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sting_to_death

.o12 ☈ I hate loneliness, but it loves me;

May 24, 2010 15:15

I've been having this thing for a while now.

[ Pentaps. ]

It's a little piece of paper with some kind of map drawn on it. Does anybody else have something like this?

[ Added about half a hour later: ]

Castor. Still alive? [ Yes, she already knows the answer. Obviously. SHUT UP. ]

* rain, * kazahana, -event: a trip down memory lane, =quicklog, * bastet, castor's a funny name, if i want your opinion i'll beat it out, * castor, tsun tsun dere dere, fell off my high horse, nothing to see here uh huh, ronery da

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Quicklog! snowburned May 28 2010, 20:23:14 UTC

All right.

[The next day, WHENEVER THAT WAS AS MUN HAS LOST TRACK, Kazahana went about her business but didn't get involved with any pressing errands. Lin would find her when she was good and ready, and Kazahana didn't want to have to break a commitment for one she'd already made. And she would go--aside from her word, she remembered what had happened when Truth had followed a map. This didn't seem like the same thing, but it was good to be wary.]

Quicklog! sting_to_death May 28 2010, 23:47:23 UTC

[ At least, Lin tried not to pick a weird time to show up. She was up everyday at 5am, an habit she couldn't seem to lose, but knew very well most people weren't. And she had to admit Kazahana had been nice, offering to come with her in case anything went wrong, so there was no reason to bother her more than she already was going to.

Lin showed up a little after lunch, hoping she wouldn't interrupt anything, and used shunpo only to get a bit closer, but walked for a good part of the way, so that Kazahana would be aware of her presence a little before she arrived. Obviously, if asked, she was never going to admit having been so considerate of somebody else's personal space. ]

Ready?

[ Greetings weren't needed. Lin pulled the ticket out of her pocket and looked at it for the nth time, before showing it to Kazahana too. ]

Quicklog! snowburned May 29 2010, 15:37:07 UTC

[ Kazahana felt Lin a little before she saw or heard her, the other woman's reiatsu cutting through the surrounding atmosphere like something sharp. She got the sense that this was something Lin allowed--that if she desired, no one would feel her at all. but that was a topic for another day. ]

Ready. You can lead the way.

[ Thankfully, she'd made sure to keep Sode no Shirayuki strapped into the sheath she carried on her back. Just in case. ]

[ooc: and it's the weekend, so I will commence not sucking at timely tags \o/]

Quicklog! sting_to_death May 29 2010, 21:50:23 UTC

[ Lin was bringing her 'sword' too, that weird metal stinger Gene-1 had found. She kept it in a little leather bag hanging from her waist. Useless to deny she was jealous of Kazahana and Toushi, who had their swords with them. Hers wasn't complete yet, and she had no idea when it was going to be.

She started off, not as fast as she could have been, to make sure Kazahana could follow. After all, she had no idea how fast the other could be. Now and then Lin glanced at the map in her hand, or looked over her shoulder. Was she supposed to make conversation...? No, no she wasn't. ]

Quicklog! snowburned May 29 2010, 22:00:38 UTC

[Kazahana moved in silence. Lin certainly wasn't one for small talk, and if she had to admit it to herself, she did feel a little self-conscious about her insistent worry about Lin's welfare. This was a different sort of map, and she was far more competent in self-defense than Truth had been. There was probably no reason to worry.

But still, she had. They were from the some world, and acquaintances of a sort. It would weigh on her conscience less this way.]

Quicklog! sting_to_death May 30 2010, 14:34:18 UTC

[ Lin was more than content with Kazahana's silence, it made things easier. She still wasn't all too comfortable with bringing someone with her, especially since maybe they were going to face something dangerous, but she wasn't stupid either. Just in case, it was better to have someone with her, even more so since that someone was Kazahana, and could have healed her if need be.

She stopped only once she reached the edge of one of the floating islands, there was no bridge to connect it with their destination. ]

A problem for you?

[ If Kazahana truly was like her, it shouldn't have been, but Lin asked anyway. ]

Re: Quicklog! snowburned May 30 2010, 15:26:58 UTC

[ Kazahana didn't frequently share her unusual ability to move through the air in a way that was something between flying and leaping, but it seemed to be a shared ability from their world, and wasn't that much of a secret.

Besides--she had the sense that this could be something of a test. Lin obviously demanded a lot from those she associated with. If Kazahana said it was a problem, she wasn't at all sure Lin wouldn't just go ahead without her.

Luckily, it wasn't. ]

No. It isn't.

Quicklog! sting_to_death May 30 2010, 22:53:30 UTC

Very well.

[ Lin knew she must have been an officer before being taken away, so, supposedly, she should have been stronger than Kazahana. But as things were, she wasn't too sure-- Kazahana had been there longer, knew more about herself than Lin did. She had her sword, and Lin didn't. It wasn't actually surprising that she wouldn't have any problems leaping through the air.

With a nod, Lin started off, landing on the new island and looking around. She didn't immediately recognize the weird building-- it didn't feel like something familiar, and yet, somehow, she knew more or less what that was, and how it worked. Again, she looked at the ticket in her hand before walking forward and into the building. ]

Quicklog! snowburned May 31 2010, 21:32:28 UTC

[ Kazahana appreciated that Lin took her at her word, and hung back for a second to watch her companion's movements. Quick, strong, sure of herself--whatever her rank in their previous lives, this was someone who was very comfortable with her own capabilities.

When she landed beside Lin a moment later, she mimicked the cautious appraisal. This was new to her, too. ]

I've never been here before. But it seems like there are no threats on the surface, at least.

Quicklog! sting_to_death June 3 2010, 21:59:53 UTC

[ Just another nod, the island seemed safe enough. Maybe it was presumptuous of her, but Lin thought she could tell whether something bad was going to happen. A sort of sixth sense, maybe? Not that she wouldn't rely on her guts alone, but in a place where she had almost no memories at all trusting her instinct seemed like a good choice. ]

Do you know what kind of place this is?

[ As she asked, Lin walked further into the building, looking for... A door? Something. She had a vague idea of how that sort of places worked, but it was-- yes, vague. ]

Quicklog! snowburned June 4 2010, 19:05:03 UTC

No. I've heard...rumors. But I don't trust everything I hear, especially not in a place like this.

[ She was tempted to draw Shirayuki as they venture further in, but resisted the paranoid impulse. But still, something about this place was...eerie. That was the only word for it. ]

Quicklog! sting_to_death June 4 2010, 22:50:53 UTC

[ Finally Lin found the door she was looking for, and pushed it open. Unlike Kazahana, she didn't think anything dangerous was waiting for them, but all the same, the sight left her gaping for a moment. Were those--

Immediately, she walked closer to the wall, and the Memory Crystals lining it. There were more than Lin could count, enough to find out everything about her past life and even more.

What stopped her fingers from immediately starting to touch all of them was remembering that with every Memory Crystal came a punishment. She might have recovered all of her memories, but what would have been the punishment for that?

...And there was a part of Lin that wasn't completely sure she wanted to know. ]

What should I...

[ She was talking more to herself than to Kazahana, but turned to look at her all the same, making sure she wasn't touching anything either. ]

Quicklog! snowburned June 9 2010, 02:09:07 UTC

I don't know.

[ This place was even creepier now. All those crystals, those memories, those parts of people...they could be a powerful temptation, or something repellent.

She trailed in Lin's wake, keeping an eye out in case something or someone took advantage of their distraction. You never knew.]

It's up to you, Lin.

Quicklog! sting_to_death June 11 2010, 14:32:34 UTC

[ Lin barely heard Kazahana's words-- she wasn't looking for advice from her, and now she wished she had come there alone. Too late to regret that, though.

She touched one of the crystals, ready to face whatever memory she was about to see and let it swallow them both.

Lin was standing in line, other people dressed just like her by her side. Twenty, maybe two dozens. All of them stood, staring at the ground, waiting for something ( ... )

Quicklog! snowburned June 18 2010, 21:00:13 UTC

[This was the last thing Kazahana had ever expected to see when she'd decided to accompany Lin. This was her execution, her memory, and it felt like a gross violation of her privacy, seeing it on display like this.

Which was a ridiculous reaction. Other people had been there; she'd known from her own memory of the occasion that Lin had seen it once, in the time before the sphere. But there it was, nonetheless.

She hadn't known what it would look like from below. She hadn't expected that she'd looked so helpless up there, or so alone.

Kazahana saw Lin turn to her, her eyes burning, and she ducked her head, unable to meet her eyes.]

I didn't want anyone to see that.

Quicklog! sting_to_death June 19 2010, 23:50:34 UTC

[ So she knew. Kazahana had known all this time about this, but hadn't told her. Had she told anyone at all?

No, Lin didn't have any right to feel betrayed. They weren't really friends, were they? They were barely alleys.

But... Kazahana was someone she trusted, if only a little (obviously, otherwise she wouldn't have taken her with her), and now... ]

Let's go away from here.

[ Confused didn't even begin to cover it. And frustrated. The more she collected the pieces of what had been her life before the Sphere, the more she didn't like the picture that was forming.

But none of that showed on her face, or in her voice. She just turned her back to her and started walking, her words to Kazahana sounding very much like an order. ]

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