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April | Test Drive Meme

Jikan Test Drive Meme
MinimizeYou've seen this before. The thought strikes suddenly, during whatever it is you were doing. Having an important conversation? Running away from home? Dying in the midst of a fierce battle? Where ever you are, one things is true: you're certain this isn't the first time you've lived through this. But upon realizing this, that's when it happens. Like someone hitting rewind on the VCR, you're back where you were ten minutes ago. And it happens again. And again. And again--

Until finally, something is different. A door stands in front of you. Will you go through it? Nothing else seems to be working, so this might be your only chance.



Upon opening the door and heading inside, a strange feeling overwhelms you. It's comforting and warm, like being enveloped in a soft, heavy blanket. You hear a voice murmuring in your ear, but it's unintelligible.

And in the next moment, you've appeared in a laboratory, surrounded by the unfamiliar yet worried faces of people in lab coats, speaking in a foreign language that doesn't sound so foreign to you anymore.

Nanjikan Research Laboratory

There isn't much time to process what's happening before characters are ushered out of the arrival room. They're passed between a medical and a psychiatric team, checking them for injuries and psychological trauma. Their every need is met: food is offered, injuries are tended to, and questions are answered. "You're in the Eastern Kingdom of Nippon on a planet called Gaia," they explain. "You were brought here because you became aware of the timeloop... we'll explain everything."

Orientation Nanjikan Research Lab, Tokyo
Everyone is brought to a large auditorium, where dozens of other people looking similarly out of place are seated around them. The scientists and doctors from before file on stage, thoroughly explaining the situation. What they experienced back home was a timeloop. While the loops in their home worlds are smaller and likely to resolve on their own, the fact that such a small amount of time is being repeated is what makes them so dangerous for those who become aware of it. And they've been working around the clock in collaboration with the neighboring Western Kingdom, checking adjacent universes for others who've become aware. While the technical explanations may go over the heads of most, that's not the reason they were all brought together like this.


"In order to bring you here, we used the very same magic responsible for freeing our world... Kizuna."


And they continue to explain: their own world was trapped in a year long loop for decades, if not longer. Through the use of an ancient form of bonding magic, they bound their world to the present flow of time, allowing it to progress past the timeloop. Or at least, that's how they thought it worked. In truth, Kizuna is very powerful reality-warping magic. And thanks to the powerful bond all refugees now share with the country of Nippon, the magic surrounding them will only continue to evolve.

Until they find the means of resuming the flow of time back in your home world, the refugees will just have to make due with this one. But not to worry, because Nippon is fully committed to taking care of everyone!

A Place to Call Home Tokyo, Kanto
Once orientation is over, characters will be allowed to choose housing in both Kyoto and Tokyo, enabling them the means of easily living between both Kingdoms if they please. These housing options will be fully paid for by the government of Nippon, with the NRL and MRU providing a stipend for food expenses in Tokyo and Kyoto respectively.

In lieu of providing transportation, all refugees will be granted an unlimited rail pass that they can use to travel all across Nippon! Thankfully, express routes connecting Tokyo and Kyoto will be running at all times of day, allowing refugees to freely travel between the Eastern and Western Kingdoms as they please. While this TDM and its prompts are focused on the Eastern Kingdom, you are welcome to have your character arrive in the Western Kingdom instead.

For those bound for Nihonbashi, be careful not to board the train too late at night. Because on Friday nights, the Loop Line's final train of the night is a party train! Every train car is set up with its own theme and decor, with this week featuring the return of the ever popular sexy maid cafe in the rear of the car! Dress up in a surprisingly demure maid outfit (this is 1921) and take customer orders, or have a seat and peruse the menu. Aside from a small bar, there's no actual food service or exchange of currency going on here, so it's all in good fun! The train will loop endlessly past the same station until sunrise, so hopefully they weren't planning on an early night's sleep.

In Little Edo, a Great Nippon Salamander has been spotted wandering the streets in search of clean water. While this may not seem like a big deal, these creatures range in size from that of a large dog to that of a large house. To subdue the creature, the local hunting clan, the Hanzaki, are searching for volunteers to help coax the salamander back out into the swamplands of the Tokyo Outskirts. While the safest method is to lead it using a hose or another source of water, those looking to get the job done quickly may instead choose to fight the creature, causing it to flee in whichever direction they point it in. Careful, they move faster than you think!

Over in Yoshiwara, the Tokyo branch of the refugee-owned nightclub, Club Hexxx, has finally opened its doors! Enjoy a dark and spooky atmosphere while listening to the latest jazz hits. And best of all, refugees will be offered a free glass of Club Hexxx's signature drink: Kinklist, a coffee-flavored drink that turns white after one sip, and causing the drinker's deepest sexual desire to appear written on their cheek in black ink. The text will remain until they finish the rest of the drink.


NRL Time Refugee Support Network
Once they've received their housing assignment, all refugees will be given small handheld devices called magi-tech communicators, or magi-comms for short. They're heavier than a conventional smartphone would be, but far sturdier, and powered by the ambient magic that flows through the city. Now available with limited sepia-tone color, and video cameras! They don't need to be charged, but they won't work outside of cities at all. Upon booting it up, they'll find a message linking them to a special channel for refugees.

#nrl_time_refugee_support - online
Inbox
Text
Audio
nrl_support: Hello time refugees!
nrl_support: Welcome to your channel!
nrl_support: This is your exclusive contact channel hub for everyone who's been brought to Nippon.
nrl_support: Neat, huh?
nrl_support: Why don't you try out the new video feature?
scienz_rulz_1899: hey didja hear?
scienz_rulz_1899: there's some new tech coming out later this month
scienz_rulz_1899: something real special
scienz_rulz_1899: hope you aren't afraid of heights www :)
scienz_rulz_1899: anyway
scienz_rulz_1899: for all the new folks trickling in this month, the name's tomoko
scienz_rulz_1899: lets be friends! :)


Use the following code for your top-level if you'd like! This is how network communication will look for characters in the game until more advanced magi-tech comms become available for characters.


Springtime Flowers

With the changing of the seasons, the cherry blossoms have finally bloomed, painting the landscape with dashes of pink and white on nearly every corner. Not even the busy citizens of Tokyo can resist stopping to smell the flowers, or even enjoying picnics underneath them!

And those looking for the best place to view the flowers need look no further than Little Edo, a suburb in south Tokyo that borders the vast wetlands that separate Tokyo from Yokohama. And between the lush parks, interesting shrines, and mysterious ruins, there's no shortage of things for those settling in to explore!

A Very Special Festival Kanayama Shrine, Tokyo Outskirts
While most residents are celebrating the spring season under the cherry blossoms, a different sort of celebration is taking place at the Kanayama Shrine, located just south of Tokyo on a tall, narrow hilltop that juts out of the flooded landscape. Once more, it's time for the annual Kanamara Matsuri, and all refugees will find themselves invited to the little island to see the festivities. And what sort of festival is it, you may ask?

Why, it's the Festival of the Steel Phallus! According to legend, there was once a plague of a type of ayakashi that was known to live in the genitals of humans, whose vicious bite caused the birthrate of a certain city to drop down to zero. To combat this, an afflicted young woman asked a blacksmith to forge a steel phallus in order to break the ayakashi's teeth, freeing her of the curse. It's said the original phallus remains enshrined in the innermost chambers-- and in honor of this most venerated dildo, a festival is held every spring to celebrate sexuality and fertility, all leading up to a procession in which a giant steel phallus is paraded around the island.

(And no, I didn't make this one up.)

Refugees visiting the shrine will find no shortage of phallic-shaped foods and merchandise. Outside of the wide array of oddly shaped dildos to choose from, in terms of food, there are stalls selling lollipops, popsicles, sausages, grilled squid, octopus balls, cream-filled dick waffles-- but there's more at work here than a simple theme. Those who choose the popsicles will find themselves with a temporary oral fixation, causing an urge to have something between their lips at all times. Now, is this a naughty trick, or merely a marketing ploy to sell more popsicles? It's hard to say.

But the real treat is inside the shrine itself, where a single dildo stands tall among gilded offerings and flowers. The inner chamber is only ever put on display once a year, and for good reason. Anyone whose eyes fall upon the majestic phallus will become overwhelmed with a desire to fill or be filled - which might just be why viewings are done in groups of two or more, with the outer doors of the shrine closed behind them for privacy. There's a nice pile of pillows and no shortage of lubricating oils available, so why not get into the spirit of the season with a friend or two?

Flowers of Evil Little Edo, Tokyo
Festivals aside, many people are coming out to Little Edo to enjoy the array of cherry blossom trees for Hanami, or flower watching parties. Of these, the refugees will find themselves invited to a special gathering, taking place under the shade of a massive cherry blossom tree that was planted in their honor the year before. And yet despite it's young age, it's the largest tree around, continually growing since the initial growth spurt when it was planted. Although most understand that it was likely Kizuna that caused its sudden growth, locals have begun treating it as something sacred, leaving offerings and making prayers beneath its branches.

And should the refugees decide to take part as well, they may be surprised to find that whatever they wish for comes true. These wishes are rather limited, and some may only exist for a few minutes. But for those wishing to meet someone from home, the may be surprised to find that the person in question will appear beside them in Nippon... (See notes below for details!)

But while everyone else is enjoying the cherry blossoms, a certain park in Little Edo is drawing crowds for a different reason. After last year's outbreak of jubokko ayakashi, the cherry blossom trees in this area were permanently stained by the jubokko's red pollen, causing the pink petals to develop distinct red veins.

However, unlike the jubokko's pollen, these petals carry a very different effect. Anyone who stands under the shade of these trees will feel an irresistible urge to confess something. This can be something minor, like a strange food combination they are particularly fond of, or something major, such as the name of the last person they had sex with. This urge will linger even after leaving the flowers, until they've either confessed enough to appease the tree, or until the trees go bare when the blossoms fall.

Underwater Mysteries Tokyo Outskirts, Kanto
Those who are familiar with some version of Nippon may find the changed landscape to be rather confusing. Due to a massive time surge many decades ago, the entire region of Kanto was flooded, leaving many cities underwater or transformed into swamplands. As nature took over, the flooded region surrounding Tokyo came to be known the Tokyo Outskirts.

Ordinarily, exploring this area can be rather dangerous, given both the presence of dangerous Ayakashi and the unstable landscape that's peppered with the ruins of drowned cities. But this week, those looking for a little adventure can take part in special boat tours exploring the ruins and viewing the cherry trees from a unique vantage point.

Up to four people can fit in a single steamboat, which is preprogrammed to follow a path that will take passengers past the top of a large hill that's almost completely covered in cherry blossom trees, with the ruins of a few old buildings just barely visible beneath the overgrowth. But beauty aside, the real marvel is within the water itself, which is clear enough that one can look down and see roads, trees, and even entire buildings still mostly intact beneath the surface. You'd think the water just appeared one day, given that nothing seems to have been destroyed when the flood occurred.

But not every trip will go as smoothly as planned. Hidden beneath the pink petals that pepper the surface of the water, unlucky refugees may spot the long, long body of an Ikuchi, the sea serpent ayakashi. Thought to be the longest Ayakashi to exist in Nippon, these thick, snake-like creatures may take entire minutes just to pass under a boat. Spotting the body is simply distressing, and thankfully not of much concern. But should someone make eye contact with the third eye on top of its head, the Ikuchi will climb over the side of the boat and coil around it, attempting to drag it beneath the surface. And for the one who initially made eye contact, they'll find themselves affixed with a curse that temporarily makes it impossible to float in the water.

Thankfully, this ayakashi isn't interested in attacking those who fall overboard, and there's plenty of spots where the water is far more shallow. But those who fall in will have to wait until another tour comes by to ferry them back to shore.



OOC Notes
Welcome to Jikan's April TDM! The TDM is considered game canon, and also serves as the intro log! That said, whether you choose to carry threads over to the game or not is up to you!

• For this month only, please include in your top-level if you are a new player without an invite! Those seeking an invite can do so here!!

• CRAU characters may start regaining their CRAU memories one month after the TDM. However, vague feelings of familiarity are allowed between previous game CR! For more on this, please read the FAQ!

• You do not need to sign-up for housing! Choose whichever style you prefer. Roommates can be chosen by the characters or can be random. If you want to switch housing later, your character has the option of moving at the beginning of each month.

• Despite everything, Kanamaru Matsuri is considered an all-ages event!

• Wishes can be anything, from food items to items from home. All characters in the game will be allowed to redeem one item, magical or otherwise, from home using this prompt! However, for new character apping into the game, you have the option to have your character join the game by being wished into the setting. The wish can be anything from a direct plea to see a certain castmate again, or even just a wish for more friends that goes awry. These characters will still remember a time loop, but will not remember seeing a door, instead appearing in Tokyo after hearing the wishing-character's voice call to them. These characters will then be encouraged to visit the NRL for orientation, and will be offered an explanation that Kizuna saved them from the timeloop directly.

• While characters may attempt to fight the Ikuchi, it will not fight back, and cutting its body will cause it to grow another head and become another separate Ikuchi. This new head is also capable of cursing people, so it's probably best to leave it alone.


Please leave any questions about the TDM prompts in the thread below! General game questions can be directed to the FAQ!

Apps are always open!





shatteredstoryline: (127)

Melissa Foddebrat | Beware the Villainess! | New, currently w/o invite

[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-02 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I. VENGAbus TRAIN
[Excuse Melissa while she touches and looks over every menu attempting to find something that actually resembles food or drink. She'll do this for a while, gathering quite the uncomfortable gaze from other patrons, until finally she snaps and starts waving the menu in your character's face — whether they be temporarily a maid or a 'customer'.]

Do you see this shit?! Can't I just get a cup of fucking tea? Does a girl really have to drop trou' for a biscuit or tart?!

II. Fanny Flustering Phallus Finds
Hey, watch it!

[The festival seems pretty popular, so it's no surprise there are crowds. Melissa was enjoying the takoyaki because everything else is just too suggestive for her. At least the octopus balls are inert when it comes to suggestiveness unless you actually reach for their nature as... balls...

Anyway, the unexpected collision between Melissa and your character ends in her losing two balls, so she is very insistent when she says:]


Oi, now you owe me! At the very least take me to get something else tasty to eat.

[But isn't the nearest vendor... on the other side of that sexual shrine? And going around it might be a hassle.]

III. Concerning Confessional
[Truly exhausted from all the overt and sexually charged events, Melissa decides to take a nap under those red-veined blossoms. And yes, she does doze for a while, but when someone comes close she is compelled to shout:]

Technically I'm dead!

IV. Wildcard
[Smut in any scenario is optional, though UST is more likely. If anything does progress a Kinklist can be found via the link. Feel free to use this slot to make up your own scenario, OR feel free to PM me with an idea if it doesn't fall into any of the above. I'd be happy to write the starter!]
brilliantdiamond: (✧096)

III!

[personal profile] brilliantdiamond 2022-04-02 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
...er, "technically"? You look pretty alive to me.

[Aether wasn't expecting to hear something like that under the cherry blossoms today?? Was she having a bad dream, perhaps?]
shatteredstoryline: (076)

[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-02 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shit. Fuck. Dammit. Why? Why did she say that!? What the hell?

Melissa looks a bit distraught over the fact her confession has been acknowledged.]


Uh... it's complicated, but um... Well this body is alive, I guess?
brilliantdiamond: (★029)

[personal profile] brilliantdiamond 2022-04-02 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't that make you alive? Unless... you're some kind of ghost possessing someone?

[He's suggesting this as a joke, but honestly, anything seems to be possible in this place.]
shatteredstoryline: (255)

[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-02 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
...Bingo. I died and found myself in this body. The world I came from before this wasn't mine either.

[It was a romance book with multiple routes and love interests. Fancy that.]

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vengaboy: (you take what you need)

contractually obligated to party

[personal profile] vengaboy 2022-04-02 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Masamune's convinced this is all one wild wet dream, and that might be the one thing enabling him to just sit back and enjoy the party. Because being trapped in a huge steel serpent passing the same scenery over and over when he boarded to try to get someplace he actually knows would be terrifying in real life.

He's settled comfortably in his seat, indulging in a little peek under the frilly, outlandish outfits of the serving staff now and then, when a menu smacks him right in the nose. He scrunches his face up, resembling a displeased cat for a second, and snatches the menu away.
]

Cool it, lady! Yikes. Nobody's going to order if you're that pushy about it.
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[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-02 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Fine!!! She'll just swipe the menu off HIS table and attempt to smack him with it.]

I don't want what's on this menu! I want a drink! Do I have to order something stupid before I can have that?
vengaboy: (we weren't born to follow)

[personal profile] vengaboy 2022-04-02 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He parries the menu... with the one he's holding. Stupid, yes, and the paper tears a little, but it's just a reflex at this point. If they don't want him destroying property they shouldn't attack him with it!

...Oh wait, she isn't one of the maids after all. Oops. He's just not going to say a word about his initial assumption.
]

As far as I can tell, there's only one spot with drinks, and you'll have to serve yourself. [ Which is TRULY bizarre. Masamune prefers doing things for himself, but to not have it offered as soon as he walks through the door with his status just adds to the surreality of the whole thing. ]
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[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-02 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Where? Every time I try to leave I just end up back here. Do you think if I order something ridiculous I can leave?

[With a huff she tosses the menu back on the table and takes a seat at his table. Yes, she invited herself.]

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I!

[personal profile] itgoesboom 2022-04-02 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[The person who's getting a menu waved in her face is pretty short, just a little bit over a meter tall, and had been looking over the menu herself when Melissa started complaining. She looks over at her companion with a grin and shrugs.]

You could always try asking someone that works here, if you're nice, they might be a bit more accommodating.

[Her grin gets bigger as she says it, and she gives Melissa a wink with one bright blue eye. Her vibrantly pink hair might actually get her height up to 4 feet if you're being generous, barely restrained by the goggles that are perched on her forehead. But then she jerks her head toward the bar.]

Or you could make it yourself I guess. Might be fun!
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Re: I!

[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-02 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
...You don't think they'll kick me out if I try?

[Melissa pays no mind to Fifi's height mostly because... well, she knows of and employs a werewolf. So people of different body types are no matter.]
itgoesboom: (:P)

[personal profile] itgoesboom 2022-04-03 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Confused face, and a blink]

Why would they do that? There's no barman, and I think they're all busy.

[In fact...]

[Fifi hops off the chair and heads over to the bar, poking around to read the bottles.]


What kinda drink you want?

[As she's talking, a ferret pops out of a pouch at her waist and climbs onto the counter, looking around curiously, and then looking at Melissa.]

Boom, I've told you not to stare, see if you can find... some kinda schnapps maybe?

[The ferret makes a noise and scurries around among the bottles]
shatteredstoryline: (094)

[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-03 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[The ferret is cute and all, but... don't they usually have some musky smell? It's not really appetizing.]

Uh, I was thinking more like... tea.

Sorry for the long tag >.>

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topothefoodchain: ahri's face, mostly concealed by the hood of a cloak (incognito)

ii alliterative nightmare

[personal profile] topothefoodchain 2022-04-03 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ahri picks up one of the takoyaki, dusts it off lightly, and pops it in her mouth. Complete eye contact throughout. Humans are so weirdly picky about these things. ]

Well now you've whetted my appetite. Why don't you take me for something instead?

[ You'll do that for her, right? After all, she's cute. ]
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[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-03 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Did... that woman just eat food off the ground? Holy shit. Melissa stands there stunned for a moment before she can reply.]

Y-you're not afraid that might make you sick?
topothefoodchain: closeup of ahri's face with a smirking expression (Default)

[personal profile] topothefoodchain 2022-04-03 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ahri reaches down and

tears a leg from the fallen deer, bringing the haunch to her face and biting deep with her sharp teeth, smearing her face with fresh blood

wait no she's eating the other takoyaki, why would you see that other stuff? That's kinda crazy. ]


Not in the least. Ah, I haven't introduced myself. I'm Ahri.

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ii

[personal profile] historicallyloaded 2022-04-03 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ With crowds comes a lot of shoving and jostling for space and Bricks is pushed around easily, right into an intimidatingly tall woman who just lost her balls. He offers immediate apologies and holds his hands up placatingly—He's very sorry madam, he didn't mean it, he was pushed so rudely, it was an accident, he just—but damage already done. He's not pleased and visibly sulks at the demand, but he's not actually opposed to the idea of paying for it. He's rich after all, and if he can expediently and blithely throw money at this woman's ire to fix it no real skin off his back. It's one festival food, Melissa. What could it cost? ]

What? [hwat] Well first you're going to tell me what it is you just lost because I didn't quite get a good look it it.
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[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-04 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Well he agreed pretty quickly! That certainly soothes her mood.]

It doesn't have to be the same thing. I think the stall I got these from is a bit of a walk from here. We could find a different food stand. How about it?

[Melissa tosses the little disposable dish the takoyaki came with in a bin before gesturing to the shrine.]

I've heard some people talk of dessert snacks on the other side of that building.
historicallyloaded: <user name="historicallyloaded"> (056)

[personal profile] historicallyloaded 2022-04-04 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ He rises on his tip-toes to try and peer over the crowd and in the direction she pointed, squinting with some difficulty through his one eye. He'll have to take her word for it. He's only seen so much of this festival so he can't say he minds taking a walk-around. Harmless enough of a proposition and better than wandering around alone, he thinks, even if it's technically a financial obligation.

Wouldn't be the first time.
]

Well, fine... I'll pay my equivalent amends but if you lose your grip on anything else afterwards that's on you.

[ He offers his hand. ] Brickston, by the way— Bartholomew Penderyn.

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song_princess: (Heron 1)

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[personal profile] song_princess 2022-04-04 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
That wasn't something she was expecting to hear when she came by to admire the tree. The 6 food tall pure white heron flares the only golden feathers on her head before tilting it. She goes to risk moving closer and letting out a few coos and chirps.

You okay there? You don't look dead.
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[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-04 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
...If I'm speaking to talking animals I most surely am deceased.

[Well, this body may be alive, but the woman inside sure died from a car crash. Not like she's in any shape to explain when a huge talking BIRD is LOOMING OVER HER.]
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[personal profile] song_princess 2022-04-04 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay, this was too funny and Leanne couldn't help but to let out a series of chirps that sounded like laughter.]

You are living now, my lady. And what is wrong with a talking animal?

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scarredhorns: (Save me Kouta!)

III (Nyuu)

[personal profile] scarredhorns 2022-04-11 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Nyuu had been passing through under the shade to get a momentary relief from the sun, when she was startled by a lady suddenly shouting something out of the blue. She stops and both hands fly to her mouth.]

Wha? Really, that's horrible! I'm so sorry.

[Her eyes are full of nothing but sympathy. Then she also blurts out:]

Technically, I'm also dead.
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[personal profile] shatteredstoryline 2022-04-12 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
O-oh yeah? How's that?

[Goodness, she didn't mean to startle the poor girl! Though it's not like Melissa could really help it. At least now she's trying to put focus on Nyuu rather than delving into her own shit.]
scarredhorns: (Nyuu#I dunno)

[personal profile] scarredhorns 2022-04-14 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Wait, she didn't mean to admit that! But whatever made her blurt it out is compelling her to keep going, though not without some of her true emotions coming through. Nyuu hugs herself as she suddenly feels cold from the memory of her death.]

I... [A lump of dread forms in her throat and she has to pause to swallow it down.] I melted. I literally melted.

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