Week 3

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[Four people dead now - six, if you include the crew. Things have been a little rough on the Starfield Penitentiary this week. Blaze Dudely doesn't make a public reappearance during the weekend, so you've got a few days to yourselves to recover, though he's probably still sticking to his office hours if you really feel like going to see him. On Sunday morning, you may find that you're recovering a a few other things as well - both strange dreams and some new items.

In addition, there's a new set of doors at the end of the corridor, by that empty space where you'd been having your fight club. Looks like you've got a new wing to explore.]



Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday

(( ooc: Don't forget to turn in your AC for Week 2, submit your memory regains, and put in your benefactor threads! ))

Comments

[induality]

[No one's dying today! At least not by her hands.]

...it's nice. [Better than she'd do.] What are you going to write about?

[Hopefully uh. More of the happy stuff.]

[helladoptera]

Well... back home, I'd kind of write about everything. It's a good thing to do, you know, right before bed. What went down during the day, how I'm feeling about it... that kind of thing.

[ She looks down at it. ]

Stuff that isn't, you know. People dying.

[induality]

[She definitely knows.]

C-can you show me how you did it?

[Maybe arts and crafts would be a good way to spend an hour or two. It's... different.]

[helladoptera]

Sure! Uh... first things first, you'll need to grab some blank paper and pick out a piece of construction paper for a cover. Whatever color you want.

[ It definitely seems to have relaxed Max some. ]

[induality]

[Fukawa thinks for a moment before choosing a bright blue color for the project along with some paper to go in it. When she was in Hope's Peak she went through this ordeal alone. This time... she's spent more time with these people. She doesn't know if it will be better or worse in the end but... it's kind of nice right now.]

Alright.

[helladoptera]

Alright, now... shoot, do you want a half-size or full-size book?

[ She gestures to hers, which has all the papers inside folded in half with the construction paper cover folded over. ]

Full-size needs two pieces of construction paper, usually.

[induality]

[That's something to consider, but after a moment--]

I think... half-size is good.

[She can carry it around comfortably like that.]

[helladoptera]

Awesome. So the first thing to do is to fold everything like I have here - cover on the outside, a little bigger than the paper on the inside, like a regular book.

[induality]

I never thought about the work other people put into my books before they were sold.

[This is a much simpler version of the process but-- for some reason, doing it, she feels like she has a newfound appreciation for the care they put into them, making them look good.]

[helladoptera]

Printers do important work, it's true. For authors and photographers.

[ She hands her the single hole punch- well, sets it on the table near her. ]

Then you pop holes out kinda like they do on lined paper. One near the top, one near the bottom, and one in the middle.

[induality]

...you're a photographer?

[She's probably seen her playing around with the camera in their cell but she's never really spoken with her about it.

Now seems like a fine time, while she works on punching holes through the paper.]

[helladoptera]

Yup. Well, I'm not published yet or anything, but I am going to school for it. But my professor really likes my stuff!

[induality]

I don't know much about art but... I'm sure you'll do fine. People who've been through rough times... w-we're good at capturing the beauty we want to see.

[This situation might just make them both stronger at their arts.]

[helladoptera]

Yeah, I... I guess so.

[ Crime scene photography sure has been an interesting addition to her Artist's Experience. ]

Silver linings.

[induality]

It's not pleasant but... if you just focus on the bad things, all that's left for you is despair.

Things could get much worse but-- as long as we have hope, it's not over.

[It's sappy but... she can't deny it's saved them before. And honestly she'd hate to see anyone here fall into that kind of despair and hopelessness.]

[helladoptera]

[ Max nods, looking down at her journal-to-be. ]

Yeah, I think... I think that's a good outlook on it. Thanks.

[induality]

I want to think that... something good can come out of going through this again.

[Even if it's just trying to save others some of the pain her classmates suffered.]

[helladoptera]

That's right, you...

[ She probably wouldn't want a hand on her shoulder, but Max is mentally doing that. ]

Then you'd know better than anyone how important that is.

[induality]

[She's used to it by now. She surprisingly doesn't hate it.]

Th-that's right. Still... I'm... proof we can make it out of this.

[How is something she doesn't know yet, but to keep living she has to believe there's going to be a way.]

[helladoptera]

Exactly. As long as we keep hoping, we... well, we won't give up, that's for sure. And that's a pretty good start, considering.