to manipulate all of you like I did my clubmates. I just wanted you to know the "true" me.

Anyway... thanks for listening!

[A really awkward ending, but she's not really sure what else to say. Instead she just stands there nervously while waiting for a response.]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[This.... is a lot to take in. Poe's quiet for a while as he processes it all. But there's one thing that concerns him the most.]

.... Do you have a plan for where you plan to go after this?

[He understands jealousy and making horrible terrible mistakes.]

[myliteratureclub]

[Monika shakes her head.]

No. I thought I was going to have a home to go to, but that isn't a possibility now. I might disappear actually. Not sure...

[ososoi]

[ Since Osomatsu was still resting up in the nurse's office, let's assume someone else relayed the note to him. ]

[ And yeah, all this... it's a lot to take in, especially in his state. ]

[ He slouches into the couch, head lowered. ]

[ For once, he has nothing to say about this. So far. ]

[myliteratureclub]

...

[She glances over to him.]

Ah.... are you okay, Osomatsu?

[Probably a stupid question.]

[buriedearth]

[ Terra, of course, decides to come down into the common room upon receiving the note, and...he's not expecting to hear any sort of disclosure to this extent. If any.

As Monika's speaking, the brunet at first kind of just looks like he was about to say something--it was terrible to deal with a world disappearing and it sounding like she lead a difficult life.

...but then she said what she'd did to those people, and...

Terra doesn't know how to feel. He didn't really know Monika well, and he'd be lying by saying if he did, but at the same time it wasn't like he didn't care about her wellbeing. At the same time, what she'd done was weighing heavily on his mind. ]

...There's just one thing I don't understand. Why did you have to erase that world--your world?

[myliteratureclub]

Because what happened to me... it was going to repeat itself. And I couldn't let that happen. I couldn't let my club members suffer anymore.

And also the person I love...