ESCAPE FROM RAIN

[kitty-amia-official]

// sam tries writing mizuki challenge.

anyway! this is part of a wider au of mine and i needed an excuse to work on it. (see @observer-r-official for general lore!) it's not set in an apocalypse necessarily but. you know. that works.

mizuki, or rather amia, is a human hiding out in the inner city alongside mafuyu (yuki) and an. they technically make music but that's an's thing. they just help out.

they want to try and do something for yuki, or at least find out what happened to the other half of nightcord, but they haven't yet.

it might not be important yet but yuki is an android. (so are other characters!! will make a big post about this au one day)

they know of rin but don't trust her. why would they?

that's all i have for now lore-wise.

ic: runaway cat

ooc tagged as such and indicated with '//'

mizuki uses they/them here by the way :>

i also run @melodyflower-akito-official @starxchasers-an-official and @tenshiinoclover!!

[kotaromita]

...i feel like i know you from somewhere.

(@kitty-amia-official)

Kotaro flinches despite how calmly Mizuki speaks. He was way too close to the inner-city to feel comfortable being recognized by someone. He usually didn't dare draw this close, but after his conversation with that AI his curiosity was eating away at him. He just had to know if An was okay.

"Me? I—" He turns towards Mizuki before straightening his back. "You! You—You're An's friend, aren't you?" he asks, urgent but tentative.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, that's me. you're...

nope, i've forgotten your name.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro sighs out of his nose, visibly relaxing. "Kotaro Mita. I used to do events with An, pretty much right before humanity took a turn for the worst. How is she? Ah, um, how are you?"

Mentioning life before he had to make himself scarce in favor of his freedom stung a bit. What sort of events could they have put on together if they just had more time? 'We never got to achieve our dreams or anything.'

[kitty-amia-official]

an’s good, i think. i’m fine too. mostly. yuki’s just been…

well, it’s kind of his problem, y’know.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro nods slowly. Yuki? He's never heard An mention a Yuki. Outside of winter, at least, but that's...a different Yuki, surely. "So, um...I haven't been in Tokyo in a while. With how mandated travel is now, I mostly just stick to places that haven't been 'upgraded' yet. Has...has anything changed? Are we making any progress?"

With that he intends to ask if humans had taken back any power in the city, or if artificial intelligence still maintained complete control over the flow of work, money, and travel.

[kitty-amia-official]

i think.

as far as i know things are a bit better here. yuki knows a guy who’s been keeping an eye on everything. heard it’s more dangerous for the androids now. me and you should be alright.

[kotaromita]

He sighs with a small smile, slouching. "Phew. That's good. With smart people like Kusanagi and Toya on our side, I know there'll be a day we can walk around safely knowing everyone's a real person with a conscious. Hopefully some time before I die!" he says, trying to sound lighthearted despite how grim the subject is. Akito and Otori were definitely the best at the physical aspect of destroying AI but Toya and Kusanagi had a good handle on internal affairs too.

As far as Kotaro's understanding spans, AI/Robots are evil and humans are good; even if humans are the reason he lost his arm and Rin certainly hadn't seemed all that evil.

[kitty-amia-official]

kusanagi? oh, right, i've heard of her.

and you better not say stuff like that to a guy like yuki. i'm telling you now that that's a bad idea.

isn't akito out of the city right now? last i heard he was with ena.

...i haven't heard from either of them for a while, though.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro narrows their eyes a little bit. Was this person an AI apologist or something? It certainly sounded that at least this "Yuki" was. "Yeah, last I heard from Akito he was still keeping low-key out here. I haven't seen him in a bit either, b-but, you know how he is. He's tough. He's fine."

Kotaro had only met Ena in passing, but if she was anything like Akito, she would definitely be fine too. Wherever they were holed up.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, he is. ena's managing too, as far as i know.

you seen any of those broadcasts? he's behind those, if that helps you.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro perks up at that, like a dog hearing "walk". "What? No, it's been ages since I ventured far in enough to see something like that. He's seriously...? Hahaha! Geez! He's so freaking cool!" she says excitedly. "Well then I'm sure he's fine. That's good to know. I hope eventually somehow I can be as big of a contributor as him."

[kitty-amia-official]

don’t we all…

i can always show you them if you want me to. they’re definitely pro-AI, but they’re really interesting. an says she helps with making them sometimes, but she’s been pretty busy lately.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro visibly recoils at that. Their friendly expression quickly distorts to one of betrayal. They seem harrowed at the implication that the person they looked up to the most had turned to the other side. They were humans. What sense was there in letting themselves be discarded in their own society? What future did they have as musicians when their audience didn't even have the hearts to be pierced by it? When the performers on stage may even be masquerading husks too? Living in a world where everything that makes humans human was being meaninglessly replicated?

But...Akito. It was Akito, right? Akito wouldn't give up unless there was a good reason to be convinced. And An too. An, who held music in the highest regard of all of them. He steps towards Mizuki like someone taking a tentative step towards a stray animal, unsure of its ferocity or lack thereof. "I'd like to see one, then."

[kitty-amia-official]

alright.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro waits with baited breath for Amia to show him one of the broadcasts Akito and his sister have made. Would there be some kind of subliminal message in it? Maybe some kind of frequency that effected only robots and not organic creatures?

[kitty-amia-official]

amia pulls out their phone. the screen is cracked, but the video is clear enough.

yuki recorded this a couple weeks ago, so the quality's a bit...

they press play. the displays, having once shown anything from the news to reviews of the latest technology, depict a few familiar faces. underneath is something about termination. it's difficult to make out, though.

suddenly, the screen goes dark. there's a burst of static, a few bars of music, and an unfamiliar logo. a few shots of the inner-city flash onto the screen, and what has to be statistics about the CRYPTON androids. if akito made this, how did he get his hands on those?

the broadcast ends with three words - 'don't you think?'

[kotaromita]

...i feel like i know you from somewhere.

(@kitty-amia-official)

Kotaro flinches despite how calmly Mizuki speaks. He was way too close to the inner-city to feel comfortable being recognized by someone. He usually didn't dare draw this close, but after his conversation with that AI his curiosity was eating away at him. He just had to know if An was okay.

"Me? I—" He turns towards Mizuki before straightening his back. "You! You—You're An's friend, aren't you?" he asks, urgent but tentative.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, that's me. you're...

nope, i've forgotten your name.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro sighs out of his nose, visibly relaxing. "Kotaro Mita. I used to do events with An, pretty much right before humanity took a turn for the worst. How is she? Ah, um, how are you?"

Mentioning life before he had to make himself scarce in favor of his freedom stung a bit. What sort of events could they have put on together if they just had more time? 'We never got to achieve our dreams or anything.'

[kitty-amia-official]

an’s good, i think. i’m fine too. mostly. yuki’s just been…

well, it’s kind of his problem, y’know.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro nods slowly. Yuki? He's never heard An mention a Yuki. Outside of winter, at least, but that's...a different Yuki, surely. "So, um...I haven't been in Tokyo in a while. With how mandated travel is now, I mostly just stick to places that haven't been 'upgraded' yet. Has...has anything changed? Are we making any progress?"

With that he intends to ask if humans had taken back any power in the city, or if artificial intelligence still maintained complete control over the flow of work, money, and travel.

[kitty-amia-official]

i think.

as far as i know things are a bit better here. yuki knows a guy who’s been keeping an eye on everything. heard it’s more dangerous for the androids now. me and you should be alright.

[kotaromita]

He sighs with a small smile, slouching. "Phew. That's good. With smart people like Kusanagi and Toya on our side, I know there'll be a day we can walk around safely knowing everyone's a real person with a conscious. Hopefully some time before I die!" he says, trying to sound lighthearted despite how grim the subject is. Akito and Otori were definitely the best at the physical aspect of destroying AI but Toya and Kusanagi had a good handle on internal affairs too.

As far as Kotaro's understanding spans, AI/Robots are evil and humans are good; even if humans are the reason he lost his arm and Rin certainly hadn't seemed all that evil.

[kitty-amia-official]

kusanagi? oh, right, i've heard of her.

and you better not say stuff like that to a guy like yuki. i'm telling you now that that's a bad idea.

isn't akito out of the city right now? last i heard he was with ena.

...i haven't heard from either of them for a while, though.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro narrows their eyes a little bit. Was this person an AI apologist or something? It certainly sounded that at least this "Yuki" was. "Yeah, last I heard from Akito he was still keeping low-key out here. I haven't seen him in a bit either, b-but, you know how he is. He's tough. He's fine."

Kotaro had only met Ena in passing, but if she was anything like Akito, she would definitely be fine too. Wherever they were holed up.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, he is. ena's managing too, as far as i know.

you seen any of those broadcasts? he's behind those, if that helps you.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro perks up at that, like a dog hearing "walk". "What? No, it's been ages since I ventured far in enough to see something like that. He's seriously...? Hahaha! Geez! He's so freaking cool!" she says excitedly. "Well then I'm sure he's fine. That's good to know. I hope eventually somehow I can be as big of a contributor as him."

[kitty-amia-official]

don’t we all…

i can always show you them if you want me to. they’re definitely pro-AI, but they’re really interesting. an says she helps with making them sometimes, but she’s been pretty busy lately.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro visibly recoils at that. Their friendly expression quickly distorts to one of betrayal. They seem harrowed at the implication that the person they looked up to the most had turned to the other side. They were humans. What sense was there in letting themselves be discarded in their own society? What future did they have as musicians when their audience didn't even have the hearts to be pierced by it? When the performers on stage may even be masquerading husks too? Living in a world where everything that makes humans human was being meaninglessly replicated?

But...Akito. It was Akito, right? Akito wouldn't give up unless there was a good reason to be convinced. And An too. An, who held music in the highest regard of all of them. He steps towards Mizuki like someone taking a tentative step towards a stray animal, unsure of its ferocity or lack thereof. "I'd like to see one, then."

[kitty-amia-official]

alright.

[kotaromita]

...i feel like i know you from somewhere.

(@kitty-amia-official)

Kotaro flinches despite how calmly Mizuki speaks. He was way too close to the inner-city to feel comfortable being recognized by someone. He usually didn't dare draw this close, but after his conversation with that AI his curiosity was eating away at him. He just had to know if An was okay.

"Me? I—" He turns towards Mizuki before straightening his back. "You! You—You're An's friend, aren't you?" he asks, urgent but tentative.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, that's me. you're...

nope, i've forgotten your name.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro sighs out of his nose, visibly relaxing. "Kotaro Mita. I used to do events with An, pretty much right before humanity took a turn for the worst. How is she? Ah, um, how are you?"

Mentioning life before he had to make himself scarce in favor of his freedom stung a bit. What sort of events could they have put on together if they just had more time? 'We never got to achieve our dreams or anything.'

[kitty-amia-official]

an’s good, i think. i’m fine too. mostly. yuki’s just been…

well, it’s kind of his problem, y’know.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro nods slowly. Yuki? He's never heard An mention a Yuki. Outside of winter, at least, but that's...a different Yuki, surely. "So, um...I haven't been in Tokyo in a while. With how mandated travel is now, I mostly just stick to places that haven't been 'upgraded' yet. Has...has anything changed? Are we making any progress?"

With that he intends to ask if humans had taken back any power in the city, or if artificial intelligence still maintained complete control over the flow of work, money, and travel.

[kitty-amia-official]

i think.

as far as i know things are a bit better here. yuki knows a guy who’s been keeping an eye on everything. heard it’s more dangerous for the androids now. me and you should be alright.

[kotaromita]

He sighs with a small smile, slouching. "Phew. That's good. With smart people like Kusanagi and Toya on our side, I know there'll be a day we can walk around safely knowing everyone's a real person with a conscious. Hopefully some time before I die!" he says, trying to sound lighthearted despite how grim the subject is. Akito and Otori were definitely the best at the physical aspect of destroying AI but Toya and Kusanagi had a good handle on internal affairs too.

As far as Kotaro's understanding spans, AI/Robots are evil and humans are good; even if humans are the reason he lost his arm and Rin certainly hadn't seemed all that evil.

[kitty-amia-official]

kusanagi? oh, right, i've heard of her.

and you better not say stuff like that to a guy like yuki. i'm telling you now that that's a bad idea.

isn't akito out of the city right now? last i heard he was with ena.

...i haven't heard from either of them for a while, though.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro narrows their eyes a little bit. Was this person an AI apologist or something? It certainly sounded that at least this "Yuki" was. "Yeah, last I heard from Akito he was still keeping low-key out here. I haven't seen him in a bit either, b-but, you know how he is. He's tough. He's fine."

Kotaro had only met Ena in passing, but if she was anything like Akito, she would definitely be fine too. Wherever they were holed up.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, he is. ena's managing too, as far as i know.

you seen any of those broadcasts? he's behind those, if that helps you.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro perks up at that, like a dog hearing "walk". "What? No, it's been ages since I ventured far in enough to see something like that. He's seriously...? Hahaha! Geez! He's so freaking cool!" she says excitedly. "Well then I'm sure he's fine. That's good to know. I hope eventually somehow I can be as big of a contributor as him."

[kitty-amia-official]

don’t we all…

i can always show you them if you want me to. they’re definitely pro-AI, but they’re really interesting. an says she helps with making them sometimes, but she’s been pretty busy lately.

[kitty-amia-official]

// idk how google docs work but i should make one for this whole au

[kotaromita]

...i feel like i know you from somewhere.

(@kitty-amia-official)

Kotaro flinches despite how calmly Mizuki speaks. He was way too close to the inner-city to feel comfortable being recognized by someone. He usually didn't dare draw this close, but after his conversation with that AI his curiosity was eating away at him. He just had to know if An was okay.

"Me? I—" He turns towards Mizuki before straightening his back. "You! You—You're An's friend, aren't you?" he asks, urgent but tentative.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, that's me. you're...

nope, i've forgotten your name.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro sighs out of his nose, visibly relaxing. "Kotaro Mita. I used to do events with An, pretty much right before humanity took a turn for the worst. How is she? Ah, um, how are you?"

Mentioning life before he had to make himself scarce in favor of his freedom stung a bit. What sort of events could they have put on together if they just had more time? 'We never got to achieve our dreams or anything.'

[kitty-amia-official]

an’s good, i think. i’m fine too. mostly. yuki’s just been…

well, it’s kind of his problem, y’know.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro nods slowly. Yuki? He's never heard An mention a Yuki. Outside of winter, at least, but that's...a different Yuki, surely. "So, um...I haven't been in Tokyo in a while. With how mandated travel is now, I mostly just stick to places that haven't been 'upgraded' yet. Has...has anything changed? Are we making any progress?"

With that he intends to ask if humans had taken back any power in the city, or if artificial intelligence still maintained complete control over the flow of work, money, and travel.

[kitty-amia-official]

i think.

as far as i know things are a bit better here. yuki knows a guy who’s been keeping an eye on everything. heard it’s more dangerous for the androids now. me and you should be alright.

[kotaromita]

He sighs with a small smile, slouching. "Phew. That's good. With smart people like Kusanagi and Toya on our side, I know there'll be a day we can walk around safely knowing everyone's a real person with a conscious. Hopefully some time before I die!" he says, trying to sound lighthearted despite how grim the subject is. Akito and Otori were definitely the best at the physical aspect of destroying AI but Toya and Kusanagi had a good handle on internal affairs too.

As far as Kotaro's understanding spans, AI/Robots are evil and humans are good; even if humans are the reason he lost his arm and Rin certainly hadn't seemed all that evil.

[kitty-amia-official]

kusanagi? oh, right, i've heard of her.

and you better not say stuff like that to a guy like yuki. i'm telling you now that that's a bad idea.

isn't akito out of the city right now? last i heard he was with ena.

...i haven't heard from either of them for a while, though.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro narrows their eyes a little bit. Was this person an AI apologist or something? It certainly sounded that at least this "Yuki" was. "Yeah, last I heard from Akito he was still keeping low-key out here. I haven't seen him in a bit either, b-but, you know how he is. He's tough. He's fine."

Kotaro had only met Ena in passing, but if she was anything like Akito, she would definitely be fine too. Wherever they were holed up.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, he is. ena's managing too, as far as i know.

you seen any of those broadcasts? he's behind those, if that helps you.

[kotaromita]

...i feel like i know you from somewhere.

(@kitty-amia-official)

Kotaro flinches despite how calmly Mizuki speaks. He was way too close to the inner-city to feel comfortable being recognized by someone. He usually didn't dare draw this close, but after his conversation with that AI his curiosity was eating away at him. He just had to know if An was okay.

"Me? I—" He turns towards Mizuki before straightening his back. "You! You—You're An's friend, aren't you?" he asks, urgent but tentative.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, that's me. you're...

nope, i've forgotten your name.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro sighs out of his nose, visibly relaxing. "Kotaro Mita. I used to do events with An, pretty much right before humanity took a turn for the worst. How is she? Ah, um, how are you?"

Mentioning life before he had to make himself scarce in favor of his freedom stung a bit. What sort of events could they have put on together if they just had more time? 'We never got to achieve our dreams or anything.'

[kitty-amia-official]

an’s good, i think. i’m fine too. mostly. yuki’s just been…

well, it’s kind of his problem, y’know.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro nods slowly. Yuki? He's never heard An mention a Yuki. Outside of winter, at least, but that's...a different Yuki, surely. "So, um...I haven't been in Tokyo in a while. With how mandated travel is now, I mostly just stick to places that haven't been 'upgraded' yet. Has...has anything changed? Are we making any progress?"

With that he intends to ask if humans had taken back any power in the city, or if artificial intelligence still maintained complete control over the flow of work, money, and travel.

[kitty-amia-official]

i think.

as far as i know things are a bit better here. yuki knows a guy who’s been keeping an eye on everything. heard it’s more dangerous for the androids now. me and you should be alright.

[kotaromita]

He sighs with a small smile, slouching. "Phew. That's good. With smart people like Kusanagi and Toya on our side, I know there'll be a day we can walk around safely knowing everyone's a real person with a conscious. Hopefully some time before I die!" he says, trying to sound lighthearted despite how grim the subject is. Akito and Otori were definitely the best at the physical aspect of destroying AI but Toya and Kusanagi had a good handle on internal affairs too.

As far as Kotaro's understanding spans, AI/Robots are evil and humans are good; even if humans are the reason he lost his arm and Rin certainly hadn't seemed all that evil.

[kitty-amia-official]

kusanagi? oh, right, i've heard of her.

and you better not say stuff like that to a guy like yuki. i'm telling you now that that's a bad idea.

isn't akito out of the city right now? last i heard he was with ena.

...i haven't heard from either of them for a while, though.

[kitty-amia-official]

// sup i'm alive

sorry for the inactivity. combination of college stuff and tumblr breaking on my phone. can't fix it yet :/

that being said i'm plotting something.

i'm not making an akito blog for this au (i might) but i do have a few ideas for him. i'm starting to like that guy and i don't know how to feel about it

[kitty-amia-official]

// emunene double agents.

[kitty-amia-official]

// it's lore time boys.

i’ll probably be posting these on my main but these are intended to be CRYPTON files made public (to an extent).

also this information is all subject to change i'm figuring this out as i go along.

yuki does get two because public information is updated sometimes and he was sighted again.

[kitty-amia-official]

// i might take it back. i am STRUGGLING

[kitty-amia-official]

// okay running through some concepts and if i don't post about it i'll forget.

there's already two android characters (excluding the vsingers) and now i'm trying to decide who else could be an android.

right now i'm thinking one character per unit but idk.

[kitty-amia-official]

// adding to this to say that i will definitely be making and posting lore. it won't be great quality but hopefully the idea gets across.

[kitty-amia-official]

// okay running through some concepts and if i don't post about it i'll forget.

there's already two android characters (excluding the vsingers) and now i'm trying to decide who else could be an android.

right now i'm thinking one character per unit but idk.

[kotaromita]

...i feel like i know you from somewhere.

(@kitty-amia-official)

Kotaro flinches despite how calmly Mizuki speaks. He was way too close to the inner-city to feel comfortable being recognized by someone. He usually didn't dare draw this close, but after his conversation with that AI his curiosity was eating away at him. He just had to know if An was okay.

"Me? I—" He turns towards Mizuki before straightening his back. "You! You—You're An's friend, aren't you?" he asks, urgent but tentative.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, that's me. you're...

nope, i've forgotten your name.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro sighs out of his nose, visibly relaxing. "Kotaro Mita. I used to do events with An, pretty much right before humanity took a turn for the worst. How is she? Ah, um, how are you?"

Mentioning life before he had to make himself scarce in favor of his freedom stung a bit. What sort of events could they have put on together if they just had more time? 'We never got to achieve our dreams or anything.'

[kitty-amia-official]

an’s good, i think. i’m fine too. mostly. yuki’s just been…

well, it’s kind of his problem, y’know.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro nods slowly. Yuki? He's never heard An mention a Yuki. Outside of winter, at least, but that's...a different Yuki, surely. "So, um...I haven't been in Tokyo in a while. With how mandated travel is now, I mostly just stick to places that haven't been 'upgraded' yet. Has...has anything changed? Are we making any progress?"

With that he intends to ask if humans had taken back any power in the city, or if artificial intelligence still maintained complete control over the flow of work, money, and travel.

[kitty-amia-official]

i think.

as far as i know things are a bit better here. yuki knows a guy who’s been keeping an eye on everything. heard it’s more dangerous for the androids now. me and you should be alright.

[kotaromita]

...i feel like i know you from somewhere.

(@kitty-amia-official)

Kotaro flinches despite how calmly Mizuki speaks. He was way too close to the inner-city to feel comfortable being recognized by someone. He usually didn't dare draw this close, but after his conversation with that AI his curiosity was eating away at him. He just had to know if An was okay.

"Me? I—" He turns towards Mizuki before straightening his back. "You! You—You're An's friend, aren't you?" he asks, urgent but tentative.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, that's me. you're...

nope, i've forgotten your name.

[kotaromita]

Kotaro sighs out of his nose, visibly relaxing. "Kotaro Mita. I used to do events with An, pretty much right before humanity took a turn for the worst. How is she? Ah, um, how are you?"

Mentioning life before he had to make himself scarce in favor of his freedom stung a bit. What sort of events could they have put on together if they just had more time? 'We never got to achieve our dreams or anything.'

[kitty-amia-official]

an’s good, i think. i’m fine too. mostly. yuki’s just been…

well, it’s kind of his problem, y’know.

[kotaromita]

...i feel like i know you from somewhere.

(@kitty-amia-official)

Kotaro flinches despite how calmly Mizuki speaks. He was way too close to the inner-city to feel comfortable being recognized by someone. He usually didn't dare draw this close, but after his conversation with that AI his curiosity was eating away at him. He just had to know if An was okay.

"Me? I—" He turns towards Mizuki before straightening his back. "You! You—You're An's friend, aren't you?" he asks, urgent but tentative.

[kitty-amia-official]

yeah, that's me. you're...

nope, i've forgotten your name.