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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 7, 2023 1:08:59 GMT
Xhuli begins to laugh. It's both involuntary and lacking mirth at the same time. She finds something funny, but it doesn't make her happy. She laughs at everything everyone says to her, she laughs at Faye struggling, she laughs at the broken bottles.
"Geez, now you've got Felix mad at me too..."
Her eyes slowly dull. She starts to move to set Faye on the floor away from the edge of the pool. "Whatever--" Suddenly she feels Cait grabbing onto her.
"Aw look it's your savior, Faye! That's so cute. Okay well do your worst. I'll admit that I was out of line," she giggles.
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 7, 2023 1:11:07 GMT
Acting on pure impulse, Caitlin pulled back on Xhuli's hair and followed it up with a punch to her back, hoping to knock her off balance and into the water.
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Post by Joker on Apr 7, 2023 1:13:05 GMT
Hearing the commotion, Felix came rushing into the pool room, eyes wide with worry. "Wh-What's going on?!" he demanded in a tone equal parts desperate and firm. Seeing Xhuli basically holding Faye hostage, his eyes narrowed into a more fierce gaze. "Xhuli... put her down. Please." "F-Felix!" Nico climbs out of the pool and runs over to him. "We've got to find some way to break them up!"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 7, 2023 1:17:56 GMT
"Whoooo!" The demonically alluring girl cheers loudly as she's painfully punched in the back. She falls forward with only her ponytail being what keeps her from falling in.
"Uh oh, looks like it's over for me, Faye," she giggles while still holding onto Faye so she doesn't fall in.
"Come on, we could all go over together, isn't that fun? We could all enjoy our school life together! Just ignore that Faye hates me."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 1:24:01 GMT
"... Shut up." Faye grunted and did her best to shake off Xhuli. At this point, she seemed more tired than anything. "Let go of me. I want to go back to my room..."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 7, 2023 1:33:47 GMT
"Well, let's try to see each other's side on this, huh?" Xhuli laughs, but it's impossible to tell what it means.
She looks at Faye with her large eyes and jumps off with all her strength in an attempt to drag Caitlin and Faye with her.
She falls in the water, making a big splash all over the room.
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 7, 2023 1:36:53 GMT
Caitlin's eyes went wide as she was dragged into the water, still holding onto Xhuli's hair. Her sweater then began to soak up water and get heavier, making it difficult to maneuver through the pool. Frantically, she rose to the surface. Her hair lost all of its bounce and flair, her headband fell off, and her eyeliner was streaking down her face. Like a savage animal, she went for Xhuli's throat.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 7, 2023 1:38:43 GMT
Xhuli can't even swim. She's laughing and then not laughing as she's choking. Then she goes silent.
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 7, 2023 1:43:59 GMT
Caitlin's eyes welled up with tears as she pressed harder and harder around Xhuli's throat. "NOTHING IS NORMAL ABOUT THIS, NOTHING IS EVER GOING TO BE NORMAL," she screamed. "Why? Why do you want to pretend so bad? What's wrong with you? What's... what's..."
She let go of Xhuli's neck, sobbing while water splashed up in her face. "I just want to kill myself, I can't fucking do this anymore."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 7, 2023 1:53:04 GMT
Xhuli limply floats in the water.
Seems like this party is really crazy!
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 1:53:25 GMT
Faye, similarly, fell into the water with the other two. Given she was not choking or being choked, however, she was able to grasp the edge of the pool and pull herself out, sitting exhausted and soaked by the side as Caitlin and Xhuli fought.
"... Caitlin..." she called out, extending a hand towards her. "Let go. Get out of there. I don't wanna vote for you next..."
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Post by pancakes on Apr 7, 2023 2:03:33 GMT
[misread posts ignore]
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Post by wintercoat on Apr 7, 2023 2:04:33 GMT
Caitlin dragged Xhuli's body out of the pool and laid her out on the ground.
"...somebody take care of this..." she muttered. She wiped her eyes and looked down at herself, watching the water drip from her sweater and skirt. She walked over to Faye and took her hand, feeling happy for a split second. "Feels weird hearing you say that. I think I might kill that bitch if I stick around here anymore. I..."
She looked around at everyone else present, the broken glass, and Xhuli's body.
"...sorry, everyone. Sorry, sorry, sorry, I--" she let go of Faye's hand and ran out of the room, trailing water and tears behind her.
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Post by Collin1002 on Apr 7, 2023 2:11:16 GMT
Felix gasped and froze up as Caitlin began to choke Xhuli out, only removing his shoes and diving in after she had released Xhuli's throat and parted from her. He grabbed hold of Xhuli's hopefully unconscious body and began to swim towards the pool's edge.
"L-Little help, please...!" he pleaded.
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Post by mec on Apr 7, 2023 2:15:17 GMT
Hella snaps out of her state of shock from watching local Irish traditions and rushes to the pools edge, reaching a hand out to Felix. "R-right!"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 7, 2023 2:32:43 GMT
Xhuli is currently catatonic. She splays out on the ground near the pool, her eyes closed and water still sitting in her mouth.
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Post by satan on Apr 7, 2023 2:38:17 GMT
Hawk, who had totally been paying attention and wasn't AFK for six hours, came up to the group, gently pushing aside the crowd to render CPR again.
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Post by pancakes on Apr 7, 2023 2:39:21 GMT
"D-Damn, I knew things would fly south..." Ige muttered, rushing out of the pool to help with the Xhuli situation.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 7, 2023 2:43:52 GMT
Water is pumped from Xhuli's mouth again and again as she undergoes chest compressions. Here eyes begin to flutter...
She starts to look more aware of what's happening. She grabs Hawk's arm, "Hehe, hands off now, okay...?" She starts giggling again.
"That was crazyyyy..."
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Post by satan on Apr 7, 2023 2:55:43 GMT
"Ah, good, you're awake." Hawk smiled pleasantly, but there was no mirth.
Then the room echoed with the sound of an open palm slap.
"Do I have your attention now?" Hawk's tone had taken a complete 180; cold, cruel, and snapping like a whip. His face was tight with anger, and his eyes were cold and hard dots on a mountain.
"You will sit, and you will not interrupt. What you just did was incredibly reckless. You endangered not just Faye's life, but Caitlin's and your own. I am furious that you decided that this was your best course of action to keep your friends, I am disappointed that you are this foolish and idiotic, and I am saddened by the lack of your own foresight.
"Now, go to your room, and stay there. Now."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 7, 2023 3:31:17 GMT
The president stares at Hawk. Her face stops being mirthful, and she wears a blank expression. Her brows narrow, and she holds a hand up to her cheek.
"You... You made Ige fall in the pool... You did the same thing I did, it was just before the others showed up..."
"How could I possibly listen to you. I've been a bigger leader than you for almost a whole month now, and I've been working hard to make everyone happy. Without me, you would all sit in silence for days on end. A month ago, Yugi wouldn't have had the guts to stand up to you and just accept whatever stupid thing comes out of your mouth."
"But me? I couldn't care less about your yelling at me. I could care less about you smacking me."
She gets up and shakes her hair, spraying droplets everywhere.
"I have an announcement for everyone. Starting today, I'm relinquishing my responsibilities. As next in the line of succession, I believe that makes Nico your class president. This is a high honor and will look amazing on his college applications. He has an enormous amount of potential and spirit, and he really captures what's needed for the role. He's calm, optimistic, and can solve disputes elegantly," she gives a thumbs up to Nico, but her mood is obviously too bitter to give a complete smile.
She then turns to Faye, two amethyst eyes staring deep into her soul, and shakes her head.
"I guess I'll take my leave then. And not because Hawk asked me to," she walks slowly over to the door.
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Post by pancakes on Apr 7, 2023 3:37:55 GMT
"...W-Wait a minute, Xhuli!" Ige called after her as she headed to the door. "...C-C'mon, isn't your thing to get along? Can't we resolve this tension? You know, before it backfires on us?"
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 3:40:05 GMT
Faye just sat there near the edge of the pool in silence, soggy and just generally unhappy with the situation. She gave the jackalope a few half-hearted pets and sighed.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 7, 2023 3:55:35 GMT
Xhuli stands a few feet away from the door, and turns and looks at Ige. She wears a half-hearted smile, "I don't think I can be that person for everyone anymore..." Her eyes cut pointedly to Faye and then to Hawk.
"...Sorryyy!" She says, in a tone eerily reminiscent of Yugi's.
She spins back around.
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Post by satan on Apr 7, 2023 4:04:17 GMT
Hawk doesn't respond to Xhuli's accusations. There is no defense, there is no retort, there is nothing but the truth.
Because she is right. He did make Ige fall in the pool. Even if he did rescue the man, he still caused it to happen. He hasn't been leading. Blaming it on others being able to fill the role isn't a justification. It would just be hiding behind a flimsy wall.
She was right. He was just as full of sin as the rest, and nowhere near as innocent.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 7, 2023 4:25:51 GMT
Xhuli leaves, but she doesn't go right back to her room.
Instead, she starts painstakingly looking for Caitlin. Glancing around every corner, calling out for her. Hoping that somehow she can be found.
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Post by pancakes on Apr 7, 2023 4:27:44 GMT
Ige watches Xhuli leave, before turning around to the others.
"Okay, listen, someone tried to literally cut my head off, so I really don't want this negative energy biting me in the ass!"
Ige points a finger to his cut cheek.
"The truth is, someone tried to kill me that time! That's a fact! So I...no, we, have more to worry about than some petty prank at the pool!"
He squeezed his hands slightly. "And c'mon, deep down, she's still Yugi, I think? If that's her strongest self, then I know for a fact she wouldn't just walk away..."
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Apr 7, 2023 4:54:39 GMT
Calvin just finished checking the trash can, but he didn't find his hat, shocking. He looks up in time to hear and witness what went down.
"So... Nico is now the class president?" The cowboy asked, an eyebrow raised. "Well, bully for you, Nico... Even if you didn't deserves that role."
He looks towards where Xhulijeta went.
"I reckon she crossed a line that she shouldn't have..." He shrugs indifferently before making his way over to the other trash can and started searching it in an attempt to locate his hat.
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Post by satan on Apr 7, 2023 5:28:59 GMT
"Leave it, Ige."
The words are laced with incredible weariness, and Hawk struggles to his feet, looking for all the world like a shadow of himself. Shoulders bent in, arms hanging loose, eyes sunken and hollow, he slowly padded out of the room.
"I'm going to sleep."
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Post by pancakes on Apr 7, 2023 5:48:42 GMT
"...H-Hey! This isn't just some attempt at an emotional pick-me-up! There are stakes here! You guys!!"
His attempts to unite the others fell on deaf ears.
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