▶ 004. TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #4

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TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #4

CONTENT WARNINGS: forced partial nudity, dead bodies

▶ 001. ARRIVAL / CAFETERIA.

It happens in the blink of an eye -- a dash of time. You're taken from where you were. What you were doing.. it isn't important anymore, and slowly, you give up to desire your normal life. When you awake, figures are looking down on you from a surgical table.

"Yeah, this one will do; let's take them to the rest," That's all you see before losing consciousness again, only to wake up in a pod with many others.

"Your questions will be answered soon enough as I'm sure you will have many," a female, robotic voice says.

Just then, your pod opens in a dim corridor with many others. Your new life is about to begin... whether you like it or not.

The pods drain their stasis fluid which wakens each Outsider. When Outsiders emerge from their pod in only their undergarments which have been supplied to them and head to a locker room in the medical bay, to find a towel to dry off with, a set of gray loungewear to wear as LILITH makes the final decision in organizing the Outsider to their rightful teams. If a character has any accessibility needs, they will be found here. It's about then they will feel a sharp pain at the back of their eyes, almost like there’s a foreign body lodged on the inside of their head. This pain will subside quickly as their body adapts to the changes, but there will always be a sensation of something being not quite right. That their bodies have been changed forever. They would be correct in thinking that. In the pod, all Outsiders have been surgically fitted with ocular and brain implants that will enable them to communicate with LILITH and the rest of the crew, and feed them the information they require. Almost like a computer screen has been loaded into their brains, they will see a loading screen as the implant completes its download. A questionnaire will then pop up, waiting for their answer. A voice, robotic and feminine, will also read along in their brain for them.

█ █ █ LOADING COMPLETE … BEGIN ORIENTATION …

Name:
Username:
Civilian Identity:
Age:
Species:
Origin:

What is your fantasy?

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The system will give Outsiders one chance to provide a truthful answer and choose their username and civilian identity. Should they refuse to cooperate, the implant will download the answer directly from their brain (and give them a username or civilian name against their will). This questionnaire will then be posted on the network for all to view and reply to. Almost like an ice-breaker, if you will. LILITH wants all their newest recruits to learn about each other!

Outsiders will receive a quick brief about their situation: They will be told that the year is 2278, and they have been taken to Neo Tokyo, one of the last bastions of mankind in a world terrorized by various Kaiju and monsters. Only a third of the population remains, and LILITH has gathered talented people from other dimensions here as a last ditch effort to save humanity. Outsiders are free to continue asking LILITH questions through their implant, but there’s no guarantee they will provide them with a straight answer …

Outsiders will also notice an implant in their dominant wrist. This implant has a barcode in it that will enable them to purchase goods from the local stores in Neo Tokyo. They will receive a starting balance of 10,000 KRYPTOS (about USD 66), which is barely enough for a few good meals, groceries and supplies. They can view their current balance through a hologram window projected by their ocular implant.

Once they leave the medical bay, they’ll be able to grab a quick meal in the cafeteria and mingle with the other Outsiders just waking up. Today’s menu is creamy crab onigiri & ginger salad, all packed neatly in a food ration tray.

That familiar, robotic voice is heard again:

"Greetings, my name is SYNTHIA and I will be taking care of you today while the rest of the crew is busy handling a recent issue. Worry not, my children. You are in safe hands."

▶ 002. CLEAN UP THE LAND OF DREAMS.

After nearly a month of investigation and monitoring everyone’s health, Tokyo Disney is finally cleared. Outsiders will be sent back to Tokyo Disneyland to resume their work. LILITH will order them to go collect the rotting remains of the Yamadenki and any bodies that were left behind from the battle.

When they return, they will find the park is still left in ruin from the battle and the air smells horrible. They will have to sift through the rubble for the remains of Yamadenki, rift mutated corpses, hybrids, and fallen scientists and mercenaries. It’s dirty work but someone has to do it. Luckily, LILITH has provided a sanitation suit that some Outsiders may remember. There are only a few in various colors, and those who reject the sanitation suit will be provided with gloves and encouraged to activate their plugsuit instead. After they’ve removed the bodies, they will be told to help clean up the park. The park has always been a popular place for teenagers to sneak off to and while they can keep the area closed off for the safety of the majority, there’s no way to keep out the most dedicated troublemakers. Some of the rides have some residual charge in their engines and can be ridden.. maybe test drive them for a spin? Nobody has to know you're doing it, right?

Furthermore, LILITH is interested in what remains of the secret labs. Most of the computer hardware and records have already been confiscated but considering how they’ve had almost a whole month to rest, they should be fit and ready to do some heavy lifting, surely. Most notably, LILITH will task the Outsiders with moving and transporting heavy machinery such as the electric generators, refrigerators, freezers, incubators, water distillers, and all sorts of fancy equipment. They will have to find a way to drag all of this out of the tunnels, up to the surface, and to the transport vehicles waiting to take them back to LILITH. If they look around, they may find a few golf carts in the tunnels but whether or not they have keys or even work is to be determined.

Observant Outsiders will spot some men in suits appraising the park and nodding their heads. Could there be plans for a revival of Tokyo Disneyland?

▶ 003. DATAPORTAL TESTING.

Following the clean up efforts at Disney, things begin to happen at LILITH. The engineering department gets to work and it isn’t long until they announce they’ve finally managed to get some of the dataportals running. It seems the Yamadenki remains had some special properties that they could use to stabilize and power the right technology. This is excellent news or LILITH and the administrators get to work communicating with other organizations around the world.

In the meantime, these dataportals need to be tested and Outsiders will be asked to volunteer. Should they agree, the engineers and technicians will explain that they’re going to try a short-distance test first. They still have access to their old base in Kyoto. It was abandoned years ago after a particularly devastating kaiju attack. While they were able to secure most items of importance in their evacuation, it wouldn’t hurt to go back and do another sweep for things that may have been left behind like medical supplies, tools, technology, and food/drink supplies.

Characters will be able to travel back and forth between Kyoto and Tokyo while they test the portals. There are some known effects of portal jumping but whether they start to take effect on the first jump or after a certain amount depends on the person. Symptoms include nausea, headaches, dizziness, and a loss of spatial awareness so they may get into people’s spaces, bump into things, miss targets, or get lost easily.

▶ 004. KYOTO & KAIJU.

Outsiders will be transported to the Old Kyoto Base with a small team of operatives. In terms of structure, the Kyoto Base looks similar to that of Neo Tokyo, with the remnants of a training ground, research labs and dormitories free to explore. Once upon a time, this base was filled with LILITH personnel. What had happened to them, along with all the other residents of Kyoto, is anyone’s guess.

With some work, they’ll be able to kickstart the emergency generators which will be enough to provide the power needed to search parts of the base. Characters can also leave the base and explore what remains of Kyoto. The streets are empty and the city has been abandoned since the attack. The Imperial Palace is still standing, albeit in decrepit conditions from years of neglect, and the once picturesque, historical streets now sit in ruin. Keep searching, and you will see the scars left behind from the attack - monstrous claw marks against a building wall, and forgotten human remains.

With the lack of human interference, Kyoto has become overrun with wild animals such as macaques, deer, foxes and tanuki. A herd of boar-like Kaiju have also taken their place at the top of the ecosystem. This Kaiju, the Yama-Kujira, is of special interest to LILITH.


█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Yama-Kujira
HEIGHT: 10 meters (adult), 2 meters (infant)
WEIGHT: 200 kg (adult), 60kg (infant)
CLASS: Piglets are harmless, Adults are a moderate threat
LOCATION: Kyoto, Japan
ABILITIES: The adult Yama-Kujira compensate for their terrible eyesight with a vicious attitude. They will charge at everything and everyone at the slightest disturbance, be it the sound of footsteps or even a bird flapping its wings. They have a keen sense of smell and hearing, and sharp tusks that they use to maul their prey. Fiercely territorial, especially near to their nests. Hates loud noises and the colour red. In groups, they have the ability to cause a minor earthquake by stomping into the ground. The Yama-Kujira piglets, on the other hand, are blind, harmless, docile and do not have tusks. May charge ineffectively to practice their skills and are strong enough to knock a person over. They enjoy fruit, nuts and milk.
WEAKNESS: They are virtually blind and rely on their smell/hearing, so taking those senses out will disorientate them. Otherwise weak to being flipped over and has a soft underbelly. Getting their tusks trapped in something will temporarily immobilize them as well.
EXTRA NOTES: Eats primarily vegetation and local wildlife but the adults will kill anything that moves.

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Eliminate all adult Yama-Kujira within the area.
✖ Lure in and capture infants to surrender to LILITH.
✖ Bring back Yama-Kujira specimens, alive or dead.
✖ Scavenge for useful technology or supplies from around Kyoto and the Kyoto base.

█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:

▶ 005. MAID DAY.

While Outsiders test out the portal technology and the engineers make adjustments to make traveling more stable, the administrators will announce they’ve touched base with other organizations around the world and have begun to process travel documents for everyone.

In the meantime, they will have to help do paperwork which includes repeatedly confirming details like their birthdays, hair color, age, blood types, and so on. They will have to fill out multiple forms again and again for administration, insurance, and passport reasons, as well as reasons that just don’t make sense. The paperwork is endless and it’s a lot to keep track of but everything is due on May 10th. To make matters worse, there is the longest line at the immigration office that does not seem to be moving at all. For some reason, paperwork submission needs to be done in person, even with all the advances in technology.

On the day of the deadline, something bizarre happens. Those with style upgrades should be familiar with LILITH’s state-of-the-art clothing-changing technology. On May 10th, nanobots will engulf some Outsiders and overwrite their clothing, forcing them into a maid outfit (or butler outfit, depending on player preference). Seok Dang’s back from his suspension (is that why he’s been so quiet and nobody has seen him around base?), and he was given the task to encourage all the Outsiders to finish their paperwork.

“I’m back, baby! Daddy’s hoooome!! Did you like the frills? Enjoying them? Everyone say ‘thank you Seokdang-oppaaaaa!’. The Captain says you gotta do your paperwork, and some lazy bastards haven’t turned theirs in yet. Unless you wanna be in that cute lacy skirt forever, let’s encourage everyone to do their homework, okay? Well, if you guys decide to just stay like this forever, I ain’t complaining. It’s pretty easy on the eyes. Next time, maybe I'll put you hot kittens in some tight leather. Who knows!”

Outsiders will find themselves dressed in maid costumes until everyone has completed their paperwork, so LILITH is heavily encouraging you to persuade your friends! Once everyone has submitted their paperwork, they’ll be able to uninstall the maid upgrade… but they can keep it as a gift! Those who would like to opt-out can simply have their clothing not be effected, and this prank works with those who have a style upgrade or are in their LILITH given attire (plugsuit or loungewear.)

▶ 006. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our fourth TDM! All TDM threads are game canon; characters who don't app will be glitched out of this world. As TDM will act as the event, existing characters are heavily encouraged to participate. We encourage this format for top levels: CHARACTER | CANON | CURRENT / NEW CHARACTER. '

There are currently 16 available player slots. New players are welcome to use this TDM to get samples for when APPLICATIONS open.

None of the prompts suit your fancy? Feel free to check out our main base and locations page and make up your own prompts!

Use the code provided in the ARRIVAL prompt if you'd like to participate in the ice breaker and place it in your top level along with your other prompts. Anything such as civilian name or username can be marked as UNDECIDED if you're unsure of what you'd like your character to have for now. Though it says 'Orientation', existing characters can still participate in the ice-breaker.

Please note that all tags in this log will count for 2 reward points each and will count towards May AC.

TDM #4 BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)

1. ARRIVAL PROMPT: Newcomers arrive with ocular and brain implants and told a breakdown of the premise with an icebreaker orientation to fill out. Their first cafeteria meal is crab onigiri & ginger salad. Newcomers are placed in gray loungewear while they are being sorted into teams.

2. TOKYO DISNEYLAND CLEAN UP: Outsiders are sent back to Tokyo Disney to gather resources from the Yamadenki attack. Outsiders may wear a sanitation suit or use gloves. Some rides have residual energy should anyone want to try and take them for a spin.

3. DATAPORTAL TESTING: Resources gained from the Yamadenki creature have supplied LILITH with enough energy to use the dataportal to teleport outsiders to a former base location in Kyoto. Using the dataportal may give Outsiders limited side effects.

4. KYOTO & KAIJU: In lieu of a Simulation in Seok Dang's absence, Outsiders who teleport to Kyoto will be given the task to fight and clear out the Yama-Kujira, a boar like creature.

5. MAID DAY: Outsiders must fill out repetitive paperwork, which foreshadows travel in the future, and threatening not to will result in a forced maid outfit, courtesy of Seok Dang and his return.

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wriothesley | genshin impact | current character

[frostfist]

1. DISNEYLAND

[ So here they are again, back at Krispy Kreme Tokyo Disneyland. At least this time there aren't any giant electric lizards to fight, only a metric ton of equipment that needs to be moved.....mostly by hand. No problem though! Turns out those nanobot injections, blindingly painful though they had been, come in handy during times like these. ]

A — [ If you're struggling, he's quick to step over, one hand outstretched. He's a little sweaty and grimy but there's a smile on his face. ]

Need a hand?

[ Teamwork makes the dream work! ]

B — [ Later, he can be found staring at one of the rides (it's the teacup ride, of course it's the fucking teacup ride), looking very intently at the ON switch glowing a very faint red. Seems like the power might be back on temporarily...? ]

Wonder if it'll actually start if I flip it on....

[ But he can be found staring at all the other rides during his break. Someone encourage him to go on a rollercoaster so his old man spine can crack. ]

2. (NOT) FUN WITH PORTALS

[ There is a man nearby who seems to be veering dangerously close to a telephone pole. He hasn't seemed to notice ye—oh no, there he goes, slamming right into that pole facefirst. There's a low grunt of pain, a raise of one hand to rub at his forehead, and then he's back on the road, trying to do his best to keep a straight line down the sidewalk.

Except, two minutes later, he's tripping over a poor dog crossing the sidewalk and swearing a little too loudly. Motherfucker.

Someone please save him from himself and give him a hand. ]

3. MAID THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

[ Time and worlds may change, but apparently pointless bureaucracy and paperwork remain everlasting.

Which is to say: he's here at the immigration office, papers clutched in one hand and standing in a line he's pretty sure beats even the queue that winds out the front of the Palais Mermonia on the days both Neuvillette and Furina are in office. So much for progress and innovation changing lifestyles.

To make matters worse, he's outfitted in an exceedingly ill-suited (but well-fitted!) dress, trying to ignore the way the lace cuffs at his wrists scratch and itch. For a man in a skimpy dress, he sure seems okay with it...probably because this isn't the first time this has happened to him. ]

So....wanna bet on how long it'll take before we reach the front? I'm gonna guess at least three hours.

[ So sorry, but you're stuck in line with him now too. ]

4. WILDCARD

[ Sorry, I only know how to write stupid prompts. Feel free to throw something else at me or DM me to plan out something specific! ]

1B

[bowtography]

... Can we maybe test it on another ride?

[ March is giving the teacups the wariest of side glances, as though a teacup went and killed her entire family and then gave her amnesia, but whenever she picks up porcelain, those fleeting fragments of a tormented past shine brightly like diamonds--

Okay, no. But she is staring at it incredibly suspiciously as though she really doesn't trust this ride. ]

[frostfist]

[ HIS TEACUP RIDE DREAMS......

He doesn't pull away from the switch just yet, though his gaze flits over to March, who truly looks as though the teacups have murdered her family and are coming for her next. Because he is a good (citation needed) person, he'll ultimately respect her wishes, but he does at least have to ask why first. ]

You don't like the idea of spinning around in circles while sitting in an oversized teacup?

[ Who really does tbh but like. It's tea. ]

2 nvm im here now

[wheft]

[ at least ishmael has been cured of her loss of spatial awareness - but she is still suffering from yet another headache. why does this keep happening?

what doesn't happen too often though is the sound of wriothesley swearing, and that's enough to hone her in, running to his aid. ]

And I thought I'd never hear those kinds of words from you.

[ lmao. here, she's offering a free hand to grab on to. ]

[frostfist]

[ it's so they can kiss again—i mean, what

But the hand's appreciated, even if the look on his face is anything but pleasant, an uncharacteristic scowl on his face as he hefts himself up from the concrete. ]

Thanks. If I'd known this was going to be one of the side effects, I would have reconsidered volunteering.

[ Give him a sec to dust off his pants with his free sigh, a deep sigh escaping him. Also I'm pretending they're in Kyoto so they can do some sightseeing while holding hands. ]

And I'm only human, you know. Don't you think it'd be a little strange if I never swore?

3

[kubricks]

[Give her a moment to regard the line, the pace it's moving at, how grumpy the people ahead of them seem to be. Pretty much everything except his dress or hers.]

Three and a half at least...that's not considering if they close for a break.

[These things do happen, of course.]

[frostfist]

[ NOT A BREAK....Please hold while something akin to despair flashes across his face for half a second. Please, he's been in this line for so long. The nanobots put him in heels. (Kitty heels, to be fair, but still heels.) His ankles are killing him. ]

Please tell me things weren't this bad back in the office where you worked.

[ Please say at least one place out there knew how to efficiently process paperwork. ]

1A

[toohonest]

[Reirin looks up from where she's surveying a large refrigerator, easily a two person job -- maybe even three? especially with how delicate and frail she looks, swamped by the size of her sanitation suit...]

I'm quite alright, but thank you!

[MORE IMPORTANTLY... she looks down at his offered hand and then peers up at him... you're looking a little grimy and sweaty there wriothesley.....

she grabs onto his hand]

Are you perhaps in need of assistance...?

[frostfist]

[ Manual labor makes a person grimy and sweaty?? That's just the laws of the universe. But also why is she grabbing his hand like that.....his grimy, sweaty hand. Hard not to glance down at their now-linked hands with mild consternation, surprise coloring his face for half a second before he glances back up at her. ]

Actually, I was— [ You know what, never mind. ] You seem quite adept at this.

[ 'This' being......looking at a refrigerator???? ]

3

[empaler]

[ Out of everything so far, at least this is familiar — somewhat, given that Clorinde is usually on the other side rather than actually being in the queue. While she maintains her usual professional impassivity, it isn't too difficult to tell that even she is beginning to wear a little thin as they move forward at an excruciating pace. ]

That's generous. [ A minor shift of her shoulders, stretching her neck from side to side minutely just for some relief from the bowtie of the butler outfit they put her in. ] We may be here all day.

[frostfist]

[ Why does she get to wear pants? Life is simply unfair. But at the same time, the butler outfit suits her incredibly well so he's not going to complain about it. If only he could make some joke about having to fight off all the men and women who will surely be lining up for her hand (a much better use of time than lining up for paperwork) but there's no point saying such a thing to Fontaine's most famed Champion Duelist.

Also we're not gonna talk about how she keeps disappearing and reappearing. Instead! He offers her an arch smile. ]

Ah, but that elderly gentleman five paces ahead of us seems to be on the verge of collapse. At least a few kind-hearted people in line will surely find it in themselves to call for medical assistance and escort to the hospital, while a good number of others will surely find it more entertaining to rubberneck instead of standing idly by in line.

[ Also they can probably cut in line while all the fuss is being kicked up. He's really thought this delusion through. ]

1A but wildcarding a bit

[gundemn]

[ While they're supposed to be hauling equipment back, Elan is hovering before one of the monitors the machine is hooked up to and digging around for any interesting data on the device. Unfortunately, as he swipes at the touchscreen he finds that LILITH appears to have already gone and wiped sensitive information off the drive. Absorbed in his snooping, he startles when Wriothesley approaches and turns around quickly, hands behind his back. ]

No— I mean yes.

[ Yes, please lug the thing back for him. ]

works for me 👍

[frostfist]

[ Don't think he didn't catch sight of Elan staring at that monitor with a deep look of concentration. But all things considered, it's a pretty valid course of action. Why not do a bit of digging around while the opportunity is present. ]

Sure thing.

[ He will dutifully play the role of workhorse for now, crouching down and lifting up the contraption with some effort. ]

Find anything interesting?

[ Apparently it doesn't take so much effort he can't still hold a conversation in the meantime.... ]

wildcard....

[yuwon]

[ in light of their last text conversation, which took place inthe early hours of the morning, he does seem to have a vague interest in keeping up some general level of contact with wriothesley since then. in spite of their disagreements, it's true that they've been working in some capacity together for several months... and perhaps, precisely because of this, yuwon also seems to responding in tune to that.

one day and without any actual prompting, he'll shoot him a text that reads as the following:

I got something pretty good.

there's no further clarification before he's somehow either knocking on his door, or calling wriothesley to a makeshift kitchen...

on the table or in his hands is a mystery meat of some kind. is it the boar kaiju? who knows, but it's clear it's pork of some type. despite the silent reception, he does seem to make it clear that he's asking "what do you think?" it's time for your secret sauce. ]

3

[queenofkur]

[ There is a blanket wrapped around Ereshkigal. She's not playing this game by its rules! It's getting really hot with that blanket, but she'll bear with it. The alternative is too shameful for her to even consider. ]

T-This would never have happened in the Underworld... The administration here is horrible.

[ Are her hands shaking? Is her voice betraying extreme panic? Is she on the verge of tears?

... No, surely that's just the lightning giving that impression. ]

2 —

[promisely]

( it's the grunt of pain that finds her first, a medkit she'd managed to find left behind in an otherwise ransacked shop clutched to her side as she makes her way back towards kyoto's portal. she's witnessed firsthand the... side effects, the mode of transportation seems to have had on a number of them, just moments before having apologetically passed by a woman with elbows at her knees, heaving onto the edge of the street.

given it's only her first trip through, she still has most of her wits about her, only carrying the phantom ache of a headache that's sure to bloom, if she doesn't nurse it properly. she surveys him a moment, unsure if she should intervene until he's heading straight towards a stray dog that's skipped ahead of him, stopping inconveniently at his shins.

she's quick to find herself at his side, then, tentatively raising a hand over his back where he's stumbled, before offering it out for him to take, instead. )

Are you alright? Here... let me help you.

1b...i gotta

[memors]

[ Despite That Time he almost drowned on Small World, he's had such a lingering fascination with the rides at Disneyland that given an opportunity like this, he couldn't dream of passing it up. Is this a bad idea?




Absolutely. That simply will not stop him. ]

There's only one way to find out, isn't there? [ He's already reaching for the contol panel himself, help. ] C'mon, what's the worst that could happen?

[ Possible maiming and dismemberment aside. ]

1. A ~ DISNEYLAND

[blastedass]

[Goddamn Krispy Kreme Tokyo Disneyland. While he'll agree the lack of lizards is a much better result, the trade off of dodging traps and running an invasion for fucking cleanup duty sucks! Especially the stench. He was glad to leave the topworld behind and retreat into the lower tunnels to ransack the lab. LILITH wanting to remove the equipment isn't surprising.

The question is, how the hell did these people set up this much shit with NO ONE noticing?

Bakugo grabs the straps of a narrow tub-like item and is about to haul it up onto his back like an over-the-shoulder schoolbag when a hand extends into view. Red eyes flick up from the black surroundings of his mask- oh.]

You'll break your arm, Wolfie.

[Sorry, Wrio. You got the nickname and he has no clue about the upgrades.]

2

[omeka]

[ she's totally not watching wriothesley walk right into a pole from across the street and she is also not recording this with her oculars to maybe post to the networks later. no way!!

she does intervene when he trips over that poor dog. hana is NOT laughing, by the way.

(okay, but she is smiling.) ]

Alright, let's find you somewhere to sit, grandpa—

1B

[keihatsu]

It wont.

[ Shizuka answers his rhetorical question just as she passes by, still on her break and having some food from a convenience store, judging by the bag's logo, which is far from here. The perks of teleporting. ]

Even if there's power, the mechanism is rusted and the wirings are dead.

[ But she's here for a reason so what could it be. ]

1b

[enkefailin]

You think it might...? Mm, but if it breaks we're gonna have to do more work...

[DECISIONS... the threat of more work (eugh) versus the allure of Fucking Around And Finding Out, while avoiding work for a little while.

hmmmmm.]

I guess if we have to fix it, that's better than picking up monster bodies.

ummm maids

[newphew]

[ as promised (threatened), here is hunter in a maid uniform. and.... well, he may not be buff and hot like wario the dad, but he's got more scars on his legs and arms!! and is clearly not comfortable with wearing a skimpy maid outfit unlike certain werewolf cosplayers around here, so he is red in the face, grumbling, and trying without success, to rip it off. ]

[ continuously ]

I can't wear this for three hours! It's humiliating enough wearing it for 3 minutes!

[ but he does pause briefly to appreciate wrio's physique. or look at his scars. or both. mystery ]

2;

[1797]

[popcorn.gif

i'm sorry i was so flaky please feel free to assume ren kept being a cagey asshole :exhaling_face:

Anyway, the truth is Ren feels worse for the dog than he does for Wriothesley in this moment, though there isn't a whole lot he can do about that—it bolts with a yelp, vanishing down an alleyway, and Ren is left with an old guy swearing at the air.]

You should have at least apologized.

[To a dog???]

1B

[cranekin]

(Tsurumaru has been trying to flip switches all day and nothing has worked. Nothing! Not a single thing! He's so disappointed and this place is so miserable, he's tempted to just go home now.

It's boring here. He has to actually work hard. It smells bad. He could be back at base putting fake spiders in the showers before everyone returns.

But when he hears Wriothesley, he comes over to see what he's looking at,)

Nothing has worked yet. (He's tried!!! But he recognizes that dim red light as a sign there might be some power and he gasps,) Do it.

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[Taryon whips his head around when he hears someone hit a telephone pole very loudly, and it's Wriothesley, looking alright. He's in the middle of packing up a bunch of medical supplies to carry through the portal, and he figures that was an accident. Tary fell onto his face and stayed on the ground for a few minutes when he first came through the portal.

Then a poor dog yelps. Taryon turns around again, and there's that same guy stumbling around. This is becoming too much to watch. He abandons the briefcase and grabs Wriothesley's shoulder.] I really think you need to lie down.