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jigokulogs2022-06-21 10:36 pm
watermemory) wrote in jigokulogs2022-06-21 10:36 pm
[OPEN] The end of the storm
Who ⬤ The team members and ANYONE!
What ⬤ The mission was a success! Time to face the music from friends and family.
When ⬤ Just after the tower expedition
Where ⬤ Outside Kaigo no Bou, probably moving around
Content Warnings ⬤ References to violence and horror imagery
All at once, the rains cease.
The damage remains, both to the city and to her inhabitants, but reality reasserts itself, and the ill wind that's blown through Jigoku-cho has—for now—come to an end.
Emergency services have borne away the injured, including the Daitengu and the freed Enma, leaving a gaggle of people emerging into the night.
[This is an OPEN IC MINGLE. Go forth and icly rubberneck or speculate or collect your friends back home to get some rest or yell at said friends for taking risks without telling them they were chosen for this mission out of some misguided attempt to get them to not worry. Who would do something so stupid, anyway.]
What ⬤ The mission was a success! Time to face the music from friends and family.
When ⬤ Just after the tower expedition
Where ⬤ Outside Kaigo no Bou, probably moving around
Content Warnings ⬤ References to violence and horror imagery
All at once, the rains cease.
The damage remains, both to the city and to her inhabitants, but reality reasserts itself, and the ill wind that's blown through Jigoku-cho has—for now—come to an end.
Emergency services have borne away the injured, including the Daitengu and the freed Enma, leaving a gaggle of people emerging into the night.
[This is an OPEN IC MINGLE. Go forth and icly rubberneck or speculate or collect your friends back home to get some rest or yell at said friends for taking risks without telling them they were chosen for this mission out of some misguided attempt to get them to not worry. Who would do something so stupid, anyway.]
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He was spending a fair amount of time in bed, but as long as Megumi let them in, he was more than happy to recieve visitors. Aurora too was sitting on the bed, alert and tail slowly wagging.
Once he was fully rested, however, nothing was stopping him from being a complete and utter menace as he burst into the hospital and other places, trying to catch up on everyone he needed to.]
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I wonder how your fellow Central wizards would react upon seeing you like this.
[ a chuckle as he hovers over cain's bedraggled self, setting down a beautiful bouquet of roses and, naturally, a bottle of red wine with a cute bow attached to it. ]
Reckless as always... If Lord Figaro were here, he would have healed you up right away like last time.
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Aurora, Megumi's white wolf had also perked up his head when Shylock approached, seeming to regard the man. Well, it seemed like this person was no threat to Megumi and a friend of Cain's, so the wolf just settled back on his place on the end of the bed.]
Didn't Figaro say he can't heal stupidity? Or at least when you exhaust all your mana...
[He made a face though, at the suggestion of the other Central wizards. Honestly, Megumi and Yuuji (and Fukuda and Lio) hovering was bad enough.]
Please don't remind me of Oz's disappointed stare...I'm sure Arthur and Riquet would lecture me for hours too....
[He's just going to focus on the gifts because they were so pretty! And Shylock always had excellent taste.
He'll save the drinks for later, though.]
I honestly didn't realize I still had some of my magic until the last minute. And I apparently used a ton of it resisting the influence of whatever that was at the top of the tower.
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Fortunately, it's just me and Murr here. And normally I would ask of you to stay safe, but if you've gotten important information out of your journey, I'd say it's worth getting a little banged up every now and then.
[ besides, he isn't sure how arthur and especially riquet would survive here. oz would've fit in here just fine as a renowned demon lord, however.
he takes a seat on a nearby chair, listening more to what cain has to say. ]
Most of us have a bit of magic left within us. Murr can still make fireworks, while I can do a bit of levitation magic to make drinks with. [ his smile then disappears a little as he addresses the matter at hand. ] What exactly attacked the tower in the first place?
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He was happy that his magic was still around, but if doing something that little had drained him completely, it rather worried Cain about his future prospects if he didn't get it back. He still wasn't great with controlling how much he used...
But Shylock's question about what had attacked turned his expression serious.]
I wish I could tell you. Looking at it was hard like...it was there, but wasn't at the same time. The more you tried to make it out the less I was sure of what I was seeing it. It kind of...well, it kind of reminded me of the Calamity. Like how it breaks the rules of the world? It was that feeling.
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[ oh jeez, that's even more of a threat than shylock had realized. on one hand, there's only a handful of sage's wizards in this circle of hell, but on the other they've both met all sorts of people from different worlds who could fight off this supernatural catastrophe. so they should be fine, for the most part.
shylock is no worrier, except when murr is involved. but he can't help but place a hand on his heart nonetheless.
no smoldering flames yet. that's a problem. ]
Well, isn't that a conundrum. [ he tries to laugh it off. ] And what of the Enma himself? Now we know why he hadn't made an appearance at the beach party...
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Has your affliction been bothering you too? Megumi-the kid here with the wolf familiars-[ Aurora raises his head and wags his tail once before settling down again-]said he wanted to look into it, but I'm not sure how successful he'll be.
[The mention of the Enma, however, didn't cheer Cain up at all. His expression almost darkened as he answered.]
The Enma said nothing. I plan to go find him in the hospital but-I don't think he'll be very forthcoming.
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[ shakes his head at that, and the heart in his chest. ]
No, it hasn't flared up since. [ he smiles sadly. ] It'll be a problem if it comes back to me at an opportune time. But if your wolf friend can somehow find a way to abate these afflictions from us...
[ a sigh. ]
I wouldn't want a solution to it. But thank you for your concern.
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I know I should expect an answer like that from you. But it still hurts you, does it not? You needn't suffer for such a senseless reason.
[Not that he expected to convince Shylock any different, but he was nothing if not truthful about his feelings. ]
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Is it truly senseless? I'll enjoy any and all sorts of emotions, Cain. Even the ones that do hurt.
[ it's a western kind of thinking that he simply doesn't have the words to say. that's the difference between him and cain, a central who may go off the rails, but within reason and judgment. ]
For now, focus on getting better. One step at a time.
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It's really not me that anyone should be worried about. I just over-exerted myself. I'm fine now.
[He laughed, though it was a bit humorless.]
Maybe I did spend too much time pretending to be human. I didn't even realize I had magic until the last possible moment.
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[ with someone as amicable with both humans and nonhumans such as cain, the younger wizard might be more prone to that fatal mistake. his personality certainly doesn't help either, which is why shylock is reminding him of this. ]
But it's all right. You no longer have to pretend to be someone you're not while you're here. You're free, in other words. [ he smiles. ] That said, you should take another nap just to make sure you'll well-rested. Shall I help you with that?
[ a little bit of sleep magic goes a long way. ]
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I'm not..worried about promises. I know the dangers, though it's not my style to shut people out. But, it's gonna be hard to get any stronger like this. I shouldn't have hesitated in the tower at all.
[The last sentence he spoke was quiet, very quiet, and Shylock would have to be paying attention to hear. He hadn't told anyone about the creature attacking them first turning into the dark beast, then a simalcrum of Nicholas in front of his very eyes. At least it wasn't very clear from the video footage either...
But he shook his head. He did feel tired still, but he didn't want to keep sleeping for now reason.]
I'm fine now, though. You don't need to help. Honestly, it's about time for me to get up.
[beep beep inbox tag but on an entry]
Knightley-san,
This is Tama Mizumori. You don't really know me, but Mina- you might know him as 'Minato' -said that you were one of the people that helped him during the attack on the tower. He also told me that you protected him at the eleventh hour. Given how seriously Strife-san was injured, I just wanted to say...
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for keeping Mina safe. I don't know how I could ever repay you, but maybe someday I can at least offer to buy you a drink.
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Oh, you are a friend of his? I'm happy to hear from you. And really, I was just doing my duty. He helped me out as well in the tower, and I didn't want any of us to come out of there in a stretcher.
I...I am sorry about what happened to Cloud, though he was on the other team. But please, there's no need to thank me. Or if there is a way, just tell Minato how happy you are that he's okay. I'm sure he will appreciate it.
I'll take up the offer to drink though. I'm always down for that with anyone!
(❁´◡`❁)
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[ This is already embarrassing to do, but he would probably die if he was too direct about their relationship- ]
He means the world to me. Without him, I don't know where I'd be. Even if it was your duty, I'm still thankful that you would do your best to take care of him, especially under such high-stakes pressure.
I know at least one bar that has supposedly good drinks, so maybe it would be best if we went there with Minakami too! I still want to understand more about that 'wizard' stuff you mentioned on the network before. ☆⌒__〆(´ ▽ `*)
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I see. I'm glad that you two are able to reunite unscathed. My liege-I mean, Arthur-isn't here, but I know I would feel the same way about his safety and happiness. Minato is a very good man and I'm happy to say he like everyone else was instrumental in our success.
And that sounds like a good idea! I'd love to tell you what I know about us. Finding such nice humans is a blessing! o(*°▽°*)o
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so minakami is the handmaid and]'Human'...are wizards not humans? Magicians as I'm used to usually are, but I guess there are cases where that's not true...
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even if they wont fucking talk to each other]Yeah, I know it sounds a bit odd at first, but Arthur is my prince. I'm sort of like his bodyguard now? But his safety is always paramount to me.
Honestly it's the same with all the other wizards, but Arthur is a special case.
And, no we aren't. I've seen some humans with magic here and that's rather fascinating but even if we look like humans, we're different enough to be
well, not.
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I...can't even imagine knowing an actual royal? Even speaking informally about the Emperor or his family is, well, risky where I come from.
[ right fighting the moon so not earth right okay so he's just gonna not dwell on how he'd misinterpreted that okay thank you- ]
Well, like I said, I guess that makes some amount of sense, even in 'my world'...Abe no Seimei is one of the strongest onmyoji to have ever been born, and his mother was the kitsune Kuzunoha. Beings of great power needn't always be human. I'm sure some others might disagree, but I think it's an exorcist's job to work for the betterment of all sides, not simply in the best interest of humans...we're all 'living', magicians or yokai or humans or wizards, after all! So, you needn't worry, I won't take this opportunity to be rude.