#ruinouspath

[soundsurfing]

@ruinouspath

"Hey, man, you better be careful. There's some real scary shit going down."

"Y'might get grungled if you ain't watchin' yourself."

[greetings-sheeple]

"Wh--where, what? What was I--!?"

"What was I doing just now????"

[akashicmuses]

@ruinouspath asked:   "Will you indulge me, Kitaniji? The plan you made in your Game against Shibuya's Composer; What inspired it? What made you choose it?"

“Curious about that?” Megumi looks at the other Composer. He had no shame about what he’d done. His plan had failed, but it had also been a part of the path that had led to Shibuya’s true redemption in the eyes of its’ Composer. So, he smiles at the question and cants his head to the side.

“He was suffering. I wasn’t blind to it, but I wasn’t able to reach out to him as I liked. He would have rejected it... Shibuya’s Composer was so alone that I don’t think he could have fathomed anyone trying to sincerely reach out to him at the time.”

Megumi also thought that, much like himself, the Composer had decided to wipe his hands of the society that had always let him down. It was simpler to just... no longer be human. To be above human needs. Of course, Megumi no longer felt this way entirely. The Composer wasn’t the only one who’d changed watching the progress of Neku Sakuraba.

Of course... Megumi hadn’t changed his mind up until the end, when Neku had showed him just how much power he got from trusting his partners... To this day, he’d never seen a psych quite like that one.

“So... if the Composer could not avail himself to be among humanity, I thought I could just tweak things a little. I thought that I could bring humanity to the Composer. I could control them and keep them from falling into their worst habits and... Perhaps it would help.”

“It’s all right if it doesn’t make sense to you. I don’t expect others to understand.”

[heavenshot]

Holds in his laughter— pretending he doesn’t notice them right behind him as he continues working.

[greetings-sheeple]

@ruinouspath in response to [x]

The sky is an empty, sunless red as it bears down on the two of them. It dyes the ground an unearthly russet, with large splashes of crimson where the sky catches on the shards of glass from broken buildings. It's as if Shinjuku itself is bleeding. What a disaster.

He'd never realized how much he would miss this place. How badly he ached to walk the streets of Kabukicho, to watch the cherry blossoms in Gyoen National Garden, to bring his friends to Omoide Yokocho after a Game reached its conclusion. All of that was gone now, wiped from the world by the firestorm Shiba had created. He didn't think he'd missed it much during his time in Shibuya, he'd only thought of how much Shibuya failed to measure up.

But, perhaps that was just homesickness, distorted by that Angel who had so loved pulling Shiba's strings.

And the one who had set it into motion, who had desired such devastation the most was right beside him. Shiba's shoulders tense as the Composer sighs his displeasure, as if his Reaper's curiosity is a mere annoyance. Shiba keeps his expression from changing, though.

That is, he keeps it from changing until he hears the Composer's answer.

"What—" But the Composer continues to speak, and when he turns to look at him, Shiba is shocked to see that he's managed to spark the Composer's curiosity, the sudden emphasis the Composer puts on his question.

Shiba feels very trapped all of a sudden, a butterfly on a board with a pin hanging over his abdomen like the Sword of Damocles. The anger leaks out of him, replaced by an overwhelming smallness.

Shiba rests his hands on his knees, squeezing slightly just to feel literally anything else in this moment.

"Curious are we?" God, he wants a smoke right now. But he doesn't want to light up in front the Composer of all people. "I suppose it might not make a lot of sense."

"I believe that I made a mistake when I snuffed this city out on your behalf. Seeing Shibuya... opened my eyes to how unique Shinjuku was. I can never take back what I was part of, but I can at least pick up the pieces. And, even more, Shinjuku was—is..."

Where Shiba died. Where he'd been reborn. Where he'd met the people who became his greatest friends. Where he'd turned his back on everyone for power.

"Shinjuku is an irrevocable part of me, my beloved home. And I want to see it sing again."

[akashicmuses]

@ruinouspath

“It’s good to see you, Composer.” Megumi greets him, bowing in respect. He straightens up quickly and continues, “I have something that I’d like to speak with you about regarding getting your Players to strengthen their bonds with each other.”

“But... just to refresh my memory, could you remind me what your goal is for your Player-base? What do you want to teach them?” He’s heard it before, but in order to keep it in mind, he wants to hear it once more. This isn’t the Shibuya Game, and he would do well not to let old biases impede his work here.

[dead-kids-calling]

@ruinouspath Asked:

★ for jawsh

Send my character a ★ and I’ll bold everything they feel toward your character.

I like you // I love you // You’re one of my best friends // You’re like family // You are family // I dislike you // I hate you // I’d kill you if I got the chance (If you force my hand) // I want you to like me // I’m scared of you // I would adopt you (You'd make a lovely pet bird :3) // I’d date you // I’d sleep with you // I’d marry you // I’m worried about you // You confuse me // You’re annoying // I pity you // I respect you // I trust you // I feel protective of you // I’d invite you with me to parties // I’d lend you my money // I’d borrow your money // You’re good-looking // I’m suspicious of you // I’m hiding something from you // You’re fun (under the right circumstances) // You’re boring // I’m upset with you (Must you keep breaking into my house?) // You’re nice // You’re mean // I’m envious of you // You’re smart // You’re stupid // I look up to you // I think you’re a better person than me // I think I’m a better person than you // I want to apologize to you // I wish I’d never met you // I never want to forget you // I want to get to know you better

[greetings-sheeple]

★

★ and I’ll bold everything they feel toward your character.

I like you // I love you // You’re one of my best friends // You’re like family // You are family // I dislike you // I hate you (...) // I’d kill you if I got the chance (.....) // I want you to like me // I’m scared of you (.........) // I would adopt you // I’d date you // I’d sleep with you // I’d marry you // I’m worried about you // You confuse me (why become Composer when you don't care about the city...?) // You’re annoying // I pity you (Look what you've done to yourself.) // I respect you // I trust you // I feel protective of you // I’d invite you with me to parties // I’d lend you my money // I’d borrow your money // You’re good-looking (I have no idea why you thought camo shoes were a good idea, but the asymmetrical hair cut does many favors) // I’m suspicious of you // I’m hiding something from you // You’re fun // You’re boring // I’m upset with you (did you need me to tell you that?) // You’re nice // You’re mean // I’m envious of you // You’re smart // You’re stupid // I look up to you // I think you’re a better person than me // I think I’m a better person than you // I want to apologize to you // I wish I’d never met you // I never want to forget you // I want to get to know you better (...)