[mingle] the space (april).

[fracturamods]

interim mingle

( WELCOME BACK, TRAVELERS. )

There's nothing but the clatter of train tracks, and the odd feeling of almost floating.

When you wake, it's hard to tell exactly what it is that you're missing - only that you are. There are pieces that aren't quite right, even if you're not sure where those pieces would normally be. Pieces of what, exactly....? Well, if you had to put a word to it, it would be - yourself, probably. Or did you get something back recently? In addition, characters will find that they've been allowed to bring back souvenirs from this most recent trip - trinkets, nothing violent, but items that can fit in your character's pockets, whether that be sentimental or otherwise.

The place you've found yourself in is strange, certainly. It's probably worth exploring a bit. For those who have been here a while, they might notice some expansions. Though it just as easily seems that the only form of welcome or explanation that you have, comes from nothing more than a slab of marble.

It might've changed since the last time you saw it. Today it reads:

(*´ω｀)o That wasn't so bad, was it?
Hey, you know how that old song goes?
Do you believe in magic? (☆▽☆) Do ya?

Hope you found what you were looking for!

You might have changed since the last time you saw yourself too - perhaps with a new emblem on your clothes, or a portrait on your skin. In addition to that, it seems like Home Base is on the fritz again…?

It seems that suddenly and at random, characters will be able to suddenly see visions of memories that aren't their own flash before their eyes. Pieces of your lives or where you were before this will suddenly slam into other's heads, as clearly as if they experienced the event and the feelings themselves. You might have an inkling of where your memory went and what it was - but you'll need to talk it out with that person in order to recollect it in all its strength back to yourself. Don't you want to keep those precious parts of yourself? It's best if you don't fall more to pieces while you're here. (Memories that have been lost in fragments cannot be sent to others - that's more fun for the future!)

There's no need to fret that much though. You've already gone through the ordeal once, and you might be able to see results from it. Or maybe you'll get a glimpse of where you're going next. Even so, it's best that you don't get too comfortable, because there is still the unshakeable feeling:

There's still much more ahead of you.

Comments

[usogi]

[HE'S NOT LETTING GO - ]

Bakaomi?! Bakaomi, you're alive?! Bakaomi - we're both going to die!!

[that went through so many different phases so fast]

[bakaomi]

[ oh, it's senri.

HE STARTS TRYING TO SHAKE HIM OFF HARDER. ]

I said get off! Annoying!

[usogi]

[hE'S CLINGING ON]

No way!! Don't sacrifice me to the wolves, I didn't make it through our stupid school and then a killing game just to be eaten by a ghost because you left me behind!!

[do ghosts do that]

[bakaomi]

[ HE'S STILL TRYING TO SHOVE HIM OFF

and then

pauses ]

You went through a what?

[usogi]

[he's wrapping his legs around taka's waist not in a thirsty teen boy way but in a 'if i'm going down to the pits of hell i will drag you with me' way]

Eh, weren't you there? At least for like... a week or something...

[ . . . ]

Where did you go anyway....

[he's slowly identifying gaps in his memory]

[bakaomi]

[ oh

oh no. taka is realizing what's going on now, and certain things are making more sense. ]

I was there the entire time, stupid. I didn't die.

[usogi]

[hope taka likes piggybacking senri because he's not getting off]

Oh.

Wow, you really must've pissed me off then if we stopped talking for six weeks. You should apologize.

[bakaomi]

Who the hell would apologize to you?

[ ... ]

And get off of me! Die!!

[usogi]

[his arms tighten their grip on taka

as he ignores the second part of that tag - ]

You should!! Why did you abandon me?! We're partners!

[bakaomi]

I didn't abandon you! I don't even remember you being there at all!!

[ does this mean senri is a fragment? what the fuck. who did this. ]

[usogi]

Whaaaaat?! I was totally there! We were guessing each other's gods, right?! Ah, what happened after that...

[he can't remember.... weird.]

But we made a deal to stick together! Apparently that didn't happen though since I can't remember talking to you after!

[bakaomi]

This place must have taken away our memories of that, I guess.

[ he's squinting ]

I don't see why though. Maybe as a favor?

[1/2]

[usogi]

[immediately, in senri's first outright bitchy comment in the mingle:]

Don't say that straight to my face, you rude lion.

[usogi]

Ah - aren't we supposed to recollect stuff like that? Things that were taken away....

[bakaomi]

[ he nods his head. ]

Pretty much. But just knowing that it's missing doesn't really do the trick...

[usogi]

[He tries to... peer at Taka's face... It looks stupid because he's still not letting go.]

What're you missing?

[bakaomi]

If I only just now realized I couldn't remember shit about you, there's probably a bunch of other stuff I haven't realized yet.

[ he's back to

trying to shove senri off ]

[usogi]

[he's getting a little bit further this time - though senri's still fighting to try to stay attached to taka]

Ehh? How much are we even supposed to be missing?

—You can't abandon me again! This place is haunted!! I'm sticking with you, rude lion!

[bakaomi]

If you were at that stupid temple, how are you even freaked out about this?!

[ THERE WAS MURDER, SENRI ]

[usogi]

Haaa? Isn't that more reason to be scared?! You never know what could be waiting! We're not even on a schedule anymore...!!

[WHAT DAY IS IT, IS IT THURSDAY]

Lots of scary stuff happened there!

[bakaomi]

We're still on a schedule. We'll probably be here for two weeks, and then we'll be sent to some world for at least a month.

[usogi]

Eh, two weeks...

[he tilts his head]

Do you have my Switch?

[how else are they going to pass two weeks]

[bakaomi]

No.

[ although now he thinks about it... what happened to that thing anyway... oh well ]

[usogi]

.... you lost my Switch?

[TAKA?]

[bakaomi]

I'm not sure what happened to it...?

[ he knows he dropped it but whatever happened after that point is just ??? ]