SCHOOL FESTIVAL

[afterlifer]

WHO: Everyone!
WHAT: School Festival / Arriving in the Afterlife!
WHEN: 9/30/2012. Morning through evening.
WHERE: All around! Mostly at the school, since it is a school festival!
WARNINGS: Potential violence, but since everyone's already dead it's not like it matters, BUT FOR THE MOST PART HUNKY DORY PG! So PG+V? That works.
SUMMARY: A school festival! Details here!

No matter where it is you woke up, if it's near buildings the sounds of merriment are all around. The shouts of people rooting for the winner of a game, students trying to pull in attention for their booths, adults laughing as they trip over themselves during a sport or someone screaming at the haunted house...

It's then that you realize you're at some kind of festival, everyone's invited, and no one seems to be bothering with money.

Then the realization that you're not even in your clothes. What the hell is this outfit? A school uniform? A janitor? A store clerk? Waitress?

No, no, the bigger question is deinitely "What the hell is going on and where am I?" With nothing but forest and mountains visible in the distance, it's kind of--

POP POP!

..Are those fireworks?

If your character isn't at one of the events and are elsewhere in the town/forest/school/dorms/exploring the buildings/wherever, feel free to just comment with their own thread at the bottom.

Comments

[marumayu]

It's not like I can do that right now with people around. Besides, this is supposed to work wherever I am!

[ She's frustrated. Really hoping she isn't doing something wrong. ]

That's how I remember it works. On Earth. Assiah, I mean.

[onewayroad]

I know what an annoying twelve year old bitch told me and what I've seen myself.

[he knows more than that. This is just the important part.]

Magic isn't meant for an esper like me to use. [that's all she needs to know] As for what I mean . . . had you been here any length of time you'd have already tried long ago, right? That's the first thing I did.

[onewayroad]

Roasting marshmallows is not rocket science.

[warmed]

[ what a familiar note. 'familiar' as in 'nightmareish', at least. ]

Have you tried many places so far?

[loserthug]

[ Right. But...they weren't in pain. So...it couldn't be heaven or hell. ]

So Purgatory fits best, don't you think? [ ...Though, even the idea of that, seemed stupid. Really stupid. What was the point? Why would he get thrown here, especially after dying like that? He scoffed, his tone growing harsher. ]

Guess some smartass thought we didn't do a good enough job.

[instrumented]

As Yuuki had, so did Zero. Don't think he didn't notice it. He eyed Yuuki momentarily, attention lingering upon the beat of her heart before he caught himself.

How different it was to - for the very first time since initially meeting Yuuki - not physically thirst for her blood. Or any blood at all.

It would take some getting used to, ironically.

"It's been similar for me," he finally replied. "People recognizing me and whatnot." A frown knit his brows as he leaned back against the doorway, arms folded cross his chest.

"But there's absolutely nothing familiar about this place at all." Save for - maybe - the ramen.

[instrumented]

. . . Who?

[Yeeeah, no. He has no clue who you're talking about, Yuri.]

[mashou]

Huh, really? Where do I even start...?

[ eyes the goldfish remaining... he could catch them all, probably... ]

heeeheehee

[mashou]

You can eat at any time! [ rin no... ] It's free food, after all...

[mashou]

What kind of a story is that?!

[superhacker]

[ What a scary girl... he definitely doesn't want to see her bad side, uuuu... ]

I... uh, I see...

[superhacker]

[ Blinking. ] ... What is it?

[marumayu]

[ also eyes the goldfish... ]

Don't you want to catch more for yourself? [ since he gave her some of his ]

[marumayu]

Just this one. I only arrived this morning and there was an ongoing festival all around campus. There was no way I could get out of all the commotion until now.

[ Besides... she had a little fun with it. ]

[marumayu]

I don't find it funny. Look, you're being really troublesome, but I can read it for you if you ask nicely. [ holds her hand out ]

[marumayu]

[ mutters ] I didn't even get to do anything yet.

Fifteen is barely a good age to judge how much a person's life is worth. But... this is really the end for us.

Somehow, it doesn't feel right.

[marumayu]

Huh. I expected someone cooler. Mm, he asked if I could join your team. I couldn't at that time, though.

... What do you mean by that? "He's really something else."

[marumayu]

[ That's vague, but as long as he's aware of it. ]

Yeah, this is my first time trying it. So it's not just me... [ She should ask Rin about his powers, too, when she gets the chance. She takes and smooths out the paper with a drop of her blood on it. ] It still doesn't make sense. As long as I have enough spiritual fortitude and this magic circle, there's no way for it not to work!

[ There's another thing she noticed, but she doesn't want to tell him. Not yet, when he's still taking her seriously. ]

[onewayroad]

My ability ought to work as long as I can concentrate, and I spent the better part of a half hour trying and failing. You're probably fucked in that department. Something related to the laws that rule over this place must be in effect.

[nope, he's not mentioning the excuse Yuri gave him. That this is the afterlife. The last thing he needs is this girl becoming annoying over something he refuses to believe is a possibility.]

[tsunball]

There's no way! That's not how angels are supposed to look! [ Then again, the only view he had of angels was the very stereotypical one due to watching a few too many movies.. ]

I mean.. not that I have a different explanation, but.. all of this is just way too weird! Even if it's the afterlife, isn't someone supposed to explain this shit to us?

[tsunball]

Look in a mirror yourself! What's supposed to be up with those eyebrows of yours, that's unnatural!

[marumayu]

Th-there's nothing weird about my eyebrows! [ COVERS THEM WITH HER HAND you're making her insecure ] I was born like this, so it can't be helped!

[loserthug]

...I got three years on you. Eighteen for me. [ She still had a point, though...it didn't make any sense. Not...that really believed in anything way. But even if he didn't have anything to expect...she was right, this didn't feel right. He stopped walking. ]

I'm gonna guess you were religious or something, huh?

[loserthug]

No. No one told us why we had to die like that. Why should anyone tell us what to do now? [ He said all of this a little loudly. There was obvious...bitterness and resentment, showing in his voice. Though it wasn't directed at the boy, almost like it was no one in particular. Or rather, whoever it was meant for was just not in front of them. His eyes were closed, and his voice got quieter. ]

It's bullshit.

[sleepybuster]

I'm not too sure about this...

[See, the rude pointing guy is against it...]