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

[howtheworldwas]

Mmm. Yeah. Farrah has great hair. [ a beat. ] You're great, too.

[comeandfindme]

My hair...?

[howtheworldwas]

Well, yeah, that too. [ Eurydice smiles, which doesn't tend to happen as much when she's sober! ] You're like....I never had a sister, or anything like that. But if I did, it'd be nice if it was you.

[comeandfindme]

[ Oh.

Oh, Peregrine stares for a moment and then just lights up completely. ] It's nice! I mean. I've never had a sister either? But...

Jacob was always really, really serious. Even when we were kids. He was a lot like you.

[howtheworldwas]

[ Later, Eurydice will be thinking about this a lot, but right now, she just feels so happy that Peregrine agrees! ]

Yeah, well. It's a tough world out there! You gotta be careful. I like this stuff, though. It's nice not to feel so serious right now.

[comeandfindme]

Yeah... Yeah... [ Peregrine slumps against the closest wall. ] I've had a knot in my back for like...ever. But now I'm just relaxed. I wonder if Jacob would've liked this stuff too.

[howtheworldwas]

Maybe. Was he worried all the time? I like not being so worried.

[comeandfindme]

Sometimes. ...Maybe all the time? I don't know. He was always keeping stuff to himself.

[howtheworldwas]

[ eurydice nods. that makes sense. ] Yeah. Talking to people is hard. This stuff makes it easier, though!

[comeandfindme]

Uh huh... ...I don't think you usually talk this much. It's nice.

[howtheworldwas]

I don't! [ she lies down on the ground, because why not. ] Before this place, I barely talked to anyone. Except Orpheus. But you guys are pretty good people. [ wow, so gushy. ]

[comeandfindme]

Really? Wow… But…you know so much, and you’re so smart, wouldn’t everyone wanna… [ Peregrine purses her lips. ] Mm… No, no I get that. People don’t, like… They get scared of people they don’t understand. I like talking to you, but it’s okay if you don’t wanna talk that much, I get it.

[howtheworldwas]

Mmm. It's sorta like that? When I first ran away, I met a bunch of people I thought were really nice, but they weren't. I got to travel with them for a while, before they stole most of my stuff and ran, one night. [ she frowns, shakes her head. gods, she hasn't thought about that particular experience in forever. ] I barely made it through that winter, and then after that, I kinda stopped talking to people.

[ wow, that's a downer! time to lean into that relaxed feeling and try to laugh it off. ] So I guess I'm the scared one. Weird, right?

[comeandfindme]

[ Wow! Oops! ]

Ohh my gosh I didn't mean to say... No I wouldn't talk to people either, if...

[howtheworldwas]

[ Eurydice waves her hand back and forth a little, clearly trying to be reassuring. ]

Nah, don't worry about it! You didn't know. I'm kinda glad you didn't, honestly? Means you're staying safe.

[comeandfindme]

Well, yeah, it's never- like, that's never happened to me, but- but I didn't mean to say... I didn't think you'd be scared of anything. ...Or...like...scared of anything that's not...practical.

[howtheworldwas]

[ Eurydice actually smiles at that. ]

Well, that's probably good! I try not to let people know about that. But you're a good person, and I'm not so worried about things, right now? [ she puts a finger up to her lips. ] You can keep a secret, yeah?

[comeandfindme]

[ As if she's a little kid, Peregrine goes very alert and nods her head seriously. Her self-assured, grown-up attitude doubles around to make her seem like the kid she hasn't let herself be since her brother died. ]

Yeah! My lips are sealed, promise!