~Crystalline~

{{Roleplay blog for Clear from DMMD, affiliated with Citta}}   ~ ...The dreaming jellyfish sing their song and sleep on the gentle shore ... ~ ~Rank - Nobody~ ~Housed - District Gamma~

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excessiveknitting:

This person hadn’t even said much yet and Sekine was already full of questions. Why gasmask? Should he ask about that? Why was he asking about this…? Why from Sekine? He didn’t like it at all. He hated this sort of questioning. Useless and distressing, that’s all it was.

“ …isn’t just the fact that you are breathing enough…? “

With the random nature of his inquiries, Clear was surprised to receive a response from the stranger. There was nothing too thoughtful about his choice to question this man, simply that he looked human, that he was well, alive.

Lifting a gloved hand to press against his own chest after hearing his words, Clear measured his simulated breathing for a few moments. With a tilt of his head, he furrowed his brow. Not that it could be seen, but his more somber body language could give away his fears. If it was breathing that signified someone truly being alive... did that mean he could never reach what he originally thought was an attainable goal?

“What if we’re not breathing? Would there be more to it then?”

Letting out a gentle sigh, the robot’s usually jovial tone was becoming more and more sincere as he continued to speak.

“Or are alive, and living, two different things?”

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excessiveknitting

“I’ve been wondering... What does it mean to be alive? How do we know that we truly are alive, or not? Haa... I don’t know...”

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dokugxnryuu

It was often in this city that something slightly out of the ordinary caught Clear's attention. There were so many things, so many new experiences that were now open to him, that even with his lingering fear, his curiosity was piqued. Which was why, even in the thick of the Hive's crowds, he decided to approach a total stranger. The man was clad in odd clothes, perhaps not quite as odd as some of the peculiar, extravagant outfits he had seen, but it was strange never the less. But what really caught his attention was something on his face. An eyepatch. Of course he figured that there may be something wrong, but he hadn't really met anyone who'd worn anything like that before. Maybe he was injured, or maybe he was a pirate or something like that! He’d heard so many stories about them... 

Curious, the robot paced closer to the stranger, eyeing him with intrigue even with his gas mask obscured vision.

"Excuuuuse me!" He piped up, raising a hand to wave at him, attempting to get his attention. "I'm sorry to bother you, but I have a really important question."

Leaning in a little closer, Clear began to rock back and forth on his heels.

"Why is there a patch over your eye?"

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renlyofhousebaratheon

It happened before he could even blink. 

One moment he was happily darting across the city’s skyline, and the next, he realised, his gas mask was no longer fixed to his face.

Stopping dead in his tracks, Clear frantically cast his gaze around, seeking the lost item with growing desperation. There! There it was, cascading to the ground with unnatural speed, down the side of the building he’d just ran across. He needed to go and get it! Right now! Oh... he was never meant to show his face, and now through his own carelessness this was happening...!

He barely took a moment to even blink. Using his arms to cover his face, the robot let out a distressed cry, leaping out into the open air after the lost mask with little idea of where he was actually going. Landing on the ground with an audible thud, perhaps inconveniencing some of those around him, he flailed around, trying to find what he needed. With an arm still firmly placed against his face, a single pale eye peeked out, the robot visibly nervous.

“Ah...! Where is it...?”

[aldrnariregin]

crystallinefate

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aldrnariregin:

♪~     “And here I thought people were telling me my outfit was strange… What’s that on your face…?!”

“Huuuuh? On my face? It’s a gas mask! I didn’t think there was anything strange about it though. I do need it!”

[crystallinefate-blog]

{{ Okay! Now that I’m back around after a while without internet, it feels like I need to get a few more interactions up and running here with Clear. So if anyone would like a starter, of a varying length, feel free to like this post! I’ll be capping this at 4 for now! }}

[c4ptiveprincess]

He was simply passing by when he saw a glimpse of something he thought looked almost familiar catch his eye when. He turned to see who it was, slightly wondering if the heat was starting to get to him-. Yeah, that was most likely it, seeing as the person pressed up against window didn’t look a thing like… Well ok maybe he did slightly. Waving that feeling away, however, he walked closer to the window just to see what exactly was exciting that person. 

…Oh no that food looks amazing.

“I’m not sure what I was expecting, but this really does look amazing.”

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Despite the footsteps approaching him from behind, Clear didn’t immediately register the presence of another close to him. In fact, his attention was still far too focused on the sweet treats sitting in the window. How could people make anything like that?! It really was a mystery to him, and he wanted to find out more. But just as he was going to turn around, someone spoke up, and he finally noted the black haired male standing beside him.

Whirling around to face him properly, the robot happily clasped his hands together, eagerly responding. After all, it was nice to see someone who seemed as interested in the food as he was.

“It really does! But how can people make shapes like that out of food? Aah... isn’t it too pretty to eat?”

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test-tube-princess

Pushed against the glass of one of the many shops down the street was a gas mask covered face, intently observing the contents inside. It was unlike anything he’d ever seen before... So colourful, and vibrant... From what little he could gather, it was meant to be food. But he’d never thought that he’d see food so intricately shaped! Animals, cars, even umbrellas... It was amazing... How could anyone do that? 

Pale eyes brightened at the sight of it all, the waving of his hands clearly showing his excitement.

“What... What is all of this?!”

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Orihime stopped dead in her tracks. She had been walking home with some pastries in her hand but something in one of the alleys caught her eye. It looked to be a person surrounded by kittens. ‘I wonder what they’re doing all the way out here..?’ She moved in closer, intrigued by the kittens as well…

She listened to him speak, not particularly wanting to interrupt someone mid-thought. Orihime took one of the pastries out of the container they were in and took a bite, continuing to listen. She felt bad for eavesdropping.. But there wasn’t anything she could do about it at this point. ‘He seems kind of nice… I wonder if he likes animals. I wonder that stuff about animals sometimes too… It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who thinks that way!’ Orihime became lost in thought for a second, almost missing the point where the other stopped. Once he was finished talking she finally chimed in.

               “Those kittens seem to like you!” 

She said, chirping in. Hopefully she didn’t startle him too badly.. She wouldn’t want to scare him or anything. “Do you like animals..?” Orihime said, smiling cheerfully. “I really hope I’m not bothering you or anything!” She gave an awkward laugh, hoping he wouldn’t shoo her away.

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As Clear continued to observe the kittens, eyes focused solely on them, a feminine voice reached his ears. Had... had one of the animals spoken to him?! Tilting his head to the side, he had to fight not to wave his arms around in excitement- otherwise he might just end up scaring them away! Leaning in a little closer to the kitten now nuzzling his hand, he went to speak up once more, to ask if they had spoken. After all, why would one of them be saying that they like him? Maybe he was really getting along with them after all... maybe they’d even answer his questions! But that was when the voice spoke up again.

Wait... wasn't it coming from behind him?

Turning his gas mask clad head to look over his shoulder, he absentmindedly continued to stroke the kitten. Behind him was a girl, one he hadn’t heard approach. But he didn’t react adversely at all to her presence, in fact, he seemed excited. Visibly perking up at the questions he turned to face her, lifting up the small animal into his lap.

“Ahh! You’re the one who spoke... Do you really think they like me?” He piped up, smiling happily to himself. Maybe if they liked him, they had some sort of understanding. “Yes! I do like them! Haaa I haven’t really met many animals before though...”

Trailing off for a moment he shook his head, before speaking up once more, his tone friendly even with the muffling effect his gas mask had.

“No! You’re not a bother at all! Why would you be?” He quickly questioned her, his voice accompanied by a curious tilt of his head. “You may come over here if you like. I don’t quite know if they’re listening but they’re friendly... Perhaps they are trying to find ways to communicate with us.”

[verlxssen]

       Though his ability to ignore people was over the top, even one such as Clear could be able to make Noiz notice him. Mostly because the man was very annoying and unnecessarily loud. The last time they had met was just the same, too. This time, however, it wasn’t on purpose. Noiz hadn’t honestly heard the other the first time, but it was impossible for him to go unnoticed the second one. He was a weird man who did weird things; and when something with a lack of morals calls it weird, then Clear should definitely start rethinking his actions.

       Not like he thinks Clear would, either way.

       ❝… Yeah.❞ He can’t say he was happy to see Clear as the other supposedly was to see Noiz, but it was somewhat comforting. They weren’t close or anything, but it has been quite a while since he talked to someone from Midorijima other than Koujaku. 

       Aoba hadn’t showed his face around in weeks either.

       ❝You just got here?❞

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Listening intently to the other’s reply, Clear nodded to himself, trying to show that Noiz had his full attention. 

“Yes! I just woke up here... and I was walking around trying to find Master, but I found you instead.” Still beaming under his mask, Clear took a step closer to Noiz, as if going to get a better look at him. He’d managed to figure that he was new here, but... did that mean he had been here a while? It sounded like he might of. “Have you?”

After falling silent for a few moments, the robot seemed to be in deep thought. Whilst he didn’t especially know too much about the other, he really didn’t see to be the sort who’d end up in a place like this without a good reason. Really, he could have been whisked away, just as he was... but would he let that happen to him? He couldn’t be so sure.  Well, at least it meant he wasn’t alone! “Why are you here Noiz- san?”

The question left him without much thought, the most obvious answers not quite registering for him. 

“I didn’t think people could vanish and wind up in strange cities! I was worried about everyone...”

[crystallinefate-blog]

{{ Hello! Just wanted to let everyone know that I’m finally around again, and am planning on working through my replies on Clear, Tsukito and Jade! It’s just the past few days I’ve been stuck organising things for moving into a new flat, and on top of that I’ve also been at a con! So I’ve been kind of stretched for time, and haven’t even been able to get online. I just wanted to thank you all for your patience in getting replies too! }}

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verlxssen

It was another day in this strange city, and another day of aimless wandering for Clear. Almost tirelessly he wandered the streets, hoping for either a way out, or a familiar face. Well, it seemed like his lucky day! Out of the blue, something caught his eye. It was just for a brief moment, but it was enough to make his head snap around to get a better look.

There it was again! That familiar flash of green and black...! How could anyone forget that hat?Waving his hands up in the air, as if to get his attention in the crowds of people, Clear jumped up a few times.

"Noiz-san!" He yelled out, voice slightly muffled by the gas mask. Multiple times he called the other’s name, growing a bit more disheartened each time.

Realising that his voice wasn't carrying too well among the ruckus around him, the robot cast his gaze to his surroundings. He didn't want the only person he'd recognised here thus far to slip away from him before he could blink! There had to be something he could do... Thankfully, he quickly he found an answer. It wasn’t exactly the most logical of options, and he’d already found out it wasn’t the smartest thing to continue doing, but it was better than nothing!

Frantically he scrambled up onto a nearby roof top, darting over the surface as swiftly as he possibly could. Occasionally averting his gaze to the crowd, to keep an eye on where Noiz was, he zoomed over the buildings, being sure to intercept his path.

Then without warning, he leapt back down to the crowds below, narrowly missing several people in the process.

"Nooooiz-san!" Yelling once more as he jumped down, the robot made his way over to the other. There could be no way that he would miss him now. Then again, if he hadn’t been noticed by that, he likely never would be...

Chest rising and falling with simulated breath, Clear finally stopped before Noiz. It took him a moment or two to speak up, but despite the fact his face was still entirely covered, his open body language made it clear to see that he was overjoyed with the reunion.

"I'm so happy to see you!"

[whxtscolor]

The hustle and bustle within the city as evening quickly swept in was always a pleasant sight for Kaito. Everything just seemed so lively at this time of day, for some reason.

On this particular evening, he wasn’t really going anywhere specific; he was simply taking a walk to enjoy the scenery and look around, honestly. At some point, however, he caught wind of a sound that was different from the rest of the noise being emitted from the city-goers.

It was a song. And naturally, being the ‘built-for-singing’ android he was, it caught his attention. Head perking up at the sound, he glanced at his surroundings, trying to pinpoint where it was coming from. Was there a street performer near by? Perhaps he could join them!

He searched for a few minutes, weaving through the area; however, after those few minutes, the song stopped. A small, disappointed expression appeared on his features as he stood there, about ready to turn the other way and return back to his previous endeavors before he heard… humming? And above him, too.

Looking up, he saw a pair of feet dangling over the edge of the building. Oh. Well, that certainly wasn’t the first place he would’ve looked, but hey. Perhaps that was an… optimum place for singing? He wasn’t sure, but still. 

“Um… Excuse me!” The android called out, jumping up and down and waving his arms around to (hopefully) catch the stranger’s attention. “Were you the one singing just now?”

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Whilst the sound of a voice didn’t pique his interest immediately, after all there were plenty of people in the city that could be speaking to one another, as soon as singing was mentioned Clear bolted to attention. Shooting into an upright position, he scrambled to look over the edge of the building. Without a moment’s hesitation, boots were replaced by gloved hands grabbing the roof’s edge. Peeking his gas-mask clad face over the side, he inquisitively tilted his head towards the blue-haired stranger, his body seeming to twitch occasionally with the excitement.

“Yes!” Eagerly his voice rang out, a hand moving to wave frantically back at him. “It was me singing!”

As soon as the last word had left his lips, the robot rose to his feet, took a hold of the roof’s side once again, and simply jumped down. Whilst he was expecting the movement to be fluid- it was far from it.

Unused to the weakening of his strength, Clear lost his grip, landing on the ground with a thud.

For a split second, he didn’t move, caught off guard by the accident. Thankfully, the roof wasn’t especially that high up, and the pain in his limbs didn’t do too much to stop him. Rapidly the robot was back on his feet, albeit shakily, and toddling forwards to the one who’d spoken to him. Straightening his gas mask up, he clasped his hands together, rocking back and forth on his heels.

“It’s called the Jellyfish Song! Did you like it?”

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egyptiandeity

It seemed this place was filled with people. Hundreds, upon hundreds of people. No matter where he went, the place seemed to be highly populated. Whilst he didn’t especially mind the company, he was still finding the change of scenery overwhelming, and needed a moment to clear his mind. So mindlessly he paced about, and after some searching, he reached an area in the Sector that seemed to be far quieter.

But as he looked around there, someone grabbed his attention. It was a tall male, clad in strange clothes of a kind he'd never seen before. Yet whilst that intrigued him, it wasn’t quite what caught his eye. Sitting in the man’s hands was a book, on some philosophical issue or the other. He didn’t know too much about things like that, but he did know that the subject covered important matters, like what it meant to be human... Perplexed, Clear began to inch closer, sights now fixed on the stranger. It was in that moment that he made a vow to himself. This man looked rather knowledgeable... so why not ask him about some of the thoughts he had on his mind? Who knows, it might be a valuable experience!

"Excuuuuuse me!" He yelled out, running over to the stranger at almost full pelt. In fact, he narrowly missed barreling straight into them, drawing short by a few mere centimetres. Without missing a beat, he turned his gas mask covered face to glance up at the other. Clasping his gloved hands behind his back, he craned his neck, as if to gesture to the book in the man’s hands. “I’m sorry to interrupt you! Could I ask you a few questions?”

Yet barely even giving the man a moment to respond, partially in fear of his request being denied, his cheerful tone took a more sombre turn.

“I... was just wondering. What does it mean to be human? To be... alive?”

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himedelight

Crouched down in one of the many alleyways of Hive City was a lab-coat clad robot, who remained eerily still as he observed a few stray animals, going about their own business. For some time he sat there, in quiet reflection. The animals had caught his eye as he'd been walking- part of him originally wondered if the creatures were Allmates, or flesh and blood. Yet as he had stopped, he'd found himself overwhelmed with new questions.

"Do you think they see the world like we do?" Clear mused aloud, a hand slowly outstretching towards one of the kittens padding along the alleyway. The little creature seemed content in its own way, sniffing around the ground in curiosity "Perhaps they do... Or do they dream of seeing things as others do? Do they speak to each other trying to understand?" A multitude of questions left his lips, posed to no one in particular. Yet, he still intently pondered the answers, sights clearly fixated on the animal despite being obscured by his gas mask.

As he continued to murmur, eventually the kitten wandered over, allowing the robot to run his fingers softly over its scruffy fur. Leaning over, he watched it silently, as if deep in thought.

"Do you think we could understand one another?"

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whxtscolor

Amid the darkening streets of Hive City, a soothing voice rang out. Crystal clear in its tone, it danced through the growing shadows, a more gentle rhythm in contrast to the city's imposing presence.

Yet oblivious to how far his song was carrying in this place, sat a robot, clad in a yellow scarf. With pale eyes cast towards the twilight sky, he swayed gently as he sat there, clearly invested in his music.

Really, he couldn't help but lose himself in the song. It was a comfort to him, a beacon of hope in this strange place. He was still unnerved after having been thrown into this frightening experiment, far away from anything, from anyone that he knew. Really, the song was the only familiar thing he had left, aside from the umbrella...

After a few minutes, he fell silent, sights still trained on the skies above. Where were the people he knew...? Were they safe? Was Master safe...? Of course he didn't know, and he couldn't help but speculate. All he hoped is that they were alright, and that he got back soon. After all, he found himself missing them already.

Wordlessly he slid to lay down, feet still dangling off the edge of the building. The silence didn't last long though, as quickly he began to hum the same gentle tune to himself, unaware that perhaps, others may have heard his little song.

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littleredfleece

It was so wonderful to be darting across the city’s skyline. Not only did it make the place feel a little more like home, but from up here, the lights looked so pretty. Everything about the landscape seemed to melt together into one magnificent picture- and he couldn’t deny that he found it beautiful... But despite that, there was something more that bothered him... the leaps and bounds he was taking didn’t feel anywhere near as powerful as he was used to, and his body, that just felt weaker... Why would that be? It wasn’t something he was going to let bother him though! He was still managing, albeit with a few close calls...

At least, he was until he lost his footing. Catching the toe of his boot on one of the roof's tiles, he toppled over the edge. 

With a surprised cry, the felt the air rush by his form, replaced all too quickly with the harsh sensation of the ground. Another yelp accompanied the thud his body gave as it collided with the floor, face first. Feeling pain flare up in his circuits, he couldn't help but lie still for a moment. It felt as though if he moved too much, he’d just be met with more agony. Now this was definitely strange... Usually leaping from roof to roof as he was doing would've been no problem at all, but here he was tripping, falling, and now in pain.

"Uwaaah.... Why did that hurt so much..?"

A whine left his lips, the sound obscured by the gas mask now sitting at a somewhat wonky angle on his face. Finally he pushed himself up off the floor, straightening the gas mask in the process as he looked around. 

But instead of finding himself facing an empty street, as he expected, he instead found a small girl standing on the path he'd fallen on. Tilting his head at her curiously, he quickly paced forward, head seeming to tilt it further and further the closer he got. Eventually when he was standing before her, he was virtually bent over at a ninety degree angle, observing her for a moment before speaking up.

"I'm sorry!" He began quickly, attempting to give her a small bow. "Did I fall in your way?"