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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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[ It seemed like a harmless request at the time, and it proved to be useful in sending Wei Wuxian the wrong message despite Minato's best attempt.

He does have a black ink pen and plenty of paper, though, so he takes that out of his bag, and jots down a little note on the margins of the same piece of paper, moving his hand aside to let Wei Wuxian see. ]

Close. Guess again.

You know, I get the feeling that you just enjoy having people play guessing games with you.

[MAYBE THIS IS WHY HE ENDED UP CURSED. That said, Wei Wuxian doesn't actually seem to mind it. His temperament is perfect for endless games of charades and guessing.

But the boat hits the shallows then, and he hops down off the side and into the water.]

I'll guess in a second - you wait there, okay? I'm getting you some dirt for that flower.

[Not beach dirt, though - he'll have to go a little farther in to the area where the dirt is more dry.]

[ Minato smiles a little, because he gets the feeling Wei Wuxian is correct. Maybe the lore is that Minato tried to play charades with a sea witch who got pissed off and made it so Minato would have to play charades for the rest of his life if he likes it so much.

He finally swallows the water he's been holding in his mouth for the past ten tags, and drinks the rest of the water in his cup before holding it out to Wei Wuxian, reaching out and nudging him on the arm with it so he takes it before he runs off without something to bring the dirt back in.

Wei Wuxian will not be getting this cup back, just fyi. It's destined to be a flower pot. ]

[me, having completely forgotten about the water: i hate minato

UNFORTUNATELY WEI WUXIAN ALREADY LIKES HIM. He's very fond of weird people and especially weird humans, even if they're out here playing charades and being punished for their hubris by sea witches.]

--Ah, right! Thanks, thanks. [He carries so much shit in his sleeves that he probably has a spare cup in there too, but he picked this one because he doesn't mind sacrificing it to the plant gods. AWAY HE GOES, cup in hand, to gather up some DIRT.

Minato may notice the boat doesn't seem to drift from the shore even with the river currents and the fact that Wei Wuxian didn't tie it up, but that's about the only funky thing that happens in his brief disappearance. He also apparently decides to fly back instead of walking. IT'S FASTER. He may be a little worried about Minato's ability to find trouble in the like 2 minutes he's gone.]

[ Very unfortunate that Wei Wuxian likes Minato. Two minutes is a fair amount of time, especially since Minato moves the moment his back is turned. It's just enough time for Wei Wuxian to turn back with his cup of dirt and see Minato with half his body hanging out of the side of the boat, head and arms underwater and his torse just about slipping in too.

Even more alarming: the boat is surrounded by turtles. Most of them are chomping on what looks like half a dozen peaches and persimmons, roughly cut up to be more manageable to eat. ]

[VERY UNFORTUNATE INDEED!! BOY I WISH HE DIDN'T. But as he alights back on the deck and looks down to see Minato half in the water, he just sort of cocks his head to the side... sets down the dirt. Walks over to tap his back.]

Are you finished feeding my food to the turtles, kind sir?

[He doesn't even bother trying to get Minato's head up out of the water yet, good lord. Though he does lean down to scoop one of the turtles out of the river, holding its shell securely in one hand... He may be contemplating eating it, even as it kicks its little turtle legs uselessly in the air before retracting all of its limbs into its hidey-home.]

[ Minato cannot hear anything Wei Wuxian just said. But the tap gets him to resurface, at least, staring blankly at Wei Wuxian for a moment and then at the turtle in his hand.

There is one that's latched itself onto Minato's head too, munching on his hair.

...

He settles back in the boat, and takes the flower out again. Right. Wei Wuxian was going to bring back dirt? ]

[Hm. He points to his own head and then points at the turtle hanging onto Minato's by the hair.]

You want me to take care of that for you?

[Tradesies! He tosses the turtle in his hand back into the water, reaching out to take the flower.]

[ That turtle is spared its soupy fate... The one one Minato's head almost gets spared the same fate, but instead of Minato picking it off his head and plopping it back into the water, he picks it up and hands it to Wei Wuxian to toss.

With his other hand he hands him the flower. The turtle takes a bite out of one of the petals.

That natural spring water had better be a miracle worker to keep this plant alive. ]

[AND TOSS IT HE DOES. He tosses it like he's skipping a rock. Away it nyooms, with its nice smooth shell and the single bite of flower it took...]

—You know, I don't think water's going to help this little guy out very much. We'll still try it, though.

[With his hands free of turtles, he'll start trying to tuck the roots into the little cup of dirt, nice and snug.]

[ All he can ask is that they try, so he nods, watching Wei Wuxian get the flower nice and situated in the cup, and gestures for Wei Wuxian to hand over the cup while he gets spring water to water it. In the meantime, Minato can hold it, and let his hands glow with healing magic that won't do anything for the flower, but, again. All he can do is try. ]

[OFF TO GET THE WATER. When he comes back over, he'll sit down, legs crossed.]

Is something about this flower important? Or is it just that you're the sort of person who can't bear to leave behind something you've accidentally uprooted?

[ Grow strong, little flower. I'm determined to have this flower outlive Minato, which shouldn't be difficult. ]

Not really. It's just a flower.
It's purple.
Doesn't need to be important to want to help it live.
Right?

[i can't believe minato is going to beat me to being the first death in frac. me, personally, aki, not wwx.

He laughs after reading the note, though.]

Very true, very true! What a dichotomy, though. You'll try to save a dead flower and feed these turtles my good fruit, but you won't stop me from eating them?

[ Minato nods. But, like... There is no good way to say "If another demon was starving and had to eat you to live, I might not stop them" is there? There's some sort of order to things! It makes sense in his head to help where he can, and not be too wrapped up in the details of the food chain. He has no right in deciding who lives and who doesn't, so it's best not to think about it.

Peaches make turtles happy, soup makes Wei Wuxian happy, happiness in the moment matters a lot to Minato, especially when it's harder on his end of things to spread happiness to others. ]

[Fortunately(????) that's something Wei Wuxian would understand, mostly. After all, his life motto in all worlds is basically "WHO CARES ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE DEAD AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME WHILE ALIVE, FOR HOWEVER LONG THAT IS".]

Strange kid! [But he says it without a lick of insult - more like he means it in a fond way, like it's a compliment.]

Well, I'm not in the mood for eating any turtles today, anyway. Cooking them is always such a pain - and fortunately, fruits are plentiful right now!

[SUCH IS LIFE. He finally moves back to the bow so he can push them back onto the water.]

--I was so distracted, I never even offered you a proper wash to your clothing, hm? Though you've spent enough time half-dipped in the water to make up for it, I suppose.

[ Strange kid! Minato smiles at that, because it's one of the kinder things he's been called, and makes sure the flower cup is tucked securely against his side before taking his papers out to write. ]

It's okay.
I'll be back in the forest soon.
It'll get dirty again anyways.

[ Not just dirty, but bloody and tattered, so he's not too fussy about going around in rags. ]

[Minato please have a life somewhere in some world where you are surrounded by good friends who don't make "strange kid" sound like a compliment.

He leans over to look at the words being scrawled out though, humming a little.]

I see, I see - very true. Well, you looked like an absolute mess, but I'm guessing that's normal for you? [??? HUMANS. He's always thought them fragile, but clearly this one and his magic glowing hands is doing better(???) than most.] Wish I could give you a bit more than food for the turtles and a cup for your flower, though!

[ He can't have that sort of life in this game, with these people. Because he's him, and because he hears Wei Wuxian wanting to give more and then writes something like ]

Red string?

[ From persimmons to your life, it's a hell of a leap but it never hurts to ask. ]

[GENTLY SHIPS MINATO TO A BETTER WORLD...

Wow though that's an unexpected thing to see. PERSIMMONS TO LIFE IS A BIG LEAP INDEED, but Wei Wuxian seems more amused by the absurdity of it than anything. Surely it's some weird joke by this funky dude.]

Haha, my. Are you asking me? I'm already happily tied, but I'm flattered!

[ He is planned for a Pokemon dwrp game later this year where he'll run a Combee farm for a while and then get possessed by a Yamask for the rest of the game, that's my plans for him.

Anyways, this Minato looks a little perplexed, probably at the idea of monogamy. ]

Yeah.
But if you're happy as your are, that's good.
It's tough keeping everybody happy.

[ah i see... minato's biggest enemy is actually card,

Can't believe he's on the same page as swords re: what a monogamy is, too. He smiles a little, leaning against his pole.]

Happiness, hm? No one person can keep everybody happy, and some people can't be kept happy by anyone. I'm pretty lucky, myself. Have you found anyone like that yet? Or have you not, and that's why you're looking?

[ Sometimes I close my eyes when I remember what Minato's name field is, which is thankfully rare bc I never see it on my end. ]

I know it's impossible, but I still want to try.
I like being around people.
That's enough to keep me happy.
Red strings for me are different, I think.

[ Or, at least, he sees them differently than most others do. Something something social links and the fact that P3protag does not respect a monogamy. ]

[MEANWHILE THE REST OF US THINKING OF MINATO'S 16 GIRLFRIENDS AND ONE SINGLE SOUJI.]

Mm, well! Marriage doesn't look the same for everyone, red strings don't look the same for everyone, so on, so on. [Waving a hand!!] As long as you're not hurting anyone, no harm in however you view it, yes?

[Shinobu will throw him down the mountain now too for encouraging Minato's tomfoolery BUT LOOK. He believes it!! Red strings are special and different for everyone; who's he to judge what Minato's idea of it is like?]

[ Minato... sort of looks away at the whole "not hurting anyone" because... well. With the number of links he has, they've become all tangled and frayed and the number he's broken isn't small. It hurts every time. He internalizes the guilt, doesn't learn from it, can feel himself get tired the more years that pass and his situation doesn't change. He thought he would be able to see the end of the year, at least, but then he touches a hand to his neck and wonders how many more days he has left. ]

It hurts when they don't last.
When I become a liability, and a burden, and am not worth it anymore.
But being afraid and shying away and not trying
It's a shame. I think, anyways.

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