Upon finding herself in the maze, Estelle walks back and forth indecisively, unsure of where to go. That is, until a beastly howl and the sound of something heavy moving prompts her to gasp and break into a run in the opposite direction...
... turning a corner, and running right into another person who just found herself in this same maze.]
[ Marie has been on high alert ever since stumbling into the maze. Her eyes wildly peering from one corner to the next, occasionally frozen in fear when she happens to hear a ghastly roar — heart thrumming in her chest.
Her refuse to move despite the sound of something coming closer. Only snapping out of her fear when she collides with someone, which, unfortunately, has a shrill shriek tearing out of her throat. Arms lifted up in an attempt to shield herself — from another person? She didn’t expect that. ]
This maze and that must be a hallucination. It can't -- ! [ She turns her head, just in time to turn a corner and seeing something chasing after them. ]
[Asking Estelle to make a decision is a terrible choice. She hesitates, and is only shaken to action when the room trembles once again under the beast's advance]
[ She turns right, as directed, and continues to run down the hall of the maze. And because she said right Marie will just... instinctively turn right whenever they come across another fork.
[ COIN FLIPPING TO SEE IF MARIE TRIPS AND SHE DOESN'T :/ DAMN!
But that means they're making it to the door, turning the knob violently before pushing her whole weight into it. Collapsing forward and dropping back into the hallway just in time for the shadowy beast to have nearly reached them. ]
I really like fantasy stories... tales of adventure, distant lands, things like that. I always liked imagining myself going to places like the ones I read about.
[ Another day of memshare, another day of carefully trying to avoid people and failing. They're in the void unless you decide on a location because I'm lazy, but otherwise Marie is looking to Estelle with the utmost horror as stardust begins to settle around them.
She wants to mumble out an apology, but before it so much as leaves her lips does the memory begin:
“Who are you?” Your voice is frighteningly empty.
“…I’m sorry for keeping this quiet this whole time.”
“Answer the question.”
“I was in your class once, back in elementary school. I guess you don’t remember.”
You remain speechless.
“My mother was part of the regional officer’s board, so I’d heard rumors about Mizuguchi even before she’d transferred into my school. That her father had gotten caught by the police, that her mother had completely vanished, and that she’d temporarily been kept at an orphanage. Her grandfather was a local celebrity and took her in, but she transferred schools several times because something always kept happening. It wasn’t just me, everyone else in the neighborhood knew. My parents would tell me ‘Mizuguchi is a problem child, so don’t go near her.’ They said she’d transfer to another school even if we didn’t do anything, so we should just endure it until then.”
His voice oozed with pity, only vaguely looking in your direction. As if he was scared that his gaze would suddenly burn you.
(I knew that much.)
The children that insulted you, the parents that would criticize you; for years you had been ostracized until you had appeared perfect. Until finally you had gone far enough that they didn't know your name, background, or the fact that your life had been one fucked up mess to the next.
You are considered trash. You're the one person in the world that knows this best.
“So when I saw Mizuguchi transfer into our school and in your class, I couldn’t believe it. A high school kid wouldn’t look the same way they would in grade school, so I thought maybe she just happened to look like her, but…then I heard her name, and was really shocked. So I went straight to Sakura and told her not to go near her.”
“Stop it! Don’t say any more.” Sakura seemed pained, sorrowful, as if she had made the worst mistake of her life.
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
“But no matter what I said…Sakura didn’t believe me. Even after bad things started happening to Sakura in class, she kept saying she wanted to trust Mizuguchi. But I couldn’t just stand for that, I had to do something…so I approached Mizuguchi, pretending I just wanted to get along, and tried to make sure she was the same person after all…”
Suou had a bitter expression on his face as he choked back his words. But then, and only then, did he dare to look up at you.
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
“Just now, I sent you a message on WIRE, pretending I didn’t know anything about what was going on. And then you responded with a lie, without even hesitating…so I thought, ah, you haven’t changed at all. I was shocked. And that’s when I realized, I felt the same way as Sakura. At some point, somewhere deep in my heart…I wanted to believe that Mizuguchi was actually a good person. I really wanted to believe it.”
You had prepared your heart to take all the insults he could throw at you, and yet nothing could prepare you for this. It was different. It was scary. Your heart was racing in your chest, and you feel as if you can't breathe properly.
You reach out into the darkest part of your mind, holding desperately to that rage that had been growing for years.
"I'll kill you." You say, your voice cold and distant.
You impulsively pull yourself forward, even though Suou keeps a tight grip on your arm.
“Whoa!”
The two of you lose your balance.
“Watch out!”
A high-pitched scream rang out.
(Ah — )
The warmth of the sun brushes against your skin, the hair surrounding your face tickling your cheeks. You feel weightless, as if the wind were carrying you somewhere far away.
(I’m falling.)
You're falling.
At the same time you look up to see two people embracing each other, having chosen each other over you. And in those few seconds of clarity you come to the conclusion that this is how it always will be; the people around you are adored, loved and protected, whereas you are tossed aside. Over and over again.
And now you're falling.
The sun is bright, the air is warm, and when your back hits the concrete you can feel blood fill your mouth and nose. A sickening wet sound quickly accompanies it before your entire world goes black. ]
A little. They're one of the most difficult kinds of injuries to treat... even with healing magic, there's a high risk of permanent nerve damage, even paralysis...
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mustbepurged) wrote2022-06-06 11:14 am
Week 0, Monday
Upon finding herself in the maze, Estelle walks back and forth indecisively, unsure of where to go. That is, until a beastly howl and the sound of something heavy moving prompts her to gasp and break into a run in the opposite direction...
... turning a corner, and running right into another person who just found herself in this same maze.]
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Her refuse to move despite the sound of something coming closer. Only snapping out of her fear when she collides with someone, which, unfortunately, has a shrill shriek tearing out of her throat. Arms lifted up in an attempt to shield herself — from another person? She didn’t expect that. ]
I-I’m sorry! Are you okay?
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I'm sorry! [She blurts it out at nearly the same time as the other girl.]
I... I think there's something else here with us.
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[ Startled, Marie keeps her hands close to her chest. ]
We need to quickly find a way out, then. But this --
[ IS LIKE SLAP IN THE MIDDLE??? WTF ]
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[There's a thud somewhere behind her that makes the whole room shake a little. She gasps. Whatever it is, it's on the move again.]
Oh no... We have to move!
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What is that's following us... ?!
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I don't know. It sounds like it's big... like a monster!
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This maze and that must be a hallucination. It can't -- ! [ She turns her head, just in time to turn a corner and seeing something chasing after them. ]
I-It might be real!?
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Oh, no...
K-keep running! [And she'll do the same.]
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because what else are they gonna dountil they come up to a fork. ]Left or right!?
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... Right! Let's go right!
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Surely that has to work?
I also flipped a coin and APPARENTLY IT DOES. ]
I think I see another door!
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Okay, we can make it! We can make it!!
[She forces the words out -- she's taking heavy, strained breaths as she tries to keep running, but that glimmer of hope seems to keep her moving.]
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But that means they're making it to the door, turning the knob violently before pushing her whole weight into it. Collapsing forward and dropping back into the hallway just in time for the shadowy beast to have nearly reached them. ]
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W, we made it...
[She takes a moment to try to catch her breath.]
... Are you okay?
w1 ( monday )
Oh! I can finally finish that book I was reading... !
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You like reading too, Marie? Oh, what kind of book is it?
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[ Thinks about the book for like five seconds.
Blushes. ]
It's a romance book... about fairies...
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I love those kinds of stories! I've been really getting into reading fairy tales from other worlds, myself.
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Oh! But there’s so many fairy tales here! I wonder if we’ll come across anything that might be familiar to you?
Though I’ve seen plenty I’m sure aren’t from my world, either.
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[ A nod of her head, as she begins browsing through the shelves. ]
Do you have a favorite genre, in case we don't find anything? Romance, mystery...
[ MURDER ]
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[ Hm. ]
We’re a little similar, then! I didn’t get to travel much at all growing up — I really just went to school, did activities, and then went home.
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w3 ( wednesday ) cw for mentions of bullying
She wants to mumble out an apology, but before it so much as leaves her lips does the memory begin:
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...!
Wh, what was that...? You fell...?
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Mm... I did.
I'm sorry if that frightened you.
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Do you know anything about spinal injuries?
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