Week 1

[bathymetric]

Good morning, New Rapture. A new day is dawning.

There may not be much light to differentiate the days here, but the lights of the part of the city you're in change enough by the clock that you can almost believe there's a sun somewhere. It looks like Mayor Fontaine has no intention of going back on his deal, and for the time being? You're all stuck here. But there's plenty to do, and... maybe not plenty to see, but there's enough. There's something, at any rate.

Especially if you're willing to look beyond the surface.

And if you spend enough time around others, you might find something neat!

No matter what, it's time to start getting to know your fellow captives. You might be here a while.




MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
FRIDAY | SATURDAY

[ ooc: Welcome to the first week of Unknown Seas Round 3! We're very excited to have you. Please make sure to mark any investigation toplevels accordingly, and you can reach either Mayor Fontaine or Eleanor for conversations! ]

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Small Investigation

[sixthnonsense]

[Though this situation is nothing new to Hagakure, having gone from such a small group of survivors to a full group of 25 has certainly been a lot to readjust to. In addition, knowing what will likely become of this group only makes him even more uneasy. So while he's not currently going through the crisis that he was on day one, his mind is definitely elsewhere at times.

That is, until boredom begins to creep back in. He had so much to work with in Hope's Peak! But here? Nothing aside from maybe the garden to chill in! He's not one for working out and breaking a sweat, and the pool is a no-go, so things are certainly dire. There's apparently going to be a party later, but what is he supposed to do until then?

Eh, fuck it, maybe he can try to get the TV working. So early in the afternoon, Hagakure can be found in suite 2, fiddling with the TV in there and seeing if he can get any kind of signal that isn't just endless static.

When he goes to flop on his bed after the TV nonsense, he comes across some coins! Where the hell did they come from? He has no idea, but he's not going to question it. Going off of a hunch, he tests them at the vending machine. His regret is almost instantaneous as a gush of seawater is the first thing to come out, splashing all over his pants and feet.]

Oh, come on. Seriously?!

[That should have been a sign from the fates to not continue, but he does anyway. And he ends up with some stuff! One of those things looks uncomfortably familiar...but maybe he's just imagining things.]

Huh. Where the heck do I put all of this?

[Sorry suite 2, most of it is getting dumped in the living area for now. But hey, free stuff maybe? He stashes the alcohol in his room for now, and changes into the hideous kigurumi while his pants dry.

Once he's entertained himself as much as he can with his new goods, Hagakure makes his way to the garden for a little meditation. However, that meditation eventually turns to him lying on a bed of grass with his arms behind his head and his eyelids drooping dangerously into nap territory. Maybe someone should shake him out of that before he gets punished for sleeping in public.]

Garden

[pairtner]

[There are two places Aiba hangs out the most: the restaurant and the garden. When Hagakure entered the place Aiba kept to herself, hidden out of sight.

Once he begins falling asleep she decides to intervene, though. Can't let someone else break the rules and receive punishment.

Aiba waddles over the grass and approaches Hagakure's head. Once she assessed the fastest route to the nearest plants, Aiba pushes against Hagakure's head.

Despite her diminutive size, she's pretty damn strong! For her size, at least. Her pushing manages to turn Hagakure's head, shaking him gently]

No sleeping!

[If she manages to get Hagakure to rouse up she'll run away towards the plants. Hagakure might catch a glimpse of what seemed to be a small animal running into those plants, yup]

[sixthnonsense]

[Oh it absolutely works! Hagakure startles at his head being shaken out of nowhere and he bolts into an upright position.]

Waugh! I'm up! I'm up!

[Once the initial panic is over, he looks around to find whoever broke him out of his dozing. It sounded like Aiba, but...

Wait, what was that?]

Huh?

[Well that could be something interesting! He rolls over so he's on his hands and knees and quietly crawls toward the plants.]

[pairtner]

[Oh. Oh, damn it, she wasn't quick enough, she realizes. Quick, simulate potential scenarios. Hagakure crawling makes it very difficult for her projection to appear naturally, meaning that unless she just pops up into existence right in front of him it will bring so many questions she doesn't want to answer right now. No, that won't do. She needs a way to handle this in a way that won't give herself away. Perhaps...!

Aiba undoes her form completely, left only as a perfectly spherical fake eyeball Hagakure will find in the middle of the plants. Here you go, Hagakure! Claim your prize!]

[sixthnonsense]

[Prize(???) claimed! After rummaging through the bushes, Hagakure pops his head and arm out to get a better look at the strange item he found. His hair is just full of loose leaves and twigs in the process.]

What in the...?

[He mutters aloud as he turns the eyeball over in his hand.]

Well this ain't creepy or anything... Who drops their eye in the bushes? Or maybe it's the missing piece of a statue that reveals a secret room?

[Yes, he's just saying all of this for Aiba to eavesdrop on. His eyes light up as he voices that last bit.]

Oooh that's gotta be it! I gotta see if I can find a match somewhere!

[Aiba is now being brought on a ride to the Hall of the Founders!]

[pairtner]

[Oh, she has been found! And now...going to be taken...to try to use her to open up a secret room? Well that's not a terrible idea, but she doubts it will work.

Still, hey, she has been taken from amidst the plants, and Hagakure doesn't suspect anything. Aiba considers her options and decides the best course of action is wait to be taken to the Hall of the Founders. Oh, she would chuckle if she could without alerting Hagakure! She just hopes once she makes her move to escape his grasp or any object he places her into, it won't freak him out too much.

This AI really has a mischief streak that appears from time to time, haha]

[sixthnonsense]

[Once they're at their destination, Hagakure begins really taking in the sights of the room for the first time. He sees a lot of pedestals that a statue could have been on at one point...but nothing he's actually looking for. There aren't any statues with a face in need of a unique eyeball.

After he's done searching, he stands in the middle of the room with a puzzled frown.]

Well there's nothing statuesque at the hotel either, so...hrmmmm. Guess I'll hafta hold onto this for now. Maybe there's a room that it'll fit in somewhere else in the city.

[After turning Aiba around in his hand a few more times, he decides to just bring her back to suite 2 to add to his pile of vending machine crap.

This couldn't be a better opportunity for Aiba to escape!]