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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.
blacksong: (guess who's ready to stab)

[personal profile] blacksong 2017-08-07 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
Like what? [Please inform her, all magic in her experience SUCKS.]
blacksong: (pic#11614371)

[personal profile] blacksong 2017-08-07 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
... Sort of. [That's one way to put it at least.] This thing made me lose my eye.
maddogs: (i want to want me)

[personal profile] maddogs 2017-08-07 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ luckily for her majima is capable of being serious about serious things ]

No shit? Could it still hurt ya?
blacksong: (pic#11615016)

[personal profile] blacksong 2017-08-07 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes. [She says it easily and with a shrug. It's just something she's gotten used to.] It's been fine since I woke up here though.

[Which is really fucking weird and only adds to how fishy this whole thing is.]
maddogs: (gets me so high (so high))

[personal profile] maddogs 2017-08-07 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ honestly he just respects her for that. losing an eye is tough shit and talking about it like it isn't a big deal makes you badass. ]

Bein' here seems ta be fixin' a lot of things. Buddy of mine was dead an' now he's not.
hoodini: smug, sparkling (♢ it's not worth tryin' for)

[personal profile] hoodini 2017-08-07 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
Body swapping! [ Well. Kind of fun. Sometimes. ... he got some good selfies from it. ]
blacksong: (don't take that tone with me young man)

[personal profile] blacksong 2017-08-07 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
The fuck? Seriously? [ANYTHING THAT CAN BRING PEOPLE BACK TO LIFE IS NO GOOD IN HER BOOK. Her personal experience attests to that.] This place is fucking weird, I don't like it one bit.
blacksong: ([pretends i'm not about to explode])

[personal profile] blacksong 2017-08-07 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds creepy as hell. [She does not want to be in someone else's body, no thanks. Or worse, having some random fucker in her body?? DOUBLE NO THANKS.]
hoodini: smiling, confident (♦ say that you love me!)

[personal profile] hoodini 2017-08-07 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
Then how about a charm spell? It's the ability to make anyone you want fall in love with you!
deontological: (02)

[personal profile] deontological 2017-08-07 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[They have no money and... there's no one she really cares to be cruel to here, it's fine...]

At any rate! Would you like to try some of the food with me, once it's finished? Perhaps we'll get lucky and it will not be unpalatable.
bratsitter: (pic#11604880)

[personal profile] bratsitter 2017-08-07 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm from Japan, home of the ninja.

[idk what answer you were expecting Mahiro, and the dry tone Yukimi uses shows he doesn't either]

If it helps, I'm an Iga ninja.
bratsitter: (pic#11634777)

[personal profile] bratsitter 2017-08-08 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
By that logic, shouldn't I ask if you're the Sage back?
professionality: (03)

[personal profile] professionality 2017-08-08 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
I get the feeling that whatever kidnappings you might consider normal would be quite abnormal to me, given the... tree appears quite impossible.
presomnia: (and everything is going to the beat)

[personal profile] presomnia 2017-08-08 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not the Sage, either.

[but she isn't even annoyed by him asking?? she's more like, "well, glad we could clear that up"]

So now we know it's not us. See? [WAS THAT SO HARD, a thousand years of living and tiki has not quite grasped the concept of being lied to]
pseudoregelia: (when you're not here?)

[personal profile] pseudoregelia 2017-08-08 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Mm.

[She... Yeah, she can understand that.]

Other than that... is your life mostly normal, or...?

[Because so far she's definitely met some weirdos.]
bratsitter: (pic#11634789)

[personal profile] bratsitter 2017-08-08 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[IT WAS AWFUL TIKI how dare you ask a question that was so difficult to answer]

Have you found out anything that isn't about this sage?
irrationalities: (♚ because it doesn't make sense.)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-08 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
I was asking more about the prefecture or something, thanks.

[Although a confirmation of him being from Japan is nice he guesses? He guesses...

He vaguely recognizes that term though.]


So you're from one of the big schools, huh?
bratsitter: (pic#11634763)

[personal profile] bratsitter 2017-08-08 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
I've moved around a lot, but I currently live near Tokyo.

There are five villages, and Iga is probably one of the biggest, yeah. Next is probably Kouga, or maybe Fuuma. [so flippant] Rival villages don't generally broadcast their strength. Banten is definitely smallest of the five though.
irrationalities: (♚ i don't really care.)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-08 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
Normal kidnappings as in an asshole just running around and nabbing people for ransoms or something.

[So technically not normal at all, but everything else is kind of normal when you have giant magic trees?? Relatively speaking.]
maddogs: (i want it bad)

[personal profile] maddogs 2017-08-08 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, it's pretty fuckin' spooky, sure. But Nishitani bein' back ain't a bad thing.
maddogs: (get me there fast)

[personal profile] maddogs 2017-08-08 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Me too.
irrationalities: (♚ i don't really care.)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-08 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
It's fine enough.

[Which is. One way to answer the question...??]
professionality: (02)

[personal profile] professionality 2017-08-08 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think that can be it, at this rate.

Where I come from, trees are moved only by wind - and I traveled far over the earth. I think someone would have to do more to me than just kidnap me for it to be possible to meet people like you.
ofnobleheart: (Default)

[personal profile] ofnobleheart 2017-08-08 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ and what delightful moments they are!

Natalia will watch him from afar. She wants to make sure not to get in his way ]


How lucky! We might not know where we are but at least now know we will be well fed.
pseudoregelia: (and yet)

[personal profile] pseudoregelia 2017-08-09 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Just "enough?"