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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[37773972]

That's it. You're a child. You're allowed to be a problem, or a mess, or a schlemiel. Because you're still figuring yourself out.

[justmeheere]

No, but. I mean. It, you know. [He laughs, but it doesn't sound amused.] It's too much. It's always. It's always too much and even Michael. Even he says so. Even he gets. Gets annoyed by me.

[Riley and Jeremy have the same problem in opposite directions: she tries to be perfect to compensate for having anxiety and he tries to be good. Neither of them are actually successful at what they're aiming for.]

[37773972]

Just because someone's sometimes annoying doesn't mean you give up on them.

[Mephisto teasing him gets annoying, for example. To say nothing of Aston's.]

Jeremy, look- I'm sure we could go in circles on this because that's how you're used to thinking, but I'm telling you right now, you can be as much a schmuck as you could possibly be, and I'd still look out for you. Because I want to.

[justmeheere]

All the folks in six years
Every battle, everyday
No one ever tells me that they're proud
No one asks me
"Jer'my, how'd you like to come round and stay?"

[We are on a roll today with proving that I do in fact have encyclopedic musical theatre knowledge. Welcome to The Lightning Thief hell! I didn't timestamp that but anyway hot take, Percy Jackson is just Be More Chill with demigods instead of computers from Japan.

Oh, by the way, Jeremy is crying. He's. It's been a rough few days? He's having a bad time.]

All you get are bad grades
And a bum rap
And a bad rep
And it's all crap
And no friends
And no hope
And no mom-
She's just gone away

[37773972]

[He's allowed to cry. This is a 100% Okay For Men To Cry Zone. And it's also a 100% Okay For Men To Hug Zone, because guess who's moving to wrap his arms around you, Jeremy]

You're a good kid, Jeremy. You're gonna make your dad proud- and I'm proud to've known you. I'm so sorry you're going through all this.

['This' being this place, and- everything else.]

You're gonna be okay. I promise.

[justmeheere]

I mean. I did. I did put a supercomputer in my brain because -

[He swallows. It was so much easier to explain this to Riley, because they're the same. He knew Riley would get it.]

- the problem has always been me. [No that's not right.] I mean, just. Brain worms. They're bad.

[37773972]

[I was a kid once, too, you know he wants to say. But the thought sounds empty in his head, and what use would it be to someone who hasn't had the time to come to terms with those feelings like Stephen has?

Instead he just squeezes Jeremy tight for a moment, then eases his grip.]

Any time the worms speak up, and you want them to shut up. Come find me, alright?

[justmeheere]

It doesn't really. It doesn't work like that. But thanks.

[Well, it does but also Stephen's not a therapist which is. Who he should really be talking to.]