Week 7

[airlockedmods]

[Well that weekend sucked. The Champions are down a dad and a bean and shrinking their numbers smaller and smaller, less and less.

There's no sign of life in the spaceport aside from PAL's omnipresent voice and SIS, the helpful asSIStant who has some control over certain heres and theres in the spaceport. She (and PAL) are available at all times and can appear anywhere if called. There is, however, a new floor to explore. Just hop in the elevator and pchoo.]


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[ratherdoweddings]

[When Yurika wakes up, there are more missing faces and wordless conversations. It's just like with Xander, and -- and there's someone from the mall gone, too. No, no, they'd only just said they'd hold onto that, why is it that every time there's hope, their captors attack it?

She'll be in Solar Grille this morning, listlessly eating pancakes and fidgeting with the key she's wearing like a pendant. Later, it's to the art room again to make even more decorations. This time, it's a bunch of giant tissue paper flowers. She'll work all day on those until evening brings her to the concourses, sticking to the flowers to the walls as well as all around the gates representing the forgotten R1s.

At night, Yurika will sit in the VIP Lounge with a cup of tea, reading another crappy alien romance novel and sniffling.]

...Is there really any point?

Concourses

[misanthropicprinciple]

[Junpei's been staring out at the stars and attempting to draw something, but when he sees Yurika sticking up those paper flowers, he stops and goes to check it out instead.]

...Flowers, huh?

[ratherdoweddings]

Uh-huh. If these people are going to keep ruining everything we love, I'm not going to let them.

[misanthropicprinciple]

...You got time for another project? When you're done with this.

[ratherdoweddings]

Anything for you guys! What is it? [She tapes a big flower to the wall and turns around to face him with a smile.]

[misanthropicprinciple]

Well, you know, obviously I've got fond associations with flowers, but I was thinking...

[He writes something on his paper and leans in to show her rather than say it aloud.]

Do you know how to make a starmap?

[ratherdoweddings]

[Yurika leans over, reads, and nods.]

Of course! I mean, I was no navigator, but I'm sure I could tell you about the different plants you can find in space.

[This is said with a wink.]

[misanthropicprinciple]

[Oh, good. She's got it.]

Maybe we could hang those up, too. So everyone can see them.

[ratherdoweddings]

Of course! Maybe we can even use them when we get out of here and everyone can go on a great vacation.

[misanthropicprinciple]

We could make them huge. Like murals. Those are fun.

[ratherdoweddings]

Absolutely! We'd need to get paint from the art room. Pencils, too.

[misanthropicprinciple]

Those big rolls--what're those called? Butcher paper? That should do it.

[ratherdoweddings]

Or just directly on the walls. When we're rescued, it'll be a historical site!

VIP lounge

[daughterofthemark]

They aren't very informative, but one can still pass the time that way.

[Arianna, that's not what... never mind.]

[ratherdoweddings]

Oh! Arianna-chan!

[Yurika jumps in her seat. She laughs nervously and waves up at her.]

What are you out for?

[daughterofthemark]

...I am finishing my laundry. I became preoccupied with other tasks today and neglected it.

[ratherdoweddings]

I know how that feels. I was in the art room almost all day, making those decorations in the concourse.

[daughterofthemark]

Oh, you made those? I was wondering. They're so cute!

[ratherdoweddings]

You think so? Oh! Junpei-kun wanted to do a whole new art project, so be on the lookout for that. We're doing a mural!

[A totally innocent mural that doesn't have any subversive intentions!]

[daughterofthemark]

A mural! My, what a wonderful idea! We could all work together on it!

[...

After a moment Arianna's smile fades.]

[ratherdoweddings]

...Arianna-chan? It's the motive, isn't it?

[daughterofthemark]

[A good guess, Yurika, but:]

I should have thought of something like that.

[ratherdoweddings]

Oh, anybody can help. I'm sure you've got some great ideas for art. Don't feel bad.

[daughterofthemark]

[She shakes her head.]

Of course I will help, but... it seems so obvious an idea, and I was unable to devise it myself.

[ratherdoweddings]

Believe me, I know all about not coming up with obvious ideas. But we're a group, not just one person, and I'm sure you've come up with a lot of great things!