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may event log
The atmosphere grows heavier by the day. There is blood smeared around the school by students with injuries, and each time a character sees it they're struck by a sense of vertigo and unreality. The world seems to blur and spin at times, and at times they can see flickers of the other school in front of them before it disappears.
Patches of shadows will begin to appear around the entire right wing of all floors, including the locker area including the rooftop. Throughout the month the areas in which they appear will continue to expand, beginning to encompass pieces of the left wing. They appear at random at times, suddenly below ones feet, and those who can see that the floor has disappeared will find themselves falling - further and further until it suddenly stops, and they find themselves right back where they started.
Curiously, those who cannot see do not suffer from these effects. Instead, they may notice the biting cold more prominently, or hear and feel the loud sound of rotten and and broken floorboards beneath their feet in the school and barren landscaping outside. The school supplies they hold might seem to have fallen apart, the walls feel as though a fire has burnt them up and rotted them out. But it always disappears within moments - a few seconds, a trace of their hand.
In the forest, stairs appear here and there. If one chooses to walk up them, they seem to go to no where, and if they continue on long enough they'll find themselves somewhere else entirely - most off in the Mirror Room or Summoning room, but occasionally it might be a classroom or somewhere else entirely. The void will have an inverse effect, showing bits and pieces of the normal school, and if characters aren't careful they wall onto what they think is solid ground only to start falling into the true void.
Mirrors show different scenes from time to time. They may see empty scenery from back home, an older version of the school, or otherwise of the other school. If one turns their back on a mirror, they may find that something will reach out and try to grab them. These are easily shaken off, but they will be pulled against the mirror until it shatters or their body is crushed otherwise. It's as though reality itself were being eroded at by some unknown force.
Nagito Komaeda is more susceptible to the above effects, and they are more likely to occur in his presence. It's probably just his luck.
Nene Yashiro will be less susceptible to the above effects, and find that the shadow students tend to avoid her. However, she may find herself feeling ill, or struggling to recall things. At times it seems as though something is eating away at her memory, replaced by a strong enter the void. This effect is temporary.
Patches of shadows will begin to appear around the entire right wing of all floors, including the locker area including the rooftop. Throughout the month the areas in which they appear will continue to expand, beginning to encompass pieces of the left wing. They appear at random at times, suddenly below ones feet, and those who can see that the floor has disappeared will find themselves falling - further and further until it suddenly stops, and they find themselves right back where they started.
Curiously, those who cannot see do not suffer from these effects. Instead, they may notice the biting cold more prominently, or hear and feel the loud sound of rotten and and broken floorboards beneath their feet in the school and barren landscaping outside. The school supplies they hold might seem to have fallen apart, the walls feel as though a fire has burnt them up and rotted them out. But it always disappears within moments - a few seconds, a trace of their hand.
In the forest, stairs appear here and there. If one chooses to walk up them, they seem to go to no where, and if they continue on long enough they'll find themselves somewhere else entirely - most off in the Mirror Room or Summoning room, but occasionally it might be a classroom or somewhere else entirely. The void will have an inverse effect, showing bits and pieces of the normal school, and if characters aren't careful they wall onto what they think is solid ground only to start falling into the true void.
Mirrors show different scenes from time to time. They may see empty scenery from back home, an older version of the school, or otherwise of the other school. If one turns their back on a mirror, they may find that something will reach out and try to grab them. These are easily shaken off, but they will be pulled against the mirror until it shatters or their body is crushed otherwise. It's as though reality itself were being eroded at by some unknown force.
Nagito Komaeda is more susceptible to the above effects, and they are more likely to occur in his presence. It's probably just his luck.
Nene Yashiro will be less susceptible to the above effects, and find that the shadow students tend to avoid her. However, she may find herself feeling ill, or struggling to recall things. At times it seems as though something is eating away at her memory, replaced by a strong enter the void. This effect is temporary.
Hinata Hajime's body will be found in the mirror room resting in front of the mirror. He looks peaceful, as though he were merely sleeping. The mirror in front of him has shattered. There is blood on the glass fragments. There are no signs of malpractice, but until the body anyone with supernatural sight will be able to see a group of shadow figures in a loose circle around him. Passing through one will leave them cold and numb, but they will not intervene with efforts to take the body. Those who visit the void on or after this date may think they see him int he void, but the sight flickers out to reveal it to be one of the shadow figures. The closer one was to Hinata, the more likely this is to occur.
There are additional messages left scattered across the clock tower:
".ɘɿoʇɘd ɘɿɘʜ ƚ'nƨɒw yɒwllɒʜ ƨiʜT"
".owƚ ƚɘǫ bnɒ ,ɘnin oƚ ɘviʇ bbɒ I"
".oɿɘz ,ɘvlɘwƚ ,ɿuoʇ yƚnɘwT"
Chiaki Nanami will find a note placed on her pillow:
"Take care of him."
Nagito Komaeda will find a copy of Confessions sitting on his desk at the student store. In one of the pages toward the back a note has been tucked inside:
"Take care of her."
Both notes match Hinata's handwriting.
There are additional messages left scattered across the clock tower:
".owƚ ƚɘǫ bnɒ ,ɘnin oƚ ɘviʇ bbɒ I"
".oɿɘz ,ɘvlɘwƚ ,ɿuoʇ yƚnɘwT"
Chiaki Nanami will find a note placed on her pillow:
Nagito Komaeda will find a copy of Confessions sitting on his desk at the student store. In one of the pages toward the back a note has been tucked inside:
Both notes match Hinata's handwriting.
The sound of turning cogs and the ticking of the clock grows louder, then comes to an abrupt stop. The hands continue to move with the time, but no sound will be heard. It will no longer chime on the hour.
At some point during the day, twelve students will go missing.
At some point during the day, twelve students will go missing.
✽ Desecration of the body will not be allowed. Hinata's player was kind enough to allow use of their character to progress the plot, so please be respectful.
✽ The shadowy figures will appear more frequently where there is blood, fresh or otherwise, and/or mirrors.
✽ As with last month, characters who are isolated will find that they are more susceptible to being followed by the figures, and it may take longer interactions to dispel them completely.
✽ Items from the student shop that ward off supernatural creatures will aide in keeping the shadows from getting too close at first, but their effectiveness will wear off the longer a character is followed. They have a stacking effect.
✽ The counselor is only available to discuss contracts and possible deals this month. He seems to be in deep thought about something during discussions.
✽ Students will notice rumors are spreading more frequently, both about the school and player characters.
✽ Please stay tuned for additional updates toward the end of the month.
✽ The shadowy figures will appear more frequently where there is blood, fresh or otherwise, and/or mirrors.
✽ As with last month, characters who are isolated will find that they are more susceptible to being followed by the figures, and it may take longer interactions to dispel them completely.
✽ Items from the student shop that ward off supernatural creatures will aide in keeping the shadows from getting too close at first, but their effectiveness will wear off the longer a character is followed. They have a stacking effect.
✽ The counselor is only available to discuss contracts and possible deals this month. He seems to be in deep thought about something during discussions.
✽ Students will notice rumors are spreading more frequently, both about the school and player characters.
✽ Please stay tuned for additional updates toward the end of the month.
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[It's never unusual to see Noah pouring over the pages of a spellbook — that's essentially how he learnt celestial magic while Clamor was gone, and how he's continued to learn it since their spirit contract was created. No, he won't be this dedicated to mathematics, stop asking.
For the past week or so, he's been pouring over the pages of a different spellbook, one with a much less sticky-noted appearance overall. Some may recall Noah explaining it as his brother Harque's spellbook, one he's still not quite sure how it ended up here, but he has it. Has had it, rather. To be frank, he's read it cover to cover a million times, but he's never tried to learn anything out of it. "It's too complicated" or "he's not here to teach it to me" were most of his excuses.
And then Add died. And then Komaeda got injured and went into a coma. And now Noah's remembering yet again how many people he can't save — he has one healing spell under his belt, and it isn't very strong, probably wouldn't have been able to save Komaeda in the forest that day if he thinks about it. He's lucky to have had that healing potion, but now he doesn't have that as a fallback.
And Harque, well, Harque was a healer. A great one! So great at healing that he was a candidate to become one of the El Masters, and... well.
One thought leads to another thought that spirals out of control, and Noah spends several nights when the moon is at its brightest trying to master moon magic. Without a proper teacher, it takes him a while to even conjure the smallest spark of glowing white magic, and when he does, it's late at night in the dorm study hall — the littlest wisp appears and fades almost as quickly as it came, and Noah looks excited, elated—
then, his face contorts in pain. What the hell? Is healing magic supposed to hurt to cast? To him, that says that he's done something wrong. None of his other magic stings.
...
He tries again. Again, and again, but each time he successfully does the smallest thing, it still hurts, even if the method is slightly changed each time. By morning, Noah will be zonked out in the study hall, Harque's spellbook slightly in front of where his head is hidden away in his arms.]
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[By the 10th, Noah has a tiny grasp on healing magic, not the one weak spell he has from his celestial magic but actual healing magic from the moon itself. He notes that it's a bit stronger the fuller the moon is, which... of course it is, why does that make so much sense? That, and it's a bit of an inconvenience. Still, he feels like he has to strain himself less and less as time goes on, so either practice makes perfect or the moon itself is guiding his hand or both.
It still hurts to use, though. The pain doesn't lessen with experience. Noah's first thought isn't "clearly I'm incompatible with this type of magic", because no one ever taught him about magical incompatibility; his first thought is still "somewhere somehow I'm still doing this wrong". Unless... moon magic is supposed to hurt? But that doesn't make much sense, because as Noah recalls, Harque had the worst pain tolerance ever. Like, a headache would take him out of commission for a day.
Regardless of all of that, though, the best way to practice healing magic is to heal. Right? Which means injuries. Noah isn't going to just go seek out people with injuries because it's a little odd if he walks up and goes, "Hey, are you bleeding? I can help!" So instead, unfortunately...
You happen to come across Noah when he's in the dorm common room with a knife levelled over his left arm, and before you can so much as grab his right hand or shout at him for doing this shit again, he's already dragged the blade across his skin with a pained hitch in his breath. No blood spills to the floor, luckily, and Noah is rather quick to push his fingers over the open wound and let that glowing, white magic do its job. Afterwards, he holds his forearm up to the light and squints. No scar, no more pain (save for... the pain in his fingertips from using moon magic, it's fine), no more open wound...]
Oh, wow. [Moon magic sure is powerful. ...and then he notices you and turns bright red. Oh no. He's not trying to hurt himself again, he swears he's past this—] ...I'm just practicing moon magic. I'm not... um...
[Not smart. He's not smart, is what he should say.]
☽ Remorse
[In light of the fact that avoiding mirrors is the smart decision (one of those shadows grabbed him the other day and smashed his back against the wall trying to pull him into it, he assumes; he cussed it out, as edgy teenagers are wont to do), Noah has taken to both giving them a wide berth whenever he has to pass them by, and also washing his hands in the kitchen sink. Take that, ghosts, you won't get him!
By the 20th, though, he notices something odd going on when he goes to wash his hands — there's a thin line of faded, pale blue, faceted crystal running from the tip of his right pinky finger and down the side of his hand, stopping just before his wrist. For a moment, he thinks to himself that the most obvious answer here is that he must've dragged his hand through some paint and made this really cool pattern, but... no amount of furious scrubbing is getting rid of this. And, as he finds out when he touches the crystallization, it is indeed solid.
Today, when you walk into the kitchen, Noah isn't panicking over how he burnt pancakes or how he put too much seasoning on some meat by being inattentive. No, he's panicking over the fact that his hand is turning into a rock. Of course, as soon as he spots you, he turns red as he is wont to do and just... looks away. Everything is fine. He's not panicking a little bit. He doesn't have anxiety, you have anxiety.
The crystal vein sparkles in the light, especially under the water.
It's pretty easy to see that he's trying to hide it from your eyes until you take what you need from the kitchen and leave.]
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If it's not obvious: Noah's crystallization is because he's not compatible with his new magic, so please bonk him if you figure it out ICly because he sure hasn't.]
guilt.
leaving the confinement of his supposed bedroom brings komaeds to check into the school, thinking that he can get something from the vending machine, or even check on the student store because it's been awhile since he's seen what profit was made in his absence. probably a lot, he tends to think people prefer someone meek like shin compared to komaeda who gambles from time to time.
that's where he's brought himself to, buying a bottle of water from the vending machine since he still feels out of breath, and dehydrated. he takes a small sip, looking at the bottle to read the contents to pass the time as he walks— it's when he turns the corner that he bumps into an unfamiliar book, but a familiar person behind it, and the water bottle is tossed up and turns, until it comes back down thanks to gravity and smacks komaeda against his head. the bottom of it sits against his hair, balanced on top as the ultimate exhales looking at the other. )
Ah... sorry, sorry.
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Here. He hands it back.]
It's okay. I'm just happy to see you're walking around and all. I... um, I'm sure you knew, but I was worried about you.
[Noah wears his heart on his sleeve, so his worries are eternally obvious to anyone with a working set of eyes; and if not that, obvious to anyone with enough of a gossip-circle to hear it secondhand.]
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with the bottle proffered, he reaches for it as pale hands wrap around the circumference of it and it crinkles from his touch.
there's a small smile. )
...Hey, Ebalon-kun. I'm sorry for worrying you.
( with a few others, it probably wasn't the best time for that or anything at all. how should he move forward with this in his attempt to reassure the other, because he's simple as any person who cares about someone. noah is kind, he hates to argue, and wishes to protect, and he probably wishes his love was more than enough.
komaeda takes it upon himself to take the first step, grabbing noah instead to pull him into a head, and lean so his cheek rests on top of the youth's head. a hand rests on noah's back, rubbing smoothly up and down. )
You were one of the people I wanted to see upon waking up...
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This is good. It reminds him of the time in the library when they first met, when Noah broke down due to flashbacks and Komaeda just held him for a bit. Warmth blooms in his chest, a mix of love and relief all at once.]
...really? [And yet he's surprised at the declaration. Aren't there so many others worth Komaeda's time?] Is that true...? I... kept wondering when you'd wake up, but I didn't really expect...
[Now he really wants to cry.]
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( not the best thing to say, but that doesn't mean he's going to leave noah out and ignore him, or forget about who he is just because of what happened. komaeda had been asleep for a long time, but he's had dreams, all sorts of people have come and go, but some things stay the same. there are those that komaeda's fond of, people that he wishes to see, and others that he would come and visit. when he woke up and realized the latter was all a dream, it must have been a sign telling him to go out and seek.
he's no good at hide and seek because no one ever finds him, but he can seek and hope that he stumbles upon them. )
How's everything been? We should catch up... ah, it's been awhile.
( it's been a long time with many changes as he knows, and even as his cheek brushes up against noah's head as if he's nuzzling him he's able to notice a few strands different colors. physical, visual changes, but he knows this is the same noah that he saw before his coma, so he's fine with that. )
Sorry I took so long.
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[ that's a new one if he's seen it, and he doesn't expect much from the students within yogen high. they're all too arrogant, too incompetent to push themselves to learn new things and take advantage if their skill set. he can admire work in the medical field, and to see that part of his arm healed with nary a scar catches midori's interest.
as a nurse, it shouldn't be too odd. ]
I'm impressed. If you were interested in learning material on the medical side, I would have helped!
[ this is far more quicker and efficient, and that's why he cokes closer with a gentle smile as he looks over the area that was just cut into. pulling back a chair, he sits down at the table where the other resides, and midori crosses his legs as he looks at the knife coated in blood, and the male's arm healed with no abrasions. ]
Do you mind if I take a look?
you are always allowed within my inbox i love nms tags
[That's the best way to explain it, he feels. Harque's spellbook says he can't do things like fix diseases or pre-existing conditions, and that healing magic can't restore something permanently lost like a limb long gone. It puts things back together and gets rid of impurities; it's certainly not a cure for anything. He hasn't even gotten into the part of moon magic mastery where he can conjure shields yet.
Sheepish, Noah puts his gaze on Midori's shoulder-neck range, nebulously, not quite meeting his eyes. He holds his arm out, sleeve rolled up as it always is with him.]
I don't mind you looking, no. Here.
yay!!! i need more mido noah cr!!
[ with the arm held out to him, fingers gently ghost along the area that he had seen him cut. curious, he searches for any old scars, or to see if his skin is without blemish. check-ups normally consist of a thorough examination of the entire body, but he'll allow the male's arm to take up his attention. ]
Now, you shouldn't say that... with enough time and effort, you could wear a white coat like mine! ☆
[ a white coat draped along the width of his shoulders that he wears with pride, and a circle patterned red scarf wrapped around his neck which may or may not be familiar to noah.
his thumb touches his skin now, checking the temperature down to the pressure as his index and middle rest along noah's wrist, silent and in thought, counting every beat.
he offers a warm smile after his assessment. ]
You want to help people, don't you?
[ with all the unfortunate events that have happened recently, if there's anyone with a heart would do what they can to help another person. ]
hands it to you on a silver platter
No new scar from what he just did, though.]
I dunno about that. Being a doctor requires math... [And Noah is really really bad at math, on top of just not wanting to do it in general.] ...but you're right, yeah. I do want to help people. I've always wanted to help people.
My gold platter noah
interesting.
he places his hand onto the table now, fingers spread apart with his palm visible. it's a silent request for him to place his there, and he follows verbally with the same idea in mind. ]
I want you to squeeze my hand as hard as you can, just to check the muscle movements.
[ and he gently moves on. ]
Ahaha. It's not about math, it's about love and care for those you seek to help. [ he is buy a child so he can't expect him to take up such a difficult profession, but after some time it should come easy to him. ] If you want to help others, maybe I can be of assistance?
[ it's a window of opportunity that noah may or may not need, but to help others isn't simply by using healing magic, he'd need time, patience, love, and the tools to see it though plus knowledge. ]
I can see it within your eyes that you tire of of the conflict, senseless violence, and of losing people... a moment of your assistance could save someone.
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☽ Remorse
quietly, she walks over and gently pulls his hand to her, holding it gently in both of hers. )
... What's happening?
( how did she not notice earlier? they literally hold each other every night- )
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It's pale enough, thin enough, to not entirely stand out amidst his also-pale skin. Had it been on his left hand, the one stained black due to his shadow magic, it might've been more obvious before now.]
I... I don't know—
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( she's trying so very hard not to panic, honestly. why does she ever let go of people when they die or start crystalizing when she does? why does... why...
nene squeezes his hand gently and doesn't let go, even as she leans into his chest and closes her eyes tight. inhales. exhales. ... she can't lie and say she's good when she's not, but... )
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[That's a lot of crystals for "within the last day", but it's not like Noah noticed it yesterday or the day before unless they were pretty much microscopic! He lets Nene lean on him, holding his wet hands in a way so that they don't get on her clothes.]
I know I wear gloves all the time, but I... should see stuff like this, right...?
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guilt
It's not really his place to intervene, having no expertise in the way of magic, but in the end it bothers him too much to ignore him passing out in the study room. Such as it is, at some point after he's fallen asleep Noah will find a gentle tap on his shoulder. Ranger is ready enough to move if he's the type to react poorly to being woken up, knowing full well that kneejerk reaction to a potential threat.
He should at least find a bed to sleep in.
Hopefully it's not the middle of the night, or if it is he at least knows sign so they can communicate. ]
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Did I... fall asleep...?
[Boy you sure did.]
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Sure did. There's better places to know than here. Your back's gonna hurt in the morning if you do that.
[ Not to mention his neck, and probably a few other things. ]
Whatchya doing?
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[A little bit of back and neck and whatever-else pain won't put him out of commission.]
I'm... studying healing magic. Well — trying to. [He nods to Harque's spellbook splayed out in front of him.] 'Cause I figured... if I can learn to heal better, I can help prevent future circumstances like what happened with Komaeda.
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remorse
She slips into the kitchen, watching him and the way his hand sparkles in the light. She stares for just a moment too long.
It's not like she knows him very well or anything but... ]
Hey... Are you doing something you're not supposed to?
[ Why else would he be so nervous? ]
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[Hello, person Noah has never spoken to before. He immediately chokes up and turns red, not necessarily because he's been caught turning into rocks but because he gets incredibly timid around new people. This... probably makes him look guiltier. Unintentionally.]
...my hand has some... crystal or something on it. Sorry.
[Boy why are you apologising—]
hurt
scanning... analyzing...
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Analysis complete. No physical injuries detected. Estimated mana efficiency for this task is 6.82%.
Warning: heightened traces of moon El energy detected. Please proceed with caution.
[and they'll even project a couple holoscreens with what looks like a heatmap of Noah's silhouette on it, except the glowing red parts may or may not be the areas that are gonna crystallize later. but hey it's fine NOW so clearly it's not a big deal, whatever it means...]
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My brother was good at moon magic. The light aspect, anyway. I'm trying to learn how to heal with it like he did. [You know... maybe there's some alternate timeline out there where he managed to save Add, too.] But... what is this diagram showing? That's me, right?
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they boop some more beeps, enlarging the diagram and adding some helpful labels to it... there's probably a different label over his blackened arm to note that it's absolutely drenched in that shadow El shit, yeah. maybe a little chart off to the side showing Noah's usual elemental affinities vs how fucked up he's making himself, like he should know that a big slice of moon El is Bad. alas clamor is an npc now or he could probably also explain this but wiggles hand vaguely]
Highlighted areas contain unusually high levels of moon El energy. Noah Ebalon's affinity for this type of El energy manipulation is low. Please proceed with caution.
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Sorry dad.]
...mmm... [Don't like that. Don't like the "you might be fucking yourself up" notes on this chart, don't like the "your affinity is low" thing.] Before my magic got mutated, I had an affinity for the "dark" moon El energy, but I was just a little kid then. Did... um... [science words...] Did my magic getting mutated into the power of shadow mess with my affinity...?
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cw more scientific self-harm
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