WEEK 3

[lockdownmods]

 [ Week 3 rolls around the corner-- with all the loss of joy after the trial. Can you keep up hope after everything that's happened? On top of that... it would seem that that whatever has effected your memories here-- it's beginning to wear away.

You're not stuck in the same place forever. Ssssort of, anyway. The stairs in the main building appear to have been uplocked and now... now you have access to a whole new floor of rooms. At least that's something!

Welcome to week three of the semester.]

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SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

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Common Room

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

.... What's this?

[Poe eyes The Resolution Manuscript with clear curiosity.]

[throwabookatit]

H-huh? [ She blinks quickly. When did Poe show up here? ] Oh, uh... I don't...really know, it's...a manuscript of some kind? I've only...flipped through it.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[He picks it up and flips through it quickly. Or. He planned to. Something catches his eye.]

The first page is different from the rest.... It's photocopied.

[And has an strange... watermarks maybe? It looks like the paper that was copied had water stains on it.... no.... It... it looks like someone had cried on the page before it got photocopied.]

[throwabookatit]

It is? ...It is.

[ She hadn't noticed. Hadn't even processed it. Jeez, she's been so out of it. ]

Do...you want it?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Yes, if you're willing to part with it. I have plenty of things I could offer in exchange.

[throwabookatit]

Oh, I... I don't know. I tried to read it, but I can't...focus, honestly, so if you want it, be my guest.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Alright.

[He'll be keeping this and reading it later then.]

........ Are you going to be alright Rebecca? This motive...

[It's affecting her so much already... it worries him.]

[throwabookatit]

Th-that thing? N-no, I'm not going to...to do anything, like what Grantaire did.

[ Is she going to be alright is a question that she's not prepared to answer. ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

I'm not concerned that you're going to murder someone... I'm concerned about you.

[Is... is this getting through? He's... not great at the comforting thing yet, so hopefully it is? He has no idea what he is doing still.]

[throwabookatit]

[ Ah... Well, that's... ]

...This'll pass. It's... I hate it, but this'll pass. I'll be fine.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

That's... good.

[He's... not really sure what to say beyond that.]

[throwabookatit]

So, there's nothing to be concerned about. Since...it'll fade in time.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Probably by next Tuesday.

[If this motive doesn't work, then they'll just swap it out for another.... Or someone will murder someone else, but he's not going to say that out loud.]

[throwabookatit]

[ Ha... It's funny. She's talking more...about grief. Even when the hallucinations are gone, that will stick.

But there's no way to explain about that. ]

I would say so. ...We can take a week, can't we?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

I.... I think so.

[God.... he is such a liar... he's fairly certain that someone is going to murder... but he wants to be wrong.]

[throwabookatit]

[ It's fine. They can both lie, for now. ]

...As long as we don't do anything reckless.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Of course.

[Another lie. He's fairly certain that they're not going to get results without taking risks and trying to get into areas they aren't supposed to be yet. It's either that or waiting for more people to die and unlock more floors.]

[throwabookatit]

[ It's lacking her usual bite, but she does manage to add: ]

No more throwing things over walls, aye?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

You have my word.... though for the record, I didn't throw it. It was in a cage on a pole.

[That's now missing! He spent a lot of time building that tiny wooden cage! He fully planned on bringing the frog back over. He didn't think the cage would just vanish!... but he still fully recognizes that the plan was mildly reckless in hindsight and he probably should've not been skipping sleep. So... lesson learned.]

[throwabookatit]

You say that like it makes a difference... Fine, I'm too tired to argue about it. Just keep that word, alright?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

I will.

[He's learned his lesson about messing with the wall.]

[throwabookatit]

Good.

[ A light sigh. ]

I swear, the bunch of you are going to give me gray hairs.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

You..... would worry that much about me?

[He's included in the bunch now? Also, why???? He's not exactly worth worrying over???]

[throwabookatit]

...I worry about everyone, of course.

[ Like, duh. ]