[OPEN/CLOSED] seize your capability

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Who: Add & OPEN
When: All through June
What: Catch-all log with various prompts in the comments☆
Warnings: Add Some imp-induced murder in the first prompt. Will update as needed!

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((Open/closed prompts will be marked appropriately in the comments, and format (prose/brackets) doesn't matter to me so I'll match with w/e. If you'd like to thread something out that isn't covered here, feel free to hit me up on plurk at BlueFlewFedUQueen, ping me through the game discord, or send me a PM!))

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OPEN | Early~Mid June

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[The "voidschool" is a place of notable interest to Add, so trips to it have quickly become a regular thing for him. Unfortunately for the rest of the students, he doesn't seem to particularly care about who else gets dragged in with him. If he happens to cut himself on something, why waste the opportunity?

Lately, though, he hasn't needed to spill his own blood to get into that alternate reality. The imps can be quite useful... he's not even phased by the sight of someone getting killed right before his eyes, only watching with mild interest as the body falls to the ground and gets dragged off by the shadows. He will, at most, follow along to see what happens when they dump it in the auditorium...

Observations alone can no longer hold his interest, though. Should he be followed to his destination, Add can be found prodding at the floorboards at the very edge of the auditorium void, apparently fearless of how much the floor has already crumbled away. He is, in fact, yanking more of the boards off—or trying to, anyway. Maybe stop him from doing that??]

[carpevinum]

[Lucifer himself is known to fly into the void-torium whenever he wants, out of some misbegotten attempt to figure out what the hell is going on with this place. The space is nigh-infinite as he's figured out just from flying around it, so when he sees this kid(? source needed) trying to pull the floorboards up, he almost wants to laugh.

What's that going to do? Lucifer imagines that it'll somehow spread the corruption further if the floor is pulled up, though he doesn't exactly have any reason beyond simple paranoia to think that.]

And what, exactly, are you up to?

[Instead of saying it with the authority that he'd use on one of his brothers, he's saying it with clear entertainment. Mortals (source needed?) are so, so funny.]

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[He doesn't look away from his work, apparently unconcerned with Lucifer's presence despite having his back turned and the gaping, bottomless void directly in front of him. It sure would be easy for someone to get rid of Add, huh.]

Want to see what's underneath. Where the empty space begins and ends, if there's another physical layer beneath this one...

[... and he is trying, but that only means so much when he's this physically pathetic. The first couple attempts were a bit easier since the boards had been eroded, but even against half-rotted plants he's struggling to yank them from... whatever it is they're attached to? nothing?? he is literally here to find out]

Ugh... should've just brought the torch with me. [setting fire to voidschool would be fine right...............]

[carpevinum]

[It would be easy, sure! Lucifer pushes Add into the void.

Okay no, he doesn't do this, nor does he consider this right now, because he's not fucking interested. Killing a kid seems like a waste anyway. Where's Hyde.]

Let's not risk setting fire to the school. Those of us who can't get out will likely suffocate or otherwise be burnt to death. [Beat.] If you want to go into the void, I can fly you through there. Last time I went, I didn't find much, but I'm willing to try again.

[Lucifer is extremely interested in this, see. It's in everyone's best interest if they figure out what the fuck's going on. If stopping the spread of this infinite void is possible, he feels like the solution will be found within it.]

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[hyde is in another thread helping him yank off floorboards, alas there will be no yeeting of the add today

He might be rolling his eyes at the first part about suffocation and burning to death... who knows, since his back is still to Lucifer. But the second, far more interesting part does grab his attention enough to make the boy turn around, at least half-way. He frowns seriously, looking Lucifer over.]

... Fly how, exactly?

[dangernoises]

[ Hyde comes out of nowhere and suddenly tries to yank one off too. ]

Fuck yeah, fuck this school!!

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[He's a bit startled by the sudden and rambunctious arrival—but the loud stranger is helping him, and he raises a good point, so Add sure as hell isn't going to argue.]

I was just looking out of curiosity... but if that's how you feel, what's stopping you from tearing this place apart board by board? It wouldn't be that difficult with the right tools, kukukuku...

[worst case scenario we have to drag in a third party to prevent them from dismantling the entire voidschool into a bottomless abyss but like pop off hyde, add believes in you]

[dangernoises]

Don't think it matters, I've torn the place up before! [ Hyde retorts, but hey maybe the other can wreck the place more than Hyde can with his feeble little hands. Summoning out a knife with his arm out, wrist bare with their tallies. ]</small Wanna fuck it up?

OPEN | 6/6, just after 6am

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[It's an early Sunday morning when Add decides to take a more in-depth look at the vending machines. He doesn't really need or want the snacks within, but it's a machine that has thus far resisted all his attempts to break into it... which means he's either not trying hard enough, or there's some other anomalous property preventing him from getting inside.

Regardless, he has a very straightforward test to determine which of those options is the correct answer, and that's why Add has dragged the blowtorch over from the workshop and is mere moments away from torching the glass point-blank. Don't worry, he's a professional!! This is probably safe, he thinks.]

[closewithnewintown]

[aw yeah time to get some milk for breakfast, most important meal of the day, surely nothing can go wrong--]

-- Stop! [she shouts the first word, but then remembers that it's early and most people are asleep, so instead she just stage whispers as she rushes over.] What are you doing?!

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Hm?

[He does stop... barely a centimetre away from scorching the glass. And the blowtorch is still running, so she'll just have to live with all these blatant safety hazards for the time being (he's not even wearing protective goggles!!)]

What does it look like? I'm breaking in.

[closewithnewintown]

... On top of that being a really bad idea that's gonna get you into a lot of trouble, you're... you're gonna melt your eyeballs! You'll be in detention, and you won't have eyes.

[both of these are equally not good.]

OPEN | 6/10, after class

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[Add doesn't really care for the school uniform. Alas, getting scolded by teachers for not wearing it takes precious robot-observing time out of his class hours, so it makes more sense to just wear it anyway... but he can still make it better.

And so, after classes end for the day Add can be found in home-ec sewing room, cutting apart one of his uniform jackets and stitching it into something new. It's not immediately obvious what he's working on, but by the end of the day he has one cut-up jacket and one intact jacket with a hood attached—a cat eared hood! It's very cute. He puts it on immediately.

He obviously doesn't need an entire jacket's worth of fabric to make one hood, so there's still a lot of fabric left over. He lingers in the sewing room to consider his options, sketching out rough templates for extra pockets or a cute tail(??? don't judge him) in his notebook.]

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( komaeda has this sort of attraction towards add, and that's because he's curious about his hope — especially when he peaches that he doesn't have one, or holds no need. he's different which is enough to warrant komaeda's attention, also the fact he stays away from other's, and komaeda's that type to support others, and not learn from his own advice. it's like he came in right on time to see that he's working on something, and in his arms is one lily may, and also a tail attached to his attire that seems almost lifelike.

the tail flicks, sparkles, and out the corner of add's eye will he see a cheshire cat grinning madly, then disappearing as if it never existed. komaeda sees the creature from time to time as well, but he guesses it's part of his imagination since he's never seen it in full view. )

Add-kun, why are you here alone?

( komaeda walks over to him as lily may's paws are hanging over his prosthetic, her claws scratching along the surface, and she might make a few marks if she tries hard enough, but cat gang is all together now. )

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[Add is so absorbed in his task of sewing cute cat ears onto this hood that he almost doesn't notice Komaeda entering the room... almost. Well, actually he notices the uhh... weird cat hallucination?? which is a thing, i guess??? but before he can dwell on that too much he catches sight of big fluffy white cat and also Komaeda's arm, which is attached to Komaeda. His eyes go wide as he locks eyes with Lily May, freezing in place with his needle held in the air.

he wants to pet the cat

... but this is no time to be disrupting his needlework and losing his place. damnit.

with great reluctance he turns his attention back to the cloth cat ears he's making, occasionally pausing to shoot another look at the cat, what's she up to, please keep him updated he needs to know lily may's status at all times]

Why wouldn't I be? I don't like people.

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Luckily someone like me is trash and not considered a person, so me and Lily May came to visit!

( he makes his way over to add to sit next to him with a playful plop, and the sound of lily may purring is audible between them both. every time the hallucination appears, lily may does smack at komaeda's face as if trying to attack it because who is that? why do they come and go? in response, he laughs with a few cat scratches along his face and nose, but he's gotten used to this. )

I didn't know you knew how to sew...

( one of lily may's paws fall onto komaeda's prosthetic arm, as if showing off how tattered his own jacket is, and her silent plea being like "purrlease, help this man." or she's just moving her paws around to cause as much pain to him as she can. either way, he's in good spirits as he leans forward to inspect add's handiwork even better, and there's such great attention to detail that with lily may in his arms, he makes effort to clap his hands. )

Teach me, teach me. ( which means let him try and add can hold lily may. )

[mermaidcursed]

( it's been some time since nene's entered the sewing room- something about the stress of last month really got to her, and while she did try to make some stuffed animals, she ultimately did this in her homeroom, instead of here.

she's been teaching stephanie and ishimaru how to sew- she'd extended the invitation to others who aren't here anymore, too. and she's seen a couple of others too- but add... huh.

well, he was also in the gardening club. you really can't judge a book by it's cover! )

It looks cute!

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[He's currently wearing the jacket and pulling at the hood to make sure it fits right (aka is oversized enough that he can practically hide in it if needed), so he sees Nene standing across from him when he pulls the hood back up from over his eyes.

... he's not embarrassed, exactly, but it does still feel kind of weird. He looks away after a moment of awkward blank staring, like he's not really sure how to respond to someone calling his outfit "cute".]

I didn't ask for your opinion.

[mermaidcursed]

Too bad, you're getting compliments.

( bitch. ^^

still, she didn't think he was the sort to hide and get... well, she wouldn't put it as flustered, for his own sake, but. huh. for someone who's so detached... he's kind of soft, isn't he? )

It looks like your work's nice and sturdy too.

( maybe a more... practical compliment would be better? )

[spiritoso]

[ Kaede hasn't been in the sewing room a whole lot, so she decides to really go check it out. That's when she finds someone else in there, sketching on some fabric.

Almost immediately, she zeroes in on that hood. ]

Wow, your jacket looks super cute!

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[he's making himself some inner pockets now, with tiny little cat ears along the top because he can and no one can stop him... but anyway, there's another annoying voice buzzing in his ears, and he's starting to regret doing all this out in the open. he should've just stolen all the good sewing supplies and done it in his homeroom or whatever so no one would bother him with all this talk about cuteness...]

It's not for you, so I don't care how you think it looks.

[spiritoso]

Geez… just take the compliment!

[ But she’s not that bothered by it, even if she feels a little put off for a moment.

She takes a step closer to get a better look at what he’s making. The cat ears on the pockets are cute too, but she keeps herself from saying it. ]

You seem like you know what you’re doing. Do you sew a lot?

catboys unite

[silentabyss]

[Noah still owes Add an apology cake, uh, oops? He can't make a cake though. When he had poked his head into the home-ec room it was mostly to see what was in here, and he's hardly expecting Add.

He'd walk away if he wasn't curious. Honestly, Noah doesn't need to get into another fight with Add or be told that he's dumb as fuck for thinking this school is the result of the Order (but if it's not the Order's fault, whose the fuck is it, then?), but...

...is that what he thinks it is?]

Uh, hey... do you like cats too?

[This is an educated guess.]

hell nyah

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[The hood is finished by now, so Add is just adding some extra trim and other fancy details to give it a little more oomph, pausing occasionally to hold up and scrutinize his own work. He stops when Noah sneaks up on him, though, shooting the boy an annoyed glare.

but that's a pretty serious question, so]

... Yeah? Who doesn't?

[silentabyss]

Weird people and assholes.

[Noah has learnt he can say bad words if Clamor isn't listening. REBELLION.

Anyway. Okay. Noah wants to not like Add really badly, but also Add has a cat hoodie and he fucking wants one. He's a simple person, really. He makes the executive choice to come closer and observe for a second before cautiously saying,]

I, uh... usually make cats out of shadows, since I can't have a pet or anything. ...wanna see?

[This is the start of a beautiful (?) friendship (????)]