locked_down | WEEK 5

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WEEK 5

[ You're doing well! In fact, there's a nice message in your inboxes on Sunday reminding you about your midterm evaluations, and how those will be coming very soon. Make sure you're studying! And, of course, there will be support services on campus to help you cope with the stress. The message almost looks like it should go on and list what those services are, but it cuts off abruptly, and that's that.

Meanwhile, the wall is more ominous than it has been in the past. What felt oppressive last week feels oddly eerie, and if you let yourself stay near too long, it feels oddly comforting and calling. Your freedom is just on the other side of the wall, after all. But that's okay, someone has posted a warning outside all buildings to not go near the wall.

Oh well. At least there are new locations to explore!]

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it.... certainly would make keeping an eye on you far easier... but...

[Poe looks at Gogol’s leg and tilts his head in consideration.... if things actually come to that point then....]

.... I’m not sure we have a jar large enough to preserve your leg in.

[If Gogol’s going to keep his leg... then he better do it right]

What kind of an institution doesn’t have adequately sized jars for legs?

[Honestly...that’s one of the essentials.

With a sigh, Gogol rolls down his trouser at last, and gets back on his feet - not without a slight wince, though he hopes Poe didn’t catch that.]

Am I good to go now?

This one apparently....

[Poe frowns at Gogol wincing. He's tempted to try and drag Gogol back to his room and see if he can force the Clown to rest.... but he has a feeling that would be a futile effort. So...]

.... I'll pretend I didn't see that if you promise to try and be more careful about straining it.

You know clowns can't keep promises!

Well... if that's the case... then I'm afraid I must count pretending I didn't see that as one of those two favors I owe you.

This isn't worth using up one of those!

It's either that or making and keeping the promise Clown... unless you'd like to owe me a favor for ignoring that?

[Despite his best efforts Poe can't keep a smile half mischievous and half amused off his face as he lists out Gogol's options.... the Clown really does bring out sides of him he usually doesn't show to others.]

[...well now he's curious.]

What kind of favor, Detective?

You didn't specify what yours would be... so I don't see why I need to specify mine... but I would like to ask you to help me burn this campus to the ground and ransack it if we both survive this.

Oh, Detective, that’d be a pleasure!

I'm glad to hear that.

[A very malicious smile spreads across Poe's face as he starts to outline his plan more.]

If we can figure out how they've disabled our Abilities and undo it... then your Ability would allow us to steal everything not nailed down to the ground. That would be the best case scenario for this plan. The worst case scenario.... well... I suppose that we could gather all the golf carts people have received and load as much as we can onto them.

[Then they could drive away with all their loot like a very strange caravan while the school burns down in the background.]

[Gogol hums.]

And what to do about the people?

I'm sure none of our fellow apprentices would object to razing this place..... provided it's on our way out and we can't get punished for it.

What do we do with our esteemed "administration"?

If my Ability works... then I trap Oswald in the nastiest book possible and leave it to burn. If it doesn't.... I suppose we'll have to see if we can't lock him in somewhere.

[No hesitation there at all. Oswald is going to burn.... unless he has an amazing sob story.]

Han and Vivianne can live.

[Oh there's the Poe he's missed. His grin betrays his utter excitement.]

Oh please let me have some fun with him!

Unfortunately I doubt that most of the group would approve of cold blooded torture....

[A small wicked smile appears on his face.]

.... but there isn't going to be enough of a body left after the fire to tell the difference.

[You're speaking his language, Poe.]

What they don't know can't hurt them, after all.

[What can he say? You bring out the worst in him. He's probably almost fluent in murder clown now.]

Of course.... I'd tell you to take your time... but I doubt we'll be given much.

[Gogol sighs.]

I hate rush jobs.

.... I suppose that we could take him with us as an hostage.

[Leaving him to burn really seems like the better option though.]

Now that would be fun!

[He's good at hostages.]

Oh, I'd promise to let you have a go too, if you wanted, as special thanks!

I'd rather see him burn... but he's likely going to be more valuable as a hostage.

[As for that other thing.... Poe actually pauses and seems to consider it.]

..... Maybe if I regain my Ability.

[He does have a few ideas for books he could trap Oswald in...]

[A thought occurs to him.]

If you got it back, how about you put us in there together?

[That'd solve the issue of time, and of anyone seeing what was going on.]

I... suppose that is one way to hide the evidence.

[He's.... not saying no.]

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