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

arcade

[visiblepattern]

[Forrest was actually looking for Rossiu after the...weird disaster that was the motive; he'd taken one of the plasmids, but it's hard to tell if he's actually injected it or not. He seems fine, at any rate!

Granted, his arms are also kind of covered in fabric, given that he's carrying a garment with him. But that's fine.]

Oh... Rossiu, I was hoping to find you! Though I admit that I didn't expect to find you here...

[onemillion]

It isn't really the sort of place I'll be spending much of my time at in the future.

[It's So Much. Anyway, hi Forrest!]

Oh, is that what you were working on?

[visiblepattern]

It is! I know it isn't white, but I hope you still find it acceptable.

[It is a coat for you! It looks like he tried to take into account both the concept of the flowing robes and capes as well as the more militaristic styling, and the result is... Well, look at it.]

[onemillion]

[Oh wow, it sure isn't white, but you did a great job with the design, and that much is obvious given how Rossiu lights up.]

This is incredible, Forrest! I didn't doubt your skill before, but I must say, you really have come up with the perfect design! Thank you so much.

[aaaaah it even reminds him of his poncho from when he was a kid... that's so nice...!!!]

[visiblepattern]

[heeeee.]

Oh, I'm so glad! I was hoping you would like it; the idea came from a few different places, but I ended up liking the effect.

If anything needs alteration or mending, you can come to me with it and I'll take care of it for you.

[onemillion]

Of course, I'll be sure to let you know. Have you finished most of the ones you were working on, then?

[visiblepattern]

Several of them... There are some I don't have quite right yet. I tend to stay up late working on them, but I don't think they're quite there yet.

[He pauses, then clarifies, somewhat sheepishly.]

I don't go out on Thursday nights; I stay inside then.

[onemillion]

Understandable. I try not to be out too late most nights...

[It's prudent and it's better to be safe than sorry, but maybe that just makes him a bit cowardly...]

If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know. I'm only capable of the very basics of sewing, but I can at least help bring some materials back to your room, if you'd like.

[...he's probably not strong enough to lift a sewing machine, though.]

[visiblepattern]

Honestly, if I bring those things to my room I'll likely never leave it...

[...at least he knows his limits...???]

[onemillion]

Oh, that's certainly understandable. That's why I only borrow a few books from the library at a time.

[visiblepattern]

I've never really been able to get invested in reading... I was taught how, of course, as part of my studies, but it never really held my attention for very long. I don't really know why - maybe I just haven't been looking at the right things?

[onemillion]

Yes, genre is certainly important. If you've been spending most of your time studying, perhaps give different genres of fiction a try? There are a lot of different types, so it might be good to see if anything stands out!

We didn't have books in Adai, so I only learned how to read after I left. I struggled quite a bit at first, but Leeron was very patient with me. I suppose that's part of why I'm so fascinated with them.

[visiblepattern]

Another new thing that you got to learn when you left, then. I can see why it's special to you.

That is a good point, though, that it's mostly been for my studies... I admit I'm not the best student anyway, so it's always felt like a chore to me. I prefer to physically make or do things, instead of reading about other people doing them.

[He kind of glances around the arcade, though.]

...This might be a little much, though, in terms of doing things.

[onemillion]

Yes, I'm inclined to agree. I can see why people would find this fun, but it's a bit overwhelming.

[It's so much. He's so tired. Arcades probably exist in Gurren Lagann and he has never set foot in one.]

[visiblepattern]

It's extremely loud. I was in here the other day; I came back in here partially to find you, and partially because...well. Of that.

[He gestures toward the shooting range.]

It seemed one of the few places to practice with targets that didn't run a risk of hitting someone. Or something that's not meant to be destroyed.

[onemillion]

Yes. Aside from setting up your own targets, this seems to be the best option - and it's the better option if you want a moving target.

[Anyway he'll step aside if you want to go ahead and make use of it! Obviously he's not going to, given the complete lack of powers he's displaying.]

[visiblepattern]

[He'll step a bit more into position, then, just kind of watching the targets for a long moment. Seeing how they move.]

I assume you didn't use anything...?

[onemillion]

I did not. Even though it doesn't seem to have any sort of negative effects, I... don't feel comfortable doing it.

[visiblepattern]

...I understand. It's taking a little while to get used to; I don't feel horrid in any way, but I suppose I'll see if that remains true tonight.

[onemillion]

Of course; please let me know if there's anything I can do for you.

[visiblepattern]

If nothing else, I'll let you know if there are side effects. As I said, I don't intend to keep it to myself if something happens.

[That said, let's see what this does! He isn't altogether sure how to make it work, but if it's anything like how magecraft works, it should be fairly intuitive-

And there go the sparks of electricity flaring up around his right hand, good lord.]

Ah... Okay, that's...evidently how that works...

[onemillion]

[Usually when he sees sparks of electricity, that means something has gone terribly wrong with the tech department, so this is definitely new.]

Interesting... You've figured out how to control it?

[visiblepattern]

I figured out earlier how to not just hit everyone and everything with it, at least... The period immediately after the injection was a bit alarming. Turning it on and off as I like is still taking a bit of work...

[Through some handwaved stuff with Aiba, he has sorted out how not to just fry you immediately! That said, it's not particularly intuitive, because he overthinks everything and would be just the worst Bioshock protagonist.]

Hitting things with it at will is easier for me; it feels strange not having a tome to hold, but I'm used to directing magic in one way or another.

[He turns, and through some weird gesture that he doesn't seem to have quite practiced enough to be fluid, he manages to fire off a heavy shock of electricity, obliterating one of those targets on the field.]

Like so.

[onemillion]

[So it takes some time to adjust to it, and it can be channeled somewhat like magic... huh!!]

Incredible... I had no doubts that it did what the Mayor said, but it's something else seeing it in action.

[Having access to this kind of power at all is a little wild to think about. He can see where people would want to try it out or would want to use it as a replacement for the powers they've lost.]

[visiblepattern]

It is. I'm finding myself a little fond of it, but not nearly so much that I would kill anyone over it. I would prefer to go back to having my own magic, rather than using this as a replacement.