tabularasa_rp | [Open] This Is What Happens After a Month of Sleeping...

[Nevermind Iwaizumi just trying to explore his new apartment complex with 0 knowledge of what occurred last month - he’s new. He stares blankly at the man lying dramatically by the exit to the floor he’s currently lost on.

[Did he...did he just hear that right?]

Par...don?

[To the stranger's credit- at least he didn't have the audacity to trip over the collapsed form. Growing weary of this position, Kaiba was about to push himself into a crouch when he heard the unfamiliar stammering voice.]

Urgh..

[~~Yup. That totally answered the question sufficiently and accurately.~~ In a swift motion, he rolled forward and got to his feet. When he stood up, he dusted himself off, smoothing out the folds in his characteristic white jacket, then he leveled a stare at the other guy. Whoever he was supposed to be...]

What- you don't agree? [He could have just repeated it, or offered up an explanation but.... no. Too easy]

[Iwaizumi continues to stare blankly at the man. Yeah, he agrees, he guesses, but—-]

Just what the hell are you talking about?

[The fact that the other guy is clueless is both a source of some mild amusement, and an annoyance. To think that someone was able to escape the nightmares...]

Before that, you should consider who you're talking to and address me with the proper respect. [He might be feeling a little off, his mind might be swimming with inconsistences and the foggy sensation of awaking from an extended sleep.. but... he had his priorities]

Go on, try asking your question again without expletives and maybe I'll answer it.

Looks like who I’m talking to is an asshole.

[Yeah, so. That’s not happening.]

You’re the one lying in the middle of the floor talking about flesh walls, ya prick.

[Honestly- he wasn't surprised]

I happen to be Seto Kaiba, the president of Kaiba Corporation. I'm going to assume you haven't heard of it, however, it's a major corporation spanning worldwide and responsible for revolutionary innovations in gaming technology.

[Also a braggart]

If I'd had any say in the matter, I wouldn't have been lying there in the first place, nor would I have had the pleasure of seeing that environment for myself. Heh- and while we're at it, you wouldn't be here either.

You know, you’re right. I haven’t heard of you. Can you see how bad my feelings are hurt that you don’t like me?

What the hell environment are you talking about anyway? I think I’d like to avoid it.

I don't like most people, don't act as if you're so unique. [Just a little correction to set the stranger straight]

You don't learn do you? I told you to rephrase without expletives and you couldn't even manage that. [Sure, Kaiba could have easily told this guy about mementos, but he frankly didn't wish to] Loudmouths like you are all the same, no filters, no brains.

I'd think if your survival was important to you, it wouldn't be all that difficult to be civil for two seconds.

[This punk is really asking for an ass-beating right now, isn’t he?]

[Deep breaths, Iwaizumi.]

My apologies, O Wise and Powerful Gamer Boy. Kindly elaborate on the pulsating flesh walls if you will.

[He might be cracking his knuckles right now without thinking about it.]

[Oh- it's not difficult to tell that buttons are being pressed, and it's nearly impossible to suppress a smirk.

So he doesn't even try]

Better.

[Does the brunette's voice sound pleased/smug/sufficiently-superior? Because not-gonna-lie he's all three right now.

At least he's true to his word, and does start to elaborate for as much as he isn't keen on his fellow human beings a part of him doesn't want them wandering into potentially hazardous situations.]

I might have been lying here unconscious but somehow.. it was as if I had just been relocated to a labyrinthine subway system. It was in those underground corridors where some of the walls were made of a material that imitated living flesh. There isn't much to say about the walls themselves, they were every bit as repugnant as they sound and if struck with enough force they would jettison a blood-like substance. This subway is called Mementos, it's theoretically a place in which the collective consciousness of humanity can live out their fears and dreams... [If you believe that sort of thing] .. with the primary focus on nightmares. Any horror you could imagine, was likely there and keen on wreaking destruction.

I'm not sure whether this experience will have any bearing on the void proper... because as you could see- it wasn't as if I've had time to investigate it.

Edited (Sorry, corrected something ambiguous.) 2020-11-08 21:03 (UTC)

[The smug “better” really does have Iwa about ready to punch the bastard, but luckily for Kaiba, he’s a little too distracted by how positively horrifying that explanation was to actually do anything.

[He’s still too new to stomach something like that. Surely this guy has got to be mistaken.]

You sure you weren’t just having a nightmare? One too many drinks last night, buddy?

[It was a wonder how Kaiba did not find himself in physical altercations more often courtesy of his attitude. In this case he could thank Mementos]

[There were worse things he could have been accused of than being drunk.. however it was still insulting. Emitting a small huff, he rolled his eyes.]

... Considering I never partake in the stuff that would be difficult to achieve. [He liked not having his senses dulled, thank you very much] I'm sure. [Though it does need confirmation that can only be achieved by corroborating his story with the others he saw in the... ugh.. for lack of a better term.. dreamscape] I know what nightmares are like and that's not what this was.

Let me ask you a different question then.

You ever try reaching up in there and pulling the stick out of your ass, gamer boy?

[I never partake in the stuff - get outta here, ya sissy.

[(Someone’s still not ready to face the reality of this place with heavier topics, eh?)]

[Personally, Kaiba thought the guy had already used up his allotted questions but he didn't openly say so. His patience was worn thinner by the asinine query.

Another audible huff.]

I don't know why I bother with you people... [To him it wasn't a sissy move but a strategic one. He had a lot of enemies and he needed to remain at the top of his game, at all times, in order to be able to deal with them. That and he was a terrible workaholic.]

What are you supposed to be anyway? For all your snide remarks and complaints I've yet to hear anything about your own achievements... which I imagine.. you can total up on one hand.

[As flatly as possible:] I’m a high school student.

You know. Normal.

[It’s not his fault that makes him a minority around here!]

[He snorted to that] .. And?

[Technically, Seto was also a high school student but he was running the aforementioned Kaiba corporation, he'd completed an accelerated learning program already, and was technically a genius.]

You must be so proud.

Edited 2020-11-09 00:36 (UTC)

And what?

I’ve got plenty to be proud of, asshole, and I sure as hell have nothing to prove to you.

What’s the name of that big fancy corporation again? And why haven’t I heard of it?

And nothing, from the sound of it. [Not impressed so far with what the other male had to offer]

In your own mind- sure. Too bad it's nothing the rest of us can acknowledge.

Kaiba Corporation. With a memory like that your grades must be abysmal on top of it. [Calling it. This is likely some dumb jock, right here] My guess would be that you can't afford my products or have been living under a rock for several years.

[In your own mind - sure. This guy is starting to sound a little too much like someone he knows - something something “worthless pride” something something.]

My pride doesn’t need your validation, pal. I’ve worked hard for what I have and I know it.

[Man, he really wants to kick this guy’s ass.]

If all your after is recognition, then maybe you should ask yourself what yours is worth.

[That likely isn't a good correlation to forge. You know, if Seto cared.]

.. And I didn't need you up in my face the moment I awoke, but here we are.

[Giving a shrug]

Recognition I have. [Just not... here.] .. Nor are my sights set that low but they're none of your business anyway.

[Up in his face? You know what—-]

YOU’RE BLOCKING THE GODDAMN EXIT, MORON!!!

Ok, that's it.

[The hotel lobby had multiple doors for one, so what was so special about this one? For another, he'd had enough of this guy's lip. Reaching out he grabbed the other by the collar, before shoving him aside. Then Kaiba walked past him to head back into the building rather than exiting it]

You're not worth my time. Why don't you go find a ravine to fall in.

[Oh no the fuck he did NOT. If Kaiba thinks he’s going to just walk away after putting his hands on him, then he has got another thing coming - namely, a volleyball, which is now being pulled out of Iwa’s bag and lobbed at Kaiba’s head with full force (and it’s not soft).]

YOU WANNA FIGHT, ASSHOLE?

((ooc: lemme know if you want me to change this - all I ask is the volleyball doesn’t get destroyed lmao))

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