Week 7: May 13th - May 17th

[cartesio]

Seventh Week

The tense truce that had covered Cartesio was over. The town, feeling betrayed after having given a chance to the outsiders, pushed back. Enraged, they started getting even more daring, starting to get into the tourists' only safe haven: their motel rooms. They don't manage to break in, but it's not unusual to hear thumping on the doors, someone trying to get in. The windows are almost perpetually broken, there's so much graffiti on the ground floor of the motel, both inside and outside, it's hard to know what each one is saying. Can't be anything good, that's the only thing that's certain. The lounge's furniture has been tore to pieces, the lobby only has the guestbook intact, and the planters in middle of the motel are broken, the soil and plants strewn around.

The residents of Cartesio are near their breaking point. The despair, fury, and desire to get rid of the outsiders so everyone can return to their peaceful lives, have covered the town. It won't take long before they reach their breaking point, and if they do...what will happen to the visitors?

The Sergeant's grip on the town is total, and next week is the one marked as END. It seems like there's no way out, like the Sergeant won.

But you can't lose hope. You have to remember: now that you're on your darkest hour, the only way lef to go is upwards. Things can get better, you have to make it happen!

In the lobby of the motel there's a few more brochures, and the maps have been updated once again. Don't mind that some of them have been damaged in one of the attacks on the motel.

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Comments

cw: major major clear card spoilers

[clearities]

[ honestly the moment that she finds the CD is the same moment that she rushes out of the motel without a single thought in her head to find a place where she can play it - most likely in the records and video store, where she goes and politely buys supplies. but, uh. this was kind of a mistake because she's struggling on the carrying part of the whole ordeal, if only because she is still. a child. send help. she didn't ask for this. but she is absolutely bringing this home because the CD might be important?? who knows? not Sakura, that's for sure. eventually once that's settled and she's gotten Help getting things to her room, she's absolutely going to play the disc. she doesn't mind if others watch, since she actually has zero idea of what to expect. and the video eventually flickers to life and it starts to play. . . the face that she sees is familiar; it's Syaoran, after all; he's looking a little more tense, a little more serious than yesterday, his eyes not looking at Sergeant's strange, non-existant face, instead eyes at the camera as he speaks up, just as serious. "Sakura's going to see this, right?" there's a pause, a gasp from Sakura's end as she brings her hands to her mouth, emerald green eyes widening. "Then. . . there's a few things I probably should tell her that are important. She's my number one person, and I--" he hesitates. his voice cracks, guilt settling there and his gaze absolutely drops from the camera to the ground, his hands folded. "-- I've been lying to her." what. what the- Sakura's lips move, but the words don't come out, even though someone who's good at lipreading can probably tell what the shocked words should be. Syaoran-kun... she's just. absolutely stunned. but the video keeps on going regardless of her feelings. and while he said 'her' at first, now he switches to an obvious second person-- talking straight to the camera. "I... should have told you earlier, but Hiiragizawa told me that I shouldn't. But with me here, and you there, I think now's a good time as ever for me to. Sakura, I was the one who stole your Sakura cards." another gasp, another shock, but she looks closely and she notices that the expression Syaoran is wearing is one that is in obvious pain and anguish. "I'm sorry. I really... really am sorry. I didn't want to cause you pain. I never wanted you to be unhappy. But the decision I made was because I needed to protect you. For what's to come. You're the most important person to me, Sakura, my number one person, in fact. That's not the only thing I've been hiding from you, though. About the Clear Cards. You were the one that was making them. It was your own ability. You're honestly really powerful now, Sakura. And my mother and Hiiragizawa, they told me that having such power might cause your unhappiness. And I've never wanted that." his voice breaks, and he shakes his head. Sakura watches him closely, tears wet in her eyes but she doesn't say anything. but his hands on his lap close into tight, clenched fists, shaky as guilt eats at his expression. "Anyway, I believe in you, Sakura. I always have, and I always will. You're the most important person to me, and I don't want anything bad to ever happen to you. You still have your invincible spell. And... I love you." he means it, and the video ends there. it was definitely a whirlwind of emotions for him to say those things, but she knows he's telling the truth. there's no way he'd lie. so even if she's crying, she manages to smile, to wipe away her tears in spite of herself because you know what? in spite of what the Sergeant was trying to do here. trying to get someone to kill, that just ignites the opposite feeling for her. her hands go towards her chest and she feels like she can do anything. or well, almost anything. maybe someone's watching with her or perhaps not, but nevertheless, she manages to say the words quiet, determined, full of life: ] Mm. Thank you, Syaoran-kun. I'll... tell you the same, when I get back. Because everything will surely be alright. I promise. [ but that...... sure clears up A Lot Of Things which kind of. hm. she's not sure how she actually feels?? about this new information. nevertheless, she can later on be found after watching all of this at the park; specifically near the lake. maybe if she believes in herself, in her own wishes, then maybe she can actually help this time. but for now! time to just skip pebbles into the water, see if that helps. ]

[tuffguy]

[ likewise, bolin saw his own video and is... pretty shaken up by the entire thing. he went to the park, like always, to clear his mind and let out some steam, when he comes across sakura ]

Oh, hey Sakura.

[clearities]

Was I bothering you? [ because she honestly wouldn't want that, to be honest. and, well... she'd rather fret over others than prioritize herself right now. ]

[tuffguy]

No, no! You're fine.

[ sees her skipping pebbles ] Trying to clear your mind?

[clearities]

Something like that. [ she smiles, but it's a little sad ] I thought that maybe it would help me come up with something.

[tuffguy]

--About what we got?

[clearities]

Well, that and... someone special to me told me something about myself that I didn't know before. Along with other things. [ she stops throwing the pebbles into the water and laces her fingers together, a little thoughtfully ]

[tuffguy]

Oh, really? Like, all at once?

[clearities]

[ she dips her head into a nod ] Mm. It was short, and I think he wanted to tell me for a while, but... couldn't, before. Maybe he wanted to tell me now because of all this. [ even if he might not know the exact details of the situation, he knows that it's Very Bad and therefore, telling the truth now is better than later, especially when things are unpredictable ]

[tuffguy]

Does he figure that you can use it to help you out here?

[clearities]

I don't think he said it because of that. I think... he just wanted to tell me the truth because he's been keeping it a secret from me. [ he was probably just extremely worried about her ]