yogen | may missions

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may missions

Who: Alice Yabusame, B.B. Hood, Childe, Dito, Himeko Inaba, Kiyotaka Ishimaru, Nene Yashiro, Noah Ebalon, Rantarou Amami, Rio Ranger, Shin Tsukimi, Sou Hiyori
What: mission time
When: May 20, 2000
Where: various
Warnings: tba.

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[ he hadn't even looked at dito when this happened, and there's no way he can ignore ranger's cute face! there's one side riveted by their new discovery, and another side that wishes for the games to end. there's nothing he can do about the collar being activated especially as dito drags himself closer to midori, requesting him to stop.

he lifts one hand to wave in signal that bonnie should give one more press to turn it off (this way she'll understand its functions if she happens to catch the gesture). for dito, midori happens to hold that hand up in a way to feign his innocence, and to prove he's done nothing as he pats the disciple's shoulder and points towards the clock tower where they're granted entry.

he clicks on dito's pda afterwards, and with a warm smile too. ]

Now Dito, you know that I'd shock you until you were down on your knees! This isn't half as bad!

[ he'll make his way over to ranger (dragging dito along by his arm) because he doesn't want to keep smelling scorched flesh wafting underneath his nose, the little tickle and burnt tinge in the air isn't really to his liking.

people who regenerate are the biggest whiners...

so without any warning, he pushes dito into the darkness of the tower so he can check it out first. if the collar is still a crimson red, they can at least see him unless he disappeared. ]

Anyone next?

[ Fortunately, the creature forming itself is rather slow, and it seems to lose interest in following them the moment they leave the hallway.

When the group enters the art room, they'll find the shadow cat rubbing against the legs of the same figure that was seen in the clock tower - Aiko Okane, the former student council president, frozen in time as her brush strokes across the canvas. It's a simple landscaping portrait ahead of her depicting a nighttime scene of the wisteria tree in the courtyard. Her work will continue until they begin to approach, at which point the brush will fall out of her hands and clatter to the ground.

"Hey, don't sneak up on me like that! ... Hold on, why are you here? You're not supposed to be here..."

The meaning behind those words is left for the group to figure out, as the figure fades away like a wisp of smoke, and once it's gone the black cat scampers off and disappears into the shadows in turn. The painting remains behind. It's out of place in the decrepit school, the canvas looking to be brand new, and the paint on it is still wet. It looks to have just been completed. The same can be said of the brush on the floor, with dark blue paint splattered on the ground.

The supply closet rattles, then falls still. ]

[Noah, immediately removing all emotion from the situation for himself because he Will be sad and unproductive if he Doesn't shut off, tunes in to the rattling supply closet and makes a shushing motion. Like I'm assuming no one talked over that but if y'all did you get shushed by a short kid with shadow magic.

He points to the supply closet, and then at the painting. "Check that, check this" essentially, but in case something's in the closet that responds to noise, y'all best shut up.]

[ It's a scene that would be comical under any other circumstances, but here and now it serves as little more than an unwanted distraction. The smell of burnt flesh makes his nose wrinkle, and he's none too fond of the entire affair. He can't imagine why Hiyori gave the remote to another person save perhaps to add more time to their journey (as if that's needed.)

He peers into the clock tower as Dito is unceremoniously shoved in. The glow of its collar does seem to illuminate it a little more, but he finds that a flashlight might have done a better job of that without causing further complications. With any luck, Bonnie will find it in the goodness of her heart to turn it off so the group isn't stuck in an enclosed space with what is likely nothing but dust and burnt flesh to enjoy.

He reads off the PDA message and lifts his free hand with a shrug that indicates that he doesn't particularly care. Still, he finds that his coworker can handle the sordid task of playing leader and ushering everyone in, and there's no point in delaying the inevitable.

He looks in one more time, eyes sweeping up and down, and once he's confirmed that Hiyori's first victim has neither burst into flames or fallen down a bottomless pit, he'll step inside himself before glancing back to see if the other two will follow suit. ]

( ah- not again... and then, she's gone... again. ...

right. the painting.

but a few things are simmering in nene's heart right now.

anyways, she probably shouldn't be the one to check the closet! so! yeah. nene is going to observe the painting. she might be a bit dazed right now give her a sec- )

[ Even more unnerving... Now Alice falls silent, eyes wide, but he gives Noah a nod in agreement. Stealth is very much a good idea, and they won't foolishly draw attention to themselves!

Presumably they're forming pairs to examine the painting and that ominous supply closet. Thus, floorboard in hand and gripped tightly, Alice slowly inches closer and closer to the closet's doors. Is it locked? ]

[He's caught himself with one palm flattened on the blanker wall next to the window, bracing against it with his shoulder also - maybe's he's learnt the lesson taught in bruises by Maple. He manages to avoid smacking his own head into the top of it when his meagre attempt at tugging back is loosened, pulling his hand out and panting, the arm now bracing him for a different reason.]

There's definitely someone there! There's a breeze, too...

[Childe also falls silent upon the rattling, deciding that should definitely be dealt with first before they investigate the painting in full. He sidesteps his way closer to the painting, spinning his polearm within his grasp and willing it to change shape in his grasp once more. It molds and shifts, taking the form of an ornate bow.

He draws the string back, one eye closed and training his sights on the supply closet, planting himself between Nene and the doors just in case he needs to intervene and shoot whatever is in there before it can rush out and attack. For now, however, he’s waiting in the wings, trusting Noah and Alice to deal with it for the moment. He’ll cover a Nen.]

[ Rattle, rattle...

The supply closet opens up, and a body comes tumbling out, though it can barely be said to be human anymore. The muscles and joints are contorted to the point where it's a wonder it can move at all. No blood spills from its joints despite the dozens of places where it's pierced, and pieces of it seem to shift in and out of shape. Even the familiar face of Maya Aritsu, the second student council president, isn't quite right, the features not quite symmetrical, the eyes a shining gold. It's as though someone were trying to reform the shape of a person and not quite managing to do so properly.

Hopefully Alice and Noah are quick because while she can be damaged by conventional methods, she is quick, and she won't hesitate to attack the person who opens the door for her.

Meanwhile, it's fortunate that Childe is supporting Nene, as he'll no doubt notice the shadowy figure that slips up beneath her. It has no discernible form, no more than any of the other shadows in the other school do, but it appears to raising some blunt instrument high over its head.

It would be wise not to wait and see what happens once it drops. ]

( okay, so his head hurts something awful, but you know... ishimaru's on his good side for hearing here, and directly addressing amami from nearer to him too, so of the three... unfortunately that's the only voice he's able to make out anywhere near clearly. the worried expression helps, mind you, and when he looks up, it's with a smile that's half-apologetic to go along with the gratitude. )

I'm fine, that was my bad, but thanks. Here—

( holding out his hand, he'll accept ishimaru's assistance in getting back up. though, even if he's flashing a smile to the other, it doesn't mean he's about to slow down either. actually, he feels kind of bad — seems like he must've spooked whoever that was, even if he... was also kind of spooked by the encounter. what matters here is that he's not sure they're actually going to patiently wait up on the other side for their little group to calmly and rationally discuss this whole incident, see? so there's really only one thing he can do as a follow-up.

back on his feet now, amami's gonna re-approach the side of the window that shin isn't occupying and lead with one hand to make sure it's still something he can pass through. following the hand, he's just going to stick his whole face through the other side, all the way to just past his shoulders, to see if he can get a good look at what's over there. ideally he'll be able to spot their mysterious friend, but hanging on to the frame of the mirror-window-panel with his other hand, he's going to try to get a good look at everything else if not. )

A breeze, you say...

[Ishimaru repeats his words as he wonders that. Then could that lead outside? At the moment, it's the closest thing to a way out that they have... but with a mysterious fellow on the other side, is it really safe?

Well, he doesn't deliberate that much before Amami goes straight for the opening again. And Ishimaru is at his side this time to watch over him!]

Amami-kun, please be careful! [He'll try to grip onto Amami's arm, just in case any attempted snatchings occur!]

[Hey hey Noah remembers those shining gold eyes from the battle royale that Ishimaru had to do isn't this just grand?

I have no intelligent way of wording this but there's a blink and suddenly Noah is gone and replaced with like, so many shadow Noahs that attempt to beat the shit out of whatever mutated monstrosity this is supposed to be.]

[Peripheral vision is a gift, one that Childe is very well versed in utilizing. Granted, our friend emerging from the supply closet is quite commanding in its presence, and he'd hate turning his back on it if he wasn't confident in Noah's ability to handle it.

They'd trained together in their free time, after all. Childe knows what a holy terror Noah can be when pressed.

So instead he twists to focus his attention on the figure attacking Nene, firing the held shot square into the thing's chest and stepping forward to draw it away from her if it recovers enough for another attack.]

Keep behind me now rybka, okay?

( --that sure is clattering and metal and air moving distantly behind her. and that sure is the twang of a bowstring and something getting hit directly behind her- and then childe is there and? there's? a shadow person thing?

?????????

HELLO???

nene scrambles back a bit, eyes wide and heart pounding- uh. uH- there's got to be something she can- oh, hey, that's familiar. nene grabs a paint knife, old and probably a little rusty- but the thing is, dull metal's more dangerous, even she knows that. and she's got strong arms. but also childe's probably got this? yeah. )

[ The first thing that Dito will notice upon his entry into the clock tower will be the sheer amount of noise that rings in his ears. The beeping of the collar, the sound of his own footsteps that echos off of the walls, soon joined by a second set, and quite possibly the sound of his own voice for having been burned and shoved around like a child's toy.

There second thing will be the scene inside the clock tower. The space is dimly illuminated with simple blank wooden flooring. There are a few areas where he blanks have broken forming holes in the ground, but the majority of the space is taken up by the massive cogs, winding drums, and other mechanisms. None of the gears seem to be turning at this time, and are in fact coated with a thick layer of dust that seems to indicate that the mechanisms haven't been working for some time now.

Aside from that, they'll find that the gears divide up the room. In order to get to the other side, or much of anywhere past the entryway, they'll have to climb over or crawl under the greats that decorate the area. But aside from the loose planks and holes in the floor, there doesn't seem to be anything of immediate concern in this area. ]

[ They might have been braced for something, but this is truly horror movie jumpscare material, and no one asked to be brought to the void for that! The rattling on its own was a recipe for mounting tension, and then comes the sudden movement of the misshapen not-quite person bursting out from the closet, and the vicious attack—

Noah's swift response keeps the abomination from striking Alice. The thing is surrounded — it should be overpowered, outnumbered by all those figures pummeling it — but between that and the commotion unfolding near the painting, so soon after the puddle and the shifting shadows, Alice has really had enough.

That said, all he can do is position himself to swing his piece of wood at some part of the potential zombie that happens to come within reach in the midst of the Noahs darting around. Enough is the thought that drives it; his nerves are pulled too taut, and they snap all at once in the face of the closet fright startling them so badly. ]

Stop it... All of this... STOP IT!!

...

[Inaba opts to not say anything right now because the breeze definitely means outside, but is it the 'outside' of this strange world? Or the outside of Yogen? Or something else entirely different? There are many options, here.

And more importantly, they don't know if the person on the other side is safe or not.

That skepticism makes her worry.

Nevertheless, they have nothing else but to continue onward, and if this is the closest thing they have to an out, then... she has complicated feelings on it.

But if Ishimaru is going to grip on that side, Inaba's going to make sure to stand on the other side, preparing herself for anything, just in case it gets bad again.]

[ bro

between bonnie's smirk (and why is she smirking!!) and what midori taps onto dito's pda, he's thoroughly unimpressed. he knits his eyebrows, and he's about to type something back even as one of his eyes is wincing almost closed because christ, he cannot get used to the feeling of something burning on his goddamn neck of all places-- ]

the fuckdgj

[ not that he really has the luxury to even barely get started with whatever that thought was, since midori's dragging him by the arm. do you mind?? he's pocketing his pda in his free hand at this point, since it's practically useless and he's far more focused on the literal burning sensation on his neck. he's about to try and yank himself out of the other's grip before he's...shoved into the tower.

he stumbles in a little wide-eyed, swinging his arms out to keep from falling over as he sucks in a breath and wrinkles his nose at the sudden amount of dust. and his neck still fucking burns, so it's hard to even concentrate on his surroundings right now. even though the sound of his own footsteps and the hiss of his own skin burning between the collar's beeping hits his ears in a way he can't ignore. ]

— Shit.

[ ... at least there's sound again. to him, at least. which means! he's going to bitch!! he spins around. ]

Can you please turn this thing off?!

[ can they even hear him in turn? did they break the silence rule somehow? dito doesn't know and doesn't care about anything so long as this collar he's emphatically pointing at now is still beeping and glowing red. ]

[ amami sticks his head out and finds himself face to face with a bear

Just kidding! Amami will look out and find himself at the edge of a town. The sun shines down on the trees and flowers, and the smell of trees and spring flowers are carried by the breeze. The town houses simple wood buildings and course pathways that spread throughout it. It's difficult to say exactly what point in time they're in, but everything suggests this world is from a time that has long since passed, both for those in the mirror room and Yogen High.

There is a man standing before a carriage. He seems to be just finishing his task of fixing bags to the the saddle of the lone horse that draws it, and his head turns as his work is interrupted by a younger boy with snow white hair wearing a pair of black gloves. The boy stares at him with curious wide eyes, a delighted smile on his face, as though this were his first time seeing such a sight. It's a scene that would warm even the coldest heart, and Amami will find that his heart too is moved by it.

"Are you God?" the boy asks. The man smiles as he answers with a shake of the head and a small laugh, reassuring the boy that he's not God.

...

He may continue watching, or may he pull back, or he may enter the scene himself. ]

[ It's exactly the type of scene one would expect from a low-budget horror movie, or to see in the nightmares of a person who had made the mistake of watching one too many, save for how real it is. It's fortunate, then, that unlike the creature in the hallway both creatures are capable of being disposed of.

Maya, or rather the thing wearing Maya's skin, proves to be surprisingly sturdy. It claws and rends despite the lack of either, clumsy movements done with limbs that don't seem like they should be able to move at all, and as it does so Noah will feel as though pieces himself are being chipped away at. It's incredibly painful, like having skin and flesh ripped off layer by layer, but if he can withstand that he'll find that pieces of if break off and scatter like the dust stirred up by their movements.

It may take some effort, but if he can hang in there, the creature can be disposed of, and it will leave behind a pile of something that looks like looks like a pile of ashes.

Childe will fair better. It seems the shadow figure that had set its eyes on Nene is weaker in nature, or perhaps it's just less formed. Its form seems to try and shift into something more solid as it stumbles back in response to the arrow that pieces its chest, changing between shapes, as though it can't decide on a form and each time hitting on something that resembles one of the generic students. It's as though the creature is trying to remember what it should be, but not quite succeeding.

One more good shot should do it, as long as his aim is good, and that would be enough to grant Alice's wish, leading to a quiet and empty room. ]

[ The sound won't carry past the entrance of the clock tower. Hiyori and Bonnie had better move if they don't want to spend the next six hours in silence. ]

[It's a good thing Noah has probably endured worse (?) given that Elrios is how it is, but — but ow?? Still, he's pressing on, because if this thing is tearing him to pieces, there's no way he's letting it get anyone else. He hack-hack-hacks with sickle-Clamor and shadow magic until it hopefully stops moving.]

(oh— oh, he doesn't recognize the boy, but the gloves... and the man, he definitely recognizes. there is something warm about the scene, and actually, he feels almost a little bad about trying to pull that hand back with him now. still — can't apologize if he just watches, right?

so give him a moment, and he shifts the hand that's holding onto the edge of the window to hold from the outside now, keeping his place on that side while he leans back and into the mirrored room again. amami glances over his shoulder to the others with a "follow me" kind of gesture, and while he's not quite smiling, there is something light in his eyes — curious, excited, maybe a little bit relieved. from body language alone, it's easy to tell that whatever he saw didn't appear to be a threat, and he'll nod his head towards the window for good measure. )

I don't think it's dangerous, but we'll want to get over there quick if we want any help.

( and actually, he's going to put one foot through the mirror to make his way through, though he does offer another glance to the others to see if they're willing to come with before actually stepping through. )

[ A secret passage! That's enough to get her interest up, and she peers down into the depths to verify that the angry guy's even still alive. She holds up for a second, verifying if it's okay to go if she doesn't hear Ranger or Dito screaming in terror...

Oh. She wouldn't hear anything anyway, would she?

She keeps still for a moment, tapping her chin before she soundlessly snaps her fingers. If something bad's down there, then it won't do to have her and Midori get hurt too, right? Unfortunately, he's not necessarily the fighting type, soooo... she tugs on his sleeve, and draws out her own hunting knife.

Then, jabs a finger in the direction of the entrance.

This whole thing's probably taking long enough that she absolutely did miss Dito's request, but it's okay. They're on their way soon, right? ]

Edited 2022-05-20 01:23 (UTC)

[ but it was not missed by midori who had the luxury of reading dito's complaints on the pda. they'll ignore it for now as he casts a gaze down at the hunting knife, and then to the pointing finger deep within the tower of where both ranger and dito have made their way inside. it's with one step, and then another, making sure that bonnie comes along with him inside, and the lovely addition of sound welcomes them, and whatever garble dito offers to ranger.

footsteps, sporadic beeping, and the sizzling echoes merge that midori offers a sigh of relief. ]

Well! That was nothing we couldn't handle, good going, team! ☆

[ there's a literally sparkle in his voice because he's happy he can hear himself, oh... he sure does love listening to his own voice, and given credit where it's due. they've advanced so he has no reason to complain (like dito) and instead inspects their surroundings.

he'll make his way over to one of the holes in the floor, curious as he slips a hand inside his suit, pulling out a folded lantern that he puffs out. aside from flicking it on so that a purple light illuminates the room in a smoky atmosphere (i'm leaving it to bunny to get the pic, i'm mobile!), he holds it low to check if it's just an endless black hole, and then holds it up towards the walls and gears inspecting if there's any hidden text or goodies around. ]

See anything worthwhile?

[ before they make their way past the cogs, but he'll keep it out just in case they happen to stumble upon something interesting that's no dito's neck flesh curling off.

meat skins, anyone? ]

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