❝ Really? Thank you! ❞ Mei's eyes lit up in response, probably wasn't expecting anyone to actually take up her request. Left with nothing else in mind to talk about, she snapped her fingers as if remembering something important.
❝ Oh, I need to go. There's only so much to do before the festival starts... um, see you there! ❞ She made her departing words before jogging off, leaving Saki by himself...
❝ Of course of course, I'll admit that I'm... not being too mature here and there. As much as I'm really tempted to do more for the day, I'll... try to ease up with the pranks, o-okay? ❞ Nia sounded like admitting that she was at fault here was the hardest thing to do in the world. Dimitri had a point. She had a tour to finish here, or at least, helping Cecilia finish the tour. The prankster took a good look at the group with her at the schoolyard.
❝ Speaking of the rest of the tour, let's get going back to the main group, alright? I don't think sticking around here for too long is going to cut it with Cecilia. ❞ Nia cleared her throat before announcing to the tour group with her that it was about time to regroup...
The girl visibly froze in place once the spark of electricity reached her, but it somehow didn't affect her as much afterwards. She made direct eye contact with Allen.
❝ You're so lucky that no one was around to see that, not like it matters in the long run. I dare you to try that on me again. ❞ She spoke with a distant voice, still smiling.
❝ Oh, it's almost time anyways. If that's how you're going to approach things around here, you're not going to last. ❞
A numbing feeling began to overwhelm them...
There was a moment of silence that stagnated after Kamal's question, then...
❝ ...PLeASe HElp mE SAVe ThIS wOrlD. PLeAsE. Pl- ❞ The voice was abruptly cut off. It didn't matter why. Everyone involved with the tour fell victim to it. A numbing feeling that drew them straight into unconsciousness, regardless of what they were doing before...
>Intermission<
Safe Point of No Return
Consciousness would soon return to the group, awakening them in a new setting that was drastically different from the rural village of Hinamizawa. The vibrant blue sky above them was also reflected below them, as if the ground was reflective like a mirror. It was hard to see anything in the distant horizon, meaning that this environment could be the same endlessly, and that the only significant landmark was an assortment of towering white structures.
On the nearest blocky structure to the group, a loose cluster of brilliant lights gathered around, taking the shape of a person.
❝ It... it worked, I think? I'm not so sure, but I'm sure that this won't last forever. ❞ A voice came out with clarity, and it was recognizable to Kamal as the voice speaking with him earlier before the drastic scenery change.
❝ As briefly as I can say so, my name is Miu. I've met every single one of you before this world was greatly altered. My mother, Kalu, enlisted the help of those outside this world to help defend it against the threat of the Witch of Deception. However, just as she was able to bring you all here to do so, the Witch made her move by making my mother disappear... your memories have been messed with, and this world's original form has been lost. I can't figure out what the Witch is trying to do, but this world isn't... supposed to be like this. Unlike other worlds, this one holds a special trait that the Witch of Deception is trying to get to, and if she alters the world enough, then she'll get to it eventually. I don't exactly know what this trait grants, but my mother's told me that it allows someone to freely mess with the integrity of the other worlds out there. ❞
The cluster of lights waved its arm around, and a low blocky platform was formed in front of the group.
❝ I know this is so much to take in, and that it's a daunting request that I must make. All I can do now... is request that you please save this world. Unfortunately, I can't tell you how, since the world has been altered to the setting of the Hinamizawa village... but maybe there's something that is the solution in plain sight... something that the Witch overlooked... ❞ Miu made her humble plea, her form of clustered lights starting to lose its brightness.
❝ I can answer any other questions to the best of my ability with the time I have left. Otherwise... you can go ahead and step onto the platform in front of you. By doing so before I lose control of this last space that the Witch has no control over, you'll be sent back into the Hinamizawa village to finish what's been started. If you don't step onto the platform by then, I'll use the last bit of my power leftover to send you back out of this world with no consequences attached. Surely the Witch won't notice... but that's assuming that this world is saved before she gets what she wants... ❞
With that, Miu left a sudden choice to what was first a simple tour group.
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OOC Note: Slight update that's important-ish. Basically this will serve as a check-in buffer for whoever is still in on this, which is to have your character step onto the platform by the end of this intermission. This also allows for anyone to do any character swaps if they choose to since it's been a LONG time going from the start of this RP, where a new CS is required for a swap in the sign-ups is needed. The last and actually super important note about this update is that whoever doesn't make a post by the next update that ends this intermission buffer around Monday 9/28 12PM PST will be inactive-removed from the RP. This is to prevent me from continuously pinging people who aren't up to posting anymore.)
~Guest List~
@Crimson Spartan as
Akira Kijima (
Spirit Hunter NG)
@Lucky as
Allen Chambers (
OC)
@mintyy as
Ansel (
Arknights)
@Jeremi as
Barret Wallace (
Final Fantasy 7 Remake)
@Minerva as
Daniil Dankovsky (
Pathologic/Pathologic 2)
@ShadowCoyote0 as
Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd (Fire Emblem Three Houses)
@Capri as
Kamal Bora (
Smile For Me)
@Yun Lee as
Lewis Finch (
What Remains of Edith Finch)
@Alex Azure as
Mayuri Shiina (
Steins;Gate)
@Sark as
Rigen Kale (
DC Comics)
@Takumi as
Saki Haijima (
When a Magician's Pupil Smiles)
@York as
Yulia (
Everlasting Summer)