week 2

[airlockedmods]

[With the sudden pirate takeover and the sudden, tragic deaths of the crew, the second week of the Starfield Penitentiary rehabilitation project is off to a rough start. After Price's call for parlay with the pirate captain, he was not seen for the remainder of Saturday but around 10 pm it is his calm but tense voice that makes the time announcement.

Buckle in, Champions, things are about to get bumpy.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

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WEDNESDAY

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MEETING #2

[chides]

[ makos given everyone time to process everything that's happened but they can't keep going on without talking about it. this isn't just about information gathering anymore. this is about keeping each other alive.

early in the morning, mako will slip notes under everyone's cell again, just like last week. ]

We need to talk about everything that's happened. We've already lost three people; we can't afford to lose another. Meeting in the cafeteria at 3pm. Tea and dumplings will be provided.

- Mako

[ and like last time, paper and pens are provided. ]

We need some kind of plan of action. We can't just sit around and give in like this. Not when people's lives are at stake.

Anyone have any ideas?

[goldrighthand]

We need more information.

[om nom free dumplings. those can wait, though, he's leaning forwards.]

The boy died because he rushed in without any sort of plan or thought. If any of you [and he looks around at everyone in turn] intend on doing the same, then it would be kinder to end your life now.

Assume that our new Captain can kill any one of us at any time. Do not test that.

[toomanybaseballs]

[You are still big and intimidating, mister warlord.]

[Leon awkwardly gulps down a bite of dumpling before he speaks up.]

But how do you expect us to get more info? We're all kind of cramped into one floor, y'know. The only source of info is the library, and that's just the basic stuff.

[pr159]

[ with his arms crossed, as usual. ]

Or do test it, and give us one less person to have to worry about falling for his threats and coming after one of the rest of us.

[ and before anyone has a chance to get indignant about that, he holds up a finger. ]

I'm just saying, someone foolish enough to go charging in with no information is probably the same kind of person who would be gullible and desperate enough to kill one of us if the circumstances were right.

[induality]

I said it how many times... y-you can't just attack him.

[She still can't believe what an idiot Shirou was.]

This is most likely part of a sick game he wants to show the world, he'll follow the rules. S-so don't needlessly provoke him. If you investigate, he won't get in your way.

[Rules. She's confident in them.]

If you follow the rules, the o-only thing that will kill you is s-someone else in this room or t-trying to kill someone.

[goldrighthand]

[making a statement, eh. he nods.] I thought as much. He is trying to prove a point. It breaks more spirits if you manipulate others in to their own downfall.

So - take advantage of the lack of rules.

[chides]

Of course not. I think we've all learned our lesson about that yesterday.

[ he sighs. ]

What I meant was that we shouldn't just be waiting around until someone else hits the bucket; we should be trying to find a way out of here if at all possible. I know we don't have much information yet, but...

[power_of_dominance]

[Soma sits in a back corner listening, away from everyone else and taking no refreshment. His expression is clouded, almost empty, and it's obvious that he slept poorly or not at all last night. He doesn't speak unless approached or questioned, and even then his answers are terse and quiet. All in all, he's far from the gentle, comforting presence he's been so far, though he's not hostile either.]

[tenimuho]

[Yesterday, a lot of things happened. Today, Oda found a pile of stuff in front of his room again.

Once again, Oda hauls his stash of items to the mess haul and puts up the 'take whatever' sign. He really can't use most of those... This time, to amuse himself, he's looking through the tarot card deck. He doesn't really know anything about the cards, but they certainly look nice.

After the meeting, he's in the library, flipping through a book about tarot card meanings with his deck on the table. If you approach, he'll make an offer:]

I don't really know anything about tarot cards, but I can try to do a reading for you if you want.

[...even later, when most people have gone to bed or are about to, he can be found with one of the mats Akande got propped up against the end of the hallway, punching it repeatedly.

He hates feeling helpless when his children are at risk.]

[heartswapped]

It's fine with me; I don't really know much about them either.

[Have at it.]

[tenimuho]

I'll be doing a three-card reading, if that's okay. Please shuffle this deck.

[Pushes it towards her.]

Library

[toomanybaseballs]

You really like those cards, don't ya?

[Leon wasn't one to believe in this fortune-telling mumbo jumbo, but screw it. He needed to get his mind off things.]

[tenimuho]

I just got them today, but the art is pretty. And they give me something to think about besides the incentive.

[At least learning how to read tarot is a distraction from thinking of how his kids might be in danger.]

[goldrighthand]

[He mostly only came over to see what Oba had. It's interesting, their little trade-barter setup they've created, even if Oda seems to be giving things away. Nonetheless-]

If you want. I can't say I've had one before.

cw: racist language

[silverguitarhero]

This is usually the domain of Gypsy fortunetellers, is it not? [Still, he sits down to look at the shuffled deck.] Still, your insights may prove valuable nonetheless.

library

[pr159]

[ What the fuck, why is he like, the only person here who hasn't gotten some kind of present yet? Is this because he stole all that conditioner from the storage room?

Well, anyway. He thinks all this fortune telling stuff is stupid; even if it wasn't made-up garbage, he wouldn't accept what anyone else told him his future should be. But... he also kind of enjoys trashy stuff like this anyway, even if he won't admit to it. ]

All right, let's do it.

library

[helladoptera]

Uh... I mean, sure, if you think there's any chance any of us are getting a good reading in all of this.

library

[andneversaydie]

What, is that some of those... mystical type things? I mean, I guess it can't do any harm.

[acerolaorion]

Ka ka! How interesting! It could be a fun way to pass the time. People like to apply their own meanings to this sort of thing, after all, for one reason or another. Of course, vampires are hardly bound by the same whims of fate as humans are, but...

[ She takes the cards and does the bare minimum of shuffling them! All she does is cut the deck, placing one half on top of the other. ]

That should be sufficient, human! Ka ka ka!

[impius]

What is the point of them?

[ He's actually kind of curious. ]

[intemperateindeed]

Practicing tarot? My own experience is narrow,

[Alex can't help but be nosy, sorry about it. He pulls up a seat next to Oda and asks--]

So, uh, how exactly does this go?

if you don't mind another one?

[ebonyknight]

[Sure... why not? She can at least try.]

Very well. Let's see how it ends up.

[tokencanadian]

[For a while now, Pyrrha's been wondering about just how people are getting things that seem to appear overnight outside their rooms. Today, it finally happened to her.

For a half-hour or so, she just spends time outside cell 1, inspecting the small pile of things that has her name on it. The bubble wrap provides a momentary distraction, the oil and "lubricant" are set aside for now... what interests her most are the clothes.

The jersey is instantly recognizable, the uniform... not so much. She tries the jacket portion on at least, though it definitely doesn't look like the rest will fit her.

Later, once... that's been figured out, she's gone into the kitchen, seemingly to fiddle with some of the food there. She's just cooking a few eggs in a pan right now. Nothing special, unless you take purple eggs for strange.

Yeah she's giving them an odd look too.]

[toomanybaseballs]

[Funny coincidence. Leon walks in on her looking at his old baseball jersey.]

Oh, hey... Where did that come from?

[He isn't sure he wants that old thing back, but it sure is looking a lot nicer than this stupid orange jumpsuit everyone has to wear.]