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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[mysticpowerbroker]

Whoever's method?

[ He just laughs lightly... ]

Mm, I don't quite agree that it will be something that's flexible, when it comes to this sort of thing, to be clear. But...

Humans are, at the end of the day, remarkable creatures, you know. When the time comes, when they need to act, and do what needs to be done...including fighting for their own lives, they'll manage that. No matter what kind of terrible revelations will come upon them.

I happen to believe that despite our differing views, you're one of those humans.

As for your own faith in me, it's definitely warranted. I'm a mage who has existed for thousands of years, so naturally something like revival of the dead is possible for me.

I can only hope that you carry that conviction with yourself in the end...even if it means staining your blade.

[idologue]

[ Lacus doesn't need Merlin to believe her. More than an attempt to convince him, this may have been a declaration of intent. To him, and to everyone else in the garden who might be inclined to side with her point of view.

But that last comment makes her expression turn a bit melancholy. ]

My blade is already stained. In this world so marred by bloodshed and revenge, even the idealistic choice may cost a large number of lives. I've been aware of that for a long time, now.

[mysticpowerbroker]

[ Lacus reminds him a bit of Artoria, even if the differences between them are like night and day. Especially since he thinks that in a situation like this, she would've been less idealistic, but whenever she spoke, her words and idealism always were clear things from the very beginning.

...But, that too is a symbol of everyone's individuality as well, isn't it? A mark of humanity's free will. Though he has actual disdain for those other two not to view them in a positive light and has not changed his thoughts on the matter, even their ugliness is a sign of their humanity. Light and dark, evil and good, selfishness and selflessness.

Such is the nature of conflict, isn't it? ]

Do you think that it's the easier choice, then? To shed blood because you refused to throw away that part of yourself. Or do you believe that it is a harder decision...to remain as idealistic as you are now, hmmm?

After all, you have grown quite accustomed to it.

[idologue]

I wonder...

[ It actually gives Lacus pause and she goes quiet as she contemplates. There's been a lot of talk of difficult and easy choices between her and Shigaraki, but this one feels particularly complicated. ]

I think... the hardest part is making the decision itself. Deciding on a path and not knowing what exactly the outcome will be, only that you will not be able to go back on it... That is what I find difficult.

One you're on a path, there is only the next step, and the step after. I'm myself and I can only ever be myself - so no matter which choice of mine blood is being spilled for, I know I'll be recalling it for eternity.

[mysticpowerbroker]

Of course, of course.

I've done my own share of having to take lives, even though it's sometimes more of a blur than not. [ Lived too long for that! ] But, naturally, I made sure it wasn't meaningless.

[ A considering hum leaves him, before he offers the next part of his response: ]

Yes...I also think being yourself is important. And though someone can certainly change, they will always remain themselves. Their true nature will show in the end, no matter what kind of face they present.

No matter who they are. But, it seems you know that better than anyone.

I'll be wishing you well in the upcoming days, like the others. Make every moment count~