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(ROLE) CULT 4.0
cult.
On Monday at 10 PM, Otome, Byleth, Luxanna, and Dimitri receive an encrypted e-mail.
No one is in the halls as they creep to the abandoned classroom circled on the map. The normally locked door opens, revealing the room inside.
There are no windows and the lights are off, leaving the room cast in near darkness. Only a handful of candles, in what's probably a fire hazard, keep it illuminated; the fog being emitted from a personal fog machine doesn't help with visibility. What was once the teacher's desk has been pushed to the center of the room, with chairs seated around it. For some reason, there are cat decorations everywhere, mixed in with various (garish) occult items and patterns.
As of Week 3, a lamp has been added to the room to give it some light.
There is a cat-shaped bulletin board hanging on the wall, which reads:
As of Week 3, more notes have been added.
d4rkness@Wiwaldi.edu
Come to classroom 1304; see attached map.
No one is in the halls as they creep to the abandoned classroom circled on the map. The normally locked door opens, revealing the room inside.
There are no windows and the lights are off, leaving the room cast in near darkness. Only a handful of candles, in what's probably a fire hazard, keep it illuminated; the fog being emitted from a personal fog machine doesn't help with visibility. What was once the teacher's desk has been pushed to the center of the room, with chairs seated around it. For some reason, there are cat decorations everywhere, mixed in with various (garish) occult items and patterns.
As of Week 3, a lamp has been added to the room to give it some light.
There is a cat-shaped bulletin board hanging on the wall, which reads:
» This world is trying to assimilate all of you, who started this year, into its setting. If it succeeds, you'll remain trapped in this school, your souls drained until you cease to exist.
» Each week, this place will make active efforts on a few select students. Once the weekend hits, they'll all be beyond saving. However, if any one of them is killed before then, they'll all be freed from the link, at least for the remainder of the week.
» Death isn't necessarily permanent. Those who died can potentially be saved. However, no such option exists for the fully assimilated.
» At the start of the week you'll be informed if you may recruit one person to join the cult. Provide a list of 4-8 people you want to recruit and you'll be told which one of them is approved. If you extend an invitation and they accept, they will join the cult the following week.
» Preventing the assimilation aside, even the original cult was meant to be a secret, so it's important that word doesn't spread. If anyone else learns about your involvement in the cult or your task, whether from your mouth or another's, this world may enact consequences. No guarantee on who they might affect, so it's up to you to decide if risking harm upon another is worth it.
As of Week 3, more notes have been added.
A summary of what the others were told previously:
» This world is forced to act according to an internal logic. It isn't always aware of everything going on, and it can't break whatever rules it wishes. This would presumably be why you all arrived here with your minds intact, rather than already assimilated; it's possible that this defence mechanism has manifested in other ways as well, to try and correct things to how they should be.
no subject
[ lux is firm in this, her determination palpable. ]
She's already a suspect and any chance she has at not being killed this week by hand or by vote would be completely destroyed if she is suspected of killing again. Besides that, she has people here who care from her - not just through new bonds, but from those forged at home. We've just seen how hard such losses can hit people.
... Though I do understand the impulse to volunteer to go in your steed, Doctor Yanagiya. I offer the same, and at much lower risk than Byleth's offer.
[ she doesn't think otome will allow it, but. she has to at least let the offer be known. ]
no subject
[ it makes things difficult. but he supposes it should be hard. ]
But I agree that Byleth should avoid going again. She already takes a certain risk as a likely target, as well as an 'easy' vote come Saturday.
[ ... ]
If pairs are not required, I could take this on alone as well, Doctor. But we will respect your decision no matter what you choose.
[ he admires her conviction, but at least they've put all the cards on the table now. ]
no subject
[ As firmly as she can manage. ]
We can see how... well we hold up for the next week.
no subject
it's definitely outweighed by the worry for dimitri and otome. wow she doesn't want to think about how they're almost definitely going to lose someone this week, one way or another. ]
no subject
...I think that if you're both set on it, then the pairing system works best.
Take care of each other, and we'll be waiting when you return.
no subject
dimitri only adds to the room's overall atmosphere of depression as he nods, though. whether they get caught and die, or escape and someone else dies... everyone on campus is in a situation where fairness was never attainable to begin with. ]
...We will do all that we can.