fracturarpg | intro log.

welcome mingle

( AND SO IT BEGINS. )

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.

The place you've found yourself in is strange, certainly. It's probably worth exploring a bit. 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.

Well - that, and all the people who seem to have woken up alongside you, lost and also probably Doing Their Best™.

There's no need to fret that much though. It's hard to say exactly where you're going next, even though some places might feel a little bit more like a clue, but what you do know is one unshakeable thing:

There's still much more ahead of you.

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[ AKIRA IS HIS NEW BEST FRIEND he doesn't need to believe it, he just needs to play along. ]

Nice to meet you~ Isn't it a good name? Very chic ☆

[ He may or may not forget about the name after a night's sleep and never respond to it, but for the time being, it's a great name and he nods approvingly. ]

So what's a Christmas cake connoisseur do? Taste test Christmas cakes? We gotta bring back only the best, so we'll be relying on your expert opinion on every single one!

Very chic. Kind of classy. Extremely hip.

[change ur name every day Kano, make other people keep up with your whims]

Mostly I take hipster pictures of them to post on my Instagram.

[LIKE ALL THE HIPSTER PEOPLE DO]

[ Kind of classy... Thanks, Akira. ]

He~h... How hip! [ He feels like he has no idea what that word actually means, but it's okay, that's fine ]

Do you have pictures on your phone? I want to see~ Lemme see~

[pulls out his phone!! to show Kano. . . pictures of his cat]

[Mona sleeping on his bed. Mona cleaning his face. Mona freaking out as he sees a cucumber]

[this is not food. this is a cat]

[ Holy shit, this is better than food. Akira had better not be eating cats. ]

Aw, cute. You sure are a doting cat dad~

Thanks. My finger slipped and I called these up instead.

[lies he just has no actual pictures of food]

Parenthood is tough, but I manage.

[ The lies are forgiven ]

Sure sounds tough! How's your cat supposed to manage without you, when you're stuck all the way out here? It's heartbreaking!!

I left him some milk and sushi in the fridge.

[A BEAT]

I'm joking.

The slab with the welcome message did mention that time wasn't passing back home. Do you believe it?

[ HE WAS ABOUT TO SAY, HOW'S THE CAT SUPPOSED TO OPEN THE FRIDGE..... ]

Nope, not at all!!

[Mona picked a lock, you'd be surprised]

That's refreshingly honest and fair.

[a shrug]

I do, though.

[ What if the door closed on him ): ]

Yeah? What's got you so convinced, blind faith or personal experience? Lil' bit of both?

I'm not a "blind faith" kind of guy, and I don't have any personal experience, either.

[hm. how does he put it. . .?]

You can call it intuition, maybe?

So............. hope. You hope time's stopped.

[ It's the exact same thing, Akira. At least to Kano, it is, and he's unfortunately faithless in everything, and has already given up on a fate, god, the world, all of that. ]

. . . more like context clues found in our surroundings lend credibility to the claim.

[more than just blind faith!!]

"Legally blind" faith, but not "completely blind" faith. Got it.

[ Like... dark shapes and stuff. He'll allow that much. ]

Harsh.

[but he doesn't sound bothered, just amused]

If that's what you think it is, then I won't argue.

You're the one who's supposed to tell me how it is~ But anyways, it doesn't matter, right? Not until we're booted back, so there's no reason to worry about it.

[ He will still worry about it, but logically, there's no reason to. They have more important things to worry about, like whether they can find the cakes before they starve to death. ]

. . . are you worried about it?

[eyeing Kano thoughtfully. AKIRA THINKS HE'S WORRIED ABOUT IT]

Ehh... Like I said, there's no reason to be worried about it.

[ MAYBE HE'S WORRIED ABOUT IT, BUT WHEN DOES THAT EVER MATTER ]

. . .

You're worried about it.

[you don't have to have a reason to be worried to be worried!! or something]

Okay okay okay, fine, yeah, maybe I'm kinda worried!! Like, I might've left the stove on at home, and if I'm not back to turn it off, I'm not gonna have a home to come back to! Isn't it the same for everybody?!!

[ Lay off him, Akira!! Maybe he's embarrassed or something, but he walks a little faster and maybe he can shorten this whole five mile thing. All he wanted was to eat cake. ]

[OH NO DID HE TOUCH A NERVE. . . Akira quickens his own pace to keep up, letting out a thoughtful noise as he does so]

It is, actually.

Come to think of it, I may have left the engine of my van running.

[ Yeah, yeah, Akira gets it, although it's sort of not the same... ]

He~h... Were you driving when you got spirited away? Dangerous. That's dangerous.

[ If it's just idling in the driveway, at least all the gas will burn off eventually and it'll die. Worst case scenario, somebody steals Akira's van. ]

When I get home I guess I'll get a citation for driving while worldhopping.

[EXTREMELY DANGEROUS]

[anyway technically Makoto was driving. it's fine]

[ Kano claps him on the shoulder ]

You can't get a citation if you never stop driving. Just keep going. Don't let the cops catch you.

[ When you're already in too deep, you might as well see how far you can go. Bad life advice from Shuuya Kano. ]

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