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

[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))

[Oh yes, he flipping did. The altercation was meant to end, when the uptight ceo said it did. Apparently, the other male disagreed. The actions that followed occurred too quickly to be prevented. If anything Kaiba had expected retaliation would come in the form of fists, which he would have had an answer for- not a ball whizzing through the air.]

Gah!

[Crying out as the volleyball thwumped against his head. He reached up to cup a hand to where the impact had been threading his fingers through his hair in the process. For an anxious moment, silence followed. There was however an uneasy tension in the air that only seemed to grow as time progressed. Then he snapped, wheeling around to face the other his jacket swirling around him.]

You just couldn't leave well enough alone... [Murderous intent seemed to flicker in his eyes. He was in no mood for this, but he would not back down now.] I'll make you regret that you were ever born! [Reaching into his duel disk he deftly whipped out a card and flung it towards the guy's head, anticipating that he'd have the reflexes quick enough to dodge the projectile. Then he rushed forward to presumably intercept him mid-dodge to slam that idiot into the very door he was trying to exit, attempting to pin him there.]

[Iwaizumi certainly does have the reflexes to dodge, yes, but instead he simply lets the card bounce off of him without so much as a flinch. Kaiba’s attack isn’t without value though, as he next stops to inspect the thing and...start laughing.]

What is this, a baseball card? What the hell did you think that was gonna do—-

[Aaaand the next thing he knows he’s being pinned to the exit door. Oh no. No, he is not about to go down like this.

[Iwaizumi might just be a “high school student - you know, normal”, and he also might be just 7mm away from six foot, but he is by no means weak, nor small. This is a guy who spends 90% of his free time working out. He’s fit, toned, and lifts weights for fun. Is this guy finally ready to get his ass kicked?

[He’ll attempt to shove him off next, holding back absolutely no force in doing so, and if he’s successful will reel back and deliver a punch directly to Mr. Kaiba Corporation’s ugly nose.]

TAKE THAT, YOU LITTLE CREEP! YOU READY TO FUCK OFF YET?

[A bounce? There's an indication that Kaiba is not really in the best condition for this currently, since his card-flinging abilities were usually more disastrous for the people and creatures he struck than that. Perhaps it was the close proximity, but either way it was a flub. The card was thunder dragon, and it sat there on the floor as the fight escalated]

[Seto wasn't short on height at 6'1", but he was on physical activity courtesy of the random comatose state. He was asking a lot from his body given those conditions but adrenaline and anger were powerful allies. At first it looked as though he might pull this off but of course it couldn't be that simple. The guy does manage to push him off- but when the fist goes flying, he intercepts it and tries to use the momentum against the newcomer to flip him just like he used against one of Pegasus's henchmen back at duelist kingdom.]

I'm ready for you to shut your yap!

[So, this Pretty Boy is tougher than he looks, huh? Kaiba doesn’t quite flip Iwa, but he does cause him to land back painfully on his butt, which is probably just as irritating. The athlete doesn’t let that keep him down for long though. He’s nowhere near against fighting dirty, so once he’s up off the ground again, he’s gonna be aiming for a swift kick to the nads - you’ll want to dodge that one, Kaiba!]

I said fuck OFF!!!

[All Blue Oak knows is that there are two loud Feebas thumping and hollering outside his door before he flings it open, meaning to send Arcanine out after them to quiet it down-]

[Instead, he's treated to the sight of Kaiba getting almost decked.]

[Opportunities like this don't come along often! Scrambling to snatch up his Pokégear, Blue hurries to switch it on to the camera function, cheering as Iwaizumi swings his knee right for Kaiba's junk.]

YEEEEAH! KNOCK HIS SHIT OUT! [Blue cheers, making a bad situation worlds worse. He has no idea who that other dude is, but he's totally on his side.]

[Kaiba practically hisses when his move partially fails, he doesn't accept mediocrity, especially not in himself. By this point he's realized he's bitten off more than he can chew but he's still not content to just turn tail and retreat. He's just going to have to come up with a clever way to seize victory.

There's just one obnoxiously loud problem with that. When the apartment door opened, and the words of encouragement for his opponent were shouted it made him hesitate for a fraction of a second he couldn't afford. The kick found it's purchase, Kaiba's eyes widening in shock at the pain and surprise as he's forced to drop to one knee. It's only from sheer stubbornness that he doesn't fall further than that.

Reeling from the pain that radiates out from the point of impact, he is unable to move anytime soon. That one move- in his mind, has sealed both the other males fates. He didn't fight his way up from nothing, to accept defeat or humiliation here. This might not end well for him, but in the end it would be so much worse for those that put him in this position. How he would delight in plotting their undoing..]

[ How lucky for her, to walk in just as a kick from a man she's never seen before manages to hit Kaiba right between the legs, sending the man sprawling onto a knee. She doesn't know how the fight started, or who started it... but one man she knows and the other she does not, so she moves for now to the blue-eyed man's side, a concerned hand falling onto his shoulder. ]

Seto. [ Her voice is soft. ] Are you okay?

[ It's a stupid question; the man seems to be in a lot of pain. But there's really nothing she can do about that with her powers gone again since waking. By the time she managed to make it up Mt. Silver and find some snow to ease the pain, it would probably be over and done with. So instead, she stands at his side, her eyes flicking back to the man who kicked him in the first place. ]

You're new here, right?

[ Ann's not really been awake for long. Just long enough to make her way back to her apartment to try and get herself together. She feels like absolute shit after their little nightmare adventure, and she's ready for a little peace and quiet. Alone time. Unfortunately, her Me Time™ is cut hideously short by some sort of altercation somewhere down the hallway.

One voice, she recognizes off the bat: Seto Kaiba. Can't really NOT know who that voice is, after all the times they've hung out ~~willingly or unwillingly, take your pick~~. But there's another one, and both men are getting increasingly louder.

Unfortunately for all parties involved, it's Blue's voice that catches her attention the most. Something about 'knocking his shit out', loudly, too. Ann is not known to have the best temperament -- she tries, and she does put up with a lot. But a girl needs a little me time, god dammit, and there are boys being loud and obnoxious and fighting.

With a growl, she all but flings her apartment door open, and it hits the wall hard enough to make a resounding bang! that echoes down the hallway as she marches towards the group. Seto's floored, God only knows why, Blue is definitely the one egging... whoever this newbie is on. ]

What the hell is going on out here?

[ She stops, pausing just long enough to crouch down by Seto and place a hand on his shoulder, her frown deepening as she quickly looks up and shoots a withering look at the newbie and Blue. ]

Seriously? We just wake up, and everyone's pulling this shit? Which one of you did it. And which one of you was the loudest while doing it? Because I'm going to kick your ass.

[ Gymnasts are early risers. Yoshizawa has been up for a while, moving things back and forth from the beach and the apartment that's become hers. There's been some stepping over the man sleeping in the doorway, some careful maneuvering to make sure she doesn't drag something over his form, and once there's the thought of moving him, but from the little she knows of Kaiba, he doesn't seem like the type that would appreciate it.

When the yelling starts, she regrets her inaction immediately. For a few moments, she's hesitant inside her apartment, but then a third voice joins the fray, and then she hears Takamaki-senpai, and... well.

Yoshizawa emerges from her apartment, a concern written over her face that quickly becomes irritation. And in the moment, anyone who has met her as Yoshizawa and not Violet might be confused by how different she seems; there's no mask, but the confidence in her steps as she crosses the room is all her Metaverse self, not her usual self at all. ]

What's going on here? We only just woke from that nightmare; we should not be fighting with one another!

[ She joins Kaiba's side, but she's more flanking Ann than anyone else, a gentle hand on her senpai's forearm as if to pull her away from flying off the handle too quickly. Takamaki-senpai's a great ass-kicker, but somehow she thinks it will only make things worse. ]

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slides in here

This is just getting worse and worse!

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seto you are the bringer of chaos

girl #3 arrives