RECORDING 10: THE FOURTH WEEK.

[foundationmods]

A fourth week in this place begins, with less of your number among you. The last trial took it's toll, along with the death of an innocent person - executed at behest of the rules of this game.

When you wake up - it's clear the Miasma has yet again gotten thicker. Everyone, including those who were divinely protected until this week, are now even more deeply affected by the curse - though those who possess nullification powers are still safe. Arguments will be flaring up more, along with negative thoughts and feelings...and even more worrying is now that occasional flashes of bad memories will come to the forefront.

Any magic that touches the house itself will corrode over time, just like last week. If a barrier is put in place and touches the floor, walls, or ceiling, in half a day it will be completely consumed by the miasma and fizzle out. Spells or seals will also corrode, and now healing has been drastically reduced to even the most powerful of spells only healing minor injuries.

You will not be able to save a grievously injured person from death through spells anymore.

The Temperature still remains in about the 60's, thankfully - though it is staying on the 'lower' end of the scale. As before, the rooms have changed, so hopefully you kept anything essential in the static area.

21 of your number still remain.

...What new horrors await you this week?


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Comments

[zweivoltage]

I... I voted for Gin, out of stupid pique. So it - has to be specific ^Names, and who. What votes would they want us to see?

[notbymyside]

...You're right. There's no point in hiding it, it's just going to be used against us.

If I had to guess, the 'votes' are people who voted for Rin specifically. I can confirm that I did vote for her.

[reanimania]

[ ...all right, well, if someone else said it. ]

Likewise.

[sageking]

Hmph...I've no problem in saying I voted for her as well.

[ That was not the issue he had with this, but different opinions, he supposed. ]

[kaliedoscopes]

As did I.

[noneforall]

Frankly, it took so long to get to the point of their little note, I almost forgot what we were talking about.

[A pleasant shrug? He doesn't even bother to confirm, y'all can deal.]

[kaliedoscopes]

Don't give the miasma ideas, induced amnesia on top of induced flashbacks is hell. Unless you want to share with me.

[ Just sayin', and also agreeing in his own strange way. ]

[noneforall]

[There's a tilt of his head, his expression shifting briefly like he's considering something, and then he just quirks an eyebrow.]

It wouldn't be a new idea.

[There's something both dry and rustling to that.]

I don't know about your strategy for dealing with memories, either. Bit messy for my taste.

[kaliedoscopes]

A reminder, then.

[ A smile and a shrug. ]

Sometimes you need to get a little dirty.

[noneforall]

[Hikage??? There's just another pause here while he fucking stares at him and then--

Well, what else can he do but laugh? He's doing that hand to his face thing again but this time it's just chuckling helplessly into his palm. Wasn't this supposed to be a tense meeting. They're terrible at this.]

[kaliedoscopes]

[ Mission accomplished, or something. Who knows what Hikage's actual intentions were but he seems satisfied with this reaction all the same. It's fine, no one can notice amidst the meltdowns, finger pointing, and self-righteousness that there's something else terrible afoot.

Even if it's just Hikage's word choice, sense of humor, or this particular demeanor that seems to pop up now and then. it's all daijoubu ♥. ]

[zweivoltage]

Then get the hell out.

[His voice came out is as a strangled growl]

This isn't a show for your entertainment.

[noneforall]

[Just looks at him blandly. Like, so blandly, my boy.]

You drag us in here at this hour, give us the run-around about some vague piece of paper for long enough that I've finished an entire pack of my limited snack collection, throw half-assed accusations at us, and you think you have any right to say that?

Try again.

[boardreversal]

....Shut. up.

[And that?

Is coming from the floor.]

[noneforall]

[The floor has no rights, so the floor is being blithely ignored.]

[zweivoltage]

You're not above this. You're not some audience member watching a circus act, never at risk from the knives or wild beasts.

[His growl fades, and his voice suddenly plunges to glacial coldness, though there's still a rawness]

Every time we try to do something, you have done nothing but make snide remarks, shut ideas down, and act like you alone have no stakes in our survival. Even now, you have the gall to act like this is a goddamn show for your viewing pleasure.

Are you such a miserable human being that this is fun for you?

[cw_suicide]

Ky-kun.

[it comes out sharply because this is just feeding into both what the house and Subete wants, probably]

[zweivoltage]

I -

[He stops, looking away, trembling]

Why...

[Then when Battler collapses, he went over not finishing whatever he was going to say]

[noneforall]

[He just cocks his head, examining Ky kind of like he's a circus act, yeah, or a wild beast. His voice is still smooth, though the sardonic edge has taken a temporary vacation at this time.]

Just because someone doesn't cower or cry or whimper at the first sign of trouble doesn't mean they're having fun, you know. But I guess you wouldn't know, would you? Captain.

And I'm not going to bother dignifying the rest of that with a response.

Let me ask you this, though: now that you have your list, what are you planning to do with it? Hm? What will you do with next week's list, and the next? Maybe you should start thinking about that, instead of barking up the nearest tree.

[foxetious]

[He said it elsewhere to Dazai, but he chimes here too]

I voted for her too.