WEEK 1

[akudamods]

So, the first day is over. You are confined in various ways for the foreseeable future. There are two overseers you can bother, and pods they want you to get into, but many of you would rather do anything else. Honestly, even the flurry of posts on social media don’t seem particularly interested in talking up this prospect; when searches for the titles start to get results, they’re mostly about the posters’ own avoidance or occasional morbid fascination. There are even one or two newly taken pictures of the particularly outrageous and photogenic poses. At least photos are rare enough that you can be confident not every move is being watched. Conditions are much better than Saturday to wander all the way down to the Execution HQ Ruins, take the shuttle to the police station, or investigate other parts of the setting. As the weather forecast said, Sunday and Monday are smoggy and sunny.

What will you do?

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Comments

[priori]

Yes.

[ Too bad Lucilius doesn't expand on that. What he does instead is open the door—only to find the room already occupied. Seeing the beast prowling (more literally, just standing or sitting there) in his den, Lucilius' first impulse is to shut the door and move on. There's even the slightest twist of his wrist as he begins to pull the knob back, but he quickly abandons the idea and steps into the room.

It's fine. ]

The physical will have to wait. Let's begin with imbuing aether into objects.

[ Gonna look around the room for something suitable...! ]

[intimations]

[Belial was honestly just lounging on the bed messing around with his phone, but as he raises himself up at the sight of the door opening, there's a pause in his motions as he registers Zenos' presence alongside Lucilius'. As Lucilius hesitates at the doorway, there's a couple blinks in their direction as the two sweep into the room. And while Zenos gets a lax wave in response to being here, he can't possibly allow the both of them to escape without some kind of comment.

So Belial will swing his legs off the bed and drop the phone unceremoniously on the sheets, striding over to Lucilius and peering at the both of them with clear curiosity.]

Hey now! Giving me the silent treatment? That hurts... Whatever it is you two are up to, you know I'm always willing to lend a hand. Right?

[hunterandhunted]

[Zenos does not even see Belial at first, mostly because the doorway is shorter than he is and so he's just staring at the top of Lucilius' head. Once the way is opened, though, he will duck inside the room and only then see the other occupant.]

Ah, Belial.

[He doesn't wave, just a small nod of his head and where the bed has become recently unoccupied, he will beeline right for it. Because he also doesn't fit any normal human-sized chairs, unfortunately.]

Lucilius would like me to demonstrate my abilities, [one leg goes over the other and he crosses his arms over his chest,] but I suppose he no longer wishes to do the physical exam?

[priori]

[ ... hm? Lucilius glances between Zenos and Belial, expression unchanged even as he notes the two's familiarity with one another. Always so sociable, Belial.

Who he, uh, continues to ignore. ]

Conducting a thorough exam with a spectator in the room will only be an annoyance. I'll observe you at another time.

[ Assuming Zenos is still okay with it. If not, meh. As for objects... After a moment, he glances at Belial and his boa. Is that ordinary enough...? Likely, but it might be a poor conduit.

Lucilius clicks his tongue. ]

Locate an object for him.