[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

[scythegun]

[...Ah.

Well, the letters in the sky and the inky creatures aren't exactly appreciated, but Shuji certainly is!]

It's good to finally see you! Stay where you are, I'll take care of this.

[The first thing he's going to do is pick up that scythe and carry it over to you, though. Just in case. He's always been confident in his abilities and he should probably be able to take care of things here even without his artes, but he doesn't want to leave Shuji with no way to defend himself just in case.

Jaeger's arm and shoulder aren't exactly in great shape, but he transforms his weapon into its scythe form anyway and rushes the monsters. Let's go!!!]

[thesettingsun]

[Shuji at least manages to struggle to sit up, so there's that, but he definitely appreciates Jaeger taking care of things.

The monsters around Shuji aren't the strongest, and rushing some of them will cause them to splatter into ink in one or two hits - sorry about your suit - but the sheep are the most tenacious, and will try to take a bite out of Jaeger's arms.]

[scythegun]

[Today is just really not a good day for his suit. Goddamn.

He'll switch to shield form to block the sheep and throw them off, which should hopefully give him enough time to switch to sword form to finish them off. The sword is faster than the scythe, at least, and he handles it just as well. Don't worry, Shuji, he's totally got this!!]

[thesettingsun]

[He totally has got this, and soon the sheep are ink puddles as well.]

My hero. ...Sorry you had to come all this way.

[scythegun]

[Whew. Glad that's over with. He's not letting his guard down entirely, but he'll return to check on Shuji.]

Oh, don't worry about it. This sort of thing happens sometimes, ja?

[He shrugs at that. He's not sure if Shuji knows what happened with Dazai or not, but he's certainly not going to bring it up right now.]

Are you injured? Can you stand?

[thesettingsun]

[With some effort, Shuji manages to get to his feet.]

I think I'll be okay. Let me borrow your shoulder?

[scythegun]

Of course.

[You're taking his right shoulder, since the left is where he was hit. He's right-handed so he'll transform the sword back into the briefcase form before switching hands; here, he's got you, he's stronger than he looks.]

So where do we go from here?

[thesettingsun]

Home, I guess.

[There's another flash of light, and suddenly Jaeger will find himself where he was before he fell into the dreamscape.

You did it!!]