[Entrance Exam] Week Two

[lockdownmods]

A new week dawns. Not much seems to have changed, huh? Despite the excitement, your 'exam' continues. However, that doesn't mean that everything is the same. waking up on Sunday morning, it would seem that your tasks application has been updated. The old ones are gone and there are several new jobs for you to take on should you so wish.

It would be nice if this week ended even more uneventful than the last but...

Well even if it isn't, at least you shouldn't be bored.

As you did before, you still have the opportunity to speak with Vivienne during her office hours as well. Make the most of your last week with your fellow Prospects. Or don't. It's all up to you.

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SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

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What Makes You Special: Anxiety Edition

[starswink]

[Yoosung was already dying of boredom without them, but after the motive is in full swing, he needs the escapism of video games more than ever. Luckily, there's this task with the exact premise he needs to make a case and beg for them, and that's exactly what he does. Vivi is slightly back in his good graces now because earlier she ponied up and filled a classroom with computers that run LOLOL, a World of Warcraft-meets-League of Legends-esque MMORPG that can only be played by the Prospects. You're welcome?!? But damn this game world is EMPTY, so at some point Yoosung will try to drag literally anyone in to play it while babbling incoherently. At least there's some entertainment around here now! The rest of you probably have to start at level 1, but he will show you his character! So cool! Look at his barbaric yawp! Watch him solo a dungeon! Watch him.... stay in this classroom... and hardly ever leave except to eat or use the facilities....

Because as paranoia sets in, he's become more and more terrified of sleeping. He suspects exactly what kind of memories this motive would dredge up, he's already spoken to a couple of people about their dark pasts. Compared to that, Yoosung feels like he's not as affected, and it's with a heavy heart that he realizes it's because... Nothing is worse to him than the life he's currently living. Lonely, missing Rika, kept in the dark by V and misunderstood by the rest of RFA, feeling like he doesn't have a future. As depressing as that is, it's even harder to trust the people here, when the fear is seizing his heart and he can't control it.

So, in the end, he's gonna demonstrate his talent of pushing the limits of his consciousness while clocking long hours playing games! Dragging early into Thursday morning, he's resorted to eating some leftover corgi cookies to stay awake.]

[supportrole]

[ A week ago, Mishima had thought that it would be fun to play these kinds of games with Yoosung. Now... god, he's just grateful for the distraction.

Well, as much of a distraction as it can be.

He'd always thought of Kamoshida's suffocating presence as a constant thing in his life before, but then he'd at least been able to go home at the end of the day and lose himself in the internet for a few hours before going to sleep. Now that there's no door he can close at the end of the day... Just one day into this, and it's already wearing on him.

He arrows through the options in the character creator from the next computer over, a little absently. ]

I can change the hair color, right?

[starswink]

[If he has a memory replaying in his head, it's the funeral. The anger he felt that his aunt didn't show. As if only he was on her side... Yoosung's grateful too, even if spinning his wheels like this wasn't exactly out of the ordinary for him. It's how he got so distractable in the first place.]

Yeah, there's a slider. It's pretty customizable...

[Still, with all they had to worry about, even Tuesday night he didn't sleep for long. He stifles a yawn.]

[supportrole]

Nice... Most of the things I've been playing lately just have like, DLC skins.

[ He slides on into the teal range, and then spends an inordinate length of time deciding on the exact shade, second guessing the skin tone he chose, going back and choosing the exact same one again, and then coming back to the hair. None of which he would usually be all that concerned with.

He catches that almost-yawn out of the corner of his eye as he plays around with the hair length, and has to fight back one of his own. (He also has to wonder how scientists still don't know why yawns are contagious like this, a question he gets to blissfully ponder in peace for a moment in between his old bruises' origin stories.) ]

Didn't sleep much either, I guess?

[starswink]

LOLOL does have some kinda expensive costumes you can get... I wish I could afford all of that, but there's others you can get from raids, and I've got all of those.

[He approves of teal, like his hoodie almost! But it looks like he's not ready to settle one... well, it's not like they're not trapped here with an indefinite amount of time, so he won't say anything about how long he's taking to make the character. Especially not when there's an opportunity to whine.]

Nope... to be honest, I'm scared to. I don't want to die... don't you think someone's eventually going to snap?

[supportrole]

[ Boy, is that relatable. ]

Maybe. I guess it's hard to judge without knowing what kind of memories everyone's having. Like, how bad are they?

[ He's pretty sure whatever memories Nine and Twelve are experiencing are worse than his own, though, and he thinks his own are pretty shitty already.

And speaking of...

He bites his lip, and for a noticeable length of time his finger hovers over the key he'd been pressing for adjustments, until he finally blinks back into focus and clears his throat. ]

Sorry, I don't know why this is taking me so long.

[starswink]

Mine aren't anything I wasn't already thinking about... it's a recent pain. But there are some people here who were already surrounded by lots of death. And maybe they'd even think, what's one more... I've just been having some really dark thoughts about it.

[He blinks when Mishima apologizes though. He really wasn't timing it, but if they're talking about this, he almost forgot about the character creation.]

It's okay! I'm probably just distracting you.

[supportrole]

No, it's... well, I mean, you kind of are, but not in a bad way.

[ Not in a good way either, since talking about the possibility of getting murdered in their sleep really isn't making him any less anxious, but he offers a strained smile anyway. ]

Anyway, I think I'm just gonna go with this. [ Motions to the character on screen that he just spent the better part of twenty minutes creating. ] Do these starting stats seem okay to you?

[starswink]

[He was kind of hoping he'd hear that he was wrong about this.... but then again, as the legal adult it was probably more his job to set the example of staying calm in this situation!? Wow, he's really unused to not being the maknae in this place.]

Right, well... thanks for listening... I should try to be tougher for now.

[At least that's easier, too, in the game world. He turns his eyes on the stats. Mishima's played this type of game before though, so it doesn't look like he was too confused about anything.]

Yeah... Nothing wrong with it that I can see, it'd just come down to personal preference. I'll help you get the best gear too once you're leveled.

[Or should he say power level!!]

[supportrole]

[ Mishima would have loved to be able to say Yoosung was wrong, but... it's not like he didn't already have those worries himself. ]

Cool, thanks.

[ I... do not really know how to write playing this game lmfao so JUST GOING TO ASSUME THAT'S HAPPENING NOW AND HE ISN'T SUCKING AT IT and also his character is named Mishiman because he is a loser ]

[starswink]

[Yoosung's character is called SUPERMAN YOOSUNG.... Truly, this is a manly combination...

Anyway, since this game has PVE elements, he's basically helping him fight monsters that should normally be too strong for him so he can level faster]

Ooh, not bad! You'll catch up soon at this rate. Though I'm pretty happy just to help, hehe. ...By the way, did you eat before you came here?

[He's asking to be polite. But he could always get him some gaming snacks if not]

[tiehard]

... Wait, you're still here?

[Jake sounds surprised, and, well. Ultimately concerned.]

That's not good for you, Yoosung.

[starswink]

Huh? [It takes a... moment to process what he said, but he waves after that, his smile lines pushing against his dark circles.]

It's cool, I do this all the time. I think I'm getting my second wind...!

[You know, the kind that comes with delusions.]

classroom, thursday morning;

[buriedearth]

[ Much later, Terra will be peering into the room, and spotting the blond in the room. He had passed by to see him playing around with stuff before, and he wonders if the male had even so much as left. He had to have leave and come back, right?

Well, might as well join him. The dark memories of his own actions, and someone else's is slowly driving him nuts. ]

Hey, how's all of this work, anyway?

[starswink]

.... [He's a bit out of it, but after a moment he focuses, putting on a smile.]

Oh! Uhmm, what part? I remember, you don't know how to use a computer...

[Can he teach someone while he's this sleep deprived, well he's managed in game before surely. This is just helping another newbie.]

... Yeah, get that and I'll show you.

[He means a laptop on the desk next to Yoosung's. He'll point out the button to turn the computer on and open LOLOL.]

You have to pick a username first. Whatever you want people to know you as when you play.

[buriedearth]

[ Oh jeez.

He hadn't realized how tired Yoosung was... ]

That sounds good. Hey, I'm all interested in knowing how this works still, but you look like you haven't gotten a wink of sleep last night.

Why don't you go ahead and lie down and we can continue this later?

[starswink]

[He blinks.]

H-huh? It's that obvious...?

[Man, when was the last time someone actually told him to go to bed in person? He reaches for another cookie without thinking too much about it.]

I'm used to pulling all-nighters... and anyway, it's not safe...

[buriedearth]

A little. It's all in your face.

[ Even if he was smiling for a bit, one can't hide the tired look completely that shows in someone's eyes when they haven't slept all night. ]

Even if you're used to it, I think not getting a good night's sleep can be a problem in this place. You can always rest up in your room, and if you're worried about not being safe by going alone, I could accompany you.

[starswink]

Darn it. I guess my dark circles must be back.

[He makes a small huffing noise. His eyes widen a bit at the offer though, that was pretty unexpected. Then again, this is the guy that has 'protecting his friends' in his profile, but they don't know each other that well.]

Um... like a bodyguard or something? I don't want to force you to do anything awkward...

[Having someone nearby while he slept might be nice though. If... if he could trust that person. His nerves are all straining, and he really doesn't know.]