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tabularasa_rp2020-11-18 01:17 pm
kimihiros) wrote in tabularasa_rp2020-11-18 01:17 pm
(earlier today, kimihiro had a dream. a dream the man couldn't understand, a mind-boggling exception among many others he has interpreted over the years, his own or otherwise. it wasn't anything too telling, merely an empty, black void with only a butterfly in view.
it seems to be bearing a message, a mission, but it won't share it. the last thing kimihiro remembers was having a meal, attempting to decipher what it could mean, with the certainty that he would see it again if he was supposed to understand it. after all, everything is inevitable.
perhaps it could be the universe mocking him when he finds himself in yet another void, this time white in nature to his single working eye and rough, sandpaper-like texture to the touch of his bare feet. mugetsu pops out of the back of his black&white changshan, wrapping himself around kimihiro's neck and voicing his worries in concerned squeaks.)
Doesn't seem to be a dream, does it? (mugetsu shakes his tiny head, anxiously, and kimihiro taps below the golden-colored eye. he's blinded again, and the magic pulsating within his veins doesn't find its way into release. well, what can he do but walk towards civilization? the only thing that stops him from stepping over the edge is:)
"I Haven't Slept In Who Knows How Long And Now Our Benevolent Kidnapping God Made Me Hungry"? ... Kidnapping? (nevermind the rest, that part is... he'll learn about it eventually, he assumes.)
it seems to be bearing a message, a mission, but it won't share it. the last thing kimihiro remembers was having a meal, attempting to decipher what it could mean, with the certainty that he would see it again if he was supposed to understand it. after all, everything is inevitable.
perhaps it could be the universe mocking him when he finds himself in yet another void, this time white in nature to his single working eye and rough, sandpaper-like texture to the touch of his bare feet. mugetsu pops out of the back of his black&white changshan, wrapping himself around kimihiro's neck and voicing his worries in concerned squeaks.)
Doesn't seem to be a dream, does it? (mugetsu shakes his tiny head, anxiously, and kimihiro taps below the golden-colored eye. he's blinded again, and the magic pulsating within his veins doesn't find its way into release. well, what can he do but walk towards civilization? the only thing that stops him from stepping over the edge is:)
"I Haven't Slept In Who Knows How Long And Now Our Benevolent Kidnapping God Made Me Hungry"? ... Kidnapping? (nevermind the rest, that part is... he'll learn about it eventually, he assumes.)
Edited 2020-11-18 16:36 (UTC)
(well, at least kimihiro found something to eat. not that he could actually taste anything, but with how his stomach growled and roared at the smell of food, that was the last thought in his mind. kimihiro is exceedingly attached to the concept of give-and-take, so he has left a few rolled cigarettes somewhere in the stall where he took the bottle of sake and sushi from, vowing to return when he had something of more value to make up for the deficit.
right now, he sits composedly in an open area near mt. silver, both him and mugetsu with their respective cups of alcohol. kimihiro taps the pipe to remove any burnt tobacco before he replaces it with the contents of his smoking tray. not much came with him, he can't help but notice. only the glass on his face and the clothes in his body, his familiar and his smoking paraphernalia. this can be a problem.
with a rather annoyed expression, he exhales the smoke he has dragged, letting it flow through his nose while mugetsu keeps on soaking his little face in the sake, resembling a bird drinking from a fountain.)
I wonder if the shop is here as well. (he mentions to mugetsu, only to watch the fox shake his head and continue drinking.)
right now, he sits composedly in an open area near mt. silver, both him and mugetsu with their respective cups of alcohol. kimihiro taps the pipe to remove any burnt tobacco before he replaces it with the contents of his smoking tray. not much came with him, he can't help but notice. only the glass on his face and the clothes in his body, his familiar and his smoking paraphernalia. this can be a problem.
with a rather annoyed expression, he exhales the smoke he has dragged, letting it flow through his nose while mugetsu keeps on soaking his little face in the sake, resembling a bird drinking from a fountain.)
I wonder if the shop is here as well. (he mentions to mugetsu, only to watch the fox shake his head and continue drinking.)
(finally somewhere kimihiro perceives as familiar. it's not a temple, sure, but it is somewhere similar to one he has (reluctantly) made memories in. he doesn't enter, but he takes a look inside from afar. a bridge, scissors to symbolize relationship cuts and breaks, offerings... it doesn't take a wizard to realize.
... it does confuse him more, though. this is certainly not the yokai realm as he remembers. after all, they would be attracted to him if it were - his blood entices most non-human creatures. his presence would be known. he simply blinks at mugetsu, sighing quietly.)
We will know when it's time for us to know, right? Should we come in?
... it does confuse him more, though. this is certainly not the yokai realm as he remembers. after all, they would be attracted to him if it were - his blood entices most non-human creatures. his presence would be known. he simply blinks at mugetsu, sighing quietly.)
We will know when it's time for us to know, right? Should we come in?
Edited 2020-11-18 17:47 (UTC)
[Overhearing a little of that conversation, the brunette scoffed at the whole dream concept]
You're a few weeks too late for that- and if it was a dream, ideally you wouldn't be thinking of me.
[Then after a brief pause and canting his head to one side, a look of amusement on his features]
Though, I couldn't blame you if you did... but I'm not into that sort of thing.
[Look- he knows he's incredible,and modest. Giving the other male a once over with his eyes he noted the unusual garb, the creature wrapped around the neck, and most notably the heterochromatic eyes.]
You're also a little late for Halloween. [Presumably... since he honestly didn't know for certain if that month had passed]
You're a few weeks too late for that- and if it was a dream, ideally you wouldn't be thinking of me.
[Then after a brief pause and canting his head to one side, a look of amusement on his features]
Though, I couldn't blame you if you did... but I'm not into that sort of thing.
[Look- he knows he's incredible,
You're also a little late for Halloween. [Presumably... since he honestly didn't know for certain if that month had passed]
(mugetsu turns first - it's easier for him, after all, and he doesn't have kimihiro's temper. it usually wouldn't show through in a first meeting, but when he hears the sheer arrogance that just oozes from the other male's mouth, he can't keep it in.)
And who exactly are you supposed to be? (it's with a subtle, but aggressive tone and a touch of a sneer in his voice when he turns around to face the other. kimihiro looks... well, traditionally asian, while this idiot looks... listen, he doesn't even know where to begin. has fashion taken a wrong turn and kimihiro didn't get the memo while he was tending the store?)
Is the attitude a part of your asshole costume or are you just like that?
And who exactly are you supposed to be? (it's with a subtle, but aggressive tone and a touch of a sneer in his voice when he turns around to face the other. kimihiro looks... well, traditionally asian, while this idiot looks... listen, he doesn't even know where to begin. has fashion taken a wrong turn and kimihiro didn't get the memo while he was tending the store?)
Is the attitude a part of your asshole costume or are you just like that?
Edited 2020-11-18 19:40 (UTC)
[The snake-like creature seemed more alert than it's owner, animals generally were so it wasn't surprising. It didn't look threatening, and some might have even called it cute.]
Seto Kaiba, president of Kaiba corp. [-Of course, the stranger didn't recognize him. No one he met here ever did. Traditional though the garments were, they were still rarer to see in modern times. Someone needed to get with the program. Kaiba's jacket was meant to be every bit as eye-catching as it in fact was. He wanted to differentiate himself from the crowd and make a powerful statement.]
If that's the best you've got, you're coming into this conversation essentially unarmed. [Critiquing the attempt at a retort. Not that he was really looking for a fight, he was just getting tired of new arrivals immediately assuming this was a dream.]
Guess this means you're new.
Seto Kaiba, president of Kaiba corp. [-Of course, the stranger didn't recognize him. No one he met here ever did. Traditional though the garments were, they were still rarer to see in modern times. Someone needed to get with the program. Kaiba's jacket was meant to be every bit as eye-catching as it in fact was. He wanted to differentiate himself from the crowd and make a powerful statement.]
If that's the best you've got, you're coming into this conversation essentially unarmed. [Critiquing the attempt at a retort. Not that he was really looking for a fight, he was just getting tired of new arrivals immediately assuming this was a dream.]
Guess this means you're new.
Never heard of it.
(obviously he omits the fact that if it weren't for a single television, he wouldn't have heard of anything. doumeki is not exactly chatty, and kimihiro doubts he keeps up with whatever is popular to normal people. but of course, even with a television, the name doesn't ring any bells.
sorry, but to kimihiro, the statement kaiba is making is: i can't dress myself unsupervised... but well. the retort at least let him know that kaiba is aware that he's a douchebag. kimihiro grits his teeth, takes a deep breath and finally gathers the will to ask, even with a tone:)
New to what, exactly?
(obviously he omits the fact that if it weren't for a single television, he wouldn't have heard of anything. doumeki is not exactly chatty, and kimihiro doubts he keeps up with whatever is popular to normal people. but of course, even with a television, the name doesn't ring any bells.
sorry, but to kimihiro, the statement kaiba is making is: i can't dress myself unsupervised... but well. the retort at least let him know that kaiba is aware that he's a douchebag. kimihiro grits his teeth, takes a deep breath and finally gathers the will to ask, even with a tone:)
New to what, exactly?
Course not.
[He's at least beyond being irritated by that subject. Kaiba has started to accept that for as big as his business is, most people drawn into the void have been living under rocks.It's not that Kaiba corp, and by extension himself- were irrelevant.
Clearly, that wasn't the intention and he would be happy to correct the other if it had only been voiced. As for the rest, Kaiba knows who he is. He's abrasive on a good day, and it goes downhill from that]
[Shooting the guy an incredulous look] I was going to say here, the void, but apparently I should add human interaction to the list. What else would I have meant?
[He's at least beyond being irritated by that subject. Kaiba has started to accept that for as big as his business is, most people drawn into the void have been living under rocks.
Clearly, that wasn't the intention and he would be happy to correct the other if it had only been voiced. As for the rest, Kaiba knows who he is. He's abrasive on a good day, and it goes downhill from that]
[Shooting the guy an incredulous look] I was going to say here, the void, but apparently I should add human interaction to the list. What else would I have meant?
(holy shit, what does he have two ears for? kimihiro is sure he heard it, understood that he meant what as to the name of the place they currently stand on.
... or maybe he just touched a sore point. kimihiro narrows his eyes, clear displeasure shown in this scowl. kimihiro tries to remember - people meet one another when they have to, because that too is inevitable. there has to be a purpose, for good or bad.)
What the hell is this place? (still with tons annoyance in his tone, at kaiba, not at the situation, thank you very much.)
... or maybe he just touched a sore point. kimihiro narrows his eyes, clear displeasure shown in this scowl. kimihiro tries to remember - people meet one another when they have to, because that too is inevitable. there has to be a purpose, for good or bad.)
What the hell is this place? (still with tons annoyance in his tone, at kaiba, not at the situation, thank you very much.)
Got me there. [Kaiba huffed, drawing himself up to his full height. Despite the time spent here he was still seeking clarity on that himself.] There are multiple theories being bandied about, but without solid evidence to lead to a conclusion. Believe me, if I knew- I wouldn't still be here. [For someone like him that was used to troubleshooting on the fly, not being able to pin it down was almost a personal affront]
I'm still of the opinion that this is a simulation, it would account for the inconsistencies in the environment. [He wasn't really in the mindset for a Q&A but he better expand on that before the guy could ask] Initially, there wasn't anything here... like .. this. [Motioning to the whiteness all around them] .. but since then a mountain sprung up, forest and various structures. The appear at random, and are always altering.
It can't be real. [Just putting that out there now. He did not share the opinion that anyone was meant to meet. The stranger had the wrong duelist for that.] So what are you supposed to be?
I'm still of the opinion that this is a simulation, it would account for the inconsistencies in the environment. [He wasn't really in the mindset for a Q&A but he better expand on that before the guy could ask] Initially, there wasn't anything here... like .. this. [Motioning to the whiteness all around them] .. but since then a mountain sprung up, forest and various structures. The appear at random, and are always altering.
It can't be real. [Just putting that out there now. He did not share the opinion that anyone was meant to meet. The stranger had the wrong duelist for that.] So what are you supposed to be?
(kimihiro listens attentively, although of course, there isn't much he can say about it. new things sprout of out nothingness, appearing at random... it's not exactly a dimension he has ever visited or heard of from the others... but a simulation? well. judging by the technology around the boy, it makes sense he'd think that way. what is reality but what you perceive of it?)
Due to my circumstances, I doubt that it's one. (his shop can't even be seen by anyone other than costumers and those who actually have business in it. he can't leave. his access to technology is a laptop, a tv and a means of communication with the one person who visits him as of now. he can't leave and can barely be found on a good day. how would anyone reach him for this in the first place?
he's not going to lie, though. there would be a small relief in knowing it is just one and he's still at the shop.)
I'm just a shop owner. (and for now kaiba gets none of the rest, because really, he doesn't want to get annoyed yet again. kaiba already made his suspicions clear with "it's not real" and kimihiro already feels the resistance of accepting the unacceptable. baby steps.
kimihiro simply sighs, patting himself for a lighter or anything that could produce fire so he could inhale some smoke.)
My name is Watanuki. (written like april first, but kaiba would have to care about it to think about it.) How many people are here, Kaiba?
(no honorifics. kimihiro is definitely older than this pain in the ass, and he doesn't want to get comfortable with the other.)
Due to my circumstances, I doubt that it's one. (his shop can't even be seen by anyone other than costumers and those who actually have business in it. he can't leave. his access to technology is a laptop, a tv and a means of communication with the one person who visits him as of now. he can't leave and can barely be found on a good day. how would anyone reach him for this in the first place?
he's not going to lie, though. there would be a small relief in knowing it is just one and he's still at the shop.)
I'm just a shop owner. (and for now kaiba gets none of the rest, because really, he doesn't want to get annoyed yet again. kaiba already made his suspicions clear with "it's not real" and kimihiro already feels the resistance of accepting the unacceptable. baby steps.
kimihiro simply sighs, patting himself for a lighter or anything that could produce fire so he could inhale some smoke.)
My name is Watanuki. (written like april first, but kaiba would have to care about it to think about it.) How many people are here, Kaiba?
(no honorifics. kimihiro is definitely older than this pain in the ass, and he doesn't want to get comfortable with the other.)
(ignis must have come around while kimihiro was adressing mugetsu, because the words were out of the blue to him for a while before he exclaimed.)
Ah! Sorry, I was talking to him. (and mugetsu, always so protective, wraps around kimihiro's wrist in attempts of protecting - even if the other seems to be peaceful. sorry, he can't sense anything right now.)
You gotta pick a lane. (he frowns at the fox. either mugetsu's super friendly or he's protective and jealous, but at least stick to one!!)
Ah! Sorry, I was talking to him. (and mugetsu, always so protective, wraps around kimihiro's wrist in attempts of protecting - even if the other seems to be peaceful. sorry, he can't sense anything right now.)
You gotta pick a lane. (he frowns at the fox. either mugetsu's super friendly or he's protective and jealous, but at least stick to one!!)
No need. That seems to be going around.
[both the locked powers and the anxiety it causes. he's not terribly thrilled by the idea that he can't call up his daggers, here, or a potion, if and when he should need one, or -- well, the list goes on. to his credit, however, he's managing to keep outwardly stoic about the whole thing, but then again, that's all but his job]
[but anyway] Ignis, by the way.
[both the locked powers and the anxiety it causes. he's not terribly thrilled by the idea that he can't call up his daggers, here, or a potion, if and when he should need one, or -- well, the list goes on. to his credit, however, he's managing to keep outwardly stoic about the whole thing, but then again, that's all but his job]
[but anyway] Ignis, by the way.
Are there other people like this?
(there's a long drag from the pipe, before he exhales the smoke in thought. so it's not just him, huh? kimihiro may have had arrived to the conclusion that maybe, he had been stripped of it so not to just send a message back home and have mokona retrieve him, but it seems like that isn't he case.)
Watanuki.
(there's a long drag from the pipe, before he exhales the smoke in thought. so it's not just him, huh? kimihiro may have had arrived to the conclusion that maybe, he had been stripped of it so not to just send a message back home and have mokona retrieve him, but it seems like that isn't he case.)
Watanuki.
[ Sat outside the café, the black and gold Melinoë is enjoying a second cup of espresso when she spots Kimihiro and his furry noodle companion. Whereas the creature may first draw the eye of others, it's the young man's scent that entices the Goddess. It's peculiar that the Void is drawing more non-mortals than mortals, and she wonders if someone like Professor Oak may be interested in the numbers, in the lack of balance. She's only interested in having more beings like herself present, especially if said beings are divine (because eventually someone from her own pantheon has to show...surely...).
In hopes it'll capture their attention, Mel breaks off a piece of maple scone and affectionately beckons to Mugetsu while holding the pastry out to him.]
In hopes it'll capture their attention, Mel breaks off a piece of maple scone and affectionately beckons to Mugetsu while holding the pastry out to him.]
"According to some."
Lucky you, a certain mage happened to be nearby doing his periodic check for whether anything new or interesting has appeared.
"Though I wonder if that may be giving things too much credit."
Lucky you, a certain mage happened to be nearby doing his periodic check for whether anything new or interesting has appeared.
"Though I wonder if that may be giving things too much credit."
(kimihiro is still navigating this. from the lack of magic and the lack of the shop that confines him to the unfamiliarity of the setting. mugetsu is the most anxious of the two - what could a semi-kami even do when he's stuck in such form, unable to protect the one he vowed to?
at least, so far, everyone seemed to mean no harm. the scent of his blood hasn't attracted any beings so far, as it usually does, but he keeps his guard up for that. he can't exactly fight in this shape, but neither could he a few decades ago and here he is.
kimihiro can't quite see her from where he stands, with only one eye being functional. judging from mugetsu's excited reaction, there's something ahead and he moves his head slightly and -- oh. an offering. the man approaches, bowing at the woman who performs it and mugetsu happily jumps on the table to accept it, squeaking the cutest sounds.)
You know, they prefer sake, but I suppose food is always welcome. Thank you.
at least, so far, everyone seemed to mean no harm. the scent of his blood hasn't attracted any beings so far, as it usually does, but he keeps his guard up for that. he can't exactly fight in this shape, but neither could he a few decades ago and here he is.
kimihiro can't quite see her from where he stands, with only one eye being functional. judging from mugetsu's excited reaction, there's something ahead and he moves his head slightly and -- oh. an offering. the man approaches, bowing at the woman who performs it and mugetsu happily jumps on the table to accept it, squeaking the cutest sounds.)
You know, they prefer sake, but I suppose food is always welcome. Thank you.
Edited 2020-11-20 15:57 (UTC)
'tonk'
The sound of a water clock in the back of the shrine went off in a regular, rhythmic pace. Time had finally gotten to the point where it was flowing more or less normally, without issues. So, that thing only marked time and scared the nugs away at its own measured pace. It was ... a little triumph for the owner of the shrine he was staring at.
When he spoke up, there was a voice from the bridge, someone walking slowly over.]
I mean, you could... but the local spirit's not in the shrine just yet so... Cute friend you've got there. Haven't seen one of those in ages and a half.
The sound of a water clock in the back of the shrine went off in a regular, rhythmic pace. Time had finally gotten to the point where it was flowing more or less normally, without issues. So, that thing only marked time and scared the nugs away at its own measured pace. It was ... a little triumph for the owner of the shrine he was staring at.
When he spoke up, there was a voice from the bridge, someone walking slowly over.]
I mean, you could... but the local spirit's not in the shrine just yet so... Cute friend you've got there. Haven't seen one of those in ages and a half.
No? What a surprise. [Rolling his eyes and sounding sarcastic. When he'd mentioned his theory he'd fully been expecting it to be rejected. There were only a few that would even entertain the possibility, it was remarkable just how narrow-minded people could be. Pot calling kettle? Most likely. No matter. This guy's opinion was of little concern.]
Look, I'm as confused as you are as to why you're here. Me- I understand. [Kaiba held a prominent position and was an influential person. Taking him out of the picture and locking him in a digital netherrealm to get him out of the way made sense. A shop owner- not so much. By extension he could also see a reason to remove certain partieslike the phantom thieves that could be a thorn in the side of someone with lofty aspirations and not many scruples. Most of those trapped here- seemed highly randomized. Without knowing the guy's full story he just accepted that he was a nobody.
It was likely a good call not to expand on the specific circumstances of Watanuki's unique situation. Kaiba was and still is a very skeptical person by nature and the fact that he could see the other in plan sight now would have undermined the claim to the opposite elsewhere.]
The name isn't familiar to me either. [He was low on cares] Roughly 30 [Not taking the time to run over the names in his mind to verify it. A ballpark figure was close enough in this instance]
Look, I'm as confused as you are as to why you're here. Me- I understand. [Kaiba held a prominent position and was an influential person. Taking him out of the picture and locking him in a digital netherrealm to get him out of the way made sense. A shop owner- not so much. By extension he could also see a reason to remove certain parties
It was likely a good call not to expand on the specific circumstances of Watanuki's unique situation. Kaiba was and still is a very skeptical person by nature and the fact that he could see the other in plan sight now would have undermined the claim to the opposite elsewhere.]
The name isn't familiar to me either. [He was low on cares] Roughly 30 [Not taking the time to run over the names in his mind to verify it. A ballpark figure was close enough in this instance]
[ The Goddess dissolves into tender murmurings of Italian, calling the darling kitsune beautiful and good and all things lovely.
Happy to keep Mugetsu around longer, and in turn the young man to learn from, she says - ]
Then let me order them sake. Would you like some as well?
[ Out of respect for the creature, Melinoë doesn't reach out to pet it. She looks up with a welcoming warmth in her aubergine eyes, meaning to introduce herself afterwards. ]
Happy to keep Mugetsu around longer, and in turn the young man to learn from, she says - ]
Then let me order them sake. Would you like some as well?
[ Out of respect for the creature, Melinoë doesn't reach out to pet it. She looks up with a welcoming warmth in her aubergine eyes, meaning to introduce herself afterwards. ]
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