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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(( 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

[brokeforgood]

What can I say? I like to add my own personal touch to things.

Clark’s was that he died instantly, crashing his car because he couldn’t stop looking at his own hair in the rear-view mirror. But then I felt sad and petty, and realized I shouldn’t death wish Annleighs boyfriend, no matter how perfect his hair is, just because she pays more attention to him than me.

[violentenvies]

Probably not, in this circumstance. Though admittedly, I do enjoy some of these. [he reaches out to tap one of the Riley ones]

[brokeforgood]

Yeah. I have to say, I’m most proud of those. I know you’re not, like, supposed to wish death on others, but…

She’s earned it.

1/2

[violentenvies]

[he huffs out a sigh] I suppose as the responsible adult, I should be telling you that something like this is wrong, love and forgiveness, et cetera et cetera.... [he waves a hand a bit, as if to brush all that off.]

And in most situations, I might hold to that somewhat.

Publicly.

2/2

[violentenvies]

[lmao yep he sure is pulling a pencil out of his inner jacket pocket, arching an eyebrow at her]

May I?

[brokeforgood]

Publicly. [She echoes him, but keeps the grin plastered across her face. She knows she’s about to get something good, so she nods, and slides the book to him.]

But with me, you’re free to be a menace.

[violentenvies]

What can I say, you bring it out in me.

[With a moment of thought, he writes out: "Lady Braebrook chokes on her soup by inhaling it as she slurps it too loudly."]

[brokeforgood]

[Farrah can’t help herself— she snorts.]

Oh, that’s good. Super un-ladylike.

[violentenvies]

[he can't help but smirk at that]

My, this is even more cathartic than I thought. Perhaps I should follow your example, even.

[he pauses... and then adds "Lord Braebrook steps out into the street and gets hit by passing carriage, in comeuppance for how many times he's purposefully told his driver to splash people walking by."]

[brokeforgood]

[Farrah laughs again, gently swatting at his shoulder.]

You’re awful! I can’t believe I thought you were a stuffy old man, look at this shit! I’m a terrible influence. [She sounds every bit delighted by it, though. She’s been called it before, and it always felt either miserable or like complete bullshit— but in this, she can delight.]

[violentenvies]

[the swat makes him chuckle, smirking]

My dear, I've spent my days in Court. If I could paint "petty" as a place, that would be it. [drawled...and then after a moment, adds: "Lord Reinhardt is hit in the head with a mannequin for crimes against fashion."]

[brokeforgood]

[Farrah snickers at his addition.]

Sounds like high school. Or maybe facebook. Either way. I didn’t expect you to be so—-

[violentenvies]

So? [Salieri arches an eyebrow, amused, encouraging her to finish that sentence]

[brokeforgood]

Sooooo… [She draws it out, trying to pick the right word.] … Bitchy? But in a good way.

[violentenvies]

[that startles a huff of laughter out of him]

Thank you. I've never been called that before. [...] At least, not to my face. But I'll take the compliment.

[brokeforgood]

It is a compliment. I love it. [It makes her swell with pride— he’s not just funny, but any time she sees a flicker of his slightly improper side, it fills her with hope. He’s brilliantly imperfect. And he’s doing okay. It makes her think that she’ll be okay someday too. That… she might get a chance to grow up just like she should.]

[violentenvies]

[Salieri's expression softens at that, and he's reaching out to set a hand on her knee]

I love that about you, also.

[brokeforgood]

So-- I can keep it? [She gestures to the empty death note.]

I'll leave the guns in exchange.

[violentenvies]

Yes, I suppose so. Though only if you let me look at your additions later. [he smirks] And perhaps occasionally let me add some of my own.

[brokeforgood]

Okay. It’s a deal. Though, fair warning, I could fill both books with Chess and Riley death threats.

[violentenvies]

[that makes him chuckle] I would expect nothing else.

[he pauses, for a moment, considering]

...additionally, I'd like to talk to you about the meeting.

[brokeforgood]

[Oh. Shit.

We have a few options here.

1) Stop, drop everything, run.
2) Pretend we don’t know what’s going on.
3) Talk to him like a grownup.]

[brokeforgood]

Oh, yeah? What about it? [Tossing her braids back casually. Yeah, okay. Option 2.]

[violentenvies]

[uh huh]

You said you checked on whether a suicide would count.

[brokeforgood]

… Yeah. I asked H. [She sounds guilty, but only a little.]

I’ve made a lot of mistakes. I could undo the fall. Or maybe just undo my reaction to it. Or maybe I could make it so Annleigh’s dad caught his cancer sooner, and she never even met me, and I never went to that school—— I’ve already died once. So, I asked H. And she said it would count. But that… everyone would still need to vote.

So it was a no go. It’s not worth it, if it means all of you would have had to die too.