unknownseas | WEEK 3

Well, the tail end of Week 2 could have gone better. That's the first thing to note.

The second thing is... hang on, should it be Week 3 yet? You've all gone to sleep (or... not, in the case of anyone who doesn't), but when you wake up (and you do all wake up), the calendar and clock on your device informs you that it's Sunday. In-character, all characters explicitly have absolutely no memory of Saturday.

Your sense of time isn't the only thing that's changed - a new branch of the facility has opened and become active overnight, giving you new resources and places to investigate, should you so choose. There's also a new channel on the television, though whether it's an improvement over the last one is questionable.

Otherwise, though, things have mostly settled into normalcy again, or at close to normal as you can find in this place. How long that peace will last, though... that's becoming increasingly uncertain, moving forward.

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[ ooc: Welcome to Week 3! Turn in last week's AC over here, and regains remain over this way! And for the sake of consistency, Angel's office hours remain over yonder! ]

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Not at all. Okay, Daisy-- be good, alright?

[ Daisy trots on over and nudges her nose against Rhea's hand before, very gently, taking the meat. ]

Good girl.

[She holds her hand out, letting her sniff and lick if needed before scratching her head with her other hand.]

There, see? It is alright.

[ And just like that, their social link is maxed....

Mira kneels down and strokes a hand down Daisy's back. Daisy finishes eating the meat, then sniffs at Rhea's hand, as if more will magically appear. ]

She's going to be totally spoiled at this rate.

[Of course there's no more meat but... there might be a slightly different smell underneath. Not that it probably matters too much if it belongs to New Best Friend.]

As she should. She is quite a wonderful animal.

[ Ah, there's definitely a strange smell... which makes the pup tilt her head and ears flick briefly back. Mira's curious about that, but... it's probably nothing. ]

She is. She's very affectionate, if she likes you.

[ Then again, she likes, like... everyone. ]

[It's probably just something Rhea touched. She's just going to scratch her some more before standing up.]

I suppose part of it is her breed. I am not familiar with it--Fodlan has quite a variety but nothing as unique as her.

Partly. I've never met one of her breed who hasn't been like this.

[ She scritches behind Daisy's ears before standing up as well. ]

Really? At least you have dogs. I can't imagine a world without them.

I see, they must be a delight.

[That almost gets a laugh out of her.]

Yes, cats as well. The monastery is a home to quite a lot of strays... [Now, she really does give a chuckle.] There are even a few cats who have found places to sleep in the cathedral.

[ Oh.... that's cute. ]

Ah, cats are wonderful, too. They must get absolutely spoiled.

Most certainly, though with such a large campus most are still hunters.

[But there is a lot of unauthorized feeding.]

That makes sense... but who can resist a cute cat?

[ Certainly not her. She's weak to cute. ]

I know that I could not.

Most people I know would agree.

[ On a more serious note, though, she lapses into a thoughtful silence. ]

... How are you doing, aside from making friends with a dog?

...I will survive. The chapel given to us at least will suffice for a sacred place for now.

[She needs that.]

Ah--I noticed we had one. Are... you able to find a bit of peace there?

Yes. Though, I admit it is a bit disconcerting... They had religious symbols related to the Church of Seiros there.

... Really?

[ ... she can see how that'd be unsettling. ]

I wonder if it might be to make it more familiar, but... either way, it must have been startling to see.

The crest of Saint Seiros and those of the other saints. It is not exactly how it would be in Fodlan however...

[At least they weren't full statues??]

Yes. It is unsettling.

... I suppose it might have been too much effort.

[ Or the Professor just wants to use those reminders to provoke a reaction... ]

You could ask Angel about it, if it's concerning enough.

No... it is enough. Maybe having the crest of the prophet here will give us some protection.

[She... doesn't sound like she believes that.]

[ She considers that. Honestly, Mira's never put much stock into that sort of thing.

And then, gently-- ]

I hope it will. For all our sakes.

May she speak to the Goddess on our behalf.

Mm.

[ ... ]

We'll get through this. I know we will... one way or another.

[ But it sure sounds like she's trying to convince herself... ]

The Professor is only a man, Mira. He will make a mistake and through that we will survive.

I'm betting on that.

[ She lets out a little huff. ]

There are too many of us, after all.

[ He probably can't take all of them!! ]

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