nuttyjigs

Living Reflection: A Psychological Alter Egos RP

For a moment back there, it looked like Shion was going to refuse, but she tagged along after them in the end, so there was no problem there. Everything seemed to be falling together of its own accord.

Aiko took one of the seats across from Kenji and swept up the menu, scanning over the contents. As she did so, she replied, "Oh, don't worry so much about that, Kenji-kun. I'm fine with talking about anything, really, and that was a depressing topic." She waved the subject away; in any case, Shion seemed depressed enough, and Aiko could bet that talk about a comatose person wasn't going to help. She was getting a bit tired of the topic anyway, and Kenji had already offered up a different one with Shion.

The cafe menu included the usual things expected of any other cafe, nothing particularly eye-catching. For a moment, Aiko considered ordering the most expensive item on the menu to see how Kenji would react, but that particular item seemed to be a huge slice of blueberry cheesecake, which Aiko wasn't very fond of. She shrugged off the idea and flipped the page, scanning the drinks page, waiting for Shion's reply to Kenji's question.

+++

"That was one hundred percent compliment, Breaky," Crisis Sonata lied as she sent spears into Negative after Negative. There were a lot of them, but they weren't very strong, intelligent, or quick at all; fighting them was like repeatedly stabbing a block of cheese, especially with the three of them now fighting together. Riot Lily seemed to agree, judging by the tone of her voice as she declared that there were only a few of them left. Indeed their numbers seemed to be thinning; the battle itself was proving to be much more boring than Crisis thought; might as well finish it quick.

"Yes, I'm perfectly fine, thank you," scoffed Crisis at Breaker's comment, making a quick little twirl to get her point across. "Aww, how about you?"

The Bathhouse of the Third Witch (A Spirited Away RP)

Ah, alright, thanks! X3 I see, I see; it's no problem, though, I have respect for those who try drawing their characters. XD I kept my draft on another computer, so I'll go put the CS up this afternoon probably~ I hope there will still be slots by then sobs--

The Bathhouse of the Third Witch (A Spirited Away RP)

Ahhh I've come back sdufbsdf
Question, is the image required for the initial CS or can I throw one in later? Honestly Internet-fished images for RPs are one of my pet peeves and I'd prefer sketching something to running around on pixiv or something, but I don't know how fast I can whip something up before all the slots are taken.

EDIT: Ah, sorry, another question: Does the new name HAVE to sound anything like the real name? Sen and Chihiro sound pretty different.

Living Reflection: A Psychological Alter Egos RP

This looked like it was going to be fun already! Shion's reaction was that of rather ill contempt, like a wounded animal or something poetic like that, while Kenji hardly reacted at all save for a slight change of expression which reaction enough for a guy like him.

"Oh, you're so high-strung. It wouldn't kill you to lighten up a bit, would it, Shi-chan?" Aiko lightly patted Shion's shoulder. The other girl didn't seem to be in a particularly swell mood, but Aiko didn't mind. This was a perfect opportunity for some sparks to fly, after all. Aiko turned to Kenji, curious as to his next move, and raised an eyebrow when he offered to treat them to a snack at a cafe.

Nice save, though that would probably cost you, Aiko mentally laughed to herself, eying Kenji as he fished out his wallet. Now that she thought about it, maybe she was actually quite hungry. How convenient! A free meal along with maybe a bit of drama if not comedy. "Haha, great! In that case, I'll take you up on your offer, Kenji-kun," she chirped and followed him as he headed for the cafe. Aiko looked over her shoulder at Shion as she went, beckoning her with a wave of the hand. "Come on, Shi-chan, maybe a little coffee would clear that clouded mind of yours, hmm?" And even if it doesn't, at least it'd give a little color to this party of ours.

+++

Oh, look at that, Crisis finally got that statue face of Breaker's to move a little! Let's see how far we can push you, Mister Stone-cold.

Crisis Sonata opened her mouth to further taunt him with maybe other synonyms for "cute," but closed it again when she spotted in the distance the same thing Breaker just had. What do you know? It was Riot Lily, fighting all alone against a whole hoard of negatives. In fairness, she looked like she was doing perfectly fine, but it was awfully lonely to fight without any allies by your side, right? Right? Crisis could already see where this was going, and she felt excitement bubbling inside her at the possible scenarios that flashed in her mind.

To her surprise, it was Fantasy Sky Breaker who acted first, despite just noting a few seconds ago that he didn't want himself involved with Riot Lily. This was great! Now Crisis hardly had to do anything to bring this action-packed scene into fruition. Breaker was heading off to help all of his own accord! "Wow, would you look at that, you have a heart after all!" Crisis giggled, and with an upwards swipe of both hands, summoned her spears, which now hovered in the air around her. She took a few steps forward, placing the Negatives within her range but herself out of most of their range. "And of course I'll help, so don't worry about such little things, okay, sweetie?" Crisis' laughs reached a crescendo, and she gracefully swiped her arm in the air, sending her spears after the monsters nearest to her.

Living Reflection: A Psychological Alter Egos RP

No problemo; that was still pretty quick. XD

The Bathhouse of the Third Witch (A Spirited Away RP)

Ah, yes, I'm interested! XD I've been in a Ghibli mood lately~

Living Reflection: A Psychological Alter Egos RP

Aiko chuckled at Kenji's initial response; now this was one shameless guy! "Mm, well that's where we differ, I guess. People...interest me. Worrying would be the usual reaction, of course, but you'd be surprised at the amount of indifference in the world." She was about to throw in a more interesting topic when a growling noise interrupted her thoughts. Was that...? Aiko blinked and looked down as Kenji pressed a hand to his stomach and excused himself before turning to leave for a meal. What? Was he going to leave just like that? That had hardly been a conversation as far.

...Ah, as if she had anything better to do.

"Hmph. In that case, I'll go with you," said Aiko matter-of-factly and set off after him. She wasn't sure if Kenji'd heard her, and he walked surprisingly fast for someone who was asleep so often. She tailed him as he apparently made his way to what appeared to be a cafe before halting a little way before it. Aiko followed his eyes to a manga shop. Oh, was he into that kind of stuff? Noted. Aiko wasn't so huge a fan herself, but knowing your way around that stuff sometimes got into the most amusing sides of the most quiet of people.

Anyway, his head turned elsewhere, and following his gaze again, she whistled to herself in pleasant surprise as she saw another one of their batchmates standing next to the shop, looking all gloomy by herself despite being a cheerleader and everything. Shion, right? Aiko grinned; two's company, three's a crowd, and crowds were the rowdiest and most unpredictable things. Perfect media for entertaining scenes to unfold. She turned to check on Kenji again; he had stuffed his face into a notebook and was failingly attempting to look inconspicuous. If anything, it made him stand out all the more, and the lack of sight drove him straight into Shion. Aiko guessed it was the cheerleader that he had been avoiding, because he looked horribly flustered afterwards, hastily rushing to get out of the way and muttering things Aiko couldn't hear.

"Haha, what a perfect opportunity," Aiko giggled under her breath, and swooped in towards the two, wrapping her arms around both of them in a huge hug sort of thing. "Oh! What a coincidence!" she exclaimed loudly, but while maintaining her smooth tone. She let go of both of them and beamed. "Shion-chan? This is great, huh? Now we can all have a little party all to ourselves!"

+++

"Suuuure, sure~" So that was Breaker's reason, eh? How uncouth. Crisis Sonata would pretend it was otherwise, if only to annoy him. She crossed her arms under her chest, peering at him with a foxy smile on her lips. That day she was wearing a nice, flowy, translucent number with the tight cut and the low neckline and everything, bright red against the lush earthy colors of the forest. She most certainly stood out, and was quite happy with that. No amount of monsters could dictate her fashion tastes.

Crisis continued to follow Breaker as he pushed on, paying no attention to how her stiletto heels constantly sank in the wet soil. She was used to such little inconveniences, anyway, and she knew how to walk in just the right way that would lessen them. "In such a wide, empty forest? Oh, I wish," she said. There was no way she would climb up a tree and play music by herself again, hoping but not sure that someone would come over because of it. The time for being mysterious was over; now it would be all fun and games. "Someone has to accompany you out this forest, anyway." She grinned to herself, imagining his possible reactions, if any would even show up on that stony face of his. "It must be awfully lonely for a cute little someone like you to be walking out here all by yourself."

Living Reflection: A Psychological Alter Egos RP

Ah, sleeping through class! Of course. Really, it was unsurprising. "Sleeping! Mm, naughty naughty," Aiko scolded with a sarcastic tone. Honestly, she couldn't care less what Kenji did with school hours, but poking at bad habits was her very own bad habit. Some people had the best of reactions to little pricks to the character like those. "It does sound like a good way to pass the time on a rather laggy day, though, so maybe I'll take you up on the offer sometime. Maybe." She winked at him, not caring how he'd interpret that.

"Oh, Kazuko-chan?" Aiko clicked her tongue, twirling a lock of hair between her long fingers. "Mm, no, not necessarily. I used to talk with her sometimes, but talking with everyone sometimes is a good practice to keep up." Aiko's grin stretched wider and her eyelids drooped; Kenji would be no exception to that mantra, and she was curious as to how fast he could catch on. This conversation could stretch out yet. "Of course, now the poor girl is the way she is and all. Can't blame anybody for worrying about it, hm?"

+++

Crisis Sonata let her lips pull down to a pouty frown, but she wouldn't let any of that get to her, would she? And another thing she wasn't letting happen: Breaker getting away.

"Oh? Then I suppose you've either been raised in a freak circus or are simply amnesiac. Poor kid." She daintily stashed her violin away and slung it over her shoulder, swinging her legs over the branch she was perched so she was facing him. She brushed her light hair out of her face and brought her sly smile back to her expression. "And why let a few monsters deter the sound of music? Someone in these forsaken woods must appreciate a good song once in a while. Are you worrying about me, sweet?" She laughed. "Yes, I can certainly take care of myself; thank you for worrying."

Seeing that Breaker was about to leave, Crisis hopped off quickly onto the ground diagonally in front of Breaker, so she wasn't directly in his way but could prove an eyesore if anything. Oh, no, she wouldn't let the fun end there, however much of a killjoy the other party was being. For now a boring source of entertainment was better than none, after all. "Oh, but it's so lonely out here in this forest," she told him, voice heavy with sarcasm. "A little bit of company wouldn't hurt, hm? Just until you get out. Wouldn't want you tripping and scraping your knee, right? Tragic."

Living Reflection: A Psychological Alter Egos RP

Oh? Who was that? For a moment Aiko squinted; approaching her was one of her classmates. His name was...Ah, yes! Kenji. Aiko made it a point to remember names. Some people tended to become disinterested when their names were forgotten. As far as Aiko could remember, he was that sleepy kid with the note-copying habit. Yeah, this might turn out pretty interesting.

She smiled at him as he approached, returning, "Mm, yes, as a matter of fact, it is. And I have to list off this day as 'fairly neutral.' Maybe you can change that, though, Kenji-kun?" In her mind she added, Oh, sure, you'll be providing a lot of entertainment, I hope. Smile never faltering, she hopped off her perch and resigned to leaning back on the fence instead, watching him observantly from under her curly dark bangs. Seeing as he seemed to be stuck on what to talk about so suddenly, she chucked a topic into his face with a wave of a lithe hand. "Where've you been? It's been a couple since school ended, and I don't think I saw you towards the end of the day." Aiko had a strong suspicion he'd simply been off with some of his pseudo-delinquent habits, but she threw in the easily predicted alternative anyway. It wasn't any fun if she pissed him off right away. "So, have you gone and visited that poor girl Kazuko? Most people are deeply curious about stuff like that." Aiko couldn't say she was "deeply interested" in Kazuko personally, but more of in people's reactions to the incident. It was amazing how different people's opinions could be in times of crisis, after all, and this was the perfect opportunity to make some observations on that.

++

The corners of Crisis Sonata's mouth pulled up at the sound of rustling bushes; she sincerely hoped it was another Alter Ego and not some dangerous creature out to kill her; the latter could be easily dispelled by a spear between the eyes, but that was so much effort.

Thankfully, it was the former; a blank-faced guy named Fantasy Sky Breaker, if Crisis remembered correctly, which she most definitely did. She briefly wondered how far she could push that faceless face of his this time before turning back to her piece; it was far from over, but she improvised it in just the right way, so that he'd be forced to stand waiting for a few awkward moments but not so long that he'd decide to leave. She finished the song with a single, draggingly low C, and slowly placed the instrument down on her lap. Her smile stretched wider, and she said to herself as much as she said to Breaker, "Hm, I wonder? Can't the edge of anything be reached by basically walking in a straight line, hon?" She laughed in that annoying high-pitched tone of hers. "And I have a name, remember? Crisis Sonata. You're Fantasy Sky Breaker. I remember, much better than you do." She laughed again.

More than Skipping School (demented)

...That sounds really fun, actually. I almost want to try it XD