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seven vices week 11

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Upon waking on Monday morning, you experience a short but awful bout of nausea. It's not dissimilar to the same fate one suffers when trying to remove their talisman, but an inspection will reveal that they're still on your person, safe and sound. Accompanying this will be disturbing visions--one look, and suddenly the space around you is nothing but destruction and carnage. Destroyed buildings, the heavy scent of smoke, and scattered bloodstains--even a few screams.

But with a blink, the vision fades, and everything is as it should be.

The possessions of last week's deceased have vanished, save for Stormfly and the Annoying Dog (the zoo grows stronger!).

Anyone investigating will notice that to the far east of the schoolhouse, a library has appeared. Additionally, every locked door in the town will have unlocked at the start of this week.

>Investigate?

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Not two of them.

[ She's going to correct Buddy on that front. ] All of them killed at least one person last week. That's how the ritual works, pretty much. I mean, if Leviathan didn't do it, we'd pretty much be fucked, too. As for your question about them being killed... you cannot kill them.

That goes for all of them. We're planning on sending them back to the hell they came from with Leviathan's help. We just need to somehow get ahold of the magic book that Katerina has in order to do it.

I say we just shoot her and Miata and get it over with. It's their fault that we're in this mess from the sound of it.

[Buddy just really wants to fucking kill someone right now.]

[ Sternly: ]

You kill Miata, we lose our chance to get both our asses out of here and revive everyone.

[Faize looks suddenly stricken. Which Buddy can't see since he's...still holding her from behind but Inaba will clearly be able to read the "Stop. Talking. Now." look on his face.]

[Holy shit, Inaba. Subtlety. He knows you lack this completely but he HAD hoped that the rest of your group would have done something about that unfortunate tendency of yours by now.]

[Hinata goes very, very still and just stares at Inaba.]

...Is that really the kind of thing you should be saying out loud right now...?

[He's been quiet this whole time, just trying to listen and understand, but...]

Like... the week isn't over yet.

[What's stopping Katerina from hiding the book where they'll never find it now??]

It should be fine. [ "Should be", but not necessarily a guarantee. She knows the risks she's taking just by talking right here, right now. ]

Even if we can't get it, those guys might be able to. Besides, I'm pretty sure she needs to have it on her person. It's the only way she can use magic.

Just. Seriously. Stop talking.

If you don't know for sure then you shut your mouth.

[ She opens her mouth, and then promptly closes it, pressing her lips together as she decides to chew on her thumbnail with some anxiety. Fine. You guys can just defer to Roxy from now on, see if she cares. ]

Not that I disagree on Himeko shuttin' it in general [ sweet lord that girl can blab just the wrong thing in just the wrong way ] but-- well, y'all wanted us to tell you shit.

What do you want us to tell you? Do you want us vague shitlords so you can yell at us more for not tellin' the whole truth and nothin' but the whole truth so help us god? Like, yeah, there's a reason this shit was secret.

No, that's... what I mean. Everyone wants to know what's going on, but... if it's going to put you in danger, if--

[He presses his lips tightly together, shaking his head.]

There has to be somewhere safer to talk, right?

--Don't just say what it is, either.

[That last bit is directed to the master of spilling the beans over there, not Roxy.]

Talk about sensitive topics somewhere safe? That sounds so sensible, I don't know if any of us are capable of it.

[ is now the time for sass, roxy ]

No one is shooting anyone, oh my god. Stop trying to kill people, that ain't solving anyone's problems.

[ beat ]

Except Katerina, I'm sure we can kill her once she's not. Shielded, like Miata and immune people were.

Edited 2016-04-28 00:53 (UTC)

Killing people solves a lot of problems actually. I think killing Katerina would solve a lot of ours right now.

We just need to get to her first. [ Also totally agreeing on the killing thing, as he gives Buddy a nod.]

You don't know that it's going to solve anything. Maybe calm down and think about something other than killing people you hate, for a change?

[Could you Maybe Chill???]

Killing people is all I'm good at. [ This is him being chill, sadly. Everyone would know if he lost it...]

Yeah, and being totally unremarkable is all I'm good at, apparently, but you don't see me just sitting here doing nothing. Figure out something else to be good at.

[It's been ten weeks of murder, he's So Done with senseless killing. And he's had enough of people "just being good at one thing" too. Character... development...??]

I don't have the time for that. [ In the most literal sense, he kind of is still dying.]

Glad to hear you've wasted the last eleven weeks. Good for you.

[Usually he tries to keep that kind of sarcasm to himself, but usually people aren't threatening to shoot his girlfriend.

Just kind of rolls his eyes and turns away from Yoite. As far as he's concerned, there's nothing to really bother continuing with there.]

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okuri - 2016-04-28 03:21 (UTC) - Expand

[ Dhaos scoffs; unkillable demons.

If you can feel fear you can be killed. But, maybe with all of who is remaining it would be impossible. Either way sending them back sounds quicker, really... ]

...And why is Leviathan assisting at all?

Because she's fucking tired of Katerina, basically.

[ ... ]

Hn. Do you know the details of their fallout or did she simply lay it out like that?

[ Since she's being told to shut up, she doesn't give that a proper verbal response; instead she just shakes her head.

But she won't be answering any further questions herself, most likely! GO DEFER TO ROXY FOR THAT, SHE'S DONE. ]

[ As shut as your mouth is now... have you ever experienced being (gently) bopped on the head by somebody invisible, Inaba?

Congratulations, now you have. ]

We don't, but tbqh my bets always been on it being a power imbalance. I kinda doubt demons, esp one like the one of envy, enjoy playing second fiddle to some chick's violin solo.

But again, thaaaat's personal opinion.

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