Week Three

[stagemanagers]

[Last week, some shit went down! Salieri's scene went off without a hitch, but the good mood didn't last. The first motive was a bit of a doozy, and yet it didn't even have anything to do with the eventual accidental death of Mumble Happyfeet! At least Sissi was already pretty much dating Death anyway, right? She's probably fine, wherever she is.

This week, new menus have been posted in the cafeteria. But, more importantly, it seems that other new information has emerged. Everyone wakes on Sunday with some new memories - or are they old ones? - floating around in their heads. Maybe there was something to your discussions of time travel after all. Maybe there was someting to the Wizard's knowledge of the future.

Regardless, you're still stuck in here. At least there's some new places to explore this week. Maybe you'll find something helpful.]

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday

(( Be sure to submit your memory regains and your AC for this week! Hester's office hours and the merch booth also remain available! ))

Comments

[comeandfindme]

[ "I was so scared!"
"I'm okay, mom. I'm okay."

The dream—the memories— that's changed some things. Peregrine keeps going over it in her mind, and she's not...okay, so to speak, but the way she holds herself is less...closed off? It's weird. This is weird.

The point is, yesterday she spent most of her time processing that, and doing a cursory look over the place. Today, she's going to really dig in and explore. She spends some time in the Auto Shop, not really looking at the car or anything, but instead trying to jerryrig a way to get that garage door open! ...It does not work. But feel free to find her with a crowbar, or staring very intently at that hydraulic car lift! ]

...We could always...maybe if that lift in the scene shop...

[ Later, before the meeting, she's got a lot of coins, so. Vending machine it is. Maybe that'll give her something she can use to get that garage door open!

It does not. It gives her a lot of things!! But none of them seem useful in the way she wants. She gets a particularly startling surprise when a whole deer comes flying at her— no. No wait, that's a fake deer. Like you'd use in a play. Peregrine lets out a shaky laugh, because she was totally not scared, and pushes it over. ]

Fake deer. Stupid fake deer. What's...

[ She'll spend a little time there, gathering up just all of this, separating them into food, clothes, etc. before she starts moving it all back into her room. Her trunk's getting kind of full... Maybe she should start actually getting rid of some of this stuff. ]

Vending Machine

[mcfife]

[Angus is stopping by the vending machine for his own collection, pauses at the fake deer, and glances at the items Peregrine is gathering up. She looks like she has most of his under control, and in most cases, he would leave her be until she picks up a knife-]

What do you have there?!

[Immediately falling on his knees to make sure that this - not this of all things - is in possession of The Wizard.]

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine jumps back, almost dropping the knife. ]

It's- it's just plastic, man, chill!!

[mcfife]

[His arm snaps out to grab for the handle. She can't accidentally cut herself with this, he can't bear to lose another person.]

Are you sure? It's not the real thing? [Grabbing it anyway, horrified that she'll be wrong and...huh. It's not wood. He swears the handle was made of wood. Angus visibly relaxes.]

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine pulls her hands back. Slightly annoyed, she frowns. ]

You know, I've handled a lot of knives before. I know what I'm doing. [ She holds up her hands as proof, with the callouses and the healing cuts that she'd showed off at the trial. ]

[mcfife]

But not this knife. [He gingerly touches the plastic blade, tracing the carvings on the side.] Thankfully, it's not the real Knife of Evil, but it could have been terrible if it were.

[comeandfindme]

I'm sorry, the what?

[ Peregrine is too normal for this what the fuck ]

vending machine

[samefacesyndrome]

[ Rina wanted to investigate the vending machines some more but oh boy, there's Peregrine with a whole bunch of... stuff. ]

Peregrine-san, would you like some help...?

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine, for the record, has pushed over the deer. The Sonic the Hedgehog plush sits atop it, like a king. ]

I can take a few trips... [ ... ] But yeah, honestly. If you've got a hand to spare.

[samefacesyndrome]

Okay!

[ She moves to start gathering things but... very quickly spots SANIC. ]

Hm?

[ She reaches out for him to get a better look. ]

Oh, it's Sonic! That's so cute!

[ > v < ]

[comeandfindme]

Huh? Oh, yeah, guess so. [ The running hedgehog... Peregrine isn't super into video games but she still recognizes it. ]

Do you want him?

[samefacesyndrome]

[ !

She looks at Peregrine, eyes just slightly wider. ]

I-I would like one but... it's yours! A-Are you sure I can have him?

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine waves her hands. ]

I was never a stuffed animal kinda girl to begin with, it's fine. Besides, looks like you really want it, right?

auto shop

[yourattention]

Maybe we should use the bomb here.

[He's leaning against one of the support columns in the room, spinning a wrench in his hand.]

Easier to contain than in the lobby.

[comeandfindme]

At least then something would open this thing.

[ The latest crowbar attempt having failed, Peregrine oh-so-maturely kicks the garage door. ]

...You really think that's a good idea? The whole bomb thing?

[yourattention]

[He stops spinning the wrench and wobbles his hand.]

Ehhh. In the bigger picture, probably not? But what else are we gonna do, you know? [He tosses the wrench back in the toolbox he got it from.] By the way, I got something from the vending machine you might like.

cw: animal bits why is she like this

[comeandfindme]

[ Okay, he has a point, so says the begrudging way she tilts her head and nods.

And then: ] What? …Is it gonna be another deer skin? ‘Cause I’m kinda having a hard time finding places to put the stray flesh.

[yourattention]

Okay, first of all: gross. Second of all, no.

[He bends down and raches behind him to grab what's clearly a storage box from the costume room that used to hold makeup or something in it. He's tied ribbon around it to make it look like it's an actual present.

Anyway, he holds that out for her to take.]

And a very merry unbirthday to you, Peregrine Wells.

[comeandfindme]

[ He's in a much better mood today, isn't he? That alone makes Peregrine smile, somewhat in relief. It fades to flattered surprise when he produces an honest-to-god gift. ]

Connor, what? [ She takes it after a moment, not wanting to leave him hanging. ] You coulda just given it to me.

Vending Machine

[themuseabandonsyou]

[ Orpheus happens by, still looking haunted after the events of last week. He almost doesn't stop, just waving with a quiet "Hi, Peregrine" on his way to the kitchen, but first the entire gods-damned prop deer catches his eye, then the vending machine ejects something that looks kind of familiar. He stops, standing at the edge of the pile of assorted garbage, looking at the white apron lying on top of it. ]

Huh. Do you mind if I... [ he reaches out for it, looking to Peregrine for approval. It came out during her go at the machine, so he figures she has a sort of claim to it. ]

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine's sorting through her things, fully expecting Orpheus to just leave. When he doesn't... ]

Huh? Uhh, yeah, knock yourself out. You recognize it.

[themuseabandonsyou]

I think I do. [ he says, picking it up. Yep, there's that faded wine stain that looks kind of like a weird sphinx if you squint at it just right that he could never get out no matter how many times he washed it. It's his, all right. ] This is from my job, back home. I wonder why it was in there? Aside from, um. The obvious.

[ Wizards. ]

[comeandfindme]

Why's anything we might recognize here? To freak us out, probably. [ But. She frowns, really deeply. ] This is really just...yours?

[ The deer skins are one thing, but. ] He's just snatching our stuff.

[themuseabandonsyou]

[ Orpheus nods. ] It's definitely mine. It's just an apron, though? There are things that would worry me a lot more if they were in there.

[ Not that he has much in the way of personal possessions, but this is a weird pull. ]

[comeandfindme]

[ She shrugs with a frown. ]

There's nothing...special about it? Like, nothing at all?