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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.
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she's seen movies before--viewing adaptations of stories, sometimes, is just as important as familiarizing yourself with the story... or so some of her classmates said, and kaoruko is Not one to fall behind now, if she can manage it!--anyway, she looks through the canisters, touch featherlight until she pauses at one. )
Do you actually know how to use this sorta thing, Akehoshi-han?
( she asks, pulling down admiration and setting it in his hand. )
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[swing by... like he's friends with the people who work here, or he's worked in one. whatever she wants to think. a chair appears beside her when she turns so she has a place to sit, not as worn as the ones outside.
he works on putting it in, continuing.]
It's not that hard, actually~. I'll show you sometime, Hana-chan.
[click.
and when she blinks, she's sitting in a classroom not unlike yogen's own -- so quite different than her home school's, and different than seisho's in that it's co-ed. the chatter of students seems faint, and the clock reads that it's after school. there seems to be no sign of subaru anywhere, but the door is slightly ajar into the hallway.
will she go?]
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but then she's in school again--not her school, but one closer to the one she's found herself in here. and alone, too. she frowns, huffing slightly--how dare he just ditch her? they were supposed to...
...
go to the movies together, maybe? something about that, and she rises slowly to look around the classroom one more time before she heads out. peeks out the ajar door, Not nervous at all just, you know, she doesn't want to... accidentally smack someone opening the door or startle them or something. yeah. )
...Akehoshi-han?
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Oh, Hana-chan! Finally woke up? You're such a sleepyhead.
[apparently she'd been dozing. he clears his throat and tucks his hands in his pockets, and...
...
it's now she realizes that the darkness on his cheeks and neck are just that -- dark shading. he's dull of color, washed out into black and white. a sharp contrast to the rest of the hall, which is absolutely yogen's as far as she can tell. not exact details, because he doesn't pay too much mind to it, but enough that it fills in blanks.]
Let's get, I guess~. Library today?
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( she startles a little too, not expecting him Right There, or to look so... washed out. )
Ahhh... You shouldn't just stand there like that... ( a hand to her chest, be still her heart... ugh. ) You'll scare the livin' daylights outta someone... Th-though you didn't do that to me, I assure you.
( ... )
I suppose the library sounds fine, but are you feelin' up for it? You look a little... ( ... ) Pale.
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[he looks at himself curiously, but shrugs. he doesn't seem to notice it.]
I'm fine, I think.
[surely not. anyway, he'll start walking downstairs, pausing for a moment to peek into a classroom with a soft exhale before he moves on.]
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Expectin' someone?
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Mm-mm. Not really~, probably... You ever wonder why you've gotta go up so far for your classes, Hana-chan?
[because in true dream fashion the elevator is out.]
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( works that way in theater. everyone wants to be at the top of the staircase... )
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[dear, sweet helena.]
This school's the afterlife, so I guess it's more like... it's a literal view of how long you've got to go before you leave. That's why third years like me don't have much longer. Anyone that just sorta... repeats years are still close, they've just got one more thing, two more things, holding the back. But once those are done, they're set. That kinda thing.
[probably]
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I see... Well, I certainly don't have anything that needs doing here, so shouldn't I be able to move on without worry? Of course, I'd like to wait for Futaba-han to catch up with me... She asked me to--
( kaoruko pauses. oh. oh no, )
That stupid motorcycle of hers...!
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[how nice... how nice.]
You should be able to grade up easy, yeah... Though you've probably got growth to go through too. Um~, something about the maturing of the soul or something like that. My soul's just about done, and I don't have anything, so I guess I'll be out the door in time.
[...
though, it doesn't really feel lile that, does it.]
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kaoruko starts moving again, sighing a little. )
How lucky... ( ...but he doesn't sound--convinced? of it himself. he guesses, huh... ) Is there somethin' that might keep you from moving on, Akehoshi-han? You don't sound so sure, that's all.
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[mmmm. he doesn't know how to put it, but there's helpful posters on the stairwell down.
let's give it our all!
look forward to the future!
what's your dream? we can help!
... ... ...
so on and so forth. he doesn't give them a passing glance.]
Even when I was datin' someone, I already was preparing myself to part ways. We knew it was gonna happen, even if it sucked.
[make memories! live your youth to the fullest! join the soccer team today!
uncertain of what to do next? our teachers are here to help. step into our office, school hours only.
set a goal. go for it. the future is yours.
... ... ...
things like that, too.]
So I'm probably set.
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graduation (again) seems so far away. )
...It's still hard, isn't it? Acceptin' you've gotta part ways from people you love. I went through the whole song and dance myself ( literally ) rather recently.
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plenty of people there, everyone with a dream, a want, an ambition. the ground dulls beneath his feet. he doesn't know how many faces she'd recognize off the trip, but there's a redhead who seems far more irritated than he should be at being looked at, there's a fast-walking pink haired girl that seems a little distant but still determined...
subaru lingers on them both, turning his face.] It is hard though, yeah. No matter how long you've got to go, it's hard.
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Well, as long as you have an idea of what you'd like to do afterwards, it isn't too bad... Most of my classmates went on to rather prestigious theater schools--I have my family, so naturally I was goin' back to Kyoto. Grandmother's gettin' on in years, and she trained me to take on after her. ( it's a point of pride. she doesn't mind not going further; seisho had just been a way for her to experience new things and become a better dancer overall.
and she had. mission accomplished. kyoto, then. ...hard to come to terms with the fact futaba wasn't coming back with her, was chasing something higher still, but it's
kaoruko links her hands together. it's fine. ) How about you and your friends, Akehoshi-han?
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[he knows some.
he knows only some, because he hasn't asked, because he's been so absorbed in himself... subaru glances away, stepping down to the second floor. the third year's classrooms, and lingers here.]
I haven't asked. Natsume... um, I remember him saying he was gonna be an idol and a fortune teller... Lena's a writer, so she's gonna write a book. Yuki-chan and Baachan have people to get back to, so they'll probably aim to do something with them... Maddy seems pretty aimless, or rather he's like, general? But he's in the same year as you, so he's got time.
[even if he's Much Older.]
Akkichi... is gonna do whatever she puts her mind to, whether it's become a world-class dancer or just ruling the world, Rocchan wants to go to university and make amends with his fam... Sasara, I think she could just look at something and go for it too no problem.
[...]
Pretty much all of my friends are like that, actually~. Even the ones I didn't mention, and I've got a ton of 'em.