MOB

[chanteuser]

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WEEK 1, post execution

[chanteuser]

[ wandering around outside has pretty much been alex's whole deal this weekend, but when she spots mob she slows her pacing for a moment.

...

and then she walks over to him, resting a hand lightly on his shoulder to get his attention. and hopefully not startle him, but who knows. ]

Hello. Are you alright?

[exercisms]

[He's a little startled, because he's completely zoned out and lost in thought, but that's. Fairly typical. But when he looks up at her, he relaxes.

He never knows how to answer a question like that.]

Mm. I think so.

[chanteuser]

[ ah.

she sort of. awkwardly? probably awkwardly, pats his shoulder slightly before letting her hand drop. ]

Sorry, that's a bit of a cruel thing to ask after everything that's happened.

[exercisms]

No it isn't.

[Looking up at her, a little startled again.]

It's a kind thing to ask.

[chanteuser]

In a situation where none of us are really okay? Maybe not.

[ ... ]

I know... I think I understand why you did what you did. With the gem.

[exercisms]

Are you angry with me?

[. . . He makes a little bit of a face. As blank and intense as he can be, he's still just an awkward teen.]

I know that I put Ruler-san in danger. I didn't want that to happen.

[chanteuser]

... No.

Am I right in guessing you wanted Kano to have a painless execution?

week 3, tuesday

[chanteuser]

[ second day in, and alex is back in the village... still looking at the animals in the pens. specifically the sheep -- one of which she is trying incredibly hard to coax over so she can pet it.

it's... not going amazingly well for her, honestly. ]

Come on... how do you even call a sheep anyway, it's not like a cat...

[ ... ]

Heerrre sheepy, sheepy....

[ this is just embarrassing, sorry you have to see this mob. ]

[exercisms]

[Oh, he understands. He'll stand near her and call the sheep, too.]

Here, Mr. Sheep!

[chanteuser]

[ -- oh! Well. This is a little awkward. Especially when one of the sheep just immediately nyooms over to Mob for pets. ]

Hello there. You seem to have more of a talent for this than I do.

[exercisms]

I do?

[He's so happy! Petting Mr. Sheep, but then looking at his hand.]

Oh, right.

[chanteuser]

It wasn't listening to me, I know that much.

[ she lifts a hand to sneak in a gentle pet or two. sheep soft. sheep good. ]

... Hm? You okay?

[exercisms]

I can't feel their fur.

[Sad.]

week 3; wednesday

[exercisms]

[Okay, fine, she can follow him. He seems grumpy about it, but what can he do?

He'll get to the barrier before he'll just start. . . trying to hit it.]

[chanteuser]

[ local woman follows teenager having an edgelord moment cocnerned for his wellbeing, you won't believe what happens next. ]

...

[ she feels getting the middle of this won't be the best option, but...

she walks up to it and taps her hand against the barrier. ]

If punching it was going to work we'd have been long gone from here by now.

[exercisms]

Do you know how to get through?

[Because if not, leave him alone to punch!]

[chanteuser]

Again, if I did? I'd have told everyone and we'd all be on our way home by now, Shigeo.

[exercisms]

This has more chance of working than doing nothing.

[Even if it's not a high chance. It isn't doing nothing.]

I need to keep going for now.

[chanteuser]

[ ...

well if he's still punching alex is going to do that thing where she has no self-preservation and wait until he's pulling a fist back to just touch her hand against it. ]

If you're determined to try, then please don't hurt yourself in the process. There must be a weakness in the barrier or something? Somewhere. It would be better to try there, if you can find it.

week 4, monday

[chanteuser]

[ she's being a brave girl, and has actually gone into the mansion now.

but y'know. the door locked behind her, so she's immediately turned around and is trying to get it open. oh dear. ]

Did this just shut by itself?! [ nooooo ]

[exercisms]

[Oh no! Alex is trapped in the haunted manor. And out of the shadows comes the spookiest little horror movie kid you've ever seen.]

Benedetto-san. Are you okay?

[He's absolutely impervious to spookiness.]

[chanteuser]

[ she



absolutely shrieks. and spins around.

and then just kind of... slide down the door to the floor when she sees who it is. ]

Oh my god, Shigeo. You scared me! [ no, really? ]

[exercisms]

[Oh no! He flinches, too.]

Sorry, sorry!

[chanteuser]

[ ahhhhhhhhhhhhh-- give her a second.



she lifts a hand and waves it. ]

No, it's okay. I should've been paying more attention.

[ ... wait ]

You were already in here?

[exercisms]

I was looking around.

[He is truly impervious to spooky.]