dormheads | (ROLE) HONOR SOCIETY...... 3!

honor society.

On Monday at 6 PM, Yamato, Rita, Alphinaud, and Kon receive an encrypted e-mail.

TheRicherGood@Wiwaldi.edu

Good day. They say that idle hands are the devil's playthings, don't they? So if you'd be kind enough to entertain me, please gather at the "Bakery" at dusk.

We'd best be getting to work. Come alone, for your safety and everyone else's.

Yours,
Viola

No one is in the halls as the two of them creep to the "Bakery".

Before they knock, the door will open before their knuckles so much as touch against the surface of the door. The room is filled with the comforting and warm aroma of assorted baked goods, along with the occasional stray scent of something that doesn't belong - is that hot sauce? A table has been set off to the side, topped off with an elegant tablecloth and a vase full of fresh flowers that certainly aren't there during business hours. The table is set for teatime with a kettle full of perfectly steeped tea, dainty containers of sugar and milk, and a small tower filled with sweets this week. A lot of them look handmade!

In addition, there appears to be a few items handwritten on fine stationary in curling calligraphy, though it appears a bit shaky in sections. For your use, there also appears to be a pen, a highlighter, and a small pad of sticky notes.

» Members of the Honor Society have the following responsibilities: conduct searches for killers, assist others in completing their Extra Credit Assignments, and encouraging the exchange of vouchers for goods and services on campus.

» Each week, the Honor Society must agree upon one person to conduct a search on. They will be able to know if this person has killed, if they possess an additional role, and receive a list of every person they have conversed with over the past week.

» Members of the Honor Society will be expected to report upon their progress of assisting others with Extra Credit. If Members of the Honor Society have successfully assisted others, they will be able to receive one voucher themselves as well as additional information gleaned by the Society Director.

» Of course, the greatest organizations are meant to grow and evolve. Some weeks, you will be able to select provide a list of three to four additional candidates of who you would like to invite to join the Honor Society. Viola will approve one person's membership, limitations and growth pending.

» Outside of the Honor Society, you may not express your membership to anyone. Each week, one person outside of the Honor Society may be made aware of its existence and its membership. You must all agree on this person before telling them. However should that number be broken, grave consequences will follow.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[rita's eyes widen at that.]

You think they'll keep killing until someone stops them?

Rupert killed Wangji and Bradley. It almost sounded like he would've kept going if Yamato hadn't caught his slip.

So... is that what all of this is for, then? The trials, our investigations...

The reason we're even bothering to find killers who didn't mean to kill is because they can't stop? Because there'll be more and more of them if we don't?

Yes. And...

[ he pauses. ]

You and I discussed what we'd do if we found a killer, and we decided to wait until it happened to make a decision, but I think at this point...

[ ... ]

If we do check someone and come up positive, I think we might have to act first so that they can't again.

... It'll be up to us to stop them.

[ there's a -

there's a complicated play of emotion on kon's face with that, before he takes a deep breath and pushes back from the table, standing up to walk a lap around the room. ]

... that's why we're doing this, isn't it? Finding a way to stop them.

[ yamato's face is more like a resignation ]

... It's for their sake, too. No one here would want to be used like this.

[ there's enough mobility in his right hand that he can look down at them both, even if he's seeing through them a bit. ]

... no. No, they wouldn't. [ haha! that's familiar! ]

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If we don't catch them in the trial, but we identify them after...

We can't control what happens after we all fall asleep. But maybe we could find a way to debilitate them, make it so they can't act again. I don't know... use a spell, break their legs, or something. I might have something that can help.

Incapacitate them, at the very least. [ but he doesn't sound convinced by that, really, as he looks at his hands. he does look up, though. ]

What coupons did you guys get from the event on Wednesday..?

[she'll open up her app to double-check, and:]

"Coupon for 1 Sensory Deprivation Spell." Thought it sounded like garbage at first, but if we end up with a suspect, it might be worth a shot.

Blind a killer on Thursday night, right before midnight. [ because... it could work. it could be something. ]

[she nods.]

Exactly. Pretty low-risk, too. Even if we hit the wrong person, they'll probably just sleep through the effect.

[ mm... ]

We would just have to hope they weren't a victim. We'd have to pick carefully.

Coupon for one illusion spell.

[ he has no idea what the FUCK to do with that ]

[ squints into the void for a minute... brain cell working... ]

... an illusion of someone in, I don't know, the cafeteria? We've literally had evidence in there every week so far. To the point that I'm... well, I'm planning a trap for next week. Viola said we might as well try it.

A trap?

Invisible ink is easy to make with baking soda and water - you can use heat to draw it out, or grape juice. But if you add a little lemon juice, a little tumeric... it's even more stubborn. Tumeric stains everything it comes in contact with, even in small doses, and can be almost impossible to wash off.

Someone walks through a spray of lemon juice and water, then walks through a thin layer of baking soda with a small trace of tumeric for color - the soles of their shoes or the skin of their feet are stained, and more noticeable when you add heat.

It wouldn't even be about leaving footprints - it'd be about what's left on the person.

[hey, this is the first time rita's come close to smiling all day. her expression lightens a bit, and she nods.]

... Not bad. It's worth a try. Let me know if you want a hand setting it up.

I'm going to want people who will know that it's there to help check the cafeteria next week. If - [ well, if he's alive, but - moving on ] - that's the first place I'm going to go with Ichiro, the second the fire alarms go. We're going to set it up right before the time we're usually compelled to curfew for lockdown.

[ frankly, and trusting the investigation team to have his back for this. ]

Ichiro's in on it...? Hm.

[it's unclear if that's a sound of judgment or approval??]

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If making that illusion makes that plan work-- just tell me what you need and I'll do it.

[ ... thinking ]

You could make it look like there's nothing on the floor, once it's laid out? If the illusion would allow for it.

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[ bro ]

Clothing may be easy enough to dispose of, but it will stick that stubbornly to one's skin?

[ he just. pulls out his phone to find a meme on it - and then shows it to alphi ]

Like, stark orange. But, luckily, if they disposed of their clothes... we would be able to find them, with enough looking.

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