WEEK ONE

[lockdownmods]

[ Well that Orientation... happened. Whether you feel more informed or not, the truth remains. Here you are, within Fayflower University. You have your run of the campus, indoors and out.

There's also your tablets to play with. There are several apps-- and even a game! They didn't leave you without some entertainment. The music is a bit dated though...

And should you wish, there's still time to talk to the "staff" in a more... private setting. The office. They're not hard to find. Well-- your Professor, Han and Megumi aren't. Oswald is a bit more... difficult. ]

LOCATIONS | PROFILES

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Comments

Common Room

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Is... there something wrong with it?

[Hello there fellow person with a way too honest profile.]

[ososoi]

Uh. Yeah. No shit.

...

There's no way I'm a shitty big brother. [ Well, I think it's possible ] It's bullcrap.

[ Also the profile mentions Oso's loneliness issues, but he doesn't wanna talk about it. ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

So there's inaccuracies in your profile as well then.

[+1 to the group...? As for the brother thing...]

Ah... um... I'm... sure your not?

[The loneliness thing is something Poe gets, but he's used to it by now so... ]

[ososoi]

[ The sad thing is that Osomatsu would probably never get used to being alone. ]

Uh. Thanks... [ He doesn't exactly feel better, but he's been in a crappy mood all day. ]

I mean, one of the only other things that's off is that it says I dislike 'Hospitals'. I don't hate hospitals, so I don't know why that's there.

...So who are you?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[Poe is starting to wonder if he's the only one who looks at profiles other than his own.]

Edgar Allan Poe. You're... Matsuno-san, correct?

[ososoi]

Just call me Osomatsu. [ The words come out harsher than he intended, but he doesn't really care at this point. ]

...Are you a cosplayer?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

A... a what?

[Cos...player???]

[ososoi]

Ya know! Cosplayer! People who dress up as fictional characters! ...I mean you're not dressing up as someone fictional, but still!

Last time I checked, the real guy has been dead for a while now! [ Oso doesn't know a lot about Edgar Allen Poe, but he knows enough that this guy doesn't seem to be like the real deal. ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

That's... a thing?

[Wait, no. More importantly.]

You must be talking about this.... other Edgar Allan Poe that apparently exists out there, according to you and several others.

[Well. Time to pull out the tablet and scroll to his Profile again. It's annoying that he's already gotten used to this.]

Look. My name's right there on my profile.

[ososoi]

[ Oso looks at the profile and the more he reads through, the more questions he has. ]

The fuck is Edogawa Ranpo doing there? You mean like the actual guy, or your version of the guy, or are ya just a fan or something?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

I don't like him! I hate him! He's my archnemisis!

[He has no idea what he's doing in the like section!]

[ososoi]

[ He thought Ranpo was inspired by Poe or something. Wait no, that's the real life Ranpo. ]

...We've all got profiles with some weird shit there. Like, mine says I dislike hospitals! I haven't been to a hospital in forever! [ Just points to his own profile on his tablet. ]

[ Then again, the only reason Oso hasn't ended up in the hospital as much as he should have is because of the status quo in his world. Probably. ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

See? Inaccurate!

[Poe.]

Or... erm... well. At... at least it is if my theory is wrong.

[ososoi]

...What theory?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

...That we may be missing memories.

[ososoi]

...Missing memories?

[ Now that he thinks about it, his memories have been a bit discombobulated. ]

You really think so?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

I... hope it's not correct. But... I do have evidence I feel is in favor of it.

[ososoi]

...Go on. [ He's not liking this. He's not liking this one bit. ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

We don't remember being kidnapped for one.... but that could potentially be waved away as trauma. What can't be waved away is Viral suddenly finding himself with at minimum three years of hair growth. So... Either there is some sort of miracle hair growth solution I am unaware of, or that's at least three years missing for him. That fits in with the idea that these profiles are factual. Of course, the fact that some people's haven't changed, implies to me that the amount of time those people are missing is somewhat short, while those of us with discrepancies have lost an larger amount of time than them.

[Poe just... sighs.]

It sounds ridiculous. I know... and I hope that I'm wrong, because some of us are considerably older on the profiles than we remember being... and.. well... the idea that I might be missing six whole years worth of memories is... very distressing.

[ososoi]

...Doesn't sound ridiculous to me, Edgar-kun. In fact, it kinda makes sense. I think. 'Cause my memories are kinda funky right now. [ Then again, that could be because he's in a shitty mood but who knows? ]

[ Oso slouches back into the couch. ]

What I don't get is why I'm the only Matsuno here.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Ah... I'm glad to hear that.

[He's heard a fair bit of skepticism, so hearing that is a nice confidence boost.]

That... I have no answers for... um... sorry. It's... disappointing. I know.

[ososoi]

It's not just disappointing! It's frustrating! [ And now Oso's just yelling out of nowhere. ]

It's always been us Matsuno brothers together! Always! And now I'm the only one here?! It's complete and utter bullshit!

[ He tightly clenches his tablet to the point where you wonder if he might break it doing that. ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Ah...!

[Poe jolts back slightly at the outburst. He... has no idea what he's doing when it comes to comforting others, but.... hm. His profile said that he was an older brother and he seems uncomfortable with being a shitty brother being listed on his profile... alright. Maybe he could approach things like that. ]

I.... um... I can't say I understand your feelings as I've never had any siblings... but... perhaps you should think of it this way. They seem to have only wanted one of you for this ridiculous plan of theirs.... and based on everything said during orientation, it's a highly dangerous one. I heard from Kurusu-san that six other people died here. So... you could think of the situation as this.... By you being here instead of one of your brothers, they are still safe at home.

[He.... tried?]

[ososoi]

I-I just-- I just need to get back to my brothers!!

[ Osomatsu grabs his head on both side as he tries to calm himself down. ]

I don't wanna be here... [ Especially when people seem to be dying here. And from the sound of it, permanently. ]

[ It's just... he needs his brothers. More than anything. But he doesn't want to admit it out loud. What kind of big brother would that make him? ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[....WELL. THIS IS WHY HE DOESN'T COMFORT PEOPLE.]

I... um... ah.... I...

[He... seems to be making things worse so... he's just going to nervously wring his hands and wait for Osomatsu to hopefully calm down on his own.]