fifth loop

[cancrymods]

SUPERBIA

On midnight of the seventh 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 fifth time experiencing the events of the 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. ... Hey, wait just a second...! Use this log to investigate during this seven day 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.

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[discutio]

...Chiron?

[he is, uh...concerned]

What's going on?

[schardynfreude]

Oh, Phoenix. It's just funny, isn't it? That time doesn't matter here.

[discutio]

Chiron...? [He stepped a little closer, reaching out to put a hand on his arm.]

What's happened? What are you talking about?

[schardynfreude]

[He moves, just a step, just enough to pull away. Shakes his head. It isn't that it's funny so much as...]

It feels...ha, it all just feels familiar in a way. [And not because of looping.] We're all just stagnating, or will if we stay here. What does a week even matter? A day? An hour, these don't have any meaning in purgatory.

[discutio]

I suppose time has been a difficult thing to measure, on occasion. But what is it that's bothering you so much?

[schardynfreude]

It feels like I've done this before. [A twist of his hand in the air impatiently that Phoenix can't see.] Not this, specifically, but the monotony reeks of familiarity.

[discutio]

...I imagine it would.

[since...you know, All That]

Maybe we should take some time to ourselves to break up the routine.

[schardynfreude]

[Brightly:] I think the students are going to get an extra study hall this week where history would normally be.

[discutio]

Well...that's a start, at least.

[schardynfreude]

I do apologize for making you worry. It simply...struck me as funny. [That there's something that pings desperate and horrible and darkly hilarious about this scenario. How little it matters.] I assure you, I'm quite...

[Fine? Well? Clearly neither are the case.] Present. [is he tho]

[discutio]

Try to see you stay that way. I would prefer it were you...present.

[schardynfreude]

Mm, at any rate, you ought not to touch me until I'm certain of certain details.

[discutio]

...What are you talking about?

[schardynfreude]

I've a bit of an infection, one could say. Afraid it's manifested itself with some memories, and now, alas, it's all by evening's light for all to see, save of course for you. [This is all perhaps too bright and cheery for such a topic. Coping mechanisms are funny like that!]