Week 4

[bathymetric]

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

Sunday arrives ahead of schedule again, bringing with it the creeping dread that this is just how this is going to go. Welcome to the murdergame cycle.

At least there's another section of the city available to you! This one even has some things to do without you having to make your own fun. Which also means there's more to find about this place.

There's still over 20 of you alive... maybe that's something to celebrate? It could be worse! But... at least one of you is an attempted killer, apparently. Either way, better keep talking if you want regains!



SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[ ooc: Welcome to the fourth 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! ]

Comments

[dullshooter]

Didn't we already go over how this is probably some kind of terrible idea?

[Which would make you think, hey Misfire, if you really believed that, why are you here?]

[hotpaprika]

I have heard many people perform a séance in my time, and I have rarely heard of anything gone awry. I suppose there are a few scam artists, but I believe it's safe to say that I am not using this to scam anyone.

[Like... how would he even scam them in this situation.]

[dullshooter]

[Would he have respected Jonathan more if it was a scam?

Maybe.]

Look, all I'm saying is - and trust me when I say I can't believe I'm saying it - Hagakure's probably the closest thing we have to an expert on this kind of thing, 'sides maybe Hild, and he said that this was risky. Personally, I don't think we need to add 'tampering with supernatural forces beyond our control' to our growing [or dwindling] list of problems. This isn't your time anymore. We've got Prom Queen demons. And stuff like that.

[hotpaprika]

I asked Hagakure to provide his help, and I do have this [He pulls out his rosary from under his shirt again.] Should we run into any trouble.

... It is a shame we do not have any holy water, but sometimes you need to take some risks.

[dullshooter]

[That doesn’t exactly put him at ease.]

What are we risking this for, really?

[hotpaprika]

So we could obtain some closure for are fallen friends, and possibly send some final requests to the land of the living.

[He says this like it's obvious.]

[dullshooter]

Right…except haven’t we already kinda done that? We got to speak to Penelope and Hodaka before they went, and Adaman left us all letters…

[Which only really leaves Obi as the hanging thread, and that clicks something into place.]

…Isn’t this just for you?

[hotpaprika]

[He just

deadeyes Misfire.]

If I was only performing this for myself I would have simply done it on my own. Besides, I am sure it would do us some good to give any last words in a less stressful environment that we may have forgotten in the moment.

[dullshooter]

Right, sure.

[He’s absolutely not convinced.]

Or we could just all move on and cope with our losses without opening a portal to who-knows-where and putting everyone in danger, but whatevs. Tag not it if anything comes out seeking vengeance.

[hotpaprika]

Well I did mention in my invitation that it was not mandatory, so if you are fearful of any potential dangers...

[dullshooter]

Counterpoint: if something is set loose, I’d at least like the heads up to know what it is.

[inaclearing]

[Quietly:]

...I'm not sure if it's the best coping mechanism, but it's not like anything's going to really happen.

[buriedstar]

You're afraid of the dead, Misfire-ya?

[dullshooter]

Less a fear of the dead, more the fact that even I know not to poke my nose into potential pits of horror it doesn’t belong in. Say it’s a part of my survival instinct. If we weren’t risking unimaginable terrors from beyond the beyond, I’d be game.

[Like…he wants to see the necrobot too!]

[buriedstar]

Would it help if I said I would protect you?

[ He has zero fear. ]

[dullshooter]

…Yeah, it would actually.

[It helps that he can trust Seo Dawon to make that offer based in actual proficiency, and not just grandstanding.]

Thanks, mate.

[buriedstar]

It's what friends do, Misfire-ya. Ah, I'm not a tank though, so it's less defending and more being proactive, just as a warning~.

[dullshooter]

I can work with that. Closest thing we had to a tank is an off-road 4x4.

[waka waka]

[buriedstar]

[ Huff. ]

Actually, what would you categorize yourself as? DPS? Off-DPS? Support?

[specialyellthing]

Aw, don’t worry. It may not be his time, but some of us are pros with this kindof stuff.

[dullshooter]

Yeah, didn’t you say something about going to hell, or am I misremembering wildly?

[specialyellthing]

No, no, no-- let me be clear. I never went to hell. I just helped retrieve her body and snap her outta her funk when she was in---

-----

You know, it was kindof like you, but---

[dullshooter]

Zindy, you’re saying words, but they’re not making much sense.

[specialyellthing]

It was a big ol mech! But also, I think she was possessed or somethin'. I dunno. Anyway, a whole different crew dealt with gettin' her spirit outta hell. I just did the other half. While bein' told to wait in the plane--- damn Spy Shooter---

[dullshooter]

That sounds…incredibly convoluted.