Landel's Institute: A Primer.

[high-prosecutor.livejournal.com]

I've taken to posting this information every few days, as new patients come in. I welcome any productive additions.

-- M.E.



First, and most importantly: Do not go out alone at night, even if you are an extremely skilled fighter. There are monsters here that can and will kill you; be wary and be careful. It's best to go out as part of a team.

Second, though no less important than the first: Everything the staff members tell you is a lie. Your name, your history, and your "family" are all lies if the staff tells you about them. (I've heard rare cases of patients being called by their actual names, but this doesn't seem to be a widespread occurrence.) Trust your own memories.

Third, we have a little monster problem on our hands at night. This is why you should not go alone at night. Take heed of what other patients have noted about the monsters. There is information about them here; to my knowledge, this is the most updated version of the list.

Fourth, we're all from different "worlds" and different timelines. No one, save Martin Landel, who runs this place, knows how or why we were brought here.

Fifth: If you need company at night, it's best to contact one of the club leaders. Homura-san leads the History Club, Maes Hughes leads the Cooking Club, and Hinamori-san and Matsumoto-san co-lead the Arts and Crafts Club. They post here regularly regarding their missions and how they can be reached.

Sixth: Take note of your "name" and room number and give it to your allies. The staff members take people at night for what's known as a "CM-US Trial", where you're at their mercy. These have been announced over the intercom system; knowing your name can help others find you.*

Seventh: Patients have been known to be controlled by the staff at night, in a process known as 'Special Counseling'. Your friends can and will attack you if this happens; be careful and be cautious.

Eighth: The voice on the radio...while I would like to say that the current voice is as trustworthy as its predecessor's, I'm afraid evidence is mounting that this isn't the case. It's still a good idea to take the radio with you at night, but be cautious when following its clues.

Ninth: It's possible for allies to go missing here. We don't know what happens in this case.

Tenth: [Copies of the roof map, first-floor map, and second-floor map are tacked here, with a note saying, "Maps courtesy of the Arts and Crafts Club, with the exception of the roof map, provided originally by the first voice on the radio - please leave them here for other patients."]

Eleventh: Some areas of the Institute are more dangerous than others after night falls. In particular, the Sun Room seems to be dangerous, as does the basement, courtyard area, and the animal containment room.

Twelfth: I've heard cases of 'powers', whatever they may be where you're from, not working the same way they would in one's home world. Take this as you will.

Thirteenth: It's possible to leave the Institute grounds at night; however, the monsters outside the grounds are more dangerous than the ones within.

Finally: Watch your back.

-- M.E.

* At one time, there was a list of patients' names being collected. However, the person behind the list deemed it too dangerous to keep it posted in such a public forum.

Comments

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

[Junpei has gone and added to the Courtyard label on the first floor map, so it now reads Courtyard of Badtouch.]

[high-prosecutor.livejournal.com]

[the 'of Badtouch' part has summarily been removed.]

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

[Junpei has added it back]

[thatdamnedninja.livejournal.com]

[Yuffie has changed it to "Utopia of Badtouch"]

[high-prosecutor.livejournal.com]

[A fresh map has now been tacked up in place of this one, with a stern note to one side saying not to vandalize the maps.]

[thatdamnedninja.livejournal.com]

[Changed to "Badtouch Central"]

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

It's not vandalizing, it's giving fair warning. That place IS made of badtouch. You want to NOT warn everyone about it? What kind of sick asshole are you?

[thatdamnedninja.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Do you have no conscience?!

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

Bet he had an uncle with a bad case of badtouch growing up and doesn't want to remember it all. Or maybe he's like one of those priest guys that badtouch those boys we hear about in the news.

[thatdamnedninja.livejournal.com]

Maybe he's secretly the leader of a badtouch ring, and he doesn't want us to discover his nefarious schemes.

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

Consorts with non-coporeal entities, enslaving them to his will to send them out to badtouch the heroes that pass through the Courtyard of Badtouch. Since he can't, you know, do it himself. Impotent.

[thatdamnedninja.livejournal.com]

And inept; his tragic past means that he never learned skills key to the success of badtouch. He's got a special place on the roof that he likes to watch from.

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

With creepy binoculars and shit. Someone should go look for the glint of moonlight off of them and megido his ass.

[thatdamnedninja.livejournal.com]

Megido? No way. Shadow Flare all the way! Sir Creepy McBadtouch deserves a real punishment.

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

Well, in that case, if we catch him, my senpai can execute him. Nothing is worse than that. Nothing.

[heraldric.livejournal.com]

Shadow Flare? Are you a mage? (And more importantly, are you from Expel?)

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

I don't understand this term 'badtouch', could you please expand on its meaning?

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

Well, every person has those no-no places that people aren't supposed to touch without your permission. Badtouch is when someone touches those places without consent. It's slang for groping, fondling and molesting.

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

...now you're being even more confusing. I don't understand much ancient Earth slang and I've never come across any of those terms.

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

Okay. We'll make this easy. Are you a dude or a chick?

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

.....I'm male, if you really must know.

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

Okay. So, if someone were to go up and grab your crotch, give your cock a squeeze out of the blue, that's groping. If they were to grab and like feel your cock up, checking out how hung you are, that'd be fondling. Now, if they grab you, squeezer and then massage it, that's molesting.

Any of that without consent is classified as badtouch.

Got it?

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

[the entire note, if it can be called that, is just half-started words, harsh strikes, and ink blots.]

[whos-da-man.livejournal.com]

I take it you got it then. If you're wondering, girls' danger zones include their breasts, but you ly figured that out already.

[high-prosecutor.livejournal.com]

There's plenty of fair warning in the post itself, and the monsters here don't limit themselves to just one place. I'm certainly glad to add the location to the list of dangerous places, however.

[Any messages accusing him of being the person behind what happened have been removed, the courtyard has been added to the list of dangerous locations, and one final copy of the maps has been added.]