IV／Curiosity Killed The Cat
[Action; 1765 Beaver Street]
[So today you were just minding your own business, passing by Beaver Street for some reason, when you spot a large orange suitcase just.
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[So today you were just minding your own business, passing by Beaver Street for some reason, when you spot a large orange suitcase just.
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So instead of opening it, Minato opts to pick up the suitcase. Yes, he's going to try to find the mysterious suitcase's owner.]
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But suitcases don't speak so unfortunately it'll just have to get carried off by protag-kun!
And then suddenly he'd feel a "thump" from inside the suitcase. Not enough to make him drop it or anything, but a static object shouldn't be able to... give a reaction of its own.
Keep walking, or stop to investigate?]
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...Which go "bump" when picked up? Huh. How weird. What is inside here? Now he's curious.
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1. Open it.
>2. Keep calm and carry on.
Whatever it is, it can wait until he finds the owner. Maybe start with the house it's in front of?]
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No need. He'll get called by a voice from somewhere behind just as he's making his way to the front porch of 1765. Turning around, he'll see a redheaded woman wearing glasses and donning a ponytail in an orange coat, looking at him with surprise.]
...Huh. Hey there, do you need something? [She does give the suitcase a quick glance, but doesn't seem to really take it in account. He's headed towards her house after all, asking about that would be more fitting.]
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...Hm, the house the suitcase is closest to is Touko's. Is this her's?
His eyes dart around before he bends down to pick the suitcase up. May as well deliver-- it's heavy. Heavier than he expected. What does she have in this thing? He frowns and tries to lift it again. He gets it off the ground, but his weakened state means that it isn't stay off the ground for long. It falls out of his grasp and the impact causes the clasps to loosen and the suitcase begins to open.
This can't be good, can it?]
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A distortion itself seems to jump out of the box. Once it hits the ground and stops moving, now laying empty and wide open by the sidewalk, Scratch will have a black but not wholly corporeal cat with piercing golden eyes staring back at him. Its tail is swishing back and forth as it simply sits there and observes him, not showing any signs of hostility or displeasure.
This is obviously not an ordinary cat. Its whiskers twitch a little. What do, Doc?]
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He slowly bends down into a squatting position (because no way he is getting his knees dirty on the pavement) and reaches a gloved hand out to the cat to touch it.]
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Physical contact isn't made, the cat'll draw itself back before that, but it seems to have picked up something. Whatever it was, it'll stand up from where it sat and come up next to Scratch, also circling him once. It doesn't meow, but the swishing of its tail now does seem to indicate a certain level of contentment.]
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... What is this sudden feeling of dread and maybe some vague familiarity too.. but then again, he was passed out with a concussion for half of knk 5 and it's been a while either way so there's no moment of instant recognition.
He's not even sure if he wants to approach by now, tbh, although if it's garbage to be taken out maybe he should at least be nice enough to put it somewhere with the rest of the garbage, right? Someone might trip over it!!
... brb, having a staredown with the suitcase. ]
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It'll stare back down at you, Mikiya. IT'S BOSS LADY'S SUITCASE SHE ASKED YOU TO GET WHEN SERIOUS SHIT WAS GOING DOWN, when she told you to wait and she'll bring back Shiki, remember?
What's the wisest course of action here, really... -3-]
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Staring at it some more.. okay no he'll take a step closer he means like this he could still walk around it in the end if he wanted to!! ]
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Don't be so weak. If you're a good secretary, you should at least take this and bring it to her house, 8|]
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But at the same time... It's just lying there! And she can't help the urge to just... come closer and...]
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Will you try opening it?
> Yes. Haven't you ever played an RPG before? FREE LOOT IS FREE LOOT!
> No. I've fought Mimics too, NOT SURE IF WANT...]
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But THANK GOODNESS THAT'S NOT THE CASE! If she's keeping her eye on the suitcase, opening it she'll see a swirl of intangible black accompanied by a sudden knife-sharp feeling of foreboding. It was borderline hostility, but it vanishes as quickly as it appears. In less than an eyeblink, the swirl seems to jump towards her face--
--before taking a turn and landing on the sidewalk. The entire thing took an instant, so it's also possible that all she saw was something black, before a "black cat" with golden eyes is now sitting next to the open suitcase, staring back at her neutrally. "Black cat", because anyone can see that there's something... not right about the animal. The blackness isn't its fur, for one; it seems to be made out of something translucent and otherworldly.
It doesn't meow either, just swishing its tail back and forth as it keeps staring back at her. ...It's not so bad, right... It could definitely have been worse (??)!]
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Holland is going to try and pick it up to move it.]
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He'll be able to lift it no problem, although it feels a bit heavy, definitely not empty. Where to now?]
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Still looking very ordinary, yep... Investigate further, or let sleeping dogs lie?]
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