Week 5

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Week 5

[It's been five weeks (since you looked at me) and with the deaths of Shadow and Rukia, the group that was initially 20 strong has dwindled down to ten. Ten people in the span of a month and, even with the Overseers seeming increase in empathy for the remaining Champions, there is no end in sight for the Champion Excellence Program.

And again at 7 am on Sunday the mechanical woman's voice chimes to awaken the remaining champions on Sunday morning. After the initial wake-up call there is no new floor announcement this week.

And again the Champions are awakened they have regained one new memory from the ones they've lost. Starting again on Sunday, as well, Jamie and Bolton will be back to their usual office hours in their usual locations.]

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday


[ooc: welcome to week 5, everyone! Check-in has begun and don't forget to submit your memory regains!]

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WEDNESDAY

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[voltrounds]

[Ricky's dressed differently than usual this morning. She's finally broken out the white turtleneck and black pants that turned up in her dumbwaiter a while back. They're both a little too big for her, with the sleeves constantly slipping down over her hands. She's also wearing a short cape for some reason.

And maybe a change of clothes was just what she needed, because her mood sure has improved a lot! She's out and about and back to her normal routine, and she's even smiling without the aid of people making themselves look ridiculous. Clearly there is no reason whatsoever to doubt that this is genuine and everything is fine now. Pay no attention to the icon choice behind the curtain.

So. The diner first thing in the morning, for strawberry pancakes which this time won't be interrupted by any murders, and then she's off to the gym to run some laps and maybe get a little bit faster.

After that she heads for the sewing room to give her Bear Repairs another shot... and has even more trouble than usual, because her sleeves are getting in her way. Hopefully she won't accidentally sew herself to anything...

One way or another, she manages to get through without serious injury, and can eventually be found playing that shooting game again in the arcade. At least her sleeves don't seem to impair her here.]

arcade

[ratherdoweddings]

[Yurika comes in with an armful of decorations and waves.] Hello, Ricky-chan! Wow, you got clothes? --Is that my cape?

Arcade

[cyan_maid]

[Strange, how this is the first time Jane's ended up in here - or perhaps not so strange, when you think about it. If you've spent five months of your life living in a video game and hating it, are you going to want to go to a place full of video games? Survey says no, but Jane has no idea what to do with herself today, besides wander. And, wouldn't you know it, she wanders in here, drawn to where Ricky is by the noise and just...stops, and stares. And stares.]

Mods, I'm so sorry

[stitch_in_time]

[Wednesday finds the Doctor in the greenhouse. He's not doing much besides brooding thinking, examining the greenery and occasionally writing in the notepad he's taken to carrying the last few weeks. A lot of it is just random observations on the environment, but someone with good eyes might spot a section of the page with the words "virtual reality" written at the top.]

[And of course, you can't visit the greenhouse without making a stop at the pigeon coops. These are the first allegedly-living things besides themselves that have appeared on the station, and the Doctor is listening intently to their chattering coos. Even without the TARDIS' translation abilities, he speaks a whole lot of languages. Including languages that shouldn't properly be considered languages. So, on the incredibly off-chance that this isn't a total waste of time... are the pigeons saying anything useful.]

Greenhouse

[imnotfat]

I was hoping someone other than me would make the connection.

[Virtual reality, yeah!]

It would explain many of the quirks of this place.

Greenhouse

[cyan_maid]

[Hey. Hey, Doctor. So, picture this for a second: a teenage girl sitting in the dirt, half-laying on one of the larger pumpkins, arms wrapped loosely around it (important to note is that her dominant hand is on top of her PIP, somewhat tense) and chip propped up on the top, eyes a little unfocused, but her breathing is even so she's not hurt or dying. She's just...zoned out, sort of, like she's lost in a lot of mucky thoughts.

That is Jane right now. Literally. While you're examining the greenhouse.

Whatcha gonna do about that?]

[airlockedmods]

[Honestly, the pigeons are completely unintelligible. It's just pigeon gibberish.







it's pigibberish]

[imnotfat]

[The Benefactors' gift was satisfying this time. It is coffee. Bolton must have done something to get them to send it.

That's why Togami is in the kitchen and working with the espresso machine. He's not pouring the coffee into the machine, instead he seems to be doing a kind of complicated procedure. He's not used to make his own coffee, but he's not doing badly.

And it actually smell rather good! That's why after it's done you may find him in the cafeteria, looking surprisingly relaxed. There seems to be some of the good coffee left, but Togami is not going to offer it to you. You take it yourself]

cafeteria

[ratherdoweddings]

You made your own coffee?

BOONS!!!

[theoverseers]

[It's that time again, time for boons.

Jamie is a bit late in tracking everyone down for these, moving quickly and nervously glancing up at the security cameras every so often. Today the things he's lugging around are much smaller and less cumbersome than the suit of armour and defense roomba he's had before. He's juggling a taser, a blue self-defense keychain, a smoke grenade and a pair of black inflatable water wings with a fancy gold stripe.

These are going out to Xander, Jane, Ricky and Yurika.]

[voltrounds]

Again?

[Someone really wants her to live, don't they?]

[kingshaming]

Hello Jamie... passing out goods again?

[He looks tired, but no reason to be rude to Jamie]

[cyan_maid]

[Hm? It's Mister Jamie...what's he doing around here at this time? It's odd enough that it perks Jane up, just a little.]

Mister Jamie?

[tasteslikesurvival]

[Kurumi's first stop of the day is the incinirator. She has a pedal car that is thrown into it and then all the Stephen King books she had borrowed from the library. Fuck Stephen King. She doesn't need him anymore!

Then it's to the hologram room for the rest of the day. The building really isn't all that special looking. It's just a large school, with several solar panels on the roof and an extensive rooftop garden. There's even a cross in the garden. Most of the windows in the building are broken, though, and it looks like it's seen better days.

Kurumi's in a simple room (minus the blonde and title nonsense) on the third floor. Outside the door of the room is a sign that labels this as the student council room. Though, a paper sign declares it as the School Living Club's Club Room.

She's just sitting at the table, chin her hands and watching the sky through the window.]

Hologram!

[cyan_maid]

[...Oh.

Jane didn't think anyone would be in here - not that she had anything in particular she wanted to holo-up for a while. She's mainly just been wandering, and finding places to mope, and then wandering some more. It's a very distinct change from her attempt at genuine joy at the party yesterday.

She stops short at the sign, the words sparking something in her memory. This is...Kurumi's place. She shouldn't bother her. She shouldn't...

Jane knocks on the door anyway.]

holodeck

[bylight]

[This was a place to go to where Lightning can once again be where she can see things from her world before the inevitable step of never being able to leave Valhalla again.

So it's a surprise when she sees something that looks like a classrooom and Kurumi sitting in there.]

So this is where you and your friends met for your club?

Holodeck

[refusedtoleave]

[Natsuhi still wasn't sure what this room was for. It had a machine out side like the incinerator and the compactor but was a whole room. At least those made sense, it wasn't just an empty-]

It's a school room?

incinerator

[ratherdoweddings]

...There's got to be an explanation for this.

[bylight]

[Not letting her secret try and get her down, Lightning is on the hunt for a few people. Once again the dumbwaiter gave her items she has no idea what to do with, but they might belong to some people. First is Xander because this seems like something he'd wear. It's pretty well made to just be a regular costume. Though she might keep the hat.

Next was Jane. Light had an item with her name on it, and the girl seemed down from the motive... so why not give her something cute. Lightning will have a chocobo plush for her, too, since that time with the jello cutouts and the older woman talking about the creatures from her home world. There might also be a pumpkin for Jane. For pumpkin food based items.

Otherwise, she's just wandering around. If she doesn't keep moving, there will be too much dwelling on her secret. If you need someone to talk to, she's here for you!

[kingshaming]

[It's not hard to find Xander. He's wandering about looking very tired, holding a bundle of clothing and the water wings Jamie gave him. But when he spots Lightning he smiles softly, regardless of the worry lines on his face and the dullness to his usually sharp red eyes]

Good morning.

Wandering Around

[cyan_maid]

[Well hello, Lightning! Guess who is also wandering around. She's bumped into quite a few people so far, so seeing you is not surprising. All your stuff, though, kind of is.]

...Light?

library

[refusedtoleave]

[Not surprisingly Natsuhi's hanging out in the library, reading again.

Do you want to know what is surprising?

She's wearing glasses now! Look at them! She doesn't have to squint anymore.]

[kingshaming]

[It was a long night. Xander mostly just... exists, after all of that. But he can be found most anywhere until the afternoon. Then he spends his time in the dance studio quietly listening to music.

But by the time dinner comes around he taps his half drank cup to get the attention of those that are there in the cafeteria. Not everyone is there, but enough to serve his purposes.]

I know we all had a rough night after the motive. And I don't expect everyone to be willing to share what is being held over their heads. But...

..considering the position I am in-

[He doesn't say 'as the leader' because... well, he's not that to everyone, and he won't impose that image on them. No one wants that level of colossal ego. But regardless, he is in a certain position here. Togami already shared his, so no excuse to be a coward now]

- I felt that keeping this hidden would be a disservice to all of you.

[He pulls up the message on his PIP and reads:]

"Xander has murdered dozens of unarmed civilians, from both opposing countries and his own countrymen. And ordered the deaths of dozens more."

I am sure there are those among us with much worse, but... I couldn't bare to keep anyone's trust on false pretense. If anyone would like to ask anything or share their own... now is the time.

[Unless someone has anything to say to him right then, he just sits, no longer even bothering to pick at his food]

Yard sard time

[refusedtoleave]

[After the mess that was yesterday. Natsuhi gets a plenstn suprise in her dumbwaiter. Not only has she gotten her much needed glasses, she's gotten her own clothing back. She's going to be wearing that instead of the things she's made.

Shortly after breakfast she starts placing items on one of the tables in the cafeteria. She's just going to leave them there. It's nothing of value, just a conch shell, a packet of pink face scrub, instant ramen and cheese spread.

She was going to give Ricky first choice. But she really didn't get anything that would be of interest to her.]