[OPEN]

[reaquila]

WHO: Nanashi and friends
WHERE: Inside the city, going around places
WHEN: 4/7
WHAT: He's dealing with the loss of his humanity and turning undead.
WARNINGS: Mentions of death and dying all over this post. Usual Megaten warnings apply.



1. In the streets

[If you're the type of person who hangs around the streets of Recolle at night, you may find Nanashi all by himself. He mumbles nonsensical phrases and sometimes shouts loudly. It's almost disruptive, but he really doesn't care about that. Nanashi can sense the presence of spirits more strongly than before. Honestly, it's both pissing him off and tripping him out. ]

Would you stop that already? You've been at it for hours.... [Why were there so many things he couldn't see before? Why is retrospec doing this to him? Nanashi shakes his head in disbelief. ]

What is so fun about dancing without a shirt on? Oh my god. I regret everything, I'm sorry I've sinned in my past life.

Now stop haunting me. Take this as an offering.

[Nanashi passes your character two silver coins for good luck!! Are you going to take it or not?]

[For characters who've known Nanashi from before: you'd notice his eyes are green instead of brown like in his icons. ]

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2. In the forest

["This gun is fake". It's an excuse he's used many times before. and he's gotten away with owning a pistol so far. Nanashi feels like trying it out in the open. He's right outside the city borders with a demon and a pistol. Surely, nothing will go wrong. Just leave a 15yold with guns. This is fine.

Tin cans are lined up all in a row and he's using them for target practice. He hasn't missed anything yet. They all have noticeable dents and holes in them. Nanashi's reaction times are a bit slow however. It's taking him such a long time reload every shot. His hands feel numb and it's hard for him to move in general. Eventually he puts everything down and tries to rest. Take a breather.

You can either find him:

a. shooting things and reloading bullets in realtime
b. taking it easy chilling with a demonic bird. or
c. wild card me because these aren't terribly interesting. ]

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3. Anywhere inside the city

[Nanashi awkwardly stumbles and can't seem to hold his ground. Being undead is exhausting. At this rate he may never pull himself together again. He decides that he'll give up and stop moving for a while. This is the worst!!!

If you're unlucky he'll crash right into you. Surprise.

Otherwise, he can be found taking a nap on a bench somewhere. Let the kid rest....or wake him up rudely. That works too. He did run away from home without warning. Nanashi looks like a disaster. ]

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[Inside Jouhei's place: Closed - Jouhei, Shinn. ]

[Nanashi spent most of his day normally. He's staying at Jouhei's place for various reasons. They had dinner and now he was planning on sitting next to the sofa. The next thing he does is open up a history book. It's not like Nanashi knows what he wants to be when he grows up yet. He just entered highschool and adjusting to the new content is hard. He still tries to put effort into learning it though. Getting a good job is important to him and everything.

After sometime he falls asleep on the sofa. School can be draining. He shifts to the side awkwardly.

A few minutes later he rolls over and drops to the floor. Of course this causes him to wake up in surprise. All the energy in his body suddenly disappeared. That's not the weird part. Suddenly his senses seem off somehow.
His body doesn't feel like his own. The world feels like a colder place too. Nanashi can't get off the floor even if he puts all his effort into it.

So instead he screams very loudly. Jouhei would have heard that. He's banking on his cousin to be around. Help? Jouheiiiii.

Nanashi thinks he's going to die for real.

Did he eat something weird for dinner that day? Nope.
Did some thug sucker punch him on the way home from school? Not at all. He's been staying out of fights for the most part.

The fact that all of this is happening is very surreal. Screaming for help is tiring so he may just go fall asleep again.

Jouhei can slap this kid awake or something. ]

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Comments

[reaquila]

I know. I collapsed a bunch of times. [That's why he looks like shit.]

My body doesn't feel right. Don't think I'll be getting off this bench anytime soon.

[He struggles to sit up.]

I could use a hand Rose.

[blacksong]

Alright, alright, don't hurt yourself now.

[She really does seem like a big sister now, helping him to sit back up and staying close in case he falls over or something.]

You gonna need help getting home?

[reaquila]

[Oh god anywhere but there.]

No, I don't want to be home. It's suffocating there.

[Welp]

You aren't gonna tell me to go back, are you?

[blacksong]

[She really does want to tell him to just go back home, but. Well. Given the apparent death from Retrospec he's just been dealt, she can understand why he wouldn't want to be home, and that's not even taking his normal problems at home into account.]

You got any place to stay aside from a bench then? Dead or not, someone's gonna shank you if you fall asleep like that again.

[reaquila]

Not really. I can think of a few people who would kill someone who died.

[Those thugs from before. Yakuza funtimes.]

It feels weird saying that. Shit.

[blacksong]

Just think how it feels to listen to it.

[UNSURE, SO MUCH UNSURE. But after a brief moment of thinking:]

Look, if you don't have anywhere else to go, you can crash at my place. The way you are now, those thugs would definitely take a shot at you if they found you.

[reaquila]

It's ridiculous and I kinda forgot about them.

[But they haven't forgotten you.]

I'd be safer at your place. All I'm gonna do is sleep. I'm exhausted? Fuck Retrospec.

[Loud sigh.]

I promise I won't bother you too much.

[blacksong]

Amen to that. [Please god she is so tired of Retrospec.] And you better not. Touch any of my shit, and I'll kick you back out into the alleys.

[ROSE PLEASE......... Even if she wouldn't really, don't tell anyone she can be a softie deep down.]

My place isn't too far from here. Think you can stand?

[reaquila]

I wouldn't mess around with your stuff.

[He nods and gets up.]

I should be able to make it if your place isn't that far. Where do you live anyways?

[blacksong]

Over at [insert some location?? Basically, she's in the WORST AND SEEDIEST apartment building in town, but hey, it's also the cheapest.], so like I said, close by.

[reaquila]

[OH...ROSE. If Nanashi wasn't tired and dead he would have had something to say about Rose's living conditions.

Instead of nit picking at her and questioning her life decisions he merely nods.]

That is pretty close. I'll be fine then.

[Hold up. That would explain a lot. Rose lives next to the gangstery areas of yore. ]

Is that why you're always down here?

[blacksong]

I guess so. I've gotta find some way to kill time at least.

[SHRUGS. Sure she has internet and whatnot now, but that wasn't always the case. Sometimes you have to work for your entertainment!

But in any case, she makes sure he seems good on his feet before walking. Don't go passing out on her here.]

[reaquila]

That explains a lot.

[He chuckles. Nanashi walks at a slow pace but hey, they'll get there. Just be patient. ]

I'm thankful that you were always nearby. If you weren't then I wouldn't be standing here. Look, I'm not going to say anymore because you're going to get angry. I learned my lesson from last time.

[No more praising Rose so much. She'll fucking die. ]

[blacksong]

If you really learned your lesson, you wouldn't have said any of that bullshit to begin with.

[STOP EXPOSING HER NICENESS, she has an image to maintain!!]

Honestly, after all the times I saved your sorry ass, and this is the thanks I get. [Actual, genuine thanks. THE WORST.]

[reaquila]

[TOO LATE, SORRY SISTER.]

Well yeah. What do you want me to do? I can't just say how much I appreciate it.

[She makes it difficult to be honest. ]

You'd slug me in the face. I can only think of one thing you'd take without complaint. Cake.

[Sweets.]

[blacksong]

[> Rose
> making things difficult
All in a day's work...]

... Huh. I guess I spoke too soon, you really have learned something.

[The one way to earn Rose's open happiness and approval......... Cake.]

[reaquila]

[Nanashi goes through his pocket and pulls out a strawberry flavored candy!!!

He passes it on to Rose. It's one of those rare candies you don't see in stores. ]

Try it. It's good.

[ This is how he's gonna say thanks from now on. With Jouhei's highway robbery candies.]

[blacksong]

[She takes it and looks at it curiously, but of course she has to ask:]

Where the hell did you even get this from? [SHE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE IT.... AND WHY WAS HE CARRYING IT AROUND IN THE FIRST PLACE??]

[reaquila]

My cousin hands me candies sometimes. I don't even know where he gets them from.

[Hey, he's being honest.]

They're delicious though. It's not cake but it's tasty enough.

[blacksong]

[SHE'LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT!! So after giving it another look, she opens the wrapper and pops the candy into her mouth.]

Not bad, I'll give you that.

[reaquila]

Consider it my thanks.

[He doesn't have anymore candies on him. She'll have to ask Jouhei if she wants more. ]

I'll get you real cake next time.

[They're probably getting closer to Rose's place as they speak. ]

[blacksong]

[She waves him off.] Keep your money for something you actually want, alright? The candy's more than enough when you don't even need to thank me.

[But indeed, they're at Rose's apartment building by now. It's pretty rundown and exactly what you'd expect out of a place in an area like this—dirty, littered with graffiti, you can even hear shouts and arguments from other people living there who have their windows open.

Home sweet home.

There's a sort-of lobby at the front, but she doesn't use it, going around instead to the stairs on the side of the building. She looks back at Nanashi and gestures at the area.]

Watch your step. There's a lot of trash you could trip on here.

[reaquila]

What the hell was that?

[He's pretty sure heard some shouting? Was that something that sounded like a gunshot.....um. Nanashi nearly trips and falls over but he uses a nearby wall for support.]

Geez. I almost fell on my face there.

[Help. ]

[blacksong]

Just ignore it. [a beat, and then:] And if you see anyone, don't make eye contact with them.

[Honestly, how she manages to live here is a mystery.... She sighs when she sees him trip though.]

What did I just tell you? Hold onto the railing if you really need to, but just to let you know, I have no idea when it was last cleaned.

[reaquila]

Got it.

[He tries to keep himself steady without using the railing. It's so dirty and unclean so he'll only use it as a last resort.]

There are so many ghosts here. Do the people living here know it's haunted?

[Rose........ you live with ghosts.]