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rp blog for Philip from Kamen Rider W affiliated with Città Alveare

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tajadoruu:

Ankh didn’t normally pay attention to whatever idiocy other people in the city decided to get up to, and with his foul mood, he was especially uninterested in anyone besides himself. 

He sat on a bench, fingers laced together in his lap as he watched some pigeons pick at bread crumbs, and this mindset was promptly broken when he saw a boy get down on his hands and knees and begin to crawl towards the pigeons.

Frowning, Ankh stood, striding over through the bread crumbs, causing the pigeons to start and flutter away. One of the pigeons perched itself on his shoulder, cooing. He shooed it away from his hair as it went to pick at his curls, and the pigeon promptly perched on his outstretched hand instead.

Ankh glared a little at the bird, giving a huff before he turned to the boy instead. “What the hell are you doing?” He growled, looking as intimidating as he possibly could with a small pigeon perched on his hand.

He shot up, prepared to get irritated with the stranger for interrupting his very important work, when he noticed the bird that had stayed behind, settling itself on the other’s hand.

“I’m studying the birds,” Philip answered, looking absolutely delighted. “How did you get that one to stay? Fascinating, it seems to like you a lot - as though you have something it was drawn to, some sort of a... natural charm, if you will.” 

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shashashautaa:

Not for the first time, Mezul wished she could hold her significantly less approachable Greeed form and avoid situations like this. She turned to look at the prattling young man, taking a deep breath before interrupting him.

“I’ve been here for a week. I know that it’s not my city, and the people are significantly more annoying here. I live in sector five, and I haven’t been there even once so I have no idea what it’s like.” Then she shot back, just as quickly as he’d asked, “Don’t you know it’s rude to ask questions without waiting for a reply? Don’t humans have social conventions about introducing themselves before they start a conversation? Who are you?”

Philip was more than pleased when she answered his questions, his excitement growing.

“Fascinating,” he responded plainly, grinning, and although he didn’t pick up on her tone, he did pick up on her wording. “What do mean by that, exactly?It sounds as though you’re implying you’re not human.”

“Oh - my name is Philip. Yours?”

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citizenqw55142:

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Shion felt sweat roll down the back of his neck as the midday sun and clear blue skies beat down from above. He sat at the edge of a beachside rock pool and pulled his shoes off, shaking the sand out of them before setting them neatly together by his side.

He felt immediate relief as he submerged his feet in the cool, shallow water of the rock pool. The feel of slimy mud between his toes was somewhat less pleasant, but anything that brought his overall body temperature down was a net win.

Cooling off was not, anyway, his only or even primary purpose in making his way over here. Rock pools were a microcosm of aquatic life, and he had never had the chance to visit a beach when he was living and studying in No. 6, let alone one home to the truly abnormal ecosystems that were apparently Citta’s bread and butter.

He picked up the palm frond that he had taken from the base of one of the trees on the beach and brought with him. It was black, but under his touch it felt sturdy and healthy. He flipped his journal open with his free hand and began to take notes, fanning himself idly with the leaf as he wrote and watched for motion in the water below.

Philip’s lookup’s weren’t returning much useful information on the local environment, which seemed to be a hodgepodge of dozens of different kinds of locations - but it was the beach that caught his attention, having apparently materialized suddenly shortly before his own arrival into the city. 

It was fascinating, as if the city itself was made purely of data that could be created, reformatted, and deleted at will, yet everything seemed real, the plants organic, the citizens alive, and the heat completely unbearable. 

The sun’s intensity was distracting even him, who normally could perform a lookup in peace even if the building was crumbling around him - and it was aggravating. 

His energy was renewed, however, when his shore wandering led him to a small pool, occupied by a boy who appeared to be taking notes on something; curious, he approached, splashing lightly through the water.

“Excuse me!” He called, loudly, although if the other turned to face him they’d only be inches apart(Philip wasn’t very good at the concept of ‘personal space’). “What are you studying?” As his other questions would depend on the answer to the first, he contained himself - not an easy feat - bouncing slightly in place.

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tajadoruu

Philip had found himself fascinated with the local wildlife, particularly the birds.

They didn’t seem any different than the ones he’d seen in Fuuto, but he was still absorbed in his reading, pacing in a circle in a small area of the park, his seemingly blank book open in his hand, eyes alternating between scanning the pages and staring intently at his target - the four pigeons he’d lured to his location with a bag of carefully placed bread crumbs.

Philip was intent on catching at least one of them; you could only get so much information from reading, and even with the numerous diagrams and charts he’d found in the library, there was no substitute for a first-hand look.

He stopped, set the book down beside him and crouched down, crawling slowly towards them on his hands and knees.

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shashashautaa

He scanned the streets, looking for someone new to question. The last person had blown him off completely, ignoring him and walking right past. Rude. Philip spotted someone - a young girl, it looked like.

“Excuse me!” He called, attempting to grab her attention before he wandered off. “Could I ask you a few questions?” Not waiting for an answer, he fired them off. “What do you know about the city? How long have you been here? Which sector do you live in and what is it like?” He continued spouting questions rapidly, not giving her a chance to answer any of them.

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hyperbeamgo

Philip spent about 10 minutes on his lookup before he approached the caped stranger, ready to unleash a torrent of information regarding the aforementioned cape - particularly regarding the fact that they weren’t worn often in modern society in most countries - but he started with a question.

“You!” He beamed at the stranger excitedly. “Why are you wearing such a heavy cape in this heat? Aren’t you afraid of heat stroke? Hyperthermia?”

[epicaris-deactivated20160726]

The woman was dressed down to bear the heat, but not exactly wearing anything meant to swim in. Shorts and a tank top—foreign on her—were what she had to settle with to bear the temperature. 

Emile had heard of the creature rumored to be far out in the ocean, and she was more than a little curious. It sounded like a fanciful tale at best, but without the excitement of war around her, she wasn’t sure how to spend her time.

From behind her sunglasses, she peered at the person closest to her. “Have you seen the creature the rumors are about?” she asked them, voice calm but authoritative. “I want to fight it.”

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Philip didn’t notice the woman until she spoke, his attention fixed on the book open in his hands. 

“I’ve heard the rumors,” he said, snapping the blank tome shut and looking up at her with a grin, his eyes lit up. “I haven’t seen it or been able to find any other information on it - if you’re planning to fight it, does that mean you know more about it? What is it like?”

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✦ walking on sunshine

[ Σ ]—— Hibiki steps into the warm sand with minimal reluctance, having registered what just happened only once the heatwave threatened to melt him on the spot. He’s wearing shorts and a light white shirt unbuttoned at the front, available in the limited wardrobe he was given at the arrival. If he wants to keep being a looker, he needs a job quickly.

      Either way, nothing much seems to move him from relaxing alone under one of the umbrellas, since he hadn’t made a friend yet. Liu couldn’t be possibly considered a friend. But he can afford chatting a little with random strangers, without much of a purpose other than kill time. He wonders if making friends in this city was even worth the effort. 

      Probably not.

      As a person approaches him, he lowers his sunglasses and regards them with a smile. “Do you need anything? If it’s just company you need, I’m open for it.” He sits up, not breaking eye contact. “Who would have thought something like this would pop out of nowhere? The scientists really think of everything.”

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After discovering the limitations that had been apparently imposed on his access to the Gaia Library, Philip had taken to wandering about the beach asking questions about the city. The person he’d approached this time spoke to him first, a welcome surprise.

“It’s quite compelling,” Philip agreed. “Would you happen to know how they did it? Do these scientists often do this like this? Is it dangerous? Are they testing something? Testing us? What are their goals?”

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/ / i’ll start doing stuff here tomorrow, i think - right now i’m not feeling too well! i’ve already got some mini starters to do but i may post an ad at some point tomorrow for more! goodnight citta o/ 

[citta-alveare-deactivated201811]

on prior reserve - here is philip from kamen rider! app is under /app!

Welcome to the hive, Philip!

You will be housed in apartment z-5.

You will retain the ability to access the gaia library, but it will only retain information relevant to your own world. You will also be given your blank book.

Enjoy your stay!

– mod 『 』