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estoria2016-08-03 12:46 pm
sortileges) wrote in estoria2016-08-03 12:46 pm
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[ open ] you wake up, this is not a dream
Who: sortileges & you!
When: IC: 08/16 - 08/17 / OOC: 08/02 - 08/03
Where: Multiple places (ViViD, in town etc)
What: The Worst Time to come back from a canon update... aka event stuff + return stuff
Rating/Warning: None, will change if anything comes up!
( ViViD: The worst train ride home, ever | IC: 08/16 )
[ If it weren't for the fact that coming back meant that there was a mix of memories in his head trying to sort themselves into place he might have noticed the warning signs sooner. The signs for Low Energy Levels that kept flashing up were mostly ignored as he just stands in the middle of nothing, hand against his head with his eyes shut tight because it's been a long while, so much has happened and it's weird to figure out that yes, everything is real.
Even this place where he had to get used to technology and a new way of life. His hair is shorter, he's older (though only a little more in age, but in wisdom and life much much more) as too much has happened.
It's a good, long ten or so minutes before he pays attention to the setting. The command prompt and so called "safe mode" mean very little to him so he presumes it's just part of the setting for ViViD this time. At least he knows enough about coming back after one of these trips to know where he probably is, otherwise this would have been even more disorientating. ]
...Hello?
[ Well, it's ViViD but usually there's someone hanging around. Instead it just... feels silent. Like there's nothing else there.
That is, of course, when the signs for low energy levels start going a bit crazier when he starts to walk--his throat starts to feel tight.
And he can't find the exit. ]
Of course the exit wouldn't be that easy to see here, because nothing could ever be easy.
[ Are you someone who was glitched here, or were youstupid brave enough to log in? Too bad, they aren't getting out of this unscathed apparently... ]
( 01: Energy Levels 93% | IC: 08/17 Morning )
[ He'd spent enough time staring at the change on his wrist to know that it probably shouldn't be there, but considering he didn't understand the majority of what was on the ViViD level the day before anyway he just brushes it off for now. He just assumes he should ask someone like Hiro who actually understands the technology here. Of course, that's until he's ran into the problem of Shigeru melting half the flat, his bed trying to eat him and a number of other things technology related.
Is this the real life or is it just fantasy-- it's hard to tell anymore. But. There are people he needs to see knowing that he's probably been missing for days now.
He makes sure he's dressed properly before he grabs his card and key and runs out the door. It's possible you'll catch him at the door if you've noticed he's back by now, if not, he's calling on doors or going to people's places of work or where he assumes they might be by now to check how they are.
By the time he gets there though, his wrist is probably glowing with 76% Weird. But he does force a smile and pretend like nothing has happened to some people. ]
Hello! Didn't expect to see you here. [ Nevermind????? That he came??????? to you??????? ]
( 02: Glitching 100 years into the future | IC: 08/17 Late Afternoon )
[ While the network might say he's back, if you haven't ran into him during the morning, there are some major differences now. For one thing, he doesn't really look like his younger self at all, nor is he acting quite as polite as he might normally be.
A poor alien might walk in front of him and he yells out: Are y'r eyes in the back of your head?! Watch where you're going! along with a sneer. One thing is for sure though... he seems to be enjoying himself??????
The next time though it might be you doing something that doesn't quite pass his idea of acting well, whether it's you pushing in front of him in a queue, accidentally walking in front of him, or just being there and him wanting to be a pain in the butt. Whatever you're doing might give him reason to decide to call you out on it.
What a rude old man. ]
sortileges & you!When: IC: 08/16 - 08/17 / OOC: 08/02 - 08/03
Where: Multiple places (ViViD, in town etc)
What: The Worst Time to come back from a canon update... aka event stuff + return stuff
Rating/Warning: None, will change if anything comes up!
( ViViD: The worst train ride home, ever | IC: 08/16 )
[ If it weren't for the fact that coming back meant that there was a mix of memories in his head trying to sort themselves into place he might have noticed the warning signs sooner. The signs for Low Energy Levels that kept flashing up were mostly ignored as he just stands in the middle of nothing, hand against his head with his eyes shut tight because it's been a long while, so much has happened and it's weird to figure out that yes, everything is real.
Even this place where he had to get used to technology and a new way of life. His hair is shorter, he's older (though only a little more in age, but in wisdom and life much much more) as too much has happened.
It's a good, long ten or so minutes before he pays attention to the setting. The command prompt and so called "safe mode" mean very little to him so he presumes it's just part of the setting for ViViD this time. At least he knows enough about coming back after one of these trips to know where he probably is, otherwise this would have been even more disorientating. ]
...Hello?
[ Well, it's ViViD but usually there's someone hanging around. Instead it just... feels silent. Like there's nothing else there.
That is, of course, when the signs for low energy levels start going a bit crazier when he starts to walk--his throat starts to feel tight.
And he can't find the exit. ]
Of course the exit wouldn't be that easy to see here, because nothing could ever be easy.
[ Are you someone who was glitched here, or were you
( 01: Energy Levels 93% | IC: 08/17 Morning )
[ He'd spent enough time staring at the change on his wrist to know that it probably shouldn't be there, but considering he didn't understand the majority of what was on the ViViD level the day before anyway he just brushes it off for now. He just assumes he should ask someone like Hiro who actually understands the technology here. Of course, that's until he's ran into the problem of Shigeru melting half the flat, his bed trying to eat him and a number of other things technology related.
Is this the real life or is it just fantasy-- it's hard to tell anymore. But. There are people he needs to see knowing that he's probably been missing for days now.
He makes sure he's dressed properly before he grabs his card and key and runs out the door. It's possible you'll catch him at the door if you've noticed he's back by now, if not, he's calling on doors or going to people's places of work or where he assumes they might be by now to check how they are.
By the time he gets there though, his wrist is probably glowing with 76% Weird. But he does force a smile and pretend like nothing has happened to some people. ]
Hello! Didn't expect to see you here. [ Nevermind????? That he came??????? to you??????? ]
( 02: Glitching 100 years into the future | IC: 08/17 Late Afternoon )
[ While the network might say he's back, if you haven't ran into him during the morning, there are some major differences now. For one thing, he doesn't really look like his younger self at all, nor is he acting quite as polite as he might normally be.
A poor alien might walk in front of him and he yells out: Are y'r eyes in the back of your head?! Watch where you're going! along with a sneer. One thing is for sure though... he seems to be enjoying himself??????
The next time though it might be you doing something that doesn't quite pass his idea of acting well, whether it's you pushing in front of him in a queue, accidentally walking in front of him, or just being there and him wanting to be a pain in the butt. Whatever you're doing might give him reason to decide to call you out on it.
What a rude old man. ]
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Good. I'm sure she was happy to see you. [ He knows the two of them are close. They all are to some degree, after what happened, with maybe the exception of Hyoubu.
He peers curiously at the energy meter on Merlin's wrist, his surprise turning into confusion as he stares at it. ]
This happened after you were in ViViD?
[ Yu looks away, frowning thoughtfully. ] I wonder... does this mean ViViD is the way they're drawing energy from us after all?
[ He'd talked with Dipper about this long ago. Back then they'd discussed whether or not ViViD was a way to collect data, but Yu came to suspect it was more than that. This could certainly lend credence to that theory. ]
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I came back and it was in "safe mode", it said. I don't really know much about the technology here at all though.
[ He frowns. ] If it doesn't go away I'll ask Hiro about it.
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"Safe mode" ... well, that would line up with the way everything else CERES-made has been acting lately. Still, I think that's a good idea. If anyone could get to the bottom of that, it'd be Hiro.
[ Before much longer they reach the edge of the park. It's slight, but Yu's shoulders shift just a bit, a release of tension that speaks to the park's relative safety. He'd been on his guard until that point. Once they've moved into it, Yu will look at Merlin with clear, considering eyes. ]
How are you?
[ It's an honest question, with no particular weight attached to it. ]
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[ He waits for the reply before walking into the park properly as well. It definitely does seem a little more peaceful here, but those trash robots did patrol here too so you never know. ]
I'm-- [ For a second it looks like he might actually say, but when he glances back at Yu he just gives him a sheepish smile. ] --alright. It's just weird getting back into things.
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[ Yu watches Merlin as he replies to that question, and keeps his disappointment off his face at the answer he gets. He knows Merlin has his reasons for being cagey... but he wishes his friend would open up to him a little more. He'll nod, looking away again. Now that they're in the park, it's really just a matter of where to go. Somewhere out of the way of the trash bots... ]
Weird is probably an understatement. [ Said with faint humor. ] How long was it for you, anyway?
[ Back home. Yu experienced just two months and it was still quite disorienting to come back to the colony. ]