tabularasa_rp | February Catch all!

[There were those that might have lamented the mass exodus from the apartments, or missed seeing those former neighbors regularly from day-to-day, but Seto Kaiba wasn't one of them. He saw this instead as a unique opportunity in itself. The apartments directly beside him now remained abandoned and open, ripe for renovation. All it would take is the removal of certain barriers. After some investigation he thought he'd identified which walls were load baring and which were free game and it seemed favorable for his ideas.

If he stretched this out, the furthest apartment could be made into storage, so he well and truly would never have a next door neighbor again.

As walls started being removed, the noise would have been unavoidable, and cacophonous, and there would be dust to go along with it so those still remaining in the Merlaut might want to start lodging their complaints now. Those that come to investigate will find signs affixed to the doors of the effected apartments that not only express that these areas are off limits, but also cautions not to enter for safety reasons.

Although he hadn't been content to stop there, any attempt to move the barrier between 309 and 308 failed.]

[OOC: This spans from apartment 310-309 since according to the spreadsheet those are vacant and are being allowed.]

Edited 2021-02-03 05:43 (UTC)

[She was back, looking around, gauging to see if anyone had missed her. Of course, she was assuming the answer as no, even if she was apparently dead wrong from what had been going on at the shrine lately. But she wanted to confirm that sort of thing, so the apartments were an eventual stop...

You know, around the time that walls were being torn down, furniture oved around, etc... Standing in the doorway and coughing from the dust in the air, she folded her arms.]

I leave for a few days, and you try to make this place into your personal palace?

[...oh right. hello, she's back. Yeah, being normally social wasn't her skill either.]

[Hearing the coughing from the doorway alerted him to another person's presence. Anticipating what the complaint would be he tried to preemptively strike by calling out with the following:]

If you're here to complain then stow it. Repairs should only take a week at most, then you can return to your boring, uneventful exist......ence?

[The latter part of his diatribe fell away into more of a question when the dust settled enough for him to really get a decent look at the girl standing there. Jaw gaping open, and his breath hitching was the most overt indication that he had actually realized she'd been absent and that he was shocked to see her. Her question helped him compose himself, some.]

Heh- you don't have to worry about that, apparently the void is as opposed to progress as you are. [What that was a reference to, exactly- he left ambiguous]

[Kaiba was no whiz at this either, so rather than saying I missed you, how have you been, is everything alright? he fired back with something else] Where the hell have you been?! [So much for trying to maintain his usual indifferent calm exterior. He hadn't given her permission to leave, or something and it was very inconsiderate of her to do so unannounced]

Like I really give a shit. I live with Watanuki, you know. His place is sort of perfect, better than the shack by the river. Storms keep blowing that down.

[She was leaning against the doorframe, arms folded while she watched him gape like a codfish on the hook for a second. So, he'd noticed her missing? Had he cared? He'd never show it if he had. He'd posture like the oaf that he... there it was. There was the posturing. Her lips quivered on the edge of a smirk.]

Hell.

[Sorry, you stepped right into that one, Kaiba. She was fighting a laugh at that reaction or how easy it was to just reply with one word. Because of course she was in hell. That's where she'd been before she came here.]

It's almost a kindness I didn't remember being here till I got back. I would have gone crazy not seeing the sky. Probably would have choked a bucket.

You live with that loser? How can you stand him? [Making no secret about how he felt about the other male] There's enough available real estate now that you wouldn't have to subject yourself to his surly disposition. [He genuinely couldn't see the appeal, since usually he just found Watanuki moping and making judgments about others. Oh- and he's another guy that claims to be over 100 years old. Those are always a joy.]

[ Parsee looked like she was enjoying having caught Kaiba off guard, for once looking confident as she casually supported the doorframe. Had he broken down into tears when he'd noticed she was missing, or interrogated the populace about her absence for answers? No, but that simply wasn't in keeping with the person he was, that didn't mean that he hadn't coped with it in his own way. Throwing himself into multiple projects hadn't hurt to get out his frustrations in a more productive fashion]

I really should have seen that coming...

[Giving an exasperated sigh, and he abandoned the tool in his hand to glide closer to the door. It was just easier to allow anger and frustration guide his words, then any sort of feeling of loss he might have experienced.]

So it's true then- if someone leaves here their memories vanish. [Recalling an earlier discussion on the possibilities or ramifications of departing from the void] .. Or maybe it's only because you had a round trip ticket. [Either way, he wasn't sure he wanted to forget everything, even if he did know where his duties lay] From your perspective, just how long has it been?

You're pretty surly yourself. [She laughed.] He's used to dealing with youkai and other spirits. There's a familiarity to it is all. And it's better than a storm blowing the shack down or having to worry bout going crazy with jealousy here.

[A shrug. It wasn't that she was committed to staying at Kimihiro's place. It just felt... normal for lack of a better word in a way. She gave him a nasty smirk, winking afterwards.]

You should have. I live there after all. It was a few years actually. Hard to tell the exact time when you're underground all the time. But definitely long enough that I remember why I don't miss a lot of things there. But yeah. No memories. And I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Whatever. That wasn't an invitation either, so I guess you're stuck with him. [It was evident that he didn't appreciate the comparison, but he endured it] Why doesn't that surprise me. I never inquired as to what he was smoking... [Getting in another dig against Watanuki] At least it's a roof over your head. [That much he would allow, and honestly he was glad that she wasn't sticking to living in that dilapidated shack]

[Accepting her admission of living in hell was in glaring contradiction with his denouncement of supernatural entities from only moments prior. The hypocrisy didn't seem to bother him in the slightest]

Years?! [Exclaiming that far louder than he intended, it seemed to echo throughout the currently empty space] How could that be possible? [Thinking back to his own situation and wondering if time could still somehow be passing in his absence. What if he returned home and Mokuba was in his late 20s? Or worse.] When you returned, was it as if you never left or was your absence noted?

A roof that isn't likely to blow down, so that's better than the shack. I mean, we had it going pretty good, but it wasn't as solid as the apartments by any stretch.

[She shrugged, not pressing it. She figured it was probably tobacco, but who knew?]

Yeah, pretty much. The moment I disappeared from as far as I could tell. No damned memories of here, and nobody seemed to have noticed me missing. They weren't even commenting on the bridge being more quiet lately. So... poof poof.

Bet it'd be the same for anyone else. Kind of ... seriously irritating to have my memories taken.

A shack is no suitable stand in for a residence.

[Having exhausted both subjects, the apartments and insulting Kimihiro he was ready to move on.]

That's awfully precise. [Wondering over how that was even possible. When he had been trapped in a virtual world before time had certainly passed in his absence. He had employees that could testify to that fact. Still, if there was some mind altering substance or otherwise involved it might not be as difficult to pull off. Eh.. it was a stretch.. how could you get to every person Parsee had ever had contact with to manipulate them into thinking she never left? No. It was too farfetched.]

I wouldn't be thrilled with that prospect either. There has to be a way to access those memories somehow.. but when they were being suppressed you wouldn't have had a reason to try.

[She shrugged at first. It was weirdly precise how it seemed to have happened, though she would have to confess that it was possible it'd been off by a day or two. You really didn't get a good feel for the passage of days when life was monotonous as hers was in Gensokyo. She got bored rather easily, even if she rarely left her bridge.

Her lips turned down and she folded her arms. How to put this?]

I don't like this now, knowing the implications, but there? It was just the monotony of my existence. Like you said. I had no idea there was anything missing.

I think I like less that others would forget me.

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