WEEK SIX

[killerwaves]

WEEK SIX

16 Vacationers

Throughout your time on the island, there's been a steady rhythm; the murders, the trials, the executions, the clean-up afterwards that leave just up remnants for you to remember what was lost. This Monday morning though, things are different. The debris and any biohazards are cleared, but no effort has been made to repair the games at the arcade, or to restock the chemicals and damaged equipment at the laboratory.

Odd.

If you cast your eyes to the sky, you'll also notice that the distortion is also lingering—there's certainly less of it at least, a haze still lingering over the go-karts, one whirlpool lingering out in the sea. It could be worse, surely.

Though there's no new locations for you to take your mind off of all these oddities either. In fact, looking at your device to access the resort map area and scrolling past Kakapo's Nest triggers an error.

There’s one more, slightly more eclectic change: the kittybots, instead of having cute kitty ears and faces, are now without exception round-headed. This would make them look like ordinary robots, but their heads actually now look like a bowl of fish swimming, which occasionally form up into expressions. A change of pace for everything, it seems.

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WEATHER ALERT:

Bulletin:
The current barometric pressure is 29.90 inHg, and is expected to steadily decline over the coming days. Rain and storms are likely in the latter half of the week.

(( OOC: Welcome to endgame week everyone. We'll be running an endgame investigation Friday during our typical investigation timeslot, and Saturday will be endgame proper.

This week your admins can be contacted Monday and Tuesday only, after that they'll be incommunicado. ))

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[butcherspice]

Or you listen and don't fucking shank me! And they say I'm the one who ain't ever listen to reason, fucking hell--

[As if he has a right to complain when he just judo-chopped her elbow.]

[chrysaline]

[ Yeah, that definitely landed with however much force he put into it! Her quiet hiss of pain doesn't slow her down in the least from swinging her other, uninjured arm for his face again.

Probably aiming for his nose, I'm so sorry to Billy. ]

And what explanation would you like to give for why I've found myself in a body that's clearly been drugged?

[ Honestly, she'd go for the eyes, but something comes over her and she falters for a second. Maybe a good time to grab her. ]

[idologue]

[ Heeeyyyyy, what's a good thing to hear when you arrive as you rush to the scene? That.

That's a great thing to hear.

Lacus has no combat ability, so she's not going to get in the way of the people breaking this up, but....

.... ]

[chosenwang]

[ Lacus semi-trusting someone bad once again. ]

[butcherspice]

[He only falters for a moment when Lacus comes onto the scene.

Well, he's disappointed everybody else who's ever cared about him. Should have seen this one coming too.]

[idologue]

[ When the scuffle has settled a little and everything has turned more into 'interrogating Billy hours', she's going to actually approach him.

Her heart can't break much more than this. Maybe that's a good thing. At the very least, it allows her to look him straight in the eyes. ]

Where did you get this drug?

[butcherspice]

[He gives Lacus the dignity of meeting her gaze. He respects her enough for that, even if now she hates him.

Not that he has a right to feel bad about it. He shouldn't have made the mistake of caring about her when he was a liar from the start.]

Overhaul and Shigaraki. They been developing a serum that cancels out powers. Cut me a deal early on and I took it.

[idologue]

So Lobelia was right all along.

[ That's funny. That's really, really funny. If Lacus were a worse person, or maybe if she were just less numb, she'd laugh now. A mole in their middle. It was the first thing Lobelia had ever suggested to her, in that conversation where they let their facades drop.

Lacus takes a deep breath and nods. Steady. Stay steady. ]

There are a great many things I wish to ask you, but first tell me one thing. I trust you to speak the truth.

[ There is something hard in her eyes. She knows speaking the word 'trust' may be foolish, but the weight of the act will come to rest on Billy and not her. ]

Did you tell them?

[ This means nothing to anybody else here, but it doesn't need to. ]

[dancing_flames]

[Oh, that's...

... kind of hilarious, actually, in a terrible sort of way.

He just starts laughing, because that's really the only thing he can do right now.]

If only you'd tried to test that on me instead...

[butcherspice]

You ain't gonna know what's even in it if you rip me throat out before--

[He groans a bit when punched in the nose, but takes the chance when she falters to turn her uninjured arm behind her back and push her towards her pal Wei Wuxian.]

Now, we can hash this out all civil like, or you can kick my skull and learn jack about shit. I've made my preference clear, how about you?

[He's gonna try and grab his crowbar while Psyche isn't in his general area just in case anybody else gets the bright idea to jump him.]

[diabolizes]

[ And he’ll catch her and hold her back, though he isn’t holding on particularly tightly. ]

What the fuck is going on? Explain yourself. Now.

[chosenwang]

[ Directed to here. He'll stand between Wei Wuxian + not!Psyche in Psyche's body, and Billy, but isn't making a move to pull his sword out. ]

The scene of Xiao's crime... [ The prints and indication someone tol tango'd with her ]

[chrysaline]

[ He gets a little grateful smile, as upset as she looks. Standing between people is good right now. ]

I really should have expected it, shouldn't I?

[chosenwang]

We all overlooked it. [ Or looked at it and second guessed themselves out of it. ]

How are you feeling, beautiful? [ He isn't going to turn to look at her, his eyes staying on Billy, but hopefully all knows he's talking to her ]

[diabolizes]

[ He reflexively reaches for his flute as he feels a rush of anger rise up within him, but his hand quickly relaxes. ]

That explains the footprints, huh?

[chosenwang]

[ A glance back. ]

We were almost there, but we convinced ourselves no one among us would be that stupid. [ How foolish...

He does pull his sword out, but it's still in the toothpick stage. He won't use it unless necessary, but will to keep Wei Wuxian from using his abilities. ]

[chrysaline]

[ Well, she's not pulling against that hold for the moment, which might tell him plenty. She groans a little and rests her hand on his shoulder as she tries to catch her breath.

A little golden light flickers around her arm, and then gutters. ]

He jabbed me with something. My power feels... strange...

[necrotiem]

[Ah, gone again?

That's strangely painful.]

Don't try to heal. You know what'll happen.

[chrysaline]

Oh! Thank you, Waltaquin.

[ She's a little too stressed to track things properly right now. She tries to give her another smile, but her eyes go a little unfocused... ]

[diabolizes]

[ He puts a hand on top of her head. ]

Wait it out. Listen to Waltaquin. Don’t heal.

[chrysaline]

[ She nods, but there's a little flicker of light again and she stiffens in his hold. At least she's not making a break for it yet. ]

Wei Wuxian. Is this not yet resolved?

[butcherspice]

[Billy lowers his crowbar but keeps it held on.]

Won't hold it against me being armed, will ya? Man needs to be prepared when surrounded by a gaggle of angry supes and demigods.

[A sardonic joyless smirk makes its way onto his face, as if it's already defending him from the tidal wave of hatred that's about to drown him.

It was going to turn out this way from the start. But hey, he did say whatever it takes.]

I'll save the effort of giving you porkies. I'm a bastard, but not a complete twit.

That bug you got two weeks ago was from me. You just happened to draw the short straw of takin' the drink I spiked.

I gave the same thing to Xiao last week and Psyche just now. No clue why it turned Xiao into an overgrown lizard, but Psyche should be fine if this shite does its job properly.

[diabolizes]

Should be fine? What are you gonna do if she isn’t?

[ He feels anger welling up within him, but the lack of resentful energy he’s so used to allowing to course through his body keeps his temper from rising much higher, so he huffs rather than makes a move to attack him.

He’ll let other people ask the other relevant questions. ]

[microtransactions]

Pretty weighty if, isn't it?

[chosenwang]

[ turns out Wang Lu's theory of russian roulette with drinks wasn't so far fetched and he hates it ]

I don't know, it sounds like you're a complete twit to me. What is it supposed to do? Amplify powers?