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paintitrainbows2015-02-16 06:03 am
remaix) wrote in paintitrainbows2015-02-16 06:03 am
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call me out - v3.0
a roleplay meme to inspire muses.
AU Corner
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a roleplay meme to inspire muses.
AU Corner
[ This was it. The final showdown. It was supposed to be the time in which the students would band together to end the Mastermind's reign of terror once and for all.
... except for Naegi, it wasn't that easy for him to really do so now. Especially not with the revelation that Togami was the one behind all of the murders and heinous deeds that Monobear had done, pushing and dragging their friends - his friends - to their breaking point.
He couldn't believe that Togami - the same Togami that comforted him, encouraged him in his own little way after the deaths and executions of his peers and classmates - was the one that drove them to their deaths, but... this is where they stood now, wasn't it?
He'd vowed that he would end the mastermind's spree and help everyone escape Hope's Peak, and he was going to push forward regardless, but...
Did it really have to come to this? ]
So... it really was you all along, wasn't it... Togami-kun...
... except for Naegi, it wasn't that easy for him to really do so now. Especially not with the revelation that Togami was the one behind all of the murders and heinous deeds that Monobear had done, pushing and dragging their friends - his friends - to their breaking point.
He couldn't believe that Togami - the same Togami that comforted him, encouraged him in his own little way after the deaths and executions of his peers and classmates - was the one that drove them to their deaths, but... this is where they stood now, wasn't it?
He'd vowed that he would end the mastermind's spree and help everyone escape Hope's Peak, and he was going to push forward regardless, but...
Did it really have to come to this? ]
So... it really was you all along, wasn't it... Togami-kun...
[Anything, at all. While I work on getting this girl some more icons.]
I see Madoka and Haruka up there. Pick one to AU into a Precure team with Ryuko.
Technically a few days late, but it still works...? ( For Syrup, obviously. )
sparkleandbubble
2015-02-16 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ah, Valentine's Day. Romance, young love and the smell of chocolate was the order of the day for Urara as she settled into the now empty home economics classroom and getting ready to make her favorite delivery penguin a present~
It was going to be perfect! At least, she hoped it would be... considering that the last tiem she attempted to make something ended up causing more of a mess than an actual edible item she wasn't about to take any chances. Especially if she was aiming to impress Syrup with her efforts! These would be the best chocolates ever--!
Of course, in her case it wasn't chocolates that she was necessarily making - or rather, she knew that it was typical for a young maiden like herself to give chocolate to the guy she loved, laying her feelings bare to him in a sense. Except she and Syrup weren't exactly the most typical couple by any means, what with her being a Precure and him being a penguin fairy and all.
So, instead of chocolate... well, she figured she'd make something he'd actually like - chocolate pancakes. Because hey, pancakes! Plus, there was also less of a risk of Milk getting to the chocolates first, as Nozomi had warned her a few times leading up to the day.
This was a solid plan, of course, except... she was still trying to get the hang of this cooking thing. Hence why she'd gotten permission from Nuts to skip meeting up at the Natts House for the day so she could work on this.
... the sound of her humming fills up the empty room as she starts putting together the ingredients, except- ]
. . . aah-!?
[ Except tripping on herself and crashing into the pantry is a thing. Oops.
This was gonna be much harder than it looked, wasn't it... ]
It was going to be perfect! At least, she hoped it would be... considering that the last tiem she attempted to make something ended up causing more of a mess than an actual edible item she wasn't about to take any chances. Especially if she was aiming to impress Syrup with her efforts! These would be the best chocolates ever--!
Of course, in her case it wasn't chocolates that she was necessarily making - or rather, she knew that it was typical for a young maiden like herself to give chocolate to the guy she loved, laying her feelings bare to him in a sense. Except she and Syrup weren't exactly the most typical couple by any means, what with her being a Precure and him being a penguin fairy and all.
So, instead of chocolate... well, she figured she'd make something he'd actually like - chocolate pancakes. Because hey, pancakes! Plus, there was also less of a risk of Milk getting to the chocolates first, as Nozomi had warned her a few times leading up to the day.
This was a solid plan, of course, except... she was still trying to get the hang of this cooking thing. Hence why she'd gotten permission from Nuts to skip meeting up at the Natts House for the day so she could work on this.
... the sound of her humming fills up the empty room as she starts putting together the ingredients, except- ]
. . . aah-!?
[ Except tripping on herself and crashing into the pantry is a thing. Oops.
This was gonna be much harder than it looked, wasn't it... ]
[Because clearly it's a smart idea to throw a villain into all the things.]
Makopi~!
[ Hopefully Makoto wasn't doing anything important like idol things or whatnot, because that... sure is a Mana throwing herself at her in an attempted tackleglomp right now.
Regardless of how successful she is at hugging the likely surprised girl Mana doesn't even let that slow her down, instead just smiling brightly at Makoto as she stops in front of her. ]
You're not doing anything right now, right? Can I borrow you for a moment?
[ . . . Mana, you're supposed to just ask for a moment of her time... :|; ]
[ Hopefully Makoto wasn't doing anything important like idol things or whatnot, because that... sure is a Mana throwing herself at her in an attempted tackleglomp right now.
Regardless of how successful she is at hugging the likely surprised girl Mana doesn't even let that slow her down, instead just smiling brightly at Makoto as she stops in front of her. ]
You're not doing anything right now, right? Can I borrow you for a moment?
[ . . . Mana, you're supposed to just ask for a moment of her time... :|; ]
[So the game was coming to a close. He isn't sure if this is faster or slower than he expected. Oh, certainly, he wanted to milk this for all it was worth, but the grand finale was always going to happen.
...Part of him wasn't happy about that. This game had been... fun. In ways he hadn't anticipated. It was almost sad for things to end now.
But then again... wasn't that feeling beautifully despair inducing~?]
So you finally figured it out...
Just as I anticipated. You certainly have lived up to your full potential, haven't you... Naegi?
[A cold grin was nothing new on Byakuya Togami, but not like this. This wasn't the regular kind, the kind that said "I'm smarter than you so HA". This was the grin of someone who, surely, must be empty inside.
This was the face of Super High School Level Despair.]
I'm so proud.
...Part of him wasn't happy about that. This game had been... fun. In ways he hadn't anticipated. It was almost sad for things to end now.
But then again... wasn't that feeling beautifully despair inducing~?]
So you finally figured it out...
Just as I anticipated. You certainly have lived up to your full potential, haven't you... Naegi?
[A cold grin was nothing new on Byakuya Togami, but not like this. This wasn't the regular kind, the kind that said "I'm smarter than you so HA". This was the grin of someone who, surely, must be empty inside.
This was the face of Super High School Level Despair.]
I'm so proud.
[It's the Precure meet and greet, and all the teams are here. Haruka is feeling rather self conscious and awestruck at the more experienced teams around her... until she hears something, and ends up practically charging right up to Hime.]
Is your name REALLY Cure Princess?!
Is your name REALLY Cure Princess?!
[Hey. Hey Eas. Eas guess who is actually putting effort into his work.
Yes, it surely must be a sign of the end times, but Westar is actually... planning. He's surrounded by pages of paper, on which he is writing down his ideas for taking out the Precure.
...
It would probably be more effective if the many (many, many) ideas didn't include things such as;
"infiltrate an opposing dance group to humiliate the precure"
or
"DONUT WEAPON????"
and let's not forget
"take out the ferret, he is a dangerous foe"
...Yeah. Points for trying?
...
Please do something before he hurts himself.]
Yes, it surely must be a sign of the end times, but Westar is actually... planning. He's surrounded by pages of paper, on which he is writing down his ideas for taking out the Precure.
...
It would probably be more effective if the many (many, many) ideas didn't include things such as;
"infiltrate an opposing dance group to humiliate the precure"
or
"DONUT WEAPON????"
and let's not forget
"take out the ferret, he is a dangerous foe"
...Yeah. Points for trying?
...
Please do something before he hurts himself.]
[Eas is... Well she's not sure that she's ever seen Westar look so focused in the entire time they've worked together.
At first she just stands in the doorway silently, she kind of needs a moment to take in what's happening here.
It wont take her too long to come to her senses and she'll closer to peer at what he's working on.
...She should have known, of course he wouldn't have come up with anything remotely useful.
Instead of helping him out though, she thinks it might be more amusing to send him off on his way. If he screws up it'll just make her look better in Lord Moebius' eyes.]
...If you're going to use any of these ideas, you should probably use the donut weapon to take out the ferret.
At first she just stands in the doorway silently, she kind of needs a moment to take in what's happening here.
It wont take her too long to come to her senses and she'll closer to peer at what he's working on.
...She should have known, of course he wouldn't have come up with anything remotely useful.
Instead of helping him out though, she thinks it might be more amusing to send him off on his way. If he screws up it'll just make her look better in Lord Moebius' eyes.]
...If you're going to use any of these ideas, you should probably use the donut weapon to take out the ferret.
[ All Naegi could do was stay silent, his fists balled and turning white from how tightly he was clenching them as Togami revealed himself.
Honestly, he had hoped that they were wrong, even as he was putting in that vote. Sure, death wouldn't have been that much better than them being right about him being the mastermine, but at least then Naegi would have felt better knowing that he wasn't responsible for the nine deaths that had resulted from Monobear's machinations.
Instead, he feels utterly sick to his stomach. Togami was one of those whom he confided in, trusted in, bonded with...
Even with the proof in front of him, he can't bring himself to think of Togami as the one who locked them all away in Hope's Peak for his own twisted amusement. He still thinks of him as Byakuya Togami, one of the few people he could call friends here in Hope's Peak - and perhaps a little more - and the one person he knew he could count on despite his bitterly cold demeanor.
Naegi forces himself to stop that line of thought from continuing any further; he looks as collected as one could be under the circumstances, but his tightening fists and the undercurrent of anger in his tone belie what he's really feeling right now. ]
Funny, I don't feel like I have any reason to be happy with myself now...
Honestly, he had hoped that they were wrong, even as he was putting in that vote. Sure, death wouldn't have been that much better than them being right about him being the mastermine, but at least then Naegi would have felt better knowing that he wasn't responsible for the nine deaths that had resulted from Monobear's machinations.
Instead, he feels utterly sick to his stomach. Togami was one of those whom he confided in, trusted in, bonded with...
Even with the proof in front of him, he can't bring himself to think of Togami as the one who locked them all away in Hope's Peak for his own twisted amusement. He still thinks of him as Byakuya Togami, one of the few people he could call friends here in Hope's Peak - and perhaps a little more - and the one person he knew he could count on despite his bitterly cold demeanor.
Naegi forces himself to stop that line of thought from continuing any further; he looks as collected as one could be under the circumstances, but his tightening fists and the undercurrent of anger in his tone belie what he's really feeling right now. ]
Funny, I don't feel like I have any reason to be happy with myself now...
[Syrup doesn't actually know a lot about holidays here in weird mix of Tokyo and apparently Paris Japan. He knows of them, vaguely, in the same way that technically a high school student knows the general location of most countries. The knowledge is there, it just hasn't had any practical application yet. Christmas, yes, and the odd birthday, but other than that? Not really.
So he doesn't even really think about what the current date means.
Hell he's actually been having a pretty chill day. Well, other than having more deliveries than normal for some reason? A lot of the mail is pink and that's kinda different, but hey. He's just done with delivering another letter when he hears the sounds of crashing. Immediately, he rushes towards the source of the sound.]
W-What's going on?!
[WHO DIED]
Ah--
[Looks over at Urara.
...This is why he doesn't allow any of you girls into the kitchen back at Natts House without supervision, you realize.]
Urara? [Good lord what have you gotten yourself into, girl.] A-Are you okay?
So he doesn't even really think about what the current date means.
Hell he's actually been having a pretty chill day. Well, other than having more deliveries than normal for some reason? A lot of the mail is pink and that's kinda different, but hey. He's just done with delivering another letter when he hears the sounds of crashing. Immediately, he rushes towards the source of the sound.]
W-What's going on?!
[WHO DIED]
Ah--
[Looks over at Urara.
...This is why he doesn't allow any of you girls into the kitchen back at Natts House without supervision, you realize.]
Urara? [Good lord what have you gotten yourself into, girl.] A-Are you okay?
Oh my gosh!
[and now she's going to grab your hands Hime]
That means you must really be royalty! Ah, you have to tell me what it's like!
[and now she's going to grab your hands Hime]
That means you must really be royalty! Ah, you have to tell me what it's like!
Don't you?
[It's said lightly, teasing almost. It's almost ironic, really, that it's less harsh than he would have been during his deceptions. Back then he might have said something more along the lines of...
"Damn it, Naegi, just take your victory already and be glad you didn't screw up completely."
...Is it wrong to say someone isn't acting like themselves when it's hard to say what that person is even really like at all?]
From where I stand, you appear to have done very well.
As I knew you would.
[There's a slight pause, a thoughtful one, as he studies Naegi. Anger... yes, yes, he expected as much. Even then, it's an odd thing to see on Naegi. He was almost nauseatingly positive sometimes.]
...Not right away, obviously. At the start I never would've guessed you'd be capable of this. Oh, back then I thought you were completely unremarkable.
But I'm pretty good at reading people, so it's not as if you could have hidden your true talent from me forever.
[It's said lightly, teasing almost. It's almost ironic, really, that it's less harsh than he would have been during his deceptions. Back then he might have said something more along the lines of...
"Damn it, Naegi, just take your victory already and be glad you didn't screw up completely."
...Is it wrong to say someone isn't acting like themselves when it's hard to say what that person is even really like at all?]
From where I stand, you appear to have done very well.
As I knew you would.
[There's a slight pause, a thoughtful one, as he studies Naegi. Anger... yes, yes, he expected as much. Even then, it's an odd thing to see on Naegi. He was almost nauseatingly positive sometimes.]
...Not right away, obviously. At the start I never would've guessed you'd be capable of this. Oh, back then I thought you were completely unremarkable.
But I'm pretty good at reading people, so it's not as if you could have hidden your true talent from me forever.
[Oh.
...
Oh! The new kohai is fangirling over her! Oh, she can work with that! Boy, does Hime recover quickly.]
That's right, that's right! I am... [a cough] ...Himelda Window Cure Queen of the Blue Sky! Princess of the Blue Sky Kingdom.
[...]
But Hime's fine too! Aheh, being a princess can be pretty busy~
...
Oh! The new kohai is fangirling over her! Oh, she can work with that! Boy, does Hime recover quickly.]
That's right, that's right! I am... [a cough] ...Himelda Window Cure Queen of the Blue Sky! Princess of the Blue Sky Kingdom.
[...]
But Hime's fine too! Aheh, being a princess can be pretty busy~
Oh wow...! [Haruka's eyes are sparkling. SPARKLING.]
You've been a princess your whole life, then! Just just as a Precure! You have to teach me how to be one!
You've been a princess your whole life, then! Just just as a Precure! You have to teach me how to be one!
Reading people...
[ Fuck it. Just...
Fuck this noise, Naegi can't even talk right now. It was much easier for him to express himself and his thoughts about this game of death when it was just Monobear laughing at them and slinging shit from his spot on the judge's chair.
He forces himself to look at Togami - can you see the anger in his eyes?! Read THAT, bitch! - as he continues to speak. ]
Is that all we are to you!? Just some characters in a whimsical tale of your spinning, just left to die at whatever sick whim is on your mind?!
ANSWER ME...!
[ Fuck it. Just...
Fuck this noise, Naegi can't even talk right now. It was much easier for him to express himself and his thoughts about this game of death when it was just Monobear laughing at them and slinging shit from his spot on the judge's chair.
He forces himself to look at Togami - can you see the anger in his eyes?! Read THAT, bitch! - as he continues to speak. ]
Is that all we are to you!? Just some characters in a whimsical tale of your spinning, just left to die at whatever sick whim is on your mind?!
ANSWER ME...!
[ Oh, Syrup. You know not what madness today tends to incur in people. Especially young maiden-hearted girls like Urara.
. . . speaking of, she coughs as she peers up at Syrup from the floor of the kitchen, covered in flour and splotches of melted chocolate from her earlier attempts at the pancakes. Upon realizing that she now has an audience, she squeaks in panic as she shoots herself upright, brushing flour and cocoa off of the hem of her skirt. ]
A-ah! I'm sorry, I wasn't aware there was someone else here! I promise I'll clean up once I fini--
[ . . .
Hey, wait a minute. ]
S-Syrup?! W-what are you doing here?!
[ Okay, now she's even more flustered, if that were even possible. She flails a little in a panic before she composes herself, coughing in embarrassment as she looked away, her cheeks reddening while she played with her hands behind her back and shyly drawing circles on the floor with her foot. ]
... I'm okay, really! Just... trying to work on something at the moment. I'm sorry if I worried you, though...
. . . speaking of, she coughs as she peers up at Syrup from the floor of the kitchen, covered in flour and splotches of melted chocolate from her earlier attempts at the pancakes. Upon realizing that she now has an audience, she squeaks in panic as she shoots herself upright, brushing flour and cocoa off of the hem of her skirt. ]
A-ah! I'm sorry, I wasn't aware there was someone else here! I promise I'll clean up once I fini--
[ . . .
Hey, wait a minute. ]
S-Syrup?! W-what are you doing here?!
[ Okay, now she's even more flustered, if that were even possible. She flails a little in a panic before she composes herself, coughing in embarrassment as she looked away, her cheeks reddening while she played with her hands behind her back and shyly drawing circles on the floor with her foot. ]
... I'm okay, really! Just... trying to work on something at the moment. I'm sorry if I worried you, though...
Why haven't we done anything with this one and Dark Dream yet, seriously...
dreamingoptimist
2015-02-19 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The Mirror Kingdom - it's a particularly uneventful day again, for all but one young woman who's wandering the halls of the grand castle housing the kingdom's crystals.
After giving Hidarin and Migirin her regards as well as catching up with what had happened since she was here last, Nozomi sighs quietly as she stood in front of the Mirror Kingdom's crystals, a sad smile playing on her expression as she studied them... her gaze in particular lingering on the rose-colored crystal, covered in a spiderweb of cracks from long ago.
Has it really been a year or so since then?
. . . I wonder if the others still remember. Or if the events of then have long faded into memory for them...
Perhaps her friends would think it a little silly, but she didn't want to forget. She refused to forget. All of the memories and the time she spent with her... they may have been but fleeting moments for her, but they were still precious all the same.
She died because of me... protecting me... would things have been different, if I were strong enough...?
Her thought remains unanswered - she doubted that she'd ever find a satisfactory answer to her question in this lifetime anyway - but she'd always inevitably end up on that line of thought while she was here.
Still, she never stopped the question when it came up in her mind, especially today - the anniversary of their battle in the Mirror Kingdom and when she'd encountered her mirror self. For now, though, she pushes that to the back of her mind as she sat down nearby, admiring its nostalgic beauty with a sad, wistful smile on her face. ]
Hello, again... I'm back...! It's... been a while, hasn't it...
After giving Hidarin and Migirin her regards as well as catching up with what had happened since she was here last, Nozomi sighs quietly as she stood in front of the Mirror Kingdom's crystals, a sad smile playing on her expression as she studied them... her gaze in particular lingering on the rose-colored crystal, covered in a spiderweb of cracks from long ago.
Has it really been a year or so since then?
. . . I wonder if the others still remember. Or if the events of then have long faded into memory for them...
Perhaps her friends would think it a little silly, but she didn't want to forget. She refused to forget. All of the memories and the time she spent with her... they may have been but fleeting moments for her, but they were still precious all the same.
She died because of me... protecting me... would things have been different, if I were strong enough...?
Her thought remains unanswered - she doubted that she'd ever find a satisfactory answer to her question in this lifetime anyway - but she'd always inevitably end up on that line of thought while she was here.
Still, she never stopped the question when it came up in her mind, especially today - the anniversary of their battle in the Mirror Kingdom and when she'd encountered her mirror self. For now, though, she pushes that to the back of her mind as she sat down nearby, admiring its nostalgic beauty with a sad, wistful smile on her face. ]
Hello, again... I'm back...! It's... been a while, hasn't it...
...
[There's a pause that lasts for just a little too long, as Togami considers his answer. The words are right there--
"Yes, that's right! That's all it was!"
--but... for some reason, they don't feel quite right anymore. Ah, geez, what was up with this... This was the satisfying climax he'd been waiting for, this was no time to fumble over his lines!]
My sick whims? Oh, Naegi, I do appreciate all this credit you're trying to give me, but how could I possibly accept? I'm not the one who came up with all these... wonderfully creative murders! If I recall correctly, that was... all of you, wasn't it?
Why exactly does punishing the guilty make me the sick one, I wonder~?
[He's derailing and it's transparent as hell, but he's hoping it'll distract Naegi enough from his question. Maybe now he won't have to answer it.]
[There's a pause that lasts for just a little too long, as Togami considers his answer. The words are right there--
"Yes, that's right! That's all it was!"
--but... for some reason, they don't feel quite right anymore. Ah, geez, what was up with this... This was the satisfying climax he'd been waiting for, this was no time to fumble over his lines!]
My sick whims? Oh, Naegi, I do appreciate all this credit you're trying to give me, but how could I possibly accept? I'm not the one who came up with all these... wonderfully creative murders! If I recall correctly, that was... all of you, wasn't it?
Why exactly does punishing the guilty make me the sick one, I wonder~?
[He's derailing and it's transparent as hell, but he's hoping it'll distract Naegi enough from his question. Maybe now he won't have to answer it.]
... need I remind you that you're the one who spurred about half the class into murdering each other in the first place?
[ Naegi's eyes narrow dangerously, his teeth almost grinding as he glares down Togami with all his hate.
... which doesn't work all that well as he's about as threatening as an angry corgi, but he's still a force to be reckoned with, looks notwithstanding. Especially since he knows Togami well enough to know that there's a reason why he was stalling earlier. ]
And you still didn't answer my question--!
[ Naegi's eyes narrow dangerously, his teeth almost grinding as he glares down Togami with all his hate.
... which doesn't work all that well as he's about as threatening as an angry corgi, but he's still a force to be reckoned with, looks notwithstanding. Especially since he knows Togami well enough to know that there's a reason why he was stalling earlier. ]
And you still didn't answer my question--!
I barely did anything at all. But I guess it really doesn't take a lot for someone to think murder is the best solution.
[This time when Togami pauses, it's not because of some internal struggle. It's just...
...Naegi, stop that, that's too cute. You stop being so adorable this instant young man. God, let him just... collect himself for a moment, please.]
Oh, didn't I? So it seems.
[...]
What do you want me to say, exactly?
[This time when Togami pauses, it's not because of some internal struggle. It's just...
...Naegi, stop that, that's too cute. You stop being so adorable this instant young man. God, let him just... collect himself for a moment, please.]
Oh, didn't I? So it seems.
[...]
What do you want me to say, exactly?
[ TOGAMI NO...
Naegi... he doesn't even know what he wanted him to say at this point. His brain is still an emotional jumble just from everything that had been revealed to him thus far, and he was fairly certain he'd go through the ringer once more before this trial was over.
But... he might as well get at least one thing out of the way. ]
At least... answer me this question.
Why?
Why bother being nice to me at all if you were just going to have us all killed in the end...?
Naegi... he doesn't even know what he wanted him to say at this point. His brain is still an emotional jumble just from everything that had been revealed to him thus far, and he was fairly certain he'd go through the ringer once more before this trial was over.
But... he might as well get at least one thing out of the way. ]
At least... answer me this question.
Why?
Why bother being nice to me at all if you were just going to have us all killed in the end...?
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