Week 5.
Two more are gone this week. Luna and Chie Hori have joined those who are present only in memory now, and their passing seems to have left a lot of emotions raw and exposed. But as usual, the group has at least a little bit of time to recover. Saturday can be dedicated to rest and sleep; on Sunday morning, the clock chimes the hour at seven o'clock. The stairwells are clear of bodies; there's no more death to be dealt with for the time being. Unless, of course, you happened to recover something particularly unfortunate in your dreams... Once again, there's a new floor to explore; your reward for doing your job well. And since you've survived for a month now, you are doing your job well. However, the new floor isn't the only thing that's changed; there are a few things about the building that seem a little...off. A few things that weren't there before might be, or a few things that should be there aren't; you'll just have to see what the week brings, won't you? That is, if you're not going to be investigating all the goings-on personally... |
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[OOC: Welcome to week five of Trustfell! Save your threads for coins and the coming week's activity check; don't forget to check in to this week's activity check and submit your memory regains as well!
The Letters and Switchboard posts are still active to be used at your leisure, for the sake of contacting the jerk who's keeping you here!]
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... Conductor-san said my family was okay. He doesn't like lying, right? He has to be telling the truth about that.
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You might say the same thing about my wife. One of the smartest people you'll ever meet, my Harriet is. When she's home, she's just as sweet and gentle as she was thirty years ago when we first met.
[...His eyes aren't wet.]
That first day, he asked why we thought there was anyone left to look for us... I want to think he was just bein' cruel, but I-I can't help--
[Is Harriet alright?]
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We just need to stay hopeful! If we stop thinking that we'll get out of here, or stop thinking that our families are waiting for us...
He... can be very cruel, I think. We've all seen that. [with poor Asuka-chan...]
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wipesscratches his eyes.]I can't help but wonder what's happenin'. Harriet's always been a worrywart, and if she thinks somethin' happened to me...I don't want to think how bad that'll hurt her.
[He adds some curly hair to the figure.]
And now I remember that I have a saloon and an entire town to look after. What's gonna happen if Murderman invade and I'm not there to keep 'em out with the Force Galactic?
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[what]
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So my title. Universal. I was confused as to why I was called, remember? Turns out I have space powers that allow me to do practically anythin', and the Conductor took them away from me, must like he took Tabby's powers.
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Alright.
... Gosh, imagine if we could get you your powers back, though! You could fix everything!
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I hope so...I do remember bringin' my friend back to life.
[The woman in the drawing is looking better. Mordecai puts a lot of effort into detailing his wife's appearance.]
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[because zombies are a Thing.]
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[Oh no. Felton had better not become a zombie again.]
L-look, I-I think we better focus on other things. Like- [While Mordecai is no artist, the woman he's drawing does have some some of resemble to a real person, and he puts on the finishing touches of her clothes and draws something square on her arm.]
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Oh, I ain't done yet. Once I add some color to this, then you'll see how amazin' she is!
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[points at the machine]
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[He glances at the console he drew. That's impossible, he thinks, and chuckles. Because that can't be.]
Sukuyo, I am no artist. This here console I drew on her ain't completely accurate, besides-- [This building ran on ancient technology. The only computers would have to have come from the vending machine.
...It had to belong to someone else.]
I'm sure one of us got their computer taken away and put in that machine.
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... I'll just go get it! It's in my room. [RUNS OFF AT LIKE A FULL SPRINT]
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Harriet wasn't the one who was kidnapped.
When Sukuyo returns, Mordecai is still working on the drawing, now coloring it in with colored pencils.]
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Look!
[slams it down on the table]
See? I was right!
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[When he first sees her, he wants to point out that it could have belonged to any Troubleshooter, not just Harriet. There were plenty stationed near Mars, and the Conductor could have easily found one to take it from.
It's when he picks it up that he realizes it can only belong to one person. The stickers, the scratches, the size...he's seen it enough times to know who it belongs to.
He can barely raise his voice above a horrified whisper.]
How did he get this...?!
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... Maybe she just... misplaced it! Just for a second! And then he was able to steal it! I'm sure that's all!
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aaaaaaaaaaaah]
No, Harriet ain't the kind to leave things around! She's always gotta be on call and can't let this out of her sight!
[He presses the power button. It doesn't turn on.]
She can't--why---
[Oh god, what did he do to Harriet?!]
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Mordecai-san. You're gonna worry yourself sick over this. You need to calm down. She's okay.
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[Was she hurt? Was she even alive?
No, stop thinking about that possibility.]
H-he might be holdin' her prisoner. There might be scientists on Mars hurtin' everyone! [He holds the console to his chest.] Remember what he said the first day we were here? He asked why we thought there was anyone else still lookin' for us.
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...She always was a worry wart, my Harriet. Cruel twist for the Conductor to make me worry about her instead.
[He hadn't felt much anger towards their captor before, and now this is personal.]
She had better be alright when I find her, or else I may just have to use a bit of violence to make him pay for this.
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But... When I asked, he said my family was fine. I bet yours is, too.
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