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MARCH EVENT LOG
At midnight on March 1st, a rolling lightning storm hits Yogen. Thunder crackles, and strikes of Anvil Crawler lighting can be seen lighting up the sky; anyone paying attention to the courtyard may see the explosive strike of lightning hitting the wisteria tree. Petals scatter throughout the air and are carried off in every direction by the wind...
As the month goes on the school will start to look even more barren. As the month goes on, several students start to disappear, with rumors spreading here and there about students disappearing after entering the forest. Those rumors twist and warp, and within just a few days there are rumors of a witch in the forest. But it's not a witch, nor a ghost, or anything else, but a dream, and those who enter will find themselves reminded of such by a soothing voice, the voice of a person they're familiar with, speaking gently in their ears:
"You are dreaming... They have always led and will always lead you here... Remind yourself, this is a dream..."
The world shifts subtly. There are gravestones marking the pathway now, and before long the forest is replaced by a completely new scene. A voice reminds you once more that this is a dream, and that you have always been here. You have always been led to this place. But where is this place? It's the world of a player character. It's nothing more than a snapshot in time. It might be one that they wish to escape, or perhaps a warm memory of a time that they wish to return to, but it is always an important memory to the character.
Whichever it is, the only way is to move forward. As characters move through the memory, characters will soon notice a snake and holly tattoo that spreads over their body will be. It starts small, a clump on one's back, but will spread across all parts of a character's body. It will reach the neck and face last, killing them upon reaching the eyes. As the curse spreads, they will notice changes in the dream including hallucinations, hearing lullabies, and shades that pursue them. They will also notice increased exhaustion and lethargy.
Upon reaching the end of the memory, they will find a glowing ball of light representative of a lost student's soul. Finding the soul will lead to both characters awakening at the edge of the forest, and the character who had been dreaming will be covered with the tattoo for a brief moment before it disappears.
Those who entered the dream may hear that same voice from before that tugs at their mind as the dream fades away:
"Remind yourself, this is a dream, and soon you will awaken. But you are here, as you always have been, and as you always will be... Soon, you will wonder where you were, and each moment after, will bring you here..."
The world shifts subtly. There are gravestones marking the pathway now, and before long the forest is replaced by a completely new scene. A voice reminds you once more that this is a dream, and that you have always been here. You have always been led to this place. But where is this place? It's the world of a player character. It's nothing more than a snapshot in time. It might be one that they wish to escape, or perhaps a warm memory of a time that they wish to return to, but it is always an important memory to the character.
Whichever it is, the only way is to move forward. As characters move through the memory, characters will soon notice a snake and holly tattoo that spreads over their body will be. It starts small, a clump on one's back, but will spread across all parts of a character's body. It will reach the neck and face last, killing them upon reaching the eyes. As the curse spreads, they will notice changes in the dream including hallucinations, hearing lullabies, and shades that pursue them. They will also notice increased exhaustion and lethargy.
Upon reaching the end of the memory, they will find a glowing ball of light representative of a lost student's soul. Finding the soul will lead to both characters awakening at the edge of the forest, and the character who had been dreaming will be covered with the tattoo for a brief moment before it disappears.
Those who entered the dream may hear that same voice from before that tugs at their mind as the dream fades away:
✽ Dreams may be whoelsale memories, or they may be more akin to dreamscapes based on a person's memories or mental state.
✽ The holly pattern represents the pain of love and aches of the heart, while the snake represents the yearning for the dead that consume a person.
✽ The tattoos will be blue or red.
✽ Characters may be drawn into the forest more than once, or require multiple memories to be gone through before reappearing. In those cases, the character who had gone through the initial memory will simply wake up in the forest alone.
✽ Characters who hear the voice upon leaving the dream will be more susceptible to entering and being lost in the forest.
✽ Anyone who is not rescued by the end of the month will be found at the edge of the forest. The tattoo will cover their body and stop just short of their eyes. It will disappear within an hour, but they will be exhausted for the rest of the day.
✽ The holly pattern represents the pain of love and aches of the heart, while the snake represents the yearning for the dead that consume a person.
✽ The tattoos will be blue or red.
✽ Characters may be drawn into the forest more than once, or require multiple memories to be gone through before reappearing. In those cases, the character who had gone through the initial memory will simply wake up in the forest alone.
✽ Characters who hear the voice upon leaving the dream will be more susceptible to entering and being lost in the forest.
✽ Anyone who is not rescued by the end of the month will be found at the edge of the forest. The tattoo will cover their body and stop just short of their eyes. It will disappear within an hour, but they will be exhausted for the rest of the day.
closed to Komaeda
cw: violence
[ The rain's starting to come down harder. It's a good thing both of them have umbrellas.
But really, how many places are there left to look? Hope's Peak is only so big. Where could their friend be? ]
She isn't here, either... [ Nanami peers out from under her yellow umbrella at her friend. The great statue of Izuru Kamukura looms over them both, casting a shadow even in the gloom of the rainy afternoon. ] Should we look somewhere else?
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This all the way out here, but why...?
( those words slip off his tongue easily, almost like he's practiced this before. the only difference is that he doesn't start to make his way over, and instead he looks at nanami.
she's here too, so why does his stomach curl almost uncomfortable by the idea of it. why does he want to stay in place, for someone like komaeda nagito, stagnation isn't part of who he is. )
What do you think?
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It doesn't look like a normal statue... does it? [ But she doesn't move towards it either. Just trying to get her bearings and understand.
There's an evil-sounding giggle coming from somewhere, but no obvious source. ]
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looks down at his attire, his free hand comes to his clothes, nails digging into the fabric because it's been so long, he thinks, since he's been dressed in this fashion. it doesn't stop him as he moves forward, closer to the statue, because he can feel it, there's something dark, something heavy, and it feels too despairing that it makes the hair on his skin stand up.
that encroaching darkness, even nanami can probably see it— it manifests beneath her feet, it's almost like a void that wishes to swallow her hole, but she can't see it. )
Does this feel right to you...?
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She turns to Komaeda, suddenly. ] She isn't here. Probably, right? Let's--
[ The world lurches, tilts sideways even though they're standing upright, and now the two are standing in a dark stairway. It's the one below the statue, because of course there was one there. The rain patters against the sealed entrance as their umbrellas drip in the near-darkness.
This world won't let the two of them escape so easily. ]
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...
how cruel. )
We should keep going, shouldn't we?
( he asks with a smile, and he looks to nanami, there's a pause to see if she noticed the change or if this world keeps her attached to every action. that she'll keep going, even if there's something that pulls and tells them to stay in place. )
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Mm... [ She nods slowly, but unsurely. She takes out her smartphone and turns on the flashlight function. She starts walking down the staircase - leading the way, this time. (This time?)
Why does a place like this exist at this school? That's what she should ask, it's what she opens her mouth to say. But her heart clutches, tilted sideways like the world. And a different question comes from her. ]
What do you think is down there?
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his hand touches his chest to feel his heart beating slow, and then those thin fingers move lower and lower until he reaches to his pant's pocket. it's the left he touches first, finding nothing there, but he doesn't move to check the right, or even the back. would he have it? )
...Do you have nightmares? I believe Ultimates always have good dreams.
( he knows what's down here, but he won't bring himself to say, and instead... he changes the narration, because she changed the narration which means...
...
if it goes as last time, it'll be fine, if it goes differently... then... he looks towards nanami again, she can't open another door. )
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She stands, and she stares down at their destiny. ]
I don't... remember... [ Her mind's in a haze, it feels like she's torn between spaces and times but can't tell where she's oriented in any of them. She rubs her eyes. ]
I don't remember the last time I slept well... do you, Komaeda-kun?
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( her own fuzzy memories matches his own, and he thinks too much that it doesn't add up. this feels like deja vu, but the one moving them forward is...
... )
It's been a long time.
( since he's seen this in a dream, or even felt like he's been dreaming. he touches the back of his neck because there's this itch... )
You sure Tsumiki-san wasn't in that forest from before... ( there was a forest, right? )
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No, not Hope's Peak - there's a forest around--
Oh no.
She turns suddenly to Komaeda, things beginning to click into place, and she gasps.
Izuru Kamukura is standing behind him. ]