[open] party @ my house

[brocon]

Who: Anyone!
When: Prrrobably fast forward to the evening of 11/22
Where: Ayumu Narumi's apartment
What: City-wide meeting
Rating/Warning: There shouldn't be any. Please let me know if there's anything that needs to be f-locked so I can change this accordingly.

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[ Whether it was through Oz or Ayumu, or possibly an anonymous tip-off or some other, you were invited to a small gathering! Of course, the only ones invited are non-natives to the city.

It's probably strange to be invited to a stranger's apartment, but Ayumu didn't want anyone who shouldn't be involved to listen in on what they were talking about. Had it been at a public place, that could have happened. And besides, having people over for a very serious reason also gave him a very serious reason to cook. There was a pretty wide variety of food, from finger food, pasta, meat, rice, and some desserts. He was particularly good at cooking that the people who usually ate his food back at home wanted to marry him, but whether or not you'd find his cooking delicious is up to you.

Ayumu welcomes anyone to enters most likely wearing an orange apron and a spatula on his hand. The first thing he tells anyone who enters is to remove their shoes and leave them by the door. He's got everything ready, and his apartment looks comfortable enough. There might not be enough chairs, but he set up some mats on the floor for people to sit on. His living room/receiving area was right across his dining room, so there was ample space for all his guests.

Once there's a good number of people around, he calls everyone's attention. ]

Right.

My name's Narumi, and this is probably going to be the last time you'll see me. [ Socialising is hard. ]

I arrived here just before Halloween. I want to know about the strange things that have happened before I arrived. From my experience, there might be a pattern to these disruptions. The CEO apparently dismisses these as "glitches." The ghosts and people losing a sense or their entire body is one.

New people usually arrive every two weeks, but there weren't any lately. They should have arrived the past week. A disruption was probably supposed to happen, too, but it didn't. I don't know if this is another "glitch" or not, but it's definitely a change from what you'd probably call "the usual".

If anyone who has been here longer can talk about past "disruptions", then the floor is yours. Knowing when and how long they happened would be good to know too. If we can at least figure this out, then we'd be able to have less casualties. I'm sure at least one person here in this room has died in this place already.

I also probably wouldn't talk about what happens here through those devices they gave us. It'll help to be careful.

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Note: City-wide meeting mingle GO. Feel free to make your own top-level comments, and you are more than welcome to threadhop! INTERRUPT YATA WHILE HE'S TALKING, GO. Actually, don't do that.

Talk about Serious Things, or whatever you feel like your character would contribute! If your character wouldn't speak in front of everyone, that's fine too. Anything goes! No breaking of furniture or else Housewife Ayumu will get very angry. His room is also off-limits, and so his his spare bedroom. If anyone would like to notice his interior, there's practically two flower vases in each room, decorated with irises and lilies of the valley. There's also a keyboard somewhere in the living room. The instrument, not the gadget.

If anyone wants to play around with the idea of stirring up trouble, please assume that Ayumu will throw a slipper at any troublemaker's head.

Comments

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[niceguypose]

[Rock Lee has removed his sandals at the door, going barefoot. And to make room for the other guests, he spends most of the time walking on the wall. He listens carefully to Ayumu's speech, and then he provides his own two cents.]

Ah... I have several concerns! First of all... isn't your name Madoka?! And... What will happen to you?! How could this be the last time... the memories of our youth!!

[Then he goes on with more general concerns.]

Is it true that ghosts are real?! And can death truly be oveturned in this place?! Also, has anyone ever fought our sworn enemies, the Flam-Men?!

[harepiece]

[THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS HE CAN ANSWER HERE aw yeah.]

The ghosts are real, I think... Or they're not entirely "glitches" like CERES said, anyway. There are people here who have died and come back, and I haven't seen any of the Flamines yet...

[niceguypose]

[Lee looks down at Oz from his perch on the wall as he explains.]

This place... ah, life and death itself are tampered with! Have you seen such ghosts for yourself?! And do we know what these Flam-Men look like?!

[harepiece]

[Holding a conversation with someone on a wall is weird, but he sure is trying...]

I don't know how they tamper with death like that, but one of the people that I know who died said that they had to play a game until their code was rebooted? Or something like that. [HE DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND technology is confusing.]

I didn't see any of the ghosts myself, but I was affected by one! And I don't really know what those things are supposed to look like, either. I don't think anyone knows anything about them.

[niceguypose]

A game?! Life and death... in the end, it's all just a game?! [He gasps.]

Is that so? That's very mysterious in its own right! How did it affect you, if I may ask, Oz-kun?!

[harepiece]

[NODDING TO THAT because yes, basically... At least that's the impression Oz has walked away with.]

Oh— The one that I met- ["met"] -took my body away for a while.

[HE JUST SAYS IT SO CASUALLY.]

[niceguypose]

Y-your body?! What did it do with such a thing?!

[harepiece]

Mostly caused trouble for other people... Nothing too bad! But it was still unpleasant for everyone.

[niceguypose]

A-ah... I- I see. But... everything turned out alright in the end?!

[harepiece]

It did! Some people went deaf and some went blind, but it all went back to normal in the end. We never really got an answer for why any of it happened, though. I think that's something that's been bothering a few people.

[Or a lot.]

[niceguypose]

I- I see. That is very unusual! But I am glad that there was no lasting damage. Still... We must be careful in case a next time is far less pleasant!

[harepiece]

CERES said it won't be a problem again, so that means we should probably get ready for it to be a problem again.

[His trust is so high.]

[niceguypose]

Is that so? Then I will train hard for that possibility!

[brocon]

[ oh no, lee totally caught on. ]

Narumi is my last name.

[ ANSWERING QUESTIONS INDIRECTLY, yes. ]

[niceguypose]

[His eyes widen in surprise!]

Ooh! I see! In that case, it's even more of a pleasure to meet you, Narumi Madoka-kun! [From his perch on the wall, he reaches out a hand to shake.]

[brocon]

[ snickers. ]

Yeah, sure. But I'm going to have to say goodbye after today.

[ ... unfortunately, he isn't going to shake lee's hand. AYUMU IS VERY RUDE. ]

[niceguypose]

[Lee will just... leave his hand hanging there, just in case.]

B-but why?! What will happen to you?!

[brocon]

Nothing.

[ and he really meant it. ]

I'm just not going to talk to this many people after today.

[niceguypose]

How many people will talk to?! Please... I must know!!

[brocon]

... What? Why do you have to know?

[niceguypose]

Well... It's just... as your friend, I am concerned for you!

[brocon]

[ um. ]

Big mistake. You're not my friend.

[niceguypose]

H-how could this be? We've had good times, Madoka-kun! [You only met him once...]

[brocon]

And such good times we've had.

[ He looks away from Lee as he rests his cheek on his palm. Idk maybe it adds a dramatic effect to it. ]

But everything has to come to an end.

[niceguypose]

An- an end?! [Lee points dramatically.] It can't be!