estoria | [OPEN] did you miss me?

Who: Tenka aka "Dad Extraordinaire" (

sunshrouded) & ALL OF Y'ALL TBH
When: Sliiiiightly forward-dated to 2/15, so right after the Nexus Code event!
Where: assorted... Kumounji House & entertainment district mostly!
What: Guess who's back (back again), Tenka's back. Tell a friend. -- also he fulfill his dream of becoming a Sidequest Dispenser.
Rating/Warning: just your usual brand of tenka idiocy, maybe some tears, probably some punching

[a. closed to kumounji house residents ; farts back into existence]

[Tenka doesn't have a calendar in his room.

Why would he?

But what he does have, when he materializes in his futon, wearing the same robe that he went to bed with, is a vague feeling of dread. He went through a weird sequence of dreams, he thinks. Sitting through that powerpoint again and then -- after that there was a weird space where he could walk through entire buildings. Where he started to feel... intangible again. It was remniscent enough of the time that he lost his body that he felt chills.

Yet his preoccupation with himself was short. After all, Shirasu was there.

Shirasu was there and wasn't there all at once -- he was in that space, unresponsive even as Tenka yelled at him and tried to punch him. But there was no returning punch, no weary purple eyes, not even a motion of acknowledgment. He was well and truly there and.... not.

So Tenka is tired as he walks out into the living room then, settling himself at their low table and slumping over it, just as he would've three weeks ago.

His first word upon his return:]

Teeeeaaaaaaaa.

[ . . . . . well?]

[b. semi-open to adoptees & others ; emerges from the void for noogies]

[Most people just knock or ring a doorbell. Maybe knock three times in small bursts if they're feeling antsy. But here's Tenka, banging on the door instead, complete with yelling:]

Heeeeyyyyy!! Is anyone in there?! Hellooooo?

[At least it's a voice you probably haven't heard in a while.

Someone clued him in that he's been gone for 3 weeks. So he's got about 3 weeks of visits to make up for, he thinks.

(Punch him.)]

[c. OPEN ; tell me what you see ]

[If nothing else, you might've seen this guy's face around. Yet he appears to no longer be Missing and is instead sitting on a bench somewhere. He seems to be puzzling over something very, very deeply. Feel free to bug him if you know him when he's still in the middle of his work of art (which consists of nothing more than a few brush strokes).

Because otherwise he's going to sit up suddenly and thrust out the page to you. It's definitely the kanji for 'lake'. But here's time for messing with the language mechanism and/or an impromptu Rorschach test:]

What does this look like to you?

[What a quack.]

[d. OPEN ; quest master tenka, disaster in the making]

Hey, you!!

[Doesn't that sound like a promising start to a conversation....

Alas, escape is futile as Tenka completely messes up the rhythm of the closest person's day as he steps in front of them and offers them the sunniest grin. (Don't trust it.)]

You look like you've got some free time. Think you can help a guy out with something?

[Sidequest: start!]

[e. choose your own adventure, hit me with anything, i can take it! ]

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Means to an end, Owl-kun. Means to an end.

[they fell back into step fast]

[ He steps inside to let him inside the apartment. It's noticably missing an inhabitant and has been for a while. ]

What happened to you, Tenka?! I thought you disappeared!

Well, I thought I went to bed.

[It's literally the lamest excuse in the world.]

Had two weird dreams and then Sousei clocked me in the face, told me I was gone for three weeks.

If I had to recommend you on how to start your mornings, my pupil, the answer is.... not like that.

Ouch! He does pack a pretty mean punch, doesn't he?

[ Someone is speaking from recent experience here......... ]

He's right, though! So you don't remember anything? No weird dark world where things are like an illusion... or anything?

I pack meaner but he's faster.

[The main difference between Tenka and Sousei's fighting styles. Is that a hint for Jaune? Maybe if he can pick up on it.]

But that was one of the weird dreams I thought I had, it came after one of the presentation thing again.... Seems like everyone got the illusion one though.

Yeah... [ He walks over to the kitchen real quick to set the oven, then he comes back to Tenka, undoing his apron in the process. ]

I thought it was a dream at first, too. Now? Now I dunno what to think... and now Weiss is back, and you are back, and Pyrrha is still... I-I saw her there. I didn't even wanna leave...

[ He should probably tell him about Pyrrha first?? ]

[Admittedly, that gets Tenka to wince. In his intensity in trying to get Shirasu's attention in there, he admittedly.... didn't even notice Pyrrha.]

Pyrrha-chan's in there....?

[But there is worry clear in his voice. He wasn't as close to her, but he knows that Jaune was. She was practically family anyway, considering Tenka's giant open heart.]

I couldn't contact her shortly after you disappeared, too. When they announced a tour around the CERES facilities, I thought I could go there to... I dunno, find some clues about you guys. But that ended horribly, too.

Eventually I just... I just gave up, I think...

And then I saw her there.

[ Crazy as it sounds, he might be the only person in Cerealia who actually wants to return to what he doesn't realize is the Nexus Code. ]

[ . . . . ah, Jaune. Tenka pauses for a moment and he shakes his head.]

Tell me more about the tour in a bit since I wanna know what they're hiding but.....

You know that's a dangerous place to be, right?

She's my partner. More than that...

[ Jaune has risked his life for people lesser than her, but when it comes to Pyrrha, he'll walk on lava if he has to. It's irrelevant how dangerous or impossible the situation may be. ]

She's counting on me, and I... I am the person I am because of her. I have to go and get her back.

[ . . . . ah jeeze. Tenka was already sold on letting Jaune go to be honest. He's not the type to let family stay behind but -- the mention of partners manages to get him to snort faintly.

If Sousei was stuck there, what would Tenka do?

So he's just laughing faintly before he raises a hand to ruffle Jaune's hair affectionately.]

Then we'll go get her.

But if you think you're gonna do it alone then I've got news for you, kid. I'm not losing you too, alright?

H-Hey, c'mon now, have some faith in me, h-haha... but thanks, it's good to know I'm not alone in this!

You wanna hear about those tours, right? Did Sousei or Peko tell you anything about it?

[ Tenka just snorts and says simply: ] You're never alone, kid. What do you think I'm here for?

[ welcome to the family, jaune ]

Anyway, Sousei fell asleep before I could ask him anything. Why don't you just tell me what you experienced and not worry about repeats?

[ ah, old man Sousei... ]

It was weird... we went through a virtual diary or something, except it was all real. The monsters that were here at the time, before this place was built attacked us! But that's not everything...

[diaries, monsters, and weirdness, oh my!! and yet there's more??

Tenka's brow furrows.]

What else?

It's this city! I think it's less than a year old. Isn't that strange? Anyway, we didn't learn much more. Peko collected some evidence, but I dunno what they ended up doing with it.

I was, uh... kinda..... in...capacitated....?

[ . . . . . ]

What happened to you?

[he's more concerned than it may look, probably]

I...

...took one for the team and got barbecued in dragonfire?

[ He's trying to make it sound less worse in retrospect, since his abundance of Aura managed to heal all scars eventually. ]

[OPEN] did you miss me?

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