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

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

Comments

dorm lobby

[donotlick]

[ Hank was... busy yesterday. Totally. So he missed out on all the ruckus but he seems to be back and looking around today, which naturally leads him to one of Rebecca's colorful signs. ]

This what that shit show yesterday was about? Jesus, did people really think it'd be as easy as walking out?

[throwabookatit]

Apparently. One had the idea, and the rest thought, "Oh, this surely won't go wrong at all!"

[ Focused on hanging another, Rebecca blows a puff of air out her nose, clearly annoyed. ]

Like lemmings, the lot of them.

[donotlick]

Christ, you turn your back on 'em for one day and they get into the worst shit.

[ Children. ]

[throwabookatit]

I know! [ ...mnnnggg-- ] To their credit, I understand wanting to see for yourself and not listen to the people who kidnapped us without regard. But climbing over the gate, just- just like that?!

[donotlick]

Fuckin' reckless is what it is. They oughta know better.

[ DIdn't anybody teach these kids?? ]

[throwabookatit]

Maybe they're desperate. [ She says this with a little bite, like she's annoyed. She is annoyed, beyond annoyed. ] Like we need to watch them every second...

We're just going to get more and more desperate.

[donotlick]

It's too damn early for this shit. We've been here for little over 48 hours. If it's this bad now, what're they gonna do in a few days?

[ He sighs. HE doesn't even want to think about it. ]

Might be a good idea to set some kinda ground rules, at least to keep these idiots from hurting themselves.

[throwabookatit]

Would they even listen to us? It doesn't hurt to try, but some of the kids here... Oh, hell, some of the other adults seem difficult, don't they?

[donotlick]

Sure would be nice if they did.

[ Yeaaah, he knows they won't though. ]

You're telling me. Can't get heads or tails on that fucking clown guy.

[throwabookatit]

He is just atrocious. Has no regard for anyone else.

[donotlick]

Right? What the hell's his deal?

[throwabookatit]

I don't think we could ever figure him out- and I don't want to, honestly. A person like that... Ugh.

[donotlick]

Yeah, good point. Leave the nutjobs to the shrinks, I sure as hell ain't got the spoons to deal with him.

[throwabookatit]

Nor I. I can just hope he'll stop approaching me. [ Mm. Mmmm- ] Mr. Anderson, as a member of the police... Have you ever been in a situation like this before? Do you...have any experience with...escaping kidnappers?

[donotlick]

Hasn't stopped him from bothering me.

[ siiiighs. ]

I'll be honest, I've handled plenty of kidnappings and a couple of hostage situations, but nothing this fucking crazy. Normally I'd say the best thing is to wait it out for the police to do their thing on the outside, but that doesn't look like it's gonna happen here.

[throwabookatit]

Yeah, I'd think it'd be difficult, for them to track us down across time and space.

[ She closes her eyes briefly. If she never returns home... If time does pass... What's Ashton been doing? How out of his mind has he been going, with her disappearance on top of everything? Has Zachary been able to keep him calm? Have the two managed to talk, after...everything that happened? ]

...So...then what do we do?

[donotlick]

Right.

[ He can't say he's worried about home the way she is, but he understands the desire to return. It's only natural. ]

Only thing we can do. We work together. We find out as much as we can about this place, figure out if there's some kind of way out and if the people in charge -- or the head dick, anyway, has any kind of weakness.

There's more of us than there are of them.

[throwabookatit]

...And keep ourselves strong, right? Stay focused?

I have a...friend, who's a detective. Every time he's on a case, it's like...that's all that matters. Should it be like that?

[donotlick]

Yeah, we can't let it get to us. The moment we get desperate, we get sloppy. That's how people end up dead.

[ He pauses, thinking on her words. Well, he isn't the world's best cop or anything, he'll admit that. ]

No. There's more important things than solving a case -- like saving lives. Won't be any good to figure out what's wrong if people get hurt on the way there.

[throwabookatit]

[ With a small noise of acknowledgement, Rebecca nods.]

Alright. I just...wanted to double-check. I've never been on this side of it, a mystery. It's always been something to spectate.

[donotlick]

It's all good. Some people wouldn't agree with me. Some assholes just wanna get results. That's not me.

[ He shrugs. He's not the most popular cop in the DPD for a reason (it's not that one.) ]

[throwabookatit]

...Yes, the good detectives believe in the cause, more than anything. I think I understand that.


[ Ashton. ]

[donotlick]

Yeah. Police work is about helping people, not putting away crooks -- now matter how many assholes believe otherwise.

[ Reed. ]