ota; catch all until ???

[roppou]

🧙 WHO: hitoya and YOU
⚔️️ WHAT: event and quests and general catch all
🕒 WHEN: throughout january, possibly into february
🗺️ WHERE: around camelot
⚠️ WARNINGS: none



have a ball;
[After learning the theme of the ball, it doesn't come as any surprise that Hitoya would arrived decked out in the crisp white lab coat of a doctor's uniform. His childhood aspirations, and detour from them, were no secret.

What is far more unsettling is that he arrives dressed like one very particular doctor. Hitoya has little interest in dwelling on just what it could mean to show up looking like his old friend. Jakurai isn't here to bother him about it anymore. And if there's anyone from outside their world sharp enough to make the connection? It's easy enough to explain away.

Better to get the first word in before he has to explain.]

That looks like it has a story behind it? [He gestures with a smile.]


truth or dare;
[Hitoya has done his part to contribute to the merry-making of the ball, cautiously sampling the refreshments and making polite conversation that comes naturally to him.

He's also made his fair share of observations, noticing over time how the wallflowers among the attendees are getting ropped against their will into one childish party game or another. Rather than find himself at the mercy of magical coercion, he eventually chooses a spot among the circle of Truth or Dare, deeming it the safest option. At least it's one where he has some level of choice and control.]

Let's see... [He feigns giving it some thought with a languid swirl of the heady drink in hand. Though in truth, it's an easy decision for the lawyer.]

Truth.


beta testing; (body swapped with plenilunium)

[This was all his fault. Hitoya can't even argue with that. It was his idea to take a dark web quest. The task was simple. The money too good to pass up.

All in all, the results had been mostly harmless. The effects promised to wear off before long. They had enough leftovers from Jyushi's various restaurant and delivery jobs to last them a couple of days.

Not long enough, it seems.

Hitoya is forced to venture out wearing Jyushi's face to run all the necessary errands that have piled up over the week. It's the least he can do while Jyushi himself navigates the pitfalls of working in Hitoya's own body. The older man is just trying to get through this as quick as possible, hoping the winter garments he's bundled up in help to keep anyone from recognizing him.

Reaching out for the next item on the list, he catches sight of his nails, polished in black at Jyushi's insistence, and it still throws him off. Enough that he bumps into the person trying to shuffle behind him in the narrow aisles.]

Ah. 'Scuse me.

[God, he needs a cigarette.]

Comments

[doppomine]

A-ah...I see. [ It does say a lot and the words that follow say enough for Doppo to not follow it up with more questions. He already knows that there's more to Jakurai but he always maintained a mindfulness about the man's business. It's likely that later on today he'll come to regret it a little.

And any moment longer, that regret would surface a lot sooner here, but Hitoya's subject change thankfully keeps that at bay. While he jumps a little at the contact, he's definitely calmer than he was a moment ago. ]

I was trying to practice magic but... [ They both have seen how bad that panned out. ] Ahaha, maybe relaxing is what I need to do, even if that seems impossible. [ Hitoya isn't the first to tell Doppo that he needs some R&R. ]

B-But I don't have money right now and you've already saved my life...

[roppou]

[So that explains it. Without Doppo saying anything more, Hitoya seems to understand the situation with a wry smile.]

Don't worry about it. I recently came into some fortune with the understanding that I would "put it to use for the good of all of Avalon".

[Whatever that means. He bookends the statement with some air quotes before gesturing for Doppo to follow. They're not far from The Roost and while it might be a bit early to catch the bar open, they should be able to manage depending on who's working.]

I'd say this counts as an act of charity. Get you up to speed with things here. You're on the right track making magic a priority but the timing couldn't be worse. We're all struggling with it right now.

[doppomine]

I-I see...so, it seems to be affecting everybody else and not just me... [ Doppo makes brief eye contact with Hitoya with a small smile before walking the rest of the way with his head down, humbled as ever. God, everyone he's met here has been so generous and kind to him. It makes him feel all the more bad for not remembering any of them, even if such a thing isn't in his control as Hifumi had reminded him. ]

...then, those zombie-things earlier...?

[roppou]

Ah. That went pretty much as planned. I have a lot of practice summoning them at this point so I guess it's a little harder for a spell like that to go awry.

[It hasn't all been smooth sailing for Hitoya either though. He supposes it doesn't hurt to admit that to a friend... whether they remember him or not. Doppo is still Doppo.

Haven't been able to practice much of anything new though. And my other magic is all out of sorts. Uncontrollable telepathy. It's like living with someone who is constantly changing the channel on 5 tvs as once except I can't tell them to turn it off.