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

[kninja]

[Well, there's one thing he can think to try.

Within an hour of the announcement, Obi vanishes from the meeting room, returns with the pillow and blanket from his quarters, throws them on the floor, throws himself into the pile of them, and makes to go to sleep.

Night night, Night Knight!]

[sastruga]

[Mafuyu hasn't really left the meeting room yet, so she's here when Obi returns with all of that. There's silence, at first, before--]

...What are you doing?

[kninja]

[Without moving or opening his eyes:]

Going to sleep.

[He makes sure to say it loudly, as if to ensure anyone listening—like a particular mayor—will be fully aware of his intent.]

[sastruga]

[Ah.

She's starting to see, now.]

...Do you think that will work?

[kninja]

I think it’s worth a shot. Besides, I’m soooooo tired, I couldn’t possibly make it back to my room.

[He opens his mouth in a big, showy yawn, smacks his lips, and nuzzles his head further into his pillow.]

[specialyellthing]

[Zinda's still around, watching the others like--

Well. You know. Her eyes briefly flicker over to the Obi pile.]

... If it works, knock the little blonde one out.

[kninja]

[That, at least, gets him to crack one eye open.]

Which one?

[Mielle’s sister is here, so there’s at least a couple people of that description in Fontaine’s slammer.]

[specialyellthing]

Pink blazer. Looks sweet, kindof bitchy when she actually speaks.

She’ll take everyone in there out if she gets the idea it’ll do her any good.

[kninja]

Noted.

[Obi has absolutely never once sounded this grim in the time these people have known him.]

I won’t let her hurt any of them.

[hotpaprika]

[Jonathan looks absolutely exhausted when he walks into the meeting room, like this day had aged him 10 years. A pillow and blanket are situated under his arms as he is genuinely shocked to see he's not alone.

There is a brief, humorless laugh before he speaks.]

I suppose we had the same idea.

[kninja]

[Obi opens one of those catlike eyes a slit, then chuckles unexpectedly and scoots over a bit.]

Hey. Looking for a nap buddy, Your Honor?

[He opens his blanket more so Jonathan can get under it if he wants.]

We can share body warmth.

[hotpaprika]

[His face flushes slightly at the invitation, unsure how to respond at first. But, well, he was here to purposefully break the rules imposed on them, so it felt kind of silly to worry about being proper. Besides, he trusted Obi, and even if someone tried something while they slept, he believed Obi would be able to take care of it.]

Thank you, I could use a partner right about now.

[He awkwardly sits down next to Obi and covers himself in the blanket. After settling in, he finds himself staring at Mina, who was currently staring through the mirror in deep thought.]

Oh how I longed to see her beautiful face again, but if I had known this was the only way we could reunite...

[He trails off. No, he cannot get weepy right now. He had to be strong.]

[kninja]

…

[He doesn’t answer right away, but when he does, it’s with a sigh.]

Yeah. Kinda feel like I brought this on, somehow. Brett and I were chatting one night about how we wouldn’t want the people we care about here. No matter how much we miss ‘em.

[He’s trying not to stare at Shirayuki. He knows that if he does, he’ll never fall asleep.]

Master’s gonna skin me. It’s one thing for me to wind up in a place like this. But both of us…

[buriedstar]

[ Seo Dawon leaves shortly after the initial announcement, but seeing people still milling about it makes him poke his head back in. He is not looking over at the glass at all. ]

...you're not supposed to be this obvious about it.

[kninja]

Where’s the fun in it then?

[There’s no point if the Mayor doesn’t notice.]

[buriedstar]

[ A brief chuckle. ]

What's your plan after?

[kninja]

It’d be advantageous to have someone on that side, wouldn’t it? They don’t seem to know we’re here.

[bathymetric]

[ Good move! Strategically sound, using prior evidence. So as not to interrupt you and Jonathan over there, we'll give you this here!

Once Obi and Jonny do manage to fall asleep (and once anyone falls asleep, this week), they'll be teleported! ... To about a foot above a shallow area of the pond in the garden. Big apologies to the fish. ]

[fuckingguy]

[ FUCK'S SAKE JONATHAN WE WERE ALL JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS ]

[kninja]

[Obi wakes about eleven inches above the shallow area of the pond in the garden, which gives him just enough time to splutter out a startled:] Wha—?!

[SPLOOSH!

RIP in pieces, boys.]

[hotpaprika]

[Eventually, Jonathan fell sound asleep against Obi. It was... nice, in a weird way. Even if the threat of murder was more real, he felt absolutely safe sleeping next to him.

But the moment of comfort is unceremoniously shattered when he is startled awake by being dumped into the garden pond. He flails and sputters, not registering what is happening beyond the fact that he was in water. Eventually, he opens his eyes and realizes that he's in the garden, and in no real danger of drowning.

He sees Obi next to him and is just... baffled by this whole ordeal.]

What on Earth just happened?

[fuckingguy]

[ okay but yes, for comedic purposes he's still actually here and he's running over to the fish pond angrily ]

—Are you fucking kidding me with this shit?!

[hotpaprika]

[Oh

He sure did spent most of Sunday evening insisting to Nandor that he wouldn't fall asleep outside his room again.

His face is absolutely red with embarrassment the moment they lock eyes.]

E-evening, Nandor. I wasn't aware you were still awake.

[giddyundertaker]

[ Ah, the Undertaker was going to start actually scouting out funeral plots in the more likely event of someone dying horribly.

But then he sees two men getting dunked in the pond, which is clearly the most hilarious thing so far.

So he's laughing at you both. You're welcome. ]

[kninja]

Yeah, yeah, laugh it up.

[As he drags himself out of the pond…]