Week 5

[airlockedmods]

[Five weeks in, and suddenly your numbers have been reduced by a lot. All evidence of Oda's methodical slaughter has been wiped away by the robots, but getting rid of the memories isn't going to be so easy. Not to mention the emotional scars.

Again on Sunday morning, you'll find yourselves with some new memories and some new items. Today, however, there are no new rooms.]

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday


(( ooc: Don't forget to turn in your AC for Week 4, submit your memory regains, and put in your Benefactor threads! ))

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[nightcure]

You'd think he would've learned by now.

[ Each week, it was the same. Noctis became more and more tired with each week, but also much angrier. Without this stupid game, would the people who'd killed done it? ]

With as many people as we can.

[ It hurt, that they couldn't leave with those who had fallen. Who had lives to get back to, just like they all did.

If he couldn't get those who were still living and breathing out, what kind of king was he? ]

[neverheardofhim]

He was desperate last week. Made the right move-- [It felt wrong to say, even if he didn't agree with it.] -- but he's desperate all the same.

[He took a drink from his glass, swished it around in his mouth, and then swallowed.]

As long as we work together, the rest of us are going to get out of here. [He met Noctis' gaze.] So don't go anywhere, okay. I need you.

[nightcure]

... Gotta admit, for a second, I thought about it. But I couldn't hurt anyone here.

[ He ran a finger along the rim of the glass, and as Varric spoke again, he grinned. ]

Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere, either.

[neverheardofhim]

I know what you mean. I... thought about it too.

[He'd thought about Bartrand, or even some of the people killed in the Chantry. Put a spin on it that Anders saved them, or something. It might not have helped everything, but it might have done something.]

It's not worth it, like you said. Not when there are kids like Fukawa and Max that deserve a chance to really live.

[nightcure]

And Leon, too.

[ Noctis was used to responsibility, to bearing too much... but that didn't mean he wanted other people to suffer the same.

He clapped a hand on Varric's shoulder. ]

Glad you didn't act.

[neverheardofhim]

And Pyrrha, and Mozu. I just didn't want to keep you here for five minutes, listing them all.

[Nearly every inmate had grown on Varric, especially those in the younger group.]

It's not worth it. It will never be worth it. Not when I can do more protecting people here than hastening my trip home. [Varric rested his hand on Noctis' forearm.]

That includes you.