[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]

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.]

[blacksong]

Probably. I think I remember the realtor mentioning something about this place being haunted when I first came here.

[She just didn't believe it........... Well, not that it surprises her to hear that. God knows how many shady murders have happened here!

But thankfully they reach her apartment on the fourth floor pretty quickly. She unlocks her door with a key, although he might notice that she still has to jiggle the handle to turn and force her door open with her shoulder.]

Well, here we are.

[reaquila]

Should have listened to them. I keep hearing these weird ghostly wails.

[He walks into Rose's place and takes a look around. It's cozy here compared to what's going on outside... Nanashi takes off his coat and it's covered in dirt and dust.

His shirt's still relatively clean so he'll be able to rest in it. ]

Where can I put this?

[blacksong]

Huh. I really can't hear any of that. [Weird to actually get confirmation that there are ghosts here, but even if she thinks Nanashi can be pretty dumb, she doubts he'd lie about this.] You good to sleep through all that?

[Not that she knows where else he could stay if he's not going home, but she doesn't wan ghosts of all things keeping him up all night. At his question though, she jerks her thumb at an old broken lamp nearby the front door. There are plenty of jackets and coats piled on top of it as is.]

Over there's fine. You can sleep on the couch at the end of the hall. [Her apartment isn't the cleanest, but only in the way that shows she lives alone and is used to being alone. Most of her slob tendencies are limited to her room and the kitchen at least.] Did you at least get yourself dinner before you napped on that bench?

[reaquila]

It'll be fine if I just ignore it. [He dumps is coats on the pile and looks up at Rose shaking his head.]

Not really? I haven't had an appetite lately. Weird.

[Normally he notices his hunger and eats immediately. This change is throwing him off a bit.]

That's not like me at all. Never thought a stupid app could change me this much.

[blacksong]

... I guess if you're really dead, you wouldn't need to eat, right?

[Joke's on you Rose, Zero was a reanimated corpse and she STILL needed to eat. Not that she knows that yet......... But regardless, she makes her way to the kitchen and starts rifling through her cupboards.]

Cup ramen good with you? It's either that or TV dinners. [Do not look to Rose for healthy living.]

[reaquila]

That'll be plenty. Thanks.

[A cup of ramen is good enough for him. He can't complain about that. ]

I don't know what's going on with myself. I think I can still eat at least.

[He would miss food if he couldn't eat anymore. Nanashi will never forget the lack of taste shenanigan back in november.]

[blacksong]

Same here. I think I'd actually cry if I couldn't eat anymore.

[November truly was one of the worst months of her life. With dinner decided though, she fills her electric kettle with water and sets it to boil. Today wasn't particularly tiring before running into Nanashi, but one she's done, she flops onto her couch like she's exhausted.]

There's some extra toothbrushes under the sink, and I can get you a towel if you need one. Not sure what you can do about your clothes though. I think some of my sweats could fit you if you.

[For someone who lives alone, she sounds surprisingly used to having last minute guests stay the night.]

[reaquila]

It might be big, but what the hell. I'm not going to turn you down on that.

[She's being so hospitable. Nanashi can't say no to her.]

This sure beats staying at my place. The cops watch me through the windows and they're never too far away.

[blacksong]

Shit, seriously? You really did piss them off.

[SHE'S KINDA LAUGHING THOUGH. Rose.... Now is not the time to make light of Nanashi's poor plight...]

[reaquila]

Oh yeah, I've been pissing them off ever since I moved to this city.

[Oops.]

Haven't been sent to the slammer yet. My past self spent plenty of time behind bars though...

[He didn't mention that before, did he?]

[blacksong]

Yikes. You know why at least?

[Do some things really just never change.... That doesn't exactly bode well for her.]

[reaquila]

I can take a guess. People seemed to really hate that guy.

[Yes, Rose. Some things don't change but Nanashi doesn't want to admit it either.]

He probably picked a fight with the wrong guy and ended up in behind bars.