Week Four

[stagemanagers]

[Last week, Gershwin High School Academy University saw its very first intentional murder! What a milestone! And right after Spongebob's No Murder party, too - that doesn't seem like it bodes very well for anybody's future.

You all wake up this morning with yet another new memory returned to you. You'll also find that the school's external doors have now unlocked. Congratulations! You're free! Unfortunately, you also seem to be entirely in the middle of nowhere. So maybe it's more of a symbolic victory.

Still, you should look around and do some investigation! Maybe you'll find a fun surprise.]

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INVESTIGATION ft. composer dad

[disharmonizes]

[Well. Wednesday happened. Not that he actually knew about this until the end, show him not to leave you all alone, geez.

He's trying to be good today and stick with his buddy, so, it's two Dads out and about. And with more coins, Discord decides they should stop by the vending machine. There's some things of interest there, like the photo which... well, he'll have to find Peregrine and give this to her.

Then he puts in another coin and has about half a second where he can see brown feathers and--]

...Is that an--

[And thus does an owl fly right into Discord's face. Down he goes.

...After all

that

Dad Squad will eventually make their way to the choir room, for some investigating. Discord immediately just starting to turn things over and toss them aside. Not at all methodical. Salieri stop him.]

Choir Room

[stagemanagers]

[So...what, are we just throwing chairs and shit around?]

[violentenvies]

[He'll get an annoyed noise from Salieri, who maybe almost gets hit in the head with a chair]

Cut that out! [snapped] I know you won't sustain any brain damage if you get hit with a flying chair due to there being nothing up there but hot air, but I, for one, would very much like to avoid such an injury!

[He is going to be gently turning the chairs over to look, and then setting them back down].

[disharmonizes]

Maybe a chair to the head would be helpful. Knock all those pesky lost memories back into place.

[well he liked his plan. fine, he'll also be actually turning chairs over, he GUESSES.]

[stagemanagers]

[Five chairs have a large X carved in the bottom, almost large enough to cover the entire thing.]

[violentenvies]

Five of them...[murmured, as he picks up those chairs specifically and sets them aside, face down, lined up against the wall, the bottoms clearly visible--then he turns back to the rest of them.]

I wonder... [what the heck. He goes and sits in one of them, giving it a minute or two before checking the bottom of it]

[stagemanagers]

[Still there! As you're moving the chairs, if you grab it by the seat, your fingers will brush the X underneath.]

[violentenvies]

[Alright. Then he'll stand and move to one of the unmarked chairs and sit in that and repeat the exercise, seeing if an "X" appears on the bottom]

[disharmonizes]

Well, this is the most boring game of musical chairs I've ever seen.

[Discord's not here to help, he's here to be a pain]

photo!!!

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine isn't out much today? But if Discord finds her, it's probably when she's making her own trip to the vending machine. She has just...so, so many coins.

She catches him after the Owl Fiasco, so— ]

Wow. What happened to you?

[disharmonizes]

I was assaulted by an owl, if you can believe it.

They really will just put anything in that machine!

[comeandfindme]

Another animal? Really?

[ Wizard, WHY? ]

Where is it now? Did you just let it fly off?

[disharmonizes]

Of course. It's probably out terrorizing people right now. Hunting Varian's little raccoon friend, perhaps.

[comeandfindme]

...I think Ruddiger's too fat to be carried away by an owl.

[ wow the boy's dying tomorrow you don't have to kill his pet too— ]

Get anything else interesting?

[disharmonizes]

Then the owl will have a great workout.

But... yes, actually, I believe I've got something of yours. [He snaps his fingers and the photo he got appears in the air, gently floating Peregrine's away.] I figured you would want that and not have it sitting in a pile with the rest of the junk I got.

[comeandfindme]

Of mine? [ Oh. She sees the photo floating towards her and, a little hesitantly, she grabs it. The curious expression fades to something somber, though, once she sees the subject. ] Oh. Oh, uh... Yeah, this is mine all right.

Thanks.

[disharmonizes]

...Different times?

[Not that he knows a lot here, but it's Peregrine so probably there's a lot of emotional baggage involved.]

Owl

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[This bird is?? so confused?? Where is it? Who are you??? Why is this happening. It's really not getting any better, just a lot of hovering in place and slightly-panicked hooting.

Panicked hooting that's definitely causing a noise disturbance, so, it's only a matter of time before someone comes investigating.]

What's with all the- [GASP] Owl!

[Hoo?? His head rotates a full 180 degrees coming to rest on... she!! With Discord seemingly forgotten, Owl swoops down the hall and settles cleanly on his owner's outstretched arm.]

[disharmonizes]

[Discord is just going to clear his throat and brush himself up. It's fine, he's fine, he definitely didn't just get owlsaulted.

Who would win: an ancient chaos being or one (1) hooty boi.]

Are you just excited about birds or is that owl's name actually just Owl.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[Clearly Owl is the winner. His mom has trained him super well.

Know what this calls for? Scritches under Owl's fluffy chin. Did you owlsault a lord of chaos? Oh yes you did.]

"Owl" is his name. And he's my best friend.

[Owl hoots affirmingly. Best "animal" friend, but nevertheless.]

[disharmonizes]

...Well, ten out of ten for creativity.

[Terrible beast. Awful. You have made a powerful enemy today, Owl.]

Any other avian friends I should know about or is the vending machine once again safe for the public?

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Yeah, yeah. It's not, like.....

[She's actually trying to come up with a name. Lord help her.]

Okay, it's not creative! But it's his name, okay? I named him a long time ago.

[Owl looks at Discord. He points to his eyes with two claws, then points at the man.]

[disharmonizes]

What a... pleasant little animal friend. Reminds me of a rabbit I know that's equally delightful.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Oh?

Was the great and powerful "Lord of Chaos" bullied by a rabbit?

[disharmonizes]

Yes, well, I'm supposed to be mindful of his needs and how he gets grumpy when he hasn't had his carrots.

[He's definitely quoting there.]

Terrible little beast.