[ fidelio's just hanging out in the lobby of the mansion, still getting used to the phone— on which he apparently managed to activate text-to-voice at some point, because it starts reading (throws dart) anders's profile out loud once he opens them back up to pick up where he left off, startling him out of his seat. ]
[ 'BEING THE CAUSE OF THE MAGES' it announces loudly, whatever the fucking hell that means, as he turns it over looking for the speaker. can at least muffle the damn thing until he figures out how to shut it up. ]
[ it's evening and suddenly everything is bats and pumpkins and anatomically incorrect animal skeletons.
also fidelio's got horns instead of cat ears or a tail right now? it's fine. (he presumably has the normal ears for this tribe hidden under his hair, as funny as it would be to pull a chainsaw man.) ]
Hard to even get a handle on what theme they're goin' for here.
That part should be easy enough, at least. [ ... ] Still hard to believe someone managed to just walk on in after all the effort we put into tryin' to get out.
The barriers must disappear when we all fall asleep. But it's still insulting.
We spent an hour trapped like rats in a cage. Yet as soon as we're rendered unconscious, someone gets to stay awake and make an even greater mess of things.
Yeah, yeah, I'm with you there, then. Wasn't sure if you meant the killer themselves, but... seems pretty clear there's some outside influence goin' on here, in one way or another.
Definitely didn't seem to be last time, in any case. Didn't know him too well personally, but from what everyone who did know him said, it sounded like he were actin' like a whole different person.
[ he's assuming the barriers mean it's likely the same case again, but... ]
Really wonder if it was the same person who killed 'em both or not.
Maybe. Maybe not. Their bodies were found close to each other. It wouldn't take that long to hunt them down and kill both if they started out in the same location.
[but maybe this is giving the killer too much credit...? very sane thoughts from mizu.]
Well, we'll find out tomorrow when the full extent of the damage is revealed to us.
[definitely should not be standing up so much, and yet...
nods, sighing.]
Between that tree and the damned affliction Hawke and Jing Yuan came down with, I get the sense this will be far from the worst choice we'll have to make. People's attachments to each other are only going to grow stronger with time.
[ ...and some attachments were stronger than diamonds already even before they came here. the fact that the person afflicted by whatever the fuck is happening has been one who arrived with someone they were close to back home both times is terrifying, actually. ]
[ it's why he'd felt confident enough to say he'd get to kill him tomorrow. ]
Reckon it'll be a lot uglier than last week.
[ jiaoqiu had handled things with incredible grace, but after today's display, he definitely isn't expecting anders to do the same. (not that he can blame him.) ]
[ after that cyoa return, fidelio is, predictably, at the hospital! he rarely leaves basilio's room, and when he does, he never ventures far, and leaves the door open a crack so he can still keep an eye on him.
at the moment, he's just outside the room going through a backpack full of medical supplies, though it seems like it's just anxious counting to keep himself occupied more than anything. ]
[ the memory (1:01:17 - 1:03:50) that plays across the mirrors this time isn't a bad one, only a little bittersweet. fidelio's expression watching it now is a little softer compared to how he came off in the memory itself. ]
[happy endgame week! there ain't no way either of them is willingly walking into the funhouse, i think. so instead, they get to see a memory play out in some other reflective surface. it's fine.
mizu just watches this happen, thinking— Not this shit again...]
weekend 0, sunday
Bloody hell!!
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Make it stop saying spirit.
[spirit healing spiriting hurting spirit--]
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[ 'BEING THE CAUSE OF THE MAGES' it announces loudly, whatever the fucking hell that means, as he turns it over looking for the speaker. can at least muffle the damn thing until he figures out how to shut it up. ]
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[LIKE IT'S THAT EASY... now it's just muffled killing templars.]
w1, monday
also fidelio's got horns instead of cat ears or a tail right now? it's fine. (he presumably has the normal ears for this tribe hidden under his hair, as funny as it would be to pull a chainsaw man.) ]
Hard to even get a handle on what theme they're goin' for here.
[ fuck if he recognises halloween as a holiday ]
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and is also squinting at a skeleton, like. ok.
dryly:]
Death?
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Never really thought of pumpkins as death-adjacent before.
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w1, friday
...Wasn't expectin' two this time.
[ should have learned his lesson from the double fires. ]
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[grimly. takes a moment to look at the scorch marks from yesterday, frowning.]
We'll have to explain those early tomorrow.
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We spent an hour trapped like rats in a cage. Yet as soon as we're rendered unconscious, someone gets to stay awake and make an even greater mess of things.
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Yeah, yeah, I'm with you there, then. Wasn't sure if you meant the killer themselves, but... seems pretty clear there's some outside influence goin' on here, in one way or another.
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[ he's assuming the barriers mean it's likely the same case again, but... ]
Really wonder if it was the same person who killed 'em both or not.
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[but maybe this is giving the killer too much credit...? very sane thoughts from mizu.]
Well, we'll find out tomorrow when the full extent of the damage is revealed to us.
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Yeah, guess we will.
[ ... ]
How're your injuries doin'?
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Glad to hear it. Reckon we'll need all the competence we can get.
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Yes. I imagine things will be twice as chaotic as last week, with two bodies to contend with.
week one, saturday.
What a mess.
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No kiddin'. [ shakes his head. ] Think we made the logical choice, but neither option was a good one.
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nods, sighing.]
Between that tree and the damned affliction Hawke and Jing Yuan came down with, I get the sense this will be far from the worst choice we'll have to make. People's attachments to each other are only going to grow stronger with time.
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...Yeah. Don't think you're wrong.
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sighs.]
If tomorrow is anything like last week, we'll see Anders sending him off too. What a pain in the ass.
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[ it's why he'd felt confident enough to say he'd get to kill him tomorrow. ]
Reckon it'll be a lot uglier than last week.
[ jiaoqiu had handled things with incredible grace, but after today's display, he definitely isn't expecting anders to do the same. (not that he can blame him.) ]
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[anders is going to wish this was just like the plight of the mages after taking all this emotional damage...]
w2, thursday
at the moment, he's just outside the room going through a backpack full of medical supplies, though it seems like it's just anxious counting to keep himself occupied more than anything. ]
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coming to a stop next to him, likely on the way to bas's room.]
How is he?
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Y'know. Not great, but not as bad as he could be.
[ he's assuming mizu probably does have a pretty good reference level for this, given last week. ]
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[sighs. and just considering what they all saw in the return thread, with bas forgetting del of all people... whew.]
The problems with his memory should resolve themselves with time. Mine disappeared completely by Saturday. It might be the same for him.
w3, monday
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... It's not a bad one, as far as dreams go.
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[said, like. yeah. that will be easier said than done.]
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Yeah, well. We'll see how that goes. Got some bigger things to take care of in our world now before it'd be a possibility anyway.
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week seven, monday.
mizu just watches this happen, thinking— Not this shit again...]
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the flashback parts are rough, and the "dog on our streets" line really makes him bristle. the sort of thing he's heard all too many times himself.
he wrinkles his nose a little when it's over. ]
Ugh. What a prick.
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Yes. He is prick.
[unfortunately, it's also emotion share so del can perceive that mizu has some Complicated Emotions regarding the asshole in that memory. it's fine.]
But his bark is stronger than his bite.