Week 1: Slumber Party Mingle

[whirlingmace]

[ After getting permission on the staff, they take over the lounge. Futons, blankets, sleeping bags, and pillows are all dragged out into the middle of the room. Time to build a fort, guys!

Or come to the Lounge to find it made and everyone chilling out. There's hot chocolate and snacks! ]

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Implied NDRV3 Spoilers

[jumpedtheshark]

Just... thinking about what I'd do after this.

[The thought of a future... it's strange.]

It's umm... not something I expected to have to do before this place.

[relentlesslyonwards]

[...]

Did... something happen to you back home?

Major NDRV3 spoilers

[jumpedtheshark]

... Yeah.

[A lot did, all by her own fault. She’d be hesitant about even sharing this much with anyone, but sometimes it’s easier to talk to an 3rd party.]

It’s not something I can change... but it’s not something I wanted to plain move on from either, you know? The thing I built so much of my life around and said I would gave my life for... gone in an flash once the audience suddenly stopped wanting it.

[There is an empty look in Tsumugi’s eyes as she talks. It only seems to fade... or get hidden again once she stops talking. That is about as many details as she’ll elaborate on. It’s still a raw wound to some extent.]

[relentlesslyonwards]

[Well, he won't press. It's pretty clear from her demeanor that she doesn't want to continue talking about this and it's not like he has a desire to snoop into her past so.]

I see... I can't say I understand your feelings entirely, but I get what it's like to feel lost after losing something so important to you.

[jumpedtheshark]

You... do?

[The tone of Tsumugi's voice is interested. She might as well have said 'Do go on.' ]

cold steel i ending spoilers

[relentlesslyonwards]

Yeah. I don't think it compares to your situation, but... well, about 8 months ago, I enrolled at a place called Thors Military Academy. My classmates and I had a bit of a rough time getting along at first, but we ended up going through a lot together: it was where we belonged, despite our different backgrounds and cultures.

[He sighs as his gaze goes distant.]

Long story short, it didn't last: we were betrayed by one of the friends we trusted. I could only watch as the academy was taken over and the rest of my friends were left to his mercy.

And for a while after that, I didn't know what to do anymore. Any direction I had in my life was just... gone, and I started doubting myself, my decisions... everything. So... I do think I get what you're going through, even if it's just a little bit.