week 4

[stagemanagers]

[Another week, and two more dead. King Richard and Red are both gone, and once again, it was through nothing more than an accident in the heat of the moment. Maybe if you all stay calm and collected, nothing bad will happen again?

Well, maybe not.

When you wake on Sunday, you'll find that you've recovered another one of those memories - or had another dream, if you still wanna be in denial about it. The grounds remain as they are, but this time, the door blocking the stairwell has been unsealed. You can now venture up to the second floor! This is the second time that's happened; it's almost as if you get more space every time someone dies. Or maybe the whole place just seems quieter.]

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday


(( Welcome to Week 4! Please remember to submit your AC and your memory regains, as well as your coins! You can also still contact the Phantom. ))

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[holyspit]

[HEY THAT ANNOUNCEMENT SURE WAS A THING and hopefully someone actually responsible has given Steven at least a basic rundown because heck trying to find a good place to tag into the actual thread by now.]

[But yeah, at some point there's a knock at the door, and Steven gingerly poking his head.]

Hey, are you- ...do you need anything?

[madgiganticfeelings]

[That most definitely was a thing! And to be honest, Christine is feeling pretty ashamed about all of it. Still, people probably deserve an explanation, even if she kind of wishes people would stop worrying about her and realize the trouble she caused instead.

So when Steven pokes her head in, there's Christine, spread eagle on her bed, looking up at the ceiling. Slowly, she turns her head to look and manages to bite back a noise when Steven shows up. Is she going to have to talk about the stupid underlying relationship drama in this too?]

It's... I'm fine, Steven. Did you want to talk? You... probably heard everything, huh?

[holyspit]

I got the gist.

[It was not a good gist, but at least he found out no one was gone besides the SQUIP before he had the chance to really panic.]

Yeah, but. I mean- did YOU want to talk? It sounds like it was a lot.

[madgiganticfeelings]

...Are you mad at me?

[That's the first thing she wants to talk about. What she did... she realizes now the Phantom thought it was proof of her murderous nature, and she's not sure if she can easily dismiss that.]

I mean... I was going to... kill something. I still sort of did.

[holyspit]

I don't- think so? No?

[This is an uncomfortable level of self-examination, he does not like it.]

...Maybe a little. You could've been- you know! But you were just trying to help Jeremy, right? And the stuff that SQUIP could do, it's- it was pretty scary.

[madgiganticfeelings]

... so you'd probably be even angrier if I told you I was fine with that happening to me, if I saved one person, huh?

[That's a very carefree way of admitting to considering assisted suicide, Christine. But it loses its bite after the first time.]

It was either that or continuing to be trapped here with a Jeremy I didn't know. I... I was too scared of that.

[holyspit]

Yes! I- we can't lose anyone else!

[It keeps happening and he can't save anyone and THIS IS PROGRESSIVELY LESS FINE]

I know it's scary, this whole place is! But we're all here for you, you don't have to be scared alone!

[madgiganticfeelings]

I know it's going to sound dumb but... I thought it was worth it. I haven't been able to protect anyone, but I thought maybe this way, I could protect him. He... he said it's Stockholm syndrome, but he means a lot to me.

Everyone here does.

[She's just as scared of losing people as Steven is, but it didn't feel scary if it was her, in that moment.]

I didn't want anyone to get involved. If the SQUIP counted as killing someone, you'd all be at risk. And... and maybe I should have tried to find other options, but it was controlling him. And hurting him.

[holyspit]

You mean a lot to all of us, too.

[He sits, back to the doorframe, kind of half in and half out of the room.]

I'm just- glad you're not hurt.

[madgiganticfeelings]

...I know that now. And I'm sorry I took that risk. I'm glad no one here had to be hurt.

[She still doesn't know now if she'd go for it, if there wasn't a choice for Jeremy to take the Red... but at least she knows people are relieved with the way things have ended.]