RECORDING 4: THE SECOND WEEK

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A second week in this place begins, with less of your number among you. With first blood - and oil - spilled, it now seems as if it'll only be a matter of time before the worse eventually happens once more. Thankfully, it seems as if the Miasma is content to remain at the same levels it did before, so arguments are unlikely to break out, though tensions are surely high after everything that's already occurred.

Speaking of which, the temperature remains a consistent comfortable early to mid 70's in the house. It appears at least that you'll be here in comfort..? Though it appears that the rooms have changed, so hopefully you kept anything essential in the static area.

Yet, something feels...wrong. The house feels as if it is laughing at you, when you awake...

...What new horrors await you this week?


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[soupervillain]

[ Aww yeah, this is his wheelhouse! It's not a bat, or a knife-bat, but it'll do. Giovanni chokes up on the spade, plants his feet, and - ]

Three!

[ - delivers a good solid whack just as Yachi connects with her trowel. Outta the park?? ]

[tangentlion]

[this time, the frog definitely takes damage, croaking in pain and staggering away from the attack. It blows up its throat sac, ready to spray toxic bubbles...

but then Sho snaps his fingers and the frog vanishes into static]

And there you have it. A life-saving cheat sheet from me to you. Feel free to share it with the rest of the class. Or don't, I don't care. Just... don't get cornered by these things alone. Groups greater than or equal to two only. Even numbers are best.

[ghostricked]

[From off to the side]

You know They'll use your power against us eventually.

[Ah]

[accessorytomurder]

...

[She puts the trowel back and tucks her pepper spray away.]

Thank you, Sho. This—it's...

[He's in agony, and he chose to do this.]

Thank you.

[soupervillain]

Aww yes! That's the power of teamwork!

[ This, of course, referring to the beating the frog's taken. Giovanni's almost sorry when it disappears - hitting something had felt unusually satisfying in the wake of recent events, and he finds himself wishing one of the new rooms had been a batting range. Going to town on some balls would be a nice distraction right about now.

To Sissel: ]

Hey, lay off! He's trying to help us!

[ Then, to Sho: ]

Matrix, you better not take this the wrong way, but... you're a good guy, okay?

1/2

[tangentlion]

No. Sissel is right. I didn't become a Reaper Officer by playing nice. I've Erased hundreds of players without a second thought.

wait no 2/3

[tangentlion]

And GODDAMMIT! If I'm going to Erase a bunch of integers, it's because I want to!! Me!! MY CHOICE! Not because some purple garbage wants me to!!

3/3

[tangentlion]

... So if I can preemptively throw an inverse matrix into the works, then I'm gonna. So don't mention it. It's not because I like you stupid zeroes or anything. I just don't want the curse to have a cakewalk.

[ghostricked]

[Sissel laughs from his resting spot before hopping up and rubbing against first Yachi then Gio.]

How am I not surprised? He really does remind me of my first owner. We won't die that easily, okay?

[accessorytomurder]

Do they all go down to double-hits, that easy?

[soupervillain]

Aww, Matrix, you don't have to be shy! Bottling up your feelings isn't good for you, y'know?

[ Not... that it can probably get too much worse for you when you're a triple-dead ghost in constant pain and suffering. But that's still no excuse for being rude to your friends!

Also, he pets Sissel behind the ears, affirming his declaration. Giovanni Potage isn't planning to go down to any ghost frogs anytime soon. ]

[tangentlion]

[IGNORING SISSEL AND GIO'S WEIRD FRIENDSHIP THING look. it's weird. no one likes him back home. this is new to him. focus on things that make sense, sho]

I said the Choirfrogs were the weakest. [he reaches in his coat and pulls out four more, unique, pins, holding them between the fingers on one hand]

.... You're zetta lucky, I left Drake and Rhino at the Foundation.

[he puts them away]

[ghostricked]

[Sissel sits again]

Still, we have a clue now. So there's a chance.

[accessorytomurder]

Yes. We've got a better shot now than we would have.

[She fiddles with something she's been using as a bookmark.]

Do you... do you know how much longer you... have?

[soupervillain]

We've got more than a shot! We know their weakness! We're gonna blast these frogs and whatever-elses all the way back to Kingdom Come! Or... wherever it is ghost animals live.

[ At Yachi's question, though, he falls silent. It's... well, it's not something he wants to think about. But they can't avoid the topic forever. ]

[tangentlion]

They live in the spaces between.

[he looks at Yachi, a hint of uncertainty in those dead eyes]

... Four or five days? Week, tops.

[ghostricked]

Sho...