Week 4

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Two more people died this week. Two children. And they died because of a freak accident. Despite all your protests, Randall refused to let Jane get away despite being innocent.

But there is a tiny ray of hope now, which comes in the form of the mirror. Now that the mirror is public information, you can see people you care about, even if they are dead and trapped in hell. Not only that, but you now now that someone is trying to save you all from the predicament that you're in. And this time there's a good chance that he won't turn out to be a heartless mass murderer!

Still, the ideas for the plan are vague and you have no idea when you will actually get out. It's hard to keep up hope when your only chance of living might still end with you horribly killed, isn't it?

At least you have a new floor and the ability to wash your clothes now.

26 guests remain.]

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Comments

[faciliheir]

Well, it shoots lightning. I can tell you that much right now.

[her shadow hands her back her jewel, and she grins at Kim.]

Wanna see what else it's got?

[pinkflip]

[ ...a gulp. ]

Um... I don't know, will it hurt you? Or... [ She glances at the heffalump. ] Will you get in trouble for messing with one of Randall's annoying buddies?

[faciliheir]

Won't know 'til we try! [SO LET'S JUST FUCKING AIM AT THAT ASSHOLE AGAIN] Bam!

[cool so this is now on the FORMING GIANT SHARDS OF LIKE VAGUELY JADE-COLORED STONE AND SHOOTING THEM AT THE FUCKING TARGET setting, which would be super cool if Freddie knew how to, like, aim. she doesn't, so it's actually just fucking impaling the walls around the grooving heffalump. at least she remains upright this time.]

Okay, that's super dangerous. [AND FUN]

[pinkflip]

[ Kim gapes because OH HOLY SHIT WHY. Her mouth opens and closes as she tries to find the words for this, but. ]

That's really super dangerous! Fr-Freddie, oh my gosh, stop! You're really going to get in trouble!

[faciliheir]

It's fiiiiine! [its probably not fine] I just need to aim better or something. I'll figure it out eventually.

[pinkflip]

Ohh no. You do not want to get Randall's gross eyes on you. Oh jeez, I hope that didn't break anything, the walls...

[ fretting nbd ]

[faciliheir]

Randy could go drink saltwater for all I care. What's he gonna do, kill me?

[pinkflip]

He might. Having him chase you around and call you a friend is just as bad. [ shiver ]

[faciliheir]

There's pretty much nothing that guy can do to weird me out that hasn't been done already, so I'm pretty [shrugs] at this point.

Glad you're finally looking me in the eye like I'm a person again, though. [because she totally noticed]

[pinkflip]

[ a...h.... ]

O-oh. [ Kim glances away for a moment. ] I... I'm sorry. I should've come to talk to you sooner, I just- I didn't...really know how.

[faciliheir]

With words, I'd expect.

See, that's the weird thing with you good people. On the Isle, when you have a problem with somebody, you just punch them in the face or call their mama something. None of this weird silent treatment stuff.

[pinkflip]

I'm not giving you the silent treatment, at least...not intentionally, I just... [ nervous hair-tuck ] I didn't think you'd want to listen to anything from me.

[faciliheir]

I don't. [beat] I mean, if it's lecturing about how I'm an insensitive jerk-- yeah, I already know that. Sorry I haven't changed literally my entire world view to please everyone.

[pinkflip]

No, I... I figured that wouldn't matter much, from me. I just...

[ She chews on her lower lip, eyes dropped to the side before taking a deep breath and looking at Freddie. ]

I wanted to say you were right. I shouldn't have said those things in the first place. I'm sorry for snapping.

[faciliheir]

It's fine. [this is said very abruptly, like she just wants to move past it because apologies are weird, but when she speaks again, it's. somewhat gentle.]

Sometimes things aren't always what they seem, when you first look at them. Growing up the way I did, you realize pretty fast that for pretty much every evil thing that's ever been done, there's some reason for it. Maybe you're tired of people ignoring you. Or pushing you around. Or maybe you're scared, and small, and you're not thinking about everyone else because all you can think about is you and yours.

[pause] There's disgusting people out there, doing disgusting things. Just don't be so quick to throw that label around.

[pinkflip]

[ She listens and nods, taking all of this in. It sounds so simple in theory, and yet. ]

I guess...I've been looking at things more black and white than I'd want to admit. I've got some things to learn too, you know?

[faciliheir]

Then let me teach you about the magical world of grey! You're not actively evil, but you're still way too much of a jerk for anybody to mistake you as good.

[pinkflip]

I don't really think that's quite the world for me... I'm still too much of a...what you'd call a goody-goody.

[ oh the heffalump is kind of shuffling away. Kim notices, frowns, and with a show kicks it back into the wall. It tumbles head over heels but much like Freddie's blast, heffalump don't care.

...A sweet smile. ]

[faciliheir]

I'm really admiring your recent rebellious streak! I hope it's contagious; all we need now is for Arrow to lose his mind and we can have a real riot.

[she pauses, frowns, and looks down.] Really? Tugging on my sleeve like a child? Is this 'cause I wasn't the one doing the assault? Chill for a minute.

[yeah her shadow is just like. sulking against the bottom of the wall.]

[pinkflip]

Oh, they're just like the things I used to-- [ ...oh no, that's. adorable. Like, weird, but adorable, she can't help but laugh a little. ]

Is it always like that? How, um...does that even work? Is that your actual shadow...?

[faciliheir]

Yeah, it is. It's... hereditary, I guess. I'd always sorta talked to it growing up, but it only woke up when I got off the Isle and started getting in touch with magic. And then it came out of the machine here and scared the daylights out of Louis, and now it's been... weirdly helpful? Which is probably not a great sign.

[pinkflip]

How come? It's part of you, right? Why would it helping you out be a bad thing?

[faciliheir]

It's...

[how does she phrase this in a way that doesn't sound completely insane.]

My shadow is a huge jerk to me for no reason. You'd think it'd be nicer, considering it's only alive 'cause I am, but I'm pretty sure it's hoping I'll kill somebody so it can laugh at my execution. [does it realize it would die too IT DOESN'T SEEM TO] So, whenever it's doing stuff a shadow ought to, I get suspicious.

[pinkflip]

That's...! That's just- immature! Childish!

[ She turns on the shadow, holding up a finger. ]

Now, Freddie's trying her very best and you should know that more than anyo-

[ a distinct, sobering moment of realization. ]

I'm...trying to lecture a shadow.

[faciliheir]

[the shadow looks like it is distinctly, cartoonishly cackling.]

That's only slightly more useless than lecturing me.

It's fine, though. Even the way it is, it still won't do anything unless I order it to. [grins] And, in the end, a shadow is just your own reflection, but darker. It's like this because I'm like this. It's not its fault.