Honor Society + Whatever-The-Hell-Nier-Is Picnic

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[Sometime on Monday, Nier will get a text informing him that they're having a picnic, as well as the time and place.

When they do get together, somewhere on the campus grounds, there's a large picnic blanket spread out over the grass. There's also a pitcher of iced tea and some cups. Kon and Yamato have been encouraged to bring food.]

Good; everyone's here. We've got a lot to talk about, so let's get started.

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Comments

[arcsplainist]

Let us narrow it down this way, then: do either of you recall aught either Maya or Manwol may have made mention of the sleepers and a killer?

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In that last town hall meeting, Maya said something like, "maybe those three were the ones in danger of losing themselves, and the killers had to pick one..."

Maybe the dead want to say she was spot on, either about that, or something else she said on the topic...?

[arcsplainist]

... That does sound about right.

If you remember, I too was one of the—erm, teacher's pets ere I suddenly found myself coming to in the cafeteria. I do believe that lines up with losing my sense of self, in a way.

[refate]

Manwol hasn't, no. I talk to her pretty regularly.

[arcsplainist]

[ a nod ]

I have heard very little from her on that matter, as well. Maya, on the other hand...

[refate]

Maya's theory was made in public, yeah. It's something for us to put some thought into.

Although, after hearing about the emoji message that was received over in Spring... if we don't get somewhere with it, let's not stress ourselves out, in the event that it's just. Nonsense.

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[rita stares up at the sky...]

[refate]

[ kon reaches over to grip her shoulder, giving her a small pat-jostle. there, there. ]

[arcsplainist]

I am almost afraid to ask– [ given Rita's silent but telling response ] –but... what message was that?

[refate]

I don't actually know what the message was, in the end, and I'm almost afraid to ask, too, but Lucretia sent it to Ichiro and we were trying to figure it out before we were basically told "forget it."

[arcsplainist]

... I see.

I would not be so quick to dismiss this message, however. Thus far, we have been given valid information via the marquee—for the most part.

[refate]

[ maybe rita will look away from her voidstare and tell them. he won't push it, though. ]

Mm, considering the messages in the past, once they got the hang of it, I don't want to just throw it out right away. But if we hit too many walls, I'm of the opinion to put it very gently on hold so that we don't burn ourselves out on it.

[arcsplainist]

On the contrary, I think we may very well be on the right track on it.

[refate]

Oh, no, I definitely think we're on the right path for this round. [ he makes a gesture like he's immediately sweeping away any thoughts about how thursday/friday were for him, even if there's a brief moment of bad for a moment. ] Lila said they can see things in public, so any private conversations aren't going to matter.

I mean more for if they continue to communicate with emojis - in and outside of the marquee.

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Malik got an encrypted message. People were trying to decipher it, thinking it was important, but it turned out it was just telling him to be less of a jerk.

[ ... It was kind of funny.]

Still, I think those marquee messages are the real deal.

[arcsplainist]

[ ... Pfft. ]

As do I. 'Tis an important means of communicating with us that yet remain here, so I am in full agreement with you.

[ghoststrums]

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hides a laugh ]