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[open] party @ my house
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.
[ 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.
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.
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.
[ 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.
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.
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.
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But then he blinks.]
You did?
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and realizing that he forgot to mention-]
Ah... Yeah. Our parents passed away about 11 years ago.
[tuberculosis attacking in the dark of the night like a ninja in a fox mask, if you know what i mean]
So it's just been me and my two brothers since then - though the villagers did a lot to help when I was really young.
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But he's stopped, surprised. Tenka... Even with all of the villagers helping him... That's still a large weight to pass onto someone's shoulders, especially when they're young.
The thing that comes to mind, though is:]
You live in a good place. [With good people... it sounds like.]
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[HE SAID IT SO EAGERLY. And then he settles down, though his fondness is still absurdly clear.]
I love my hometown. My family's charged with protecting it but sometimes I feel like they're the ones who've looked out for us over all these years.
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Can't it be both?
[Having the villagers help them when they need it, in turn helping and looking out for the villagers... It sounds thoroughly reciprocal.]
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I guess it's both. All that matters is that good people get taken care of, even though it's pretty dangerous otherwise. But I've never really had to worry about Otsu.
It's a really cloudy place and gets cold a lot, but you won't find anywhere with warmer people.
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[Brigands? THIEVES?? What else do you have in your year, Tenka, Hinata's not entirely on the up-and-up.]
So everyone there... kinda makes up for it being cloudy and cold a lot, huh?
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Ahh. It's 1878 in Western years.... so I guess you can say it's a pretty turbulent time. We're getting a lot more Western influence in Japan and a lot of people are unhappy with it, so they brandish swords even though it's against the law and try to act tough. But it's nothing I can't handle!
[at least it doesn't seem like Tenka's the one trying to act tough... he really does just believe in his own strength as a fact.]
But I'd say so. You should visit Otsu in your time, Hinata-kun. I'm sure that no matter what, it's always going to be a happy place.
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Visit, huh...]
If I ever can visit it... I will. [Because Tenka's piqued his interest more with the clear fondness that he has for it. He can only hope that the restoration's gone well back in Japan so he can see it as somewhat like Tenka does.]
For now, I have something I need to do, so I have to stay on Jabberwock Island, but... it won't be like that forever.
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So instead he gets distracted, as is typical:]
You have a duty of your own, Hinata-kun?
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[A determined look crosses his face, sharp in his eyes. It doesn't matter how much time has passed or how many worlds he's spirited off to-- his want to get back hasn't wavered.
He said to them all that they were going to move forward together...] It's something I decided with the others. We're going to do everything we can to try and help our friends.
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What a good duty.
Then if you're all going to put your effort into it, I don't doubt that you'll accomplish whatever you set out to do. Anything can happen when you rally the strength of people.
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...Thanks.
That's what I think, too. At least, there's no point in giving up before you've even really gotten started. [Impossible as it may very well be close to being, he can't give up. He wants to save his friends, wants to see them wake up.]
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[... he says it so quickly, as if it's just a natural fact, but to Tenka - that's exactly what it is. He meets Hinata's eyes evenly and speaks with purpose for once. Consider this another impromptu aniki lesson.]
Once you start, when it gets hard, when you're almost done - don't give in. You're stronger than you know, Hinata-kun, and I'm sure the same goes for all of your friends.
I don't even know what you need to do - but no matter how hard it is, nothing's impossible for my smartass, genius little brother. Okay?
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I almost gave up once. I almost gave into despair, and I felt like everything would crush me, and why should I keep fighting when there'd be no point to it in the end? [He was going to disappear anyway--] But I was wrong.
So I won't. [Though he's tempted to cuff him for that smartass comment.] If I start looking like I'm going to, I'll give you permission to give me a hard time about it. [And, under the guise of thoughtfulness when it's actually the most affectionate of needling,] Though you probably wouldn't need it to, aniki.
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I'll do that.
.... but it's alright to be sad and it's okay to feel lost. Don't mistake grieving for giving up. I don't think you will - but it's something I worry about with people like you who try to take on everything on your own and take care of everybody else.
Though I suppose it's fine. I guess I can take care of you instead. It's an aniki's job anyway.
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But, people who try to take everything on their own and take care of everybody else, huh? Doesn't that sound like someone else?
He lifts a hand to catch it in Tenka's sleeve.] You don't need to take care of me too much [he'd be the type to leave the nest early lbr], but... it's reassuring to hear that you would.
[He can occasionally be earnest!!]
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But Tenka blinks when Hinata catches his sleeve and then he snorts in amusement. Reassuring?]
I'll always be here for you, punk.
[-- is what he says before he just leans forward to wrap his arms around Hinata in a hug. Dumb, affectionate aniki.]
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[He is getting a face full of fabric right now, aniki.
Hinata shifts a little before he leans right into him, really not hesitating to lift his arms and return the hug. Even if he's not the type to initiate doesn't mean he doesn't like dumb affection.]
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.... except this does help settle Tenka a bit, even though it probably wasn't evident that something was bothering him in the first place. But there's really something about being able to care for others that manages to put him at ease, even though Hinata doesn't really need him at this specific moment in time.
Ah well. Hugs are happening and hugs are good.]