itscurtains | Week Five

[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. ))

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[ Eurydice's reaction to the blackout is a mix of this was bound to happen sooner or later and I should've known.

She doesn't spend too much time thinking about it, though. Luckily, the machine already gave her a candle, and she uses that as a light. She pockets a few books of matches, and then, after making sure Orpheus is okay, wanders around the school to make sure everyone else is accounted for. Between the dim light of her candle and the large costume room coat she likes to wear, she looks a little like a ghost. She's pretty quiet, too, so hopefully she doesn't startle you!

Around lunchtime, she'll gather some of her rations from the girl's locker room and bring them down to the cafeteria. ]

What kind of beans? I've got kidney, I've got black, I've got great northern...just don't eat them all at once. We don't know how long this is gonna last.

[After finishing her scolding of.... anyone who will listen, Maya sits down to sort of... scowl into the middle distance. She spots Eurydice, though, and heads over to take a look at what all she's got going on.

She sort of... makes a face when she sees the offering, even if she tries to play it off.]

I... really did not think the food hoarding would be necessary.

It's not hoarding. It's preparation.

[ It's hoarding. Eurydice catches that face, and raises an eyebrow in return. ]

I've also got green beans, but those aren't nearly as filling.

The green beans. Those would be fine. [A beat.] Thank you. And I did not mean that as an insult. It's... a boon, truly. Thank you.

No problem. [ As a token of Eurydice's goodwill, Maya will receive two (2!) cans of green beans. Enjoy. ]

...Are you okay? You seem kind of on edge. [ more so than usual. ] Is the dark bothering you?

[Maya glances at Eurydice, and then down to her twiddling fingers.]

Ever since the ghosts, I have been... on edge.

Do you...not like ghosts?

[ or is more of a mourning dead friends situation? Eurydice honestly isn't sure. either of those are perfectly upsetting. ]

[Well... since they're all stuck there and there's no such thing as secrets anymore.]

I have... Never liked them. I am. Afraid, even.

[ Eurydice nods, sympathetic. ]

I get that. But you know there's nothing to be afraid of, right? I mean, look at Farrah and I. You aren't scared of us.

Farrah is... different. And you --

[Hang on.]

Wait. Eurydice-san, what are you saying?

I'm dead. [ Said very matter-of-fact. ] Been that way for at least a week.

This is -- The first you have said of this.

[It's hardly surprising, considering what she knows of Eurydice's story. However --]

Does Orpheus-san know?

[ a bitter huff of a laugh. ]

Oh, trust me. He knows. He's trying to bring me back to the living world -- or at least, that's the last thing we remember.

That's... Good then.

[Funny, how she doesn't sound too convinced. How could she, knowing what she does of their story.]

I don't think he will let you down.

[ ............what's with that tone of voice? ]

I don't think he will, either. I know he doesn't plan on it. But it's a lot to ask of someone. [ a beat. ] Something still on your mind?

Oh -- [She shakes her head.]

It just... reminds me of a story I read when I was a child. It had something of a sad ending.

[ oh. huh. ] Well, it's just a story, right? Real life is a lot more complicated.

[ ... ]

What happened, at the end?

You're right, of course. Just look at all of this.

[Vague motions at... everything.]

I would rather not taint this place with any more sad stories. I can... Tell you once we are free of this place.

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[ Peregrine's got her big ol' backpack for the emergency supplies with her. ]

I shouldn't be surprised... Thanks, Eurydice. This'll take our emergency rations from three days to...at least a week.

[ Oh, good, Peregrine gets it! She'll get a can of kidney beans because those are tastiest by themselves and Eurydice likes her. She'll also get a little jar of applesauce. ]

Don't mention it. Hopefully we won't have to last that long, but... [ she shrugs. ] Figured this would happen. Hopefully it's not meant to encourage anything.

[ aw. c: applesauce too? ]

I don't...think so? I'd be more sure but, like...that lightning the other night wasn't a coincidence. Who knows what else the Wizard can do?

[ applesauce too, because she cares c: ]

Oh, that was definitely a warning. Maybe this is...a punishment? [ She bites at her lip a little. ] Orpheus and I have been assuming he's like a god, and since this seems to be more or less his, domain, he can probably do anything. Or most things.

Like a god?

[ That's a starkly horrifying and sobering realization for Peregrine. ]

If he can do all of this... Even create this whole place for us... Maybe so.

[ sure does suck! ]

Yeah. That's why... [ gods, she can't believe she's saying this, but: ] ...we gotta stick together. We're stronger that way.

[ ...Huh. From Eurydice, this really does mean a lot. ]

You're right. No one can go through all of this alone.