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Post by Just14 on Feb 14, 2018 20:33:54 GMT -5
"Yeah... I've been a bit jumpy, too. Sylvia's been talking about how we all need to trust each other. I want to be like her, but I agree with you, really. It's easier to trust someone when you're making sure they can't stab you in the back, y'know?" Sam rubs his chin. "Though... I guess that's not really... trust... Hm."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2018 21:18:01 GMT -5
"Yeah, right..." Aki nods. She closes her eyes slowing thinking.
"Sweet beautiful rope
Powerful and amazing
Yet so so fragile"
Aki opens them. "So... what is it you wanted to speak about?"
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Post by Just14 on Feb 15, 2018 7:00:12 GMT -5
"Ah, well... Exactly that, actually. Rope. I was wondering. Do you think, if we used those big poster things as parachutes or maybe even, like, making them into rope... o-or even some... some bedsheets... Then using the table as a boat or a ladder or something, I dunno... O-or maybe the T-rex skeleton could be a ladder! I dunno, maybe they gave us something to help us get out of here!" Sam spreads his arms wide. "Well? What do you think?"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 11:17:10 GMT -5
Aki muses it over, but sighs in the end.
"Well, from an optimist perspective, it could work... But from a realist perspective... we don't know how high we are, or if we're above land or water or even a giant chasm, so it'd be stupid to blindly jump. And I doubt Nekoshi would just let us, either...."
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Post by Just14 on Feb 15, 2018 13:58:29 GMT -5
Sam's smile fades. "You're... right. There's no reason to start making desperate escape attempts yet. Sorry. I just... I want to do something, y'know?"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 15:13:21 GMT -5
She sighs. "For now we'll do what we can." She walks over and grabs a couple pieces of paper and some pens.
She hands one to Sam. "Here, write some poetry with me. It doesn't have to be a Haiku. I know its not much, but it could help you calm your nerves. I just... want to know I can trust you. I wish I knew that I could trust everyone... But for now, I think trust should be earned."
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Post by Just14 on Feb 15, 2018 18:21:51 GMT -5
"Writing poetry with someone will make you trust them more?" Even as he's saying that, he takes a seat. "Oh, yeah. Here. I bought this from the casino." He hands you a brush. "I'm kind of curious whether it's particularly high-quality or anything. You're an expert, right?"
This brush...It's amazing! It has an ancient look to it, but that makes it even better. Writing with it would be so effective and easy...! Like writing with the wind itself. You feel as if many master poets from the past have used this to create powerful works of art.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 18:58:33 GMT -5
"It's... beautiful. Very elegant. I'm sure several masters have used a brush like this. In a way, the brush is like its own poem, it tells a story."
She gives hin a warm smile. "Thank you. I'll be sure to save it for something amazing. I never use more refined tools like brushes unless I'm on a final draft or am particularly inspired. If I wrote everything I thought if in suchh a grandeur way then it wouldn't be as special."
She puts the brush away and sits down, still tense, but more at ease than before. She starts jotting down some haikus on the plain paper. She makes several pretty fast, although she stops when she gets to one. She likes this one. Its... special. She circles the poem and continues.
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Post by Just14 on Feb 15, 2018 21:35:57 GMT -5
Sam watches you in silent awe for a few moments. Finally, he feels inspiration. "Why do you circle your poems when you finish them? Sorry if that's a stupid question, I don't really know anything about poetry traditions," he asks as he writes.
"Such beauty and grace!
Her hand dances 'cross the page
To speak for her heart"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2018 11:49:51 GMT -5
"Oh, well it's really just something I do... I can think of tons of different poems, but that doesn't mean they're all good. When I write one I really like or think is good, I'll circle it so I can rewrite it later with a brush or something nicer. Unless I just like the aesthetic of that poem on regular paper."
Aki looks at his poem. She gives him a slight smile and circles it.
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Post by Just14 on Feb 17, 2018 11:45:49 GMT -5
You continue to write poems with Sam for a little while. You feel like you can trust him a little more now...
You've received a Friendship Shard!
As you start to finish up, Vivian comes running into the room in a panic. "Sam! Aki! There's...There's something wrong!"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 13:02:01 GMT -5
"Oh no... Let's go!"
Aki rushes out with Vivian, though running isn't easy she did have a little practice before at least.
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Post by Just14 on Feb 18, 2018 11:01:58 GMT -5
Sam helps you stand up as you run over to the Dining Hall with Vivian.
You make your way to the Dining Hall and find that everyone else has gathered here as well. Well, everyone except Erika.
Claus steps up and speaks to all of you. "I'm sure you're wondering why I called you here. Well, I won't beat around the bush. Someone has stolen all of the motive videos."
"But who was it?" Ashley looks...incredibly annoyed.
"I'm not sure. That's why I called you all here. We need to find out who stole the videos so we can get them back." Claus clears his throat. "First things first, did any of you happen to notice anything while on guard duty?"
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Post by Just14 on Feb 19, 2018 12:26:39 GMT -5
"I don't remember seeing anything strange..." Axel thinks really hard about what he saw.
"...Nothing out of the ordinary during my shift." Spy calmly responds.
Vivian looks to the side, embarrassed. "S-Sorry...I'm so useless. I left during my shift, so I wouldn't know..."
Claus gives her a stern look. "You left?"
"E-Eep!"
"You'd think a bunch of ULTIMATES could perform basic guard duty..." Dennis rubs his temples in frustration. "Who was on guard duty last?"
Claus begins to respond. "That would be-" He's interrupted by a loud crunching sound. "Leanne and-" CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH. "Excuse me, but-" CRUNCH. "KNOCK IT OFF, SAM."
Sam flippantly responds. "Yeah, whatever. Can those of us who don't care be excused?"
"This is serious! What are you trying to-" CRUNCH.
Sylvia quickly turns to Sam. "Sam...I don't think it's a good idea to upset Claus. He's right about this being serious. We shouldn't be fighting each other, we should be working together..."
"...Sorry." Sam stops crunching the apple so loudly.
"Now then, if we look at the last people to-"
Tucker stands up immediately. "I took them and threw them off the edge." He places his key on the table. "Feel free to search my room. Pat me down. Follow my every movement. Whatever punishment I receive is worth it for the positive effect of my actions on the group."
"You...WHAT!?" Ashley looks furious.
"NYAHAHAHAAAAA!" Nekoshi pops out of the ground and jumps up on the table you're all sitting at. "So the secret's out! Tucker betrayed you all!" Nekoshi laughs once more. "And even more, he destroyed your only hope of getting out of this place!"
Vicky looks horrified. "Our...only way of getting out...!?"
"That's riiiiiight! Claus' Motive Video contained a secret to escaping to the outside world! And Tucker threw it away. But Claus didn't want to watch it anyway! Now you both look foolish! Nyahaha! I bet everyone hates you now!"
There's quite the mix of reactions toward this turn of events.
Sato stands between Dennis and Tucker. "Don't worry, Brother, I will protect you from the bad guy!"
"Tucker's not bad..." Vivian tries to defend him. "...He wanted us all to get along. That's why he did it."
"So the little son of a bitch betrayed us!? How the hell are we supposed to trust him!?" Ashley slams her folding fan on the table, splitting it into pieces in the process.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 16:21:09 GMT -5
"Would you be so kind as to lower your voice? Shouting at each other will get us nowhere. In fact, it's likely Nekoshi wants us to fight over matters such as this. We have to be calm and rational. If we let emotions run wild then there's a chance that..."
Aki doesn't finish the sentence.
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