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. ))

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[fourbutts]

[ well that doesn't sound like a very nice thing for parents to teach a girl but you know what we're not talking about trauma on cute roof date-

Oh, it's time to tease Peregrine, okay. ]

There's a chance, yes
If we can do this, well, then you can do that
And then you'll dance
Hit it out of the park

[ ... she couldn't think of other lyrics for that line, maybe, it's fine. ]

[comeandfindme]

[ oh no they're making this into a number now?! oh no!!

Peregrine waves her free hand back and forth. ]

I don't dance—
I mean, I can't.
There's not a chance, oh!

[ Wait, if she sings along this becomes a whole thing— ]

Maya, Janis, noo, this isn't going to be a thing, it's fine, the- the roof's probably wet, that's a safety...hazard...?

[ ......is she shy?? is she just shy??? ]

[mayavericks]

Peregrine.

[Maya's expression smooths, mood sobering just a little. She keeps a hand extended, but at least she looks a little less teasing about it all?]

Take my hand, take a breath
Pull me close and take one step
Keep your eyes locked on mine
And let the music be your guide

[fourbutts]

[ Janis hangs off to the side, sort of... shaking her limbs out, providing some backing vocals. Sometimes it's okay for a song to at least start off as a duet - though she is absolutely waiting for a turn. ]

Won't you promise us?

[comeandfindme]

[ More than a little nervous, Peregrine looks from Maya to Janis and back again. ]

Now won't you promise me
That you'll never forget?

[ Tentatively, she takes Maya's hand. ]

[mayavericks]

We'll keep dancing

[She pulls Peregrine closer, so that they're face to face and she can rest a hand on Peregrine's hip.]

Please keep dancing...

[She glances at Janis, smiling as she does. Just say the word, and she'll trade off.]

[fourbutts]

Wherever we go next...

[ Nah, for right now she's here to provide accompaniment while you get things started! ]

It's like catching lightning
The chances of finding someone like you...

[comeandfindme]

[ It's funny, she's practically cried in Maya's lap before but this amount of contact makes Peregrine somewhat flushed. She lightly scoots back with a smile, looking from her feet to Maya's face and back, letting Maya lead her. ]

It's one in a million,
The chances of feelin' the way we do...

[mayavericks]

And with every step together

[Maya steps forward, coaxing Peregrine with her. Then she slides to the right. It's just a simple waltz for now, nothing too terrible. She glances up at Peregrine, just to make sure that she knows she's doing well.]


We just keep on gettin' better

[fourbutts]

[ Janis watches, then after a moment extends a hand. ]

So can I have this dance?
Can I have this dance?

[comeandfindme]

Can I have this dance?

[ Peregrine reaches her hand out to take Janis's, stumbling only a little. ]

Take my hand, you take the lead,
And every turn will be safe I see.

[mayavericks]

[Maya lifts Peregrine's hand to her lips, pressing a kiss to the back of it before releasing her to Janis.]

Don't be afraid, afraid to fall

[She steps back, allowing them their moment.]

[fourbutts]

[ Janis takes her, arm around her waist. It's a less fancy dance, but it's still a dance, and she's still holding Peregrine close. She smiles. ]

You know I'll catch you through it all.

[comeandfindme]

[ Oh!! A kiss... That is definitely a reason she kind of stumbles. Janis, as promised, catches her, and she fights back an actual giggle. ]

And you can't keep—

[mayavericks]

[It's impossible to look away. They both look about as happy as Maya currently feels. It shouldn't be possible in a place like this, to feel like her heart is so full. But, there they are.

She picks up where Peregrine's voice lapses.]

A thousand miles can't keep us apart

[fourbutts]

[ Janis turns Peregrine around into a spin. ]

'Cause my heart is
Wherever you are

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine keeps laughing, definitely almost losing her footing as Janis spins her—yet, she's not afraid right now. She's not alone.

She joins in with Janis: ]

Wherever you are!

It's like catching lightning,
The chances of finding someone like you...

[mayavericks]

[Maya does step forward, just a little. Just to make sure that no one falls, that Peregrine doesn't go too far. Hadn't they only just promised to not let her fall?]

It's one in a million
The chances of feelin' the way we do.

[fourbutts]

[ Janis grins, pulling Peregine in close for a few steps. She's... she's having fun. Full, unabashed fun, with two girls she likes very much. ]

And with every step together
We just keep on getting better

[comeandfindme]

[ She stops spinning, her hair twirling around her, in her face, and looks up at Janis. Maya's presence is closely felt. When Peregrine sings, it's to both of them. ]

So can I have this dance?
Can I have this dance?

[mayavericks]

[Peregrine Wells. Janis Sarkisian. Both have always been incredibly beautiful women. Yet in the near five full weeks that have passed, neither have looked as beautiful as this. She can't even be sure if she's seen Peregrine smile like this in some time.

So Maya does something stupid. She's always danced fluidly. She's always known her steps, and always charged forward with confidence. Yet she holds her hand out as if she might join them, as if they could somehow dance together comfortably as a trio.

Hell, maybe they could. Right now, Maya might as well believe anything.]

Can I have this dance?

[fourbutts]

[ It takes a bit of doing, but... Janis is pretty sure she can adapt to this, so long as the steps are simple. Which should make it easy for Peregrine. So she reaches her own hand out to Maya.

There's three of them, and they can make this work. ]

Oh, no mountain's too high
And no ocean's too wide

[comeandfindme]

[ The three of them, all dancing together. The least experienced of all of them, Peregrine has little ability to improvise. Instead, she has to go with the flow and trust that the other two have her back.

Which, she does. Peregrine trusts them. She trusts a lot of people here, more than she ever thought she would.

She reaches for Maya's other hand, singing with Janis. Almost defiantly, she looks to the sky; the Wizard can't keep them apart, not the three of them, not their friends who have passed. They'll find a way to save them. Right here, in this moment, that's what Peregrine can fully believe. ]

'Cause together or not, our dance won't stop!
Let it rain, let it pour!

[mayavericks]

[Maya can't help the giddy, delighted laugh that bursts from her lips. Her fingers intertwine with both of her partners, falling into step with them. Thankfully, she keeps her own steps simple -- no tripping anyone up here. She doesn't need to showboat with them. She doesn't need to be the top star with them. She can be just be Maya Tendo, a stupid teenage girl who is equally as stupid with love and is currently dancing in a bunch with two incredible women.]

What we have is worth fighting for
You know I believe that we were meant to be, yeah

[fourbutts]

[ Janis looks from Peregrine to Maya, laughing. Just... laughing. She's happy enough to laugh, no jokes, nothing. Just... herself. The person she wants to be. ]

It's like catching lightning
The chances of finding someone like you
It's one in a million
The chances of feeling the way we do