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

[brokeforgood]

I love you, Per.

You an' your weird gross... [She gestures. Then just kindof. Flops into Peregrine's lap.]

[comeandfindme]

Weird gross wha- oh, hello.

[ With nothing to do she awkwardly starts patting Farrah's hair. ...And then won't stop? Oh she's stuck in a loop. ]

I love you too... Your hair's so soft, Farrah.

[brokeforgood]

Hell yeah it is-- [Don't mind her, she's just going to yank the ponytail holders out of her braids, so Peregrine can play with her hair to her heart's content.

They'll be abandoned in the photo dungeons, but this is the price we pay when we get high]

[comeandfindme]

[ RIP Farrah's hair ties. We miss you.

She's just. Gonna keep playing with it. ]

Now it's so wavy, ohh... [ Peregrine spends the next five minutes unbraiding Farrah's hair. She gets distracted and starts re-braiding it, forgetting what she was doing, and then going back to unbraiding. ]

[brokeforgood]

I have the best hair in the school. [Does she mean at Corey Giles, or here? Or both? Who cares. Farrah's just closing her eyes, happily humming.]

Per.... Peregrine....

I wish my dad married your mom.

[comeandfindme]

[ It's like a punch in the heart. Peregrine finds herself looking down at Farrah with the fondest smile. How soft and sweet she is, it reminds her a little of Rina.

She didn't know Farrah could be this...gentle. ]

Yeah. Yeah, that'd've been pretty cool, Farrah.

[brokeforgood]

Sooooooooooo cool. We could have met, before—- [ugh. she’s gonna ruin the vibe. She closes her eyes.]

You’re jus’ a really good friend and sister and listener.

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine thinks about her friends back home. Thinks about the uncertainty of their survival. Thinks about how that's her fault.

She doesn't stop smiling down at Farrah, but her eyes shine with tears. ]

I dunno...about all that...but I'm gonna try to be. Okay? I'm gonna...try to be a sister you deserve.

[brokeforgood]

[I want to be a good sister.

You’re not my sister!

Farrah shakes her head, to try and ignore the memory, and nuzzles her face against Peregrine’s shoulder.]

You already are.

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine wraps her arms around Farrah in a tight hug.

Tonight isn't for thinking about all that. Tonight is for unwinding, trying to find something happy, and good, and not feel the weight of every loss she's experienced— any of thme has experienced. For a single night, she'll stop dwelling, she'll let herself relax, and then tomorrow she'll go back to reality.

She runs a hand through Farrah's half-braided hair. ]

Lemme- lemme finish this, your hair's gonna be so wavy.

[brokeforgood]

[Farrah laughs, returning back to her previous pose and relaxing so Peregrine can return to her hair.]

You got it. Maybe Elle can help us spray it when I take it out.

[comeandfindme]

...That helps, right? I've never really...used spray on my hair.

[brokeforgood]

It helps it hold! So if you’ve got perfect ponytails before cheer, or perfect curls before a dance, you can spray em —- [Farrah makes a spraying noise with her mouth.]

Magic.

[comeandfindme]

I thought...that was just a thing in movies.

[brokeforgood]

No, Per, it's real, haven't you ever----

[Farrah sits up straight and whips around, looking to see if anyone's listening.

They all are, because it's such a small space and they're all cramed in here, but yeah, this is still the moment]

Per. I gotta tell you a secret.

[comeandfindme]

[ Oh. Oh, secret time? Peregrine leans in closer and nods expectantly. ]

Won't tell anyone. Swear.

[brokeforgood]

I know a lot about hairspray. Because... [She turns around to face Peregrine, holding both her shoulders and pushing their foreheads together.]

I was a pageant girl in elementary school.

[comeandfindme]

[ Very slowly, Peregrine's eyes widen. She lets out a long, quiet gasp. ]

Oh my god.

[brokeforgood]

Shhhhh-- It's a secret.

[comeandfindme]

Oh my god!!

Far- Farrah! You?? No!

[brokeforgood]

Me! Shhh, everyone’s gonna hear—- [She giggles.]

Tiny cowgirl outfits. With tutus.

[comeandfindme]

[ If she wants that to keep her quiet, she's doing a poor job! Peregrine can't help but giggle, very loudly. ]