#tfwfenris

[tanoshimii-gdfgfgdfh]

It says apps are open until the 24th. Does that mean the beginning of the 24th or the end of the 24th?

the end of the 24th! apps end, officially, at midnight bst on the night of the 24th, so technically the 25th. it’d still be the 24th in america! i hope that makes sense!

[tsuitouu]

Kazuya, Day 6: Uncertainty.

As Kazuya arrives at the Memorial once again, he kneels, taking a deep breath. He reads the graffiti scrawled on the pole and glances around at the assortment of items. Seeing the free bracelets, he takes a blue one and slides it onto his right wrist. Maybe it’ll bring him good luck. Lightly tugging at it, he closes his eyes and begins to pray.

I’m still here. I’m really still here.

So are most of the Players. We didn’t lose anyone today. Runa tried to erase Taiki and Kou, but they made it. No one died today, and I’m glad for that, but I’m also afraid.

The lack of erasures so far could mean that a lot of us are going to live, but it could also mean that a lot of us are getting erased tomorrow. I really hope it’s the former.

While praying, he realizes that he’s twisting his ring around his finger again and stops, looking at it. He runs his hand over it, feeling the ridges for a moment before taking a deep breath to try to avoid crying.

Naito.

Reaching into his pocket, he pulls out a pin from his last Reaperdom in Shibuya.

That’s what you called me. Not Kazuya.

Lightning Anger.

You’re probably pissed. I hadn’t really thought about it, but what Nagito said made me realize I more than likely hurt you a lot too. And I’m not sorry for that because of my fee, but I know that I should be, if that means anything.

I’m still mad at you for all of this, but I’ve calmed down some. I just want this Game to be over and I want to win. Anything between us, we can figure out afterwards.  At least I hope so.

After making his prayer, Kazuya stands, smiles a little, and walks away.

...

[ Kazuya earned a Hero’s Bracelet. ]

[tsuitouu]

Kazuya, Day 7: Determination.

As Kazuya comes to stand before the Memorial for the last time this Game, he kneels and removes two pins from his pocket, setting them below the others.

Tigre Punks and Go 2 Hell. Tigre Punks because it was a resonance pin, and he felt like maybe it would help strength resonate through them all. Go 2 Hell because… he wanted to put down all of his pins anyway, and he felt that it was appropriate for a fight like this, even though he didn’t share the sentiment his pin’s name implies.

Closing his eyes, he begins to pray.

I’m so glad that I could make it this far, but I want to go farther. I want to win and I want to come back to life.

I never thought I would even get the chance to do something like this, to play again, but I am. If I win, I can finally have left Reaperdom. I’ll be alive and I’ll be free again. I’ve fought so hard to get here and I want to win for myself and for everyone depending on me.

I don’t really know what I’ll do if I’m able to go back. I want to try to be a singer, but I’m not sure where to start. I remember the Tutorial Reaper, Takumi, is an idol, so maybe they could help me somehow, but I’m not really sure how I could ask for that.

As he prays, he rubs a finger on his ring.

I saw your umbrella in Eventide. I don’t know why you put it there and I don’t know why, but I know there has to be a reason it’s there. Especially since it’s connected to the stars we’ve been finding all Week.

I remember you saying earlier this Week that it didn’t matter if you lived or died. I disagree. I know what I said when we fought, but… that was in the heat of the moment. I do want you to live. I’m still mad, but… I still think you have a reason for everything you’re doing.

I hope we both make it through today.

Standing up, he looks down at the Memorial and takes a deep breath, looking at the collection of pins he had placed down. 

Good luck, everyone.

... Five.

[ Kazuya gained 1 DEF ]

[tsuitouu]

KAZUYA, DAY 5: SORROW.

...

[ Kazuya gained 3 HP ]

As Kazuya arrives at the Memorial, he collapses to his knees before it.  Anger, hurt, and confusion all swim in his head due to Ying’s words, and he doesn’t know what to make of it. All he knows is that he needs to do something to try to calm down.

Reaching into his pocket, he pulls out another one of his old pins and sets it near the others: Broken Heart. Just how fitting the pin is for the situation isn’t lost on him, and he almost wants to laugh. Instead, he clasps his hands together and tries to pray.

Shino. You seemed nice when I met you, but I didn’t really know you at all. You had to have done something really horrible to Ying to make him that angry, but I have no idea what it could be. And regardless of what you did, that was a horrible way to die, so rest in peace in the static.

…Ying. There’s a lot I want to say to you, but I doubt you want to talk, especially after earlier. 

I feel like I don’t know who you are anymore. I’ve never seen you that angry before, I’ve never seen you as cold as you have been in the past few days, and I never thought you would say anything like what you said to me.

I’ve been trying so hard to believe in you, and I don’t know if I can anymore. I kept believing in you after I saw you erase Manami and Rikuto and and even when Shino was erased, but the things you said… I don’t know.

I keep telling myself you have a good reason for what you’re doing and you probably do have a reason for why you’re Game Master and why you erased Shino and why you’re acting like this, but I can’t think of why you’d say things like that. I said some mean things too, but you’re the one who said them first.

I want to punch you for it.

I want to know why you’re doing all of this.

I want this to be over.

I just want to go back to life and I’m starting to think that maybe I really can make it. This is farther than I thought I’d be. Satsuki doesn’t want to die anymore. More Players are alive than normal and only one more Reaper needs an erasure. It looks like I might actually have a chance.

He rummages through his pocket for a few moments once more, and pulls out another pin from his week as a Reaper here over a year ago: Peace Full. Setting it next to Creepy Weepy Barrier and above Broken Heart, he continues, though on a different topic.

At the beginning of the week, when I put down Creepy Weepy Barrier, I knew some people would be erased despite my prayer. So far, seven people are dead, and there’ll only be more after today and tomorrow. 

For everyone still here, i hope you have hope and can be strong enough for yourselves and for the Game. We all deserve to win.

For everyone here now that’s not going to be here after the end of tomorrow, I’m sorry. You did your best, and that was all you could do. I wish you could have made it to the end.

For everyone that’s already gone, I hope it’s peaceful in the static and I hope you can feel that you’re missed. Your lives aren’t going to be wasted. Some of us are going to win, and we’re going to do it for you.

As he prays, Kazuya feels himself starting to cry, so he wipes his eyes with his hands. When something cold touches his face, he pulls his hands back and then remembers why. The ring Hawk had given him so long ago was still on his finger.

Looking down at the ring, he feels more tears spring to his eyes. He reaches for it and grabs it, wanting to take it off, to distance himself from Ying because fuck, he’s not sure who he is anymore, but… he can’t.  Even after everything he’s done so far in the Game, he can’t. 

Clasping his hands in his lap, he begins sobbing. He wants to punch something, but the only other things here are the concrete and the pole, so he just squeezes his hands together as hard as he can. 

He isn’t sure how long he sits there and cries, but eventually he feels that he has no more tears in him, so he slowly stands and leaves, glancing back at his pins as he does.

[tsuitouu]

His previous hopes had been crushed by the day's events, for now not only was a Reaper gone, but so was another Player pair. Hisa and Dax. He hadn't known either of them very well, but Dax had seemed like a good person, at least. He didn't know enough about Hisa to tell. Either way, he hoped that they had peace in the static.

...

[ Kazuya gained 3 HP ]

[tsuitouu]

Kazuya made his way to the Memorial and knelt down before it, clasping his hands. Again, as always, today he hoped for his own safety, as well as Satsuki's and that of the other Players. Many of them were still left despite it being late in the week and it gave him a bad feeling, but hopefully it would be proven wrong.

...

[ Kazuya gained 1 ATK ]

[cottoncandyca-fey]

Kazuya makes his way into the store and up to the counter (either shopkeeper, doesn't matter which). "Could I have 3 Sofe Serve Swirls and 5 Vanilla Soft Serves?" ((475))

“We’re all out of soft serve swirl, sorry,” Sol shakes his head, and only takes 250 yen in exchange for the vanilla soft serves.

[cottoncandyca-fey]

Kazuya made his way into the shop and browsed a little, then looked over at Emiko. "Could I have a Patchy Biker Jacket?" He holds up a 10,000 voucher and 1,1780 yen.

Emiko forces a smile, nodding as she accepts the voucher and yen. “Of course, Kazuya-san.” She hands over the jacket as she speaks.