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[ukakus]

Who: Touka Kirishima (ukakus) & you!
When: IC: 02/11 - 02/13 / OOC: 07/29 - 08/01
Where: Shopping district, Metro-rail Station, a coffee shop, and generally around.
What: Touka is having trouble seeing anything or anyone that reminds her of the coffee shop she used to work at, back in her world. Things get complicated.........
Rating/Warning: None???

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02/11: ADVENTURES IN THE LAND OF (MISSING) GROCERIES.

[The first day starts out pretty normally, for the most part. She can see people just fine, the tools she uses at her job are visible, and there's no indication that CERES has done something to screw them over yet again. By the time her shift at the coffee shop is over, there is no reason for her to suspect that something is wrong. Too bad that sense of normalcy doesn't really last.

The effects start kicking in during the late evening, when she's browsing a store that sells groceries, household items, and things that are necessary for day-to-day life. Her shopping basket is filled with water bottles and hygienic products, which are fine on their own, but she's running low on coffee. So, naturally, she turns to the aisle that stocks coffee blends and other related foodstuffs — and finds it empty.]

... What the hell? Did they sell everything out?

[Yeah. She's more shocked than annoyed at the moment. Mostly, she's wondering how the heck they managed to run out of everything without restocking. Like, this is just ridiculous to her.

Of course, the aisle is actually pretty well stocked, with no missing products. The thing is, that she can't see it, and she's not privy to that fact. Whoops.]

02/12: DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. LITERALLY.

[By now, she's aware that there's something seriously wrong with her sight. Her sense of touch is fine, as is her sense of smell, so it's not hard to notice that she can't see things that are there according to her other senses. Unfortunately for her, knowing that isn't the same as being constantly aware of it, and... there are some hiccups along the way.

Like, say, when she accidentally knocks your character's cup of coffee over smack-dab in the middle of the metro-rail station.]

—Shit. [HISSING THAT SO QUICKLY, and turning around to face the poor unfortunate soul she may or may not have nearly bowled over just now. It's possible that she may have instead knocked it over with her elbow, while weaving through the stalls, booths and vending machines in the station, but the end result is the same. There's something liquid on the floor, and she can't actually tell what it is. She looks annoyed, flustered, and so done with this, all at once.]

I'm sorry. I'll — buy you another one, or whatever.

[ALTERNATIVELY, AN OPTION B: You may find her crouched down in front of one of the vending machines, holding a can of black coffee in her hand. She obviously knows it's there by touch, but her eyes don't quite meet the can. It's like she's looking right through it.

Which she is, and she's totally making some aggravated, tired sound in the back of her throat. She shouldn't have expected vending machine coffee to be any different.

... And she really should move, unless she's planning to make a queue in front of that particular vending machine.]

02/13: HOW SPOOKY.

[Going to work, despite knowing that she can't see anything coffee related? A very bad idea, but she figures she should be fine as long as it's just the little details that she can't see.

She is so, so, so wrong.

As soon as she steps into the coffee shop, she notices several things. For starters, she can't see any of the furniture. All the tables, chairs, and counters are gone. The equipment used to serve the drinks, sandwiches and pastries are gone, as well, and all she can really see are the doors and walls. The customers and employees are all visible, luckily, but. Uh. Anyone who is currently sitting down seems to be floating, according to her own perception of things. Great.

Here are several things that Touka will be doing. Pick your poison:

A) Should you be a customer, she'll be approaching you with a notepad and a pencil. There is nothing odd about this picture, except that when you tell her your order, she'll be taking a second or two to feel the notepad in her hand before carefully scribbling the order down. Apparently, she can't see the lines, because anything she writes will be going all over the place. It's like the tour all over again. Help.

B) Co-workers, brace yourself. There is going to be one (1) 5'1" teenager chucking her notepad your way, looking more or less like she's about to stab someone with the pencil still held in her hand.]

Fill that order and make it fast.

[Because, apparently? She can't do it herself. Any protests or comments on her awful handwriting will be met with a glare. Hurry up, bucko.

C) FINALLY, here's the third and best option (for her). Because not being able to see anything is a major roadblock, she's just going to, you know. Take her apron off, toss her work equipment on the counter, and walk right out of the shop — and probably into your character, who was just reaching for the door or checking out the display. How cliche.]

02/11 - 02/13: CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE.

[If you have another scenario you want to try out, go for it! Toss your own event affected to character at her, bother her in other locations around Cerealia (barring the pleasure district, oops), or literally bump into her. Alternatively, if your character has a strong physical resemblance with any of her co-workers (or, wears a similar uniform), she might have trouble seeing them as the days roll on by. By 02/13, they should be invisible to her. Have fun playing Casper, if this option appeals to you.]

Comments

02/12

[beaconed]

[ Now, Jaune isn't the biggest fan of coffee, that's more of Pyrrha's thing while he likes to have a bit of OJ through a straw and all. Not the most mature teenager, clearly. However, recent developments have caused him to feel unnaturally cold, and anything he touched would have been quite chilly, too. It's for this reason that he decides to try a cup of hot coffee on his way to doing absolutely nothing at work, to see if he can finally feel some warmth, until his latest FaceBook friend Touka bumps and spills that shit all over him. Of course, when he screams, it's because it feels like he just took the ice bucket challenge more than the fact that his face is slightly burned.

Thankfully he can't feel that, and it should heal eventually due to the nature of his abundant Aura. ]

Yeeeeooooowww--!!! Haahhh!!!!! Ohoho!!! [ he starts jumping and flailing around a little bit ] Oookay, j-just dance it off... haaah......

[ukakus]

[FaceBook friend? Maybe FaceBook defriended, like all the high school classmates you remove from your friend list after graduation.

But, oh god. Annoying guy or not, she's cringing when Jaune starts to jump and flail. Had it really been that hot? She can't see the spilled coffee for obvious reasons, and his face doesn't look that bad — so. Maybe he's just that much of a loser???? Seems legit. Doesn't make her feel any less bad for spilling his drink.]

Oi! Stop— Stop doing that. Jumping around won't make it sting any less, blockhead!

[beaconed]

But it helps so much!!! Aaaaghh--

[ Then he suddenly forces himself to stop. Or freeze in place, rather. ]

--hhh...

...

[ ... ]

P-please don't hit me.

[ukakus]

[IF THERE IS SOME UPPER DEITY IN THE WORLD OF TELLUS, NOW WOULD BE A GRAND TIME TO ASK FOR STRENGTH... And patience. Because she's sorely lacking in both right now, and she needs them in order to deal with this idiot.]

And why would I hit you?

[She's so offended.

She wants to hit him.]

[beaconed]

Well, I... our last interaction wasn't the most delicate one... b-but I get it, it's just your way of playing around, right?

[ Like Cardin Winchester, school jerk. Ah... ]

[ukakus]

"Playing around"? [He's saying... all the wrong things... All the wrong things...........]

What are you implying, huh? That I go around beating others up for fun?

2/11

[sjokolade]

[So far, Anna didn't seem to be having any problems herself. Although, at first, she had to wonder if she walking a lot more than usual. That's strange, when did she feel like she need to breathe more? Either way, it didn't seem to bother her that much...for the most part.

When she finally reached the store though? Touka might notice a young girl to the side with her hands on her knees breathing heavily. But when she finally spoke up...?]

What...what are you talking about? There's a bunch of stuff here, c-can't you see them?

[ukakus]

What stuff? [So, no. But she's pressing her lips together when she notices this girl's condition, with how heavily she's breathing and all. She's aware that she's a terrible person, but even so, she can't snap at someone who looks pretty dang unwell.]

... More importantly, what's wrong? Are you alright?

[sjokolade]

I-It's right there...like all those meat or bag of chips or...something.

[She trailed off as her knees finally made their way to the ground. She didn't know what was going on but whatever it was, she knew she wasn't that out of shape!!]

Yeah, I'm okay, I think I just ran a lot more than I thought. But I think the question is are you okay?

[ukakus]

[The meat and the bags of chips she can see, but everything else? It's utterly invisible. She's assuming she's being played here, or that this girl thinks she's looking at something else...?

But, really. Don't be concerned about strangers while looking seconds away from keeling over????????]

Are you kidding me? [Is that over the aisle, or over the concern? Probably both.] How can you ask if I'm okay, when you're on your knees? That's more than simply being out of breath.

[sjokolade]

I'll be fine...this isn't the worst that happened to me.

[She said in between breaths. Although, as the coughs getting worse, she struggled to get herself back up. At first, she was feeling lightheaded but she eventually got her footing down]

B-But I suppose maybe I should get whatever I had looked at. And maybe you too, I swear I still see a bunch of stuff around!

[ukakus]

I'm fine. I can— [... And she's hesitating here for a second, because her eyes were fine during the beginning of the tour, too. It didn't stop CERES from making her go blind as soon as she got her ass dropped into that maze.

Shit. She shakes her head.]

—I can see just fine. [She refuses to believe otherwise, because she has no time to be distressed.] Let me help you. I don't care what you say, but it's not good to be on your feet if you're feeling unwell.

2/13

[deontology]

[Right into him... he should have expected something like this probably, but he was really just innocently passing by. Except now instead he's being slammed into by a familiar face (even if they'd both probably rather forget the entire tour thing), and he's exhausted enough after having not slept for a few days that he does sway a moment before he catches his balance, when normally he would be perfectly stable.

He does catch himself though, and slowly quirks an eyebrow.]

Kirishima, wasn't it?

[ukakus]

Oh — it's you. [In which she always relegates everyone she would rather never see again to "you". She thinks his name is Abe? But she's not completely sure about that, considering she was blind by the time it was brought up during that train wreck of a tour. Ugh.]

Yeah. It's Kirishima. [SIGHS. Today is determined to mortify her.] Sorry. I bumped into you, didn't I?

[deontology]

[It's okay, he doesn't mind being "you". He has similar feelings about that Tour, after all.......]

It's fine.

[But...now he's curious. He's had his hearing messed with three times now......... so--]

Is it your sight again? [a beat] If you could nod "yes" or "no", that would help me a great deal.

[Because yeah, he's struggling with the hearing thing again.]

[ukakus]

[She opens her mouth to respond to that question, but closes it quickly enough when he speaks up again. Yeah. Yeah.

She nods.]

Is it... your hearing again? [And she's tapping her own ear as she says this, before gesturing towards him with a questioning look.

Is CERES likes recycling tricks??? Because if so, that's gross.]

[deontology]

Yes.

[He'll be straightforward and clear, at least, if nothing else.]

The situation is not the same, but it is always my hearing that is affected in some way. That much...will likely be true of you and your sight, as well.

[ukakus]

[She's grimacing as soon as she hears that. It's... well. It's not something she wants to hear, even though she completely believes it.]

... Damn it. I bet those sick bastards get a kick out of messing with us like this.

[She's a little pissed, so she's forgetting about his hearing problems for a moment here. Well, not like he's missing out on much, with her language and all.]

2/13

[dimidiampura]

[ As the days had passed on, he'd - as suspected - gotten worse with his own condition which essentially meant breathing was a super-fun task when he felt like too much exertion would make him pass out. Plus the whole numbed mouth thing REALLY didn't help but he still wanted to check on Touka to see how she was doing.

So imagine it when he stops to try and catch his breath, which is easier said than done when out of nowhere, Touka literally seems to run into him. Huh. She would have seen him standing here, right?

Her eyes were sharper than his own and she would have snapped at him... but that... wasn't the case and he would have asked her what was wrong but he could hardly open his mouth without letting out a wheeze and that painful sensation of his lungs trying to close up on him which was not very pleasant in the very least. That wheezing being something she might end up hearing instead of any kind of words to even attempt to apologize. ]

[ukakus]

[Certainly, under normal circumstances? She would have seen him. Would have totally snapped at him for standing around like an idiot, too. But, well. These aren't normal circumstances, and while she's keenly aware that she can't see certain items anymore, that same knowledge doesn't cover people. As far as she knows, inanimate objects are the only things her vision is skipping out on. She was able to see her customers just fine, after all.

... Yeah. No. While she can't see Kaneki, she can definitely feel something solid when she runs into him. She has no idea what she's bumped into, however, and she's more or less giving the apparently empty space a questioning look. What the hell is related to coffee, that she wouldn't see in the middle of the street? Maybe some kind of sign? Being too focused on trying to decipher this is exactly the reason why she totally jolts when she hears that wheezing sound, though. She even looks around a little bit before her eyes settle back on the empty space. If she focuses enough, she can almost make out someone's breathing... Which is just, uh.

Crap.]

... Is someone there?

[Please let her be wrong. She can deal with not being able to see a coffee pot or whatever, but a person? She's going to kill someone — maybe Mosley.]

2/12

[puerilely]

[ .. well, this is annoying.

For multiple reasons, really. Mostly since Shuu is already pissed off enough at his own condition and how it's so hard to taste anything - he doesn't even like coffee, but he thought maybe a hot drink would be enough to bring some feeling back into his mouth, especially since his throat starts to feel tighter with each day.

But now, instead of down his throat, the liquid is all over the ground, and he squints as he stares at her. ]

Yeah, you better.

[ His voice sounds a little oddly strained though. ]

[ukakus]

[She notices the slight strain in his voice, but she doesn't think anything of it. Rather, she scowls once she realizes who she bumped into. Of all the people she could have ran into in the station, it had to be someone she knows — and doesn't particularly like.

Ugh.]

Tch... Don't be an asshole. If I already apologized, then there's no need to say something stupid unless you want me to change my mind.

[puerilely]

Is there any reason to bump into someone like that in the first place?

[ The tone of his voice is still the same, different from usually, but apparently his attitude never changes no matter the circumstances. And yeah, that means he doesn't have a clue there's anything wrong with her as well. ]

Maybe you need to w.. [ Nngh, he needs a moment to clear his throat and breathe again. ] Watch where you're going.

[ukakus]

[Look, her vision is going haywire. She does not need to be reminded of this fact, and especially not with that attitude of his. She scowls at him, putting a hand on her hip.]

Oh, shut up. You need to watch your mouth.

[And speaking of mouths, hm. She didn't think his tone odd at first, but when he clears his throat to breathe? She recognizes it, a little. He's not the first one she's seen that's like this.]

... Are you having trouble breathing?

[puerilely]

No. [ Well, that's the least convincing denial ever. Sure, it comes pretty easily and naturally, since Shuu is a born liar and faker, but it's obvious from the way that he's breathing and the way his throat twitches that he's definitely having problems. Even if he's not admitting it. ]

Don't try to keep attention from your.. your own problems this way!