week 1

[arsholes]

[Yesterday was, to say the least, an eventful time. 21 people waking up in an alarming kidnapping situation, tempers got heated, salt was thrown, the usual flavor of shenanigans.

Your Alchemist made his appearance, got into several arguments, scruffed a teen and nailed a god. All in all, a productive time! It doesn’t seem like he’ll be making any more public appearances this week but he did say to give him a call.

If you don't want to converse with the Alchemist, there's a whole tower to explore! Check out all the dusty nooks and crannies, read some smutty literature, try to build a death ray, take a cozy bath- the Montessori method of learning. Curiously, starting on Monday there are mysterious leaflet catalogs scattered in several rooms of the tower. There’s no shop name on it, but there are pictures of a variety of fun and fanciful items, just a preview of the many rare and/or exotic goods you could get from one of the shop's Grand Opening Sale blind boxes. There is also a large wooden chest that has appeared in the Entrance Hall right next to the grand entrance doors, despite the fact that they remain locked. A locked mailbox hangs on the wall above the box, along with several envelopes. The mailbox says "CATALOG ORDERS", and there is a handwritten note that adds: "Write your name on the envelope as well as your order. INCLUDE PAYMENT, or it's no deal. <3"

In related news, many of you will also be receiving mysterious gold coins on top of your trunk – maybe this is the payment referenced?


Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday


(( OOC: This will be the last mod post for this week! Feel free to start submitting catalog orders for any threads that aren't with the Alchemist. This is a peace week, so get all that CR while you can! ))

Comments

[draconite]

I'd be a fool not to! Good food really makes you feel glad to be alive, doesn't it?

[ And with pleasantries out of the way, she's going to go ahead and start chowing down. It's rare she and her friends have the resources or facilities to do any kind of real cooking, so a hot meal's already a novelty – a well-cooked chunk of meat like this may as well be a luxury. ]

This is incredible...! Food like this almost makes you forgive being trapped here!

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

You really like it that much? [:D!!!] You're right that food does make life worthwhile! Though I still wish we weren't stuck here in the first place, even if we were able to get roast beef.

[draconite]

There's worse places for us to have been stuck, aren't there? It's not ideal, of course, but imagine if we didn't have free reign of the institute! Or we'd been confined somewhere like a jail cell. Compared to that, this is practically a leisure trip.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

You're a very optimistic person, Bryn-san. I wish I were that strong, really. The last place I ended up was much nicer...

[draconite]

[ She preens visibly. ]

It's not as though sitting around all down in the dumps is going to get anything worthwhile done. If we're going to be stuck here for the forseeable future, we may as well enjoy ourselves, don't you think?

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I've heard that kind of thing before. I mean, not in a place like this, of course! No, um, murder towers. But "try to enjoy yourself while you're stuck here."

[draconite]

Well, it does apply to most things. You should strive to find something to enjoy, no matter the situation you're in. Otherwise, life starts to feel a bit too grim, wouldn't you say?

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I suppose you're right. And the people here seem nice. I mean, most of them.

[draconite]

So far, yes. I'm surprised it's taken even this long for fists to start flying... usually when people are under duress like this, it truly brings their very worst selves to the surfaces.

[ She's read books, she knows what she's talking about. ]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Do you really think so? It's a pretty scary concept... But the only one who's really been rude to me is Zenos-san.

[draconite]

Zenos...? ... Ah, the tall man from my dorm.

[ She frowns a bit. ]

What sort of... rudeness have you experienced?

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

He... sort of said that I would probably get myself killed? But don't blame him! I'm sure he has his reasons.

[draconite]

... Killed while doing anything in particular, or just... [ Vague handwave. ] In general?

[ It's important to clarify! ]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I think it was more that he thought if I tried to talk things out with the Alchemist peacefully, it wouldn't work. And I can't really do anything else.

[draconite]

Well, he probably isn't wrong. You don't really think that sitting down for a casual chat with a man like that would do you or any of us any good, do you?

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I did try once, and he didn't do anything bad! Just... not anything helpful, either.

[draconite]

... You truly just walked up to him and struck up a conversation? And expected anything good to come of it?

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I mean, I didn't walk up to him, I used the mirror...

[draconite]

That's not as bad, I suppose... Did he have anything to say for himself?

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Not much. He seemed surprised that I'd even tried, even though he was the one who said we could call him. And he did say it was March of 2021 in this world, so at least we know what year it is.