受難者こ;;

Wow, that’s a lot of broken glass. He heeds their word and tries not to step on any of it, but they should’ve cleaned it up before hand. Who knows where these bottles came from, or how long they’ve been here for. Or why they’re here. Souda obviously doesn’t know, the face riddled with a befuddled expression.  {Well maybe we should clear up the room. Since it’s a Hazard.} He thinks. He’s one to talk, his own room carrying bolts and nuts all over the floor. Walking through it’s like walking through a lego based mine field...!

“N-no I don’t know. I think I’m good. You seem pretty excited yourself.” What exactly could have them be so excited?If that’s what it is. He’s not good at reading expressions.

` █ ▌█ ▌✿ --! W-Well...you never know w-when someone’s arrived to sabotage t-the surrounding areas--

 ( ragged, wretched breath wrenches from the depths of lacerated lungs--a drowning, damnable sensation pinpricking at their innards. claws catch on anchored arteries, desperate to pry them apart and expose the rotten ichor within.  )

  --I-It’s not excitement...rather c-caution, though...a-anxiety could be easily mistaken for such. Apologies. I--ah--I-I hope I had not--disturbed you--t-there’s...no telling who could be in these buildings, these days. 

( or what. ) 

 --W-What are you doing--out here--? Quite dangerous t-to be wandering alone with no purpose, but, ah--one is to talk...

         ❛  … calm down. i’ve yet to do anything to you.  ❜  not yet.

` █ ▌█ ▌✿ . . . Okay, but--w-where are we--? If you’ve not caused me any harm, what d-do you intend to do with me? 

--Please, I-I bear no affiliation--what use would there be in harming a neutral party? 

` █ ▌█ ▌✿ D-Do not bother, there’s nothing but bits of broken glass strewn a-about--those bottles haven’t been filled in weeks--months, possibly.

( the fencer’s fingertips brush against cobwebbed bottles buried beneath layered debris, amber hues ghosting over gleaming edges in the dark. velvet veil of starless skies dusts the horizon in stygian smears--the tar tears at their throat and infects ichor, like poisoned poppy seeds settling in their stomach.  ) 

I-If there is anything one can do, though...please, let me know--etto--though--I-I hope one’s eagerness should not put you off--

“Oh, sorry! I’m Yuta! Yuta Asahina, I actually hang around the bridge. I have nowhere else to go, so that’s usually the best course of action I have.”

Yuta scratched the back of his head,  hoping the other didn’t decide to  just kill him then and there.

` █ ▌█ ▌✿ --A-Asahina--? ...A-Ah...a pleasure to meet you, Asahina-san...a-apologies, one never knows who to trust i-in the rubble and remnants of buildings which only house rats now. . . . Ah--! I-I suppose--I should introduce myself as well. Norikazu Chieri--I-I believe I’m familiar with your sister. 

( the resemblance rots residual doubt, yet consternation catches on the tip of their tongue as thorns; amber hues assess the boy’s status as a threat--but the tattered, torn letterman jacket tugs at threadbare heartstrings. silent susurrations escape their lips softly, barely audible as gunfire gouges any anodynic atmosphere and the wounded wail for aid that will not arrive. ) 

--Oh...I-I--I see. But--w-what would one do for shelter around here--? Where would you go w-when the rioters rise up, those nocturnal creatures, and burn all to ashes? 

PLACE IN SOCIETY

financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty. medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged. class or caste: upper / middle / working / slave / unsure. education: qualified / unqualified / studying. criminal record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no.

FAMILY

married - happily / married - unhappily / engaged or betrothed / partnered / single / divorced / separated.  has a child or children / has no children / wants children. close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased. orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s).

TRAITS + TENDENCIES

extroverted / introverted / in between. disorganized / organized / in between. close minded / open-minded / in between.  calm / anxious / in between. disagreeable / agreeable / in between.  cautious / reckless / in between. patient / impatient / in between. outspoken / reserved / in between. leader / follower / in between. empathetic / unempathetic / in between. optimistic / pessimistic / in between. traditional / modern / in between. hard-working / lazy / in between. cultured / un-cultured / in between / unknown. loyal / disloyal / unknown.  faithful / unfaithful / unknown.

BELIEFS

belief in ghosts or spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care. belief in an afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care. belief in reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care. belief in aliens:  yes  / no / don’t know / don’t care. religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious. philosophical: yes / no.

OPINIONS

pro-suicide / anti-suicide / doesn’t know or on the fence. pro-euthanasia / anti-euthanasia / doesn’t care or on the fence.  pro-choice / anti-abortion / doesn’t care or on the fence. pro-marriage / anti-marriage / doesn’t care or on the fence. pro-death penalty / anti-death penalty  / doesn’t care or on the fence. pro-drug legislation / anti-drug legislation / doesn’t care or on the fence. pro-murder / anti-murder / doesn’t care or on the fence pro-cannibalism / anti-cannibalism / doesn’t care or on the fence.  left wing / right wing / middle / doesn’t care or on the fence. 

SEXUALITY + ROMANTIC INCLINATION

allosexual / asexual. alloromantic / aromantic. sex repulsed  / sex neutral / sex favourable. romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favourable.  sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious / uninterested. potential sexual partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all.  potential romantic partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all.

ABILITIES

combat skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none. literacy skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none. artistic skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none. technical skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none. 

HABITS

“Hm? Ya can come in, it’s not like I own the place and there’s enough room for two people here.”

` █ ▌█ ▌✿ --!! Oh...! You’re sure--? Ah, some people p-prefer to work out alone--especially in between classes...I-I hope one should not--intrude.

 ` █ ▌█ ▌✿ --G-God--don’t--don’t hurt me. You’re not--w-what are you doing? 

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          “Yeah, you’re in the right place. And as far as the time             goes, I honestly lost track of it!                So no worries, yeah?                      Anyways, I’m Aoi Asahina, a member and              representative of the volleyball team.              Ready to get started?”              ”

` █ ▌█ ▌✿ --Oh! W-Well...ehe...I-I suppose that does ease o-one’s embarrassment--i-if even a little bit. Still...apologies for--ah--b-bothering you. 

he sets up a rebuttal, heat-slicked throat forcing a gulp of saliva down a sandpaper throat, but something shoves his response back into his mind and replaces it with a sudden WAVE of memory that washes over his form like the sweat that’s sticking to his back with damp, yet JARRING drive – there’s the smell of old books, darting beams of yellow light, a timid GIGGLE resounding around an otherwise empty room. it’s almost enough to make him double over and barf due to a sudden bout the nausea that makoto’s begun to associate with his newfound “memory bursts”. 

he knows this person.

not in the habitual sense ;; it’s clear that they haven’t TRULY been able to dub each other acquaintances for more than two years now – but he can tell. their pattern of speech, skittish, scattered and quite bluntly put, UNUSUAL, is a give away in itself. for some reason, he doubts that they remember him – after all, future foundation hasn’t had grounds to reveal their memory regenerating tools to the public just yet, (there’s still people who would use that information for negative effect and they have yet to CATCH THEM) and if enoshima tampered with their memory in any way … it’s a disheartening thought, to say the least. but still. he can hope.

❝ are – are you … ❞

footfalls crunch down on discarded trash and obliterated cement particulate as makoto takes another step forward, lowering his weapon down into a resting position and biting his bottom lip. he …. doesn’t know how this is going to go, but it’s not like he’ll need a gun.

❝ norikazu-san ?? ❞

` █ ▌█ ▌✿ ( recognition races through numb nerve endings and travels towards their stilled heart; the timid temerity in his tone resounds implacably, genuineness goring every sordid suspicion. thickets and timbre grew over mossy memory, a winding road buried beneath bread crumb trails and hollow holes. dreamscapes drifted away from daily doldrums of life before towards the majestic mountains--always, always, always the mountains gilded in glacial beauty--the mass graves for kith and kin. rose briars belied burial grounds with wildflowers for casket bouquets; but the dead sought solace in eternal slumber while survivors stranded in the wilderness struggled with guilt. self-inflicted scorn sears copper skin, lavender lacerations scathing the surface for all to see. 

     a decision derived from inner demons’ discourse indicates the martyr cannot operate on good faith alone; marred memory served them no purpose, not now. the cervine child flees from one pile of debris to another, amber hues alertly investigate the immediate area for potential exits--none which were to be found. ) 

--Depends on who you a-are--a-and--a-and what you want...! 

          You’re--f-familiar, but not enough--to trust...are you--armed? 

maybe you should watch your back more often or one of these days you’ll missin’ and no one would really notice. but hey, no one would care…new corpses and secrets are discovered daily on these streets. yet i’m startin’ to get used to the taste of blood since i smell it everyday.

agents know what happens on here, one wander and they get slit at the throat, they were our saviors. they told us ’bout a better lifestyle – but into we have a bloody paradise!

but who cares, everyone loses hope – it’s a strange word…

` █ ▌█ ▌✿ ...N-No, I-I suppose no one would notice--a-and it happens all the time, does it not? A-A tragedy, really--why don’t you see? Why...

` █ ▌█ ▌✿ . . . --Oh--! I-I just--am...I in the right room for--v-volleyball try outs? I--apologize for the tardiness, truly. 

❛ Hm? Monaka-chan is alone, miss! She can totally    handle herself just fine! She doesn’t need adults!

` █ ▌█ ▌✿ ...A-Adults--?

T-They’re dead--dead as those who worship he who walks among the rows--a-all children and cornfields as far as the e-eye could see.