text; @bacura

[mellowyellow]

[The first thing Masaomi shares is a picture. It's dark as always, but for once, that doesn't affect visibility. Half of the picture is filled with Masaomi's anxiously grinning face. He's pointing over his shoulder where a parade of bright colors and surreal costumes is marching past the school.]

Nobody told me Beacon had a circus! This shit's insane!




[Aaaand that's it. That's all anyone gets.

Masaomi will not respond to this post. He is officially a dead boy.]

Comments

@langit; text

[arsarcanum]

does anyone know where that is
im gonna go find him

[ Whomp whomp. He's already throwing on clothes and heading out his window in a glide. ]

@lingering-will; text

[really_sketchy]

I don't.
Will he be okay?

text forever

[arsarcanum]

[ Sora will have to pause his glide to look that user name up in the directory because he doesn't recognize it. Oh, Naminé! ]

oh hey namine welcome!
sorry i don't know how to do the little thingy on top of the e
hang on
∆ˆœø˜ß˚˙ƒ∂∫åß∑´ oh there it is
naminé

i don't know. if you hear anything out in the woods that sounds like a festival and it makes you wanna join it, turn around and go back to beacon
we don't know what that is but it might be dangerous

text forever

[really_sketchy]

Is there anyway I can help?

I haven't been to the forest yet.

[arsarcanum]

um i don't know
i don't really remember what you can do?
stay inside and stay warm is all i got right now
maybe keep an eye on things just in case i stop answering back?

[really_sketchy]

I can use magic... alter memories.

I haven't been able to access the corridors of darkness here.
please be safe sora...
I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you too.

[arsarcanum]

[ Alter memories? Memory witch, right. ]

i'll take care of myself
we still gotta make friends with everyone remember? :P can't do that if something happens to me huh

[really_sketchy]

I know but

Can I wait for you outside of the forest? Just to make sure you're okay?

[She's really worried...]

text @ Soldier

[worthallthis]

Keep clear of that, kid

Or at least wear the earplugs

[If they cared about emoticons there would be a frowny face here.]

text

[arsarcanum]

got e,m in my eears
don't worry i know i won't go close
i just wanna see if hes okay

[ Solo rescue mission? Sora thinks he's smarter than that! (He's not.) ]

[worthallthis]

okay

[They know better than to try and make him stop. But if he's aware of the danger and taking precautions, then... that's what they can do.]

Keep in touch while you look so we know if something happens

[arsarcanum]

will do

[ And around 35 minutes later, the soldier will receive a message in their inbox. ]

@lonk; audio

[sublimebeast]

Sora!?

It seems like this could be dangerous.

audio forever

[arsarcanum]

[ Lots of wind in this feed. Sora has to raise his voice even louder than he usually does for it to go through. ]

It's okay, I'm prepared! I got stuff from the soldier to put in my ears. That's the part that makes you wanna go toward it.

[sublimebeast]

It makes you w-

Dammit.

I can't let you do this, give me the plugs, I'll go check it out if this guy doesn't respond.

[arsarcanum]

Link, I know you wanna do this 'cause you don't want me to get me to get hurt. You're a good friend. [ A pause to think. ] You're gonna have to catch me first.

[sublimebeast]

Damn!

[And that would be the sound of rustling as Link throws of some blankets, then a bang and the crunching of snow.]

I'm on my way, then.

[arsarcanum]

[ That does actually slows Sora's momentum down. ]

Do you have anything to put in your ears?

[sublimebeast]

No, I don't.

I can tie my cap around my ears if I gotta, but first I'm making sure you're safe.

[That everyone is.

He's the Hero, after all, he can't let people rush around foolishly on his watch. That's his job!]

@jupitersgrace

[notthatjason]

Please tell me you aren't ALSO going out there by yourself?

text forever

[arsarcanum]

[ Oh, he has to pause for a second to look up that username too. Hey Jason! ]

if it makes you feel better i have earplugs :)?

[notthatjason]

That is only part of the problem. It’s never a good idea to go it alone into a situation like this.

[arsarcanum]

well
yeah

[ Oh jeez, he's actually got him there. ]

i won't go near it
i just want to make sure he got out of there okay
i won't try and fight any of them

[ ... Okay, he would, but he's made so many promises not to confront them by now that he'd probably actually not do it anymore. He takes those very seriously! ]

[notthatjason]

I can't blame you there. Masaomi's my friend, I want to make sure he's okay since he still hasn't replied back. But now I'm going to be worrying about you as well...me and it looks like a few other people in Beacon. So you better not start any fights unless you plan on sending a group text for us to be there.

[arsarcanum]

[ Masaomi? Names to remember. Anyway... Jason has a point. Sora didn't realize so many people would show up just to make sure he was okay. ]

i live at the landmark right
i think that might be the school behind them?
i'll go slowly and make sure that the parade's not around before i get closer
i think i can get there the fastest out of everyone who lives here

[ Well... Carmilla could probably get there faster, but she also probably would be in the peanut gallery with Vanitas down there. ]

i'm not gonna start anything i promise
i just need to know if he's okay

[ Even if he doesn't know a thing about him. Sora is. Definitely! Just like this! (He might be a little overinvested, actually.) ]