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.

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If we go after her, is it...

We would have to do more than simply sabotage her plans. If we want to stop her for good, that is. Otherwise, we may end up chasing after her week after week...

... we have to take her out of the cycle if we're going to stop her, if no one else goes after her first. Just sabotaging her might not be enough, yeah.

And we could dedicate that energy to catching other killers, the ones that would - maybe be assigned her partners.

Right now-- right now. There's only one way to stop her permanently. So she can't kill anyone else.

[ There is just. The longest, quiet pause in the world, before he speaks up again. ]

Are... are we certain about this?

... You're serious about this?

I wouldn't say it if I wasn't--

[ SORRY TO EVERYONE THAT IT'S ~*memshare week*~ still so you're getting a relevant one. (the bit with the cat is not in his memory you just skip right to the girl breaking down crying instead.)

he chokes mid sentence, taking in a shuddering breath before he covers his one good eye and continues, quieter: ]

...I wouldn't say it if I wasn't sure there's no other choice.

[

kon appears more surprised by the memshare happening than he does the memory, and then just looks... tired. sympathetic. ]

... was that before? The reboot to purge the infection.

[ he's not so surprised kon knows about it, because! well! there are two of them in this goddamn campus, aren't there. ]

No. No, that was. The reboot didn't work. It never would have. That was... the last thing we did before winding up here. We put an end to it.

[ yeah! it's fine! he seems like he mostly understands the concepts of what happened to them, too, and just hums an affirmative. ]

There's that, at least. [ small favors... ] The last thing to happen, so the first thing you go back to.

[ but it doesn't make it any better to be in this fucking place in the first place, having to face down similar pains again. his face says plenty on that, too. ]

[ anyway he seems to have lost what little energy he had left so he kind of just flops where he is to take a breather. he hates this reminder too thank you ]

[ he reaches and touches the back of yamato's head, keeping it there for a minute before he swivels back to his notes. ]

[ there's just a shuddered breath and nothing else in response to that ]

[ Unfortunately, Alphinaud doesn't know shit about the digital world, so he is very ?????

... But one is never simply a bystander in these memories. The thoughts, the feelings—they come across, and so.

And so. ]

It... it is our duty to protect those here. I just—we can't regret this. None of us can.

[ She's a villain, right? He's... done that before. Taken down villains. ]

... Yeah.

[ it's quiet because. well! well. yeah. yeah, ]

[ ... yeah. ]

Whatever our decision may be, it will not be easy. ... Leaving her be would be equally as difficult, I believe.

[ he just - looks up from his notebook at alphinaud. this exact face, thinking about the talk they had. ]

... we can't, no. [ sure, she's a villain.

the same as kaoruko was. the same as rupert was. the same as caiman, not in possession of his own mind, was. ]

[ He remembers; he remembers it well. It isn't so black and white—it rarely ever is. ... Yet it doesn't change that they pose a great threat to innocents, that they've stripped others of their lives.

Byleth is beloved by many. It doesn't mean she should be let free. ]

Then let us sleep on it. Though we must act quickly, no matter what our decision may be, it need not be in this very moment.

[wow, thanks for that.]

I know you're not saying this lightly.

I just... maybe there's still another way. I know a sensory deprivation spell might not be enough. Caiman was able to shamble along without any awareness... But there could still be something.

[ he's quiet, for a while, before: ]

... Whose life are you willing to stake on that?

Anything worth doing comes with a risk. I'll risk whatever it damn well takes to...!

[oh hey, y'all get a quick memory too!

In it, a girl is bound by a spell, unleashing power beyond her control, screaming in pain and terror. She cries out, "I can't stop it now... Everyone, run...!!"

The voices of two companions can be heard. "Don't worry, we're not going to lose you!" "Rita, it's up to you!"

... and it ends.

but as it does, rita's phone buzzes, and she checks it... and immediately deflates.]

[ GOD they're having a bad night, actually. let's all go back to bed. yamato doesn't acknowledge the memory, just takes in a breath and covers his face again. but not before he notices rita's reaction, so: ]

... Rita?

[...]

A spell to incapacitate someone overnight isn't possible, they're saying.

[

he also doesn't directly acknowledge the memory, but does set his hand on top of her head and give a small ruffle back and forth. is it for mem comfort? is it for trying? who knows. ]

It was worth asking.

[she swats his hand!! don't treat her like a kid, they're the same age(? ???)]

I, I know. I had to.

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[ ... kon beats him to it, but: ]

It was worth asking. He's right.

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