Week 3

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Week 3

[Two weeks in, and all at once four people are dead. Chitose, Miki, Lucina, and Tsurugi - whatever the circumstances, however any of you may feel, their rooms are just as empty at the end of the week. If you check your P.I.P.s, you'll find that their pictures on the profile page have gone monochrome.

C.E.C.E.'s morning announcement comes like clockwork on Sunday. This time, though, there's an addendum to her usual message:]

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.

[In addition to the new floor, the Champions will find that they've gained another memory this week.]


Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday



(( Welcome to Week 3! Don't forget to check in and submit your memory regains! Turn in your benefactor threads for sweet loot, too! ))

Comments

[playthedamncard]

[Oh no everyone run away it's a giant ferocious dragon and it's attack--oh, no, wait, it's clearly just a floppy costume. Sure does look like it needs..more than one person in it. Anyone who's seen Kaiba's sketches or peeked at his deck will recognize this critter, and when the head gets pulled back (you know, so that he can eat and all), it's Kaiba.

He's trying very hard to ignore this thing that he's wearing and acting as if everything is normal. Because it's totally normal. This is fine. But you can occasionally hear him grumbling about what a travesty this design is and its inability to truly capture the grand blah blah blah, he's pretending really hard to not mind wearing it because now it is him, he has truly become the dragon, but it looks sad and doofy on him, and that's Bad.

No, the thing that really makes Kaiba mad is when he goes into the cafeteria to get him some grub, except he gets drenched, costume and all, in what looks a lot like blood at first. He looks like a cat who just got thrown in a bathtub by surprise, and if you want to see a look of abject horror on his face as it drips from his bangs and he looks at his costumed clawed hands, this would be the time to do it.

...But give him a couple moments, and with a little inspection...it...is fake, like from a halloween store. So. Breakfast is accompanied by an angry bloody dragon who looks like he just mauled someone kicking a bucket around before finally grabbing something to eat and he's fucking outie 5000.

Alas, no matter how many times he showers, it's likely that through the day you're going to see him 'bloody' at least once. It's not every doorway. There doesn't seem to be a pattern to it. But every now and then when he walks into or out of a room...bam, bucket-o-blood. He's at least learned to keep the head of the costume on when going through doorways, because this shit is nightmare to get out of his hair.

And if he looks like he hasn't slept much, then maybe the reason for it can be seen out and about. The robot lizard is basically his now, and sometimes it clings to the shoulder of his costume like it belongs there. Sometimes it has what looks to be a makeshift leash and collar from ribbon (blue, natch) and some stiff wire from the art room. Sometimes an angry red and white and blue dragon in america can be spotted shuffle-running after the little guy because god damn he's a slippery bastard who can't be kept in one place at any time and this costume is way too big.

If you've ever wanted the opportunity to point and laugh at Seto Kaiba, you're welcome.]

idk around somewhere. robot lizard prompt.

[immaculacies]

[Okay, so. Manaka definitely saw him get that first bucket of fake blood dumped on his head. Kaiba knows that she saw it, because she made direct eye contact with him when it happened. But... Luckily for him, if he thought he was going to get harassed over it, he didn't. She said nothing. She didn't even talk to him in the cafeteria.

Now, though... Seeing him shuffle-run after that robot lizard as best he can in an over-sized, two-person costume, she can't help it. She has to say something. She stifles a laugh, but her amusement is still obvious as she chirps:]

Ah, Kaiba-san~ It looks like you're having a hard time today!

[playthedamncard]

[You know what, that's fair. He's expecting this. He's expecting amusement and laughs for days. That she didn't say fuck and all in the cafe was practically a blessing. So this is annoying, but expected.

Doesn't make it any better. He manages to get an oversized clawed foot on the lizard's leash and bends over, hands on knees. Or...claws on--you know. Dragon hands on dragon knees.]

I am...so glad...that you're enjoying yourself today.

[immaculacies]

Mm-hm. No need to worry about getting bored.

[But... She won't just heckle him. When he manages to get his foot on that wayward robot's leash, she comes closer, leaning down to pick up the mechanical chameleon herself. See? She's helping. Now he can get a grip on that ribbon without having to worry about it escaping the moment he lifts his foot.]

If you're having trouble holding onto it with your... paws, you could ask someone to tie that ribbon around your wrist, you know.

[Which he might notice is very pointedly not an offer. No, he has to ask for her to help him first.]

[playthedamncard]

[That would require asking for help. Which is most definitely not a thing he's going to do. He will gingerly grab the mecha and place it on his shoulder. The creepy grabby hands do their creepy grabby thing, and he takes the makeshift leash himself.]

That won't be necessary. [HONEST. PROMISE.] I think I'm embarrassed enough without having it tied to me.

[immaculacies]

Hmm...? [She hums out a long sound, as playful as it is dubious.] I don't see how it could be any more embarrassing than it is now, but if you say so. Hey, if it's causing you so much trouble, why don't you just leave it in your room?

[playthedamncard]

Because the doors aren't locked on the inside.

...It may still only have a simple lizard mind AI, but it's a very cunning simple lizard mind.

Somewhere vOv

[theundertaken]

[Max is a nice person. Which is why he immediately attempts to muffle his laughter in his hands upon seeing Kaiba rather than completely letting lose with it.]

[playthedamncard]

Are you having fun?

[theundertaken]

Are you dressed as a murder Yu-gi-oh?

[playthedamncard]

As a-- [Hold on, that's translating weird, when someone is using actual Japanese instead of just being...translated as Japanese, from someone who doesn't speak Japanese.] ...I'm dressed as a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. It just so happens to also be covered in fake blood.

[theundertaken]

Yeah, yeah, that. That's the Yu-gi-oh Charizard, right?

[It's possible that Max is only particularly familiar with one of these franchises.]

Where'd that blood even come from, I was totally sitting right here and I didn't see shit up there.

[playthedamncard]

[He's in baffled silence for a few moments more before he just--he's just going to skip over that first part entirely.]

I don't. know. But someone's having a very hearty laugh at me right now. ...Not you, I don't think you'd do this.

robot lizard

[batfortheprincess]

[Opens mouth. Closes it.

Like no really, what do you say to seeing a dude walking around in a floppy dragon costume and getting buckets of take blood dumped on him? Probably just laugh but that's rude??? So Slaine will just awkwardly shift his gaze to the robot lizard. Sure. That's a good excuse for why he was staring right.]

...Are you walking it?

[playthedamncard]

[Listen. Listen. It's Kaiba. It's okay to laugh. Teach this kid some fucking humility for once.]

I'm making sure it doesn't get loose and run all around everywhere. Which it likes to do.

[batfortheprincess]

...Right. [Yup, just keep his eyes on the lizard. Don't... don't look at the guy it's following. Yeah.

Slaine coughs.]

Would it not be better to just confine it somewhere then? There are enough materials here that it shouldn't be difficult to manage that much.

[playthedamncard]

You would think.

It might be smarter than it looks. Which, for an AI, wouldn't be hard. [Look at it. Look how dumb and doofy it looks. A cunning ruse, clearly.]

[batfortheprincess]

[Yes, such a shrewd creature should not be allowed to roam free, clearly. (He still wants to pet it a little though.)]

I trust your judgment. But if that's the case, maybe you could add a collar with a bell of sorts, just so that it would be easy to track if it gets loose.

[and so it can drive Kaiba crazy every time it moves an inch ig]

[playthedamncard]

[Well, let him know when you dig up a bell somewhere, he'll get right on that. (He will not.)] Given the color scheme of this place, it may not be that difficult to spot blue ribbon flitting about where it shouldn't. It isn't so fast that it will disappear in a flash. At least, not that I've noticed.

lizard prompt

[newcycle]

[look Korra may have severe PTSD.

but she can still question your life choices, Kaiba.]

... What are you wearing?

[playthedamncard]

The only thing I actually have to wear at the moment, apparently.

[newcycle]

[she pauses, then covers her mouth to hide a giggle because. this is actually the first thing she's laughed at.]

Oh... Uh, I see.

[playthedamncard]

[He probably won't put anyone that laughs on a shit list, because this is fully ridiculous, buuut... (Is this how Jounouchi felt in that stupid dog costume? Ugh.)]

It was...quite the surprise this morning. [especially since luna was supposed to be stuck in it gdi]

[newcycle]

[for real. that looks like a surprise.]

Maybe you could cut part of it off...?

[playthedamncard]

Oh, believe me, I'm considering it. I'm not much of a tailor, though. [Also it's His Dragon, he doesn't want to hurt is dragon!!!]