afterliving

[Well that sure was a lizard Greed had just gotten. The suit he understood, even if technically it was meant for Ling (but hey, same body, same clothes). But a gecko? Well... he got why a gecko of all animals, but who in their right mind would give him a pet? Like hell he knew how to take care of one...

It took a few days, but eventually he decided that he should probably figure that bit out. Since even if it'd just come back, it seemed too mean even for him to let the critter starve to death. So he parked himself in front of a computer in the library.]

So, uh... does anyone know what these things eat? [Greed held up his gecko, who just stared blankly ahead.] Figured I shouldn't just ignore it, but I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to lizards. Or any animals.

Well... not normal animals anyway.

mightletyouknowme

[Sena's been thinking a lot lately. With school and everything else she's been doing, it's been easy to keep her mind off things but it's been a little slower for her lately and the thoughts began to creep in.

And so, she's begun to think about the one thing she doesn't have here: her family. So, she opens her computer and decides to ask a few questions.

It starts with her sitting there, hand making idle circles on the desk, her eyes seeming to find the pattern fascinating.]

If we're all dead, I wonder if we can turn into ghosts. [It's a weird thought and she doesn't think so but she wants this bad enough to ask.] Ghost can go back and see people, right? It's not like they have to be the creepy ghosts from stories or anything.

honestmana

A for Action

One (1) Mana is standing in the library, by one of the computers. The screen is empty, as the machine is turned off. However, she doesn't really get that part, as she press a random key on the keyboard, and waits for several minutes for something to happen. Only to press another, and wait some time again. Which can.. go on for several hours. Mana is confused, interested to learn, easily entertained and easily distracted from the world.

B for (B)Video

[ Someone has managed to get on a video feed. To say something very important. ]

Hiii!

[ ...what, this is Mana. of course the first thing you do is to greet whoever you're talking to, right? ]

honestmana

action

[ She had been carrying around this phone thing for a few days now, not knowing what she was supposed to do with it, and she has been wondering whos it is.

She bounces up to someone who doesn't seem busy, to ask: ]

Mana would like to ask what this is foooor?

text

grsa¨fr2e4

grtae

[ obviously, Mana thinks she has written something. She's not the best at writing, though. But then she figures out something. ]

nuesssssanad

maanna

hhhiiiiiiiiih

greatvanguard

Action A

[He's used to being flung across different worlds by now. It's not something he should be used, but seeing as he's suddenly ended up somewhere else yet again in the space of a couple of hours, yeah, seems like this is just a 'thing' that happens now. Geeze... Or at least it seems like a couple of hours? His head feels a little fuzzy, so maybe he got hit with another memory erasing spell.

To make matters worse, only seconds after waking up and shaking his head to clear his thoughts, splash. Into the pool he goes, clad in his school clothes and everything. Why this. If you were planning on going swimming today you might spot a kid coughing and spluttering as he pushes himself out of the water. He ends up flopping down on his back by the pool, looking pretty ticked off.]

Action B

[Having recovered from his surprise trip to the swimming pool, Kotarou is making his way over towards the dorms. He realises now that a lot of his speed and strength is gone, and what's more he can't control the Inugami anymore either. Boy, when it rains it sure does pour.

It's pretty hard to miss him trudging along, leaving damp footprints and the occasional drip of water from his hair and clothing as he goes. Oh. And he has ears and a tail, they're pretty noticeable too. This should still be the magical world, so he sees no reason in hiding them right now.

Anyone he passes by should be close enough to hear him grumbling and muttering to himself. Today just isn't his day, okay?]

Such a pain in the ass... Stupid Fate, messin' with us just 'cuz Negi landed two hits on him. Man, next time I see him... A-109, A-109...

[The key and card directing him towards a dorm room is all he has to go off of right now, so with few other options he decides checking the room out would be the best thing to do right now.]

accurately

A. ACTION
[ Waking up in a strange place was one thing.

Waking up in a strange place after the last thing you remember was a bath and a toaster was another.

But waking up in a strange place after remembering the bath and the toaster and not having your phone to check your horoscope or find out what your lucky item of the day was because you sure as hell need one if the first two are happening? That's a whole other beast entirely.

There's something of an inward panic on multiple levels going on right now, especially when he'd plopped down on the roof of the library and is now presently peeking over the side. In fact, the scene might be comparable to a very annoyed cat trying to figure out how to jump down off of something he probably shouldn't have climbed in the first place. But Midorima won't meow, no, he's too stubborn. He'll just look incredibly pissed off at the ground being so far away. ]

B. TEXT
[ Once Midorima had finally gotten down and had settled a little, he headed back to the library. If there were computers there, he could check his horoscope and at least have that small comfort to deal with the fact that he was suddenly dead.

You know, except there was no horoscope so he was just going to have to ask. ]

How do you access Oha Asa on these computers? The site says it can't be found.

[ That's the real important shit to know after you're dead, after all. ]

accepted

[Video]

Is it working now? I still don't get these stupid things- Ah! [Oh awesome, he got the video working. He might have been here for a few weeks now but it was still quite the challenge to work some of the technology here. Enjoy your video of a guy with a white streak in his hair and pointy ears, afterlife.] Hey, uh, I'm Caius. Caius Qualls.

... Do any of you have Leimorne where you're from? Back home I was fighting to help the humans and Leimorne come to trust each other, one of my friends was even gonna start a whole organization about it when the lycanth hunt was over and we stopped the King's plans.

[He's really hoping someone here knows what he's going on about, otherwise he's just going to end up speaking a load of gibberish.]

So I wanted to ask, do any of you have people who aren't human where you're from and do you get along with them? Like there's no difference between how you and them are treated.

[And that's it, there's his message. While waiting for replies, Caius will be fiddling around with the laptop he's using. Adjusting the camera, tapping buttons, just generally messing around to see if he can get a better grasp on these things.]

[Action]

[It might be possible to spot smoke billowing out from the trees behind the dojo later in the day. Not like rolling clouds of the stuff, but a thin stream of black smoke that rises up into the sky and could easily be spotted by anyone walking around the school grounds today.

Should anyone investigate the source of the smoke, they'll find Caius in a small clearing with a well lit campfire nearby. There are a few sticks set aside in a pile in case the fire needs tending and it's surrounded by small rocks to keep it under control.

Caius is standing a short distance away from the fire, wielding a long stick he picked up in one of his hands. He swings the stick back and forth a few times before talking out loud to himself.]

Come on, I've done this hundreds of times... Demon Fang! [...] How about this, Sword Rain!

[He's trying to get his artes to work, but he isn't have much success. Luckily, most of his artes are just various sword swings, so he can emulate them pretty well even if they lack the power and speed his artes usually do. Care to interrupt his little camp out-slash-training session?]

keptwaiting

[ He was dead. Yamashita thought he was fairly certain of that. After all there had been a bang, crashing glass, sharp pain, a short moment mid-air, people screaming... Yes, laying on the pavement like that, with each feeling slowly numbing through a strange fog, even a cheery boy like Yamashita had been sure he was dying. It's not like he had comprehended what that meant, but the feeling of 'this is it' is not something easily pushed off when you were sure your heart could stop beating any moment.

So when he wakes up, Yamashita feels off to say the least. Alive? Dreaming? Is this reality at all? ]

Ah...?

[ It's a school. That kind of hallway is just too much of an universal sign for learning facilities as that it could be any other way. He sits up, rubbing his head. No blood, no injury, no pain. He's wearing a school uniform too... Strange. Yamashita gets up to examine the scene, looking through the hallways for people. Too bad he's arrived after classes ended and most NPCs aren't around anymore. With careful but feathery steps he runs through the school, dramatically bursting into rooms and leaning around corners. ]

Hellooo~? Is anybody heeere? I'm looost, can anybody help a poor guy out?

[ He'll be wandering about all over the school and campus, feel free to encounter him at any place, just specify where! ]

petral

[ video ]

[ It takes some time for Petra to understand how things work, but sooner or later after some observation she’s managed to get the video on. ]

Hello? Ah, I thought it would be a good time to introduce myself… I’m - uh -new here? At least from what I’ve seen... My name is Petra Ral, nice to meet you all!

[ She fidgets a little, before continuing. ]

So, from what I’ve seen this-- world? [ Can she even call this place a world? It's the afterlife but... Everything's really strange, okay. ] -Is… far more modern than my own. The technology here is incredible, though taking coffee from a gigantic metal block seems kind of strange. [ A small pause. ] It feels a little impersonal? I think coffee’s best made from scratch, but that might just be me…

--Oh, that’s right!

I was wondering if anyone could explain these… machines? Is that what you would call them? Ah, yeah, I was wondering if anyone could explain their purposes and how to use them! Some of them actually seem to make work a lot easier than it usual is, so I'm sure it would be really convenient to learn! I’ve been told my methods are very... “old”.

[ Petra tilts her head a little, as if she’s wondering if there’s something she’s forgotten to mention. ]

Mm, I think that’s all, for now at least. Thanks!

-

[ action ]

[ Later, if you find yourself in the garden, you'll see Petra walking around, smelling the flowers and inspecting them closely. There are so many types she's never seen before! And for the ones she's seen, they're mostly from outside the walls, where she doesn't really have the time to study them.

She probably won't notice you unless you're in her face, because she's super focused on a ladybug she's spotted on a plant. ]

extraordinarily

OPTION A: VIDEO

[ When the feed turns on, there is one Suzumiya Haruhi, wearing her usual SSS uniform with a bright smile on her lips before she winks at the camera, a victory sign on her fingers. ]

Yahoo~!

Hello, everybody in the afterlife! This is Suzumiya Haruhi, coming right at you from the comforts of her room to make an announcement: the school festival is coming to you live soon, and we just have to get ready! And how are we going to do that?

First of all, I plan on making a movie. And everyone who sees this message: and that means you is welcome to come audition for a part. All you have to do is come right after classes on Tuesday and give it your all! I'll be accepting only the best of the best, so you better be ready! And if your name is Kyon, you have to come, no exceptions.

Second of all, I'll be performing for the school festival with my totally awesome band, so you guys better not miss it! My awesome voice and singing will be heard for everyone to hear! If you want a sneak peek, though, feel free to stop by the music classrooms.

That is all!

OPTION B: ACTION ( an empty music classroom )

[ Haruhi is definitely readying herself for the school festival; in fact, the armband that she usually wears now reads "Super Vocalist" while she's in the classroom. Slinging an electric guitar over her shoulder, she decides to practice several songs. Depending on when people come in, you might hear the following: Sono Hi Sora wa Kitto Aoi, Star Way to Heaven, Bouken Desho Desho (and yes, she's dancing too), or Punkish Regular.

Even though she's singing fine, there's something about her that seems a little... off. Perhaps even a little melancholy, too. ]

( Okay, so: lyrics for Star Way to Heaven and Bouken Desho Desho are here and here for your reference! )

springcleaning

[Levi's taken a while to figure out the different settings on the communicator. At first he only knew how to use the video function, but just talking into it is nice too, when his hands are busy and he doesn't want to set it up where people can see his face. He's just figured out the audio function and it talking into it.]

This thing is really fucking useful, if I'm honest. Something like this back home would save a shit ton of people losing their lives. It runs on that electricity though, so I doubt it could work... The commander could probably figure it out, though.

Anyway, to the point, this place is fucking filthy. I expect each and every one of you down in the lobby at 0600 ready to make this place real fucking shiny.

[The audio post ends, and the next morning Levi is down in the first floor of the school bright and early with his usual cleaning get up, already starting to scrub down the lockers, uncaring of anything he finds inside of them. It's all going in the trash.]

conversationalist

A

[No one could've died, could they? Especially not here, anyway. But Kotarou couldn't help but notice the abundance of absences here in the so called "Afterlife." Everyone who was talkative and kept the crowd a crowd wasn't nearly as active as he'd seen before.

It was like a ghost town. He wanted to tell that joke to someone, badly.

So to remedy that and to cure his own curiosity (he hated sitting here doing nothing; he felt he had to do something--anyone couldn't just sit here after dying could they?), he speaks up to one of the NPCs. To his own avail though, it didn't give him the reaction he wanted.

Or really, any kind of reaction.

In a sense, the male NPC ignored him, asking him tons of questions that had nothing to do with Kotarou's humor or question. We're going to be late for class? I showered just this morning! What do you mean you wanna borrow lunch money, isn't it free!?

Kotarou, from the look of things, will always be confused about this place. Nothing makes sense here. Let's not forget that his powers are seemingly gone. ...He'll never know what to feel about this either.

In any case though, after that Kotarou will walk up to you, and try to the best of his abilities, act like everyone else.]

Hey, you're gonna be late for class-class-class. Don't forget your workhome.

B

"Did everyone shower today!? ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ"

[Kotarou was at the library, on one of the various computers offered to the dead. He doubts he could connect to the Internet here--that'd be creepy. But a neat feature to add to the Occult Club. It appeared to be connected to the Intranet however, and available to everyone here. With that in mind, Kotarou types up a post.]

...That aside. Did everyone go on some kind of field trip? It's like a ghost town or something here.

[A beat.]

And the ghosts remaining here are sort of freaking me out.

honestmana

She has no idea where she is —or a little of what— for a short moment. She’s outside but she was supposed to be in the castle————

Then she knows that she made a bad thing —— “Nue-san Mana is sorryyyy!” —— she trips and rolls right into a lamp post. She sniffs but she’s felt worse pain even if she didn’t like it. “Mana should have listened to Nue-saaan!”

She clutches to the lamp post and sniffs. She needs to find Nue-san and apologize—! She wasn’t supposed to leave the castle. . .

She doesn’t notice that she was clinging desperately to something she doesn’t have a clue about what it is, nor that she doesn’t recognize how different it is from the Japan that she is familiar with.

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