fourth loop

[cancrymods]

SUPERBIA

On midnight of the fourteenth day, it happens again. Time rewinds itself back to the Executors' starting point, putting them right back at the beginning of the loop. This is now their fourth time experiencing the events of the two-week Superbia loop. Some of the school's long hidden secrets are starting to come to light... but is it enough to bring them close to breaking the loop once and for all? Only time will tell. Use this log to investigate during this two-week time period and drop a comment down to the Investigation Request subheader if you'd like to explore. If you're continuing or building off of a previous loop's investigation results, please link to it in your comment. If you need a refresher on the loop mechanics, check out this post. Good luck, Executors.

Comments

[schardynfreude]

[He opens his mouth to reply...and then...closes it again...] Huh. One would think the faculty would at least...have seen them. At some point.

[emberserker]

I certainly haven't, but I haven't turned up a thing the entire time we've been here. Honestly, what if the principal just died in the graduation and -- wait. If they did, then what?

[mementomoritz]

Hm-mmm... [Medic looks over at Rei.] Sufficiently damaged Specters revert to a kind of base form, right? Sort of like your memory butterflies!

[See? She paid attention to the setting exposition, she appreciates you. ...And knowledge. She really, really appreciates knowledge.]

In theory, they can eventually heal up enough to become full-blown Specters again and start making their way back towards the Cogs- but with things the way they are right now, who knows where a stray soul could end up! And even if they did, it would probably take a while...

[ourtomorrow]

Then, the butterfly I found....and the other one....

[ Were possibly victims of whatever happened at graduation? Maybe even the principal?

Thoughtless him. Rei had told them all that, but he'd been so focused on associating them with her. ]

[emberserker]

So they weren't Rei's. They're what's left of other people, not fragments of her. And there are like to be a lot of them.

[phantasmagorial]

N–no, wait, that can't be right...!

[ Rei breaks in sounding a little panicked. ]

When they're broken down... Specters disperse and return to Limbo so they can start their journey again. Even being trapped in this layer wouldn't be able to prevent that process – it's more powerful than any Authority.

A–and... they have to be my memories...! I remember the chess game myself and... I...

[ She trails off, looking upset. ]

[emberserker]

You mean the ones who perished in the gym went back to Limbo, Authority or no Authority. And you're sure you're not the only one whose memories turned into butterflies?

[phantasmagorial]

W–well, who else's would they be?!

[ She snaps that back surprisingly quickly and uncharacteristically defensive. ]

[ourtomorrow]

[ oh no they're fighting

are they fighting because of him?

Monarch gulps, but steps forward with his hands raised placatingly ]

--n-now, now....It's clear we don't have enough information. Why don't Rei-san and I look for the other butterfly? We might learn more....

[emberserker]

Go ahead. [She frowns and shakes her head.] I suppose she's got a good deal to investigate, regardless. I'll search on my own.