WEEK 2

[akudamods]

Saturday passes uneventfully save a little rain. It's on Sunday that you get a little notification of probation for new areas: Neo-Nipponbashi and Chuo. It'd be possible to investigate, to check out some anime, or to worship the defunct Shinkansen. But maybe it's hard to get excited about any of that when Friday’s events suggest that you have simply been provided some additional photogenic places to commit murder. Are you going to bother either overseer after their participation in some mockery of justice? Troll the internet? Get a bat out of Hyper Zone and just take out your frustration on everything?

Those of you who entered the pods will experience fewer “painful bursts of color” as your body is unaffected below the knees, though the same amount of “slight teleportation” glitches. Those of you who abstained from the pods will continue to experience all of the above as well as electric shock sensations occasionally when touching metal objects.

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MONDAY

[akudamods]

AN INCIDENT

[akudamods]

[There’s a manipulative, melodramatic, magnificent X-Class Akudama called the Alterant among you. Or, there was. When you go outside at 8 in the morning to investigate a loud noise much like thunder, you catch a glimpse of Cangrande Vicenza. Just a glimpse. Quite literally bits and pieces of his beautiful visage are scattered in some two-meter blast radius. Suspended in some horrible network of impossibly bright, crackling colors. The edges are, unfortunately, bleeding; the skin is pale from shock.

This area is impossible to approach - whether personally or with projectiles, you end up jolting backwards in a more intense, disorienting version of the ”shift to the side” glitches.

By 8:35, a white van shows up, followed by the Physicist coming out of a taxi. She taps bitterly on a smartphone. A group of workers in hazmat suits are presumably following her commands. They take out thin cords that expand into shimmering hardlight tarps, to wrap up the entire grim display and drive it away.]

[fixingtodie]

[What the fuck.









Okay. Cool. Fine then.]

[mrfuckwit]

_{[ why everything in his life traumatic......
yo he's hitting the bar again fuck y'all ]}

[your_best_friend]

[* How







interesting~.]

[thefifthchild]

[Shit happens.]

mini-invest lyfe

[osssuary]

[....... he's memorized all the billboards, so while it's extremely difficult to recognize this one, it's still possible. Kimimaro doesn't flinch when he comes upon the remains and their little entourage, though the bizarre force field effect does give him pause.

Does the feeling go away once the van starts moving? Because he's going to try this again: where does this van go? Direction of Umeda? Is there more information to be gleaned from this particular corpse's fate?

And also.]

mini-investigation...?!

[intimations]

[Well, that's an unfortunate scene to wake up to. He'll just watch as this whole clean up proceeds but hey, while he's here.

Were there any citizens out and about at this time? If so, what was their reaction to all of this?]

PODS

[akudamods]

[11:00 AM to 11:20 AM. Five minutes for questions, fifteen minutes to spend inside. Multiple pod lids lifted open at once with tentacles. Your overseer is not patient.]

[fixingtodie]

[There is .5 seconds of hesitation this time. But it quickly becomes Rachel climbing in the same as she did last time.]

Re: PODS

[conways_retribution]

[Well, he might as well get in the pod after that incident earlier, whether or not a lack of treatment was a reason, he does NOT wanna end up like that guy.]

[your_best_friend]

[* Yep just gonna allow himself to be placed back in there.]

[depleting]

[ Well... She does want to cooperate with treatment, since it doesn't seem like they have any better options at this time... Once the questioning period has ended, Satsuki steps forward for the pods. ]

[fullswingkiss]

[ As much as he would like to pretend otherwise, these glitches are beginning to terrify him on an existential level. After witnessing the trial and execution, Ainosuke has had a much harder time keeping calm.

So here he is, time for some pod time to at least try and relieve one of his worries. ]

[osssuary]

[This week, he is present, but merely watches and waits -- arms crossed, against the wall. Alterant's fate may be on everyone's mind, but he has his own thoughts on the matter.]

INVESTIGATION

[hunterandhunted]

[Ignoring the painful bursts that have continued to plague him (or rather, learning to enjoy them), Zenos decides that now is as good a time as any to enjoy some time out and about. After all, remaining cooped up in a hospital room is the last thing he enjoys.

With new areas to explore, he can be found rather easily given his huge size and unique appearance.]

MUSEUM (Investigation)

[What Zenos is most interested to learn is the history of this place. In particular, is there any specific mentions of the Kansai Restoration that stand out? Is there any mention of the Executioners or Akudama?

With the HQ being in ruins, this might be his next best option for learning more about them in a formal sense.]

HYPER ZONE

[After poking his nose into the history of Kansai, Zenos' attention is grabbed by colorful lighting and (what sounds like) screams of glee. Curiosity takes him, before he can reason not to.

There, you will find him at the batting cage, hitting baseballs so hard that the sensors can hardly register an accurate score to them.

Regardless, he's having a bit of fun before returning.]

HOSPITAL — Room #3

[In the evening, Zenos can be found in his room if anyone needs him. He will answer his door, if you knock on it.]

[akudamods]

[Bingo! It turns out there's a room here specifically for the restoration!

Does he want to make a beeline for it, or take a walk through the history section?]

hyper zone;

[inspiritus]

[ ...This is certainly quite a sight.

But here he is, watching the man playing at baseball like it's nobody's business. ]

Someone seems to be enjoying himself.

Hyper Zone

[depleting]

[




Satsuki claps, a polite little pat of her hands in the background as Zenos sends another ball flying. ]

Wow! You're amazing, Galvus-san!

hyper zone!

[intimations]

[Have a whistle from the background as Zenos (figuratively) knocks those baseballs out of the park. Or just breaks the sensors, but who's paying attention to that.]

Looks like you're having a fun time with all these balls... mind if I have a go?

[There are clearly several other empty cages adjacent to the one Zenos is in, so this is absolutely not necessary to ask but apparently this isn't stopping him from doing so anyway. Sharing is caring, or something!!]

hyper fastball zone

[osssuary]

[Normally, places like the Hyper Zone really aren't much of a draw for Kimimaro, but everything about this city is bizarre -- including, apparently, its ridiculously extra zones for children; though just now there are likely rather fewer children here, in the slowly expanding criminal zone from hell.

So the quiet helps!! The other part being that the batting cages are outside, and also, that his fellow Akudama seem to be drawn here like moths to a flame. So here he is perched on... the fence of the batting cage, because who uses the door like a normal person.

He hasn't really made any noise, so the first you're noticing of him might just be him dodging any stray baseballs that might come his way -- whether from Zenos or anyone else using the other cages. Though even then, all he does is twitch out of the way. Why did he become batting practice instead of a spectator......]

... You play sports such as this?

[Honestly Zenos vs. baseball bat probably looks like a dude wailing on baseballs with a toothpick but y'know. It's fine. He's seemingly more confounded by the entire concept.]

[thefifthchild]

[Damian doesn't go out at day. The earliest you will see him is at 6pm, wandering the new streets. He seems weary, like he's suspecting people to jump out at him at any point, or like he's having an incredibly intense argument in his head. Come say hi?]

I.

[The first location to catch his attention, despite his insistence on professionalism, is actually the book store. He could lie and say that it's a good excuse to learn more about this world, but he's actually staring right at the manga section through the window.

Time to wander through and make a bee-line toward that shelf and... He stops, skidding to a halt at the sight of a tabletop playbook section and there's a book that's vaguely familiar to him. It's not Serpents & Spells, but the cover looks... almost identical, like a knockoff.

Despite his previous excitement, he looks saddened.]

Maps...

I wonder if I could bring it back to her, as a souvenir. [He doesn't seem to realise he's not alone.]

II.

[Damian, having come to a hilariously incorrect conclusion about the Ani-Mart, will zero in on that Adults-Only sign.

What could they be hiding from children that needs protecting... He tries to sneak his way in but he is picked up by the scruff of his neck by the mech while he angrily flails.]

Unhand me, machine!! I'll know whatever devious secrets you might be hiding and I'll cut my way through you if I have to!

[He is promptly thrown out on his ass like a feral kitten.]

III.

[Damian can be found sitting on a balcony in the middle of an alleyway in the early hours of the morning. He's holding his sword out, indicating he's clearly been practicing for the last few hours. He seems entirely alone.]

I know our circumstances were, and probably still are different. It's not projection to want other people to have the opportunities you did. She was ten, I'm fourteen, she's a girl, I'm a boy, and I haven't killed anyone yet. You can keep your pity to yourself.

[Without a word he kicks off against the balcony and drops gracefully onto the stone alleyway. Then with a sigh he'll turn around and blink in surprise at the new presence.]

II

[fixingtodie]

[Rachel watches the robot carry him out. She doesn't try to stop it, but she does go out after it and offers Damian a hand in getting back up.]

...it doesn't matter how many times you try, they're not going to let you back there.

III

[hunterandhunted]

[Not quite in the alley, but passing by it, Zenos catches the sound of boots connecting with pavement—and before he has even fully whipped his head to look at Damian, his hand has fallen to the hilt of a sword.

It's only when he sees the broody boy, that his stern expression settles into an indolent smile.]

Oh, Robin, it is quite early to be jumping from rooftops, don't you think?

i

[inspiritus]

[ Sephiroth is actually an avid reader himself, and so that is why he deigns to come into a bookstore, not even caring about the glances he may receive.

Though he doesn't exactly anticipate meeting Damian, he does hear him talking to himself. ]

Her?