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Entry tags:
- !event,
- chainsaw man: makima,
- critical role: taryon darrington,
- devil summoner: raidou kuzunoha,
- elfen lied: lucy/kaede,
- fate/grand order: okada izou,
- final fantasy 7: kadaj,
- genshin impact: wriothesley,
- honkai star rail: march 7th,
- in stars and time: siffrin,
- jujutsu kaisen: kento nanami,
- jujutsu kaisen: satoru gojo,
- library of ruina: gebura,
- library of ruina: malkuth,
- limbus company: ishmael,
- lobotomy corporation: yesod,
- mobile suit gundam seed: dearka elthman,
- mobile suit gundam seed: yzak jule,
- my hero academia: katsuki bakugo,
- spy x family: yor briar,
- yu-gi-oh! gx: manjoume jun
TRAVEL LOG #2
TRAVEL LOG #2
▶ 001. WINGING IT.
In the early morning hours of the 1st, Outsiders will receive a rude awakening blaring through their implants. No matter what they do, the alarm will not stop sounding until they are forced to get up. A message will flash through their vision:
ALL OUTSIDERS ARE TO REPORT TO THE HANGAR IMMEDIATELY FOR DEPARTURE
Get up, get dressed in your plugsuit, and it’s time to go! Once they report at the hangar, they will be met with a huge spacecraft, large enough to fit at least 80 people. This will be their mode of transport to their next location.
True enough, there are more than enough seats on the LILITH SKY CRUISER to accommodate every Outsider, and to get everyone organized quickly for departure, all Outsiders will receive a seat number. Like any plane, seats are rather cramped and there isn’t much leg room. Once the seatbelt sign is off, Outsiders are free to stand up and move around the cruiser, but they might have to climb over other people or make the whole row stand up to give them room. The aircraft is serviced by robotic stewards serving light snacks of nuts and crackers, and coconut crab kimbap and seaweed soup at meal time. Any characters who use a cloaking device will be instructed to use it during the flight to accommodate the aircraft. Also, any characters who rely on a weapon or anything else (such as a Gundam), it will be loaded onto the cargo of the aircraft.
The flight will take about 2-3 hours. Outsiders may take a nap, chat or try the inflight entertainment available. This inflight entertainment is delivered through a virtual reality headset. Outsiders may pick a selection of AI movies of questionable quality, along with several virtual reality games. There are single player or multiplayer options available for every game.
Available games include:
Eventually, the sky cruiser will touch down on Incheon Airport. There’s no need to be stuck waiting in line at immigration... it appears as if the Incheon Airport has not been used in decades and seems completely abandoned with the exception of the Outsiders. The old scanning machines and luggage belts are simply collecting dust. Outsiders will be ushered immediately to the nearest train station, where they will continue their journey by train.
ALL OUTSIDERS ARE TO REPORT TO THE HANGAR IMMEDIATELY FOR DEPARTURE
Get up, get dressed in your plugsuit, and it’s time to go! Once they report at the hangar, they will be met with a huge spacecraft, large enough to fit at least 80 people. This will be their mode of transport to their next location.
"My Angels of Lilith. You are needed once again. We have received distress signals from the neighbouring country of South Korea. Unfortunately, since we have not established data portals in that country, we require you to embark via air. Your aircraft is ready for you and your seats have been assigned. I bid you a safe journey."
True enough, there are more than enough seats on the LILITH SKY CRUISER to accommodate every Outsider, and to get everyone organized quickly for departure, all Outsiders will receive a seat number. Like any plane, seats are rather cramped and there isn’t much leg room. Once the seatbelt sign is off, Outsiders are free to stand up and move around the cruiser, but they might have to climb over other people or make the whole row stand up to give them room. The aircraft is serviced by robotic stewards serving light snacks of nuts and crackers, and coconut crab kimbap and seaweed soup at meal time. Any characters who use a cloaking device will be instructed to use it during the flight to accommodate the aircraft. Also, any characters who rely on a weapon or anything else (such as a Gundam), it will be loaded onto the cargo of the aircraft.
The flight will take about 2-3 hours. Outsiders may take a nap, chat or try the inflight entertainment available. This inflight entertainment is delivered through a virtual reality headset. Outsiders may pick a selection of AI movies of questionable quality, along with several virtual reality games. There are single player or multiplayer options available for every game.
Available games include:
- The Sims 30: One player gets to become the ‘god’ of a world and build houses or dictate the lives of other players and NPCs within the game as they see fit.
- Farm Crossing: A farming simulator game where players get to build and manage their own farms. Harvest your crops and tend to your animals! Impress the friendly villagers in the town with your beautiful ranch!
- Tales of Heroes: A fantasy game where players are reborn into a world of monsters and magic and have to level up by fighting monsters and slaying demons.
- And many more … (Feel free to design your own VR games.)
Eventually, the sky cruiser will touch down on Incheon Airport. There’s no need to be stuck waiting in line at immigration... it appears as if the Incheon Airport has not been used in decades and seems completely abandoned with the exception of the Outsiders. The old scanning machines and luggage belts are simply collecting dust. Outsiders will be ushered immediately to the nearest train station, where they will continue their journey by train.
▶ 002. WELCOME TO SEOUL.
Once descended from the train ride, they will have arrived in the city of Seoul, South Korea. Similar to Neo Tokyo, a lot of the people on the outskirts moved to this area in order to receive shelter and the benefits of being amongst civilization, rather than fending for themselves. As such, there is a certain hustle and bustle, but considering the state of their dilapidated airports and most of the other cities falling to ruin, there definitely is a more somber vibe to the city. Despite that, the residents carry on and there is no shortage of shopping, food stalls (mostly with foods that are not easy to perish), cafes, pojangmacha to have a late night food or drink at, and many more smaller businesses. The people are resilient and have every single desire to continue making a living. As such the prices here are competitive and Outsiders will find if they look hard enough, there are some fairly good deals to be made. Currency exchange is no issue, as KRYPTOS is the universal currency.
Since a lot of efforts were made to keep Seoul intact, there are still some important sights that were kept up and can be visited if desired. While LILITH urges people to keep their eyes peeled out for any clues to the next kaiju’s whereabouts, Seok Dang may or may not have sent each Outsider a map of the best sightseeing amongst many other not-so-innocent suggestions. He calls it the difference of experiences and “doesn’t want anyone missing out!” If people check back on the message a day later, they will find it was almost as if it didn’t exist at all. On the list, however, includes sights like the Gyeongbokgung Palace, COEX mall and aquarium, Seoul Sky, and many others. However, some of them may or may not exist anymore. How long was he out of the country for? For an extra “freebie” he throws in, Outsiders will find an odd message on their style upgrade saying there is a new outfit available, when opened, it will download a hanbok that they can wear at any time.
And Seok Dang wonders why he is the Commander's least favorite.
Beep! An alert pops up on the Outsiders' ocular devices. According to the information LILITH just received, there is not just one large kaiju occupying this region, but two. In order to chase both of these leads, Outsiders are split into two groups in order to chase these two kaiju. They have described these kaiju as being very agile and fast, but resembling a serpent from the few sightings that have been spotted. As for the rift that it originated from, there is no sign of a rift in South Korea. Did it migrate here from somewhere else? More details will pour into the Outsider's devices as soon as possible, but for now, Outsiders are called to pursue the hunt.
Since a lot of efforts were made to keep Seoul intact, there are still some important sights that were kept up and can be visited if desired. While LILITH urges people to keep their eyes peeled out for any clues to the next kaiju’s whereabouts, Seok Dang may or may not have sent each Outsider a map of the best sightseeing amongst many other not-so-innocent suggestions. He calls it the difference of experiences and “doesn’t want anyone missing out!” If people check back on the message a day later, they will find it was almost as if it didn’t exist at all. On the list, however, includes sights like the Gyeongbokgung Palace, COEX mall and aquarium, Seoul Sky, and many others. However, some of them may or may not exist anymore. How long was he out of the country for? For an extra “freebie” he throws in, Outsiders will find an odd message on their style upgrade saying there is a new outfit available, when opened, it will download a hanbok that they can wear at any time.
"Well, well. Unfortunately, whatever fun could have been planned will need to be halted just a mere two and a half days to get settled. Once again, a message will be produced on everyone’s oculars suggesting an emergency is on the horizon. Guess we better get to that instead of showing you my home country!"
And Seok Dang wonders why he is the Commander's least favorite.
Beep! An alert pops up on the Outsiders' ocular devices. According to the information LILITH just received, there is not just one large kaiju occupying this region, but two. In order to chase both of these leads, Outsiders are split into two groups in order to chase these two kaiju. They have described these kaiju as being very agile and fast, but resembling a serpent from the few sightings that have been spotted. As for the rift that it originated from, there is no sign of a rift in South Korea. Did it migrate here from somewhere else? More details will pour into the Outsider's devices as soon as possible, but for now, Outsiders are called to pursue the hunt.
▶ 003. TEAM SEOUL.
EVERLIGHT & REDEMPTION
Within the next hour, rain will begin to fall upon the city, but this is far from the average summer shower. The precipitation doesn’t seem weather-related as much as it does seem to be a proponent of the kaiju’s abilities. They find this when studying the rain itself, which is acidic to the touch. While the buildings and other structures will remain sound, the people will need to evacuate quickly in order to avoid any lingering effects to the skin. Skin contact with the acid rain will cause both minor and severe burning, depending on how quickly it is rinsed off with normal water. At the first discovery of the acid rain's danger, Outsiders will be commanded to press a button on their plugsuit on the left shoulder, activating an invisible helmet to keep their heads and faces safe.
The Outsiders’ plug suits prevent them from receiving any damages from the rain, but that’s certainly not the case for everyone else. The first team, made up of the members of Everlight and Redemption are to prioritize the initial evacuation of the people, especially those who live slightly outside of the city limits of Seoul. They are the most vulnerable during crises like these and will need to be pulled from their homes, and those who live in the basement shelters will need to be pulled to one higher ground in case of potential flooding with the acid rain. Individuals who have skills in healing will also be called forth in order to tend to the injuries of those who are saved.
Between evacuation, there will also be tidbits of information provided to those on the team that remains in Seoul to check out specific locations in order to figure out more about this kaiju. The first location listed is Gyeongbokgung Palace. Outsiders that remain in Seoul will be utilizing that as their base. They are set to look at any remains the kaiju may have left behind. Any findings are commanded to be surrendered to LILITH. Emergency response of South Korea will use this palace as a safe haven, providing cots for sleeping overnight and other emergency supplies.
The Outsiders’ plug suits prevent them from receiving any damages from the rain, but that’s certainly not the case for everyone else. The first team, made up of the members of Everlight and Redemption are to prioritize the initial evacuation of the people, especially those who live slightly outside of the city limits of Seoul. They are the most vulnerable during crises like these and will need to be pulled from their homes, and those who live in the basement shelters will need to be pulled to one higher ground in case of potential flooding with the acid rain. Individuals who have skills in healing will also be called forth in order to tend to the injuries of those who are saved.
Between evacuation, there will also be tidbits of information provided to those on the team that remains in Seoul to check out specific locations in order to figure out more about this kaiju. The first location listed is Gyeongbokgung Palace. Outsiders that remain in Seoul will be utilizing that as their base. They are set to look at any remains the kaiju may have left behind. Any findings are commanded to be surrendered to LILITH. Emergency response of South Korea will use this palace as a safe haven, providing cots for sleeping overnight and other emergency supplies.
▶ 004. TEAM BUSAN.
BRIMSTONE & REVELATION
The second team will depart via train on a journey to the city of Busan. The journey is expected to take 2 hours, and while there are comfortable seats available on the train, any luxuries beyond that are minimal. At least LILITH has brought along a few VR headsets for whoever wants to kill time with games or bad movies? Anyone can sit where they'd like for this ride.
An hour into the trip, a loud crash is suddenly heard, with the entire train rocking and falling to its side. This causes a complete blackout throughout the train and it stops functioning completely, leaving Outsiders stranded within the pitch black tunnel. The train system is completely inoperable in this condition. Outsiders will need to make their own journey to the city, following the rails by foot and helping any Outsiders who happened to be injured in the crash. It’ll be dark within the tunnel, but light will soon emerge once they exit it, and they will find themselves at the foot of Mount Geumjeong.
From then on, they’ll need to put their trekking skills to the test and cross the mountainous, forested region, where they will encounter various local fauna such as snakes, deer and black bears. They will also spot many destroyed villages and temples on their way to Busan. However, evidence of the Kaiju can be found in both the subway tunnel and throughout the mountain trek, suggesting that the kaiju has moved through here. This encourages LILITH to keep Outsiders in this area. The Outsiders will need to make a campsite in one of the destroyed villages, though emergency response will also pay them a visit several days later with sleeping cots and emergency supplies. In the meantime, hopefully they brought enough food with them or know how to forage and hunt for food in the wilderness. Some of those berries out there are poisonous....
The team here will be encouraged to explore the area to find further traces of the kaiju and help any villagers who are still alive.
An hour into the trip, a loud crash is suddenly heard, with the entire train rocking and falling to its side. This causes a complete blackout throughout the train and it stops functioning completely, leaving Outsiders stranded within the pitch black tunnel. The train system is completely inoperable in this condition. Outsiders will need to make their own journey to the city, following the rails by foot and helping any Outsiders who happened to be injured in the crash. It’ll be dark within the tunnel, but light will soon emerge once they exit it, and they will find themselves at the foot of Mount Geumjeong.
From then on, they’ll need to put their trekking skills to the test and cross the mountainous, forested region, where they will encounter various local fauna such as snakes, deer and black bears. They will also spot many destroyed villages and temples on their way to Busan. However, evidence of the Kaiju can be found in both the subway tunnel and throughout the mountain trek, suggesting that the kaiju has moved through here. This encourages LILITH to keep Outsiders in this area. The Outsiders will need to make a campsite in one of the destroyed villages, though emergency response will also pay them a visit several days later with sleeping cots and emergency supplies. In the meantime, hopefully they brought enough food with them or know how to forage and hunt for food in the wilderness. Some of those berries out there are poisonous....
The team here will be encouraged to explore the area to find further traces of the kaiju and help any villagers who are still alive.
▶ 005. STATUS REPORT.
Promptly, at the same time, all Outsiders will receive a text message and be put in an encrypted chat-room: OPERATION: RED/BLUE
CODENAME:
LOCATION:
STATUS:
FINDINGS:
Outsiders are instructed to fill out this information and send it into the chat to communicate with one another.
CODENAME:
LOCATION:
STATUS:
FINDINGS:
Outsiders are instructed to fill out this information and send it into the chat to communicate with one another.
▶ 006. AFTERWORD.
Welcome to our second travel log!
Characters do have ASSIGNED SEATS for the duration of their flight to Incheon airport, though there are just enough empty seats that some characters can move around if they really don't like their seat buddies. Teams BRIMSTONE and REVELATION will be traveling to Busan, while teams EVERLIGHT and REDEMPTION will be staying in Seoul.
RNG below to discover what your character will find in both Seoul and Busan respectively. For the STATUS REPORT Prompt, treat it as an open chat room for all Outsiders and respond to the HEADER COMMENT. Feel free to threadjack and discuss among yourselves. You may also include this as a text prompt in your top level if you would like for people just to reply to you instead of using the header comment.
All tags on this log are worth 2 points and will count towards August AC.
Characters do have ASSIGNED SEATS for the duration of their flight to Incheon airport, though there are just enough empty seats that some characters can move around if they really don't like their seat buddies. Teams BRIMSTONE and REVELATION will be traveling to Busan, while teams EVERLIGHT and REDEMPTION will be staying in Seoul.
RNG below to discover what your character will find in both Seoul and Busan respectively. For the STATUS REPORT Prompt, treat it as an open chat room for all Outsiders and respond to the HEADER COMMENT. Feel free to threadjack and discuss among yourselves. You may also include this as a text prompt in your top level if you would like for people just to reply to you instead of using the header comment.
All tags on this log are worth 2 points and will count towards August AC.
EVENT BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)
1. WINGING IT: Characters are told to head to the hangar for DISPATCH to SOUTH KOREA where reports of a kaiju have been seen. Characters sit in their assigned seats for a short air travel ride.
2. WELCOME TO SEOUL: We arrive in Seoul and are given orders to split into two teams: Everlight & Redemption in Seoul, Brimstone & Revelation in Busan. Seok Dang has tried to sneak in some sight seeing in between mission briefs, but it looks like there won't be much time for that, as two kaiju have been found in South Korea.
3. TEAM SEOUL: Everlight & Redemption deal with acid rain in Seoul, ushering civilians to refuge, tending to acidic burns and using Gyeongbokgung Palace as a makeshift base. Investigation hints at the kaiju being somewhere in this area as Outsiders find claws, teeth, droppings and other things that belong to a dragon-like creature.
4. TEAM BUSAN: Brimstone & Revelation board a train to Busan which has an outage, trapping them to travel along the tunnel in the dark. They arrive at the end of the tunnel at the foot of Mount Geumjeong and create a makeshift base in the village there. Investigation hints at the kaiju being somewhere in this area as Outsiders find claws, teeth, droppings and other things that belong to a dragon-like creature.
5. STATUS REPORT: Outsiders are encouraged to share their findings and speculations on the kaiju in an encrypted chat room.
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[ it's been YEARS. no target was willing(?) enough to be on the other side like yato found himself over and over. there were no ayakashi to stop. it shouldn't be too different from that old saying, right? getting back on a horse. or a bike. either.
she's hesitant about aiming any violence, at first, before she remembers wriothesley isn't a run-of-the-mill average human. he's been in a prison. he's... she's starting to wonder where his position was in said prison. security?
warden? with the way he talked about it before... ]
Okay. Here goes. [ in a flash, she narrows her eyes and visualizes her favorite move.
it doesn't have the same power it did when she was half-ayakashi, but hiyori coils her muscles and then twists her body around to aim a high heel kick toward his face. ]
JUNGLE SAVATE--!
[ the name of the move slips out of her mouth like second nature, too. ]
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He's already tensing as she readies herself, heels digging into the (imaginary) floor in case he needs to drop to the ground or pivot. Wrestling and boxing are just different enough that he keeps an open mind to the type of hit she'll strike him with first, but thankfully her frame is small enough that he doesn't think she'll do any serious damage if she does hit him. Probably. Unless she's been hiding something or holding back on him all this time.
Still, all the open mindedness in the world doesn't prepare him for the fact that she actually shouts out a name - it's definitely the move name, right?? - and the surprise of it all has him ducking out of the way a hair slower than he normally would have. The toes of her (virtual) shoe graze his side.
Good job, Hiyori!!
He doesn't actually push back, mostly because he'd only asked for a demonstration and also because he has to ask one very pointed question first. ]
Do you usually shout out a name like that beforehand?
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oh shit. she yelled out the name?! how does she answer?? yes, she did. does. ]
Um. [ embarrassed, she looks down at her hands wringing in front of her. ] J-just... that one. [ okay, maybe also sushi roll kick. that one, too. she remembers calling out that move at some point. during a time she went to stop ayakashi on her own at a train station. smells nice. one of us, they all said before strapping her to train tracks. ]
Sorry. It slipped out. [ she is no manga protagonist. she is not an alien warrior who calls out her special move before using it. Kamehameha. how childish. ] Calling out the move is dumb. [ BUT TOUNO DID IT. ] They'll know what's coming...
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But also: she should be proud of her manga protagonist dreams?? That's what every small child dreams of, probably. He didn't, but that's mostly because they didn't have manga back in his day.
He offers up a supportive smile. ]
Hey now, there's nothing wrong with calling out a name right before you attack. Maybe just...drop the specific descriptor off the end.
[ If she yelled SUSHI ROLL at him, he's pretty sure he'd have no idea what was coming. ]
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isn't there?? something wrong?? not like any of her fights are going to be broadcast to a live studio audience. smile. she's not doing this for entertainment. it's not so much for fun anymore, either. although she couldn't say she didn't enjoy it, either.
his advice is sort of funny. it's okay. call her a nerd. HER MANGA PROTAG DREAMS. TAKING OVER THE WORLD AS AN ATHLETE. she laughs under her breath, relaxing again. embarrassment bleeding out of her because wrio is just good like that i guess!! ]
R-right. Don't tell my opponent exactly what I'm going to do so it's easy to counter. [ does she keep going? before that, she has a question too. ] Is that how you dodged it? You knew it was a kick?
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He shrugs, looking unbothered. ]
Practice, mostly. I used to spend a lot of my free time competing [ sort of, the Pankration Ring had always been less of a formal comptetition and more of an 'anything goes' arena ] so I learned how to read body language pretty well.
[ Obviously not well enough to save him from a slow build-up of scars all over his body but hey, at least he's still alive. Which is really the important part here. ]
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he worked in a prison, learned boxing there, and he started to compete within that frame? she tilts her head, many more questions coming to mind. she settles on, ]
Did you win any of them?
[ that. coupled with a small smile. as a competitive girl herself, she has to know. COMPETTIVE GIRLS WANT TO KNOW. ]
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He's mentioned his boxing hobby ("""hobby""") to enough people by now that he's comfortable touching on the subject, his shoulders relaxing a bit as he talks. ]
At the beginning? None of them. [ Said with a smile and a small laugh. ] You wouldn't believe how often I had to go get patched up afterwards.
[ It's really a miracle he's still here in one piece. ]
But the more I practiced, the better I got. I won most of my fights towards the end. [ He glances over at Hiyori, one eyebrow raised. ] You're not planning on using me as some sort of inspirational story, are you?
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I... can imagine. [ she says around her own wry smile, hints of oh gods but how bad was it in the edges of her eyes. nobody is perfect at anything at the first try. unless you're a prodigy genius. most people have to work hard to get where they are.
it may not be an INSPIRATIONAL STORY but it's a happy(ier) ending. ]
N-no, no! [ UNLESS?? jk ] But I do think your story is more interesting than you think it is. You must've practiced all the time and put everything into it to win most of your fights. Something must've inspired you or are you like that with everything?
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This would be the perfect opportunity to come clean about his background: how he was picked off the streets as an abandoned baby and raised to be sold, how he murdered his foster parents and then got shipped off to jail only to rise through the ranks and become its administrator. Truly an inspiring tale....
If only he could be bothered to tell it. Alas, Hiyori WILL have to work harder to unlock the Deep Lore.
Though maybe she can tell that there's something going on back there from the way his gaze flits away for a brief moment, expression dimming. ]
I just think it's important to fight for what you believe in. Most people aren't in a position where they can easily change their circumstances so...I figured I might as well step up. I didn't really have much else going on at the time.
[ Prison is boring, man.....0/10 experience, would not recommend. He peers back at Hiyori. ]
Surely you can say the same though. It's not exactly easy becoming a doctor.
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since she's practiced in the art of paying attention to others, him looking away with a far more somber air around him doesn't escape her. her stomach drops uncomfortably and some things click together all too late.
he worked in a prison. boxing was picked up in self-defense. he competed. not as an athlete. with other prisoners? was he a prisoner...? she was under the impression he might've been a guard. but with a username like "duke"? ]
Eh? [ she's so focused on wriothesley, she's shocked he turns it back on her. ] Oh, um. No, I guess not. [ but she had a supportive family and supportive friends. that made it easier. she fought to get where she was because it was what she wanted. it is important to fight for what you believe in, but this begs the question: ]
Hey, Wriothesley, what do you believe in...?
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Just that everyone deserves to live a peaceful life free of fear. Nothing too complicated.
[ The faint smile drops, replaced by another frown. ]
Though I suppose that's easier said than done here.
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a small smile tugs at her mouth, too. he's right. they do. but it makes her wonder if his life wasn't peaceful and free of fear to believe in such a thing. like yukine. like yato. ]
Yeah, but that's why we're here. [ hiyori punches her open palm, suddenly fiery with determination. ] So we have to do it. Somehow.
[ yeah. WE. ]
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But Hiyori's upbeat and determined nature go quite a ways in pushing the frown off his face again. ]
Somehow. Very inspiring. [ Said dryly. No, he's kidding though. ] Guess we better get to work then if we want to accomplish that. Somehow.
[ i handwave the rest of this so we can both move on with our lives ]