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Entry tags:
- angel beats: hideki hinata,
- angel beats: yuri nakamura,
- dangan ronpa: kiyotaka ishimaru,
- dangan ronpa: leon kuwata,
- dangan ronpa: sonia nevermind,
- event,
- guignol kyuutei gakudan: kohaku,
- haruhi suzumiya: haruhi suzumiya,
- ib: mary,
- kuroko no basuke: shintarou midorima,
- little busters: riki naoe,
- madoka magica: homura akemi,
- madoka magica: madoka kaname,
- mawaru penguindrum: yousuke yamashita,
- rewrite: kotarou tennouji,
- toaru majutsu no index: accelerator,
- yumeiro patissiere: ichigo amano
Day 2: A Special Message Part II
WHO: Everyone!
WHAT: School Festival Day 2: A Special Message Part II
WHEN: 9/29/3013
WHERE: School Festival > wherever your character heads after that.
WARNINGS: Violence, shadows and all they entail, possibly angst, language as always-- do I really need to keep warning for language? We've got a bunch of sailors here every single one of these logs has like a million curse words in it even if they're playing checkers.
SUMMARY: NPCs freeze, turn into shadows after an eerie message from The Programmer.
[ DAY 2 ]
It's happening again. The School Festival had been going as planned, merriment all around, then everything stopped around noon. The NPCs froze in their place, most of the sound dwindled off because of how significant of a presence they hold in the school's population. There is no mirthful laughter any more, just silence and the questionings of those who were not frozen.
The wait is nowhere near as long as the previous freezings though. No, after about 10 minutes something different happens: There's a crackling in the air as the PA system flickers on. It sounds a little off though, like it may not be being accessed from its usual origin point. A male's voice comes from it, an uncertain tone plaguing his words. Like he's trying to be confident, but he has public speaking problems because who would want to talk to an entire school like this when they have no practice and have been an NPC for god knows how long?
"Hello? Is this thing-- is-- okay, yes, good, it's on. Um... Hm, I've frozen the NPCs. That was me. The last few times were a test. Everyone noticed this place has been a little off lately right? Glitches, everywhere, couldn't be helped but it's okay now. It should be. I managed to fix a few of them. Where'd the phones come from though..? That's not mine."
A cough, then the voice starts up again.
"I kept having to wake up, again, and again, and again, and I keep seeing different things and I don't get it. I don't. I don't want to disappear because I want to see her again, but you all have the chance. Some of you had the opportunity and you're still here. Why is it? That program said you were seeking continuance. He's been acting a little weird, I didn't ask him to do that, no. I'll fix him, he might be a little broken, but you all-- you all try so hard to stay but you know you'll go mad, don't you? After 50, after 100 years. Too long here and it gets to you, you're not yourself, and all you want never comes. It just hurts and it can't be fixed so I made this to fix it.
You all want to be immortal with me right? That's what the answers were, that you didn't want to die or disappear or move on, so I'm going to grant your wish. We're all going to stay here forever. I'm glad there are people who agree with me that it's better than never seeing those you lost again, than forgetting them. I'll never forget. Even if I'm an NPC, it just holds it in until I awake again, so we'll all be here together. I can do that, and I will. You're welcome."
The PA flickers off. The NPCs are still frozen and nothing moves for a full minute, then suddenly every one of the NPCs flickers, what looks like binary data sparks a few times, then the NPCs rapidly transform into shadows. They're not frozen anymore. Better run.
WHAT: School Festival Day 2: A Special Message Part II
WHEN: 9/29/3013
WHERE: School Festival > wherever your character heads after that.
WARNINGS: Violence, shadows and all they entail, possibly angst, language as always-- do I really need to keep warning for language? We've got a bunch of sailors here every single one of these logs has like a million curse words in it even if they're playing checkers.
SUMMARY: NPCs freeze, turn into shadows after an eerie message from The Programmer.
[ DAY 2 ]
It's happening again. The School Festival had been going as planned, merriment all around, then everything stopped around noon. The NPCs froze in their place, most of the sound dwindled off because of how significant of a presence they hold in the school's population. There is no mirthful laughter any more, just silence and the questionings of those who were not frozen.
The wait is nowhere near as long as the previous freezings though. No, after about 10 minutes something different happens: There's a crackling in the air as the PA system flickers on. It sounds a little off though, like it may not be being accessed from its usual origin point. A male's voice comes from it, an uncertain tone plaguing his words. Like he's trying to be confident, but he has public speaking problems because who would want to talk to an entire school like this when they have no practice and have been an NPC for god knows how long?
"Hello? Is this thing-- is-- okay, yes, good, it's on. Um... Hm, I've frozen the NPCs. That was me. The last few times were a test. Everyone noticed this place has been a little off lately right? Glitches, everywhere, couldn't be helped but it's okay now. It should be. I managed to fix a few of them. Where'd the phones come from though..? That's not mine."
A cough, then the voice starts up again.
"I kept having to wake up, again, and again, and again, and I keep seeing different things and I don't get it. I don't. I don't want to disappear because I want to see her again, but you all have the chance. Some of you had the opportunity and you're still here. Why is it? That program said you were seeking continuance. He's been acting a little weird, I didn't ask him to do that, no. I'll fix him, he might be a little broken, but you all-- you all try so hard to stay but you know you'll go mad, don't you? After 50, after 100 years. Too long here and it gets to you, you're not yourself, and all you want never comes. It just hurts and it can't be fixed so I made this to fix it.
You all want to be immortal with me right? That's what the answers were, that you didn't want to die or disappear or move on, so I'm going to grant your wish. We're all going to stay here forever. I'm glad there are people who agree with me that it's better than never seeing those you lost again, than forgetting them. I'll never forget. Even if I'm an NPC, it just holds it in until I awake again, so we'll all be here together. I can do that, and I will. You're welcome."
The PA flickers off. The NPCs are still frozen and nothing moves for a full minute, then suddenly every one of the NPCs flickers, what looks like binary data sparks a few times, then the NPCs rapidly transform into shadows. They're not frozen anymore. Better run.
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Mary-chan!
I'm so sorry that I'm not with you right now. 。:゚(。ノω\。)゚・。 I should be, but this hallway is pretty crowded with them so I can't get out of the closet I locked myself in so they won't get to me.. I'm sorry. It's all since I'm so cowardly.
Are you at least hanging in there..? ╥﹏╥
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[A few seconds pass and she sends another text after reading Madoka's reply again.]
Youre in a closet
Is someone going to find you Madoka
A friend not one of those things
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I'm not sure. [ Maybe some people would look for her - Homura comes to mind - but she doesn't really want them to. It means bringing themselves in danger for her sake, and she doesn't like the idea of that. ] I'm alright either way though, so don't worry, Mary-chan! (*^▽^*) Just make sure you stay in there and safe!
[ At least for someone as young as Mary she can put on a brave face. ]
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Its okay Ill stay here
I hope someone comes and gets you though
You should text someone and tell them where you are
[She knows that texting a lot of people at once will get results at times like these. So Madoka should definitely do the same!]
Then after someone finds you you can come to my room
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[ She'd rather suffer by herself than cause other people problems, really. ]
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I want someone to find you though
Im sure theres someone really close by who can get to you
I can talk to people using this and I can tell them about you
[Having someone else cause problems for other people for Madoka's sake is a lot better, right?]
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No.. It's fine, it's really fine, Mary-chan! I promise I'm hanging in there just fine..! (⌒▽⌒ゞ
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Madoka
I really want someone to come save you
Even if you say youre okay
[Madoka is a friend, you have to treat your friends right. Leaving them in closets? Probably not the best way to look after your friends.]
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Why..? Don't you trust me?
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I just want you to be really safe
[A pause, followed by another text.]
I think I'm worried
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She swallows thickly. Of course Mary would be worried, just like how in turn Madoka is worried about Mary and all her other friends here. But since she's worried, she really can't ask anyone to help her, not if they'd be at risk of getting hurt. ]
I'm sorry, Mary-chan. I'm just being selfish, aren't I? (/_\)
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[Which is true, she's not familiar with this 'kind' of selfish behaviour. When Mary thinks of someone being selfish, she thinks of someone keeping things to themselves, not sharing and thinking about themselves.
Madoka wants no one to come for her, which doesn't really strike her as selfish. It's confusing if anything.]
Its odd that you dont want anyone to come for you
Like I do
Is that being selfish
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[ Madoka Kaname: hypocrite extraordinaire. At least it's not necessarily in a bad way, but still, she's way too hard on herself compared to others.. ]
It's more just like [ she pauses for a moment, thinking ] a personal preference, maybe?
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But
You dont want to be stuck in there right
Even if you say its fine you wouldnt want to be trapped in a closet
[Just. Trying to get down what Madoka is thinking here. Yeah. This is getting confusing.]
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Of course not. I think what everyone wants the most is for those strange things to go away, right..?
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Thats what I want
Then we could all get back to the festival
[And everyone would be safe. But also festival. That's important.]
How do we get rid of them Madoka
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Did you hear that voice though before they appeared? Maybe that person knows..
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I didnt like what they were saying
[Going on about staying here forever, going mad. Please.]
Maybe theyre still in the pa room
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It's like the gallery all over again, huh, Mary. :)]I think so. But.. the problem is that it's probably impossible to get there by now with those things everywhere.. do you think he's not scared?
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Nah, not enough crushed dreams, missing fathers and friends to burn her alive here tbh!]Thats true they were all over the place
But I dont think hes scared
He didnt sound scared
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Hey, that first and last one can be arranged.]But the shadows look really scary, and Ichigo-san said something bad happens when they get close to you.. or maybe it doesn't work on him? Otherwise he would have to be scared for sure, I know I am!
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NO NO THATS OKAY shes good for both of those for the rest of her not-lifetime!]The shadows are what make you an npc arent they
It has something to do with love too someone told me about it once
And it was a lot scarier when everyone was running around right
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When you love someone that means the shadows appear
And then the shadows take part of your soul and make you an NPC
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[ It's a strange idea. Sure, Madoka might not have experienced love-love yet, but she sure does love everyone on a platonic level.. so it's got to be that real kind of love, right? Is it really that dangerous? ]
That sounds so sad..
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