i believe every day's a good day when you paint

[acherontiastyx]

[...so, shortly after breakfast, there's a note posted to the refrigerator door (and well, shoved under Elda's door, all things considered) in handwriting that's come to be really easily recognizable in its jankiness.]

YO. WE HAVE PAINTS. WE HAVE SPRAY PAINT. WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO WHATEVER WE WANT TO THE WALLS AS LONG AS WE DON'T BREAK THEM.

LET'S MAKE THE ACADEMY'S WALLS OUR CANVAS.

BE IN THE ART STUDIO AT 6:00.

[At the appointed time, when those interested walk into the art studio, they'll see that holy shit, Guzma got a lot of paints out of the storage room and put them all over the tables. There's a lot of stuff there, ready for everyone to grab and spread out all over the academy and paint all over everything.]

Comments

[plentyfriendly]

I'm thinking of spicing up the foyer a bit. Not touching the clock, though.

[If that thing's important they may be boned if they do the wrong thing to it.]

[oyashiromama]

That's a good idea. ...And I think I'll do a little there too, we are...there often enough, aren't we?

[plentyfriendly]

Every Tuesday like clockwork, at the very least.

[motives...]

[oyashiromama]

[...]

What do you want to make?

[plentyfriendly]

I'm going to send a message.

[She takes her can of red spray paint and writes:

"WORK OUT ENDEMIC GLOOM".]

[oyashiromama]

[...What the heck Phi.]

O-oh... My, that...whatever do you mean by this...?

[plentyfriendly]

It's an anagram. You rearrange the letters to form another sentence.

[...that's not an explanation]

[oyashiromama]

What does...the anagram rearrange to...?

[plentyfriendly]

"Welcome to our kingdom".

[A new twist on an old classic!]

Since we can use this building as we see fit, I thought it would be appropriate to claim it.

[oyashiromama]

Our kingdom...but this is our prison.

[plentyfriendly]

In a sense.

But most actual prisons wouldn't afford nearly this many opportunities.

[oyashiromama]

...You are correct there. I haven't heard of any that has these sorts of things.

[plentyfriendly]

We probably could live here indefinitely if it came to that.

I don't intend to though. The minute I can get out of here without killing anyone I'll let everyone know and just do it.

[oyashiromama]

Aah... Yes, I... I reached that conclusion myself.

[The first week, before she remembered she had anything to go back to, she even...]

...but in the meantime. You wish to make it our kingdom.

[plentyfriendly]

That's right.

If we really own this place - not with a title deed, but by finding out everything we can about it - that's how we'll find that way out.

[oyashiromama]

Well... That makes as much sense as anything else around here, I think.