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Entry tags:
- ash carbide,
- beauregard lionett,
- chuuya nakahara,
- elizabeth darling,
- futaba sakura,
- grimnir,
- hajime ichinose,
- hua cheng,
- iris amicitia,
- iris lana armelia,
- itaru chigasaki,
- izumi sena,
- jiang cheng,
- lan wangji,
- leo tsukinaga,
- liu qingge,
- mika kagehira,
- minato arisato,
- okuni kumou,
- ookurikara,
- ray,
- royce melborn,
- sasuke uchiha,
- senri nito,
- shen qingqiu,
- shigure,
- shinobu kocho,
- shuuya kano,
- takaomi shishimaru,
- tsukasa suou,
- utsutsu miya,
- wei wuxian,
- wen ning,
- world three: claws & fangs,
- xie lian
[mingle] world three: claws & fangs.
world three:
claws & fangs.
claws & fangs.
With the Space at your back, your next step lands on the soil of a winding footpath. It seems you just missed a sunshower: light shines through the raindrops clinging to the lush canopy overhead, dappling the ground and your fellow travelers in midday sun. Trees are in full flourish everywhere you look, filling the air with the light fragrance of fruit and flowers. Fresh breezes contrast with the warming spring air, and birdcalls overlap softly with a burbling, full stream. In the distance, the sound of wooden wheels shake down a packed dirt road. If you peek through the vegetation, you may be able to make out ornate carriages drawn by oxen or horse. Smaller wooden rickshaws weave through the traffic, and if you're lucky, you may spot one of the rare cars (not a seatbelt in sight!) puttering its way through.
As Original Individuals take inventory of the world around them, they'll realize that there's a letter in their pocket...?
Or Are You Just Happy to See Me? (˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵)
(*´ω｀)o Here we go again! This might be a refresher for some of you buuuuut!
If you want any chance of going home again, to your family, friends, loyal dog or whatever, you're all gonna have to try to put yourselves back together! The easiest way to do that is to regain the pieces of yourself that you've lost - and those pieces are gonna be more likely drawn to your soul the more you feel.
That's right! Feelings! You lone wolf types are probably shaking! (ꐦ ಠ皿ಠ )
The same is true for all your sweet ol' friends who have tapped into the alternate version of themselves here. (」゜ロ゜)」 They have to experience meaningful moments in order to regain pieces of themselves too! So laugh! Cry! Question your meaning for living! Don't lose sight of the goal which is to just like, experience stuff really. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ All you've got is each other!
Don't get too downtrodden if they don't recognize you right away though - your bonds will never be broken, true friends are never that far apart, kyahhh. o(*≧□≦)o .... aka they're more likely to want to talk to you than you think.
And besides, you'll only all be able to make it home if you all collectively regain enough pieces of yourselves. ヾ(o✪‿✪o)ｼ
Yayyyyyyy. (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ Teamwork. Make use of Home Base to touch base with each other if you can!
(*･▽･*) A. Ny. Who.
Welcome to Kōun, the Blessed Country. Look out overhead. （・□・；）
Original Characters will then find themselves with a semi-brief summary of what their Remixed life would have been - and this time around it includes a helpful sentence blurb for each of their relationships to others, as well as the climate of the town around them, recent politics included. For those of you who haven't crafted possible Remixed lives, you'll only get:
( ⚆ _ ⚆ ) Um… Backstory not found?
Just do yourself a favor and don't wander onto the wrong side of town. Kind of a big deal around here. Whoa! Deja vu!
The tiny country of Kōun, so named for its lucky and prosperous lands, sprawls out before you. A few steps in and the path splits off, leading in two directions. One branch goes toward the oceanside town of Umite, while the other heads up to the mountainous town of Yamate.
Umite offers a vivacious scene. The weather here is warmer with very little cloud coverage most days, but the sun is tempered by a constant, cooling breeze. The ports are noisy and hopping with business. Bars and restaurants are always full, and parties and gatherings often spill out onto the streets. Here, humans and demons thrive together with minimal conflict. You're just as likely to run into demon employees and patrons as you are human ones in any given establishment. Houses and businesses are often only one or two floors tall and closely packed together, made primarily of bamboo and sturdy woods. Many locals take to decorating their places with wind chimes, colorful fortune kites, and banners. Modern amenities like electricity and plumbing are also common.
Head out to the white sand beaches and you'll find a large and popular bonfire area used for picnics, sunset drinks and fireworks after dark. Up the boardwalk is a small aquatic history museum for those who need a break from the liveliness of the town. It offers intriguing displays of fossils and preserved specimen of ancient, long-gone creatures. Clusters of boating merchants gather around docks and ports, waving and giving a jovial holler to people who pass by. They sell everything from deliciously fresh fruits and fish to hand-crafted pots to exquisite jewelry from their floating shops. From sunrise to well after sunset, Umite is alive and bustling. But surely there's more to these towns than meets the eye.
Yamate provides a stark contrast. With the forest's canopy so thick in the mountains, the sun offers less heat the deeper you travel. The light here is thin and the temperature is on the cooler side year-round. There's a tendency for fog and mist to gather around its peaks. Locals to this area have not had as much exposure to cultural blends as Umite, so tension between humans and demons is more palpable here, and people seem a little more likely to keep to themselves in general. The businesses and homes of Yamate are much more spread out and spacious, with the building materials of choice being white marble and stone. Residents seem to favor pristine appearances and clean aesthetics, along with open-air designs and high ceilings. It's quite common to find a shop or home with glass-less windows and patios that open directly into the surrounding forests.
One of the biggest draws of Yamate is an enormous meditation chamber. It offers patrons the chance to calm their minds in times of stress, clean their energy, and center their spirits. Another popular destination is the acoustics hall located between the two oldest trees in the forest. It's a perfect place for any musically-inclined folks to practice their instruments or de-rust their pipes, as it offers perfect resonance. Further up in the mountains, an expansive bonsai garden is open to the public. In addition to rare species of trees and a legendary sakura that blooms off-season, there are many unique sculptures donated by a local famed volcanic glass artist before their passing. You may also hear some stray rumors about cursed castle ruins. Hidden high on a forgotten mountain peak, this castle supposedly devours anyone foolish enough to enter its walls, with a preference for newborns... but it's probably nothing to worry about. Unless you want to take a peek inside?
Connecting both sides of the country from the mountain peaks to the ocean are a network of rivers that vary in size. Some are barely large enough to be considered rivers, while others have fast-moving currents and are tens of feet deep. Buildings along the waterfronts here are often raised on stone walls or stilts in the event that the rivers swell, which they often do during the rainy seasons. Networks of much smaller streams branch off between rivers, cutting paths through the forests and towns. At the halfway point between Yamate and Umite, one river leads to a gorgeous, mid-sized waterfall. Rumor has it that this waterfall has magical properties.
On each side, there is a small post office that you can drop letters and parcels off at for delivery. Strangely, the sole deliveryman and two overseers of the offices seem to bear an uncanny resemblance to each other... You can also find one single ancient computer nestled in each town's respective library. Despite the fact that there are only two in the whole country, they don't seem to be very popular just yet. Maybe that has to do with the fact that you can only use them to play Pong. Every now and then, they may also serenade you with The Dial-up Screech™. Enjoy!
Beyond that, regardless of where you travel and what you get up to, both sides of Kōun seem to be bustling with a little extra energy lately. There's plenty of buzz about the upcoming Demon Market Grand Opening from stall owners and prospective customers alike, and some people may pull you over to poll you on what you want to see out of it. More food stalls? Less unruly foot traffic? The world is your oyster! The Night of Demons Parade that will happen several weeks after it also seems to be generating a lot of excitement.
You might also catch wind of a meteor shower set to light up the sky at night - but you know what they say about curiosity and cats, don't you? Anyone outside when this shower hits may find that it's much larger than anticipated, with several flashes and flares of light rocketing straight toward the ground. Though no one is killed and mass destruction doesn't seem to be the goal, one thing is clear... This tiny country is in for some big changes. The gods presiding over it have decided to test its dedication to peace and coexistence, and with this, they offer the start of their challenge: Humans (OU and AU alike) who are too close to these falling meteorites may find themselves transforming into demons. Some change all at once, while others transform slowly over time. That same night, three demons among you will develop unusual physiological differences and abilities, chosen by the gods to become Maou.
That evening, everyone will share the same dream. A swirling darkness that will begin to encroach on their most beloved places - where they might have grown up or shared in vulnerable moments with friends. A shadow that begins to envelop their loved ones until they're disappeared into dust - or an image of their corpse flashes before their eyes, withered and rotten. When they wake up, even though they might not knowhow to fix their problem, they'll know that they are meant to search for the Maou. Any additional answers might take a bit of investigating.
With the stage set, it's time to see if Kōun can live up to its name.
Welcome to your world hop - World Three: Claws and Fangs! Please utilize this post, as well as the AU Plotting Post for all your reference needs. Questions are also welcomed to be sent to Dana (and Aki and Francy) at any time via the Discord!
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Ah, you could say that again! The mountains are frigid year-round! I don't know how anyone can live higher than a few feet above sea level.
[He shivers in an over-the-top way, nose wrinkling. TRULY he is a higher climate big fat baby... But there's a little note of satisfaction in his tone all the same. He's glad it's a useful gift!
The rest of what he unveils is BEES-- No okay it's actually a very benign basket. Odds and ends and trinkets that he's collected over the weeks that have reminded him of Royce or seemed like things he could find interesting or useful! A small, gleaming knife carved of bone, a tin of grease for lamp wicks that supposedly helps repel insects at night, a pair of socks with soft leather on the soles so they don't wear as quickly when walking around indoors, a (currently non-functional but very neat-looking) pocket watch, a sachet of Mystery Powder that has a nice, peach-y scent, a small glass figurine in the shape of a bluebird.]
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You get used to it. You'd know that if you could stand to stay up here for more than ten minutes at a time. [ royce says wryly, but there's no heat behind it. he's - very touched? by all of this. he picks each thing up delicately and looks them over, expression soft. there's so many things, and he's kind of overwhelmed by how kind it is.
he's got everything in his lap by the end of it, the bluebird in his hands, fingers running over the shape of it. for a long moment, he's silent, and then, with a voice that is steady but clearly full of feeling: ]
... Thank you. [ it really is a lot, for someone who distances himself as much as he possibly can. ] What did I do to deserve all of this?
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[His BEACHES!! The joke's going to be on him if he ever moves in with Lan Wangji wow.
But he sure seems pleased, watching Royce go through everything. For as much of an absolute gremlin as he can be, there really isn't anything in the world that brings him greater joy than giving things to other people that they genuinely enjoy or find useful or entertaining or good in any way. His smile is bright as ever, but with more of a genuine air rather than the usual Eternal Mischievous Goblin Aura that usually accompanies it.]
Mm, I'm glad you like them! I think of you all sometimes when I'm wandering here and there, stopping into shops or meeting new merchants. [Royce, Wen Ning, Xie Lian, all the goobers he calls friends.] Figured you'd be able to get some use out of some of those things. Ah - there's a cute legend that goes with that little bird! Have you heard of bluebirds of happiness?
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Hm. [ wait, did he say bluebird of happiness. dryly, full of disbelief: ] You thought of me when you saw something called a bluebird of happiness?
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THAT HAS HIM LAUGHING THOUGH and the gremlin look is back immediately.]
What, are you saying you don't suit a name like that perfectly? [heheHE-- But, more seriously:] It's a token of fortune. A very good symbol, supposedly! If you keep a bluebird of happiness in your home, it's meant to ward away bad luck.
[Maybe he is Worried, with all of the tomfoolery starting up. Just maybe. Also maybe Royce is just in need of a good luck boost, from one creature of calamity to another.]
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he makes the worst face at wei wuxian's joke - it just occurred to me is it kumou wuxian now, i'm having a crisis, what do i call him - but sobers quickly. the boost of luck, for as much as royce doesn't believe in it, might be needed. he's had an unlucky life in general, and he imagines things are really only going to get worse, after what's been happening.
royce looks over the bluebird in his hand, and then back up again. ]
Well. Maybe I'll keep it on me. [ he says casually. ] I hope that you got one for yourself. You need luck more often than I do.
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Hah! What's this, are you worried about me? [KA-WINK. Just fucking kill him and set everyone free.] I'll have you know that I'm one of the luckiest ferrymen out there! The people I know need much, much more luck than even I could possibly provide, though. How sad.
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Ah yes. A ferryman who hit his romantic interest with his boat. Sounds incredibly lucky to me.
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But he still just laughs, waving a hand as if to wave that SILLY SILLY STATEMENT away.]
Is that not good fortune? If I didn't hit him that day, what if he had no reason to stop and chat with me! What if I just rowed by and didn't even notice him? It was a chance lucky meeting that brought us together!
[Like he didn't probably create river trauma for Lan Wangji for a little while...]
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A chance meeting where you nearly murdered him with your boat. [ he will never let wei wuxian live this down. a little more seriously, though: ] Listen to me for a moment.
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[DON'T SAY IT WITH SUCH EASE AND CONFIDENCE LIKE THAT'S TOTALLY NORMAL god he's the worst. He and Lan Wangji deserve each other, honestly.
But he blinks at what Royce says next, neatly folding his hands in front of himself.]
I'm listening, I'm listening! What is it?
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I want you to be careful. [ royce says after a long moment, tucking his hair back behind his ear. ] I don't want to wake up to any of the three of you knocking on my door to tell me one of you is dead.
[ he means the kumous. ] Things are changing. I'm sure you can sense it too.
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But aw, Royce... His expression softens a little. Since the meteors, he's been doing a good job at keeping up pretenses as usual, but he's acutely aware of the thread of tension pulling tight in the air through both halves of the city. Unease sits in the pit of his stomach, and he sighs.]
Mm, I will be! And they will be too, or I'll beat Baren up. [BUT NOT OKUNI??? Look gotta bully your brothers and fuss over your sisters.]
...But you have to take care too, alright? [There's a beat, then, as he fiddles with a bit of wicker sticking from the basket.] I went with Lan Zhan to run the river paths after things settled down last night, but nothing was amiss along almost any of them. Not a lot of damage or injury either - and then that dream, of course.
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he shifts, pushing his hair back out of his face. ]
Nobody I care about was hurt. [ cough wen ning cough - though there are others that have also slipped past royce's walls recently. ] Not from the meteors, in any case.
The fact that the dream was a collective one is what concerns me more than anything. Feels like an omen.
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Mm. [A noncommittal hum, his only response to that first statement. Then, a knowing look. HE UNDERSTANDS... He knows at least one person (wen ning) that fits the bill for that description. Still, it reminds him of his unease from earlier.]
Not many people were hurt even with the number of meteors that fell. Strange thing, don't you think? They seem to have mostly avoided the rivers, too. [Lan Wangji had agreed with his assessment, and he still can't shake how much it sets him on edge. Mention of the dream has him sighing, shoulders pulling upward.]
You're not the first person to say that. No good omen either, at this rate.
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They mostly avoided the rivers? Do you think this was intentional? Someone casting a spell. [ he frowns. ] A warning, maybe, rather than an omen.
I... feel as though I should be searching for something.
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He taps his fingers against his chin, leaning back where he sits.]
Not sure about that, but it could very well be the case. There are still plenty of mysteries in this world. [A soft laugh, though some of the usual sparkle of amusement is missing.] If it was some sort of spell, then I feel like we should be looking for the caster just as much as what our dreams would have us searching for.
[But then he shrugs, posture slouching a bit.]
Not sure I'd trust anything that came to me in an ominous dream in the first place, to be honest.
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royce absently twirls the bluebird in his fingers, eyes on it as he thinks. ]
Mm. [ that's a good point, though. maybe they shouldn't trust the scary everyone you love will die dream. ] I'm not exactly looking for the chance to throw myself in front of a caster of any kind. But I will keep an eye open.
[ he glances at wei wuxian. ] Another question for you - do you know of any demons capable of causing skin to blacken and wither?
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Let me know if you hear anything, alright? [Says Wei Wuxian, who just said he wouldn't go poking his nose around the second he smelled Danger Afoot.
There's some recognition in his face as Royce continues, though.]
Did you run into that kid too, or are there more people running around with some sort of speech-binding curse? Don't know of any demon that can do that off the top of my head, though. I told him he should try to find Shinobu, but I'm not even sure what kind of curse it is.
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And his name is Minato. [ ooh, they're on a... name basis. not first name but royce actually knows his name. unusual! ] I don't know what sort of curse it is either. But I'm to bring him the culprit alive, should I find them.
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Good, good. [A NAME BASIS THOUGH that is unusual. He leans forward a little, openly curious.]
Friend of yours? Haha, I teased him about sea witches earlier, but I don't have any idea if one is actually involved. I'll keep an ear out for the two of you, though - maybe I'll catch wind of something that might lead you in the right direction. I wonder what in the world he did to end up with that...
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wei wuxian knows him well enough that anybody he's on a name basis with at all is probably a little more than just food, though. ]
He came asking for my help. Still not entirely sure why. [ a pause. ] It isn't as if I have anything better to do.
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Well, the answer to that is pretty clear, isn't it? He feels like he can trust you! You're a friend to him. Can't imagine he has too many if he's spending eleven nights at a time wandering lost through the woods.
[He's still ??? over that. Minato... What in the fck.]
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Not sure why he'd trust me. [ royce grouches. also, eleven nights?? that's so oddly specific wtf minato ] I gave him a map to this house. He shouldn't be out in the woods at night. He's human.
[ and it's such a pain in the ass to find humans who don't freak out at him when he needs to eat. ]
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Hm, I'm sure you don't want me to give my opinion on that. [Because it'd be "HE CAN PROBABLY SENSE YOU ARE NOT AS BAD AS YOU TRY TO SEEM". See: that follow-up statement. Try as he might to pin it all on the convenience of a willing dinner, Wei Wuxian's demon eyes can see the truth.]
Hopefully he actually shows up. Wandering around for that long makes me wonder if he's got some sort of directional enchantment on him too, you know? Surely even a human can't be that bad at navigating... I mean, eleven nights? The forest is full of streams and rivers! All you have to do is follow one!
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