War Week

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[A week has gone and past, as has the first of your number. The Researcher revealing himself, more or less, by punishing Patches, the Trusty, for pushing an unclear boundary.]

[And yet, routine seems to have returned. The Researcher makes morning and evening announcements as if nothing has happened. Meals are served in the dining hall. The copies of Oregon Trail in the computer lab now have a text-only mode for some reason? Penny has not been seen since Friday, and attempts to access the Security Room have been fruitless.]

[But overall, life in the Facility has remained unchanged. But the atmosphere is getting tenser - sooner or later something is going to break.]

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[in4apounding]

[She pauses, arranging some packaged candy on a table.]

It really was supposed to just be something nice, for everyone working so hard on the challenge.

[Penny fiddles with a packet of off-brand M&Ms.]

After- what the Researcher did, though-

[She spares a quick glance up at one of the cameras, just for a second.]

,,,I don't know. I mean- I THINK he's actually serious, and- I'm just- ...I don't know what else to do. I know this isn't- going to just FIX anything, or stop it if someone takes him seriously, but. It's something, I guess? Does that make sense?

[mightdoriya]

[...oh. Izuku blinks slowly, regarding Penny with his expression largely strained, yet sympathetic.] ...you had no idea he was going to do this, did you?

[in4apounding]

No.

[She shakes her head.]

He's my friend, he's always told me, before, what he was going to do, but this- no.

[mightdoriya]

Do you have any idea what might have made him decide to do something like this?