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linkingup2024-09-28 04:13 pm
beathollow) wrote in linkingup2024-09-28 04:13 pm
IN THE FOREST OF THE LOST
it's all too perfect.
it's all too perfect.
it's all too perfect.
it's all too perfect.
SIGNUPS
As the palace runner, my tagging time is primarily early afternoons to late evenings EST, with Sunday being a free day entirely. Should anything occur otherwise, you will be informed.
Ping me on discord to tap out or alert me to autopilot!
Now, please fill out the following:
Name:
Type: Utility/Fighter
Element:
Weakness:
Core Emotion: Please choose one of the following: Compassion/Love, Loneliness/Desire to Connect, Innocence/Fear, Passiveness/Apathy, Rebellion/Hope, or Anger/Protectiveness.
CONTENT WARNINGS INCLUDE SUICIDE, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, PARANOIA, SURVEILANCE, SOCIAL MANIPULATION, ISOLATION AND POTENTIALLY DISORDERED EATING.
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Type: Utility
Element: Nuclear
Weakness: Psy (lol) (lmao)
Core Emotion: Innocence/Fear (swapping as discussed!)
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Type: Fighter
Element: Wind
Weakness: Electric
Core Emotion: Anger/Protectiveness.
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Type: Utility
Element: Fire
Weakness: Ice
Core Emotion: Rebellion/Hope
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Type: Fighter
Element: Curse
Weakness: Bless
Core Emotion: Loneliness/Desire to Connect
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Type: Fighter
Element: Wind
Weakness: Lightning
Core Emotion: Compassion/Love
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Type: Fighter
Element: Psy
Weakness: Nuclear
Core Emotion: Compassion/Love
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Type: Utility
Element: Fire
Weakness: Ice
Core Emotion: Loneliness/Desire to Connect
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Type: Fighter
Element: Ice
Weakness: Fire
Core Emotion: Anger/Protectiveness.
i owe lav an apology
Type: Fighter
Element: Electric
Weakness: Wind
Core Emotion: Passiveness/Apathy
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Type: fighter
Element: bless
Weakness: curse
Core Emotion: LMAO
loneliness/desire to connect
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Type: Utility
Element: Electric
Weakness: Wind
Core Emotion: Anger/Protectiveness, but I can switch to Rebellion/Hope if we've got too many of the former, lmao
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Type: Fighter
Element: Ice
Weakness: Fire
Core Emotion: Anger/Protectiveness.
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Type: Utility
Element: Curse
Weakness: Bless
Core Emotion: Loneliness/Desire to Connect
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Type: Utility
Element: Bless
Weakness: Curse
Core Emotion: Loneliness/Desire to Connect
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Type: Fighter
Element: Curse
Weakness: Bless
Core Emotion: Loneliness/Desire to Connect (or Anger/Protectiveness whichever is more useful)
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Type: Utility
Element: Fire
Weakness: Ice
Core Emotion: Rebellion/Hope
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Type: Utility
Element: Electric
Weakness: Wind
Core Emotion: Loneliness/Desire to Connect
MECHANICS
BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR
For every instance of "misbehavior"- swearing, stepping on the flowers, stealing an apple from the garden, or anything else (you WILL be alerted)- a smear of dirt will appear somewhere on your clothing. The dirtier the clothing, the worse palace npcs will treat you, from slightly rude to outright hostile.
BATTLE MECHANICS
PHASE ZERO: as empty as a heart
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Little by little, you may appear in a vast, empty space. Whatever you were wearing is gone, instead replaced by somewhat tattered pure white clothes.
Though it seems serene, there's a bitter chill in the air. A black stage waits for performers who may never appear, but... beside it, there's several things left about. A small table set up with multiple cushions. A mannequin with an in-progress outfit. A painting on an easel. An old music box. A pristine aquarium housing seagrass. And a black silk ribbon.
In the opposite direction is a pitch-black forest. Eventually, you know in your heart, you must go to it. That's where your victim waits, after all. But for now...
What will you do?
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She will go examine the mannequin first. ]
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PHASE ONE: THE FOREST
cw: suicide ideation
Mafuyu stands surrounded by the three friends, and a a fourth girl. They've clearly said something, and Mafuyu glares darkly-
"... You're all so selfish. Getting jealous, sympathizing with me, trying to save me when I didn't ask for help. Just stop. Haven't you done enough? I want to disappear. That is my only true feeling."
Kanade frowns, but tries again- "Even if that's true, I still want to save you."
Mafuyu is quiet, before suddenly the damn bursts and her voice breaks.
"I can't take this any more! I'm tired of believing there's still a chance I can find what I'm looking for. It would have been easier to believe I never could from the very beginning. So...that's why... I don't want to believe I can be saved anymore! I'm tired! I look and I look and I look and I look! But I just can't find it... Then when I look again, it's just not right and I get depressed... What am I even supposed to do?!"
"I'll keep composing. Even if this song isn't able to save you, I'll keep composing until I find the one that does. I'll keep composing...until you can find yourself."
... It fades.
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now in the right place
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PHASE TWO: THE CASTLE
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"What does your homework look like today, Mafuyu?" Her father asks.
"I've got some math and an essay to write about what I want to be in the future."
"Oh? And what is it you'd like to be in the future?" Her mother chimes in as she serves a beef stew.
"I want to become a nurse so I can help people who are sick."
Mafuyu seems so happy to say this... But her mother frowns a bit before she corrects herself.
"Is that so... But if you really want to help those who are sick, there are even better jobs than that, you know. Being a nurse is wonderful, but if you're going to get into medicine, why not become a doctor instead?"
"Huh? But I..."
"That's right. You'd make a great doctor. And you're more than capable of handling the amount of study required." Her father muses.
Her chest feels heavy, and her mother continues-
"If you become a doctor, you can even take care of us when we're old and gray. Hehe."
She's silent, and her father seems to take that as approval.
"Don't worry about tuition, either. You just focus on getting into the best school you can."
"I'll be supporting you as well, so good luck!"
Mafuyu wants to say something but- something tightens in her chest.
So she smiles.
"Oh... okay... Thanks for always thinking about me, Mom, Dad. I'll do my best."
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THE BANQUET HALL
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ROUND 1
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THE PRINCESS'S BEDROOM
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THE GALLERY
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cw: hyperawareness, paranoia, manipulation, allusions to stalking
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THE GARBAGE ROOM
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CATHERD
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PHASE THREE: THE THEATER
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Something makes it spark to life, and a hologram of KAITO appears, much to Mafuyu's shock.
"Kaito..."
Now I get it. We couldn't reach you because your phone was broken...
"How did you-"
Miku, try now.
Okay.
There's another flash of light and then another hologram appears.
Mafuyu wants to cry, with relief for once.
"Miku... I was worried I would never see you again."
Mafuyu...
So, care to tell us what happened?
Mafuyu nods, speaking quietly.
"My mom tried to take away my phone... I resisted and... it fell into my aquarium."
Oh, I see...
That explains it. Mafuyu... If you don't fight back now, this is probably going to be it for you. I'm not just talking about being cut off from everyone. She's going to pick you apart clean. If you agree to do her bidding, she'll succeed in destroying who you are. You'll lose everything that you care about. For good.
Mafuyu inhales sharply-
"What am I supposed to do?"
Fight back. Tell her how you really feel. No one can predict what's going to happen, but this is the only option you have right now.
"Fight back...? But, if I do that, Mom will..."
The image of a woman crying into her hands in the middle of an amusement park comes to mind.
Miku frowns and puts a tiny hand on one of Mafuyu's knuckles.
If you tell her, she might get upset... But if you don't say something, you might break... I don't want that to happen... So, please, tell her. We'll be here for you...
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Mafuyu is quiet. She thinks of that cold, emtpy home. Of friends and warmth.
"Okay. I... I... I'll try telling her how I really feel."
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ICON ACCURATE (no) (unless?)
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BOSS BATTLE: THE QUEEN
The stage rumbles even more, and the throne room seems to crumble before collapsing. Within the dust, the black apple orchard surrounds them again... and where the throne was, instead is a glass coffin. Snow White, Mafuyu's persona, lays within it, still as the grave... and then the Queen takes a seat on top of it, crossing her legs as the end of her scepter cracks the glass. The Marionette has been returned to her side, resting against her mother in a slump.
You think it's going to be so simple...? I'll keep my daughter safe. Begone from my kingdom, wretches.
She raises the scepter and casts Mafreila for medium nuke damage, missing Soujuurou, Argenti, Aubrey, Jesse, McGillis, and Arven but hitting Celeste (18), Izou (15) and Richard (14)
She then casts Ominous Words, inflicting Despair on Soujuurou, Jesse, Celeste, Izou and Richard- They can no longer take actions and feels drained of spiritual energy each round. On the fourth round, they fall unconscious.
Once you're gone, she'll give in. She'll learn that Mother knows best.
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[The one thing she's good for is destroying stuff, so she's going to take that to heart and take a swing at Mafumom - even if she unfortunately misses (8)]
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FINALE
cw: emotional abuse, isolation
"... I'm sorry, Mom. I'm sorry for making you cry and feel so sad. But... I want you to know how I really feel...! I've been in so much pain this in entire time. You placed such high expectations on me, and I did my best to not disappoint you... The more I tried, the worse I felt... Eventually, I began wondering if this is really what I wanted to do... But as I worked with Kanade and the others... Little by little, I began to understand... I'm beginning to realize what I truly want to do...!"
"Mafuyu...?"
"I know you're not going to like hearing this, Mom, but I... I don't want to lose them... I don't want to give up music, or not see them ever again... I don't want either of those things to happen...!"
Mom is quiet, and then- "... Why?"
"Huh?"
"Why don't you understand what I'm trying to say...? How many times do I have to tell you? Making music and being with your so-called friends... Those are just passing fancies. If you keep running from the things that matter most, you're absolutely going to regret it later on, it'll be too late by the time you realize that you should've studied a little harder back then."
"No, Mom, I understand that...But- But I need this! Not just music, but Kanade and the others! I promise to keep studying! In return for letting me do this, I promise to become the daughter that you'll be proud of!"
Mom's tears stop and she immediately switches to a cold glare.
"And this is why I'm telling you that you don't understand! Buying you that computer, letting you use that blasted instrument... It was all a mistake! look away for one second and you start making your own music. For two years, you hid so many things from me, neglected your studies and became "friends" with complete strangers you met on the internet! If I had known this would happen, I would've never given you any of those things! You listen to me, Mafuyu... That girl doesn't love you.
The only one who loves you is your mother!"
Panic cinches in Mafuyu's chest, doubt rises again-
Even after you get home, you probably won't be able to take your mind off things... But we'll always be on your side. So... All of us in N25... We'll always be waiting for you in SEKAI!
I know things aren't gonna be easy now that your mom knows about N25, but... You need to speak up if something really bothers you. Because you're the only one who can protect yourself in the end...
I remembered how my dad said that he wanted to make me and my mom smile by playing this song he wrote for us. When we heard it... We couldn't help but smile and laugh. I want you to feel what I did. I want you to smile the way I did back then.
Memories of her friends calm her heart, while she feels the gentlest touch from her pocket, where Miku hides.
We're right here with you. Just believe in how you feel.
Mafuyu inhales.
Mom doens't notice, and continues talking, walking closer.
"I apologize for raising my voice like that... But I'm sure you'll understand, Mafuyu. Because you're such a good, kind girl who I know will do the right thing."
Fear spikes in her chest.
When you think you've reached your limit... It's okay to run away.
"So, let's start over. I promise to do what I can for you... Okay? Mafuyu, please..."
Mom reaches for her and Mafuyu immediately turns around and bolts out the door, not even getting her shoes. It's raining, hard, and all she can do is run while her mother calls after her, drowned out by the thundering downpour.
Suddenly, it's not raining. She's in a crowd of people, soaking wet, without shoes and clearly crying. Her heart starts pounding, blood rushing to her face-
And a cloak is placed on her while Celeste raises the hood to hide her further.
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