WEEK 2

[akudamods]

Saturday passes uneventfully save a little rain. It's on Sunday that you get a little notification of probation for new areas: Neo-Nipponbashi and Chuo. It'd be possible to investigate, to check out some anime, or to worship the defunct Shinkansen. But maybe it's hard to get excited about any of that when Friday’s events suggest that you have simply been provided some additional photogenic places to commit murder. Are you going to bother either overseer after their participation in some mockery of justice? Troll the internet? Get a bat out of Hyper Zone and just take out your frustration on everything?

Those of you who entered the pods will experience fewer “painful bursts of color” as your body is unaffected below the knees, though the same amount of “slight teleportation” glitches. Those of you who abstained from the pods will continue to experience all of the above as well as electric shock sensations occasionally when touching metal objects.

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Comments

[fullswingkiss]

A collection would be a little much said - I enjoy variety in my outfits, feathers are an excellent option but far from the only one.

[ It's a bit weird to admit this out loud when he's still dressed in his very conventional blue suit for work, but ah well. Eventually he'll show up in something fun - the time will come. ]

They're also not practical for sports, unfortunately.

[pr159]

You are.

[ Smiles. ]

So, what, you decided to hang around the door until I came out of there, or you just got lucky?

[fullswingkiss]

A lesson we are learning the hard way.

Are you religious perchance? To have such faith in our 'angel'...

[fullswingkiss]

Come and find me, then.

[your_best_friend]

A cat monster. Though you seem to walk on four legs, unlike Catty.

[* Flowey seems to treat the word "monster" as like he's just saying a species name.]

I'm quite curious... Are you from a different Underground? Somewhere other than Mt. Ebott?

[fullswingkiss]

Freaky.

[your_best_friend]

Wow, rude. Those ghosts would be extremely offended if you freak out like that when you meet them.

But no, I haven't seen any evidence that there's ghosts here.

[aggelos]

You could say that I am, depending on how you look at it.

[How vague...]

[akudamods]

[Interesting. It is all too easy to hold onto this moment, when it was neither too bright to spare burns, nor too dark for Tohno-kun to see you. You could stay like this forever.

Get up?]

[thefifthchild]

The League of Assassins. An organization of assassins lead by a tyrannical narcissist who seeks to change the world in his image. My grandfather.

[your_best_friend]

Ooh~. Vague. What, next you're gonna tell us that not even Zealot nor Physicist should be aware of your existence. I'm right, aren't I?

[thefifthchild]

[aggelos]

Hard to say, really. I haven't tried making myself known to them yet, and would prefer to keep it that way for a little longer, but I would not be surprised if they have their own means of finding out about us.

[thefifthchild]

So you're saying we've met, but we have no memory of this. [He wants to trust the cat. He really does.]

Is there anything you can offer us as a show of faith?

[fullswingkiss]

It's only fun if the danger is truly mortal? One might view that as an insult to all the performing arts have to offer.

I agree though, if you're going for it, you should go all in ~

[pr159]

I see...

Well, that ass wasn't going to lick itself, I suppose.

[your_best_friend]

Gotcha, gotcha...

...But you're wrong about one thing. We're down four, not three. One of them exploded. And if Physicist and Zealot don't know about you, how have you avoided the same fate? Unless you've snuck into those pods, that is...

And if that's the case, welcome aboard. We need infiltrators like you.

[aggelos]

Seems that way, based on how many of you have reacted to my words. A shame, really.

As such, what would it take to earn your trust? I don't want to bank on something that you may not even remember, after all.

[aggelos]

That's a rather rude way of speaking to someone who wants to be your ally.

[aggelos]

Ah, is that right? My mistake. It's hard to count properly on these paws, you see.

[The cat sounds... rather amused by Flowey pointing this out for some reason.]

[thefifthchild]

[He nods, understanding what that's like.]

I had a team of people under my command who I suppose could have been considered 'friends,' as well. If you were using the word generously anyway.

[His is pretty bitter, but there is a guilty twinge to his eyes indicating that he doesn't think he's entirely blameless in whatever happened.] Did they betray you?

[pr159]

Please, you must have known what you were signing up for when you chose to use that form.

[aggelos]

Saying I "chose" this form is rather generous, but... I suppose you may have a point otherwise.

[metamere]

[ Wink ⭐ ]

hospital lobby...?

[dinnerdrone]

[ There's a slight whirring noise as Rachel is joined by a rather unusual guest: A single melon-shaped drone just waltzing (well, flying) into the room with her. It wobbles back and forth when it moves, occasionally dropping several inches or narrowly avoiding a wall.

The drone hovers in front of the lobby table and bobs up and down, as if looking at the new dolls. ]

Whoa, these are so thoughtfully made...

[ The voice from the drone is female, but tinny and occluded by static, occasionally garbling and glitching out. The drone turns to face Rachel at work in her chair and buzzes straight over, getting close to her face. ]

You made these? They're -- bBzZt! lovely!