not_that_sasuke: ([Crap] without a purpose)
Sasuke Sagami ([personal profile] not_that_sasuke) wrote in [community profile] seaofhearts2016-01-10 10:09 pm

Morimori Mingle!

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...]
hesmypuddin: (Harley 1 - Default)

[personal profile] hesmypuddin 2016-01-16 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Harley beams a bright smile at the phantom fox.]

The library! Heh, I wouldn't'a thought'a that! Thanks a lot!! [She lifts a hand, tail flicking, and waves as she heads back out of the classroom. Her smile slips away almost immediately after she slides the door closed again. Her blue gaze moves to Lalli and Liao and she pulls the scarf off, passing it to Lalli.]

He said we might wanna check the library for the Key if it wasn't in the lost 'n found... tha' someone might'a thought it was the Librarian's. We can get there through the gym or from the outside.
Edited 2016-01-16 01:32 (UTC)
soloactor: (☾ Dye it blue - la la lu)

[personal profile] soloactor 2016-01-16 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Lalli has been giving her dark glares throughout that entire exchange, but he snatches the scarf from her hand and stalks down the hall into the next room. His tails whip irritably behind him.]

[When he gets into the room proper and sees the cat, he controls his expression somewhat, so that he just looks stern and neutral instead of pissed off. He folds the scarf up and holds it out to the cat standing in the room.]


This yours?
worldkeys: ([Books] two.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-01-16 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ The cat seems to be beaming. ]

Thank you! This was my mother's. I've been looking for it everywhere!

[ Upon returning the last item, the puzzle is solved. There is a distant rumbling. Inspection of the forest reveals that the barrier has expanded, giving more room for exploration. ]
soloactor: (☾ Tears of silver to the vast earth)

[personal profile] soloactor 2016-01-16 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh... it was? He can actually appreciate that. Lalli tilts his head and looks like he's about to formulate a response. At that moment, though, his ears prick upwards as a muffled sound passes through the area.]

[So he just gives the cat a curt nod (it's a miracle he figured out that much) and leaves the room. He doesn't stop moving when he meets Liao and Harley again, instead beckoning to follow him.]


Something happened in the forest. Check the other place later.
800isenough: (Default)

[personal profile] 800isenough 2016-01-16 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Liao had watched the exchange between Lalli and Harley quietly. Although Lalli's temperament made him a difficult person to work with, that was easily explainable by the scout's reluctance to trust anyone. Harley's flip from happy to angry is disconcerting.

But he says nothing to Lalli or Harley just yet, because right now they need some kind of peace and cooperation between the three and confronting either party when moods are sour would probably lead nowhere good.

He should just focus on the goal. The faster they find it, the faster they can leave and hopefully in better spirits than right now.

The distant rumble causes him to turn his head in the general direction from where it came...which is where he and Lalli both started, actually. But should they abandon the library? Hmm. He needs a moment to think about this...because maybe it might be a good idea for Harley and Lalli to split up from each other.
]
hesmypuddin: (Default)

I'm so sorry she's such a hag right now!! ;____;

[personal profile] hesmypuddin 2016-01-16 03:31 am (UTC)(link)


[Harley returns scowl for scowl, tail one giant bristle of ANGER when Lalli snatches the scarf away and storms into the Blue Class. Can you feel the daggers, Lalli?! Can you??!! She cranes around the door, however, listening to the exchange and draws back with a start at the loud sound echoing from outside he building.

When Lalli starts moving past them and beckons, her tail bristles and if she had fangs, she'd bare them.]


But what abou'... !!! [She shoots Liao a look, pointing after slalom then makes a sound that isn't quite a word. She stamps her foot, jaw set and ears back, and stalks after Lalli. ]
soloactor: (☾ The longed-for round cocoon)

SSSHHH IT'S OKAY

[personal profile] soloactor 2016-01-16 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[He sure can feel those daggers, mostly because it's practically impossible not to, even for his truly remarkable standards of cluelessness. That said, he doesn't actually care about Harley's opinion of him (or anyone else's opinion of him, for that matter). All he cares about is getting the thing to the cat and doing the puzzles and getting the world-thing.]

[...That said, his tails do kind of bristle up too. Special mention goes to the lynx tail, which was already so short and stubby that it now basically looks like an orb.]


Explosions mean things are happening, and we want to see what things they are. No explosions from the other place, means nothing's happening. Stupid.
800isenough: (My path)

[personal profile] 800isenough 2016-01-16 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[...oh gods. He has to play mediator between Harley and Lalli. He already has enough trouble connecting with people as is and now he's got to be the go-between for a surly, distrusting scout and a quick-tempered, boisterous woman. There is no way he can make this work.

With a sinking feeling he quickly sets out after the two, his brain trying to find some middle ground in between them. He at least has to try, right?
]

Scout. Is the library on the way to the forest? It would not make sense to back track all the way back here once we have finished with our business there.
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hesmypuddin: (Default)

[personal profile] hesmypuddin 2016-01-16 04:30 am (UTC)(link)


[Harley stops in her tracks, tail raising straight up, practically a small planet of bristling hair behind her. Her hands slowly curl into fists at her sides, her blue eyes narrowing.]

I'm not stupid. [Her fists open and close at her sides, and it should be perfectly apparent that Lalli has unintentionally hit an extremely tender nerve. The pair searching with her clearly have no idea how many times that word has been thrown at her, but it's been more than enough. AND THESE TWO MOOKS DON'T EVEN KNOW HER. She's about ten seconds from blastoff, and while none of it is their fault (not really), Liao and Lalli are currently on the receiving end.

Maybe Lalli's answer to Liao will calm her... maybe it won't.]
soloactor: (☾ Will change form seven times)

[personal profile] soloactor 2016-01-16 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Lalli takes one look at Harley's everything and his "do not engage" sirens start blasting. Liao just asked a question that's much more relevant to the task at hand, so Lalli focuses on him -- mostly because he doesn't grasp the expectation for one who starts a fight to actually finish it.]

Not really. The two big long rooms are over there [he points in the direction of the gymnasium] but they don't lead outside unless you kick out the windows or something.

[Which is totally not out of the question, by the by.]
800isenough: (Never back down)

[personal profile] 800isenough 2016-01-16 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Then let's have a compromise, since neither of you can work together with each other at this point. There is merit with going about in pairs, but it is not an efficient use of our time and energy for all three of us to go about in one group.

Scout, you go on ahead to the forest; your speed will serve you better when covering the forest. I will accompany Lady Harley Quinn to the library; her wits are fitting for a place of learning and reading.
soloactor: (☾ Making life sparkle brilliantly)

[personal profile] soloactor 2016-01-16 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
[The expression that comes across Lalli's face is... well, surprise. He didn't expect to get a break like that. Of course going solo is what he likes to do, and it definitely is the most efficient, but Liao just. Gave it to him.]

[Well, he's not complaining.]

[Lalli nods and then looks to Harley. She better agree...]
hesmypuddin: (Animated - Punched in the puss)

Heading to the Library's Outside Entrance

[personal profile] hesmypuddin 2016-01-16 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Harley is expecting another jab... another baited barb... and she's ready to respond to it; insomuch that Liao would very likely have to break it up if it got that far. But then Lalli acts as if it's not even a thing, choosing to focus his attention on Liao's question. Still, her tail isn't entirely unbristled when Liao offers a compromise that will separate the pair for a space of time.

With her tail tip flicking in silent irritation, Harley meets Lalli's gaze and has to refrain from growling audibly.]


Fine. That's just fine with me.

[And good riddance. Without another word she turns on her heel and stalks back toward the OFFICES and the LOCKERS, passing them by to head out the northeast door. She'll get to the LIBRARY from the main outer door.

Hopefully, Liao is following, but Little Miss Bristle Butt isn't waiting to see.]
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worldkeys: ([Books] two.)

A puzzle appears...

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-01-16 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ When they enter, there's three students puzzling around some books on a table. A bakeneko, a tanuki and an inugami all stand there, seemingly at a loss. The students, you see, had been assigned a book to read, but they were only barely paying attention when it happened. While most of the other students had come and taken their own books for tonight's reading assignment, there's still enough that the students aren't sure which is theirs based on the books present.

When asked, each one will give what little they know.

The first student, the inugami, says, "I think my book has something to do with the seasons."

The second, the bakeneko, says, "I think mine had something to do with food? Or it sounded like it, at least. Maybe I was just hungry when I heard the title..."

The third, the tanuki, says, "I've read it before with my mother. There was a girl, and some piece of clothing that was really important to her."

The books are as follows:

Snow White
The Three Little Pigs
Little Red Riding Hood
Cinderella
Rapunzel
The Golden Goose
Hansel and Gretel

Each one has a simple and what would probably be a brightly colored cover, if there were any colors to this World. ]
800isenough: (Salute)

[personal profile] 800isenough 2016-01-16 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, at least someone seems to have faith in Miss Bristle Butt. Liao follows her quickly, his pace brisk to match hers. But if she's expecting any words to calm her down or to comfort her then she'll be in for some disappointment. Liao keeps quiet all the way to the library. There, they'll receive the next puzzle from the three students.

It's definitely a more challenging puzzle than the first, especially since none of these fairytales are familiar to Liao. He'll have to consult Harley on this.
]

Unfortunately I know none of these books. I apologize, but I cannot be of much use to you here, Lady Harley Quinn.
hesmypuddin: (Harleen - coy and naked)

Snow White to Inugami!

[personal profile] hesmypuddin 2016-01-16 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Harley's tail is mostly unbristled by the time she and Liao reach the library, though it was probably for the best that they had made their way there in silence; she'd needed very little to finally blow up and doing so at Liao would have been unfortunate.

She is standing right next to the snake-man, ears pert with interest as the students explain their issue.

Harley glances sidelong at Liao as he explains his issue, nodding slightly.]


Seems'a couple' ya aren't from modern times... I wouldn't expect ya ta know a lot of these stories.

[Her blue gaze lifts to the titles remaining on the shelves as she considers the phantom students' descriptions.]

Let's just take 'em in order, shall we? None of these are about the weather or seasons, specifically... [Her gaze falls upon Snow White and she reaches to pull it from the shelf.] But I'm thinkin' tha' this one is yers.

[She hands the inugami the book.]
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worldkeys: ([Books] two.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-01-16 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The Inugami looks at it a moment, then nods. He seems delighted. ]

Yeah, I think this is right! I think I only heard the "Snow" part. Thank you!

[ He'll bow then head off to go read, leaving the other two students behind. ]
soloactor: (☾ The softly dimming star)

[personal profile] soloactor 2016-01-16 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Having finished his examination of the explosion -- with some fascinating new intel to show for it -- Lalli decides that he probably ought to take the other course where Liao and Harley had gone. She seemed to respond negatively to him telling her how dumb she was, he had noticed; while this didn't terribly bother him, he knew that it would be a lot easier to get things done if Harley wasn't pissed off all the time, and so he resolved not to actually call her names anymore.]

[Silently, he pads up to the doorway of the Library, and speaks quietly.]


...Sir. I have a report.
800isenough: (Determined to the end)

[personal profile] 800isenough 2016-01-17 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Lalli's stealth is quite amazing. Liao almost misses the scout's presence behind him, noticing it only when the scout had almost reached him.

Turning around, he nods at Lalli, signalling that the scout has his full attention. Hopefully Harley doesn't snap at the lad again though; she seemed to have somewhat calmed down, but honestly Liao doesn't know if he can trust her to put her temper and dislike of Lalli aside, long enough for them to get the job done.
]
soloactor: (☾ The mountain's edge; the moon is full)

[personal profile] soloactor 2016-01-17 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Lalli barely glances at Harley.]

The explosion was the movement of a... sort of invisible magical wall thing, around the building and the forest. It moved outward. I walked around the edge and saw a gate-type thing sitting on the other side, which looked important.

...So once you finish this, we should go back there. The wall might have moved again.

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soloactor: (☾ Wings with the pattern of infinity)

Going to the FOREST for DAT EXPLOSION

[personal profile] soloactor 2016-01-16 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
[lmfao BYE]

[Now secure in the knowledge that they're all on the same page -- just kidding, Lalli doesn't give a damn if other people are on the same page or not -- he turns promptly on his heel and walks down the hallway. His tails have mostly unfluffed. Soon enough he breaks into a jog.]

[Alright, through the front entrance, back to WHERE THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM.]
worldkeys: ([trees] three.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-01-16 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ All Lalli will find is that the barrier has expanded to allow for more exploration. There is currently nothing else of interest there beyond the snakes. ]
soloactor: (☾ The softly dimming star)

[personal profile] soloactor 2016-01-16 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Huh... okay.]

[So what happens if he tries to follow the edge of the barrier around the area? Anything stick out?]
worldkeys: ([trees] three.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-01-16 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Nothing is inside the barrier. But beyond it, murky from the interference of the barrier's existence, is a very blurry-looking torii gate. As it is, it cannot be reached right now. But perhaps later it can be? ]
soloactor: (☾ Before long it will envelop the sky)

[personal profile] soloactor 2016-01-16 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Weird gate thing. Got it.]

[So the walls expand as puzzles are solved, huh... interesting.]

[HE'LL BE BACK. LATER.]