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Entry tags:
- a3!: itaru chigasaki,
- baten kaitos: sagi,
- blue lock: yoichi isagi,
- buried stars: kyuhyuk lee,
- danganronpa: chiaki nanami,
- final fantasy: hythlodaeus,
- final fantasy: joscelaint grimpevers,
- kill la kill: satsuki kiryuin,
- lieat: efina,
- love live!: nozomi toujou,
- omniscient reader: dokja kim,
- omniscient reader: joonghyuk yoo,
- omniscient reader: sooyoung han,
- original: hien callias,
- persona: minato arisato,
- tsubasa reservoir chronicle: fai d. flou
DECEMBER LOG PT1
DECEMBER LOG PT1
premise ⬥ taken ⬥ faq ⬥ navigation
→ OH THANK GOD
(click to expand - the boba shop survived!!)
Sandstorms quietly continue to blow across Melona's desert, tinged black with ash carried over from the west where the volcano still intermittently sputters and spits, its hiccups and coughs darkening the sky to the west. Occasionally, a clap of thunder can be heard even as far as Melona's dome, and a shadow can be seen within the ash clouds looming above the mountains. Whispered rumors travel throughout the region, carrying warnings that "The storm is alive," remembering the destruction wrought upon Toran and the volcanic eruption two months ago that had devastated Hami, the town to the northwest. For two months, the heat and the ash had choked the skies over the mountains of Hami, but eventually, the lava stops flowing. Eventually, the skies begin to clear. Eventually, the people of Melona become curious enough— concerned enough— aware enough that their life inside their bubble that blinded them to the plights of the world at large— to start sending small groups out to Hami to see what aid, if any, they might require. The gym leader himself wanted to head the expedition, worried about his friend and fellow gym leader in the neighboring town, but he got yelled at enough for leaving his post during the last month that he reluctantly agrees to remain at the gym. Because, apparently, challenging gyms is very very important to some people, never mind the world being in a crisis and the safety of both people and Pokemon being at stake.Instead, the desert guides are the ones who lead the way to Hami, knowing the desert and the mountains and are able to carve the most direct path towards the town. Self-sufficient as the townspeople of Melona tend to be, they do not ask for volunteers to join them, but they do not turn down help either, whether from bleeding hearts who want to do everything they can to assist people in need, or those who just want to get to the next town for their badges and ribbons. Like the trek from Mango to Melona, travel to Hami also takes several days of camping, of riding upon Numel through the sand, of climbing mountains and scaling unstable cliffs because there is no well-worn path from the ground to the peak. And nestled in the middle of the mountains, where Hami is supposed to be...
Ash and cinders. A field of rubble. Skeletons of buildings jutting up out of the ground where they are half collapsed and half buried in the ground, flames licking what little wood and scraps of cloth remain and hungering to devoid the new souls that have stepped within their domain. Aside from the rescue team from Melona, there is not another soul in sight, no sound of everyday chatter in the distance nor husks of bodies left charred on the ground. In this town laid to ruin, a single building has been left relatively untouched by the flow of lava that had run through its streets and washed away all its people. The sign hanging above the front door, blackened at the edges, reads: "Hami Boba." Inside, a single worker in uniform can be seen slumped over the counter, who is startled so badly when the door opens that she falls off her stool and blanches as if she'd seen a ghost— which is exactly what she thought, because who else would be here in Hami after everything that had happened? The volcano had erupted two months ago, she explains, all of the sudden without warning and most of the townspeople were forced to leave. Others stayed behind, those with rock and ground Pokemon who weren't bothered by the heat, or those with water and ice Pokemon who were willing to tough it out to battle the lava and the flames in an effort to save their town. This war against nature lasted over a month, and nobody ever came to their aid... But eventually, it became clear that their greatest threat came from the sky, from the ash that fell upon the land like a woolen blanket and smothered all the air, driving the last of the resistance fighters out.
In the end, the only person left in the entire town was her. The boba shop was constructed with the nearby volcano in mind, and there is no lack of things to eat inside the shop when there was only herself to ration for, but the funny thing is... even though she was stuck indoors and was horrifyingly lonely, she could feel a cool breeze pass through the shop every once in a while, and the air remained fresh. It felt as if there were something watching over her, she explains shyly, and there must have been, because she held onto that hope all this time and her patience finally paid off. Her first customers in two months!! Would they like some boba? The store's specialty is Shuckle berry juice boba! The stamps are a little dried out, but you get a cute red Slugma stamp for visiting this shop.
→ WELCOME TO THE NEW HAMA
(click to expand - it's free to live out here)
So, there's that. There is no town, not really. No gym, no contest hall. But the Melona guides aren't satisfied with leaving it at that, so they stock up on all the Shuckle berry juice boba they can carry and continue their search for the town's residents. They offer up Abras to teleport anybody who doesn't want to continue back to Melona, and then split into small groups to spread out across the mountainside, winding around smoldering lava lakes and trudging through paths knee high in ash. Here and there, all across the mountain range, small campsites can be seen. Up on a ledge on the cliffside, a group of people can be seen foraging berries alongside some wild Mankey. Out in the open in a valley, another group of people are seen roasting meat and nuts over several wild Torkoals' backs. At the base of one of the mountains, another group of people and Machop are hard at work breaking large boulders into smaller pieces to build shelter. Rather than having relocated to a single area, the people of Hami seem to have scattered to live in the mountains, welcome enough to the Melona guides and those who accompany them but denying that they need any help or expressing any real desire to reform a central town. There is no need, after all. Everything they need to live on is provided by the land and the wild Pokemon who share not only their habitat, but where to find food and water, and keep them warm and safe through the night. The volcano still grumbles from time to time, the seas around them continue to churn with relentless whirlpools, and sandstorms rage in the east towards Melona. But right now, they're just trying to live day by day.While there is no main town any longer, the people do come together from time to time in the valley to share resources and spread news, and once a week, they sit together under the stars and hold Pokemon Contests on a stage that is nothing more than a large, wide slab of rock. The gym leader, Tsubomi, specializes in both fire and fighting type Pokemon and honors battles wherever she is challenged. Because of the lack of a gym building, she might need to be tracked down, though she is easier to find than Konoha, often making set rounds from group to group, checking up on the townspeople spread across the mountains. Central to all the campsites are natural hot springs, and both people and wild Pokemon come here to submerge themselves in the steaming waters and rejuvenate after a long, hard day. When the first of the rescue team arrives at the hot springs, two familiar faces are seen: a girl with pink hair and a boy with blue hair. Nanami opens her eyes blearily and pats Minato on the face. He looks up at the group and goes, "Hey. What's up?"
→ AW NUTS...
(click to expand - you really should have done something about that volcano)
A couple nights into the month, a shooting star is spotted streaming across the sky and disappearing into the waters to the southwest.The ground shakes.
In the dead of night, the sky is lit up with a spew of fire that bursts out of the volcano hundreds of meters in the air, black smoke billowing up into the air in thick clouds, the mountains hacking up ash and molten rock. Screams can be heard throughout the mountain range as lava rushes down the slopes, people trying to grab what little they have left for a second time— though many already have nothing left but their lives. Wild Pokemon flee from the mountains in herds, heading for the desert to face the sandstorms rather than being consumed by flame.
The ground shakes. It cracks.
Desert becomes beach as the sand spills into the water, the cusp between mountain and desert becoming a chasm driven deep into the water as the Hami mountains break away and start sinking into the sea.
→ MOD NOTES
⬥ For the sake of timelines, the Melona guides first head for Hami on December 3, the volcano erupts on December 5, and Hami subsequently becomes its own island on December 6. Destruction and evacuation can be played out however you want, but the boba shop remains standing in the end. The building is in impeccable condition. Not even the ash sticks to it.
⬥ Please make note of the new investigation form in the toplevel below, involving investigation style.
⬥ The second event log will go up on December 15.
⬥ Please make note of the new investigation form in the toplevel below, involving investigation style.
⬥ The second event log will go up on December 15.
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He does feel bad for Itaru, in a way. He's got feelings now, and he's not even able to easily act upon them. Hien has long forgotten what that felt like, because he mostly readily accepts whatever consequence that gets thrown at him. He has the luxury to do that. Most people don't.
Either way, ask and you'll receive, Itaru. He reaches over to his cloak that is on the edge of the springs where he got the Soda Pop and takes out a sake equivalent. ]
... since you asked. Sometimes you need a good drink.
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[ he just stares like - ]
Do you have some kinda hammerspace in your cloak or something?
[ but he won't say no to free alcohol so he'll take that, thank you! ]
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[ He takes out two small sake cups and pours a drink into it before giving the cup to Itaru. ]
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[ well, sort of. anyway he clinks his cup against hien's and takes a long gulp. ]
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[ Hien drinks it all fairly quickly as if he just tossed liquor into his mouth. It's just one shot, after all.
He pours another one for himself and will do for Itaru if his cup is empty too. ]
What do you like about him anyway?
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Let's see... He's pretty cheery, he has a cute smile, and he lets me talk his ear off about my interests which is a huge plus. And also - you know how in dating sims there's always this chara who's shrouded in mystery and how you're just super eager to unlock their route so that you can learn more about 'em? It's kinda like that.
[ ... ]
Oh, but don't tell him that I see him as some secret route or anything. It's nothing like that at all.
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[ For one, Hien would look pretty dead if someone took an interest in him because of the mysterious masked man fantasy. He doesn't want that. He'll keep pouring drinks for himself and Itaru whenever the cups are empty until the bottle is empty itself, so feel free to handwave refills. ]
A cute smile, huh...
[ He drinks the next cup pretty quickly. ]
If you take him by surprise, you might see a better one.
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[ hm! ]
Honestly, I wanna make him smile like that more often. Not sure where to start, though. There's only so much a guy like me can do.
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[ That's all he's gonna say about that. ]
Don't sell yourself short. You can do many things as long as you're alive. You just have to be a little creative--though I'm sure he's the kind of person that likes seeing happy too. It makes him happy to see others happy... something like that.
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[ there goes another shot. ]
You're probably aware that Fai's a wizard, right? And I'm just a boring old human who just happens to know too much about the world we're in. If I didn't have that, he wouldn't have spotted me from a crowd a mile away.
[ aside from his pretty face, but itaru had already told him that he doesn't want to be liked for just his appearance alone. ]
1/2
Hien reaches out and jabs Itaru's cheek with his finger. ]
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[ He pokes his cheek again with lesser strength this time. ]
Don't forget: he chose you.
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Fine, point taken. But in the end there's a world of difference between us. Literally. Fai can do all sorts of cool things with magic, while I have shit stamina for days from walking a single mile. And it's not just him with magic here either, so I'm still in the minority. And, and...
[ another shot, and he slumps his head over the edge of the spring. ]
I know he's not that kind of person, but I guess I still get scared that he's laughing behind my back the entire time. Wouldn't be the first time.
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[ Hien's voice is quieter when he says that as he leans back to the edge of the spring. He drinks another shot. Man, no matter how many years pass, this sort of thing just hits him like a truck every single time. ]
Shitty people can have magic and overwhelming physical stamina and it wouldn't make them a better person. Yeah, maybe kindness won't get you too far in a capitalist society, but at least you'd be likable and loved by people who you want to be loved by.
[ Another shot. ]
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[ mmmmmm, can't think. he's already cringing a little at himself for saying too much, on top of looking old as fuck too? it's an embarrassing look no matter how you look at it. ]
I wish he'd say something... But I'm not one to talk either. I don't wanna jinx us, but at this rate I bet it's gonna take the world tearing itself apart before we finally yell our feelings for one another as we fall to our deaths or something. It's always like that.
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[ God.......................................
y'all so fucking cagey ]
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[ yeah he's completely wasted ]
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[ right the fuck meow ]
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before he promptly passes out on the ledge.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ]
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Honestly, when Itaru mentioned that, he felt like he had his own childhood flashbacks. All he was good at was playing video games, playing with friends, and making friends. He sucked at everything related to academia, so his prospects weren't great. ]
You're such a lightweight...
[ Guess that's one piece of info Hien will tuck inside the recesses of his mind. He doesn't want Itaru to stay here while passed out since that could be dangerous, so Hien gathers his things and carries Itaru over his shoulder to where everyone's clothes should be. ]
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but this gives him enough time to think about his next course of action, as hien lugs him around. he's pretty used to being carried around like a sack of potatoes at this point, given his utter lack of athleticism, but that's also a thing to consider with regards to fai liking him That Way. would fai really like a completely ordinary, boring guy like him anyway? ]
Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
cw emeto mention
If you feel sick, please don't throw up on me.
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[ he'll do it later. see, he can be considerate. ]
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[ Hien gently puts Itaru down to put on his own clothes. It passes by within a blink of an eye. He tries to at least shove a shirt over Itaru at least. ]
Where's your tent? I can drop you off there...
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