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« 011 ⇢ event011.exe »
Who: CERES & you
When: ooc: 03/22-03/25; ic: 12/09-12/10
Where: Cerealia's Entertainment District
What: Intro log
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | possibly nsfw (please let us know if you need this rating changed, or you are welcome to continue any naughty shenanigans in a private log)
When: ooc: 03/22-03/25; ic: 12/09-12/10
Where: Cerealia's Entertainment District
What: Intro log
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | possibly nsfw (please let us know if you need this rating changed, or you are welcome to continue any naughty shenanigans in a private log)
//event011.EXE
 It's been a whole month without any new arrivals. Who knows why? If you ask CERES, they won't bother with any in-depth explanations. They will simply claim that none of the code out there has been responding to their recovery methods, so they had to rework a lot of their technology. However, after several weeks of grueling work, they have finally experienced success! A fresh new batch of faces is coming in, and to celebrate their arrival and the real upcoming holidays, CEO Julius Vincere has arranged for a Christmas-themed carnival for all to enjoy. Those who arrive will wake up in Cerealia and be given a long, boring explanation and powerpoint as per usual before being ushered onto a bus (there is no escape. The robots will force you onto the bus one way or another). You will be unwillingly carted to the theme park where you will be immediately assaulted by a giant array of lights followed by several rides that you can enjoy. After you disembark from the bus, one of the snowman robots will be waiting to give you tickets to the rides and show you around as part of the Grand Opening. The amusement park will remain open for the rest of the month of December so anyone can visit as they please. The first couple tickets will also be on the house for new arrivals, but the rest will have to be bought with credits, so choose wisely! (Or try and sneak into the rides -- then face the wrath of the snowman robots and their snowman firearms :D)
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//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I [ xx PHASE II [ xx PHASE III [ xx PHASE IV [ xx BONUS [ why[ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with trigger-y or inappropriate material and do let a mod know if your thread careens off into maiming or canoodling so we can lock the log. ] |
xx ] Do you like ferris wheels? This is an enchanting one where you get to ride around in a giant snowflake at a very limited speed. The wheel will turn excruciatingly slow before stopping abruptly, leaving you trapped at the very top. We hope you're not afraid of heights because you're going to be in there for a while! The windows on the snowflake will rapidly darken leaving you and your fellow riders trapped in the darkness. At that moment, you will feel something warm breathing down your neck and along the back of your ear. As you reach over, you'll feel like the chair underneath you is made of snakeskin, and a hissing sound will intensify as the "chair" squirms and as the breathing gets louder and hotter. Scrabble at the doors, fight your way out! Will you escape or not? Probably not, but the experience will last only a good five minutes before the lights come back on and before the ferris wheel starts moving again. The chair will appear as normal, and there will be no one else inside except any fellow riders who came with you.
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He still felt that in a way; that he was a monster.
So many little habits he'd picked up on since separating from Hide, and the things he's done. Admitting to them straight would take a long time, like the fact that he kind of broke 103 of Touka's brother's bones, lost his mind in Kanou's underground lab back then, killed all those ghouls in Tsukiyama's ghoul restaurant and even having attacked Banjou who was his comrade. Plus you count in all the cannibalization he's done to ghouls in the past before that and he had this whole list of unimaginable things he's done and the kinds of people he's fought against.
Kaneki remained quiet for a moment after that, the cracks in his composure more than evidently visible in how close to breaking down he was getting to. His expression turns almost hurt, like he doesn't know to feel about his friend's words because it was true and yet made him feel a little guilty when he saw that look in Hide's eyes. ]
They... taught me a lot of things and helped me find a place to belong when I thought I didn't have one anymore.
[ Stepping forwards, he then stopped himself because he knew he shouldn't. There was so much more he wanted to say, and yet there was no way he could apologize to Hide for leaving him alone all this time. ]
It wasn't just them, though. Hide, I... wasn't just eased into accepting who... or what I was.
[ By now it seems something comes to the surface and the next words all spill out, unbidden. Mostly on instinct, and after they've been said he freezes up a little. ]
There's more to it... I... never really wanted it to happen that way.
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Kaneki was like a familiar book in some ways. You knew what the story was about, plot twists and all, and the words were familiar. But occasionally you would stumble across a passage that wasn't worded the way you remembered. Or you remembered a detail a little bit differently than it happened.
That was the feeling Hide got standing across from Kaneki, with his white hair and different demeanor. Kaneki was familiar but being turned into a half-ghoul had made him a little different from the friend Hide remembered.]
That way? Kaneki...what are you talking about?
[He knew that Anteiku had helped Kaneki, of course they had. But to learn that they hadn't been the only ways left Hide wondering who else his friend meant. Who else would have known about Kaneki's condition?
Hide freezes as realization comes rushing in. When Kaneki had been missing, he'd been held by that Aogiri group, hadn't he? He'd been missing for weeks before Hide had been able to pass his information off to the CCG.]
It was Aogiri, wasn't it?
[His face was stricken. He'd never even thought to consider what might have happened during that time.]
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Kaneki wholeheartedly wished it had been just Anteiku who had helped him accept his ghoul side, and perhaps if events had happened differently then there was the chance that maybe he wouldn't have become so broken. If Yamori had never existed then perhaps he would still bear his normal haircolor and still be someone who was a little more human than him. His heart - and mind - wouldn't be in so many scattered pieces, waiting and leaning on that line of sanity and insanity with memories he wish he could forget eternally.
His throat feels tight and his head reels a bit, a hand soon coming up to rub absently at the joints on his other hand in silent remembrance. Aogiri. Aogiri. They broke him in more than one way and surely everything in his body language and posture hints at this; the darkness that clouds his pale eyes as he slowly nods in what feels like a delayed answer to Hide's question. ]
...Yeah. A... man named Yamori, particularly. Jason... whatever it is you want to call him.
[ In a sick way, he knows it was also Rize that helped him in that entirely too messed-up and forwards way of hers. Forced him to accept that he was lonely and that he had to be someone who had to hurt others instead of being the one who got hurt.
Made him realize that if he didn't change, then when Aogiri got too strong, they would go after all of his precious people and he would not dare risk something like that. They meant too much to him, after all. ]
Ten days. I experienced things no normal human could have possibly endured, Hide.
[ That's all he's going to say unless his friend ever pressed it, but for now he was going to leave it at that. ]
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Many times he had wanted to go to Anteiku for help. They were ghouls too, so if there was anyone who would know what had happened to his friend, who had taken him, it would be them. At the very least they would have a better idea than he had. But it had been too risky to take the chance, especially without Kaneki there to assure them of Hide's trustworthiness.
His strike of luck came when he found that ghoul. He'd looked very suspicious, and more importantly, dangerous. Hide just knew in his gut that that ghoul had something to do with what happened to Kaneki. Despite his nerves, tracking him had been quite easy. And soon enough he had a good idea of where his friend had been taken.
Too late. He'd been too late to make a difference. He watched in agony as his friend's body language shifted before his eyes, his eyes glowing with a darkness that Hide had never seen before. His throat tightened. When Kaneki finally spoke, he went completely still.
Yamori...Jason...They were one and the same. The very ghoul that he had tracked, that had unknowingly led the CCG right to his door, had been the one to change Kaneki. The universe was such an ironic place sometimes.
He clenched his eyes shut as Kaneki's next words registered. Ten days. Ten days too late. Too late. Too late.]
I'm sorry. [His words began in a whisper but graudally grew louder.] I'm sorry I wasn't fast enough. I'm sorry I couldn't get them to you any sooner.
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Something else then registers all at once, and it stills his thoughts briefly before presenting many more in a flurry. He was... sorry? Getting them to him sooner?
It took a second of piecing it together in his mind, and the second it clicked was when he felt something tug at his heart painfully. That time when Yamori had come see him, telling him he was going to eat him because the CCG was essentially launching an attack on Aogiri or something along those lines. In the back of his mind he'd always wondered why they were attacking Aogiri at that exact time but otherwise it hadn't been his top priority other than protecting those he considered precious, interfering with Ayato to save Touka and then everything else that came after but until now he'd never known the truth. That his best friend was somehow responsible for the CCG moving back then, that Hide had been trying to help him way back then. ]
...Don't... apologize. If anything... I...
[ Kaneki's voice trailed off for a moment before he stepped forwards fully and just wordlessly pulled Hide into a hug. An action he hadn't done in so long as it was so purely human, his head bowed against the blond's shoulder with his body trembling slightly. ]
Thank you, Hide. I... You... were working so hard all that time... I don't... know how you did it but...don't apologize for that. Please...
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After Kaneki disappeared after that, it had felt like the obvious thing to do, joining the CCG as a part timer. It was the one place where he could discover what his friend was up to and try to keep a step ahead of the investigation for Eye Patch. In the end, the fact that he had sent in that anonymous information had actually ended up aiding him. Marude-san had an interest in keeping him close, and Hide was able to exploit that to a point. Even to the point of being brought along on the raid. He wanted to say all of this Kaneki, to make him understand that he had done everything he could for him. But before he could, Kaneki was closing the space between them.
He was still for a moment, before he wrapped his arms around his friend and pulled him closer in a tight embrace. Hide dug his face into the side of Kaneki's neck in an attempt to hide his tears.]
I didn't know what else to do. I knew if was...a risk. But it was all I could do.
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Hide had always done things in his best interests and in the end, if he would have listened to him regarding 'not having a chance' with Rize, the chance he'd still be happy and not so broken was quite likely. Then again... he'd been happy for a while after becoming a ghoul and seeing that not all ghouls were monsters, balancing both the human and ghoul lifestyle and somewhere along the line he'd crossed it with blood-soaked hands pulling him down into a darkness he didn't think he'd be able to escape from.
That world now was feeling less tangible; like he could reach for the light again and he drew in a shuddering breath as he felt tears prickling at the corners of his eyes and soon falling, unbidden. He felt so hopeless right now, but at the same time, it was like he could breathe again as everything landed in place with all that had happened, and how Hide not only accepted him but had seemingly been on his side from the beginning and trying to help him even at such a large risk. He could be killed for assisting a dangerous ghoul like him but what mattered past that was their friendship, that hand always on his back for support was always Hide.
How could he have been so stupid to have not seen the truth right there in front of him? ]
...You've... always been there to support me... I didn't... see it before, but... always. From the start... i've... been such an idiot.
[ Kaneki's voice was quiet, soft and defeated in his admittances, closing his eyes even as the tears fell. Touka had been right. Selfish as ever, huh? Claiming to protect others and failing to accept the feelings of others who tried hard to help and reached out to him. ]
I... didn't mean to shut you out... you... were left alone too and I... never considered that. I... I'm sorry...
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There were people at school he would call friends, if only because he occasionally hung out with them after class. There were even more people he knew as acquaintances who he could have surrounded himself with. But none of them were like Kaneki. His best friend. The one person in the whole world he would rather spend time with.
With Kaneki gone, he had no one to tease about reading too much. No one who would grudgingly share their notes with him despite knowing he hadn't written his own because he'd been too distracted reading about his latest obsession to pay attention. No one to sit in a cafe with and talk about cute girls. All that had been left was a giant hole in his life because he hadn't realized how big a piece Kaneki had been.
Until he was gone.
His grip tightened around his friend, as if he thought Kaneki would just disappear if he let go. Hide wasn't about to chance it.]
Yeah, you have...if you didn't know that...I'm always going to support you. No matter what.
[He could feel Kaneki's tears through the fabric of his shirt, but he didn't mind. Tears were streaming down his cheeks as well, leaving Kaneki's shoulder wet under his face.]
It's okay. You...did what you...thought was right.
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Sure, he had everyone at Anteiku whom he got to know very well and they accepted him but in doing this, he really hadn't stopped to think how much his disappearance would have impacted Hide. He'd been truly blind and he hated it now, if only because it meant this was the likely reasons behind his best friend's tears that he felt so clearly in their warmth as they hit his shoulder. Hide had always been strong when he couldn't and he'd be incredibly hard pressed to find a time that he'd ever actually seen Hide cry at all - he was so strong, so bright, and that reminded him now that like anyone else, he was human.
Yet through all these tears, his friend would still support him with his kind words and actions. It struck right down to his very heart that he'd mostly locked away from the rest of the world. ]
...No. I can't... It's not okay, Hide.
[ His voice shakes and trembles, quivering with vulnerable hurt and emotion as his fingers clutched at Hide's shirt firmly. Kaneki wasn't ready to let go either and he couldn't give a damn if anyone saw him because doing this, he felt like he was truly feeling again after all this time.
He needed this and so did Hide. ]
I... I thought I was protecting you and the others but I... I didn't see that all I did was hurt you all, I was so selfish! If I would have listened to everyone then maybe things... wouldn't be as they are now.
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Mostly though, he just felt sad, because Kaneki was now using his understanding to blame himself. Hide hadn't wanted that. He didn't care about who was to blame or not. He cared that he had his friend back and that they were finally able to come clean with everything and start fresh.
It felt weird to think that knowing the situation they were in. Their world was destroyed but they still had each other. Hide wanted to take that as a sign that they deserved a new start. In a place where ghouls weren't being imprisoned or mercilessly hunted down. In a place were they might, for a time, find some peace.]
What happened...wasn't all your fault. There...are others to blame. But I don't care...about that.
[He paused for a long moment, burying his face in Kaneki's shoulder, and tried to take a few deep breaths to calm his erratic and shaking breathing. When he spoke again, he sounded much calmer.]
I don't blame you Kaneki. And I don't want you to blame yourself. [Slowly, he pulled away just far enough to meet his friend's eyes.]
You need to give yourself a break, Kaneki.
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In the back of his mind he remembered his fight against Amon, the gaping hole in his side and the blurry remembrance where he swore he'd seen Hide back then before arriving at Cerealia and it was the same then as it had been now. However the only difference was that his head was a lot clearer now than it had been then, confirming how real this was and that his humanity was still there and intact, telling him he didn't have to be a monster anymore. This comforting warmth told him everything and grounded him in a way nothing else could, told him this was not a dream and those fears he had were gone. Along with seeing everything clearly, there was a weight taken off and in turn made his shoulders relax subtly as he listened to what his friend had to say.
By the time Hide pulled back enough to meet his eyes, there was something akin to sadness and a flicker of something like defeat mixed with exhaustion within them. ]
Do you... really think it will be alright to..?
[ The past hurts and he doesn't want to dwell on it, to focus on the future was better and what should be instead of what makes you hurt right? ]
I want... it to be like it was. Not worrying about everything at home... it's really okay to do that?
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But he wouldn't do that now, because he wanted Kaneki to know that he was being serious. He wanted Kaneki to know that Hide's next words were completely truthful. It felt to him like the only way he could combat Kaneki's uncertainty.]
Yes. It's alright for you to put all of that behind you. We can start new here. Make things just like they were. You and me.
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Closing his eyes for a second, he inhaled a breath and let it linger before exhaling it and re-opening them to look at Hide once again. This time it was more of a gentler look, that defeated and near broken expression gone completely. ]
You're right. This... world can be a new start for us. Nobody knows about what I am... or my past. So, it's alright.
[ Kaneki was trying to come to terms with it and all in all he was doing a bit better with Hide's help now. Everything was clearer and the now solid thought of being able to truly start over in a world where nobody knew what he was had been engraved into his mind. ]
...When we get out of here... you can come and live with me. It's not much but... it's a start.