Morimori Mingle!

[not_that_sasuke]

Who: Everyone with an itch to explore.
What: DID SOMEBODY SAY EXPLORATION? Feel free to create your own starters as well!
Where: Morimori Academy, Heart ver.
Warnings: None; will edit as needed.

[The location is only too obvious when he awakens. How recently had he seen that bunk above him? And how often? Six months wasn't a long stretch of time comparatively, but when you've spent a good two years in complete darkness, waking up to such a sight definitely stands out. And even beyond that, there's something about the coloration here...

It doesn't take him long to notice a few key things. 1: that his body lacks any coloration, and 2: that the face peering out from inside the mirror - in full color no less - isn't his.

...So. It's his turn now. A sense of fear begins to constrict his heart, but he pushes aside the feeling as best as he can and makes for the door. The sooner it's over, the better...]

[A - the dormitory hallways]

[When he steps into the boy's dormitory hall to begin investigating, he freezes at the sight of the mirror down the hallway. Even though it's quite some distance away, he can see flesh tones in there, and somebody waving cheekily at the viewer.

His first instinct is to back into his room and try to see if he can't get past the mirror and out the window, but if someone spots him quickly enough, they may just be able to catch him instead.]

[B - the forest]

[Either way, he can later be found walking into the dense forests around the school, all the way to the barrier surrounding it. While he seems initially surprised upon hitting the barrier to the west of the classrooms, his expression quickly changes to one of contemplation. His hand curls up under his chin as he considers what all of this means.

It's definitely a smaller campus than he remembers. That, and... odd, too. Since it's his Heart, he would have thought it would be around... But if it cut off here, there's no way that could be in this World after all. How strange...]

Comments

A

[800isenough]

[Well, at least he isn't green this time. The fangs were a bit troublesome and pricked at his lips if wasn't careful, but they weren't too sharp and didn't break through the skin.

Liao had wandered out of his dorm, wondering what kind of malicious mischief this world had in store for them...and whose heart he was wandering about in now. It's as he steps out that he sees Sasuke freezing in his tracks and then backing abruptly into his room like he's seen a devil.

He didn't get a good look at Sasuke, but maybe the boy saw something terrible wrong with his reflection. He should check on him. He heads to the door and opens it.]

Sasuke.

[not_that_sasuke]

[The scene he finds is Sasuke, looking normal as ever if completely monochrome, backed up against a large mirror that has taken the place of his window. Peering out from behind him is a very similar looking boy, save for the part in his hair, the grin on his face, and... the fact that he's in color.]

...Zhang Liao.

[His voice is reluctant, like a kid caught doing something he shouldn't be.]

[800isenough]

[That's...interesting. So Liao's part snake, Lalli's part cat, and Sasuke...Sasuke's part rock, maybe? And the reflection on the mirror is eye-catching enough, a huge contrast to Sasuke's colourless and serious self.]

Your reflection is a strange one.

[miseris_socios]

[When Ken wakes up, it's with a little bit of discomfort, something pressing against his back. ... It's easy to figure out what's happened, though harder to figure out whose heart he's in. Not his, not Hinata's, and not Harley's, so those three are out. One of the others, then. He takes a little time in the dorm room to clean himself up carefully before heading out. Why waste the opportunity, after all?]

[School Hallway]

[Mirrors. A lot of mirrors, but honestly he doesn't mind. His tail is wagging along behind him, though the bandages around his neck is worrying. It's too much like a collar, which makes him nervous, but it's not the same, so it's okay. He's poking around, looking into rooms, but never too far. It's too easy to get distracted right now, especially once he sees someone he recognizes.]

[The Forest]

[Okay, he's had enough of inside. Once he's outside, he's finding a clear spot and running around. Why is he running around? There's a very simple reason.]

[... His tail is wagging behind him and he wants to catch it. Koromaru seemed to find this fun, and it turns out he was right. So it's easy to follow the trail of laughing and barking noises as ken whirls around in circles, grabbing his tail and letting it go again before he falls onto the ground with a laugh.]

[unhoping]

[ He knows this heart isn't his, considering that they were just in it, but that doesn't change much of anything. They're in a school, so the first thing Hinata himself tries to do is... search for a little something.

Maybe there's something he can find here. ]

Are any of the classroom doors open? [ That definitely doesn't sound like something the cold Kamukura would say; it seems that Hinata has calmed down some after the outbursts, as his eyes seem to waver, flickering in tone as if not knowing what shade of sepia it wants to be. ]

I wanted to see if I could find something real quick before we start looking for puzzles.

[miseris_socios]

I think they are.

[Ken's tail is wagging, held high and excited, and his ears are pricked up.]

This place smells weird. What are you looking for?

[It's hard to focus when everything smells really interesting and distracting.]

forest

[soloactor]

[...Tiny spear child, what are you doing.]

[Presumably, bakeneko are not the sort of cats stupid enough to chase their tail(s). And even if they were, the one white tail was so long that Lalli could grab it easily. ...The other tail was so short that he didn't even want to bother.]

[He'd been wandering around the forest, mapping it out and greatly appreciating the enhanced hearing that comes from having kitty ears, when he heard a ruckus. Turns out it was just the one kid, who had developed traits of an animal Lalli had only ever seen as an Infected. He casually tried not to remember watching the creature die. Someone... someone had stabbed him... not Lalli, but someone...]

That's.

Really weird.

[miseris_socios]

[Ken looks up at Lalli and grins, bounding over to her and sniffing a little. He smells... interesting. His tail wags in excitement as he bounces on the soles of his feet.]

Hi!

Forest

[not_that_sasuke]

[He heads out into the forest with a couple of things in mind. For one, there aren't any mirrors. For another, there's something he wants to find...

Except that sure is a dog kid. Huh. Don't see too many of those at Morimori, even when it's your 'regular' inugami.]

...Are you alright?

[Or really, what are you doing.]

[unhoping]

[ Hinata... while not all completely there has managed to calm down somewhat; he's tamed Kamukura Izuru to an extent. Maybe it's because when he wakes up staring at an unfamiliar ceiling, he realizes that they're no longer in his heart. Maybe he doesn't have anything to fear.

Except he would be wrong, wouldn't he? His appearance still remains the same as always, Kamukura's long hair, dark eyes. Thankfully it's harder to tell what color exactly his eyes are, considering that he's all in sepia. (Not that he's noticed that yet.)

Once he's out of the dorms, he decides to find a classroom. This is a school, isn't it? Someone has bound to find something that can solve his immediate problem. It's a bit selfish to do such a thing rather than focus on the part that involves finding the key and getting out of here, but to Hinata Hajime, it's rather vital. Although he doesn't seem to have noticed his tanuki-like features. He's been ignoring any mirrors, not bothering to even catch the slightest glimpse of himself.

He knows what he looks like. He needs no reminder. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[It's only a matter of time before he ends up heading for the classrooms himself, although he's keeping his head down all the while. Much like Hinata, he doesn't want to see the face that appears, full of color and life unlike his own.

His main hint that someone else is around is the sound of footsteps, and that's what actually gets him to pause and look up.

Ah.]

Hi-- Kamukura.

[soloactor]

A - response to Sasuke

[Spotting things quickly is one of Lalli's few talents, and besides, it's kind of hard to miss something when literally the entire rest of the world is in a different hue than it. He had already discovered the new additions to his person (and liked them quite a lot, actually), so the odd reflection in that mirror didn't bother him.]

[Liao didn't have all that colour weirdness going on. Maybe it was just Sasuke. And why was his reflection... different...]

Hey.

[Wait, he has a name, doesn't he?]

...Sasuke.

B - forest. snksnksnksnksnksnk, and everyone else!

[Yes. Forest. This is the best thing. Lalli seems to be in a good mood as he pads through the forest, once again making maps on stolen paper. Though his ears are pricked to catch sounds, his split-tails are held up in a pleased way, and he really feels the need to start purring. But that would be too much noise.]

[...Oh, to hell with it. He starts purring.]

the second option; some local wildlife has appeared!

[worldkeys]

[ Lalli will eventually find there are a large number of snakes in the forest. They are relatively harmless, but like the phantoms of the people inside the school, they are see-through.

Two snakes appear to be talking quietly amongst themselves about something. He can approach them, if he likes, or move on. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[Sasuke goes stock still when he hears his name, eyes going to Lalli immediately. He's been spotted...

He spends only a second weighing his options before he decides that ignoring the other is the better way to go. The door is slammed shut behind him, and not a moment later, a loud thump can be heard from inside - like a hand against a sheet of glass.

It would be better just to break this thing and escape this way than face the others right now-- or at least, so he thinks.]

[hesmypuddin]

Girl's Dormitories: Open to Rahti initially!! 8D
[Harley wasn't any more used to randomly blacking out this time as she had been the first. As a matter of fact, it was plain ole not fun, even if she figured it would play that way every time.

Something she was expecting even less, however, was swinging her legs over the edge of the bed, pushing off... and falling.

She lets out a yelp of surprise, arms cartwheeling, but it's too little, too late and Harley topples from the top bunk to the ground below with a sound crash.

Groaning, she sits up and checks herself over.]

Watch that first step... it's a doozy...

[She has no idea that her form has changed, pointed ears hidden beneath her cowl, fluffy tail behind her, and her mask shape changing to better suit the tanuki she'd been turned into.

(Think this, but with Harley's costume on and in tones of sepia instead of red.)]

Exploring the School - OTA; will match prose or brackets

An' I thought I'd seen some strange things already...

[Harley hadn't enjoying waking in her dorm room, nor expected her sudden introduction to the floor. She had thought it weird to find out they were in some sort of school, and that this was the 'girl side' and the 'boy side' was separated by a few halls. Hadn't anyone here heard of co-ed living?

Then there were the ghost-like figures walking around. That was weirder.

She's currently staring at her own reflection in the mirror outside the common room. Harley was still herself, strictly speaking, but the colors were off; browns where reds should have been, and her mask material looked to be paint that had been done up differently, circling her eyes more like a raccoon and going much further down her cheeks. And then... there was the tail; a large, fluffy raccoon-like tail. But was that enough?

Oh, no.

Beneath her head piece, where her harlequin ears sit, were two perky sepia toned ears... with leaves attached to their tips. When the cowl went back on, the leaves seemed to magically replace her normal white puffballs.]

Well... If that don't beat all... Now where the heck am I?

[A school of some fashion, that much was clear; but whose Heart?

First things first, she was going to check to see if there was anything (or anyone) of interest in any of the surrounding dorm rooms.]

[not_that_sasuke]

[...Ah. That sure is another person. Sasuke stands out even in monochrome - especially because of the monochrome, really. When he sees that she's standing in front of a mirror, he carefully stops before he's within range to be reflected.]

...My Heart. Probably.

[Welcome to Morimori, Harley.]

[hopedout]

[ He's so sorry, Sasuke. He really is. But leading towards the gymnasium is a trail of black, black hair, the color of crows. It seems that he's been repeatedly cutting it off to get it back to normal and yet it continues to grow back after thirty minutes. How troublesome.

Look, he's going to the gym first because school reminds him of Hope's Peak. And what did he do at Hope's Peak? Go to the fucking gym first because Monokuma said so. Of course if there's nothing to find there, he'll try heading to the offices, starting with the first one.

Although it's probably a good idea not to leave him alone, considering his state... ]

A puzzle appears...

[worldkeys]

[ When he approaches the gymnasium, he will find the double doors are closed, but not locked. You can't see inside them right now; the door's windows are oddly reflective, like a mirror, showing his reflection. Taped to one side of the door in plain sight is a note:

"If you want through this place, you will have to break free of all of yourself, or the right side of yourself."

Upon heading inside (if he heads inside), he will find that, instead of the usual school fare, a gigantic hall of mirrors has replaced the usual equipment and mats. It's an enormous maze that is, at this point, impossible to get through without help. Seems like another puzzle. You could be in there for hours without a way to break the mirrors. Might want to go find something nice and heavy that isn't your hands. ]

[miseris_socios]

[Home Ec room]

[Ken's hungry, so after a little bit of exploring he's found a home economics room which seems to have plenty of food. Fortunately he knows how to cook - unfortunately it's hard to tell what sort of condition the food is in given the colors being off.]

[Still, making rice isn't all that hard once he loads it into the cooker and starts it going. He also puts together some eggs that he's sniffed to make sure they're not rotten. They seem fine, so whatever. He's even put together some meat, though he's keeping a closer eye on that to make sure it's cooked properly.]

[It might take a little bit, so people are free to smell the cooking food and wander in, or find him wolfing his meal down at top speed.]

Yo, Ken!

[hesmypuddin]

[Harley's temper is on a short, short fuse and she finds herself stalking through the school alone. She's hoping to find any hints that might lead to another puzzle or to the World Key itself, but is coming up fairly empty. Needless to say, the smell of food wafting through the halls catches her attention and she follows her nose to the Home Ec. room, tail almost fully upright behind her.

She slides the door open and the smell of cooking food surrounds her and her stomach gurgles, gaze settling on Ken while he stuffs his face.]

I don't suppose there's enough fer two? [She asks while sidling over.]

INFIRMARY

[apatheticguide]

[ When the group, or anyone on their own, investigates the infirmary, they will find the White Rabbit there, in... surprisingly, a very similar outfit to the Cheshire Cat's earlier, if you saw him up on the Balcony.

He looks rather disgruntled about it. ]

... Hello, Alice.

[ Alice has now become a group term, he has decided. ]

[soloactor]

[Notto disu shitto gen.]

[Lalli just looks extremely suspicious of the Rabbit's presence...]

You're here again?

Re: INFIRMARY

[not_that_sasuke]

[Sasuke is blissfully unaware of the fight about to begin elsewhere, heading to the infirmary to give it a quick check. He doesn't have any particularly high hopes of much human medicine in there, but it could have another puzzle...

...Or it could have a Rabbit. That too.]

...Are we taking too long again?

SECOND FLOOR (GENERAL)

[worldkeys]

[ The Second Floor is remarkably similar to the First Floor, but everyone is free to search it. Seeing as the White Rabbit directed at least two of you here, this would be an excellent place to begin looking for the World Key, though, wouldn't it?

The Yellow, Green, and Black classrooms can be found on this floor, as well as the usual Restrooms for each gender. The stairwell up to the Third Floor is located in the exact same area as on the First Floor; it continually goes up, branching off to each floor, and ends going up to the Roof.

Of note, the Art Club can be found on this floor, but otherwise, it is identical to the ground floor, including classroom placement, if you take out the offices and the main hallway. The Art Club is currently in session in the Black classroom; vague discussion can be heard as one passes by there. The door is propped open. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[The art room...

Well, it's his Heart, after all. It's not surprising that the art room would come up at some point. Let's go check it out - if cautiously, given there seems to be a class inside right now. He'll go and slide the door open a little wider to get a peek.]