sixth 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 sixth 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. 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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[cancrymods]

[ . . .

When all of you come back to yourselves, no time at all has passed, impossible as it seems. The only change is that Miss President is now slumped at her table, eyes shut fast, as if she passed out the moment... all that triggered. Against all odds, she seems to be sleeping peacefully... the most peacefully she's slept in a very long time, you feel.

That strange new power is still resonating – you could continue to dive deeper, if you wish... but uh, maybe after five minutes and a glass of water. That was a lot! ]

[discutio]

[…All things considered, he’d rather not have been able to see any of it. A dozen questions were answered, and a hundred more brought up.]

Did anyone-…are all of you alright?

[swordofajerk]

Phoenix, that--that butterfly.

[Sword is still leaning against the wall, but he's got a hand pressed to his heart because what the fuck.]

Was it her's?

[daughterofthemark]

[If any of the Executors present don't understand the difference between "unresponsive" and "not responding," now's their chance to find out. Veil is unresponsive for a moment, sitting stunned at what she's just witnessed. Then she snaps to reality, and doesn't respond to Phoenix as she instead immediately moves to check on Miss President and make sure she's still alive.

She wasn't alive to begin with, but you know what I mean.]

[etincelledefierte]

I’m okay. I think. I’m going to go get her some water for when she wakes up. Veil, please keep an eye on her till I get back? I will be as quick as I can. Thanks.

[And with that, as shaky as her voice is, she’s running to the cafeteria to get a bottle of water.]

[discutio]

I-…I don’t know. It’s probable—very likely, but I can’t yet say with full certainty.

…Where is she? I don’t hear her.

[swordofajerk]

In the chair, looks like she's passed out.

[A beat and then, with great feeling:]

What the fuck.

[etincelledefierte]

M-my thoughts exactly.

[She’s breathing hard from how fast she was running, but Etoile took a minute to process while she was running to the cafeteria. She’s still a little bit shaken up, but she’s not quite as panicked as she had been.]

Could we always share memories? Or is that new.

[discutio]

No, that is most assuredly new to my knowledge.

…I wager we know what awaits us in the underside, now.

[swordofajerk]

Yeah, but what do we do about her?

[Sword gestures to the President.]

We can't get to the underside without the Authority, and there's no way in hell she's going to open it up to let us down herself. Not with that waiting for us.

[discutio]

We tell her the truth.

That we want to go down there to stop her.

[daughterofthemark]

We'll most likely need to give her a full explanation--Executors, Revenants, and the like. Both to help her understand what she must do and to convince her of our trustworthiness.

[etincelledefierte]

I agree. There's no sense in keeping her in the dark, and I think coming clean to her will only help. It's the least we can do for her, after we took that look into her memory.

[swordofajerk]

Right. I'll let the others know, just in case this doesn't work.

[He really doubts it'll work, but either way. Text time!]

talking to Authority. might get it without a fight but be prepared.

[twibeast]

[ He somehow missed the original message but this one he doesn’t. That first part is what catches his attention. ]

Wait, truly?!

[swordofajerk]

yes.

we saw some of her memories.

[emberserker]

I'm surprised you all managed it. Pleasantly, but surprised all the same.

[swordofajerk]

Read at ??:??

[twibeast]

Her memories? I thought that only happened when the Authority was defeated.

[ Which... is very interesting to him. Does that mean she's basically defeated now or was it something else? He'll realize it's a new power later but for now he's very perplexed. ]

We'll have to meet up later if this continues to go well and hear what you all saw. For now we'll stand ready in case you need back up. You met her in the student council room, yes?

[discutio]

Etoile is right, but we have to tread carefully. Be cautious with her.

...I want to try using that power again. There must have been more after that; perhaps we'll have an idea of what's to come next.

[etincelledefierte]

I agree, though we need to be careful with it. I don’t want to push her too far and have the poor girl break down. If we can do this peacefully, I think that’s ideal.

[discutio]

Naturally. But it isn’t as though I’ll be able to see if she’s in distress, so I’ll rely on the rest of you to stop me if it comes to that.

[daughterofthemark]

Y...yes, of course.

[Veil sounds a little shaky, too.]

[cancrymods]

[ She's not getting any deader, at least! She just appears to be having a snooze. ]

[daughterofthemark]

[Oh thank the great tree.

Veil quickly looks around to see if there's a soft object of some kind she can slip under her head.]