Calamitous Nirvana

We can't know until we try {Associated with Isola Radiale}

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@avargeist​

      鬼 “The cityscape at night is truly a wondrous sight, is it not? Perhaps one of the few things modern humans have done right.” Legs kicking over the side of the multi-storied building, the two youkai were overlooking Little Tokyo with a bottle of sake and assorted snacks between them. The ghost’s company was enjoyable enough - at the very least she wasn’t rowdy, and they both enjoyed indulging in treats.

     “I’m surprised you accepted my invitation so suddenly. Aren’t I the kind of oni your mother warns you about?” Assassin produced and incredibly sly smile as she tilted her head back, fangs poking out.

[avargeist]

“I prefer a natural vista myself, but there’s still plenty in this ward that’s to my taste. It’s certainly not the worst view I’ve seen.” She was never one to refuse an invitation when the company was palatable and the snacks even more so. But the ghost cast her a curious glance as she continued.

“Perhaps she did, and I’m sure yours told you ghost stories. You’re far calmer than the oni I’m familiar with, and more sober for the most part. I wonder if you know the four devas of the mountain.”

[avargeist]

Border of Phantom

[avargeist]

lacedwithcharm‌:

☱ : SHE ALREADY KNEW YUYUKO WAS THERE. in two senses of the phrase, actually: that she was on the island and that she was there, nearby. yukari had intended to greet her as she arrived, but somehow the moment had gotten away from her — or perhaps sleep had overtaken her. it was so difficult to tell if one had caused the other, but the bottom line had been that she had simply slept her way through the days. not that it mattered overly much, given how little had happened lately upon the island.

today, though, she intends to make up for lost time. there’s no need to announce her presence, as yuyuko must recognize the sound and presence of her method of travel as surely as she would yukari’s voice.

‘the surprise is that i found you so easily. then again… perhaps not.’ she sighs and leans out of the gap a little further.

‘i don’t believe i’ve taken a nap here, but it does seem like a rather nice spot.’ she pauses as she debates where next to steer their conversation. ‘i hear there are also kappa under the waves as well. do you think they’ll allow you to fish? or did you already ask permission?’

“Well, do you think I was hiding? I don’t think I’ve ever been that hard to find before.” That is to say, she typically spent all her time in one place. Still, it was impressive that she’d found her so quickly here. Not that she was just going to say that of course. 

“Very serene. Better with company, certain company at least.” She turned back to the water now, gripping the rod a little tighter. She was glad Yukari was here, and not simply here in the immediate sense. She was sure the youkai knew that already though. 

“I have heard that too, but I can’t be sure. What I can be certain of is that no I doubt they would allow it and also no; I have not asked. But I thought they might be interesting to talk to should they rise to the occasion. Besides...” Her eyes positively sparkled for a moment. “Even if they don’t, I might be able to catch an immense fish.”

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onidivinity‌:

     鬼 “They also pair well if you’re drunk enough.” A valid point was raised, but despite her continuous stupor Shuten really had more control than a drunkard. It was just the way she presented herself.  The fixation ghost’s gaze did not go unnoticed. Considering how little oni wore, the location of her flesh wound was fairly evident.

     “Had my fill? Ufufu… I suppose! I destroyed one of those wires with my bare hands, and some folks didn’t take too kindly to it, that’s all.” It had seemed like a fun little game to get those people protecting it so pissed off, but she hadn’t anticipated getting knifed for it.

    She made herself cozy beside Yuyuko, pointing the spout of her gourd at the other as an offering.

“Truer words rarely spoken.” Yes, she was a creature of indulgence; any that knew her (and plenty that only knew of her) would attest that was indeed an understatement. Indulgence took many forms too, including liquid, but she rarely got drunk. At least outside of the Hakugyokurou.

The Netherworld Princess shifted slightly as the oni sat beside, not to move away but merely get more comfortable. She looked at the gourd for a moment... How much could it really hurt? She wasn’t beholden to anyone and Yukari wasn’t her to question her choices, not that she ever judged her harshly. The gourd was tilted back and the ghost... Well she didn’t take her fill, she didn’t feel like being rude. 

“How pleasant, thank you. With your bare hands?”

“How noble, risking yourself for the city. Well you seem fine, though they say expiration isn’t much to worry about here. I wonder if that holds true during this turmoil?” 

[avargeist]

lacedwithcharm‌:

☱ : SO LONG AS THEY WERE TOGETHER SHE DIDN’T MIND THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. it was something of a relief to be yuyuko’s presence, even if it seemed like the constructed world around them was steadily, surely burning down. yukari would have liked nothing better than to retire, just the two of them, and drink and chat the night away. she wasn’t terribly inclined to believe in fate, but it seemed that at least for now, they had to deal with the present situation whether they truly wanted to or not.

together, she reminds herself.

‘then perhaps you should spin about and point, and we go that way.’ yukari taps a finger to her chin, considering their limited options.

‘i hear that the winter here is more ice than snow, but i suppose if you’re seeking cold, then the golden ward is wonderful this time of year.’ a pause. ‘this time of day, actually. i suppose that means we should get going before it fades away, yes?’

Her answer of course, was to drift slightly off the ground and spin around in place. After an entirely self-indulgent moment of such spinning she came to a halt, arm extended with a fan pointing down the street. After a dramatic moment of holding this pose, her head tilted towards Yukari. 

“As good as any. Yes yes, I’d rather not miss it, errant weather can be quite fun.”

As they started moving, the ghost drifted over to Yukari’s side, a smile on her face. Honestly the city’s plight was secondary- perhaps even tertiary- to the novelty of taking direct action with her again, it was so often the professional meddlers these days. 

“Will you be okay walking that far?”

“I suppose I’m making assumptions. I don’t have much to play with myself, so we might have to get creative if something pressing arises.”

[avargeist]

redlichbluelich‌:

Barry isn’t sure what to make of the movement of spirits around him, and he’s cautious about following it. Despite his form, his expertise isn’t really in the incorporeal, and something that influences them could be a threat to him, too.

When he does reach the source of it, though, the person doesn’t look… threatening, at least. In fact, she seems friendly to these souls. Still, watching how easily she moves them, pulls energy from them, makes him a little apprehensive.

“Uh, I’m good. I’m curious how you’re pulling that off, though.” He starts to tense when she focuses that look on him, ready to resist whatever thrall this is, but then she draws his attention to–

Ah. Shit.

“That is not a friend!” Barry says urgently, spinning to face it. What is that thing, some tentacled beast of the deep? It might be from a world he never even saw. “It’s part of the Hunger. If you’ve got a way to attack, I’d recommend doing that!”

He sends a green ray of light at the nearest tendril, and the monstrosity recoils briefly in pain from his attempt to Disintegrate it.

“There’s not much to it, confidence is key.” There was much more to it than that, but now suddenly didn’t seem like the time and with them scattered, no longer the place. 

“The Hunger...” She was quite hungry herself, to be honest, yet this one seemed far and away from a kindred spirit. It didn’t seem kin to this spirit either, for that matter. It wasn’t in her nature to attack on sight. Well... That wasn’t really true at all. Regardless, something felt quite inherently wrong about this thing. Yearning without direction was dangerous and she’d seen that many times, but this...

She tilted her head as the green ray leapt from his fingers, causing part of a tendril to turn grey and almost wither into ash. Quite deadly, yet still it came. With a raised hand she fired a number of rays herself, a mixture of pinks and violets with a small swarm of smaller energy bullets following in a cascade. It was a wide ranging attack that caused a terrific light show. 

Yet still, it came. 

“How exciting.” She drifted beside this one now. 

“Do you have anything bigger, or is attrition key? Unfortunate if true. I could cover you, but perhaps I could take care of it if you can prove enticing enough for a few moments.”

[avargeist]

@redlichbluelich​

Now wasn’t this a mess. Not even the fine sort of mess either, simply wayward and chaotic. At the very least it seemed those who decided to taketh away had deemed it necessary to giveth. She was sure this had happened before, somewhere long ago and far away. A different place that looked the same, but how different was it, really? Not that it mattered.

In a rather interesting turn of events it seemed she could draw spirits to this place, so it had merely her that had been locked, not their distance from the nether. She tested this ability at the earliest convenience, thinning the line between the before and after under a small group of shades. What rose was a swarm of football sized wisps, bright pink lights weaving up into the air in lazy weaving motions. The energy of the spirits left nothing behind as they scattered into the sky.

“Come back soon, yes? You don’t want to get lost here.” Yet there was one who felt like her sort, but certainly hadn’t been brought here by her. She tilted her head at the robed spectre. “Ah, hello. Were you hoping to make some friends? I’m afraid rounding them all up again would take more patience than I care to muster. Still...” Her eyes glowed a soft pink in kind, she was about to try and will this one closer, but the light faded as soon as it gathered, her head tilting to look past them. 

“Ah.”

“Perhaps you’ve made your own friend already?”

The friend in question seemed to be, as far as she could tell, a collection of tendrils that seemed strangely iridescent, but dark. Black, yet prismatic. How unsightly.

[lacedwithcharm]

@avargeist​  /  event starter!!

☱ : AGAIN AND AGAIN THEY COME TOGETHER IN THESE INCIDENTS. though they work towards the same goals, it never seems to be that yukari and yuyuko have been able to work together, truly in tandem, towards resolution. they’ve always understood each other well, of course, but it seems that they always end up slightly out of step in this strange and endless dance towards the truth.

this time will be different.

‘so you think we should simply try to head directly to where we are expected, yuyuko?’

‘how terrifically bold of you.’ but then, she has no truly novel suggestions for their next move. she’d like to see what both sides are up to, anyhow, so this works in her favor. ‘well, where to next? i hear all the wards are under siege from some very interesting weather.’

[avargeist]

It was an interesting circumstance. It was often the case that two of them knew more than they let on when it came to goings on in their home, and when it came to investigations they had their own... Styles. 

It was strange then, to be working directly alongside the one she’d known the longest. Not poking her nose on before an incident even became apparent, not sending Youmu off to see what conclusion she would come to or hanging around behind her to witness her growth first hand. 

“There’s often an elegance in the simplest solutions, is there not? Too much preparation leaves less time to be active, and perhaps doing what’s obvious will take those that think too much by surprise.”

“Well, I’d like to see the snow in spring again, that’s charmingly novel.” 

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@avargeist​

      鬼 “oh my! is this a time to be napping and snacking, dear?” fists planted on her hips, the small oni leaned forward and into the youkai’s view. she’d finally stumbled into a shelter and gotten some medical help for the knife wound in her side, not to mention something to drink, and so she’d been wandering around the establishment poking her nose where it didn’t belong as always.

     “and do you think that would pair well with this sake?” #priorities

[avargeist]

Horns, small, came with alcohol... She was fairly sure what this was. “The moment there’s time for neither is the moment existence is no longer worthwhile.” It’s true that she had been wanting to get to the bottom of things for her own interests, but there’s been so many delightful distractions here. 

“Most things pair well if it’s quality is high enough.” She tilted her head first at the drink, then the wound at her side. “What about you, then? Had your fill of outside? I’m just warming up.”

[plotbunnie]

Nonverbal RP Starters

I’m finding it difficult to find memes for nonverbal characters ( be they mute, or just not fond of talking ) so I thought I’d make a few!

Neutral

☝️ Tap my muse on the shoulder

👉 Point to something for my muse to see

🤙 Bump into my muse

😊 Sit down next to my muse

🤨 Sit down across from my muse

📓 Push/Slide [an object] across a table to my muse

✍️ Pass my muse a note

🙄 Roll their eyes at my muse

🚪 Tap on a table/door/wall/chair to get my muse’s attention without speaking

Aggressive

🐺 Growl at my muse

😬 Snarl/show teeth at my muse

😠 Death Glare at my muse

🙌 Push/Shove my muse

👊 Punch my muse

👖 Kick my muse in the shin

👠 Stomp on my muse’s foot

😵 Knee my muse in the gut

💀 Knee my muse in the groin

🔪 Point a weapon at my muse

🖕 Flip my muse the bird/a similar gesture

👔 Roughly pull my muse down by the collar

💢 Bang on a door/wall/table to get my muse’s attention- angrily

Angst

👩‍⚕️ Put pressure on my muse’s wound

🌡 Push my muse down to give them medical attention

🥣 Bring my muse soup/medicine when they are sick

🤢 Hold my muse’s hair back/Rub my muse’s back while they are sick/throwing up

👐 Hold my muse when they are badly wounded/dying

👁 Wake my muse up during a nightmare

🐱 Hold my muse after a nightmare

😭 Hold my muse when they are crying

😢Touch my muse’s shoulder while they are crying in secret

💧 Wipe away my muse’s tears

💥 Try to calm my muse during an overwhelming emotional moment

⛈ Find my muse after some kind of trauma

Soft

👕 Tug on my muse’s sleeve/shirt/skirt

🐈 Lean against my muse’s side

🤝 Hold my muse’s hand

🤗 Pull my muse into a hug

🐕 Rest their head on my muse’s shoulder/knee

🐶 Nuzzle my muse with their nose [specify a location]

✋ Touch the back of my muse’s hand

🤝 Reach for my muse’s hand to hold it

👗 Fix/Straighten my muse’s clothes

😴 Stand by the bed to see if my muse will let you under the covers with them

🛌 Crawl under the covers with my muse

🥪 Set a plate/tray/bowl of food down for my muse

😚 Kiss my muse on the cheek

Playful

🌸 Put a flower in my muse’s hair

✨ Playfully shove my muse’s shoulder

💃 Pull my muse onto a dance floor/up to dance

🤞 Come up beside them and tap the shoulder opposite where they’re standing

😈 Jump out of the shadows to scare/startle my muse

😛 Stick their tongue out at my muse

😱 Make a silly face at my muse

🤭 Tickle my muse

👃 Poke my muse’s nose

💪 Pick my muse up

Sensual/Sexual

💘 Pull my muse in for a rough kiss

💕 Pull my muse in for a tender kiss

💞 Pull my muse in for a messy/desperate kiss

💖 Lean in to give my muse a sweet/chaste kiss

❤️ Lean in to give my muse a tender kiss

🔥 Pull my muse down by the collar/by their clothes - in a sexy way

😉 Pull my muse in by the hips

😲 Smack my muse’s butt

💋 Kiss my muse’s neck

👌 Push my muse down and give them a massage

👙 Pull [an article of clothing] off my muse

👀 Push my muse down on the bed

👄 Pull my muse onto the bed

[rprnemes]

Send me a “👀 + a question” and my muse has to answer honestly!

[haemoneiron]

Half-Life VR but the AI is Self-Aware

A list of lines from the twitch stream of madness 

‘can I see your passport?’

‘that’s the Sweet Voice’

‘Good Luck in the Chamber!’

‘been thinking about fruit loops all day’

‘you’re not getting rid of me that easy’

‘I know your tricks’

‘Acceptable loses!’

‘YOU DID IT TOO FAST!’

‘You think I fucked it up?’

‘I think YOU fucked it up’

‘watch out there’s creatures’

‘grab a soda it’ll help you see faster’

‘you could have helped him’

‘Nature is beautiful’

‘I’m just chilling man’

‘I believe the kids say, you ‘pogged’ it’

‘I’d like to have a good old yeehaw with you’

‘I did have a wife but they took her in the divorce’

‘I like it there shut up’

‘that man’s non-euclidean!’

‘I’m good emotionally’

‘nothing a little brute force can’t fix’

‘I heard they use these babies to get all around the science’

‘I need spices!’

‘the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit?!’

‘you may have come down with a case of the crumbles’

‘every cell in my body is in excruciating pain’

‘as always your hygiene is spotless’

‘you thought wrong my good bitch’

‘I lost the ability to feel pain three years ago’

‘I think there’s too much information in the world’

[youllgocrystalcrazy]

   When was the last time someone else lived in Townhouse 237? Someone other than the Doctor? There was Darrell, but he’d vanished without a trace. Makoto, who simply moved out on her own volition. To move in with a friend? Safe to say, it’s been quite sometime since anyone else stepped foot within Neo’s Domicile. The house may as well have been his own considering the circumstances. Five whole months of solitude. And Cortex was just fine with that!! The lack of roommates allowed him to set up a covert surveillance system within on the chance there were intruders or new residents. The silence allowed him to focus on the plans he had in store for this city. Blueprints strewn about in his room with various detailed sketches of the C.V.R., N.E.O. and many other future inventions. And best of all, no one to judge him when he belted out some of his favorite tunes of The Trammps. Even with all of the irksome events over the months, Cortex found his home to be a safe haven now. He’d never admit it though. He was… actually happy to life this secluded! Sure the lack of basic human interaction drove him up the walls a little. And yes, the urge to order someone around went unsatisfied. But otherwise, it was… passable.

   …Until today.

   “AHH!!” Bolting out of his last position at a speed that almost impresses himself, he hurries towards his laptop, nearly stumbling over the organized chaos of his room in the process. The surveillance alarm had gone off, alerting Cortex that he was no longer alone in the house. An invader? A Theif? …A Roommate? Whatever the case may be, he opens the camera feed on his screen and surveys the footage. Fingers intensely making the keyboard click as he scans through it all. Living room; Nothing. Spare Rooms; Nothing. Hallway; Nothing. Kitchen; something was slightly off, but Cortex dismissed that as a side effect from one of his little late night cravings. Otherwise, nothing. No one was on the feed. Not a soul. Slumping in his seat, his hair droops. A small disgruntled man crossing his arms and muttering something under his breath. “A False alarm… Tch… I was certain when I coded the program that a scenario like this wouldn’t arise. I’ll have to run a diagnostic then…” He snorts, sitting back up in his seat to watch the screen closer now. “But still, this shouldn’t have happened to begin with… Something must have tripped the system… Maybe some Vermin snuck into the house. Or perhaps Coco is trying to interfere again…”

   “Then again, what’s the difference between those two. It’s still a pest problem. Hmhmhm… Alright. One more look.” Again, fingers type away at the keyboard as Cortex tries to pay closer attention to the feed.

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[avargeist]

It was just... The same, was it not? 

The whole experience. Spirited to a foreign, modern city. Having aspects of herself sealed away. Others from across worlds and time occupying this city. This had all happened before. It looked different now, and it had a different name. 

But it was the same. Was it not?

Well, what did it matter really. Time had stopped being a concern a thousand years prior. Her dearest... Person, was in this city and she was a master of between the realms. Still, this problem seemed larger than the problem solvers she knew. Was it even really a problem? Well, this apartment was. 

Yuyuko glanced around the small place, it was certainly no palace in the nether. She’d miss the trees, that’s for sure. But most of all she’d miss her attendant most of all; who was going to prepare her food now? How tragic. It seemed empty here. Well, mostly empty. Something was clicking, softly, and a faint voice she couldn’t make out. Well, only one thing for it honestly, drifting just a foot above the ground she hovered in the direction of the sounds.

Peering through the ajar door she perceived a man, tapping anyway at some keys. Softly, softly she pressed against the door and drifted inside. She hovered up behind him and just to the side. Oh, look at all those images, they were... This apartment? Hm.

“Look for what?”

“Are you looking for me? But I’m right here. That’s a lot of eyes for looking.”

[avargeist]

lostbeltronin‌:

     “heehee! great success!” when the men wandered off musashi couldn’t help but celebrate, making the peace sign with her fingers at the woman she’d ‘saved’. at times like this she was something of a child even if she was a woman in her twenties, but that was just how saber was.

     “if they’re done they can go! i wasn’t really interested in fighting weaklings like them anyways.” the wooden blade she’d drawn with her free hand was returned to the loop on the rope belt she was using in a sheath’s absence. “whack, whack though? if you think i couldn’t cut someone with these you’re mistaken! any blade can cut with the right technique.”

     although they’d definitely break if she tried that more than a couple of times.

“I see.” Icy. Icing... She was going to need more cake. “How magnanimous. So, you were just interested in me, then? Or perhaps my cake. But alas; of that there is no more and it is quite a tragedy.”

Despite saying that she continued to eat the cake that was very much still there.

“Is that right? I’d very much like to see that. Can you cut something here?” 

[avargeist]

hierakes‌:

      ☆—       “ sure do. ” he offered her a stick, “ hope y’like yakitori. ”

Oh. Oh.

“Yes, yes! I do! This is truly how you avoid the most heinous of crimes. Well done.”

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      ☆—       “ hey hey, how ‘bout instead of breakin’ the law, y’just have a nice lunch instead? ain’t no loss there. ”

[avargeist]

“Do you have a nice lunch with you?”

[avargeist]

“What a delinquent herd. Well too much order is often a terrible bore.”

“Still, there’s always one court you can never run from. Everything in moderation.”

[lostbeltronin]

     “any villain that preys upon a woman while she’s eating her cake will face the wrath of miyamoto musashi!” in a typical musashi fashion she’d completely misread the situation. a few guys had gathered around this woman eating cake beneath a cherry blossom tree and she’d thought them to be a nuisance, but she hadn’t comprehended that they were just asking for a quick word for a local newpaper.

     “begone fiends, or taste my wooden blade!”

@avargeist​

[avargeist]

It’s not that she couldn’t answer questions while she was eating, it’s just that enjoying this cake was astronomically more important than anything they had to ask. She was hoping they’d just give up otherwise she’d have to simply star talking nonsense. But it appears she didn’t need to, as a loud woman waving a stick around made herself extremely known.

“Mmm. Yes, I’m sure she’ll kill you.”

She watched them hesitate before they backed off. She chewed a little more before she turned to this Miyamoto Musashi.

“My hero. Will you show them mercy, or chase them down? Slice slice! Or whack whack, in your case.”