WEEK 2: April 8th - April 12th

[cartesio]

Second Week

Seven days have passed. Quite peaceful days, almost too peaceful. The town has welcomed you, excited to see tourists for the first time in many, many, many years. Some may have liked the peace, others may have been annoyed by it, but it was undeniable Cartesio seemed like such a nice and safe place it was hard to believe you had been told to kill each other.

But the threat is still up in the air. What's more: how much patience does the Sergeant have left?

Every time you take a look into the Lodge, you see the Sergeant. Lately he's looking more and more annoyed. Even though you can't see his face, you can feel he's getting frustrated. How long will it be before he lashes out and does something about these peaceful days?

Nobody in the town could suspect the harrowing times that'd befall Cartesio.

When you wake up on Sunday, you'll find new maps in the map rack and brochures on the table, showing places you hadn't noticed in the town before. Enjoy!

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NEWSPAPER

[cartesio]

Weather: Nice sunny weather during the day, the sky will turn cloudy at sundown. Possibility of rain.

[The newspaper today is rather alarming. The usual friendliness is gone, replaced with a direct and almost accusatory tone]

Alarming events last night! The cinema has been assaulted! This is another breaking and entering commotion, following close to those from the police station and the fire station.

All available clues point at the visitors that arrived to Cartesio a week and half ago. The recordings from the security camera depict several of the visitors, destroying the concession stand of the cinema and causing a mess in the projection room. The first sign the cinema had, once preserved on the wall of the warehouse, is also missing.

With this indisputable proof, it's a certainty the tourists are the ones responsible for this crime. The town of Cartesio must ask: what shall be done about this offense to our beloved town?

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Starting from Thursday, there's a change in the townspeople's behavior: the usual warm greetings and eager-to-please demeanor are gone. Everyone maintains the cordiality, but it's more akin to tolerance than to happiness at the presence of the tourists.]

[clearities]

[ Panic settles into Sakura's expression when she reads the article in this newspaper today; while she's been actively collecting the papers as a reminder of her father back at home, today... her face turns absolutely pale and her fingers seem to tremble to the point where she just. Winds up dropping everything that she was holding, her mouth parting but no words able to come out. Probably doesn't help that her eyes begin to wet with the starts of tears, either. She's distressed. It's only when she can manage her voice that it's a little obvious that there's something cracking there. ] I didn't...

[linearcrash]

[ OKAY WHO BROKE THE SMALL ONE he might have to kick their ass? ]

Hey, what's wrong? Are you sick or something?

[clearities]

I'm not sick... [ Her expression turns a little serious and there's even concern written there. ] It's just- [...] The newspaper.

[linearcrash]

[ Picking it up and then just going to squint at the words. It's almost like it's hard for him to read... ]

All I see is the weather and the article about the theater.

[ Which couldn't have read in this time, but he did see enough words to figure the rest out. ]

[clearities]

It talks about how... [ She swallows hard, trying to blink away her tears. ] ... how we're criminals.

[linearcrash]

[ Oh. oh.

She is way too nice to be here. ]

Hey, it's not out fault that bastard kidnapped us and locked us in there. Screw them if they want to blame us.

[silvertongueheir]

[He...somewhat awkwardly places a hand on her head.] It's not fair to judge all of us for that. You didn't do anything to damage the cinema. You were simply trapped there with us.

[clearities]

It's still... not fair.

[silvertongueheir]

I know. [He's trying to be comforting towards her.] If they have video evidence, they should be able to see you were not responsible for any of the damage done. I would vouch for you if I think it would do any good. [But since he kind of messed with the popcorn machine...]

[clearities]

... You'd really do that?

[silvertongueheir]

Of course. It's better if they're not mad at all of us, isn't it? That makes it easier to gather information from them, after all.

[carbide]

It looks like they've already made up their minds.

[Hopefully no one was expecting Olympia to say something super comforting.]

[clearities]

There has to be a way to convince them, somehow...

[carbide]

That isn't always how things are. Sometimes, once people are set against each other, nothing will stop them.

[clearities]

But you said 'sometimes', right? That means it's not impossible to change their minds.

[carbide]

...it's possible. But you should be ready for the possibility that they won't, and that they'll become your enemies.

[streetwolf]

[He has no idea what to do in this situation.]

Not a lot we can do about it. It's probably all planned by the old bastard. But you'll probably be fine.

[He's not good at this.]

[clearities]

Do you think so? I... was with them, too.

[streetwolf]

Don't worry about it... If it gets bad just start tearing up and tell em I made you mess stuff up.

[clearities]

Eh? [ Just take her a moment to let it sink in. ] I... I can't lie like that!

[odasaku]

[ oda watches her, but it's only when she drops the newspaper that he actually goes over to her in concern. ]

Are you alrigh--

[ but it's when he leans down to pick up the newspaper that he realizes what's wrong, and his expression is concerned. not towards their situation in general, but towards her well-being. ]

I'm sorry. You shouldn't have to see something like this.

[clearities]

You don't have to apologize... it's not your fault.

[odasaku]

It’s not, but... I wish there was something else I could do.

[ he sighs, but then adds ]

Remember what you told me... everything will be alright.

[clearities]

It's okay... you being here is the most important. [ Sakura tries to smile, a little sad. But it's there. ] Yeah. You're right. Everything will surely be alright.