♞ 001 || The Prodigal Knight appears...

[onlymortal]

|| Accidental Video ||

[ The video clicks on as a tall, lanky man in a knee length red peacoat and a black beanie stalks into view, his hands shoved into his pockets, his shoulders hunched, eyes toward the floor. He takes about two steps down the hallway in question before he stops and turns, looking back over his shoulder, then looking back forward, his brow furrowing in confusion. ]

What is this shit?

[ He looks off down the hall both directions, looking more and more confused. ]

Fuckin' weird dream, that's for sure. [ He takes one last look left, then right, and finally chooses right, turning and starting off in that direction, apparently intent on finding the end of the hall...if there is one. ]

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Room 10. [He motions him to follow.] You'll never believe what it looks like.

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

[Okay, there's no way he decorated this place yet.] I bet I will when I see it.

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

[You get a light arm punch, Shinji. Mostly to see that you're still solid and not a ghost.

And here they...are!] Weird, huh? It looks just like my dorm room. Just...without my stuff in it.

[He found it that way. Honest.]

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

[He gives the room a look over, and it's really weird. It looks like it hasn't been lived in, but it sure as hell looks like Akihiko's room.]

...weird...

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

You should look in the closet. Think of something you want before you open the door.

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

[He eyes the closet, then looks back to Akihiko.] Like what?

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

[He shrugs.] Try a cookbook. But be picky with what kind it is. [He doesn't want to look like he's lying.]

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

[Be picky, huh? He shrugs and heads to the closet, thinking about a Norwegian cook book...and blinked as he withdrew one.]

Well, damn.

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

Pretty cool, huh?

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

Pretty...something, yeah.

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

[He knows that tone.]

What is it?

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

This place ain't right, Aki. [He shakes his head.] Talked to Arisato. He said this place eats your memories, then other people live through 'em.

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

[Minato hadn't said anything about memories getting eaten, did he? Last night was quite a blur. Akihiko rubs at his forehead, his mood starting to dim.]

He'd said the room will provide what I need, and something about 'events' and alternates that live on the other side of mirrors.

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

[He nods.] That's some pretty creepy shit, Aki.

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

I was concerned at first, but now I think this is something we can handle.

[It's starting to sound like a game, and Akihiko gets a bonus: to have Shinjiro on his team, alive and kicking.]

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

Just like that, huh? [He scoffed.]

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

[He frowns again.] Yeah. [Shinji's here. Shinji's alive. He feels like he can do just about anything.]

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

[He shakes his head and tosses the cookbook down on Akihiko's bed.] You're a dumbass, you know that?

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

Look, I don't want to lose- [He pauses.]

You and Arisato are here. It's strength in numbers that will get us through this.

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

What the hell's eatin' you, anyway?

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

[He couldn't tell him, could he? Would it be right to do so? He wanted very badly to warn him, and to tell him to stay home on October 4th.

He rested his hand over his stomach.]

...Just a bug, I guess.

Wait. ['Eatin' you'.] That. Maybe I need to eat something. [In truth he hadn't yet, but it was a distraction too.]

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

[His stare turned into a glare.]

You ain't eaten. [Minato said the food was free downstairs.] Move.

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

H-hey, easy Shinji! I'm moving!

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[castoredux.livejournal.com]

[He'd be lying if he didn't admit he was hungry too.] Let's see if this place can spin out a decent bowl of ramen.

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[wings-of-vanth.livejournal.com]

[His smile returns at the mention of his meal of choice.] If anything, it'll be more of a show than the shop back home.