cancry | Moving Forward

[ The 7th day comes to pass and despite knowing that things are different now, Achilles still braces for the worst - only when time doesn't reset does he finally feel like he can breathe again. Like the final confirmation that the loops are indeed over.

Though it's what he sees in the coming days as they prepare for the Underside that really excites him, to the point that he messages the group chat about it. ]

Well, well. So is this the highly anticipated "school festival" I've heard all the students speak so highly of?

[ Indeed as Achilles says, the school festival has finally come. It is the most extravagant, anime-ass Japanese school festival you can imagine, with various student run stands outside full of food and even more things going on inside... and the entirety of the student council running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to keep everything running smoothly.

This, even more so than the passing of Authority and the lack of time resets, puts him at ease. ]

I know we still have much preparation to do but I think after all of this a little bit of fun and relaxation might be good for us.

Of course if all the hustle and bustle gets to be too much for anyone you're more than welcome to make use of my office or faculty dorm, should you have difficulty finding an empty room.

[ Not that he'll be in either much, he's also in a mood to check out the ~~food~~ festival. But hey you don't need him to be present to chill in there.

You've done good work Executors. Enjoy this respite before the battle ahead. ]

((ooc: This is an open mingle post for everyone! Feel free to top level your character doing whatever you feel like doing and tagging around. :) ))

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Hopefully before she ate anyone, that would just be a pain to have to deal with the panicked Spectres running about. And I'm sure it would upset the others, too.

Judging by the evidence, it definitely went pretty badly last time.

[Even before they unlocked Miss President's memories, the whole gym situation wasn't exactly subtle.]

...It might not be a bad idea for one of us to keep watch near the gymnasium, though. Just in case.

Although I guess she could potentially show up anywhere! [Once again delivering the most alarming lines in the cheeriest possible tone. At least she's reassuringly(?) consistent.] I just think it's the most likely spot, since it was where she lost her grip on the Authority. So far, Esme and Greta both left open passages to the Underside on the spots where they were dethroned, so if there's going to be one here...

[She shrugs.]

It's not certain, but it's a possibility. Otherwise, I guess we'll have to get Phoenix and Etoile to open a new one for us!

Probably a better option than scouring the school, as far as time goes. We've wasted enough of it. We should at least know what to expect now.

Purgatory sure does like surprising us, though! [This shit gets weirder every layer, she swears.] At least it's not getting boring.

Of course you'd say that. Honestly, after this time loop, I'm this close to actually wanting the gears to obliterate me and send whatever's left off to reincarnation.

Well, I guess we're working on that, too!

[A slightly more thoughtful expression, now.] ...I think maybe that's how they should work. You move on when you're ready, not just when it forces you along.

So no one has things taken from them that they can't bear to part with, but nobody gets stuck forever without the option to move on, either.

If it's not how the gears work, we'll just have to fix that! [You know, just a little well-intentioned reordering of the fundamental structure of the universe. Like you do.]

...I don't want to become a Revenant, that's for certain. But I must admit it's... disappointing, to hear that those are the only options. No, not disappointing. I wouldn't say I'm angry about it, but... well, I don't know what to feel, in all honesty.

That's fair, it's a pretty big thing!

I think I just want... more. More options, more choices. I want to actively choose something because I want it, not just settle for whatever is the least bad. ...Does that make sense?

[Her sin is greed. Maybe it's not always a bad thing.]

...Yes, actually. Perhaps I was a bad person, but even then, I wanted better. I deserved better. And perhaps we all do, or most of us, anyway.

I don't think that makes you a bad person- but I guess I'm not really an expert on morals! [You... you really shouldn't say that so cheerfully, Medic...]

If everyone deserves better, that just means we need to change it so that everyone can have it, right?

[She's silent for a moment. Almost asks "what about other people," then remembers that that's probably not the best thing when you're confiding your worries about how you were kind of awful in life.]

No one's told you you're a surprisingly kind person, have they, Medic?

[She blinks, surprised.] I... don't think anyone has, no.

Then again, maybe I just don't remember, but- somehow, I don't think so.

[It's an odd feeling, but... definitely nice.]

Well, rest assured it's true. I don't say nice things about just anyone, after all. Most of this lot is entirely useless.

So your good opinion is rare and valuable! [She'll treasure it, really.]

Really? They seem pretty good at fighting Revenants so far, at least.

Well, I'll give them that we haven't all gotten ourselves killed. Or reduced to a base form Spectre, as it were.

I really need to find a good word for "dying, again". It just makes it so awkward to talk about, otherwise! "Reduced" isn't bad...

Ah, how has your study of the undead condition been going?

I've been making lots of discoveries, most of which raise more questions than they answer! [Well, at least she seems cheerful about it.]

But science is all about figuring out how to ask the right questions, so it's still progress.

I'll give you this, you're certainly adaptable. Do you plan to leave your research behind for later Executors, then?

[Without missing a beat:] I've been printing out copies of the most relevant and current parts and leaving it in different layers in three-ring binders.

[Do you ever play a video game and wonder what kind of person would leave all those useful journal tidbits that give you the tragic backstory just lying around? Like, who does that?]

[Medic. Medic is who.]

There's one in the Limbo library, one in the lab in Invidia, one in the magazine rack at the Avaritia casino giftshop next to the softcore porn, and one in the school library here.

You know, in case we get amnesia again, or we're all gone and future Executors need clues!

At least you're always prepared. Perhaps I didn't even need to tell your fortune in the first place.

Moving Forward

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kind-of-suicidal ideation?? maybe?? tagging just in case

...reverse suicide???

apparently

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