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kano ([personal profile] suddenlybees) wrote in [community profile] cetana2019-09-28 01:00 pm

[open] wow i hate thinking up titles so i'm not going to

i. 9/28, castle/shrine
[ Man, he knew that portal was no good— he should've just drawn it himself instead of relying on his team members, and now he's got to go find them, wherever the hell they ended up. Kano had come to inside some battered old castle, but with nobody else around, he takes his time looking around, frowning when he realizes that being in this place somehow nullifies his powers; he isn't surprised, but it's still annoying, him having to roll down his sleeves to hide the cuts and bruises on his arms and hands, and flip the hood over his head because he is also one of those unreasonable people who wears hoodies when it's still hot out. There's a bearded dragon hanging around behind his neck, tail flopped over one shoulder and head poking out the other side.

The blue door to the Velvet Room is the main point of interest here, but he simply makes a note of it and moves along, steps slow and silent, head turning and eyes darting around at the slightest sound. Like this, he eventually makes his way to the shrine, climbing the steps two at a time.

Huh.

He is absolutely that person who sees a box full of shiny stones and tries to fish one out. He's going to stuff these into his infinite pockets if he can get away with it. This should be alright, right? In return, he pulls a couple of ketchup packets out of his pockets and drops it into the box. ]


ii. 9/28, town
[ He really does stand out in town, Kano realizes, seeing all the townspeople and being a little unnerved by the lack of diversity compared to his school back in France, or even Canada. But the nice thing is that they don't even give him a second glance as he walks through town with a baseball cap on with as much hair as he can stuffed under it, hood flipped up to cover the hat and provide more shadow to hide his face, and wearing sunglasses over bright red eyes he can't otherwise hide.

Still, having people's eyes on him is never a comfortable feeling no matter how brief, so he eventually takes refuge on top of one of the buildings in the shopping district, perched at the edge of the gently sloped roof as he surveys the street below and stares pointedly at the signs on the street and storefronts without actually reading them. Just staring. His phone is out, and every few seconds he idly taps the screen, looking around for people who look at least a little out of place like he is. ]


Hey! Hey, pssstt!

[ He waves you closer to the building from where he sits on the roof, legs crossed at the ankles and lightly swinging. The bearded dragon sitting in his lap lifts its head and blinks blearily down at you. Come here. ]

There's a desk mint in it for you if you help me out~ How 'bout it?

iii. 9/29-10/2; lockdown
[ He hasn't slept in days. Not since he got here, and especially not at night when those things come out and Kano's training is to avoid them, watching and learning as much as he can before taking action. The monsters— the Outland Mists— crawl their way inside some of the houses, but they never get up to the rooftops where Kano sits, so it's been a good place to keep watch and see what's going on.

From what he can tell, the Mists appear for one hour a night, when the world is overcome by the Blight and turns dark. The Mists originate from the lake, but there are Tamers who also go into the lake to supposedly eradicate the Mists. If that's the case, they're not doing a very good job, because night after night, the numbers don't decrease in the slightest.

But by watching, he's learned that the little charms the Tamers have contain runes that call their Familiars to them, and it really is a stroke of luck that Kano had founds one abandoned in that castle back there. He's not a Tamer, but he tried it out, holding the charm and focusing on it, but no being suddenly comes out to greet him. Instead of the light that emanates when people summon their Personas, the space around Kano becomes darker, shrouding him in shadow and the faintest hissing noise. Disappointing, but not surprising. Like that, he strolls off towards the lake to intercept the next person about to take the plunge, footsteps light and hard to catch, at odds with his voice, loud and cheery. ]


Heeeeeyy! Wait up, wait up~

[ It's a voice that immediately attracts the attention of every Shadow in the area, and it's a voice that speaks in English instead of Japanese because he assumes this is what most Tamers would speak. ]

I'm looking for the Herald! Do you know? Is it down there?
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iii. 9/29

[personal profile] overstrain 2019-09-28 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Terry ditched his glasses at home, since going to the Dungeon would probably be bad with them, but it's not like he's blind. It's fine. Things are just a little blurry. No big deal. He can still see well enough.

So when Kano calls out in a loud voice that attracts all those Shadows in the vicinity, Terry isn't sure which one to comment on first--his seemingly lack of awareness or the fact that he spoke in English. Either way, he gets out Vassago and he's working on trampling those Shadows as Terry goes to approach Kano, even if he's... covered in the shadows... what the heck is this. There's so much he wants to say.
]

< There's nothing like that here. >

[ Of course he'll speak English right back at him, but ??? ]
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-09-28 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
< Not hunting anything in particular... >

[ Since he's not picky about the loot drops, it passes the truth barrier.

Well, it's fine. This is fine. If Kano's loud voice draws all the attention of Shadows, he won't have to go into the lake this time and he can just kill stuff from where he stands. Good enough for him.

He kicks a Shadow back into the lake though. Begone, you wispy thing.
]

< This isn't really for hunting. Are you new to the whole thing? Haven't seen you around. >
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-09-28 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Terry's starting to think Kano has an interesting choice of words there. Hunting? Missions? He guesses he probably had a mission from the Attendants or something, but "missions" sound so serious.

...

Well, it's not his place to be picky about wording.
]

< What's your mission then? I need to know that first, don't I? >
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ii. 9/28

[personal profile] defragment 2019-09-28 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah, she really sticks out, still forever wearing the blue Attendant uniform and all with the hat. She looks up when Kano tries to get her attention and wow. This guy is so dark. If she didn't know any better, she'd think it's some kind of shabby disguise. ]

What do you want, shady-looking kid?

[ Despite her words, she's smiling up at him, a little intrigued by how the situation ended up. ]

I might or might not take up on the offer depending on what it is~
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-09-28 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... ... ...

Maybe Kano's a little like Wyatt. Maybe he's LARPing to cope with the new situation? For some reason, he gives off a totally different vibe than when Wyatt did it. Maybe he's just that much into it? Something about immersion.
]

< I guess not...? What does the creature look like? You can find bird-like monsters in the school at midnight and you can find stuff like eels, wolves, slippers with eyes, bipedal deer, bears, horses, and an abomination in the lake. >
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[personal profile] defragment 2019-09-28 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I figured as much. So, Let's hear it.

[ She needs no mint, but she's curious as to what he wants. ]
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-09-28 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He won't fight with the technicalities, but, it feels wrong to send a newbie straight to an Eldritch. Not to mention all the stuff Kano would have to go through to even get to the fourth floor in the first place. ]

You need to get in the lake for that.
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[personal profile] defragment 2019-09-28 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry, but any assassination jobs require much more in payment than just four mints.

[ At least she can say this with a straight face, because she's done them and said the exact same words before. Humans? Looking after their well-being? What a crock of shit. ]

Feel free to ask me again once you have something more valuable.
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-09-28 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ I'm giving up on the brackets. Just assume Terry continues to speak in English unless stated otherwise.... ]

Well, the area under the lake is divided into separate floors, so you'd need to swim through the lake portion first to get to the second floor. Then it's like a tundra there. Then you need to fight through a bunch of monsters to get to the next one, beat a landslide, fulfill some weird bear's request, and then you'll finally get to where you're supposed to be. It's a lot of work.
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[personal profile] defragment 2019-09-28 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
The pleasure of using your taste buds if you like mints.

[ lol

Also she's never going to take the hat off unless she has to. Fight her. It kinda feels cozy on her head.
]

If you're looking for the Attendants, you can go into the Velvet Room for that.

[ She's already assuming he's not normal because it's... easy to pick people apart from NPCs by how they act and where they are. ]
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-09-28 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I already killed one several times.

[ Terry's just brushing off Kano's weird behavior for his "coping mechanisms", so he's not bothered by it.

Also he just hates the Eldritch that much...
]

I can take you there if you're afraid of swimming in the lake. I'll make it quick.
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-09-28 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Only one appears on that particular floor at a time, and I can't find another one until the next day.

[ Kinda like how the Shadows never seem to cease no matter how many days pass... ]

So. You wanna go or not?
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[personal profile] overstrain 2019-09-28 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I thoroughly kill it for the day so that it doesn't leave anything behind. They just respawn eventually, I guess.

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