Week Five

[stagemanagers]

[Last week, you had your very first minor body pileup! Granted, the Balladeer's death was entirely unrelated to anything, but at least he died as he lived - getting completely fucked up in some kind of carnival-themed hellscape. Only two days later, another terrible accident took Rina and Varian both from you. It's just been one of those weeks, huh? At least you got to add both of their corpses to your weird growing collection!

Again, you'll wake up this morning with another new snippet of memory. You'll also find that the stairs in the lobby are no longer blocked. You can only access one part of the second floor, but it seems like there's some neat stuff up there!

Outside, a few things seem to have changed. For one, the weather has turned - it'll be overcast this week, with periodic rain and even scattered thunderstorms. For another, the bushes around that rock out by the football field have bloomed. That's nice.

Get to it, friends! I'm sure everything will be fine this week!]


Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday

(( Be sure to submit your memory regain and your AC for this week! As always, Hester's office hours and the merch booth remain available. ))

Comments

cw: suicidal ideation implications

[mayavericks]

You don't need to apologize. Just... tell me --

Tell me
Just tell me you'll stay
You'll turn
You won't look away
You'll stay here
You'll never go

[comeandfindme]

Of course I feel the same
Hold on
Hold on and don't leave,
No space
Between you and me.
I'm staying,
So help me conquer the darkness.

[mayavericks]

[Maya's embrace tightens all the more. She buries her face in Peregrine's hair, while her fingers struggle to clutch at the fabric of her clothes.]

No more loss. It ends this week.

[comeandfindme]

[ What Maya catches is Peregrine's warm, warm cloak. Peregrine clings right back. She won't let go. ]

Whatever happens. We stick together.

[mayavericks]

Exactly.

[Maya's still clinging though. Maybe partially because Peregrine smells good? Listen, she'll take what she can get]

[comeandfindme]

[ Well, it's not like Peregrine's going to fight her. She leans into Maya's shoulder, taking slow breaths. ]

...I keep...crying on you.

[mayavericks]

I knew what I was getting myself into.

[Her grip loosens, just a little. Just enough to stroke through Peregrine's hair as a matter of reassurance.]

[comeandfindme]

[ Despite it all, Peregrine...almost smiles against her. ]

You did, huh?

[mayavericks]

No one just... runs away from a room quite like that unless they're actually upset.

I don't hold it against you, Peregrine.

[comeandfindme]

...Usually, I... I just get angry. Maybe the crying's a better sign.

[mayavericks]

I suppose that -- every day we are getting better?

[comeandfindme]

...Glass half-full.

[mayavericks]

Someone has to be the optimist of our group, right?

[comeandfindme]

Is it weird that...I didn't really expect it to be you?

[mayavericks]

I... would not have expected it of myself, either