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

[hesmypuddin]

[Harley frowns, but his reasoning is sound, all things considered. Honestly, she's not the type of girl to keep someone else from taking the hit, so she's not going to protest.]

Alright... But if it ain't Red Ridin' Hood, it's Cinderella... So Red should be the first try...

Red Riding Hood to the Tanuki student!

[800isenough]

[And with Harley's permission he takes the Red Riding Hood book and offers it to the tanuki student.]

Is this the book you were thinking off?

[worldkeys]

[ The tanuki student looks it over and then you can practically feel the beaming. ]

Yeah, this is it! It's been awhile, so I didn't remember many details. Here, this is for you as thanks!

[ Liao will be handed a book of Mother Goose rhymes before the tanuki leaves with their book, but there will be only one rhyme contained within:

THE KILKENNY CATS

There were once two cats of Kilkenny.
Each thought there was one cat too many;
So they fought and they fit,
And they scratched and they bit,
Till, excepting their nails,
And the tips of their tails,
Instead of two cats, there weren't any.

As well, a sudden, distant rumbling will accompany the further expansion of the barrier. The torii gate is now no longer blurred by the barrier, but still can't be reached. ]

[800isenough]

[What a strange and uncomfortable rhyme. Liao thanks the tanuki and turns back to his companions, holding out the book to Harley.]

Another rhyme. Unfortunately its meaning is lost to me, but that distant rumble must be the barrier. Let us depart back to the forest and observe the changes there.

[hesmypuddin]

[Harley takes the book as Liao hands it to her, eyes moving over the only rhyme within. She reads it and frowns...]

Yeah, fine... but... [Abeat and then.]

Sasuke's Heart... [She looks at Liao, then Lalli, her attention focused on the new puzzle.] Sasuke warned me that there was another him that I might see... Ta be careful with 'im. That he lies... Could this mean the two'a them? Have either of ya seen anythin' like that?

[800isenough]

[That...does sound worrying.] Perhaps his reflection? The boy within the mirror looks to be him, but there are some minor physical differences. Their personalities are also quite dissimilar.

[soloactor]

...yeah. The boy in the mirror.

[Lalli pauses a moment, trying to remember something.]

Sasuke said it's... his brother.

[It seemed like the colourful boy was trapped in there, but if they ever need to go into mirrors for any reason, he'll definitely be careful.]

[hesmypuddin]

[Her gaze moves between Liao and Lalli as they tell what they know and she frowns again.]

He did his best ta not stand in front'a a mirror when we talked... [A tail bristle and growl of annoyance.]

We'll deal with it if we hafta... Let's go check out the barrier an' see if anythin's changed, ya know? If not, we can see what we've missed in the buildin'.

[She'll let them lead the way.]

BACK TO WHERE THAT TORII GATE WAS!!

[soloactor]

[Without further comment, Lalli takes the two of them back to the point of the forest he'd been at before -- though he goes a little fast. Once they get close, he holds one hand out in front of him to test the waters; is there a barrier there, still?]

[worldkeys]

[ They can get much closer to the gate than before. Otherwise, nothing else has changed. ]

[hesmypuddin]

[Harley's tail begins to bristle again, but at least it's not at Lalli this time, right?]

Sonnuva- [She exhales sharply, looking at the pair with her.] Where haven't we checked inside?

[Because she needed to get the hell out of this place before she blew her top.]

[800isenough]

[He's not entirely happy that the barrier isn't down yet. It seems like they've been in Sasuke's heart for far longer than Hinata's, and that's obviously wearing down on Harley's patience.

Liao crosses his arms, thinking carefully back on the places he's seen. One place stands to mind for the soldier, most likely because of its familiarity to him.]

...the infirmary. [He supplies quietly.] We have yet to investigate that room yet.

[soloactor]

...then let's go there.

[One heart is the same as another, to Lalli. They're all just places he really doesn't like and wishes he wasn't in. But he's stuck here and he has a task to complete, so there's nothing else to be done about it.]

[Without further ado, he heads off for the infirmary.]

[worldkeys]

[ They will find a curious sight when they open the Infirmary doors... ]

*moves comment over there!!!* :)

[hesmypuddin]

*heads on over!*