R1 DEADLAND

[lockdownmods]

[it’s strange, for the people who were already dead, the shift in scenery is sudden and complete. For those who have just arrived? It’s like you’re back where you left?

How strange.

But if you ever need her, you can always reach out to the guardian of this place.]

LOCATIONS
Note: locations lag a week behind the living counterparts

Comments

[donotlick]

[ Damn. The student becomes the master. ]

Well, uh... thanks. Haven't really played since college, so I'm surprised I even remember that much.

[preconstruction]

Why did you stop playing?

[donotlick]

[ Hank smirks. Connor remembers everything now, doesn't he? ]

Yeah, you remembered all that stuff, huh? You read up on my whole file?

[preconstruction]

More than just your file.

[ checked out the desk, the house... ]

[donotlick]

Got busy. Police academy isn't really the kind of deal where you can take music breaks.

[ He shrugs. ]

Plus I kinda... I mean, people love a musician.

[ He used it to get dates..... ]

[donotlick]

Bet you saw a lot of things you wished you didn't see.

[ Like throwing him in the shower, the whole Russian Roulette thing... ]

[preconstruction]

I wouldn't say that. It's all part of what makes you who you are.

[itwasfeyt]

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W-what? Rebecca...?

[Her? But that didn't make any sense. She seemed sad back when they had last "spoken" to one another, but hearing that almost seems to knock the air from Maya's chest.]

...I don't get it.

[starswink]

Yeah! There's nothing about them around in the school. But in the entrance exam... we actually talked to them. The power went out and we were able to hear their voices. They said they were in the pool shed, but when we went there, they weren't around.

Then when we were at the vacation home, I found another generator I could shut off, and I talked to some more of them. That's how I learned what their names are.

Both times, they all said they were trapped in the school. But we couldn't figure out any way to help each other... I don't understand why we were able to communicate with them! Still, whatever incident they were a part of, if it was really in the past, we should be able to find out more about it somehow. Or... find some way to talk to them again, but shutting off generators from here seems like it could be bad...

[donotlick]

[ He's here to help, ghost girl. He can sympathize. ]

Yeah... Not what you were picturing huh?

[donotlick]

How about something of your buddy Ash's?

[ Hank holds out his hand for her. ]

Doesn't have to be a thing. It can be something nice, like a memory or something.

[donotlick]

Every imperfect part, huh?

[ Connor sure has a way of making a guy feel... less shitty about himself. ]

Guess you're not wrong.

[donotlick]

[ That's a lot of "the"s Hank snickers. ]

Makes you sound all important. Guess that's probably why all those other bands went for it.

[itwasfeyt]

Talking is good, but walking is better. How about we do both?

[Since she has a lot of laying in bed, and staring at the ceiling to be done today. She'll even have to push her existential crisis to tomorrow.]

Lead the way.

[itwasfeyt]

[Hmmmmm it just doesn't sit right with her.]

I want to trust that everyone's not going to want to take things out of my computer brain. And hopefully someone like Nah or Todd doesn't figure out they can do it.

[Because that would be a terrible time.]

[starswink]

[Aw, his bedhead is so fluffy! Yoosung's seen it before when they had a sleepover, but it's just endearing. If Yuuki wasn't already touching his own head, and if Yoosung wasn't busy cooking, maybe he'd reach out and ruffle it like an older brother after he confided that to him. He kinda gets it - he's felt lonely like that, too. But it still pulls on his heartstrings to know that his other birthdays, when he was still living, might have been significantly worse than this. He's exactly who Rika would say needed a magician of happiness, isn't he? That must be why Yoosung feels so gratified about becoming his friend and making his whole face glow with excitement. (He noticed it looks the same as it did when they were excited...)]

Haha... well, we'll see about that! I've never made crepes before, so I hope the taste is all right. I'm giving it my all.

[This crepe is finished cooking, so onto a plate it goes! Now he just has to fill it.]

What kind do you want?

[supportrole]

I mean, you haven't made anything bad since you've been cooking here, so I wouldn't be too worried.

[ He's not expecting a professional crepe stand product here anyway, and even if they do manage to turn out bad, he's not going to be any less grateful. Thought counts more than crepe quality!

That said, it looks pretty good when it slides onto his plate! ]

Hmm... Maybe chestnut? It's the first day of autumn too, so that seems like kind of a good way to kick it off.

[preconstruction]

That's what it's like to be human. No one is perfect.

[preconstruction]

[ connor laughs ]

Is that what this was about?

[donotlick]

[ Hank smiles. ]

Not even you.

[preconstruction]

I think you're right that it could be bad for us if we shut them off -- and I don't know that we'd even be able to here in the simulation, unless Vivienne had backed those students up too. My understanding is that she was so distant before she met everyone in the entrance exam that she didn't pay attention to anything -- or anyone -- around her. But you should ask her about it -- she may end up knowing more than Lucian.

[ but for sure: connor won't ask her, so that's up to yoosung. ]

It might be worth it to get the others to do so. You could ask Vivienne if she has a separate power source running us. She might -- I don't require an outside source to function so her technology may be the same. If that's the case she could run a message to the others and ask them to kill the power and speak with those students.

[preconstruction]

Not even me.

[donotlick]

[ It is I, the maker of the wanted poster here to show everyone my dumb work.

Anyway, Hank has grabbed one of the posters and found Connor in the garden. He looks kinda peaceful... seems rude to interrupt, so Hank will just sit on the grass next to him.

Not saying anything. He'll wait. ]

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[donotlick]

Wh-what? You mean like... with you?

[ Oh, fuck. That's not what this is!!! ]

No. No way! That isn't-- I'm not... fuck.

[donotlick]

[ Deep breaths, Hank. ]

That's not what this is. I just... I wanted to give you something nice. A chance to relax.

[ He sighs. ]

Music is good for that.