Chapter 2: (Ab)Normal Days

[iruy]

[...Well, that was fun.]





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[kalaaveisto]

[WHAT EVEN JUST HAPPENED IN THE PAST HOUR]

[or]

[however long that trial lasted]

Janssen

[(Anonymous)]

[Don't mind him he's just gaping along with you.]

Janssen

[(Anonymous)]

[What-

[What just happened-

[How does that even work?]

Did he just wave a stick and her and she collapse?! You've got to be joking!

uhn

[(Anonymous)]

That--

That's what Yuri did to the boy.


[learning the names of the classmates one is trapped with forever? unnecessary]


I mean...

He didn't have the, um... the stick? But he, he fell down just like her.


[stares at the motionless body]

6

[(Anonymous)]

[So, Pidge isn't the only one to fall unconscious]

[at least this kid still has a heartbeat, it's just that on top of a lack of food and sleep, and a day of attempting to piece together a mystery, actually witnessing a death is too much]

[has the self-awareness to sit down upon feeling faint, but then... well, watch out, a crumpled heap of child on the floor is a tripping hazard]

Re: 6

[stoled]

[?]

[Picks you up]

Re: 6

[kalaaveisto]

[before Missy picks you up]






[trips over]

[uhn]

[oh no]

[the little girl too?]

[probably a cardiac arrest not that he would know that term; such things happen when a situation gets too bad to bear, he heard about that on the radio]

[what are they going to do? they have no earth to bury the dead in, no open doors or windows to put them outside...]

...

[they will probably have to gather all four of them, put them into the bathroom of one of their former rooms, seal the door with tape and never go in there again]

teentouch!anon

[(Anonymous)]

/she hangs around, watching things unfold, then quietly follows Sixy to her room/


/when no one's around she knocks on her door, and hopes she'll answer/

[necroconductor]

[He's still nowhere to be seen; however, when Maria returns to her room, there's a note that's been pushed under her door.]

Please don't burn the bodies. Put them in the freezer in the cafeteria. I think I can...

Sorry,
Roma

teentouch!anon

[(Anonymous)]

/it's a while before she returns to her room/

/she stood around watching the chaos unfold and snapping photos, feeling worse as time went on/

/but, eventually, nature calls/

/she trudges back to her room and walks over the note at first/

/it's not until she's done and looking at her camera, debating going back through the photos when she notices the paper, which she hesitantly picks up and reads/





/Roma? Why, isn't he working with Yuri? He can what...?/

/oh/



/she quickly gets rid of the note, swallowing it of course, and when she finishes choking it down peeks her head back out/

/coast is clear?/




/she hugs the walls back in the main area again, waiting for people to leave or something or.../

/just not pay attention/

/Is anyone even looking at Tony anymore? Can she be saved? Her wounds were pretty bad.../

/she has an idea/

[jonahh]

[Sniffing his shirt]

[kalaaveisto]

[stoled]

[Pissed it wasn't GWL]

[kalaaveisto]

[slightly disappointed it wasn't you]

[iruy]

[After the usual announcement the next morning, a second one begins about ten minutes later.]

Hey, you all! Listen up, 'cause this is important!

In your rooms, you'll find an envelope, okay? You can do whatever you like with it, but it might be important, so make sure to read every word and look at everything inside! Thanks!

[Like he said, slid under the door of each room is a thin manila envelope. Inside is a photograph and a piece of parchment paper. The photograph depicts a loved one of the viewer, such as a parent, friend, sibling, or pet, with a red X scrawled over the face. On the parchment, in the same red ink, a simple note is written: Their safety is ensured if you succeed in the mutual killings! Do your best in the trial and cover up your murder, alright? If not, there will be consequences!]

[jonahh]

......................

[WELL THEN]

[kalaaveisto]

[HOW DID YOU GET THIS???]

[stoled]

[No, not her kitty!]

lev

[(Anonymous)]

[...this can't be real]

[he stuffs the picture and paper back in the folder and rips it up, trying to calm his heart]

[yeah, this isn't real. it can't be]

[he reaches up to feel the lock on the door, making sure it's turned, then slowly pushes back and climbs back into his cardboard bed]

[he is Not Getting Up]

Janssen

[(Anonymous)]

[He's not sure what to think about who the red x is over.]

[He feels like he's been punched in the gut, but he's not upset, not in the traditional sense.]

[Maybe he has to see this.]

[He mulls over the photo for a while, then tucks it in his pocket and crawls in bed, turning to face the wall and stare into the darkness.]

[He's not sure he cares if he dies, tonight.]

teentouch!anon

[(Anonymous)]

/she looks at the photo for a long time, then tears it up/

/she has her own photos of her loved ones, there's no need for his crappy version with a big x all over it/

/may have totally missed the point or is ignoring it, who knows/

[iruy]

[The intercom rings cheerily, and a familiar voice follows.]

Hello, students! Lots of you are hiding in your rooms, but such actions aren't very suitable for a place like this! Get your mutual killing on!

By the way, I opened up the second floor. I was so caught up in the excitement from the trial that I forgot all about it. If you wanna explore, go right ahead! All the rooms up there are unlocked!

[It rings again, and the voice is gone.]

[If the students go upstairs, they'll find brand new rooms that look clean and unused; there are three classrooms, mostly identical, with 24 desks and a large blackboard at the front of each one. It looks like they've been cleaned recently, and there's even chalk waiting on the blackboard ledge.]

[Other than that, there's an infirmary, a janitorial closet, and a scientific equipment room. In the infirmary are various medical supplies ranging from bandages to splints, along with various types of medicine for colds, coughs, and other small sicknesses. There are also three beds with clean white sheets and dividing curtains between each for privacy. Overall, the room is incredibly clean - it, too, appears to have been cleaned very recently, along with materials being restocked. The janitorial closet is akin to the one on the first floor, not much different aside from a damp mop - it's been used recently.]

[The equipment room, however, is different. On the shelves rest various microscopes, along with slides of blood samples and small plant cells in stacks next to them. There are safety goggles, rubber gloves, and thick aprons used for laboratory safety rather than kitchen work. In the back corner of the room is also two large vats resting on stands - one says HCl, the other HNO3. Both are loudly labelled CORROSIVE and have safety labels requesting users to utilize gloves, goggles, and aprons when handling. There's even a nice little picture of a hand melting to explain it further. Despite all this, however, the room is markedly different - it looks like it hasn't been cleaned in decades, a thick smell of dust and grime emanating from every corner of the room. The microscopes' gears are rusted, screens thick with grey dust, and the slides themselves have to be wiped with a cloth to even get an idea of what they're holding. The only thing that appears to have been touched with any recent action is the acid - it's new, not coated with dust, and appears to have been placed there recently.]




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[My greatest apologies for the delay :( I have no excuse. From hereon out, days will be progressing like so: every 2 days IRL, the game will shift from day to night or vice versa. Hopefully this will keep things moving! Also, please contact me about murders! We gotta keep the mutual killing mutual!]

[kalaaveisto]

[truly the next greatest mystery]

[who used this mop]

NIGHT TIME

[iruy]

Good evening, students! It's 10 p.m.! It's time for all good souls to tuck in for the evening! ...Hey, none of you killed one another, what gives? Were you busy killing people in your daydreams? Come on, you better take action! Remember those envelopes!

[The announcement ends. Currently, the following rooms are locked: all classrooms, the incinerator, the cafeteria, the scientific equipment room, and the infirmary.]

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[Now that Meme BR is over, I'll try to be more constant with time updates! Hope that's okay! Please continue playing in the daytime thread above if you didn't have a chance.]

Re: NIGHT TIME

[jonahh]

[Doesn't wanna think about envelopes though]

[Except... it's all he's been thinking about. He's been distracted by it so much that he's... somehow in the wrong room. On the wrong bed.]

[Hope Nemo doesn't mind a shirt and pantsless guy sleeping under his covers]

DAY TIME

[iruy]

[Ping pong ping pong, you know the drill.]

Happy morning, all! It's time for a bright new, sunny day! The sun is shining bright! Well, it's always doing that, but you can see it right now! ...Er, I can, at least. You guys can't. Still, it is, I promise!

[All rooms are unlocked and food has been restocked in the cafeteria. Happy murdering.]

Janssen

[(Anonymous)]

[Happy morning? Hah. Go screw yourself, he would say, but he's turning over and pulling the covers over his head.]

[Despite not moving he's got awful dark circles under his eyes and he hasn't eaten much if at all since those envelopes arrived. He can't bring himself to care enough to get out of bed though.]