WEEK 3 MINGLE

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WEEK 3

Week three opens like the other two weeks, but when you wake up, you know there's been a change in the area. At first, nothing is wrong - but when you look at any window, you aren't greeted with the cheery sight of the outside - instead, there's just a cold, harsh blackness. Trying to leave out the doors is impossible, too - if you try, you just find yourself back on the couches in the lobby. On top of that....The Staff are beginning to act even stranger, their glitching out becoming more obvious. Sometimes, they seemingly go blank mid sentence and walk away, as if they were reset, and slur or stutter their words.

The weather is...well, non-existent, except for the courtyard, which is still pleasantly snowy. There is still music playing in the halls, and the cover songs continue with some low-key music for the week.

On Monday morning, another memory is returned to everyone. Another piece to the puzzle, one step closer to finding the truth of this place. Yet, it doesn't seem like you're any closer to solving this...

And time still ticks onwards, regardless if you're ready or not.


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[maskarang]

[ After the puzzle is put together Gerome can be found in the library. He's mostly walking between the shelves and looking at book titles, but every now and then he plucks up a book. Then he suddenly freezes as if he expects something to happen.

When it doesn't, he carefully slides the book back into place before continuing his quest. Minerva is dutifully following him around the room.

Whenever he's finished with the library, he heads to the soft room. Truly a popular spot today, isn't it? He looks pretty out of place decked out in his dark armor (and don't look at him, okay, some of the pillows were always ripped. It isn't the fault of the sharp bits on his armor) and... honestly, looks really uncomfortable no matter where he sits. He moves around the room trying to find a spot that suits him only to end up on the floor reading a book.

minerva is with him, but she's resting under a pile of blankets. ]

[ wild card prompts are okay too! o7 ]

soft room

[jumpedtheshark]

A dragon...!

[Tsumugi's never seen Minerva before, so she's getting looked at with pure awe and barely restrained fan girl glee.]

Is she yours, Gerome-kun?

[maskarang]

Minerva belongs to no one.

[ Look to your heart's content, Tsumugi! Gerome may be prickly, but Minerva doesn't seem bothered. For now. ]

[jumpedtheshark]

Minerva then... she's beautiful.

[Not that she has any other real dragons to compare her too, but still.]

[maskarang]

You have a good eye. I'm afraid some others are not so gifted, or at least are too unfamiliar with wyverns to notice. A shame, really. After all, Minerva is the loveliest wyvern in any land.

[ An amendment to the previous statement. Gerome is prickly except when talking about the very few things he likes. ]

library

[rosebridled]

[ Well, surprise (finally), because when you pull this book off the shelf, Chu-Chu is there in the empty space behind it, stealthily nibbling on a cracker with his back turned.

He slowly looks back over his shoulder. ]

[maskarang]

A doll...? [ Except, no. It's turning its head and... looking at him. He looks between Chu-Chu and the book awkwardly. ]

Am I interrupting?

[rosebridled]

Chu-!!

[ Chu-Chu quickly shoves the rest of his cracker into his mouth and springs to his feet, ready for action.

Just in case you try to take it.

From his chipmunk cheeks. ]

[maskarang]

... Is that a yes?

[ He only "speaks" wyvern!! From Chu-Chu's body language though, he can tell something is amiss. Looking at the book again, deeply contemplating putting it back. ]

[rosebridled]

[ Look, he's just. Very possessive of his food.

He's about to bolt for it like he's one jump ahead of the breadline until he gets to the edge of the shelf where he can actually see around the books, and notices what looks to be a small dragon nearby??

Fuck!! What if that dragon also wants to eat his cracker!!!

...or him!!!! ]

[maskarang]

[ Food is important. Gerome just doesn't speak mouse.

Annnd, honestly, valid concern there because Minerva absolutely would try to eat him. If not eat, then chase for entertainment. He probably doesn't wanna get caught by her, but since he noticed her...

Well, now she's turning to look up at the shelf with a flick of her tail. Oblivious to Minerva's now acute awareness of Chu-Chu, Gerome continues to look on at Chu-Chu. ] You seem frazzled. Is there something wrong? ... Perhaps you'd like to get down?

soft room!

[relentlesslyonwards]

[Gerome does indeed stick out like a sore thumb in the soft room and the juxtaposition makes Rean pause in front of one of the entrances. He stands there silently for a couple of minutes, observing Gerome from behind and looking for signs of Minerva before he walks in slowly, letting the floor muffle his own quiet footfalls.

How close can Rean get to Gerome before he's detected by either of them!? Let's find out.]

[maskarang]

[ Rean what even.

Right now? He can get pretty close. When he's about half of an arm's length away, Minerva pops her head out of the blanks and cries out. She lets out one breath of fire (she's no where near close enough to Rean to hit him, it's more of a warning than anything) but Gerome?

Gerome whirls around and ends up slapping his hand against Rean's cheek. By accident. ] What—?! Rean, why are you—

[relentlesslyonwards]

[Ah... well damn, there's Minerva giving him away. And that slap? Yeah. That's basically just adding insult to injury at this point, not that it's new to him at this point. As he rubs his cheek with a hand, he gives Gerome an apologetic look, lowering his head slightly.]

S-sorry! I wasn't really sure if you were sleeping or something, so I thought I'd check first. It looks like I should've asked Minerva first, though.

library;

[13thpromise]

[ Hi there, he's also in the library after the puzzle was put together... and he has some books in his hands with a smile - he doesn't understand the freezing, but... ]

Need help looking for a book?

[maskarang]

[ Honestly, he didn't expect somebody to suddenly start talking to him. Startled, he drops the book and, again, stares at it. This is ridiculous. Looking back up at Roxas. ]

... I suppose a suggestion or two wouldn't hurt.

[13thpromise]

I don't really know the library this well, but I can help with suggestions. If you're not sure at all about what kind book you want, maybe you should check out ones about exorcisms, since I've noticed there's some books on that stuff here.

[ Roxas has been trying to read them, even though his attention kind of has wandered at times. He's a kid, what do you expect...he definitely plans on reading them again later too, though. ]

[maskarang]

Hmph. Does this recommendation have anything to do with the message from this morning?

[ Who could blame him, really. Those books are bound to be stuffy and difficult to parse. ]

[13thpromise]

Yeah, it said we could exorcise the Barghest, so why not give it a try?

[ They are, it's awful. ]

[maskarang]

I suppose. I can't say I've ever been interested in the path, but I do have some talent for divine magic. And... only divine magic.

[ It's also awful. ]

[13thpromise]

That's one step in the right direction, I think. Here, why don't you take one of these?

[ Roxas then holds one of the books out to Gerome. ]

[maskarang]

[ He frowns deeply before taking the book. He fully expects to not be able to read whatever this is. ]

... So long as you expect nothing. I may have an affinity, but it's nothing compared to my mother's—she's the one who belonged to the clergy in her youth.

soft room!

[delusive]

[now that the second floor was accessible, katherine was just making her way through exploring the different rooms, eventually settling into the soft room. she spots gerome fairly easily because of how much he does stand out though and the dragon he has with him] Is that... your dragon?

[maskarang]

[ hearing her name, minerva flaps her wings twice before settling back down. he glances at her and then back to katherine. ] A wyvern, and no. Minerva is my partner in battle. Not a pet to be owned.

[delusive]

She's your partner in battle?

Sorry, I didn't mean to insinuate she was your pet, I've just never seen one before actually.