Week 2

[bathymetric]

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

It's now been a week since you were all captured. Perhaps you've already settled in. Perhaps you're already confident that you'll make it out of New Rapture alive. How serious about this could Mayor Fontaine possibly be, really?

While there still may not be much to do in your little hotel bubble, you've at least been granted a little more now - some kind of mysterious room and a sizeable library of all things. And in all the places you've looked so far, you've found valuable information, and even learned some of the story of New Rapture along the way.

Make sure to keep talking to the others! You want to keep those regain coins flowing, don't you?




SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[ ooc: Welcome to the second week of Unknown Seas Round 3! Please make sure to mark any investigation toplevels accordingly, and you can reach either Mayor Fontaine or Eleanor for conversations! ]

Comments

[visiblepattern]

No, it isn't.

[He says, because it isn't; nothing about the situation as a whole is fair.

He runs his fingers gently through the back of Hodaka's hair.]

It isn't fair at all. But it'll be over eventually, and you'll get to return home and be with her. I truly do believe that.

[kninja]

Is this another case of “more dangerous than they look”? ‘Cause Lady Zinda already warned me about another one of them, and let me tell you, it’s not making me any less anxious to get in there.

[giddyundertaker]

Bah. [ He waves dismissively. ] Not today.

[ Then he turns to face his yard sard and gets an idea. ]

You want more things to shoot at, though?

[fuckingguy]

[ He straight-up yelps as he whirls around! ]

The fuck did you come from?!

[buriedstar]

...the braised?

[ What. Bout the rest though— ]

Of course, that's a possibility too. It's why I don't assume any alliance unless explicitly stated, or without confirmation that all parties agree on the terms. At the end of the day, it's not like we know each other intimately.

[ Did he need to say it like that? No. Is he saying it like that? Yes. ]

[howveryglib]

That may be worth bringing up to the whole group, thinking about it. Most of my other concerns would be more prudent in that particular kind of gathering, thinking about it.

[giddyundertaker]

Oh. I've been here for a while now. Figured I may as well start sectioning off burial plots now that our mayor's getting everyone all worked up.

[ Did you not hear him laughing at Johnny and Obi getting dunked? ]

[fuckingguy]

Ah.

I ask because I was your age, when I rose to power in my country. It is a heavy burden to shoulder... maybe too heavy, in retrospect, but that is neither here nor there — the point is that, as a leader, you are responsible for the well-being of your people.

[ This is absolutely not something that Nandor learned as the ruler of Al Qolnidar, a nation he got driven out of for being too shitty! This is something Nandor only partially internalized like a month ago! ]

And now a threat has been made, not just to myself, but to all of [ ... ] my people. So, you know... going through some stuff right now.

[visiblepattern]

So the threat that we've been presented with carries significantly more burden for you than it does the rest of us.

[Or...something. Nandor is just kind of an experience all around but he's pretty sure that's the gist.]

I'm sorry. I truly am, even though I know words may not be worth much right now.

[howveryglib]

That does sound worth reading...

[...that really is a chunky tome though... ah, the chunky russian tome i haven't actually read.]

I will give it a read, then. I am sure it will occupy some amount of time.

[kninja]

Oh, you know. Dark, dank holding cells for those criminals who have made themselves particularly annoying to the local lords, sometimes infested with rats. And yours?

[fuckingguy]

[ A LONG, MISERABLE SIGH... ]

Okay. Know that this is not easy for me, Zinda. It is second nature for my kind to keep our true nature hidden. [ fuckin lol ] You asked if I was alive, like, two minutes ago? I lied to you then. Technically, I have not been alive for many centuries. Because...

[ His gaze remains fixed resolutely upward. Maybe it's the, like, eight hours of reading Twilight he did today instead of slumbering, or maybe it's the slumber deprivation, or maybe it's the knowledge that all of this is going to spread to the rest of the group, including Jonathan — regardless, something about disclosing the truth seems slightly weightier now than it usually does. ]

I am... a vampire. [ He exhales. ] There, it is said.

[fuckingguy]

Basically, yes. I mean, he is a fun guy, but the consequences... little more dire than just losing him.

[ The Sire is a bro! Everyone loves the Sire! ]

... Thank you, Forrest. I know what must be done logically, but I confess, I do not wish to see it come to pass. [ ... ] Your kingdom is not what is being threatened, then?

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[buriedstar]

[ Seo Dawon is just passing by when he spots a staff that matches the color of his eyes, and comes to a stop. ]

...I said he was fortunate that I can't access any of my spells, but this is just tempting fate.

[fuckingguy]

No — no, you should definitely not go in there to rescue your girlfriend or whoever! He is actually a very cool guy once someone is there to translate, but the thing is... if this murder configuration starts happening, he may not hurt anyone in his group, but if you show up there he is [ and his voice is like steadily going down in volume as he says this, in large part due to jonathan being here ] maybe gonna rip your throat open and lay waste to all your organs.

[capreelcious]

[ Floyd adjusts his stance as Jonathan flails around, planting his feet so he can't get any closer to Eleanor. ]

We can't do anything for them if we're hurt too, penguin. How're you gonna help that way, huh? Be smart.

[ Yes, that's absolutely Jonathan's fishsona. ]

Either way, Water Fountain guy wins this round. For now, nothin's happening to them. Let's keep it that way.

[visiblepattern]

My kingdom is currently under the rule of my grandfather, so it isn't directly under threat from this, no. [...] Not that my grandfather is a particularly good person, but at least Nohr hasn't gone under or anything.

[This guy is clearly a trustworthy ruler, his two beards say so!]

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[specialyellthing]

[that is so….]

[sixthnonsense]

[This is still so much to take in, but Hagakure has the wherewithal to retort to that little jab.]

How was I supposed to know that was you?!

[Obviously he didn't pay too much mind to the specifics of Aiba's profile, or this might not be quite as much of a shock.]

You're tryin' to tell me this is what you've been the whole time and not a regular girl?!

[kninja]

[Whoa, uh.]

…

[Obi blinks, then frowns.]

Wait, why me? Why’s it any different if I get in there? If he’s dangerous, he’s dangerous, right?

[sixthnonsense]

[Hagakure obviously does not want a murder to go down in the first place, yes, but...]

I've got a bad feeling that it'll be sooner than we'd like... 'shima didn't pull any punches with her first "incentive" either, but this is somehow even worse.

So are you hangin' in there with the motive, then? You seemed hella pissed earlier. [...] N-Not that I blame you! I am too! I just...y'know.

[chemicalromance]

[Eleanor doesn't flinch, but she does shift slightly as he tries to approach. Not making a move but anticipating an attack.]

...I wasn't aware at the time you came to me about it, I promise.

[kninja]

Either way, it might explain how he brought all of us here to start with, too.

[fuckingguy]

[ This is a very reasonable question, but also it assumes Nandor has ever paid attention to anyone or anything in his (un)life! And as such the answer is no. ]

Okay, you see, this shit is why I said you might not care if Jonathan is unoccurred.

[pairtner]

Correct. I'm an AI.

[Aiba swings the chair at the glass]

What you have been seeing all this time is an image I project into your retinas -- augmented reality, in other words.