TP - PERIDOT DORM 1.0

[impacter]

If any of the Peridots die, we shall make a new dorm PC (unless the dead, idk, become ghosts or something).

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[noellemadic]

[Somehow, even though Noelle all this time has been giving pretty skittish and introverted vibes, she's the one who calls attention]

Alright, I think we have walked around enough. If we're all in this same dorm, I guess we're not "staff" or "students". [She hopes so, at least, because next she says:] ...so, how are going to leave this place?

[impacter]

[He's tucked his nose into the kitchenette when Noelle speaks up, peeking out from the cabinets with raised brows.]

What we are may not matter. This place certainly seems to have other ideas for us, if that courtyard is to be believed.

You want to leave?

[noellemadic]

Of course. Or do you want to stick around?

[She's already trying to turn it around on him. She's so like an alley cat, choosing fight over flight, hah]

[impacter]

[He has no issues with it - he can be the calm to her chaos, if that's what she needs right in the moment.]

Hahah... I mean, it's not where I'd like to stay forever, if that's what you mean.

But I'm not about to leave before I find out what's going on. Especially not if others feel they're stuck.

What kind of person would that make me, I wonder?

WEEK 1, POST-WHATEVER THAT NPC RULE UPDATE WAS

[impacter]

[WELL ANYWAY --

once everyone has had a chance to recover from Sika's information and hopefully get their nerves in order after the Don incident:

Solomon will finally, eventually, make his way to the dorms proper, plopping himself down on one of the beanbag equivalents in the main sitting area and just refusing to move, head tilted up at the ceiling with a blank look.

He will raise a hand in semi-greeting at anyone that comes in after him or walks into the room otherwise, not bothering to hide the distaste on his face.]

Some invitation indeed, isn't it. Why does it always have to be something otherwordly...

[noellemadic]

We're done for.

[Noelle pretty much plops herself on another beanbag, collapsing like she ran out of energy. She just said that, like she already resigned herself to some very horrible events for the foreseeable future. This really feels like a monkey's paw wish thing for her]

[fullswingkiss]

So you believe his tale about his 'Father'?

[ It's... uhhh... hard not to, after that display, but he's a normal man from normal 2021 and he can't do this. Give him a moment. ]

[impacter]

Now, now, don't go drowning in despair just yet. That's exactly what he'd want to hear.

[Spite! Let it power you!!!!!

Ah, she's so young, though. Poor girl. He sighs, pushing himself up for a moment.]

Stay there. I'll see if I can find a pitcher of water in the kitchenette. We'll be no good for anything if we don't take care of ourselves.

[pimpplan]

[ He'll take a beat before moving over next to Noelle, squatting down near where she plopped herself on. ]

Come on now, don't let yourself get down in the dumps already, okay? Don't give that creep the satisfaction about it all getting to you.

[fullswingkiss]

[ Ainosuke is... shaken, which is mostly apparent by how deathly pale he look. He'd appreciate a proper couch right now, but... Well, he sits in the beanbag as though it were an office chair, legs crossed and hands folded over his knees. ]

You seem to be quite familiar with events of... this nature.

[impacter]

Mm? Oh, I don't know if I'd go that far. Religion does come up in the research I tend to do, though.

[Ah, but before he can get any further probing, he's pushing himself back up to a standing position.]

Stay there for now. Both you and the girl look ready to collapse, and I won't have that.

Will your stomach protest some water for now?

[heartstringless]

[P seems less shaken, but that doesn’t mean he’s not upset about all that’s happened. Still, he doesn’t expect everyone to react the same way, and he pipes up, simply-]

Are you okay?

[heartstringless]

Invitation… One that ended up feeling like some kind of trap or. Experiment.

[Or holy test? That’s a little out of his wheelhouse — well. To a degree.]

Divine influences are more trouble than they’re worth.

[pimpplan]

[ there's a snort from across the way. ]

No kidding.

[impacter]

They sure do love to make their assumptions about the people trapped under their mighty thumb, don't they?

Still, he's gone and established a firm enough threat. For whatever reason he intends, he means us to take this seriously.

[Will he? Lol. It's fine, his Salt Levels should not be a surprise given the fuss he made at Sika.]

[pimpplan]

[ man, ]

Talk about burying the lede. Must have had a hard time finding anyone willing to go for the whole harem narrative or whatever the hell this is.

[ If it wasn't for Noelle being here, his displeasure would be infinitely more apparent than it already clearly is. ]

[impacter]

[What a sentence to come from such a grumpy grumpy face. Aw. He can't help but snicker, humorless.]

If an actual harem was what they wanted, they're being awfully lazy.

Week 1, Friday, like 9am

[fullswingkiss]

[ After indulging his curiosity and investigating a corpse, Ainosuke's really had enough of this day. It's straight back to the dorms with him.

When he arrives back at Peridot, he looks... concerning. The shins of his pants are soaked in blood as he's been crouching in it, and his hands and forearms have ample blood on them as well. One specific smudge of blood stains his cheek where he'd moved his own hair out of the way on the back here.

He looks... moody. He's not greeting anyone as he comes back in, and he's already working to unbutton his shirt while he's entering the combined bathroom/bedroom that is the upper room. Shower, shower, shower time. ]

This is both a response to Ainosuke and also just Solomon being Here Too

[impacter]

[Not much later comes a priest. Weird.

Ah, no, it's just Solomon. Weird getup he has on, and the sleeves are mildly stained with a splattering of red at the very ends.

He's taking a peek through the main sitting areas, making sure everyone's accounted for (if they're even here), before slipping his way up to the second floor to--

Oh.]

...What in the world happened to you?

[fullswingkiss]

[ It's really a shame that he is in a shit mood right now, because the sight of Solomon dressed as a clergy member is rivetingly unfitting.

Unfortunately, he really doesn't feel like banter, so. ]

I looked at the body.

[ Duh. ]

[noellemadic]

Hi.

[There's Noelle. She looks more sullen than in grief over someone dying, but yeah, she's here in the dorms and will stay here until trial time]

[noellemadic]

[Noelle has settled in the common area, arms crossed, looking pretty guarded. Gosh, so much blood on you and Solomon...]

So...you tried to deal with that?

[Noelle saw enough to be aware of Lavi's situation, but she sure left the rose garden and came straight here. She doesn't know much beyond that]

[fullswingkiss]

[ Ah, there she is. He does recall them crossing paths very briefly when he went on his curiosity voyage, and it's good to see her back in the dorms again. To say Ainosuke holds affection for his roommates would be too much said, but he has no desire to see them fall victim to al of... this.

She gets a vague nod in greeting. ]

I did. It was red on red, yet his red mane was missing.

WEEK TWO - POST INVESTIGATION

[impacter]

[Hello, Peridot! Whether you are at the dorm or returning to the dorm, you may be around to notice two things:

1) Solomon, trudging through the front door like a sopping wet cat.
2) Later, when it smells like something is burning from the kitchenette. Like, BURNING burning.]

WEEK TWO - POST EXECUTION

[impacter]

[At some point during the evening, Noelle's empty bed will be found made. Not neatly, as though for fear of losing her fingerprint on their dormroom, but collected as though waiting for her to come back.

They can argue about rearranging things on Monday. For Sunday, it still belongs to Noelle, as far as Solomon is concerned.]