CLOSED ♞ PROBABLY LOTS OF SCREAMING

[tarotcards]

WHO: Souji, Naegi, Jouhei bothering others!
WHERE: All over Recolle
WHEN: All of March
WHAT: A general catch-all for the event! Just a place where Ichi will be tossing in all her pre-planned threads for the event in here.
WARNINGS: N/A asides from this being a messy log

OOC: This log will just be a place where I can put in all the event threads for my characters! Since I won't be putting up a top-level, I will be starting some threads in here so I can have all my event threads in one general place. Feel free to PM me or reach me at northpaws if you'd like to do something in regards to the event or if you'd like any other threads! This is just a catch-all post for all the logs/threads I might have, without spamming the comm and to keep all of my three characters' threads in one post.

Comments

[optimistical]

[ so... having the mail back is nice. naegi missed getting letters from his family and the occasional care package. what's not nice is how much mail (both his and not his) is piling up on the balcony. luckily, naegi has brought in the crane earlier so it's not out there getting assaulted with amazon package to the head but it's still not that great. how on earth are they're going to find their actual mail in the midst of 2948191018382 other letters and packages? by combing through them one at a time and dying, he guesses ]

[ so after opening the balcony door and bringing in a few armfuls of mail to settle on the living room floor, naegi is now sitting on the same floor as daisuke, just picking up envelopes and boxes one a time, checking if they have either his or daisuke's name on them ]

Wow, some of these are really old. They're dated back to when the mail first stopped coming in.

[sketchythief]

[ Daisuke watches Naegi come in from the balcony with an armful of letters, with some of the mail slipping out of the hold and lazily moving through the air. Daisuke watches with slight amazement before it registers in his brain that all these letters must have come from somewhere. It's when Naegi says what he says that he gets out of his chair and zooms over to him. ]

Are these really the old letters?!

[ Daisuke looks absolutely excited for a moment, before glancing at some of the envelopes. He sees some addressed to their neighbors, some people on the Retrospec app whose names he recognizes, and other names that he completely doesn't know. What he realizes is that some of these addresses are actually very far away and wouldn't have any business of being in their area. The relative location seems so jumbled from all these different addresses, but Daisuke tries to look for his own, if there are any. ]

I can deliver the mail later, but just how much more is outside...?

[optimistical]

[ naegi looks back at the balcony. he's cleared out a good chunk of the mail there, making multiple trips back and forth, but by now... it has piled up again. if they open the door, it'd probably come spilling in ]

There was only maybe an armful left when I closed the door but I think it's probably three or four more armfuls now...

[ so much for sitting outside on the balcony to get some fresh air and relax... naegi turns his focus back on the mail and digs through it once more ]

Hey, here's one for Kyouko. I'll drop by later to give her that. [ he sets it aside before digging through once more and picking up another letter that has daisuke's name on it ] Aaaand... this one's for you!

[ he holds it out for daisuke ]

[sketchythief]

Oh, thanks!

[ Daisuke's face seems a lot happier when the letter seems to be addressed to him. He takes it from Naegi's hand and sees that it's from his parents. Finally. But he'll open it later. He goes over to the other side of the letter heap to help Naegi organize the letters. He's pretty familiar with the city by now and combined with his knowledge and gopher skills he acquired at work, he's gotten pretty good at sorting papers.

The letters have met their match as Daisuke starts sorting them out per area.

Jobs are great. ]

[optimistical]

[ naegi starts doing the same, sorting out the letters and small packages by area, placing them on the living room floor. he occasionally pulls out his phone to check out some of the areas that he's not familiar with before putting them in their respective piles. after a bit of time and they're done... ]

All right, I think that's everything. I can grab my backpack and messenger bag, put as many as I can and try to deliver some.

[ maybe he can add letter carrier experience on his resume after this and see if he can get hired by usps for practically doing their jobs ]

[optimistical]

[ after speaking to byakuya about how magatus might be a good trip for the dangans, naegi decided to go and check it out. if the issue with the wolves are gone then taking a break from the city and having fun in the snow on the mountains might be a good idea. it'll be a way for the to relax and if it'll help everyone possibly regain back some happier memories like it did for naegi the last time he was in the snow, then it'd be a win-win scenario for everyone. so with the winter jacket that kyouko got him and dressed warmly in his boots and gloves, he sets off to the chilly area. with a positive attitude, he expects that he'll be able to take a lot of pretty pictures and gather some information but what he doesn't expect is to pass out and wake up in a cave nearly an entire day later. ]

[ with how long he was knocked out for and how long it takes for him to gather the information of some "curse" on him, he's already feeling slightly feverish and delirious by the time he enters the forest. he holds his marked left wrist in his other hand, gripping tightly to numb the stinging pain the mark gives off and walks seemingly nowhere in the forest, not exactly sure what to look for or do. at first, he doesn't hear the trees' whispers, just thinking that it's the wind blowing, but then he starts to notice them. they're not loud enough for him to piece together what they're saying. it's like a faint mumble, almost as if someone is talking from a distance, and he looks around to see if there's anyone nearby. ]

Hello...? Is someone there?

[steadycourse]

It's your fault.

[A clear voice echoes throughout the area, almost like it's coming from all directions and giving a sort of trapped sensation, a feeling similar to being surrounded. But as disorienting that voice may be, there's a strangled cry that soon sounds out that probably sounds a little familiar... although Ishida has never made a noise that distressed before. He doesn't sound far away, especially when Kiyotaka finally manages to respond in something other than that weak cry.]

It is...

[When Naegi follows the noise, he'll find Ishida hunched over between two trees, tightly gripping the left side of his face, almost enough to look slightly painful. His mark is still glowing and mostly visible behind his hand, but despite his current state, he'll notice Naegi stepping forward.]

Ah... Professor Naegi... are you lost? I-it's dangerous out here!

[optimistical]

[ naegi cautiously follows the source of the noise, taking only a few steps at a time to pace himself and to look out for any danger before he processes. he knows that he's not a particularly strong person to fight off anything, much less in the state he's in, so he is in no rush to find out where that cry is coming from. however, when he spots the source-- ]

K-Kiyotaka?

[ --his slow pace changes into a quick stumble over to ishida. he still holds onto his wrist, covering whatever glow that it gives off but he leans forward to see what's wrong. is he in pain? is he hurt? why is he gripping his face? but ah, right, ishida asked him a question, right? his head's pounding and trying to think is becoming difficult ]

No, I-- I came here on my own. To find something, I guess.

[ though he still doesn't exactly know what he's looking for. maybe he should have asked the villagers more questions about what he's supposed to do or maybe he should have stayed back there, find a place to stay and rest but what is done is done. maybe it was a good thing, coming out into the woods, now that he found ishida. if it's dangerous like he says it is then maybe they need to start leaving ]

What are you doing here? Are you okay?

[ the trees once again whisper out his regrets and failures but so softly that it's lost in the wind. it doesn't pick up for now ]

[steadycourse]

[He feels both comforted and anxious that Naegi is here with him now. He's a good friend and Ishida trusts him, but... he's still hung up about appearing anything less than a pristine leader. Some days he feels like he can open up, but other times, Ishida doesn't want to seem like anything less than the well-behaved honor student.

And right now, is one of those times...

But he's finding himself struggling with that image more than ever. The whispers have died down, but they still mumble in his mind and thus the smile he sends Naegi rings completely false.]

I-I'm fine... j-just got a little sidetracked in the forest, haha...

[He pulls his hand away and attempts to stand up straighter, which makes the mark on his face really noticeable. It's large and spreading down towards his neck, but Ishida tries to ignore it for now.]

But if you need to find something, I-I'll help you! You'll have double the vision with me assisting!

[optimistical]

[ naegi can't lie and say that he's an expert at reading people. he's naive and far too trusting for his own good. he believes in the best of everyone and tries not to question what others present him with but the smile that ishida gives him... even he knows how forced that must be and he can't help but frown. he knows that it's not his place to dig his nose where it doesn't belong and push people into opening up to him but he's noticed that it's been a trend for ishida lately. he clams up and pretends that everything is all right, seemingly understanding that it's okay to lean on others but never quite doing it. it's worrisome and naegi wonders if it's nagging or overkill if he mentions again that it's okay to talk to him. ]

[ but first, he supposes that it is a good idea for them to both look around. naegi still doesn't know what he's looking for but maybe ishida will have a better idea ]

Yeah, mayb--

[ and he pauses. now that he finally gets a good look at ishida's face, he notices the mark. ]

--your face. You have the mark as well...?

[ naegi takes his hand off his left wrist and pulls up both his coat and sweater sleeve to reveal the glowing mark that has already spread itself across his arm and his hand (although his gloves conceal his marked hands) ]

[optimistical]

[ naegi has never been really terrified of heights. he rides rollercoasters just fine and can go on those drop towers without more than the usual excited feeling of butterflies in his stomaches, but this... this is... a whole other thing. climbing a seemingly endless ladder all the way up to a floating city on a breezy day just seems insane! he does want to help people and all that but man... he would have really preferred if there was an easier way to get up there. ]

[ as he climbs, constantly telling himself not to look down and to just keep on looking straight at the beautiful sight, he starts to slow down his pace. sorry, minato, maybe you should have gone ahead of him rather than be stuck below him because he is going maybe one step every three seconds now ]

I... I'm starting to get tired.

[compendiem]

[ Tough luck, Naegi.

At the pace they're going, Minato's almost afraid he will fall asleep and fall to his death, but both of them are too far up the ladder to back out now (actually, whose smart idea was it to have citizens climb a ladder to an island 23405896 feet in the air?) ]

You can't give up.

[ Minato goes ahead and pulls himself up one more rung, head butting into the soles of Naegi's feet. He's supporting him a little, like this, even though the weight being taken off Naegi's arms is negligible and Minato might be throwing him off balance more than helping. ]

[optimistical]

[ oh my god, you can't just headbutt a man's feet while they're 11702948 feet up in the air (i properly divided your 23405896 in half). it does get naegi to move up a few more steps much faster so he could get AWAY FROM THE CRAZY PERSON but then he stops again ]

D-Don't do that! You're going to scare me into falling.

[compendiem]

[ The fact that it worked is encouraging, and Minato quickly bridges that gap and gets into headbutting range again. ]

If you know it's coming, you won't be scared, right? Prepare yourself.

Three...

Two...

[optimistical]

[ thanks for the countdown, minato, because that does get naegi to scurry up the ladder a few more steps like a scared mouse. this actually gets him to look down (even though he told himself not to) at minato with a very exasperated face ]

Knowing it's coming is still pretty scary! Aren't you afraid of headbutting the person above you?

[ because if naegi falls, there's a chance he would knock into minato and then they'll both go falling ]

[tarotcards]

[ chasing around fire spirits on top of a floating city doesn't really faze souji. he's seen and been to much weirder places doing much weirder things during his long stay in recolle so nothing truly fazes him anymore. however, while he's out chasing one particular pesky spirit with mako, he did not expect for it to stop and jump inside mako. oh boy, how does souji handle something like this ]

Mako, are you all right? Do you feel fine?

[ GOOGLE: HOW DOES HE EXORCISE AS GHOST FROM HIS BFF ]

[browbeater]

[that was--- really, really weird. And at first, Mako looks about as one would in a situation like this: bewildered, maybe even a bit worried. Actually, maybe that's just Mako, with his tendency to overthink things.

Who knows.

But the worry quickly fades-- as does any thought of what he was previously doing. Ghost? Spirit? Eh, whatever, it's probably fine. He, however, feels great. And he grins.]

Yeah! Yeah, I'm super great.

[in fact, he rocks on his feet a little bit, like he's loosening up.]

Souji, I've got an idea. Throw some fire at me, will ya?

[tarotcards]

[ souji is ready to try and see if some healing magic will work on mako but then mako says the most outrageous thing that he just has to stop ]

... what?

[ ???????????????????????????? ]

[browbeater]

You heard me.

If you don't have any fire, what about lightning?

C'mon, man. I can handle it.

[tarotcards]

[ souji normally jokes about setting things on fire (such as himself) or using his weird persona powers for mass destruction but he would never actually do it. he's not dumb or irresponsible enough to do that, especially not towards a friend who's definitely not immune to fire and lightning. it's strange for mako to even ask and for his mood/personality to do a complete 180 after the fire spirit went inside him so the only logical conclusion is... ]

... is this the fire spirit talking?

[ he will walk up to mako and tap on his chest with his finger a few times as if he's knocking ]

[tarotcards]

[ this isn't the first time souji has been in bosuma. after all, he went on that excursion back in feburary to fix all the problems in the forest. at this point, he's pretty familiar with the area (having to draw a map for one portion of the area) but when he revisits it, he... suddenly forgets it all. he forgets where he is, who he is, and why he was even in the forest in the first place. all he remembers are fractured little memories of some other life. ]

[ at the very least, he's given a new name (kenpachi ramasama) and task (to go the entire day without eating a single "strange" thing) before he's shoved back into the woods to somehow escape. it's better than nothing but hmm, how does he get out of here? there's not particularly a path for him to follow so he just wanders until he eventually finds someone (aka naoto) ]

Hello!

[ he calls out to the other person ]

Do you know the way out?

[truedetective]

[Naoto has always considered her intellect, her brain, one of her strongest qualities, if not the strongest. She has a logical mind, she has a good memory, and the two work together.

She remembers that. She remembers that she's had pride in her intelligence.

She doesn't remember anything else, and it's alarming. Very much so. She's reasonably sure that "Keiko Yamamoto" isn't her name, but for the life of her, she can't remember what is.

When the young man calls to her, she glances up, relieved to have some companionship but trepidatious at what it might mean.] --no, I'm afraid not. I've been looking for it, actually.

[tarotcards]

[ there's something that rings slightly familiar about this person to kenpachi but he can't really put his finger on it for now. perhaps it's in his memories from a different life? there are so many and they start or end so abruptly with so many different people in them that it's hard to really recall them right now without thinking about it. he will ponder about this later and worry about his situation now ]

Hmm...

[ he thinks for two seconds, looking downwards before looking back up at her ]

You wouldn't happen to have forgotten everything as well, would you?

[truedetective]

[That pulls a surprised expression from her; she glances in his direction, eyes wide, and blinks.] I-- --yes, how did you know? [Wait. He'd said "as well." She slowly starts to approach him.] It's happened to you too, then. A complete blank. [More or less. She has some visions, distant and foggy, of a life in a rural town. He seems familiar, oddly.]

[tarotcards]

[ he nods and he outstretches a hand for a handshake ]

My current name is Kenpachi Ramasama. I lost my memories and real name not that long ago.

[ and as a result, his memories on how to get out of here. he figured that if someone else was also in this forest and didn't know how to get out that they might also have forgotten everything. after all, you don't really get this far in within knowing at least some vague way to get out or knowing what direction you came in ]