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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.
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.
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What do ya think, old man? Ya still wanna go?
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Ah-- If it feels this good, pal, I'll go as much as ya want.
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Don't forget ta fight back.
[ and then punches him in the face again. he knows it's what nishitani wants, and he's kind of sort of trying to pay him back for that whole dying thing so. ]
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Wouldn't be fun if I didn't, eh?
[ He grins and pulls himself up, pushing against Majima to try and push him back and reverse their positions. He'd like to return the favor, y'know. ]
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Come on, show me what you've got.
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Fuck, what I wouldn't give ta have a knife right now.
[ They could have so much more fun!! ]
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majima gasps, his head hitting hard against the ground. at least they're fighting on grass and not pavement, because that hurt a lot more than it usually does. ]
Shit -- [ he tries to knee him in the tight, to buck him off ] that'd be pretty good.
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Maybe next time, huh?
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unfortunately after fighting is time for pillow talk and by pillow talk i of course mean actually talking about your feelings. ]
I still can't fuckin' believe this is real.
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Same here, pal. I sure as fuck didn't expect anythin' after that shit back in jail.
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[ Which part, exactly... ]
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Ah.
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[ His brow furrows, he's upset but he won't... actually say it, obviously. But he's thinking about Billiken and his final moments, so that's bound to bring up some pain. ]
Fuckin' coward.
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You deserved better. [ it's strong, important. but he follows it up with something equally as important but delivered much lighter: ] Next time, I'll kill ya. That'll be better for ya.
[ it's the same thing he's promised kiryu, isn't it? that kiryu can't die so that he's the one who gets to finally off him? ]
Anyone tries ta kill ya before that, they'll have ta answer to me.
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Aw, yer gonna make me blush, sweet talkin' me like that.
[ And for all that he means it, there's a note of gratitude there, too. Dying by Majima's hand would be a great death. The best there is. ]
Same goes to ya, huh? Ain't gonna let ya die here if I can fuckin' help it.
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We're both makin' it out of this one alive. Together.
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That'd be real fuckin' nice.
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Yeah, it would be.
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Hey, worst case, I at least got you killin' me ta look forward to, huh?
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I know ya will, buddy.
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Ya wanna go look around some more?
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[ And so they do! ]