itscurtains | Week Two

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week 2

Week Two

[Last week, no murder happened! Instead, a lot of students started work on Salieri's school play, which sounds pretty cool even though it's gonna be short, several people destroyed Bigfoot and got a few mysterious clues, and Orpheus started a fire in the kitchen! All in all, not a bad first week!

Though some people might have gone to talk to Hester, she hasn't made any more public announcements. There's some new papers posted up around the cafeteria, but it looks like it's just your upcoming lunch schedule. Seems like nothing's driving you towards Rule Five except, perhaps, all of the kidnapping and how criminally boring some of you are finding the school. Maybe the Balladeer is right, and you really can just wait this out? Only time will tell!]

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday

(( No new locations this week, since y'all haven't paid in blood! Hester's office hours are still open, as are regains! Make sure to complete your first activity check by Tuesday! ))

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The scene shop, if you prefer a sword.

[She jerks her head that way.]

Hm, well, first time for everything.

[He'll just disappear for a bit then and go get. A sword. Sure. Come on, Discord, how hard can sword fighting be?]

[She's already certain of the outcome here but... Practice is practice, she supposes.

While she waits for his return, she turns her attention back to the mannequin.]

[He does come back, carrying a plastic cutlass. Well, it's a sword. More pirate than duelist, but we work with what we got here.

He twirls it a little bit, definitely all sorts of out of his depth, but when has that stopped him literally ever?]

Usually my battlefields are a little more interesting and a little less battle-y, but I can make an exception every few eons, I suppose.

[There's a half smile on her lips, darkly amused at his bumbling. It'll be good to have the upper-hand against him for once.]

Prefer to pull the strings from the shadows, I assume.

[She steps forward, taking a ready position.]

A good guess! And a correct one, so full points.

[He'll just stand across from her, sort of waving the sword through the air a moment, getting a feel for it.]

So, then, do you go first, or...

[Maya doesn't respond verbally. Instead, she darts forward, seeking to slap Discord against the side with the flat of her blade.]

[Well, Discord is making an... attempt. He has decent dexterity, but he's no swordfighter. Like we didn't all know Maya was going to wipe the floor with him.

rip in fuck Discord]

[At least Maya looks like she's in a slightly better mood. Look at you, Discord! Great job! She'll even hold out a hand to shake when it's all said and done.]

I think a Lord of Chaos should have better swordsmanship. Would you like lessons?

Yes, well, I'm used to just being able to let magic handle it. In which case I could make the swords sing and dance, too, now that might be more fun.

[Things to remember for later.]

I'm not sure that sword fighting the normal way will come up a lot.

And I am sure you thought that before you met me, as well. Yet here you are, being schooled by a young woman in swordsmanship.

I would hate for you to be caught unawares in the future, is all.

Well, embarrassingly enough, not the first time I've suffered a defeat. Though the last time had more rainbows involved, a real light show. This one's been less impressive.

[Maybe get some rainbow friendship lasers in your sword act, Maya, gosh.]

Maybe if I get ambushed my an assailant, I'll just throw the sword. That always works, right?

Rainbows? [She tilts her head.] I would prefer fire in my fights, honestly. Pyrotechnics, specifically.

[But. She shrugs.]

Throwing your sword at a moving target is a terrible idea, especially if you haven't practiced.

So you're saying I should train sword throwing.

You absolutely should not practice throwing swords. At all.

You're right, swords are a big step. Knives are smaller, I'll practice with those, first.

Discord-san. You will not.

Still too much? Ugh. Very well, very well, since you're so insistent about it, I'll go even smaller. I'll just throw tacks at people.

But that's my final offer!

You can throw tacks at the wall. The ceiling, even.

Oh, but I'll never learn without a moving target.

You should focus on hitting a solitary target first. Work up from there.

Hm, well, I suppose you are the teacher.

Indeed I am. Which means you would do well to listen.

Then it's a good thing I'm a great listener. And I will make sure to absorb this valuable lesson about who I can and cannot throw sharp objects at.

You're fair game, though, right? It'll keep you sharp.

You know what, Discord. By all means, just try.

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