@its-a-nickname got me thinkin’ about the eleventh hour again so here is my elaborate proposal: every time the boys die violently, lup is released from the umbra staff
loop one: the boys are crushed/burned to death at noon, which means that the umbra staff is also likely crushed by falling debris (or burned up in a fire). lup is released, but because it’s noon she immediately returns to the umbra staff when the loop resets
loop two: the boys are crushed/burned to death at noon; same as above
loop three: magnus opens a locker and causes an explosion at 11:15 (according to the taz wiki). thb dies. the umbra staff is destroyed in the explosion. lup is freed for forty-five whole minutes!!!
loop four: magnus opens a different locker and causes an explosion AT 11:15 again. everyone dies. lup is freed for another forty-five minutes.
loop five: the boys get eaten alive by cute bugs at 11:40. probably they don’t eat the umbra staff, though??? lup remains in the umbrella.
loop six: magnus fails to disarm a bomb by cutting the wrong wire at 11:51; it explodes and everyone dies. the umbra staff is destroyed in the explosion; lup is freed for nine minutes
loop seven: magnus fails to disarm the bomb again by cutting a different but equally wrong wire. the bomb explodes; lup is freed for another nine minutes.
loop eight: magnus cuts ALL the wires; once again, everyone dies; lup is freed for another nine minutes
side note but magnus caused a lot of deaths this arc huh… boy really does rush in
loop nine: the boys are crushed to death at noon, along with the umbra staff; lup is momentarily freed
loop ten: the boys die at noon when the cave collapses; lup is momentarily freed
loop eleven: the boys die when the temple collapses at 12:15; lup is momentarily freed
loop twelve: they live! lup remains in the umbrella for several more months :o(
IN CONCLUSION, DURING THE ELEVENTH HOUR, ASSUMING THE UMBRA STAFF BREAKS WHENEVER THE BOYS DIE VIOLENTLY, LUP GETS RELEASED FROM UMBRELLA JAIL FOR A TOTAL OF 1 HR AND 57 MINS
WHAT DOES SHE DO WITH ALL THIS FREE TIME, U MAY ASK. WELL I HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS:
- lich out over the bodies of her dead friends (neither fun nor flirty)
- steal taako’s diamonds and visit paloma for a prophecy (very fun and flirty)
- become disappointed that she can’t eat any of paloma’s scones; try to unlock the secrets of scone magic anyway
- accidentally scare the bejeezus about of cassidy when cassidy shows up at the mines with a bunch of cluster bombs
- disguise herself as taako and attempt to get the hot goss about taako’s show from ren without revealing to her that she is not actually her brother (only somewhat successful, but still very entertaining nonetheless)
- throw potshots at a purple worm (therapeutic)