WEEK 3: April 15th - April 19th

[cartesio]

Third Week

The peaceful times are over. Moloch von Zinzer was murdered, and Nine was sentenced as his murderer. Everyone in Cartesio knows that.

Although life goes on, it seems the town of Cartesio isn't going to forget the tourists' transgressions. Not only they commited larceny in the cinema, they also murdered and executed in their town! It's no surprise their hospitality towards the visitors has cooled down considerably.

Not only they're maintaining a tense cordiality with them, they also have started talking behind the visitors' backs. All kinds of rumors are starting to sprout, yet nobody seems to be willing to say it to the tourists' faces. Talking directly to most passerby makes them distrustful, and nobody seems to want to be in close quarters alone with them.

It's only matter of time before the relationship between tourists and Cartesio starts degrading even further.

In the lobby of the motel there's a few more brochures, and the maps have been updated once again.

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Comments

[doublelammy]

I mean, I talked with Sakura a little already.

You can go ahead and tell me. It prolly can't be any worse than what I know already.

[robitussin]

Okay, so... What do you already know?

[doublelammy]

Sakura said that Sarge erased some of his memories. Like of us being here the first week, of him, of the first murder.

[robitussin]

[She doesn't look surprised, but she does ask...]

She didn't say anything about why the Sergeant kept him here?

[doublelammy]

No.

[robitussin]

[She drums her nails against the table as she speaks, thinking about how to phrase this and how much to say just yet.]

He said that... Because the last time you were here was kind of a test run, he was supposed to kill the people who were involved. But - he felt too bad for them to let that happen, so he went against his orders, apparently.

1/2

[doublelammy]

[And that's where Millium freezes. It's... probably not surprising that she doesn't take that news well.]

He... what?

2/2

[doublelammy]

[Millium.exe has crashed, give her a moment. Once she recovers from the initial shock...]

...ahaha. Well! It sure is a good thing he did, otherwise I really would've had to break some rules, y'know~?

[There is precisely nothing comforting about this cheer.]

[robitussin]

[That's about what she expected, but that certainly doesn't mean she knows the best way to handle it. There's a few seconds of hesitation, before:]

Well... He doesn't count as a participant this time, so he's probably safer than any of us for the time being. We just have to figure out how to make him remember.

[doublelammy]

[Natalie probably picked the safest route.]

...Yeah. You're right about that. We'll just... keep working together, keep pushing forward.

[Relentlessly.]

I know that's what Rean would want.

[robitussin]

Yeah. I mean, I don't know him as well as you or anything, but - you know. I'm, like, around and stuff.

[What a stunning offer to help.]

[doublelammy]

[It's a very... Natalie offer.]

Aha... thanks. [A beat.] Or is that "too weird" again?

...You never did answer me earlier, by the way. If you got somethin' cool or not.

[NO ESCAPE]

[robitussin]

It's definitely weird.

[But she doesn't sound like she minds much.]

Oh. Right, sorry, I thought the whole narrowly avoiding death thing was more important. I just got a notebook.

[doublelammy]

Ehehe.

[She's learning how you work, Natalie...]

Aww. About as exciting as me, then. [She lifts one of the pom-pom strings on her hat. It is a very cute hat?]

[robitussin]

Is it something you got had back home, or have you never seen it before?

[doublelammy]

I had this back at Thors. I mean, it's a cute hat n' all, but not worth last night.

[robitussin]

[A snort.]

There's a very short list of things that would be worth last night.

1/2

[doublelammy]

Right? He keeps givin' us these crazy things to do that get us into all sorts of trouble and then that, and for... what.

Some dolls, a broken ARCUS, and some clothes? C'mon, how cheap does he think we are?

[...is this really the reason to be offended, Millium...]

2/2

[doublelammy]

Oh! But speaking of last night!

You said you were a musician?

[Natalie was a fool if she was hoping Millium would forget.]

[robitussin]

[She's about to respond to the first part, but... Ah.]

...Yeah, I did say that.

[doublelammy]

What d'you play?

[Chinhands!!]

[robitussin]

Piano. Since I was a kid.

[She still is a kid, but details.]

[doublelammy]

[An older kid than Millium, at least.]

Oooh, neat! One of my friends back at Thors is a musician, too! He mostly plays violin, but he did play keyboard during our class' concert during the festival!

[Wistfully:] I wanna hear you play someday...

[robitussin]

Yeah? What style does he play? Classical, jazz, rock...?

[As opposed to her normal sardonic tone, there's clear and sincere interest here.]

...Yeah. There's an organ in the church, but organ and piano are way different.

[doublelammy]

Classical, mostly, but I think what we played at the concert were rock songs...? That kinda music is kinda new in Erebonia.

Ahaha... I was just a backup dancer, so I wouldn't know any different... I hope, if more places keep showin' up, you get a real piano, then.

'Cause if you do I'm totally gonna hound you til you play it for me!