theairlock | Week 2

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!round 4,
!week 2

Week 2

Week 2

[The Champions have now been here for one week, and while the dud of a first incentive didn't tempt anybody, the fact remains obvious: a lack of murder isn't going to be the thing that gets you out of here.

Blaze Dudely and Rox have not made a reappearance since Tuesday, leaving you to your own devices for the moment. That door they entered and exited through remains locked, and there is no new area to access this week. Are you sure they're even still back there? Despite their absence, you all wake up on Sunday morning from strange dreams. What to make of it?

You can only hope it's not a bad omen for the rest of the week.]

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(( Don't forget to turn in your AC for Week 1, submit your memory regain, and turn in your Benefactor threads! ))

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[That's... a really succinct way of putting it actually. It's enough to get her to laugh, but it's a little forced and hollow.]

It... yeah. I wouldn't recommend it.

[She looks back down at the pictures. They're the first ones where she starts showing up - a lot of the pictures seem to be with Yuki.]

I was at the shopping mall when it happened, so I don't know everything that happened at the school before I ended up there. It must've been tough, though. Apparently my senpai were on the rooftop when everything happened. [It... was probably what saved them.]

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[ There's a big amount of "what do you even say?" to Chloe right now. What's she tell Miki? How does she react? At least she's genuine about it. ]

A fucking shopping mall... How'd you make it out? How...did you survive?

They have trouble with stairs.

[She... hasn't actually spoken about this part, so it's.... slow coming out. Bit by bit, like trying to draw blood out from a stone.]

There were survivors there. We managed. But there was an accident, and there weren't any safe spaces on the top floor anymore. So Kei and I hid.

[She pauses again, focusing more on turning the pages of the album.]

[ Who's Kei? No, it's alright. Don't get her off track. ]

Still in the mall? How'd you...find things like water, and...food...

[ Understanding's dawning on Chloe's face. ]

When there were other survivors, we gathered supplies whenever we could. There was a grocery store in the mall, so we took bottles of water, canned food and stuff that would last.

A lot of surplus was stored in the safe room, for emergencies.

[Can you tell what happened, yet? :)]

[ This is the question that's the hardest to ask, really. ]

How long were you in there for?

...

[How long was she in there for?]

... I don't know. I tried to keep track of the weeks, but there were a lot of them.

[Months, Chloe. She was in there for months. And Kei was only there for some of it.]

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Jesus.

[ She mumbles it, but...yeah, that's fucking rough. ]

...But you got out, eventually. The... You met your senpai, so of course you did.

I did.

[And hey, it was good. She's definitely smiling.]

It's still tough, but... not being alone is so much better.

[ The next question of the hour is how she got out but... That can be a conversation for another day. Miki's talked about a lot and...they're both here.

Chloe's alive, for now. ]

Sometimes just one person's all you need. ...I'm glad you've got three.

They didn't need to help me, but they did. I don't know if I can ever thank them enough for that - properly thank them. But I'm glad they did.

[And... yeah, she's probably at the limits re: what happened back home. So she focuses on Chloe instead - subject change now.]

What about you? You sound kinda familiar about it... do you have someone you're grateful for as well?