[ did you not ask i hate you GIVE THEM THEIR EYE BACK SOMEDAY. it can stay gone now for funsies but yells. anyway. onward they go up the hill... ]
Alex is usually the one who decides where we should be going and what she wants to do before dragging me into it. [ he says this, but the only emotion is a brief flicker of both exasperation and kind of amusement, like he thinks it's both annoying sometimes but also funny and acceptable. ] But...makes sense. You just sort of adapt.
[ he's happy to latch onto the change of subject though. ]
Good to know it was all the same. It might help to know what the reapers think about all of this. They could have some idea of why it was you four who went anyway.
[ JKHFFJGKHDF OKAY ILL ASK MODS... SOON... i say as if setsu doesn't have some of their other injuries still. ]
You adapt. [ they agree, though there's an answering kind of amusement when he mentions Alex and him. honestly, Alex is similar to their own friend back in their own universe so, it makes them a little happy to see and hear. ]
That would be ideal. Though, it could also just be random. Which... I would rather it not happen again this week, but better to be prepared for it on the chance it does. [ pondering thought, until they look back to him. ] But I think that's about all I have left to share.
[ help. no you may leave their eye out if you wish...i still love them. he's not sure what exactly the answering amusement is for, but he leaves it and focuses on the topic at hand. ]
I would really rather it not happen again this week, too, but at least we know what to look for just in case. Maybe have a few people looking around the city on Thursday to make sure we don't miss somebody leaving and coming back. [ he shakes his head. ] But don't worry about it. It's still more than we had.
[ ill do it for u.... for them. but anyways, the old, dark house is almost before them now. halloween and goth fans are going wild. ]
We could probably suggest teams send out messages to their teammates a bit later in the day... it might be faster than looking around. Though, that's assuming people respond. [ are we all phone users and not scaramouche-what-is-a-phone.
but anyways, their house is here! which, Setsu already looks around the front of it before trying the door. locked... of course it is. ] Hmm...
It couldn't hurt, but it's possible people won't answer, yeah. A lot of the people here still haven't ever really used a phone before. They might not think about keeping it and looking at it all the time. But we could ask around and see what other people think.
[ here is the house! setsu tries the front door, and jonas frowns at it being locked. ]
[ they nod to his words, yeah best to get other people's opinions. if anything, they can maybe convince those who don't use their phone much to keep an eye out on it at least for that one day. ]
Nothing. There might be another way to get in though.
[ which they'll start to sweep their gaze over the building and gesture to the windows not a second later. ] The windows are broken, we can try there. Might be.. faster to teleport to it than climb up.
Teleporting could work, maybe? Since we can see into the windows we might have better luck than when we were trying to go straight through the door. Target in sight and all. [ ... ] Or we just break the window a little further and crawl in from the bottom. Whatever kind of adventure we're feeling.
[ please don't faceplant into glass. they spend a moment thinking, about to say something but
stop. before crossing their arms to address him again. ]
Do you wanna head up first? [ a few weeks earlier, they would have definitely just. gone first. but, they still remember what he and the others said about letting the rest of them help out too so... ]
[ thank god for that. jonas is probably the team member least fussy about it (or middling, depending on how alex feels any given day), but he does seem to relax even further when they ask. ]
Yeah. Probably not a bad idea, especially with... [ a gesture to their missing eye :( but they have found a first story window, broken panes of glass but with a semi-clear view of the inside through the hole. ]
Ready? [ why is he asking when he's the one going first. ]
[ true... their perception is a bit off being half blind now. though, they linger closer, a tinge of concern as they observe the panes of broken glass. still, it's the best shot they have as far as they can see..
they look up to him, nodding with a reassuring look. they aren't going to question why he's asking ok. ] Ready when you are.
Cool. [ he should eat shit, but since teleportation works in the way of teleporting by seeing the target, he will concentrate on a space inside the house before disappearing in a little waft of white smoke.
and he wanders back over to pry the window open, leaning on the windowsill to look down at them. ]
[ wao you're so cool jonas. Setsu just stays where they are, squinting a little but relaxes when he leans on the windowsill to look down. the worst that happens is he probably goes nowhere, so good to know there was enough view to get in. ]
Thought you'd never ask. [ there's a spark of amusement. they'll put their military experience to use and climb up naturally honestly, and with a 15 i guess that means they won't eat shit themselves. especially if Jonas is helping. ] Thanks.
[ no bully... but yeah. he grins a little wider and uses his arms to help finish pulling them up even though they're doing most of the work themselves. we made it, fam. we are in the house. ]
Sure. Hard part's out of the way. [ the vibes are a low buzz of curiosity and lowkey excitement, especially with a new place to look. ] Where should we start?
[ freedom in the spook house. they give a word of thanks when he helps them up, brushing their own hands together briefly as they look around. ]
Since we're here, may as well search the floor. Maybe there's a bedroom up here?
[ Setsu is certainly vibing with that curiosity, looking around and taking in the sight. though the house really does look like it's falling very much apart.... olde. ] Let's watch our step.
Yeah, this is...definitely a good place to fall straight through the floor into someone's basement. [ he is careful with his steps, but he begins to move around to check out various parts of the room they're in more than anything. ]
Doesn't look like anybody's been here for a really long time.
[ I personally think it would be funny if they fell through the floor. ]
Not like the other houses. Though, this one is a bit out of the way. ..Do you think it's been used in a previous game?
[ which, really makes them wonder how many games there have been. they will peek around the room before a chill runs down the spine. quickly, they're looking at the door that they came through and.. nothing? the feeling of caution doesn't go away. ]
[ stop their floor!! but he frowns in thought as they begin to wander. it's debatable if jonas feels on edge, or that he's being watched, given he's doing his best not to react to anything yet. ]
It could be from a previous game. People keep talking about tradition so it wouldn't surprise me if this is something from a while ago. But I think that's just a thing, too. Creepy, abandoned house right in the middle of beautiful suburbia. For all we know, we're gonna enter a room and find a coffin for the homeowner.
[ Setsu will shake off the feeling for now, returning to their steady calm but its obviously guarded. ]
...Someone would keep a coffin in their house?
[ of everything else, that is the strangest. looking around the room is fruitless so Setsu will peek back the corridor to see the nearest stairs. still more to explore! ]
Yeah, usually Counts or something. [ stop. just stop. he follows after them, but he doesn't really hesitate before he begins ascending the stairs. explore!! ]
Makes you wonder if there's more houses like this in other parts of the city though.
Counts? [ hate that setsu just trusts jonas that they go with it. ]
I saw a couple of houses earlier but not in this kind of state. At least from the outside they looked pretty normal. [ apparently they can walk into those houses. help. ]
I'm not familiar with Count Dracula. [ unfortunately they're going to. i'm serious. you did this. as the stairs creak, they will glance at the way they came. hmmm. ]
It's possible there are shadow people living in them. Kind of like the ones you see around? Maybe we can find something in them... [ there's that feeling of being watched though. ]
You think so? I mean I guess that makes sense. The shadow people are still out there outside of the UG, so it would track that they have their own houses and places to live. [ but okay, this time he does kind of follow their line of vision and slows down a little. ]
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Alex is usually the one who decides where we should be going and what she wants to do before dragging me into it. [ he says this, but the only emotion is a brief flicker of both exasperation and kind of amusement, like he thinks it's both annoying sometimes but also funny and acceptable. ] But...makes sense. You just sort of adapt.
[ he's happy to latch onto the change of subject though. ]
Good to know it was all the same. It might help to know what the reapers think about all of this. They could have some idea of why it was you four who went anyway.
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You adapt. [ they agree, though there's an answering kind of amusement when he mentions Alex and him. honestly, Alex is similar to their own friend back in their own universe so, it makes them a little happy to see and hear. ]
That would be ideal. Though, it could also just be random. Which... I would rather it not happen again this week, but better to be prepared for it on the chance it does. [ pondering thought, until they look back to him. ] But I think that's about all I have left to share.
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I would really rather it not happen again this week, too, but at least we know what to look for just in case. Maybe have a few people looking around the city on Thursday to make sure we don't miss somebody leaving and coming back. [ he shakes his head. ] But don't worry about it. It's still more than we had.
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We could probably suggest teams send out messages to their teammates a bit later in the day... it might be faster than looking around. Though, that's assuming people respond. [ are we all phone users and not scaramouche-what-is-a-phone.
but anyways, their house is here! which, Setsu already looks around the front of it before trying the door. locked... of course it is. ] Hmm...
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[ here is the house! setsu tries the front door, and jonas frowns at it being locked. ]
Nothing?
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Nothing. There might be another way to get in though.
[ which they'll start to sweep their gaze over the building and gesture to the windows not a second later. ] The windows are broken, we can try there. Might be.. faster to teleport to it than climb up.
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Teleporting could work, maybe? Since we can see into the windows we might have better luck than when we were trying to go straight through the door. Target in sight and all. [ ... ] Or we just break the window a little further and crawl in from the bottom. Whatever kind of adventure we're feeling.
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[ They look to their own gloves, which should be fine minus their three exposed fingies. but hm ]
We can try teleworking. Fastest way and all. Shall we go together?
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We could go together. But it's probably safer if one of us goes first to let the other in instead. Just in case it doesn't work the way we want it to?
[ he says, thinking about faceplanting straight into a door. ]
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stop. before crossing their arms to address him again. ]
Do you wanna head up first? [ a few weeks earlier, they would have definitely just. gone first. but, they still remember what he and the others said about letting the rest of them help out too so... ]
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Yeah. Probably not a bad idea, especially with... [ a gesture to their missing eye :( but they have found a first story window, broken panes of glass but with a semi-clear view of the inside through the hole. ]
Ready? [ why is he asking when he's the one going first. ]
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[ true... their perception is a bit off being half blind now. though, they linger closer, a tinge of concern as they observe the panes of broken glass. still, it's the best shot they have as far as they can see..
they look up to him, nodding with a reassuring look. they aren't going to question why he's asking ok. ] Ready when you are.
[ please don't eat shit. x2 ]
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and he wanders back over to pry the window open, leaning on the windowsill to look down at them. ]
Need a hand up?
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Thought you'd never ask. [ there's a spark of amusement. they'll put their military experience to use and climb up naturally honestly, and with a 15 i guess that means they won't eat shit themselves. especially if Jonas is helping. ] Thanks.
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Sure. Hard part's out of the way. [ the vibes are a low buzz of curiosity and lowkey excitement, especially with a new place to look. ] Where should we start?
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Since we're here, may as well search the floor. Maybe there's a bedroom up here?
[ Setsu is certainly vibing with that curiosity, looking around and taking in the sight. though the house really does look like it's falling very much apart.... olde. ] Let's watch our step.
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Doesn't look like anybody's been here for a really long time.
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Not like the other houses. Though, this one is a bit out of the way. ..Do you think it's been used in a previous game?
[ which, really makes them wonder how many games there have been. they will peek around the room before a chill runs down the spine. quickly, they're looking at the door that they came through and.. nothing? the feeling of caution doesn't go away. ]
Can't imagine someone still living here.
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It could be from a previous game. People keep talking about tradition so it wouldn't surprise me if this is something from a while ago. But I think that's just a thing, too. Creepy, abandoned house right in the middle of beautiful suburbia. For all we know, we're gonna enter a room and find a coffin for the homeowner.
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...Someone would keep a coffin in their house?
[ of everything else, that is the strangest. looking around the room is fruitless so Setsu will peek back the corridor to see the nearest stairs. still more to explore! ]
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Makes you wonder if there's more houses like this in other parts of the city though.
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I saw a couple of houses earlier but not in this kind of state. At least from the outside they looked pretty normal. [ apparently they can walk into those houses. help. ]
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I passed a few of those, too. I was going to go back to see what the deal was. If there were people living there or where we actually were.
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It's possible there are shadow people living in them. Kind of like the ones you see around? Maybe we can find something in them... [ there's that feeling of being watched though. ]
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You think so? I mean I guess that makes sense. The shadow people are still out there outside of the UG, so it would track that they have their own houses and places to live. [ but okay, this time he does kind of follow their line of vision and slows down a little. ]
...what's up?
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