Week 3

[bathymetric]

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

It's a strange sort of feeling, waking up on Sunday. Not the least because, well... you fell asleep on Friday, didn't you? Whether you sleep or not, none of you remember Saturday. Everything, by all accounts, seems to be Sunday. Weird.

It's not all bizarre feelings of lost time that you have to show for your efforts, though - it seems that another wing of New Rapture is ready for you. Perhaps there's more information to be found about your situation there... and maybe more about the history of this place, if that interests you.

There are still 23 of you left... Keep getting to know them. There's regains to get, after all!




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, post your ac, and you can reach either Mayor Fontaine or Eleanor for conversations! ]

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[sixthnonsense]

[It's the Wednesday after yet another motive was handed out, and Hagakure's doing what he always does: trying to keep himself occupied. After finally rolling out of bed and eating, he hangs out with Leafeon in the garden. Though it brings back unfortunate memories, it's still the best place to experience some semblance of the outdoors...and play games with an animal. He found a little rubber ball in the department store and he's been tossing it for Leafeon to go catch or bop off of his little leafy head. It's a good way for the both of them to take their minds off of the looming cloud of unease.

Later, he migrates over to the patio and can be found trying to glue shards of broken glass together. Considering the shape, it seems like it must have been a crystal ball at one point, but it's in a very sorry state now. Hagakure's trying not to let himself be deterred, though. In fact, he's heavily concentrating, tongue sticking out and all as he works.]

C'mon... I need you right now...

[Wonder what that's all about?]

patio also nsfw sorry to the game!!!!

[bootyhunter]

Oh.

[He isn't focusing on the crystal ball, but he is focusing on how Hagakure is sticking his tongue out, and makes a Huge Mistake-]

Did you mean you're in need of some good, old fashioned-

[Insert kitty cat meowing sounds as uttered by Ian Sinclair here! Complete with the cringey catpaw gesture pantomime. Yes, you know to what he is referring...]

nsfw and also cw blood thanks dandy

[sixthnonsense]

[Dandy's interpretation of current events results in Hagakure sputtering so hard he slips up and cuts his finger on on a glass shard.]

Ow! [Holding his finger and red-faced now:] N-No?! I mean...not desperately!

[But before he can dig himself any deeper with that train of thought...]

Why are you even asking??

cw: blood, lacerations

[bootyhunter]

'Cause when I close my eyes, that's all I wanna see!

[That and The Booty butt thanks to the presence of Hagakure's cursed body fluids, Dandy springs into action immediately. Without so much as a second thought, he grabs the younger man's wrist and yanks it in the direction of his own body, quickly pressing his own thumb over the papercut in a hasty attempt to stop the bleeding.

Like any job Dandy takes on, it's handled messily, of course. So when some of the blood inevitably becomes visible on the pads of Dandy's fingers:]

What in the...?! HAKAGOOBY!

[i am sorry it was the only nickname he, i, could think of on such short notice, please, my hmd is here just flame me ig]

Is this stuff strawberry ice cream or do you just so happen to bleed pink?!

cw on all of the above for the forseeable future

[sixthnonsense]

[Hagakure yelps in surprise when Dandy grabs him, but he calms down quickly enough... He's definitely confused and wincing a little at Dandy pressing down on his wound, but calm. This sure is happening and he is just going with the flow.

The question about the color of his blood catches him off guard though, and he tips his head a little.]

What...do you mean? Doesn't everyone??

[And yet he did not question all the elevator blood being red. It's fine.]

[bootyhunter]

It's supposed to be red! If you're a human from Earth, anyway...

[He's wriggling out of his signature bomber jacket, which means that pink blood is unfortunately getting on far more things than it should. This is truly a medical professional's nightmare, also there is glass everywhere...]

That is where your from, right?

Not some far-off moon colony?

[Dandy does release Hakagooby's hand for a split-second after pulling his outerwear off, proceeding to tie a portion of the sleeve around the wound.

The clinic is right there, but is he thinking about it?! Absolutely not! He is barely even thinking at all.]

Damn, I really love this jacket...

patio

[allatonce]

....... Whatcha doing?

[She picks up one of the shards of glass and holds it up, turning it around in the light.]

[sixthnonsense]

[Without looking up:]

Tryin' to fix my crystal ball. I got all the time in the world and I found some glue in the department store, so I figured it's worth a shot.

Patio

[giddyundertaker]

[ Ah... The Crystal Ball of yours is becoming quite dim. A shadow is being cast over it... And you... And your immediate surroundings.

It's not really a supernatural reading, that's what happens when someone on the tall side walks up behind you and leans in to look over your shoulder. ]

Hmmmmmm~? And what do we have here?

[sixthnonsense]

[Hagakure was starting to wonder if a whale or something was passing overhead, but this is absolutely worse. His whole body shivers in discomfort when he hears the Undertaker right behind him. Must he always sneak up like that!!]

Uhh... Hey, Undy.

[He slowly sets down the half-finished ball.]

I'm tryin' to fix my crystal ball. I could really use its power again.

[giddyundertaker]

[ And so the Undertaker collects more nicknames... ]

Is that so? [ ... Yeah, that ball looks pretty busted up. He hums. ] I can guess at how you'd use it, but it must be very hard seeing past all the cracks... Even if you put it all back together...

[sixthnonsense]

Yeah... I doubt I'll ever get it back to its full power, but a fraction's better than nothing.

[But despite the overall hopeful nature of this...]

I'm still so friggin' bummed that it got busted in the first place, though. It cost me a fortune!

[giddyundertaker]

A fortune for a crystal ball? What's it made of, pure diamond?

[ He honestly doubts that, if it's shattered into a million pieces. ]

garden

[onemillion]

[Rossiu's been sort of scarce since the motive, but he's out and about today and he ends up in the garden. Leafeon is here - which is what he was expecting - but Hagakure is as well and Rossiu smiles as he approaches.]

I see you've found something for Leafeon. You two seem to be having fun.

[sixthnonsense]

[Hagakure offers an enthusiastic wave to Rossiu before accepting the ball from Leafeon.]

Yeah! He loves chasing this thing. Wanna give it a shot?

[onemillion]

Sure, I'd like that.

[Just don't expect him to actually be able to throw worth a damn!!]

[sixthnonsense]

[It's okay, not everyone can be Leon Kuwata.

He'll go ahead and hand over the ball then! Leafeon is at the ready.]

patioooo

[daimakaicho]

[ Don't mind her, she's just watching him over his shoulder/hair/somewhere with a decent vantage point. ]

What're you working on?

[sixthnonsense]

[Oh no hot demon mom is checking in on him. What does he do? How does he work under these conditions?]

J-Just tryin' to fix my crystal ball. Plain old tape just wasn't cutting it.

[daimakaicho]

[ She lets out a low whistle. Man, that's a lot of damage on that thing. ]

That's right, you're a fortune-teller, aren't you? I guess it would make sense that you'd have one.

[ She leans in a little bit more, humming slightly. ]

Is this the only kind of work you do? Or do you use other mediums, as well?

[sixthnonsense]

[Thank you for bringing Phil Swift into this thread.

The more Hild leans in, the more Hagakure can feel his temperature rising... Play it cool, Hagakure.]

I can use other mediums, yeah, but my preferred method is with a little inspiration from the divine. Visions 'n' stuff! Crystal balls are a good conduit for that.

Patio

[pairtner]

[For the love of everything that's made of bits and bytes, is that a crystal ball? Okay maybe she should have seen coming this man would believe in this kind of thing. Thankfully, Aiba the staunch believer of reality doesn't voice that thought, instead asking:]

Why was this crystal ball broken? Isn't it a...tool of your trade?

[sixthnonsense]

["Aiba the staunch believer of reality" says the AI eyeball hamster.]

Yeah, it's one of my most valuable possessions. [He sounds pretty glum about it, which is fair considering the state of said possession.] It got broken during the last killing game I was in. One of the culprits stole it and used it to cover up evidence.

[pairtner]

[Hah, life is ironic like that. The AI eyeball hamster is the one who advocates the most for the realistic solutions to enigmas and dismisses the outlandish possibilities unless they're proven beyond any doubt. It's great]

One would think it having been used in a murder case would make you not want to see that ball ever again. It must have great sentimental value for you, to not have gotten rid of it.

[No way it's monetary value because, according to her market index information, crystal balls aren't too expensive, even if they're of quality]

[sixthnonsense]

[Oh yeah it's totally not monetary--]

Actually, kinda that and also kinda 'cause I paid a fortune for it.

[Never mind.]

Not that it's ever gonna be worth what it was when it wasn't broken, but still... If I can get back even a fraction of its power by tryin' to repair it, it'll be worth it.