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[beathollow]

in the wake of turmoil

What's Up?

Mafuyu and Aerith have hatched a plan to give Braphine's Chosen some time to relax and have fun together! And just in the nick of time...

Date and Location

Afternoon of Monday, October tth into October 8th
The Aquarium within the Office District

The sway of water

It's a normal morning for anyone who's managing to sleep a standard schedule- up until a mass text goes out, that is. Everyone will find the same thing from either Mafuyu or Aerith's username:

ONE NIGHT STAY-OVER AT THE LOCAL AQUARIUM, SCHEDULED MONDAY, OCTOBER SEVENTH!! All of Braphine's Chosen are invited to an exclusive event hosted at the aquarium where guests can spend the day taking tours and then sleep over in qualified areas. Dining will be provided, all we have to bring is ourselves, changes of clothes and pillows and blankets. (And yes, the floors will be extra clean.)

... Simple enough. And should you choose to attend, both your hostesses will be pleased to see you once it's time to head over.

As they said, the aquarium is largely empty save for the group, and it's definitely worth it. A serene song plays overhead while attendants give tours or explanations as needed. The variety of aquatic life is surprisingly vast as well, and spacious halls give way to plenty of opportunity to explore.

Come nightfall, certain rooms dim the lights but the tanks stay lit- or black lit as darker enclosures like the jellyfish hall and the octopus tanks remain- and only a few staff remain to keep an eye on things- so... stay on your best behavior. The two restaurants stay open- a regular fast food joint with kitschy island cabana theming, and a much more upscale lounge where Aerith plans on corralling the adults for fun this evening.

Once it's time for the age groups to split, Aerith will lead the adults to a pleasant lounge with more tanks, large couches or more private tables, and a view overlooking one of the main rooms of the aquarium- wave to the kids if they're there! Or don't. Bouquets of flowers are placed around the room, and it looks like Aerith has a few ideas already, though she won't stop anyone from going out to review the different sections again.

Contrasting Mafuyu, who is content to let the fellow teens do whatever- though if they do congregate, she's not really the social sort and will simply be content to enjoy the vibes. Even if you just want to take a nap somewhere, there's plenty of dark secluded areas to do so.

Out of character!

This log is for an ic sleepover hosted at the aquarium! All characters are invited but attendance is not mandatory. That said, there are still staff members ready to boot any troublemakers out. We wanted to keep the types of displays vague to give everyone creative freedom, and characters are welcome to flit about between groups as they desire, be it to check in or to to snoop or whatever. As discussed with the mods, this does count as an open event and can be used for rewards. Thank you all for your interest!

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Comments

[metagame]

[He looks owlish.]

My friends went on a date to the local amusement park and there was a bomb threat... The bomber threatened to blow up the Ferris wheel unless the cops played his sick game... But the detective didn't know how, so I offered to play instead.

I figured out where the bomber was hiding before he hurt anyone, but it left an impression on me. And in retrospect, it was so weird.

Stuff like that happened to me all the time, though.

[beathollow]

...

( mafuyu makes the face of a young woman realizing that one of her friends is an anciet egyptian king but also has experience with modern terrorism and the police and she's so overwhelmed actually- )

I- what the hell.

[metagame]

Ah...

[he sees the face she's making... oh right... she might need more context...]

I should have mentioned I was a spirit for a very, very long time, huh? For a while, I could only exist through the Millennium Puzzle. Y'know, the pendant I used to wear...

[He gestures its shape.]

[beathollow]

...












Oh my god I still have that I'm so sorry-

[metagame]

You're the one who has it?

[Relief floods him like he's the damn Nile.]

Horus' Eye, I thought it was lost in Nekyia!

[beathollow]

N-no, no, I- um. In your palace, I found it...? But it was broken.

...




So, I uh. I put it back together. It's been with me since.

[metagame]

You even solved it? Mafuyu, that's amazing! Do you know how few people are even capable of such a feat..?!

[he's so excited for her]

Your instincts... your gaming prowess... I want to know just how much more you're capable of doing!

[beathollow]

Really...? But I did it so fast...

( flustered... )

This place threw me off, actually. I'm, um... a little notorious back home for not missing or failing anything, so even arcade games are pretty easy for me, you know...? And then Spojoy Park... that is, it's an athletics game center, which...

I swear I'm not trying to brag, I just don't miss.

( or anything else.


ever. )

[metagame]

Aha! I was like that, too! No one could ever match me. Isn't it great to lose? And to fail!!

[THE SHEER NOVELTY]

I might get angry about it sometimes... but to feel that rush when someone is better than me..!!

[beathollow]

It's terrifying. I don't lose. It's-- it's not allowed.

( ... so, they're on exact opposites of the scale, actually. )

I missed with an arrow for the first time in my life here and I almost had a panic attack.

[metagame]

[SO ABOUT THAT]

And I understand that, too... That's how I felt when I first lost. It takes a while to get used to... but trust me, when you allow yourself to be imperfect..? It feels so much better.

[beathollow]

( mafuyu falters a bit, and then she just. seems to flop back a bit. it's a good thing that night dress has shorts actually- )

I know. It's just... scary.

[metagame]

New things often are... But think of it as your own little act of rebellion.

[beathollow]

...

( quietly: )

It would be easier if not for the way my mother acted just before all of this started when I brought home a bad grade...

[metagame]

Fuck her.

[His one and only fuck for the whole game saved for this precise moment.]

She's not here, and as far as I'm concerned she wasn't really your mother.

[beathollow]

( mafuyu outright jolts at the swear, eyes wide as she faces him properly... and then, slowly, she deflates. )

... No, she wasn't. But it was...

( ... )

It was traumatizing. Which is probably just what she wanted, if it meant she could keep me 'perfect'.

[metagame]

Exactly.

Will you continue to live under her thumb..?

[beathollow]

Never.

[metagame]

Then chip away at the Mafuyu she tried to build for you. Embrace each failure and every loss... Because that's how you'll eventually find yourself, Mafuyu. In the things you do wrong, and how you grow from them.