theairlock | week 2

Week 2

[The second week in the Champion Excellence Program kicks off on a somber note. Chitanda, Toby, the Griffin- all three of them gone, two of them in one fell swoop. If anyone thinks to check the profiles on their P.I.P.s they will find that the dearly departed Champions' profile photos have been greyed out.

Right on the dot at 7 am the mechanical woman's voice chimes to awaken the remaining champions on Sunday morning, as she has for the past week. After the initial wake-up call though there's a new message tacked on:]

Congratulations, Champions! By surviving your first trial, you have unlocked the second floor of the ship. A new mini map has been added to your P.I.P.! To access the second floor please stand on the teleporter and select the floor you wish to be teleported to.

[The new floor isn't the only thing floating around the ship though, at least metaphorically. When 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.]

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[ooc: welcome to week 2, everyone! Check-in has begun and don't forget to submit your memory regains!]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

A lot of things seem meaningless.

[Though, it's said half-heartedly. Light might seem cold but she seems like a good person. She didn't deserve that.]

[She is only cold to those she hasn't gotten that close to. At least Kurumi is slowly moving up on the potential friend scale.]

You just have to fight to make it less meaningless.

[At least there's that.]

You've just got to find meaning somewhere, right?

[She nods.]

Even if all it is involves keeping someone safe.

That's even better, isn't it?

In my case... it's keeping five people safe, and rescuing two others.

[And millions of innocent people.]

And I thought three was bad enough.

[It's not like she could have saved the rest of her town...or the world...]

The five with me can fight. [This might make her sound less cold and distant since there's a hint of a smile.] But they're my friends. We're supposed to protect each other.

[That's not something that she has called a lot of people in her life.]

My club can hold their own. Well. Miki can and Rii-san is smart enough to stay out of trouble. Yuki, though... [She stops and wait. Did she say friend? Is Lightning all right?] That's what friends are for.

[Lightning is fine. She's actually quite happy remembering her friends. Hoping they are okay. They're strong. They can hold on without her for a while.] You can tell just how good of a friend they are if they stand beside you when everything gets rough.