kai-un crew

[parttimesoldier]

Who: Kai-un and visitors
When: post fear game
Where: kai-un dorm
What: repress and compress
Warnings: probably ptsd, guns, violent hallucinations?? tba anything else

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[parttimesoldier]

[So, Suzuha sure is not sleeping much right now. She's a light sleeper at the best of times, but when she's stuck hallucinating gunshots at any odd hour, it doesn't exactly help matters. Especially when the adrenaline keeping her going immediately post-test of courage has long since faded. Now it's just tension, anxiety, and thoughts that keep drifting to what she'd seen in the cave.

So when she's not busying herself with anything else and not succeeding in the sleep department, she's lingering in the common area, eyes occasionally darting to the dorm entrance, like she expects that door to be broken down at any moment.

And, notably, with a handgun in tow. Because this place sure loves giving teenagers their guns—a fact that's feeling particularly cruel considering what she's been stuck hearing.]

[bowtiedbones]

[finally coming out of her room a couple hours after they’ve gotten back]

…Is that a real gun?

[parttimesoldier]

[A bit of a genuine, if distracted, smile at seeing her up and about. Probably a good sign, yeah?

But then she's glancing back down at said gun, turning it over in her hand a little.]

Yup. Real as can be. Distinctly lacking any ammo though, so...

[inexorableiron]

[Guns are normal for adventurers of all ages, this is Fine]

Hear somethin'?

[parttimesoldier]

[As Fine as can be.]

The gunshots aren't exactly stopping. Anything real, though? I dunno.

[presgarddihellis]

[it's probably a bit of time later when there's a polite knock knock on the door]

[bowtiedbones]

[calls from further in the dorm]

Who is it?

[presgarddihellis]

Arkham Raven.

[parttimesoldier]

[Drawn out from her room by the sounds of activity in the common area some time after he's been let in. Stops and stares for a moment, brows a little furrowed. Not her class colors and not a face she recognizes.]

Uh, hey. Don't think we've met?

[presgarddihellis]

[Katsumori colors and he's brought food and is chilling with Eowyn.]

We have. Just with a different face.

Arkham Raven. Another face of Miskatonic Smith's.

[a beat. a pause because... did they... introduce each other?]

...

The man with the worm.

[inexorableiron]

[now he has a GIANT POLEARM to answer the door with]

Yo, new dude?

[presgarddihellis]

[... damn. that's a big polearm.]

New face. Old dude.

Miskatonic Smith's other face, Arkham Raven.

[bowtiedbones]

[Eliza went straight to her room and shut the door after they got back. normally she’s always left it cracked or all the way open, even at night— the sound of other people nearby is more reassuring when she’s trying to sleep. but nobody needs to see an ACTUALLY immobile eliza when there’s hallucinations going on.

there was a long bout of jagged crying early on. happy, relieved, homesick, and absolutely terrified. after that was a couple hours of silence, exhausted enough to actually sleep quietly for a while.

now she’s creeping back into the common room to curl up with water on the couch. she holds the bottlecap up to her shoulder and a pair of small skeletal claws reaches out from under her hair to grab it.]

[parttimesoldier]

[Suzuha's just coming in after a brief and restless little outing and is relieved to see Eliza there when she returns. A smile and a wave as she steps over, though she's blinking in surprise when those bony little hands dart out from under her hair.]

Woah, uh... you got a little friend, there?

[bowtiedbones]

[she waves back]

I do, actually! My familiar woke up. This is Tuxie.

[eliza brushes her hair back to reveal the small skeleton perched on her shoulder. it’s about the size of a bird, but there’s an extra pair of small arms to go with its wings and a long tail wrapped around eliza’s neck. it’s holding the bottlecap like a squirrel with a nut and chewing on it with its beak.]

[inexorableiron]

[Hamn has been trying not to stare. The girls have been so helpful and talking at him, which is helping take the edge off. He still tries to go about his day normally, but sometimes he stops and stares or turns sharply, eyes panicked. He has been quiet, unusually so, but brusque and quick to brush off anyone who tries to point that out.

Having the enormous nine foot long naginata waiting for him has helped. He has spent a long time carefully gripping the shaft, staring at the strange Petran letters carved into it just below the blade. Thank the gods for an emotional support polearm. At least he can finally train properly... soon.

For some reason he has not been eager to take it out... just gripping it is fine. He is easily found in the common area doing just that. Chilling. Repressing. As ya do]

[bowtiedbones]

Is that the right one?

[she had to SLEEP, but she’s up and being talky again. still unsteady, something with her vision’s gone fucky now, but moving around the common room is easy enough. she can’t trip sitting on the couch.]

[inexorableiron]

... Yeah. It's his.

[Do not trip while a man has a 3' long razor sharp blade out please yes thank you]

[parttimesoldier]

[In this house dorm we repress to de-stress.

She's admittedly been pretty curious about that weapon, so stepping out of her room to see him there with it in hand has her heading over to investigate.]

Jeez... that thing's mega big.

[inexorableiron]

That's the whole point, lady dude. Keepin' the fuckin' dudes away from you.

[titlecard]

[ A couple of days later, there is a gentle knocking on Kai-un's door. Hello! There's a nice Shiawase boy here who, in addition to his red uniform, is also wearing a matching red blindfold that looks an awful lot like it was made of strips from a different uniform. Better safe than sorry when you're hallucinating!!

No he does mean to be here though, he checked the dorm before knocking. Just pleasantly waiting for someone to answer the door...! ]

[parttimesoldier]

[Suzuha once again not opening the door right away. As she steps over to the door, a little guarded:]

Who is it...?

[titlecard]

[ oh he is perking UP when he hears that voice. ]

Hanabi! It's Hiro. Can I come in?

[inexorableiron]

[Nine Foot Polearm man weirdly not opening the door tonight, but will look up when it is]

... You get messed up, dude?

[bowtiedbones]

[once again eliza is not the one getting up to answer the door. her voice comes from somewhere near the couch.]

Oh, hey! What brings you by?