01. recollection

[shuutaa]

[ play.

it feels too real to be a dream.

in fact, it isn't. these are memories; real events that happened in the past. real events that she forgot all about up until now.

rock's body shivers, and she side steps to avoid being hit by embers; there's a fire growing, circling her and trapping her inside.

her face contorts into an expression showing confusion. fear.

and she swears, she can hear the word disappear resonating in her ears, it echoes and it takes over her mind.

her legs bend and she ends up squatting, arms curled around her legs and her face pressed against the fabric of her cloak.

she sobs as quietly as she can. hopefully no one comes around. ]

Comments

[shuutaa]

Den... pa?

[ okay you're starting to lose her now, subaru. you might have to explain a bit more ]

[shuutaa]

... We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

[ or something like that. ]

[shuutaa]

[ wow way to bring an angst fest man because that's exactly what we needed

have a wary gaze ]

You have to be someone.

[negotiators]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

[shuutaa]

... Right.

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Mm-hm! It's a kind of wave energy form that we use back home as a network to power our technology."

[tm_83]

I was. I was quite a 'somebody'. [The dead can't be somebody.] I was one of the Shadow Triad. [A shadow.]

[shuutaa]

So... is your friend here right now? I can't see him, right?

[shuutaa]

[ the flames around them grow hotter, and the ring expands. well, doesn't seem like we'll get out of here soon anyway.

rock settles back into her curled ball position ]

I've never heard of them.

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Un, he's here. I guess you can't hear him either, huh?"

"That's a shame, innit?"

"I don't know about that, War-Rock..." [That's said in a slightly lower voice, but it's clearly directed to Subaru's left.]

[shuutaa]

[ a shake of the head; nope, can't see or hear him.

but she's pretty curious about this War-Rock dude so she looks towards the right and hopes that she's right in thinking where he is ]

... There?

[ryuusei_subaru]

[Her, right? Because if so, yes! Subaru nods.]

"Aah, that's right."

[shuutaa]

[ yesss. victory

she nods, acknowledging war-rock's presence even if she can't see or hear him ]

Name's Rock.

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Good to meetcha!"

[Yep, all just a formality here.]

[shuutaa]

Mm.

... Subaru.

Are there others here? Other... Denpa beings?

because if there's one there's got to be more, right? ]

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Mm, where I come from, there's lots of them. But in this place...War-Rock's the only one, except maybe Astral..."

[Meaningless names, probably.]

[shuutaa]

I see. So it's just him here with us?

... I wanted to know if you could see any in the area.

because you never know if they're around or not ]

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Well, I didn't see any before, but..." [And he slips on his Visualizer, looking around. Anything different?]

[shuutaa]

[ nope, nothing else around here. denpa doesn't really exist in her world (this being a dream memory and all) but maybe there's the potential. ]

...?

[ryuusei_subaru]

[Eventually, he puts the Visualizer back up on his forehead.]

"No, nothing, just some stray natural waves around...A bit more than in a place with an undeveloped wave world, but that's pretty much it..."

also i've been enabled to play misora whoops SUBARU NEEDS CASTMATES

[shuutaa]

Ah, okay. Thanks.

[ and they'll continue to walk, eventually entering a room that looks like a lab ]

additional unnecessary enabling from this end a.k.a. ASLKDJGLASDKFJADSKFJDSAFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[ryuusei_subaru]

[Immediately, Subaru seems to perk up a bit. Science and all that. He starts looking around for anything of interest.]

KAWAII BABIES UGUU do you happen to ship subaru/misora or

[shuutaa]

[ in contrast, rock just stands there. just being in this room leaves a bad taste in her mouth. ]

... I wouldn't mess with too much of the remnants...

it is one of my many OTPs but the game makes me ship Subaru with almost everyone his age uguu

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Ah? Alright, understood."

[There's a few more moments of silent inspection before-] "She said not to touch anything, War-Rock!!!"

[Don't worry, the alien hasn't gone inside any of the devices. Yet.]

we should plot uwu are you usually on aim? i can sign on during lunch in a bit and we can talk o:

[shuutaa]

[ she keeps a trained gaze on the two of them as she goes off in her own direction, taking a look at some files left on a desk ]

... can't remember anything...