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UKIMIYA mods ([personal profile] thecastle) wrote in [community profile] ukimiya2017-07-29 12:50 pm

Beginning

One moment you were elsewhere, surely speaking to your friends, fighting in a battle of your life, dying, or even in a state of non-existence in its entirety. It doesn't matter now, since when you open your eyes it’s become clear that not only is everything around you foreign and unfamiliar, so is everyone. And there seems to be a fair lot of you, at that.

It's easy to discern a few things upon a cursory glance, once you pick yourself up from the field of grass you're resting on. The place you've awoken in seems to be fairly tranquil, for the first few moments at least, and the view of a newly budded sakura tree is among the first that will greet you. In the distance, is a towering castle that manages to look all at once both imposing and welcoming at the same time. There's also an odd pendant around your neck, which you'll find won't come off despite your best attempts. In your pocket you'll find a room key, engraved with a number.

The weather is currently cool, with the sun brightly shining in the sky, though there are a few too many clouds to make it a completely clear day. While most of them appear rather normal, every so often you might spot one that looks just a bit off— like a storm cloud that's completely lost it's way. Lucky for you, it doesn't seem like you're going to have to worry about any inclement weather anytime soon, as they'll vanish from your vision as quickly as they came.

A large stone wall surrounds the entirety of the castle, though it's anyone guess why that is— maybe it's for your safety, maybe it's to keep you trapped, or maybe it's for another reason entirely. The only breach in the wall is a single gate that looks like it certainly led to the outside at one point, but that too has been cordoned off by solid stone.

Fortunately, there's nothing to stop you from entering the castle itself, where you'll find it's pretty grand all things considered. The lighting inside is provided not by electricity, but by magical flame that adjusts to the time of day or night. Actually, if you're looking for anything electronic anywhere, or even a simple power outlet, you'll be sorely out of luck.

For now, it might be best to explore and make some sense of where you are and why you're here— maybe one of your fellow travelers might know something? There are some plaques in the Great Hall that might catch your interest given their focus, in addition to one ridiculously large golden one that seems to bear rules.

Welcome, fellow warriors, to your very long stay.
aumygoddess: fanart ( source ??? ) (✯ massacre chapter)

[personal profile] aumygoddess 2017-07-29 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ I HOPE EIZEN IS PREPARED TO HAVE A CRYING LADY ON HIS HANDS because that's exactly what Hanyuu is doing, struggling to stop tearing up and failing horribly.

Someone can see her. It had been so long. ]


No, no one is able to! I can't believe this...!

[ They are happy tears but still. ]
fedorascout: 7 (7)

[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-07-29 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. I don't remember seeing this castle or this place ever before in my life. I don't even know how I got here.

[Easy enough question!]
presomnia: (everything you plant will die)

[personal profile] presomnia 2017-07-29 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[the trying is good enough for her... she lived among soldiers for so long that it is the best she can hope for, really. he's doing better than SOME PEOPLE at least!!!!

but she's all big bright smiles at the compliment, and even more cheerful for Tiki-chan—he's trying to be friendly with her, too! They can be friends!!!
]

Okay! So it's "-chan" and sometimes "-san", too... I know now! So then, what's your name?
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[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-07-29 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, people usually don't attach honorifics to bears, much less to the mastermind-y type, hah. Kizakura chalks it up to Rika trying to be respectful -- she looks rather young, after all]

Indeed. Tiny bear, a bit smaller than you, black and white. Would have been kind of cute if he wasn't trying to get us all killed.
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[personal profile] buddyoldpal 2017-07-29 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nishitani has a look at the plaque she's looking at. It helps that it's the first one, of course. ]

Damn, talk about a bad hair day. This yer boyfriend, or what?

[ He's asked everyone this, I'm sorry. ]
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[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-07-29 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you sure that's all 'immunity' means? It could mean being placed in a safe place, away from the rest of us...it could mean being forced to help the people who are doing all this...it could even mean being killed. Dead people usually are immune to everything.

[You can't just read a word and suppose what it means!]

Are crazy immortal guys common in your hometown or something?
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[personal profile] deontological 2017-07-29 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[And away they go!

Out of the castle, through the courtyard... Sen glances at their surroundings as they walk, but there will be time to explore the rest of it in detail. For now, they cross the bridge over to the outer courtyard and turn toward the roped-off dirt area near the walls.

She points it out as they approach.]


It doesn't look like much, but it seems as though it's meant to be used.
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[personal profile] toubib 2017-07-29 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
A what.

[ hello vampire-ridden victorian france, vanitas wants to come back now. ]
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[personal profile] buddyoldpal 2017-07-29 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't gotta include you if ya don't wanna, sister.

[ That tone... ah, he knows that particular level of distaste. ]

Lemme guess, yer a cop?
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[personal profile] miirai 2017-07-29 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[ She's quiet at first. A loaded question, right from the start. Was she forgetting something? Either way, she should probably answer to the best of her ability. ]

The last thing that I recall was performing during the Watanagashi festival and having fun with everyone.

[ As is evidenced by her outfit. ]
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[personal profile] buddyoldpal 2017-07-29 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that part ain't what it's cracked up ta be. I'm likin' this a lot better.

[ But it's nice to meet you, fellow dead person. ]

So what's your deal? I got shot ta shit before I showed up here.
presomnia: (everyone you know will lie)

[personal profile] presomnia 2017-07-29 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[slowly, pronouncing out each syllable:] A Manakete. [????] Of the divine dragon tribe.

[helpful, thanks]
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[personal profile] miirai 2017-07-29 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
... why would a bear-san want to kill everyone?

[ She seems to be unfazed by the topic of death, at least. ]
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[personal profile] buddyoldpal 2017-07-29 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The bright, tailored suit. The expensive shoes and fancy watch. The... disregard for any rule or structure. Yes, this man is definitely a yakuza. ]

Maybe she's more interestin' than ya! I gotta find somethin' ta do round here, don't I? Maybe I like meetin' folks.

[ Does he, really... ]
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[personal profile] aumygoddess 2017-07-29 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hanyuu "mistress of tact" furude ]

...I see.

[ Her expression falls. She opens her mouth to continue, but closes it, and thinks for a few moments more. It would be bad to tell Rika what happened in the next fragment they go to, but there's not harm in telling her as she is now, is there? She's from before they even left, before their plan failed. ]

You are...about a day or so behind me.
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[personal profile] miirai 2017-07-29 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Mii... mine isn't right at all.

[ And here's one of the people whose age is listed as older as they look, an embarrassed expression on her face as she forms a rather small pout. ]
presomnia: (so who's afraid to live? not i)

[personal profile] presomnia 2017-07-29 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[nooooOOOO why is he DOING THIS!!!! except she lived among soldiers for so long that this isn't...too out of the ordinary... this is usually the part where Marth comes in and tells them to knock it off and they actually do though and she doesn't know what to do without Mar-Mar?!

but he's being helpful and nice even if he's saying bad things so even though she looks kind of flustered and grumpy, it doesn't last.
]

Our names..? [She's noticed others here and there... She looks terribly uncomfortable all of a sudden, thinking of a stranger who knows who she is and has taken her power and left her alone. Not this shit again, thanks.] Maybe... Isn't there anyone else here? The staff, or any of the knights or nobles? Everyone here right now is really just lost?
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[personal profile] toubib 2017-07-29 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's true. and there's always the convoluted, if it's obvious she's a spymaster, then nobody will believe she will continue to try being a spymaster, and thereby nobody will notice when she does, indeed, continue to be a spymaster.

and then there's everyone being a blithering idiot, seeing the fact that she's a small lady, and give her the benefit of the doubt.

vanitas has no horse in the race, but this is evidently more interesting than looking at washtubs.
]

It's true. Your proxies dying would be an inconvenience. What kind of a spymaster employs dead spies? [ though dead children can be of their own sort of use, but that's dangerous to voice. not that what they're talking about right now isn't dangerous enough on its own, but vanitas figures it's easy to play off as hypothetical scenarios for the exceedingly bored.

he lowers his head, his eyes never leaving senhime.
] Either way, you'll have your work cut out for you, given how many of the 'unscrupulous' there are up on this wall. I'm enjoying the read, really. 'Career criminal', was it? And there's this lovely lady here who simply likes 'murder'. Fascinating.
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[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-07-29 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Talking about the exact situation he was in before is something he'd rather not do, but...may as well just say how he died]

Got poisoned and fell from a couple dozen stories high trying to save someone. Not the most pleasant way to die, that's for sure.
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[personal profile] gyakusatsu 2017-07-29 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I wonder how likely that'll be. The sage will probably have to be cautious about making a public appearance. After all, most of us here would consider them an enemy.
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[personal profile] miirai 2017-07-29 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Wha...

[ There's a definite look of immediate concern that traces her features, eyes widening ever so slightly. But it's only turned into even more frustration that's just there due to her confusion. ]

What do you mean by that? Does that mean that somehow, I'm missing memories?! Or maybe--

[ She stops herself, shaking her head as she decides to get to the point. ]

What happened. Tell me.
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[personal profile] bratsitter 2017-07-29 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
i. Grass
[This. This is not where he was before. This is no where near Banten, and none of the people laying around that he's seen look anything like someone he knows. He doesn't even have his weapons with him.

Yukimi had wandered around searching for familiar faces, nearly tripping over one passed out person at one memorial moment, before finally stopping at the bricked-up gate. Maybe he can scale up there and get a better view--or a way out....]



ii. Great Hall
[Yukimi has wander the grounds already, so next best place is the goddamned castle of all things.

Too bad he doesn't get much farther than the Great Hall before he stops in his tracks.]


What the Hell does it mean "immunity"?

[If kills get you "immunity" from something, pretty sure him and the rest of Nabari were golden.]
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[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-07-29 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[He didn't expect that comment. Everyone knows who Monokuma is and what he symbolizes]

Bears aren't known for being kind and cuddly, you know.

[He's not exactly willing to tell the exact details of where he was before. Better not give ideas to whoever's organizing this game here -- at least until there's some explanation of what's going on]
Edited 2017-07-29 20:49 (UTC)
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[personal profile] miirai 2017-07-29 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
You'd really do that for me, sir?

[ Rika just smiles innocently, rather pleased that someone would go out of the way to fight for someone they just met. Or maybe he just likes fighting?? She doesn't know. ]
presomnia: (you will fall before you fly)

[personal profile] presomnia 2017-07-29 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tiki doesn't understand his intense reaction at all—she even steps forward, just so, to close the distance.]

Yes. I'm... [But he just keeps talking, so she trails off and lets him.]

We can look together. If you tell me about who's engraved on its sides, I can try to find it, too.

[Because she heard the names but doesn't recognize them.]