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( OPEN ) it's the time for ugly sweaters
WHO: Akira Kurusu, local nasty crimeboy and people
WHERE: places in Recolle
WHEN: throughout this god forsaken month of December
WHAT: December happenings (includes event log stuff, Catmosphere Cat Santa, and... stuff) Thank god i wrote up a comment. Reply to the plotting comment if you would like Akira to send your character a Christmas card, too!!
WARNINGS: Akira existing.
santa is coming to town
WHERE: places in Recolle
WHEN: throughout this god forsaken month of December
WHAT: December happenings (includes event log stuff, Catmosphere Cat Santa, and... stuff) Thank god i wrote up a comment. Reply to the plotting comment if you would like Akira to send your character a Christmas card, too!!
WARNINGS: Akira existing.
santa is coming to town
[ The cat cafe staff have spent relentless hours deliberating over the limited edition Christmas menu all for naught, but they changed their process for the whole month. All hail aromatherapy! You'll be hit with the refreshing smell of fresh pine, peppermint, cookies if you lurk any deeper. Everyone's favorite carols are also playing... mixed in with carols sang by cats. You may curse the owner for this. They also have a cat music video for these carols on some of the flat screen TVs that would usually show menu items.spice adventures
So Akira is at work dressed up as... Santa. Without the beard at least, but his outfit is rather extravagant for the occasion. Of course there's that small touch of cat ears attached to the hat. It wouldn't be Catmosphere Cafe without it! He's seated on a grand throne, decorated with snowflakes, ribbons, and presents around it. The cats aren't tearing it apart, either. Amazing. ]
Have you been naughty or nice?
[ Usually, he would ask someone he knows to join him, but... He feels a bit off as of late. It means that he'll be dragging some poor soul (or even call up random people) to join him on his quest. With taste being gone, this is one way to entertain himself when he's hungry.christmas event surprise
If you even look at a restaurant momentarily with a spicy challenge, Akira is there with a flyer for it. ]
Want to give it a try together? It'll warm us right up.
[ If you need a reference as to how well your character handles spice, please refer to this chart. Akira is three chili peppers hoping to level up... This will help with anyone's courage stat, too. ]
[ Akira definitely has been a victim of garlands, mistletoe bats, and slipping on ice like an idiot. Go ahead and and pick your choice! He's running away as fast as he can from two out of those three and, like his predecessor, will pretend to be dead if he slips on ice.wildcard!
Also, for those that are around when he opens his present from the Retrospec Christmas tree, you'll notice he has been staring inside the box he opened...
For a long time. He remember reading the description as "a stone worth 100k yen" on his ticket, but... Uhm. ]
[ HIT ME. Akira's cat won't be joining him later in December due to the cold, but he's around the university and sometimes the most desolate of areas. Anyone may even catch him or a dragon in the forest. ]
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Just like Elliot, Akira is teleported to
a spot Kukki picked so blame hera random part of the city. Instead of the waffle place and mailbox, he's suddenly surrounded by a lot of Christmas trees, poinsettias, and those weird mechanic Christmas decorations you see in stores. Akira's sudden appearance sets off the motion detector of a nearby Santa as it comes to life, waving its arm up and down.]Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!
[He was teleported somewhere in the Christmas section at Sweet Stems. Good news though, either by pure chance or because he triggered the mailbox so soon after Elliot- Elliot's only a few feet away, his back turned to Akira]
Shoot...I can't believe I forgot about that... [You'd think after nearly being eaten by lions, he'd remember! Talk about embarrassing]
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This is a familiar feeling—has he descended into the unknown before and popped up somewhere else in Recolle? Right... That weird scrabble thing. That doesn't stop him from feeling his soul escape him when the robot Santa greets him. Jerking back, it takes all of his willpower to not slash at Mr. Claus. His dagger already appeared in his hand, but he's just clutching it close to his chest...
Breathe in. BREATHE OUT. Oh, he knows that voice. ]
Elliot?
[ He came to save you!! ]
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Akira! I-I'm sorry, did it send you too? I forgot about the mailbox's defense---
[...]
-- Wh-Where did you get a knife?
[WHY.]
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[ He says that as if it isn't an issue if he disappeared into nothingness, still holing the dagger close to his chest with his usual contemplative expression. There's nothing wrong here. ]
... Oh, right.
[ And that weapon disappears like a magic trick. ]
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[Akira that's...that's pretty reckless... ]
Y-You should probably be more careful. You could end up somewhere like the lion's habitat at the zoo. [That's a really specific example, Elliot. He sighs and shakes his head] N-Not that I'm one to talk...
[He'll notice that knife disappear though. He knows how to make his own weapon smaller and easier to carry around. Still, to make it disappear like that]
Whoa. It disappeared? You're always full of surprises....
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[ Reckless is his middle name? In reality, he should have been au'd the name Gage, but here we are... Not clever enough for that.
The lion's habitat though— ]
Ryoji wanted to sneak into the lion's habitat, actually. He would be very jealous if he knew.
[ Akira obviously doesn't want to be in there, but he doesn't seem scared. ]
So where are we if not there?
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[It's okay, maybe you can use Gage as a fake name sometime.
He gives a slight exasperated sigh. That sounds just like Ryoji. At least Akira doesn't SOUND like he wants to end up there. That's good enough.]
O-Of course he did. It's really not worth feeling jealous.
[He'll look around at all the Christmas trees and decorations]
Some kind of Christmas store...? I don't recognize it though...
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[ Squints. Akira knows there used to be a couple of flower shops, but with the rehaul last month, he doesn't know what stores are still standing. He considers that maybe he should know the city better, but how realistic is that? A little disoriented, he looks around one last time before they're approached by an employee.
ARE THEY INTERESTED IN SOME POINSETTIAS? This section is filled with little Christmas garden things including... The trademark flowers. Wow.
Oh, boy. Akira is poor and this girl is working her puppy dog look for a sale. ]
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[Oh. Oh no an employee spotted them. Elliot gulps. He's disoriented and did not plan to go shopping for poinsettias today. They are so outside Elliot's budget. But it's not like they can say "sorry we teleported into your store by accident]
U-Um...I d-dunno...
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We're still looking around.
[ Awkward, nervous chuckle as he rubs his neck. This is customer talk for please, leave me alone, right? ]
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She really, really wants a sale okay.
Elliot will look warily in the direction of the clerk before looking back at Akira, keeping his voice down so it's harder for the clerk to hear]
S-So much for sneaking out unnoticed. Y-You don't think she'll track us down if we don't buy something, do you...?
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[ Akira just pretends to peruse the section a bit before weaving their way through the store. Huh. It is really a flower shop? But he has... Definitely never been here before. He almost gets lost, but it's fine. The door is right there, but they should pretend to check out these flowers.
... They are pretty, actually. ]
This is definitely not Ophelia's Lament or Enchanted Blossoms.
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So he'll just shadow Akira, looking at the flowers too. Oh, they are pretty. He'll be looking to see their prices.]
Didn't those places go away...? I thought I heard that.
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[ That was in summer. He sometimes forgets the Retrospec building disappeared, too. Often enough, he thinks about breaking in—he doesn't have a problem. Once they've loitered around the front a bit, they can exit like true men.
Not men. They should be cheering, but Akira squints... As if he remembered something annoying. ]
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[The potted flowers that sit in his room, though he had gone purely because google suggested it.
He'll notice Akira's odd look.]
Something wrong?
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I got scammed by a fortune teller.
[ The residual emotions are here—pure horror and a tinge of disdain. He spent 100k yen on salt. ]
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Oh! Is that where the rock salt came from? That's...
[....He scratches his jaw with his index finger]
Eheh, well at least did you get good fortune outta it?
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[ Well, doesn’t that sound ominous? He scratches the back of his head as he thinks of a way to lighten this up. UHHHH... ]
Forever salty.
[ Nailed it. ]
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Haha, oh I don't know. Maybe your cursed fate was a saltless future!
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Maybe... Not like the rock helped. Apparently it shattered in my bag? That’s what my cat said.
[ ...Yes. ]
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What your cat...said?
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Yeah. I have a friend—he's a talking cat. Don't you remember any talking animals, yourself?
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[He looks a little perplexed at the notion, but not nearly as much as one should be when their roommate revealed he has a talking cat friend. His cousin Natalia had already mentioned a talking dog-squirrel in her memories, so this wasn't the first time he'd heard of talking animals. Plus, it's Elliot. Master of adapting really fast to weird stuff.
But as for himself? He almost says no- but then something seems to click in his head, and there's an expression on his face like he just recalled something]
- O-Oh yeah! That cat in the picture talked...th-though I don't think it was a normal thing for animals to talk.
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[ This is weird. He doesn't quite remember when he had a talking cat friend—Morgana was there almost all the time! Except for one of his memories. He's sure that may have been the starting point of it all...
Maybe they shouldn't talk in front of the flower shop, so he'll start guiding them. Where are they going? Wherever the sidewalk takes them. ]
Glad to know that talking animals are a theme. What did yours usually talk about? Did they have cool powers?
[ He's curious to compare. He knows the P4s have talked about a circus bear, but that's way too wild compared to a cat. ]
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But yeah sure, let's compare cats.]
Ahaha, yeah. You're not even the first to mention a talking animal. [He thinks about it] I dunno if she had powers, I just remember her getting worked up and lecturing an old lady about proper kitten care.
Pretty sure her name's Celine. What about your...er, talking cat friend?
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