Hatter and Hare

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After much debate, a consensus has been reached on the new residents of the Neath. Thank you, everyone, for applying. Stay tuned for information on game start as well as app reviews.

Aelois du Drejall, SHSL Blademaster Alice Thatcher, SHSL Conservationalist Angel, SHSL Psychologist Asa, SHSL Hacktivist Jinan Nejem, SHSL Brawler Lucien Moreno, SHSL Ballroom Dancer Masaki Morino, SHSL Park Ranger Miyu Hayami, SHSL Housemaid Nono Kurosawa, SHSL Chiropterologist Noriko Noro, SHSL Knight Red Tux, SHSL Graffiti Artist Ryuuta Ishiyama, SHSL Paleontological Illustrator Satoshi Miyasaki, SHSL Papersmith Subaru Ueda, SHSL Milliner Tama Itazura, SHSL Prankster Tsutomu Hayashi, SHSL Escape Room Designer Yukiteru Bushida, SHSL Origami Artist Yuma Sugawara, SHSL Naginataka

#out of hats

Star

"You're the least of many evils, but god damn you rub me the wrong way. I hope you're not expecting me to like or trust you, because that is not happening any time soon."

0/5

☆

"I... guess you're not bad? You're weird and secretive and I'm not sure how to convince you that I'm not going to bite you or murder you or anything like that. I don't know, I don't know you that well. You seem mostly alright, though.

"But could you please not write weird friendfiction about me? It's weird."

3/5

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Post-game version! Mostly. Sorta. Star rating.

#out of circuits

Thinking on the Fate/AU and suddenly there are spreadsheets involved, oh god help

#out of circuits #au things? okay au things #Seriously though hit me up if you wish to talk about the Holy Grail War

This door is always open|Elijah Hayward|Chapter 5|[Closed: Michio]

shslhalocentral

Oh, so he had a choice? That actually took a load off of him considering his slight nervousness. He may seem okay, but then again. Who really knows? Besides, getting out wouldn’t hurt and the location choice was pretty good! With that he gave a nod and a smile.

"That would be lovely. Just let me go get something and I’ll be ready to go."

He turned on his heels and headed straight to his desk. He had to have it with him at all times, even if he made sure the room was locked tight. The chances were low, but possibly. Thieves can be anywhere and anyone. After rummaging through the drawer, he found his item and quickly headed out. Don’t want to keep anyone waiting!

"Okay, I got it and now we can head out. After you, Sir."

#OUT2 #chapter 5 #michio hayashi #chapter 5: this door is always open

Elijah waited patiently for Michio to retrieve what he needed. Then he silently led the way, out the tower door and through the hall to the drawing room.

Apparantly it had changed a bit with the castle merge; Elijah could have sworn that those paintings were not covered in claw marks before. The work of one of the residents he hadn't met yet, probably.

The hacker paused only for a moment to take these changes in before leading Michio to a pair of chairs. He took his seat in one chair, gesturing to the other as an invitation to sit down.

"Let me just start by saying that, barring murder investigations, I have no intention of entering your dorm without permission. I expect you to extend the same courtesy to me."

This door is always open|Elijah Hayward|Chapter 5|[Closed: Michio]

shslhalocentral

Michio planned on sketching and relaxing on his bed for the day. He felt like he deserved it in some way or form. Though his smile disappeared when he got the knock and an annoyed expression took place. Oh right… He had a new floormate. Hopefully they won’t go as quickly as the last one.

"Ah yes… This is him. Pleasure to meet you, Hayward."

His response could have been more happier and less unsure. Elijah looked professional and possibly smart. Which not only impressed him a little, but also made him fear. Was he here to interrogate him? What if he isn’t a nice person? What if he touched his belongings without his permission? That alone made him slow to say more.

"Do you… want to come in? We could talk and get to know each other if you want. Be kind of familiar if it helps to sleep at night."

#OUT2 #chapter 5 #michio hayashi #chapter 5: this door is always open

Michio didn't immediately come off as completely horrible. In fact, he seemed mostly decent. That was a good sign. But then, Elijah could have said the same of the Gearhead and look what happened there. It'd be better to reserve judgment until he got to know the violinist better.

"We could do that, yeah. Or we could go to the drawing room and talk there instead."

Neutral ground might be preferable. Elijah doubted that Michio wanted a complete stranger in his room, even with supervision. The hacker certainly didn't want to be alone with someone he didn't know that well in a place where no one could hear him scream, not even his own room. Of course, he was also a little paranoid.

"Your call."

Foreign Kicks|Elijah Hayward|Chapter 5|[Closed: Greg]

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Greg did not trust the new arrivals. Well, he didn’t trust anyone, but that was besides the point. These new people had been through a similar situation. He had no idea what the specifics were, or if there was even a free murderer among them. So he did what was logical - go to the armory in hopes of finding something to protect himself with. Of course, this was after the new arrivals had already been here for some time, but better late than never, right?

And who did he run into there but one of the new students. Greg gave the boy a once over as he entered, trying to pick up any immediate tells based on his body language or how he presented himself. For some reason, he reminded him of…someone. Odd.

To be quite honest, Greg was fine with slipping in, taking some weapons, and leaving. But it seemed as if this student was the aggressive type. Oh joy.

"Not at all. I am merely…looking."

He crossed his arms, taking a more defensive stance.

"Can I help you?”

#OUT2 #chapter 5 #gregory amsel #chapter 5: foreign kicks

Elijah didn't know what it was about this guy, but he had barely said ten words and the hacker was already pissed off. How odd. He did get annoyed easily, yes. And he was pretty on edge. But for it to be this bad... The last person who had done that was-- oh. Oh shit. Well, that was one good reason to not turn his back on this guy. Elijah also recalled hearing about a blond boy who had punched someone, so there was another indicator of potential violence.

Even as these thoughts passed through Elijah's head, his scowl held steady and unchanging as he stared down the other boy.

"Do I look like I fucking want or need your help? You want to look? Then go ahead. Look."

The boy just needed to be prepared to have an angry hacker thing staring at him until he left the room.

"Or better yet, fuck off."

#OUT2 #chapter 5 #chapter 5: this door is always open

This door is always open|Elijah Hayward|Chapter 5|[Closed: Michio]

There had been only one thing about this castle merge that bothered Elijah in the slightest. He had a new floormate. And it was someone from the other class. So much for his plan to just ignore everyone from the other class until they died or became a murder suspect. Elijah couldn’t afford to do that with his floormate. Not after what had happened with his previous floormate. It was imperative that he find out what he was dealing with, and make the appropriate agreements.

That is why one evening, very soon after the castle change, Elijah found himself knocking on the door to dorm 2A. Time to get this over with. When Michio Hayashi opened the door, he would come face to face with a grim-looking boy in shades and a suit.

"Michio Hayashi, right? I’m Elijah Hayward. Your new floormate. I thought it prudent to introduce myself."

#OUT2 #chapter 5 #chapter 5: foreign kicks

Foreign Kicks|Elijah Hayward|Chapter 5|[Closed: Greg]

All in all, the castle change had a minimal effect on Elijah. Yes, there was that little incident with the shadow man, but that was easily resolved. It was still a castle filled with people Elijah didn’t really care about. And new and interesting places to explore, but that happened every week anyway.

Speaking of which, it would be a good idea to get around to investigating these new places, wouldn’t it? The armory would be a good place to start. Perhaps Elijah could pick up something useful while he was there. He still thought that violence was stupid, but he had to accept the fact that not everyone agreed.

Elijah was in the middle of examining a rack of weapons when he heard someone come in behind him. His first instinct was to curse the fact that he had turned his back on the door. His second was to grab a weapon, any weapon. He didn’t act on it. Instead he calmed himself down and turned to face whoever had come in.

One of the new students. For a given value of ‘new’. An unknown quantity. Not someone Elijah trusted enough to turn his back on in a room full of weapons.

“Can I help you?”

That’s not quite what he wants to say. Not even close. But it’s better than “fuck off.”

Hackerquest is about to reach its conclusion has ended! and I still have three two open public slots.

Greg

[open]

Who wants one?

#out of circuits

Several hours after the initial confrontation with Sterben, Elijah is ready to face the shadow man again. So he's back in the cold storage, gift in hand (held very carefully; let's not break another thing), hoping to find who he's looking for.

Here were are in the cold storage Elijah-kun. All he sees are perishables on the walls, stacked crates in one corner, and knocked over crates in the other corner. There doesn’t appear to be any shadow men here!

Whoa! Looks like there’s some sort of trap door hidden underneath some of those crates! With a simple pull of the ring on the floor it looks like the door will open.

What shall our hero do?

#OUT2 #chapter 5 #sterben #chapter 5: end of hackerquest

It is fairy obvious what Elijah needs to do. So he sets his gift aside (carefully!), knocks the crates away even further (not in the direction of the gift, that's the opposite of the goal), then pulls the door open.

Assuming the trap door isn't somehow locked, his next move is to remove his shades, grab the present for Sterben, and descend. Carefully, of course. Tripping down some stairs is what got him into this mess in the first place.

Several hours after the initial confrontation with Sterben, Elijah is ready to face the shadow man again. So he's back in the cold storage, gift in hand (held very carefully; let's not break another thing), hoping to find who he's looking for.

Here were are in the cold storage Elijah-kun. All he sees are perishables on the walls, stacked crates in one corner, and knocked over crates in the other corner. There doesn’t appear to be any shadow men here!

Haha memed on! There doesn’t seem to be anyone here in the Throne Room! Not anymore. All the room holds is the scent of blood and death. Gross!

Now that Elijah stops to think about it, there was something rather peculiar about the floor underneath some of those crates in the cold storage. Too bad he didn’t stick around to check that out!

#OUT2 #chapter 5 #sterben #chapter 5: end of hackerquest

Welp. Elijah doesn't seem to care that much about the blood-and-death smell. He's just kind of annoyed by the continued lack of Sterben. However, now that he does have time to stop and think...

"<Wait, shit-->"

So it's back to the cold storage he goes. Whee. He'll examine the floor over by the knocked-over crates first.

Several hours after the initial confrontation with Sterben, Elijah is ready to face the shadow man again. So he's back in the cold storage, gift in hand (held very carefully; let's not break another thing), hoping to find who he's looking for.

Here were are in the cold storage Elijah-kun. All he sees are perishables on the walls, stacked crates in one corner, and knocked over crates in the other corner. There doesn’t appear to be any shadow men here!