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( Hey guys, I'll be dropping Akane from Citta since I haven't been able to work up the muse for her, but know that I really enjoyed threading with you all! Maybe I'll pick her up again when her muse comes back, but until then, I'd hate to keep sitting on a character when she should be more active, especially with the great ZE players here. Stay awesome, guys. )
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“How are we supposed to do that, exactly? I don’t really know the plan that well in the first place.”
“Yeah, how did they even manage that? Don’t the laws of physics still apply here or is that not something that exists anymore.”
“For now, see if you can figure out how the scientists brought us here. Even if it is not well understood by us, their science is able to tamper with the physics of time and space. Obtaining that knowledge could be the first step to our return.”
“If our universe and its alternate realities branch out like the root of a tree, think of the scientists as being in possession of multiple roots, as if different universes and its entire spectrum of time are known to them. This is just speculation, of course.”
Open///Salutations and Reunions
[Luna was surprised to hear the young woman call her name. Slowly, she turned to make eye contact. The only other young women she talked to were Clover and Alice. There was Akane, but she was so much older than this girl.]
…M-May I help you?
After a moment's deliberation, Akane decided come forward with her identity. If there was anyone who would be a valuable ally to have, it was Luna. She closed her eyes, drawing upon knowledge from the morphogenetic field.
"This may come as a shock to you, but we have already met. Or rather, I should say, my future self has met you. You are GTF-DM-L-016...also known as Luna. You will assist me, forty years into the future, to carry out the Nonary Project: Ambidex Edition. Are you beginning to understand?"
Hongou shrugged. The others knew his secret, and could tell others, but what would be the point here? Certainly there were no prisons here? With all sorts of people from all sorts of ‘universes’ in this city, there was a very high chance there were others that had done much worse than Hongou.
“I can assure you, right now I am simply… waiting. Watching and waiting. Trying to figure out what is going on before I make any decisions.”
Still, Akane was a formidable ally to have. Even under truce, if Hongou could snare her into remaining passive around him, things would be in his favor. But he knew he had to watch himself around her; she was a dangerous criminal as well.
"And what do you make of our situation?"
She wouldn't be surprised if Hongou did not provide a straight answer. A truce was a truce; it did not put them on good terms nor obligate him to share information with her, especially if it meant revealing his thoughts or motives, but she would gauge his reaction and see. At any rate, he seemed serious enough about biding his time and waiting.
“H-Hey! You did what you had to do to survive, and I think you were in a tougher situation than I was… so I totally forgive you!”
Junpei grinned and put a hand on her shoulder, trying to reassure her. Although at the same time, he didn’t exactly want to act like the Nonary Game was no big deal, but… the past is past. It was honestly a great deal of psychological stress, but the best thing to do was put the whole memory behind him, no matter how difficult that would be.
“Y’know… I-I don’t really regret it ‘cause, well…” He looked away, a little embarrassed to admit it. “Uh… I-I got to see you again.” Most importantly, he saved her life—the greatest thing he achieved among solving all of those puzzles. Junpei laughed, pretending to shrug off what he’d just said.
“Heh, yeah.” She was right—his head was about to overflow with questions he wanted to ask her since the Nonary Game. “Well, looks like we’ve got a bunch of time to talk it over now, huh? If you wanna deal with how dumb I am about the whole thing…”
“Y-You wanna, uh… go somewhere else to talk about it?” Junpei had just started to realize that there were a bunch of people either watching or passing by them. He had a feeling that if someone were to overhear what they were going to discuss, they’d probably run into some trouble—especially since their topic regarded kidnappings and an experiment, of course. The last thing Junpei wanted was an angry mob. A cafe or any restaurant would have been a good spot, but those places tended to be crowded with people. Finally, he spluttered out, on the verge of blushing…
“L-Like… my apartment, or somethin’…?” Man, it was awkward just saying that. Hopefully, she wouldn’t get the wrong idea, right?
No, it’s not alright, she wanted to shake her head and say. It wasn’t something that could be forgiven so easily, but Junpei was smiling that easy smile of his, pardoning her crimes. It should have come as a relief, but it only made her heart feel heavy.
“…you haven’t changed, Jumpy.” Still brave and foolish and kind; the boy that meant so much to her. Akane managed a smile, her expression melancholic. A part of her dreaded what he would ask. How could she ever hope to explain her actions to him? Could she even bring herself to admit these things to him? She snapped out of her thoughts at his words, almost grateful for the change in subject.
“Yes, I think that would be a good idea. The weather’s not looking too good either.” They couldn't discuss the subject here, but it wasn't only the people passing by. The wind had picked up and the clouds had grown dark overhead, threatening to rain down on them at any moment.
His apartment? She glanced at him, blinking. It was really kind of cute, the way he looked flustered…she turned her gaze away. Was he thinking what she was thinking? …but it wasn’t anything like that! They were just going to discuss the Nonary game. Of course.
“O-oh…well, sure. Where are you staying?”
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“What can they do?”
I already died once. What more is there?
"Things like...torture...experimentation..." Stop with the morbid thoughts, Akane.
“Well that makes it sound better than it probably is, huh? Like what if it does change the whole plan?”
“Aaand still not a doctor yet, but so far this whole city stuff doesn’t seem too bad.”
"Then we'll have to adjust the plan accordingly."
"It's true we aren't in imminent danger, but this is a kidnapping on a scale I wouldn't have imagined. It's not just alternate timelines, people from other universes have also been brought here."
Rain rain, go away-- - CA Event (Open)
She almost startled herself with the sudden presence of the woman- she really needed to pull herself together. It was only a storm, okay maybe it wasn’t, but sooner or later she would need to deal with her fear.
Her mouth opened, ready to speak, however, her voice was hushed over by the ruckus caused by the outrageous storm. Freezing in fear, she tried to bring up as much confidence in her. It was going to be okay, just stay as far away from the disastrous weather. The long pause was then broken by her soft voice.
“To… get away from the storm…”
"It's going to be alright. People are finding the de...the switches to stop the storm." Detonators sounded too ominous, and the child looked frightened enough already. She gave her a reassuring smile. "I'm sure those brave people will be able to stop this terrible weather soon." As if on cue, a thunderclap sounded nearby and the lights in the hall flickered forbiddingly. They were safe here for now, but if this storm dragged on... Akane placed a hand on the girl's quivering shoulders.
"My name's Akane. What's your name?"
Open///Salutations and Reunions
|The GAULEM sat on the park bench, sprinkling bread crumbs on the ground below. A few pigeons pecked at the offerings, and Luna watched with a gleam in her eye. If she loved one thing about Hive City, it was sector 006. It reminded her of the garden—only much bigger. There were even some animals, the one’s she read about in books and gathered information on. Still, Luna wasn’t used to not being under Akane’s or Zero’s orders. She was free—well, sort of. She was restricted to a city, but oddly enough, the scientists here didn’t have any orders for Luna other than to just live here.
She wondered what they could gain from that, but it wasn’t her place to question humans, she mused. Instead, Luna sprinkled some more crumbs for the birds. They continued to peck for a while, then suddenly flew away. That was when Luna noticed someone coming by. She hesitated on whether or not to greet them, but decided it was polite to do so. One bird alone had stayed, and was now eyeing the rest of the crumbs in Luna’s hand. She opens her palm to it, and the bird begins to peck at the crumbs.|
Good afternoon.
|She greets, but before she can get a good look at the person she’s greeting, she feels the bird fly away and watches it with interest.|
It was calming to take a walk in the park and gather her thoughts, especially after several encounters with people who she thought she wouldn't see again, or certainly not meet so soon. Junpei was here in this city, and while she wasn't unhappy to see him, the story wasn't quite so simple...Hongou was here as well, along with others from the future she had seen through the morphogenetic field.
As she tread down the path, startling a flock of birds, she saw a familiar young woman sitting on the park bench. Akane had not spoken to her before, at least not in her current timeline, but she recognized her as the GAULEM that had participated in the Nonary game under her instructions.
"...Luna?"
Rain rain, go away-- - CA Event (Open)
A simple question- why? Why all of this? What did she ever do to face this? She would do anything, just anything to not be involved in this. This simply had to be a joke. After all, everyone in this city, including herself, were only experiment rats that were observed from these “scientists.”
Clinging dearly onto her bed sheets, the brunette watched, eyes widened in horror, at the incoming storm from her window. Lips tightening, her urge to drag the sheet with her was quickly objected by the disadvantages it may hold while she traveled to a safer position.
As the people who ran this city announced before, the girl hopped down her bed before exiting the room, hugging herself with fear as she steadily went down the hallways. A device… huh? Splendid. Just splendid.
No matter how much she wanted to believe that she could face her fear, her dilated eyes didn’t say so. Oh how she hoped that she would bump into someone for once- she didn’t care who, just someone to hold for reassurance was sufficient.
Kidnapping and endangering the lives of children...these scientists were unforgivable! ( At the same time, a twinge of guilt seized her at the thought. Who was she to judge? )
The young girl was alone, looking wide-eyed frightened. Were her parents not in the city? If so, who was taking care of her now? And her most pressing concern - this child couldn't be planning on going out in the storm, could she? Akane approached the girl, crouching down so that they were eye level as she spoke.
"Where are you headed? It's dangerous outside."
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“I… don’t. But there must be one. They seem to be everywhere.”
He had a good memory, but not a good sense of direction. Until now, he had never needed one; the facility was what it was, with no streets or buildings or sectors. Still, he could glance around as well as anyone. A used clothing store, a pawn shop, a boutique, an antiques store. A pirate-themed restaurant. Something that looked like a pub. But there, at the end of the street, was a sign shaped like a coffee-cup, with a pleasantly forgettable alliterative name.
“There. Does that work?”
Was that what cafes were for? Conversations? He supposed it made sense; people couldn’t need that much coffee, could they?
Akane eyes also found the coffee shop at the end of the street and she nodded at his words. "Yes, let's head over there. We can sit down and have a cup of coffee."
As they took off down the street, occasionally attracting curious glances from passerbys, she brought up the question she had been meaning to ask.
"Do you still wear your armor everywhere, Kyle?" Back on Rhizome-9, the protective suit was a necessity, but that, like most everything, was different now.
“I dunno, but I’m sure I could figure something out. I’m smart, y’know?”
"You're not afraid that they might punish you for acting out?"
“Yeah I was until she started speaking.”
“Was this even part of the plan, and if not does it change it or what?”
"No, this was not according to plan. It will remain unchanged, but we must find a way to return to our respective timelines and resume the project."
"What do you make of our situation, Dr. Klim?"
“I… I’m just… so glad you’re alright now.” Junpei pressed her a little closer to him, feeling the warmth radiating from her body. It reminded him of those times in the Nonary Game when he’d try to comfort her.
【It’s gonna be all right, June… It’s going to be okay, Kanny.】
“I’ve never been happier to see you again, Kanny… I’m not mad at you for doing what you did, but heh…” Junpei laughed a little. “That was some pretty scary stuff back there. But I’m just really really glad that we’re both alive.” He held her for a few more moments and then let go.
“Heh, well… I hoped so!” He laughed again, lightly scratching the back of his neck. “I mean, I was gettin’ kinda worried since y’know… I haven’t seen you in a while.”
"Me too..." She whispered, trying to banish from her mind the memory of the failed endings where they had not been so fortunate to survive. Even then, Junpei had stayed with her in her last moments, holding her close as he did now and promising her that they would live to travel the world together. And it had made her so happy to hear those words, to think of a future with him, even when she knew that it was impossible. Akane glanced away, unable to meet his gaze.
"I'm sorry, Jumpy. I put you danger. It's selfish of me, but I...I was really glad that you were there."
"You must have a lot of questions for me..."
“Mmm… yes, I wouldn’t expect anything less from you,” Hongou replied quietly, pursing his lips.
While it was true he didn’t feel sorry for conducting the experiment, he did feel something for nearly burning this girl alive. Still, she was a subject…
He shook his head, trying to clear it, as he looked down at the girl who had ruined many areas of his life.
“However, do not expect me to lie down and let you ruin me again. I am willing to declare a truce, simply because I do not think our grudges against one another should be relevant in this sort of situation.”
"I wouldn't expect anything less from you, either," she answered calmly, weighing his offer. Hongou was an intelligent man and a dangerous variable if left unchecked. Aoi, Junpei... there were others here who she did not wish to be dragged into her personal war.
"Certainly, there are more pressing matters to focus on here than settling our score. I can agree to a truce, but if you chose to act against the others, I will consider the agreement over."
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“Yes, but…” He sighed. Really, he couldn’t have expected her opinion on this to change. Everything was for the sake of the project. His life, her death, all that they’d given up, all for that. It made sense, yes, objectively. But when everything had been perfect, and then everything had been gone, so quickly, it was hard to reconcile those higher moral standards with his reality.
“…Alright.”
After all, she was here, and she knew him, and though she wasn’t technically the same and nothing would technically be the same (and, really, he had no right to wish it was), he had this choice to see her again, and talk to her again, as before. At least a little.
Though she could not make out his expression behind the suit, Akane could see the slump in his shoulders that accompanied the sigh. She realized that she had been, or would be, single-mindedly focused on her goal that she had not looked past her own death. There would be no point, her role was fulfilled, and the future that played out from there was not one she could foresee...but she could see its impact now, in how it still affected Kyle even when they were so far removed from Rhizome-9.
Then there was Hive City. In the multitude of futures laid before her, the future playing out now was an aberration. While she had her theories, for now, Akane turned her attention to their surroundings.
"Do you know if there's a cafe nearby?"
♣ THE PAST, THE FUTURE, AND NOW / akane & clover
♣ Unlike the others involved in the second Nonary Game, Clover had not been granted the opportunity to move forward with her life. Destiny seemed keen on keeping the girl bound to abnormal circumstances due to her ability to access the Morphogentic Field freely. It wasn’t an ability she’d ever wanted, and yet she was hounded for it — wasn’t that unfair? Couldn’t she just live a life free of the requirement to play deadly games with her life at risk?
And now, Hive City. It was no Nonary Game, she had concluded such during her earlier conversation with Phi. In fact, it seemed that whomever set up this place was impartial to her esper abilities all together. So then… who was running it? It wasn’t Aoi, nor was it Hongou, nor was it Sigma, nor was it Akane. Chances were it had nothing to do with any of these people at all. Even Dio and Hongou himself were victims of being transported here. There were just too many uncertainties.
So in a city filled with questions, imagine Clover’s surprise to spy familiar brown locks in the city’s third sector. That hair, the slender facial features. There was no doubt about the young woman’s identity. “…Akane?” The name escaped her lips involuntarily as the pinkette stopped beside the girl. This was a completely different Akane than she’d recently been exposed to, but it was Akane nonetheless.
Akane glanced up at the sound of her name, her eyes settling on a familiar pink-haired girl who was none other than...
"Clover?"
With Clover's arrival, that accounted for more than half of the participants in her second Nonary game, though she had a feeling there were others present who she had not yet encountered. From the scientists' perspective, gathering them here as variables in their social experiment was a rational choice. Friends, enemies, and those that fell in between, they offered an interesting spectrum for observation.
"I would say 'it's been a while', but I wonder if that's the case for you."
Though it had been months since she had last spoken with Clover, it was possible that, like K, she hailed from the future. If so, this Clover would be aware of the plans she had for her...
