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Ako-chan‌:

@falseromeo…?!

        there’s an unknown intruder. 

        ako know nothing of who they are, but she can sense it, their presence all too frightening in the midst of her self-training. quickly, she raises her staff, beginning her chant. “ With these accursed wings, the sacred but fallen angel makes her defense, and stops this stranger in h- ”

        she looks up from the spell forming from her staff, and scanning from hair to eyes and hair again, stops suddenly, sending the unprepared blast of paralysis up into the sky before it ultimately dissipates into the clouds.

        “ Kaoru! ”

        she runs up fast to the other, close enough but ultimately stopping before a hug. granted, she knows her all too little, but it’s nice to know there’s someone a bit familiar in this strange, fantastic land.

        there’s a sputter in her speech, dialogue slowly falling back as to normal. “ I’m sorry…! Ako didn’t think you were someone she knew, and so… she nearly caused a disaster! ”

        clearly, she’s taking this well.

  She's already prepared to cast barrier in return, hoping that whatever is currently being conjured by the other will deal a softer blow with that up. When Kaoru actively scans the smaller at the same time, she opens her mouth to call for her, though she's beaten to the punch. 

  The hug startles her a touch, but she settles into it and gently pets the other's head. 

  " Greetings, Ako-chan, " she nearly sings, allowing her heartbeat to calm down while helping the other relax. Kaoru doesn't remember seeing the child prior to all of this, so it's possible she came here as all of this started; it must be shocking to end up like this without context. 

  " Fufu... there is nothing to apologize for. Fear governs us at times, but you caused no harm and, thus, there is no reason to say sorry. "

  ( She hopes Ako will calm down soon because Kaoru herself isn't handling this all too well either. )

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  EVENT STARTER CALL! capping at 5 for now!

   kaoru’s info can be found here!

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FANTASIA WAR INFO

( art by the lovely kaye @heartcog ! you can also find her on twitter @diaidems! )

Part of the merfolk and in alliance with Opalaria!

Has no problem showing off her new mermaid features since she thinks they’re neat even if she’s a little unnerved by all of this nonsense.

Her fins on her ears really make it hard to hide anything, so she figured even trying was a lost cause.

Gills are on her neck.

Tends to walk around like normal as opposed to swimming with her tail, but she can be found at the beach generally no matter what. 

MAGIC

Barrier - casts a small barrier that absorbs a small amount of damage.

Ice - conjures a large icicle.

Charm - confuses a target.

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  Kaoru is at a loss. The sudden change in scenery makes her dizzy and, with the world only slowly returning into a proper focus, her breath is stolen by what comes into sight. The sound of several voices encouraging her forth ring out in her ears, any attempt to decipher them falling flat.

  She stares into the abyss, and it promptly stares back.

  The white glow sends a chill through her body and the cry drops her to her knees. Tears well at the edges of her eyes, head bowed as if to hide all the fear painting itself on her face. She’s a prince, someone who serves a protector--

  Yet, here, in this situation…

  All Kaoru can do is whimper, forehead to the ground and hands clamped tightly down on her ears.

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10:00PM EST, MAY 30th

Very little remained of the city two hours in. What was destroyed was consumed by the voice, NPCs and wildlife torn away by the wind to become one with the hole. All that remained on the ground, feet planted firmly despite it all, were the outsiders. Bodies alight with a radiant glow, they seemed otherwise unaffected by the destruction all around them. 

TAKE THIS… BLESSING… THERE IS… AN EVIL…                  DEFEAT… IT MUST BE… DEFEATED…                              IN ONE HOUR… PREPARE TO DEFEND                                               …LAST LINE OF DEFENSE…

The voice echoed in the minds of everyone still present even as the city center, the last standing bastion, threatened to be consumed by the forces that had uprooted the rest. The surrounding area was little more than a barren wasteland now. All of those remaining were teleported by this voice to the center, around the hole. Depending on the listener the voice sounded different. It was familiar. The voice of the most important person to them. It sought to bring reassurance.

IT HAS… ARRIVED… FIGHT… CHAMPIONS…

And from the hole a pair of eyes did glow. They were almost comedic in design, although eerily vacant. The power they exuded could not go unnoticed nor disregarded. It was an existence that surpassed even the strongest, most broken powers in Spirale.

And it let out a terrifying shriek that would send everyone to their knees. An hour remained to put aside differences, to plan a coordinated strike.

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Oscar‌:

To: Kaoru

From: Oscar

> I never heard anything about zombies… what’s even happening in this place

> i can take care of myself, kaoru. do you want me to meet you anywhere? away… from all the fire and stuff?

> it’d 

> make me feel better, I guess.

  [ To: Oscar ] That incident may have been prior to your arrival

  [ To: Oscar ] I know but I hope you’re with someone or going to find them

   [ To: Oscar ] I’m heading to safety. My band is here now and they want me with them

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Oscar‌:

( @falseromeo… )

To: Kaoru

From: Oscar

this sucks.

  [ To: Oscar ] You’re correct! This is terrible and far more terrifying than having a sudden zombie invasion such as the one from months ago and I’m unsure if this one will go so well and

  [ To: Oscar ] Please stay safe

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Misaki‌:

     Kaoru is safe too … With each Hello Happy member that responds, Misaki feels a little of her anxiety alleviate. Not a lot. But a little. They’re safe, that’s what matters.

TO: Kaoru-san FROM: Misaki          We’re meeting up at Hagumi’s. Can you get there okay? I think we should stay together.

  Kaoru’s really struggling to stay calm in the first place, but with the destruction marching forth without a care? She’s losing her composure a little!

   [ To: Misaki ] IM RUNNIGN IM RUNNING

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M‌isaki:

     ❛ Kokoro, Hagumi, Kanon-san, Kaoru-san … ❜ She couldn’t focus on anyone else right now. Who knew what those three were up to, and poor Kanon was probably terrified … The texts she’d glanced at (strangers, so she didn’t reply), were right. Staying as a group was best. 

TO: @yumeiroandromeda @warausekai @falseromeo @cyankurage FROM: Misaki           We should meet up. Where are you. Respond fast.

  Oh, thank God.

   [ To: Misaki ] I’m so happy to hear from you.    [ To: Misaki ] This is all so... foreboding. I am outside my apartment currently. I’m sitting against my door.

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  “ This is... certainly a predicament, is it not? ”

  ( She’s terrified! )

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Misaki‌:

     Kaoru turns away from her and doesn’t really say anything. Misaki’s not sure what to say, either. It’s been so long … Kaoru acting like this isn’t normal. It causes a lump to sit in the pit of her stomach. ❛ Kaoru-san … ❜ She mumbles, and without realizing she’d reached out and grasped the other’s sleeve. ❛ You’re not acting like yourself. ❜ She complains, wondering if something had happened here to cause this. What had happened in these long months?

     ❛ Did something happen? ❜

  Kaoru nearly yelps when she’s touched, having not heard the mutter of her name. She turns back to Misaki, staring at her quietly for a few minutes. Plenty has happened that Misaki knows nothing of, a thought that brings her relief and a sense of dread. Maybe Kaoru can’t emotionally prepare for the strange trials of this city, but at minimum she knows they exist.

  “ I… ”

  She’s sure she’s more jittery than before, eventually sighing and stepping closer. Her arms fall over the other’s shoulders and pull her in, Kaoru resting her cheek on top of Misaki’s head.

  “ Plenty has happened, I suppose. ”

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Misaki‌:

     Kaoru seemed pretty much the same as usual … ❛ … I’ve been okay. ❜ She says, her tone still a little distracted. ❛ I guess you all came here? You’ve all been gone a while. ❜ She avoids complaining that she’d been all alone like she had with Hagumi. Then again, Kaoru was the type to notice her distraction when Misaki least expected it …

  “ Erm... well... ” Oh dear, how long has it been? Kaoru closes her eyes, one hand to her chin and leaning on her right leg. For Misaki to be the final arrival, and herself as the first of their band (from what she remembers), the time difference is…

  Oh.

  Kaoru turns on her heel as the realization hits her, hand dropping back to her side and eyes wide to the ground. She’s been here for nearly eight months now, huh? A sense of discomfort falls over her, too caught up in her own thoughts to look back at Misaki.

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Misaki!‌:

     ❛ Kaoru-san … ❜ So she was here too. ❛ You seem well. ❜ For disappearing on me. She doesn’t voice the second part of her thought, but her words do hang in the air as if she had something else to say.

  “ Fufu... certainly! ” It’s not like she can just latch onto Misaki and blubber about how much she missed her, right? “ Regardless, I am incredibly happy to see you again. Have you been well? ”

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  “ It appears the band is back together! How fleeting... a joyous eclipse has befallen this place indeed, only to return the light with a vigor unknown before. ”

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???‌:

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His skateboard came to a stop with a skid as he looked around. He didn’t remembering moving, but apparently he had, and when he woke up…Well, apparently he was in another game! Again!

“Yo-” He pointed to the first person he saw, sliding his skateboard under his arm and jogging up.

“You know what’s goin’ on here? ‘Cause I ain’t got a clue!” Rubbing the back of his head, the teen seemed almost oblivious to some super-powered chaos going on a few blocks over.

“But I been in a game ‘fore, so le’s partner up, yo! What kinda psychs you got? I only got one, but I’m a ballin’ player, yo!”

  Kaoru has no idea what this person is saying! It’s fine, probably; at minimum, he’s speaking the language of ‘what is going on today’ and that, thankfully, is one that she is proficient in at this moment.

  “ I see… we are all players in this strange game! I am not the one doing this, so I cannot present any ‘sikes,’ though I will happily partner up if you require help. Our only goal during this is to pop the white balloons and avoid the black ones. This could be considered a carnival game, had it not been for how threatening the jester seemed when announcing it-- ”

  With that in mind, Kaoru pops an incoming white balloon with the base of her guitar and smiles towards Beat.

  “ Well, regardless! Let us move forward. ”

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H‌agumi:

hagumi reaches her hand out, but -

it’s the wrong hand. she stares at the scissors in her still-clenched fist, as if she didn’t want to move them. as if she couldn’t move them. a breath as she slowly opens her hand, passing the scissors into her other palm and curling fingers around them.

then she stares at her open hand, red in it’s own right, but a red that had faded to brown. small cuts and scrapes that had become a crisscross pattern of something hagumi really didn’t want to look at.

still, she reached out, interlacing her fingers with kaoru-kun’s. she was with kaoru-kun, now. it was all going to be okay.

even then -

「 w-was kaoru-kun scared? 」

- she can’t stop the question from slipping out. then, quietly, she rewords it.

「 …is kaoru-kun still scared? 」

she is. she definitely is. but kaoru-kun is a prince, and hagumi is a hero, and they would never be scared of anything.

  Kaoru also stares towards the scissors. She doesn’t make a move to take them from Hagumi’s hands, waiting for the wielder herself to do anything. Startling someone in such a state only feels like a horrible idea; the tragedies she’s read warn of such incidents.

  The injuries almost make her wince, though a clear frown creases her lips even when they are hidden behind her own somewhat calloused hands.

  Was Kaoru-kun scared?

  Of course she was.

  Is Kaoru-kun still scared?

  Of course she is.

  The words melt to ash on her tongue and Kaoru swallows it back and does her best not to choke on the remnants of a truth she should have no problem spitting out. Hagumi is her friend, a dear one at that, but in a situation where fear is the overriding emotion--

  Making it worse wouldn’t do anyone good.

  A confident smile breaks out on her face, eyes sparkling with renewed vigor. Her one-fisted grip on the neck of her guitar is shown to anyone around, arm raised high in triumph.

  “ With one of my lovely, heroic kittens by my side, I could never be afraid. Come now, Hagumi; we have no time to waste! ”