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It's Curtains Mods ([personal profile] stagemanagers) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-06-20 01:01 am
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Week Four

[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.]


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! ))
alchemistake: (Sodium)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-24 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[It feels so uncomfortably hollow, how they're all expected to just go back to living normally after the death of a friend. It's fucked up how Varian has come to almost expect the routine- the death, the investigation, the trial- so to completely bypass that makes it feel like there's still more yet to come. The other shoe hasn't dropped despite the Balladeer no longer being with them. What he'd heard the Wizard say about him still echoes in the back of his mind.

Varian won't be very easily found on Thursday, mostly because- like many others- he's seeking to be alone. He will be in the Cafeteria briefly to find something to eat- a snack from concessions and a soda, definitely...nothing constituting a real meal, which might ring as a concern- before disappearing again.

Where he's actually going is the Scene Shop. He hasn't been there in a while due to his working on the car, but...he's here most of the early day, sitting among the parts and tools on an overturned box with a little chunk of wood he'd cut in his hand. He's not wearing gloves since what he's doing is more delicate work, the healing scar on his left hand visible when he turns it over to get the chisel he's scraping across the wood into the right place.

It looks like he's carving something, but it's in the early stages. Too difficult to make out what it might be just yet.]
samefacesyndrome: (52)

Cafeteria

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-24 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rina was already in the cafeteria, getting more stuff out of the regain machine, wondering if anything else of hers was in there. She only notices Varian showing up and getting some things after the machine had already given her a weird chunk of amber, which she is now holding in both hands and admiring.

When she realizes he's here she finally looks away from it. ]


Oh, Varian-kun.

[ ... ]

Is that all you're eating...?
alchemistake: (Lead)

Re: Cafeteria

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-25 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Varian looks over without lifting his head, then back down at the bottle in his hand.]

Yeah. I don't really ne-

[...

He does an almost literal double take, his neck aching with how quickly he looks back over at Rina standing at the vending machine.]


...what is that?
samefacesyndrome: (5)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-25 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Oh--

[ She lifts her hands up, showing him the amber. ]

The vending machine just gave it to me. Isn't it pretty?
alchemistake: (Cerium)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-25 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
["Varian"-

Varian feels his heart stop for a moment when Rina holds the amber up. He can see his reflection slightly in it from here, even though it's all lumpy and twisted. It's maybe even a bit sharp in a few places.

He thought...he had the only...]


...Rina- you need to get rid of that.

[He says it quickly, his voice clipped. The honorific is forgotten for the time being.]
samefacesyndrome: (41)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-25 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
Huh? Why?

[ That's... confusing. Isn't it just a rock? She moves to bring it closer to herself to have a better look. ]
alchemistake: (Indium)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-25 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[He isn't really...intending to, not yet, but it is sort via instinct that he starts to almost reach for it, like he's going to grab the amber out of her hand. He stops just short, his hand balling into a fist.]

Just- trust me, it's bad. You need to throw it away as soon as possible, do you understand?
samefacesyndrome: (9)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-25 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
But...

[ She wants to believe him but the way he isn't explaining anything is making her hesitate. How bad is it? Is there any way for her to get rid of it that won't cause trouble for someone else? ]
alchemistake: (Lutetium)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-25 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He needs to explain to her...what the deal is. But the truth of the matter is he simply doesn't have the emotional fortitude to handle it right now. It's not a conversation he wants to have.]

It's dangerous. That's all you need to know.
samefacesyndrome: (54)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-25 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
But I don't understand! Isn't it just a pretty rock?

[ Varian you're starting to freak her out. ]
alchemistake: (Tellurium)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-25 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
That's enough, Rina.

[It escapes him unintentionally. It's blurted, terse, and in the split second after even he looks shocked at himself.

Yes sir.

He leans back.]


I...just.

Please. Get rid of it.
samefacesyndrome: (17)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-25 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ As soon as she says that she flinches

And just

Drops it

Both literally and figuratively

The amber falls to the ground, bouncing with a "tink" a few times before settling. ]


I... okay.

[ She looks down at it just. Unsure what to do as her eyes begin to water. ]

Do... do you want to get rid of it?

Since you... know about it...
alchemistake: (Montoleum)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-25 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Varian stiffens visibly when the amber hits the ground, almost like he expects it to just explode and start spreading right then and there. When it doesn't...he'll eye it cautiously for a second before he quickly leans down and picks it up off the floor, stuffing it into his pocket.]

Yeah, I...yeah.

[The silence that follows is...more than a little awkward and uncomfortable, and Varian knows he's to blame. Even with Rina not being the best at expressions...

But he's still too spooked. Seeing the amber, again...]


If you see any more...don't keep it.
samefacesyndrome: (35)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-25 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ She watches him pick it up and then hugs her arms. ]

...Okay.

[ ... ]

Would you um...

Like me to bring you lunch... later?
Edited 2021-06-25 02:54 (UTC)
alchemistake: (Copernicium)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-25 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[The worst part is he's probably not actually going to throw it away, but keep it...along with the other piece he received. So he can keep an eye on it.

When she asks about bringing him lunch, though...his expression does soften a little, as he realizes he should maybe try to calm down at least a smidge.]


Of course. I'd like that a lot.

I'll probably be in the scene shop most of the day today, okay? So you can just...find me there.
samefacesyndrome: (9)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-25 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
O-Okay.

[ ....... ]

Um. Varian-kun?
alchemistake: (Ruddigaron)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-25 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Varian feels the knot already in the pit of his stomach twist painfully, at that. If only he'd just...]

Me too.

[Not good enough. But he'll turn and leave for the scene shop anyway, the amber burning a hole in his pocket.]
samefacesyndrome: (13)

[personal profile] samefacesyndrome 2021-06-26 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rina watches him leave, a painful feeling welling up in her chest... this horrible sense of dread. She knows this has been a hard week for everyone, but for Varian especially and it breaks her heart. She's noticed all the little things and how tense he's been, but yesterday she thought... she helped...

... ]


Happily wondering
Night after night
Is this how it works?
Am I doing it right?


[ She knows in the back of her mind that it's not her fault. Varian had a horrible dream and the motive and Balladeer's death yesterday have just made it worse. But she's still just an insecure teenager who's never been in a relationship before, and a part of her can't help but feel like it might be her fault. Maybe she shouldn't have even questioned anything just now. Just did as he said. Maybe she should be doing more... maybe she should be holding him more, talking more, singing more, anything.

Her legs feel weak so she crouches on the ground, burying her face in her knees as she hugs them close to herself. ]


Happy to listen
Happy to stay
Happily watching him drift away...
feudalladyshandmaid: (Hope)

scene shop CW: slight disassociation

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-06-25 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cassandra's in here for... It's hard to say why she's come this way. She's not completely certain herself. She was in her dorm, saw some... stuff, and now she's just. Moving about. Sooner or later, her feet bring her through the scene shop's doors.

Swords? Maybe she expects to find another prop sword. Yes, that's it.

She almost doesn't notice Varian is there. Watching him at work on something small and wooden for a full five seconds before... Well, something clicks.
]

What are you working on?
alchemistake: (Platinum)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-06-26 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Varian blinks, lifting his head because he genuinely hadn't realizd anyone came in. For a moment, he doesn't reply until he slowly looks back down at the lump in his hand, currently still pretty formless.]

I...dunno, yet.
feudalladyshandmaid: (Thumb)

[personal profile] feudalladyshandmaid 2021-07-03 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Formless is right. Cassandra can't wrap her head around what it's meant to be yet. If anything, it's just Varian doing a little bit of experimenting.]

Well... I'm sure it will look great.

[She fixes him with a look, wrapped in whatever concern she can scrounge up from the mire.]

How are you holding up?
alchemistake: (Montoleum)

[personal profile] alchemistake 2021-07-06 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[How is he holding up?

His thoughts flash to the auto shop, where he has a bottle of bleach and rubbing alcohol hidden beneath one of the shelves, tucked away where nobody would ever bother coming to look since he'd already volunteered to do the investigating there-

He closes his eyes hard for a moment, willing that thought away.]


I'm, uh. Holding up...

[Just barely.]

Just trying not to think, mostly.