PC: Ryo

[hardrocklife]

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Week 0, Friday

[hardrocklife]

[Zelgadis is standing in a hallway, fully shrouded, phone in hand. He's tapping at it with his one visible eye narrowed. When Ryo comes near, he'll look up from it.]

Hey. Do you know why this isn't working?

[It's probably because he's trying to text a demon on a Friday morning.]

[preordain]

What do you mean?

[ he'll walk over to peer. ]

What are you trying to do, exactly?

[hardrocklife]

[He shows his phone. It's open to a texting screen with Bloody Mary, with some bounced/undelivered messages.]

Can't get it to send.

[preordain]

[ ...

he just goes and try to send a text to midori. huh. ]

Did something happen to them or are we being blocked?

[hardrocklife]

[A scoff. He pockets his phone, now that he's pretty sure it's not fixable right now.]

... Typical demons. Never around when they could actually be helpful.

[preordain]

Well. That or they don't want to help us.

[ they are meant to torture them, after all. ]

[hardrocklife]

That's usually why.

[tiredly.]

Week 1, Friday

[hardrocklife]

[Zelgadis is somewhere in the dorms, looking at the announcement on his phone, probably not for the first time this morning.]

... Guess it was just a matter of time before someone else got killed.

[preordain]

They really couldn't wait longer than a week.

[ he knew it would probably happen again but IMMEDIATELY? help ]

[hardrocklife]

Could be worse...

[But he sounds plenty tired at the idea of going through all of this again.]

[preordain]

At least it's still only one dead.

Although I don't think any of us want to deal with another nine hours.

[hardrocklife]

Maybe we'll be more efficient this time... though I'm not particularly hopeful that we'll be getting out of there any earlier.

[preordain]

If anything, we won't waste any time asking the demons what we're supposed to do.

And maybe someone else will leave their arm in a washing machine.

[ he can't believe how fucking stupid that was ]

week 2, monday

[preordain]

[ they can be at the (throws dart) artificial beach

ryo does not look like he should be here considering his gigantic coat, but he's still just standing on the sand and looking at the water, not quite close enough for the waves to hit him. ]

Huh...

[hardrocklife]

[Zel's also out here in his head-to-toe white garb. It looks like he's started leaving the scarf down, but he sure isn't getting into the beach day spirit. He'll join Ryo in looking out at the water.]

Something on your mind?

[preordain]

How deep do you supposed that goes? Like, how accurate to an actual ocean...?

[ ryo is wondering if someone will try to yeet a body down there. it's only monday but he is preparing for the weekend. ]

[hardrocklife]

[hmm. he gives the water a long stare...]

That's one mystery I'm very much okay with not learning the answer to.

[preordain]

Well, we will probably find out sooner or later when someones tries to check it out.

[ he just assumes this will happen. ]

[hardrocklife]

[a sigh.] Probably...

... Why does it smell like that, anyway?

[he's smelling chlorine.]

Week 5, Saturday

[hardrocklife]

[Well, it's the evening and Zelgadis couldn't even bring himself to go somewhere to drink. He's just out on a bench somewhere, looking absolutely hollow and miserable. A pile of black and blue flower petals are on the ground around his feet.

He glances up to acknowledge Ryo. It doesn't seem like he has the energy to tell him to get lost right now, at least.]

[preordain]

[ this is so awkward help

he'll pause for a second, before walking over. ]

Maybe you can try to die instead tomorrow.

[hardrocklife]

... Maybe. Despite what everyone says, it would be better that way.

[preordain]

The situation is a little different one. Before it was giving her agency, but now it turns out someone else might have already taken that away before trial even started.

[ mods was it mind control. mods!! ]

But there's nothing wrong if you don't. She'd probably be happier that way, so... just something to think about.

[hardrocklife]

That's because she's a good person. It's exactly why she shouldn't be the one to die.

[but he's back to thinking about the how of it, and that just makes him even more upset.]

I don't... How was this even possible?

[preordain]

I'm wondering if it was some kind of item usage...? It just seems like an oddly powerful one.

[ especially since past ones were like. turn date into an alpaca. ]