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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.
pseudoregelia: (When I turn jet black)

[personal profile] pseudoregelia 2017-08-01 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Logic? What do you mean?
fedorascout: 26 (26)

[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-08-01 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
Someone among us? And who'd that be?
irrationalities: (♚ you're just a sore loser.)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-01 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah? Good for you.

[just gonna wave it off with one hand without even looking back at her...!]

If you realize your faults, how about you go about correcting them now?

[aka leave him alone!! he wants to check out this castle's entrance in peace!!]
tangas: (01)

[personal profile] tangas 2017-08-01 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ he'll never know. never. ]

I think brutal is the world you're looking for. Not, uh, in a bad way.
pseudoregelia: (Remember again.)

[personal profile] pseudoregelia 2017-08-01 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Narumi-san comes from a family of detectives. He's the one I assisted on those cases.

[...sort of. Technically they were under his sister-in-law's jurisdiction but, y'know.]
tangas: (01)

[personal profile] tangas 2017-08-01 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ honestly? no. ]

Ah... Next you're going to tell me about a guy's delicate heart or something.
irrationalities: (♚ don't give me that look--)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-01 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's like talking to them in person. Except you can hang up on them if they get too annoying.

[Except not quite, but he doesn't care enough to get into the details of reception and stuff... that would be playing along too much, in his opinion.]

Sylphjays? ...Is that supposed to be a bird?

[Oh no, is he saying they send messages by the fantastical equivalent of a pigeon...]
pseudoregelia: (I'm still alive)

[personal profile] pseudoregelia 2017-08-01 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Actually!]

Men's hearts can be broken, too.
tangas: (03)

[personal profile] tangas 2017-08-01 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ he's quiet for a moment. he knows how fragile a heart can be. ]

Yeah, I know, but I'm not really interesting in taking hearts or breaking them. Have you broken any hearts?
pseudoregelia: ('til I can't even see you)

[personal profile] pseudoregelia 2017-08-01 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
No, I haven't.

[It's accompanied by a sigh.]

It's more like my heart is the one being broken.
notimmortal: (003)

[personal profile] notimmortal 2017-08-01 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
What you've never been in a dungeon and stepped through a door and ended up on the opposite side and completely lost?

[Okay, so he's never been in a portal to another world too, but it should be the same concept, right?]
tangas: (05)

[personal profile] tangas 2017-08-01 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Ah. See, I never want to make anyone feel like that. [ he grins, but it's a little more real than before. ] Being in love is the best feeling in the world.

[ wink! ]
irrationalities: (♚ a breeze could push you over.)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-01 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
What's even the point in asking that? Don't tell me you'd actually believe anyone who tells you they wouldn't hurt a fly.
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[personal profile] notimmortal 2017-08-01 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, go me for getting dragged into that and now who knows where I ended up this time? Still, it beats prison, that's for sure.
fedorascout: 4 (4)

[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-08-01 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Narumi-san? Wait, let me see...

[Kizakura looks for Narumi's plaque, whistling with admiration. Another teenage detective, that'll work]

That's perfect! Just what we needed. I feel much safer now.
divertimento: (18)

[personal profile] divertimento 2017-08-01 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[He shrugs with a sigh.]

That's the way it is where I'm from, though. I don't have my stuff to prove it and I don't know how else to explain it.

So, I guess that's all from me, too. I guess you can call me a magician if you want? It just sounds too fancy for what I am.
fedorascout: 4 (4)

[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-08-01 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
No, but you can find out a lot about someone's personality from the way they answer, and the wording they use.

[It wasn't a 'no', but it did point out it was useless to ask, no patience for shenanigans, and no qualms with being somewhat abrasive. Certainly a starting point on judging your personality]
Edited 2017-08-01 03:06 (UTC)
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[personal profile] divertimento 2017-08-01 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[He pauses, thinking about that for a minute. Well, the old schoolhouse was pretty weird. And there was that whole thing at the end of it...]

...Well, when you put it that way, I guess I have, actually.
2zero1: (6)

[personal profile] 2zero1 2017-08-01 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... ]

Means what I said.

[ Cause that's helpful? But he doesn't seem keen on elaborating. ]
pseudoregelia: (I'm going to stop time)

[personal profile] pseudoregelia 2017-08-01 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmm...

[Well, okay then.]

Since you don't want to talk about that, what do you think about this group?
irrationalities: (♚ because it doesn't make sense.)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-01 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
What, is he really that good?

[Because he is all up for mooching off someone else's cooking if he can manage it.]

Yeah. I don't make a habit of doing it, though, and I don't usually use any ingredients that are too weird.
pseudoregelia: (you know I'd)

[personal profile] pseudoregelia 2017-08-01 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
But it can be so difficult, too!

[Weh.]

Still... Love asks nothing in return.
irrationalities: (♚ there's still unfinished business.)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-01 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Most of this seems pretty normal, but... ugh. No harm in clarifying, he guesses.]

What'd you mean by 'eventful'?
pseudoregelia: (with more room to fly)

[personal profile] pseudoregelia 2017-08-01 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[...]

I can't actually tell if you're serious or not.

[Most adults were... not too thrilled to see him try to work on cases.]
fedorascout: 23 (23)

[personal profile] fedorascout 2017-08-01 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, hey, I'm completely serious. I know a detective that started her career when she was around twelve years old. Detectives that start at a young age and get recognized for it usually have a lot of skill.

[So yeah, he's accepting it because he's got a frame of reference for young detectives]