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

[yourattention]

Has to be that she's not 21. So, 20?

[violentenvies]

Twenty. That is rather young. [a frown] Not younger than several here, obviously, but certainly younger than I first suspected.

[yourattention]

Yeah, she's not that old really. We're about the same age.

[violentenvies]

[he nods at that]

Indeed. It furthers the thought that she might be just as trapped as we are.

[yourattention]

I told Varian that, like. When you observe an experiment, interact with it the way Hester is, it changes the whole thing. So I definitely think she's as much of a victim as we are. Brainwashed somehow, maybe.

[violentenvies]

Brainwashed? [he's not entirely sure what that means] What does that entail exactly.

[yourattention]

Like... she was convinced that this was something else or it wasn't real, you know? It would explain why she got so fucked up after the trial and all.

[brokeforgood]

She said she didn't know how bad my photo was, too.

I believe her.

[yourattention]

So she's not even the one picking out our incentives? Damn. That's more fucked up than I thought.

[violentenvies]

That truly means that she is little more than a messenger.

[violentenvies]

[that'll garner a frown out of him as he glances sideways at Connor at that]

I...would've thought I would say the same. However... [he trails off a bit, looking slightly troubled]

...I went to see her that evening nearing the end of the gathering. Though during the trial she was clearly distressed and upset, when I visited her she seemed calm. Eerily so.

She still looked distressed in terms of her dress and make up, but she herself seemed unaffected.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[WELL.... that's ominous!]

Maybe she's good at hiding her true feelings?

[violentenvies]

No, she isn't. [he says that with absolute certainty.]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Well, that's... [Cassandra breathes out, searching.] ...Different from what I expected, I guess.

But I still don't like it.

[employeeoftheyear]

She seemed pretty upset at the trial, right? I can't imagine she'd be able to bounce back like that.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

You could be right. Maybe she feels just as bad about this as the rest of us.

I just don't know if I trust it.... yet.

[yourattention]

......... Okay, so brainwashed through magic means and not just regular cult shit. Good to know? [He seems distressed about this.] Hey, are we sure Hester's, like, a real person?

[violentenvies]

I...not entirely.

Are you suggesting she's more like the Balladeer?

[yourattention]

Uh, well. Maybe that too but I was thinking more like. A robot. A computer in human form. You know. Hashtag just regular murder school things.

[tellthestory]

I think it's fairly likely. Not everyone like me is...I mean, some are more...person-y.

[People seem to get upset when he calls himself "not a real person", but there's a real distinction there!]

I'd meant to try talking to her more this week anyway. I'll see if I can figure that much out, at least.

[brokeforgood]

No, I'm pretty sure she's a real person. She had school pictures.

[violentenvies]

One more thing to clarify...her voice had a dream-like quality to it, as though she'd just woken up from a nap.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

I can believe it. I have a friend who's around that age. [...] In another time or place, they probably would have gotten along.

[violentenvies]

Her position and age make it difficult to ignore that she is somehow a player in this game as well, simply with different rules.

[employeeoftheyear]

[Spongebob is... overly chipper about this.]

Hey we're about the same age then!

[They can be buddies!!!]