[open dreamdive] no longer human

[thesettingsun]

WHO: You!
WHERE: Shuji's subconscious.
WHEN: August 18.
WHAT: Dreamdiving!
WARNINGS: Depends on how the dive goes, but a likely one is suicide.

[Maybe you weren't even in line of sight of Shuji. Just about everyone has a reason to be out and about on a Saruday afternoon, and nobody wants their day interrupted by the ground falling out from under them. Maybe you don't even instantly recognize that the library entrance you fall into would be part of Shuji's subconscious and not anybody else's.

This is how things ended up for you today, unfortunately. Might as well take a look around and see if you can't spot the man himself.

Locations are in top-levels added as divers enter them.]

Comments

INFIRMARY

[thesettingsun]

[The right hallway takes you to what looks like an infirmary. There are a number of hospital beds and curtains to draw in front of them, as well as an adorable cat plush for a sick patient to hug. The cabinets are full of medicines and ink bottles, and various papers are stuck on bulletin boards.

A young man in an extremely tacky crop top is leaning against a wall, and gives a casual nod as you walk in.]

[manufactured]

[...He'll note the ink bottles quickly enough, as well as this very tacky gentleman; best to not be rude, he supposes.]

Another of Shuji's heart manifestations, I imagine. It's a pleasure.

[thesettingsun]

[look it wouldn't be an accurate representation of Mista if it wasn't tacky]

That's me, the best heart manifestation here.

You're one of Shu's friends, yeah? A friend of his is a friend of mine.

[manufactured]

[He sort of pauses before he answers, once again pacing the room a bit as he does so.]

Yes, I would assume so.

[...To his credit, he seems to realize that that sounds. Odd. Once it's out there.]

I'm not a terribly...social person. I do consider him to be such, however.

[Nailed it.

That said, again with the touch - does that cat plush have anything attached to it?]

[thesettingsun]

He's good with the antisocial type.

[Don't worry, Wesker, you're not the only awkward friend he has.

Touching the cat plush gets a warm memory of when Mista and Shuji got together. This isn't awkward with a representation of the person in the room.]

[scythegun]

[An infirmary, huh... Well, Jaeger will greet the man in the room first before he takes a look around.]

Good afternoon! You're one of Shuji's friends, ja?

[thesettingsun]

No way. I'm his boyfriend, totally different.

[scythegun]

Oh, of course, it certainly is very different! It's a pleasure to meet you!

I have a question for you, if you have a moment.

[thesettingsun]

Sure. Whatcha need?

[It's not like they're super busy in Shuji's heart.]

[vitis]

[ oh, if that isn't a familiar young man in an extremely tacky crop top —and, hm, just where he should find ink when it comes to shuji.

or so he'd hazard a guess. ]

Hey, Mista. [ a friendly wave and a smile before he gets down to business. ] What's up?

[thesettingsun]

[If John's here as a part of Shuji's heart, it only makes sense that Mista should be here too.]

Nothing much. The room's kinda boring when you can't leave it. You?

[vitis]

I'm on the hunt for some ink, myself.

[ he glances about the area. ]

Mind if I borrow some? ... There is some here, right? [ presumebly within the cabinets, yes. ]

[thesettingsun]

Take as much as you want, there's plenty.

[There is indeed plenty of ink in the cabinets! You can't even tell someone took some earlier.]

[odasaku]

[ despite how well oda and shuji know each other, he's never had the chance to meet this person. in fact, he has no idea why someone that isn't shuji is here in the first place.

still, he's not too worried. casually, he nods towards the stranger. ]

Hey.

[thesettingsun]

Yo.

[Even despite their strangerhood, Mista gives Oda an easy smile. That's the kind of person he is.]

Looking for Shu?

[odasaku]

Yeah. Do you think you can you help?

[ he nods, walking to the medicine cabinet. what does that look like? ]

[thesettingsun]

He's in a book somewhere. Not the library, I know that much.

[The cabinet is full of standard ink bottles and not standard medication bottles, with labels like 'snuggling with John', 'carrying Atsushi home', 'Sakura's birthday party', etc.]

[strawberrypunch]

[He is totally unfazed by the guy already in here. The ink bottles though, that's good!]

Is it okay if I take some ink?

[thesettingsun]

Go ahead, there's plenty.

[strawberrypunch]

Thanks.

[And he'll take some!]

Do you know anything about the missing book from the library?

[thesettingsun]

Might wanna check Dazai's office.

[Why does he sound so irritated on 'Dazai'. Hm.]

[maidofmistakes]

Whoa... [She walks carefully in.] Is this a nurse's office? I guess you're the nurse, huh.

[thesettingsun]

Don't you gotta go to school for that?

[He can wear the outfit if Shuji wants, but it won't make him a nurse.]

[maidofmistakes]

It sorta looks like that, though. So what's really going on?

[thesettingsun]

This's his good feelings room. So obviously that's where his boyfriend should be hanging out!