Week 1: Sunday, Evening ~Hallways~

[nevergraduating]

[After practically spending the whole afternoon and dinnertime in the kitchen, Crow was ready to sit back and relax a little after everything. While his mind was mostly preoccupied with what had happened the previous couple of days considering what happened to Mira, he didn't miss that a couple others had been listed as having passed away. Since Kevin had held a funeral for Beatrice, it'd probably be a safe assumption that he intended to do so this time as well, although the preparations would be far more demanding considering the uptick in the number of people he had to do it for.

...Which is why he doesn't expect to see Kevin completely smashed and wandering around the hallways.]

Yo, you doin' okay there?

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[gralsritter]

[Not only is he wonderfully wasted, he has a two-thirds drank bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon in his hand as he's stumbling down the halls. His shirt already has some crimson stains on it, so either when he was drinking not all of it made it in his mouth, he threw up wine, or both. Probably both. Despite all that, Kevin brings the bottle to his lips and taking a nice, long drink before registering that Crow was calling out to him.

Kevin ends up giving him a lop sided wave.]

Yeah, s'all good! S'all fine!

[He's clearly not fine.]

[nevergraduating]

[Okay wow Kevin, it's not like he doesn't approve of letting yourself go or anything but at least keep it to your own room or something?? It's like Instructor Sara all over again.]

Tell me that again when you can walk in a straight line. Man, where's Rean to deal with this...?

[But fine, looks like he'll have to play the part of the good samaritan tonight. After all, they didn't need the risk of having another body being found if curfew hit when Kevin's wandering around outside while drunk.]

C'mon, let's get you back to your room. [At least he's taller...? That should make it easier to act as a support, at least.]

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Yeah, I'm... I'm tryin' to get back there.

[It's just been a struggle to do so since well, he's never been this shitfaced drunk. Then again, he's never been in a situation like this where he felt the need to get this shitfaced drunk. He can't deal...

So he does manage to stumble in Crow's direction, because he really does need the support. Besides, he needs to make up for peeping on people through the cameras. Aidios is testing Crow now.]

This would all be so much better if we could just take out the mastermind... but no! We gotta play a game... be in an experiment.

[Another loooong swig of wine while he's now leaning a little against Crow.]

[nevergraduating]

Good to hear we're of the same mind on that point. I'm not giving piggybacks, though.

[Aidios can test Crow as much as she wants!! He's ready to deal with this drunk guy!! So when Kevin stumbles his way over, Crow will make sure to stabilize the guy so he doesn't end up bowling the both of them over. ...Damn, he reeks.

As he listens, it's not like he doesn't sympathize, but getting shitfaced probably isn't the way to go with solving those problems.]

Just gotta think of it as bidin' our time, that's all. [He, more than anyone else, knew that sometimes that was the best option.]

[gralsritter]

I can walk.

[Barely. Now that Crow's helping him, it's definitely easier to keep standing. But yeah, he reeks of vomit and wine. A great combination, yeah?

But he's still somewhat lucid. He can probably hold a conversation, maybe.]

Yeah, bidin' our time is good. Just hope bad things don't happen while we're bidin' our time.

[Kevin knows all about biding time as well, probably more than anyone else. Play the cards right and wait for the opportune moment to strike.

But biding time has nothing to do with wine, so Kevin's taking another long gulp of that. Wasn't there a decent amount in there when he ran into Crow? Yeah, it's looking near empty now.]

[nevergraduating]

Lemme know if you need me to slow down some.

[Because he totally doesn't need to go dragging Kevin up from the ground if he falls. And damn, he's smelling the vomit mixed in and it's pretty gross! But the fact that he's conscious and capable of responding relatively coherently is a good sign.]

Well, if bad things happen, we'll just have to pay 'em back with a vengeance then.

[He says it lightly, but there's a sharpness in his eyes.]

[gralsritter]

Nah, I can keep up.

[Mostly. He's kind of dragging his feet, but he's still moving as best as he can to keep up. But yeah, Kevin is... somehow still conscious. Aidios knows how he is, but he is. (Probably because he threw up all that alcohol once already.)]

And yeah, bad things happen, we pay 'em back. [He's taking another drink.] Show those heathens what they're messin' with!

[Now is that the alcohol talking or...

And then there's a hiccup. It kind of sounded like a vurp. Ew...]

[nevergraduating]

[Well then, if Kevin's doing fine on the standing front, then they'll just keep plodding along to... wherever the hell his room is. Clearly nothing horrible could possibly happen on this trip!

And "heathens" is a pretty interesting term to use, although he is a priest so maybe it's not too surprising. Still, he must be pretty drunk to air out his frustrations like that, since Kevin's generally managed to keep his cool at the times Crow's seen him.]

Heh. That's the spirit. We'll make sure they can't rope anyone else into their game again. Might help to stay sober to do that last part, though.

[...Okay, that didn't sound too good.] Uh, you alright there?

and here it comes...

[gralsritter]

[Yeah, he is pretty drunk! Definitely enough that his lips are pretty loose and he's pretty long gone.]

I'll sober up, just later when this all stops.

[He drinks the last of his wine, and it seems he didn't learn his lesson from the first time when he drank wine when his stomach was upset.]

Yeah, I'm fi--

[And he can't even finish what he's saying, as he vomits a large amount of the wine he's been drinking... mostly on Crow. It's nice and warm and crimson colored! Maybe even a little green bile mixed in there because why not?

It smells bad and well, this is what Crow gets for being a good Samaritan.]

Ugh, not again.

1/???

[nevergraduating]

[Why, Kevin? He thought they were starting to become bros...!]

2/???

[nevergraduating]

[They were starting to plot their revenge plans together?? It was gonna be great, even if Kevin's completely inebriated...!]

3/4

[nevergraduating]

[But then you had to break The Moment by vomiting on him.

It's over I tell you]

4/4

[nevergraduating]

[Ugh, is it too late to dump this guy in the hallway and pray he doesn't die in his sleep?

...Dammit. At least Crow didn't manage to jump away so that Kevin ends up tripping onto his face, but that's probably why his front is now soaked in vomit.]

Yeah, I'd really appreciate it if that didn't happen again.

[gralsritter]

S-sorry. It won't happen again I just--

[And another nice loud burp. No vomit this time!]

My stomach feels better now.

[Are they close to his room yet, hopefully they are, because he just wants to lie down...]

[nevergraduating]

Well, at least one of us feels better. [Because he sure doesn't. Oh Aidios, what did he do to deserve this...

And he'll check the tablet for Kevin's room because hell if he actually memorized it.]

Room #119, right? [It looks like they're close!]

[gralsritter]

Yeah, that's my room.

[Then he grimaces...]

Ugh, don't take me back there. She's probably still in there...

[Exhibit A for why he's probably drunk right now.]

[nevergraduating]

[His roommate was a girl named Nunally, right...? Crow had never met her, but from what he's seen of her in passing and her profile she seemed innocuous enough. Still, appearances could be deceiving.]

She that bad of a roommate or something? [The announcements hadn't been put out yet about her death, so this is the first thing that comes to mind.]

[gralsritter]

No, she wasn't. She was great.

[Kevin goes a bit limp when he's asked, trying to rest against Crow a bit.]

She died. Probably in her sleep.

[And she's still probably there... dead. If he doesn't go back to his room to sleep he dies, but if he does go back to his room, he's sleeping with a dead body...]

[nevergraduating]

[...Oh. Well shit, he understands why you're so fucked up right now, Kevin. And having to share a room with a corpse...]

...Sorry 'bout that. [But they don't really have a choice unless Kevin wants to become a corpse too.]

Maybe we can cover her up or something. [Maybe not the most tactful thing he could say, but the only other alternative he could think of was dumping her body out into the hallways.]

[gralsritter]

Probably the only thing we can do.

[Maybe hide her behind the folding screen? Just, he kind of lost it when he realized she was dead and left his room. And he's been drinking since...

Still, he's back on his feet (as much as he can), trying to walk the rest of the way with Crow's help.]

[nevergraduating]

[They could also try asking for room service to take it away, but he's not sure if that would be better or worse in Kevin's mind, honestly.]

We'll think up of something. [He doesn't really want to interrogate him over this, especially since he's grieving but it makes him think back to Beatrice's death. She died in her sleep, and it was because she'd broken too many rules, wasn't it?] She been like that since Saturday or what?