WEEK 2 MINGLE - ARTEMISIA

[foundationmods]

Things had changed so rapidly in the past few days.

The loss of two of them hung over like a shroud, made even worse by the fact that an innocent person had been executed.

Was this....how the rest of the game was going to go...?🗈

....Even if it was, there wasn't much they could do now. Yuuko herself hasn't shown up in public since the trial, and while some have talked to her, she's been...subdued.

Did the trial hurt her just as much as them?

Regardless, the island is still beautiful, if deadly. Summer continues, beaming down on all of them, the waves of the sea warm and inviting.

But even if things look bleak...

They have something in their hands that will soon lead to the Truth, and the heart of this matter.

And in the air...lies a heavy sense that everything is about to change.

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Re: A RETURN...?

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Anyone wandering into the library this fine morning will find someone unexpected browsing the shelves. The outfit is new and a little more formal than usual, but she sure looks familiar.]

[literalidiotball]

[So, uh. Wheatley was under the impression someone died again, so he's checking the rooms for bodies.

He was not expecting to see someone who should be dead.]

Uh... Hello? Who are you, and why do you look like Karen?

[oceanicbutterfly]

[She stops what she's doing, and turns around to face Wheatley, revealing red eyes (not pictured).]

Like who?

[literalidiotball]

[What the?!

Wheatley steps back, staring at those weird red eyes. Were those normal human eyes?! Is she turning into a turret or something?!]

I- ah- [Okay, act natural. She can't shoot you if you panic.] You know! Karen! From the office? Does all the paperwork, then turns into a magical girl to fight SCPs? That one?

[oceanicbutterfly]

You've mistaken me for someone else. Magical girls are humans, aren't they?

[The most put-upon sigh.]

My name is Vinea. Not Karen. Though doing all the paperwork sounds about right.

[chaoscontrol]

[Shadow basically lives in the library so.

He startles when he sees her -- a ghost...?]

K... Karen?

[oceanicbutterfly]

Vinea.

[Sigh.]

You're the second person today to call me that.

[chaoscontrol]

Vinea? ... You look just like her.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Yes, that's what the robot said, too. Would you like me to tell you who you look like, too?

[anonnomnomnom]

[Anon certainly comes tromping into the library eventually -- surprisingly, perhaps, he does read sometimes, and the library has been the site of so much excitement lately that he'd be remiss if he didn't give it another look over.

They still have a whole blank book to deal with, after all.

There's brief pause and a blink when he sees Karen hanging out, but he doesn't look particularly surprised -- just goes up to her anyway.]

Morning, Karen! Yuuko's pretty good at this, isn't she?

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Vinea looks, and Vinea frowns.]

At requesting the assistance of a demon whom everybody else will mistake for somebody they know? Yes, my lady does seem to have a talent for that.

[anonnomnomnom]

[For a moment, his eyes do blink wide -- he is surprised now, and there's a brief silence before he throws back his head and lets out a peal of laughter. He is totally being way too loud in the library. Oops.

At least he calms down eventually, still grinning as though it's all the best joke in the world. And maybe it is.]

Ah, so this is what Yuuko did, huh? It's not a bad move at all! So, you're a demon serving her as not-Karen -- are there more of you? What about Erika?

[Since he hasn't seen her just yet.]

[fullbodied]

Karen!

[she looks so relieved!]

[oceanicbutterfly]

No, wrong.

[Sorry. Well, no, she isn't.]

This Karen certainly seems to be a popular person.

[fullbodied]

Wait, what?

[she freezes]

"Wrong?"

[excavated]

[ Well, Syaoran's here also looking through the shelves himself but he does manage to overhear the conversations so he's not going to actually ask the main question that was initially on everyone's mind. Instead, what he'll be asking is something completely different: ] Are you looking for a specific book in particular?

[oceanicbutterfly]

I'm looking at the selection. If I wanted a particular book, I wouldn't need to search for it.

[Her tone is a little friendlier than it's been in past conversations. Maybe she's just pleased to be able to answer a different question.]

[excavated]

I see. Was there anything that caught your eye in particular about this library's selection so far, though?

[goldenmaniac]

[He might not have his Stealth Hack anymore but... Takumi can still hide when he wants. At first it had been because he couldn't bare to show himself to her after lying to her so blatantly during the trial. But after hearing others talk to her, he has a much better reason.

Is she Karen, changed? Or a demon summoned to look like her to torment them? Either way he isn't brave enough to face her yet, so just slinks about, trying to talk himself into just leaving]

[keydomhearts]

[ He sees it, too. And he's going to approach her, but stops when he sees Takumi. Going over to put a hand on his shoulder. ]

Hey...

[goldenmaniac]

[He had been so focused that he didn't even notice Sora until he was touched. Takumi sucks in a startled breath]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Weeeeeeeeeeell... he can hide from most people.

Vinea leaves him alone for now, though, letting his conversation with Sora play out.]

[kagamiimagak]

[She's just here for her normal reading time. But even Kagami pauses for a moment to stare at the back of the 'dead' girl's head.

...Well that's certainty something.]

You're up early.

[oceanicbutterfly]

I'm. not. Karen.

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[kagamiimagak]

Never said you were. But why are you here? I don't believe we were told that there'd be anymore guests.

[Waves.]