▌ ENTRY: week 0. monday. monika.
[ we backdatin this bc it would make sense for this to happen immediately after the mechanics reveals, let us live
in the spirit of conducting recon, 2b gets to the dorm as soon as it's open. she quickly tracks down the room she's been assigned to. when monika decides to come check things out, 2b is standing next to the bed, the mysterious scroll containing the rules of this castle unfurled in her hand. she looks up to see the arrival of her partner, then hands the scroll to her pod and has the machine float over and bring it to the other girl. ]
Monika. Read this.
[ she is all about business, baby. ]
in the spirit of conducting recon, 2b gets to the dorm as soon as it's open. she quickly tracks down the room she's been assigned to. when monika decides to come check things out, 2b is standing next to the bed, the mysterious scroll containing the rules of this castle unfurled in her hand. she looks up to see the arrival of her partner, then hands the scroll to her pod and has the machine float over and bring it to the other girl. ]
Monika. Read this.
[ she is all about business, baby. ]
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AAAAAANYWAY
Thankfully(??), Monika is not far behind 2B. She too wants to know what is going on here, and she wakes early each morning anyway, usually around 5 AM. So she's been up for some time when the dorms unlock, and is only a few minutes slow to beating 2B to the punch.
She doesn't even get a chance to utter a question, or say anything, before she's being issued a command. Monika blinks once or twice, and then wordlessly takes the scroll and reads it through.
Nothing remarkable happens in her expression, but her hands shake very slightly before she can steady herself. Carefully she rolls the scroll back up and is quiet for a moment, pressing loose fingers to her mouth as she thinks hard. ]
... it really is a game, [ she says, low and slow. ] Just ... some game we're playing for them.
[ Very carefully she'll set the scroll on their shared bed. Her hands tremble again. ]
They really should take us more seriously, [ she says next, and her voice is a little more brittle now. ] These are real lives they're playing with!
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Do you have any way of protecting yourself?
[ she can't remember anything of the sort on monika's profile, but there's a chance maybe something just didn't make it onto the tapestry. ]
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[ Her fingernails are digging into her skin. ]
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Then that means I'm responsible for the both of us.
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It's the face a doll would make. The expression looks real, should be real, but simply from looking at it you know there is only emptiness behind it. ]
Seems that way! I'll be relying on you, 2B.
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... she chooses remains neutral. ]
You're... calmer about this than I would expect. You don't even know me.
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[ her fingers curl, fingernails scraping white lines into the skin of her knees.
2B may notice she wears floor-length gowns for the rest of the week, after this morning. ]
Besides, I'm not a total slouch, you know! I can't fight or anything, but if there's one thing I know, it's getting into people's heads! Ahaha.
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I was wrong. You're stressed.
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[ she's steadfast in her speech, but her grip at her arms tightens just a little. ]
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[ She stands, sighing and glancing around the room as if none of that just happened. ]
So! Now that's out of the way, this room is pretty amazing, right?
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I don't get why we've been provided with these accommodations if the point of this "game" is to kill each other.
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I'd say they're trying to lull us into a false sense of security, but if that were really the case, they'd probably be trying to obfuscate the real reason we're here. You know... if I had to guess, I'd say the Crafters just like luxury! As long as we fight their "war," they'll get what they want, so everything else probably isn't too important, and up to a matter of preference.
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[ it's a little harsh, but... she feels it's a fair question. for herself, it makes sense. an android soldier is the perfect fit for the "war" the crafters had mentioned the day before. monika, however, admitted she can't fight. ]
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I wish I knew. [ said softly. ] Thinking that there must be a reason why they chose each of us... I really can't figure it out. I just ran a literature club... I didn't even do a good job of it, either. So why...?
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The titles—they're all based on stories, aren't they?
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[ literature!!!!!!!!! ]
Why?
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Cinderella, Jack, Aladdin, the Little Mermaid... the Magic Mirror, Puss in Boots, Rumpelstiltskin... the Sea Witch, Jafar, Maleficent...
[ A handful of titles each from the heroes, the civilians, and the villains. ]
I know most of them, and most of the stories behind them, but without a collection it's going to be really hard to remember specific details. I didn't really study fairy tales in particular or anything... most of my focus was on poetry.
But I could probably describe a little bit of the story for just about all of them. The hard part would be relating those stories to the people here, and guessing who got picked for what.
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[ unfortunately, most fairy tales didn't make it into the archives of humanity's existence. ]
...guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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Isn't a prince usually a male?
[ clearly that's the important thing to focus on, here, ]
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Usually? Try always! It's definitely a little strange, but... [ SHRUG??? ]
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Anyway, you don't have to tell me yours! I know that this is my choice. If you decide you feel like you can trust me, I'll be here to listen, okay?
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We'll see what happens.
[ her voice is detached, her arms firmly at her sides. she's honestly about to leave it at that and conclude their impromptu meeting...
but something stops her at the last second, she turns back toward monika. she hesitates for just another moment longer before firmly saying, ]
But I'll make sure nothing happens to us.
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She, too, is content to let it go at that, and ends up surprised when 2B speaks again. For a moment her expression blanks out into surprise, but when she smiles again, it's a much quieter thing, and more sincere for it. ]
For some reason, I feel like I can believe you when you say that. Thank you, 2B.