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

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?

[apatheticguide]

Yes, I came to help, since you all seem to be having an extraordinary amount of trouble given your states from the last place, and I wanted to observe personally if you were actually putting effort into FINDING my keys.

[ ... He's sitting down where one the school nurse might normally sit, oops. He doesn't care. ]

[hesmypuddin]

[Harley doesn't say much as they walk, choosing to let one of the guys lead the way; she hadn't snooped around nearly enough to know where the infirmary was. Inside her silence, there is anger, but she's trying hard to keep it all leashed in and keep from lashing out at either Liao or Lalli (again). She knew, reasonably, that this wasn't either of their fault, and she just wanted to find the key and get the hell out of this Heart.

Eating hadn't even calmed the beast slowing working to a tizzy inside of her.

Needless to say, she's not exactly thrilled to see Rabbit when they enter the infirmary, either. She scowls at his remark, tail beginning to bristle again.]

Well it ain't like we ain't tryin' ta find it... We gotta solve riddles in damn near every room we walk inta, ya know... Our current lack'a the key ain't fer lack'a effort in our part. [See?! our!! Look how inclusive she's being now!!]

[soloactor]

[Yeah! S-see?! Harley gets it! ...She may actually be the most mercurial person Lalli's ever met. Like most things in these Hearts, it's really annoying. He's decided that to avoid the possibility of inviting her fury again, he'll just not talk to her unless absolutely necessary.]

[Which is why he casually ignores Harley along with the White Rabbit. He walks away from the group entirely, searching the room for anything that looks even remotely puzzley.]

[apatheticguide]

The human heart is filled with questions it cannot answer on its lonesome. Are you surprised?

[ That was to Harley. He turns to watch Lalli for a moment, now. ]

Unless you're sick, I doubt you'll find what you need in here.

[hesmypuddin]

[Harley makes a sound that's less than pleasant, arms crossing beneath her breasts. Her tail begins to rise, bristling as her anger begins to twinge once more.]

Well I think after pokin' around in Hinata's Heart, there is little enough that could surprise me. [This isn't true. This isn't true in the least. This is like that part in the movie Labyrinth when Sarah tells Jareth his maze and its puzzles are a piece of cake.]

An' sometimes people don't want others pokin' aroun', no matter how well intentioned they are...

[Then her gaze flits to Lalli, who has taken advantage of the Rabbit yakking to snoop around. Harley grimaces as their guide assures that there is nothing in the infirmary.]

Damnit... Where the hell else we have ta still check??

[soloactor]

Hrrrn.

[Then what's left? Lalli folds his arms, thinking. Gym, library, no... Dorms, no... Balcony, there was just that stupid Cat... Entrance hall? Bathrooms? The other two offices?]

[Lots of places, apparently. Lalli has no further interest in this room, so he attempts to slip past Harley, Liao, and the Rabbit, and head towards the entrance hall.]

[800isenough]

[It's always good to follow the scout when exploring new places. Liao notices Lalli sprinting off without a word again and has to suppress a sigh. The lad might be great at mapping out places and figuring out their bearings, but communicating findings to others is an important role of a scout too, and sadly enough Lalli was failing in this.

Well, time to rush after him before he's out of sight. Liao offers a polite nod to the White Rabbit as farewell and thanks, and quickly heads out after Lalli.]

[hesmypuddin]

[Harley half turns as Lalli leaves the room without another word, ears flicking back as her hands tighten into fists once again. She makes a wordless growl, bristly as her anger begins to win over again... and then Liao leaves to follow him and she tosses her hands in the air.]

Oh, we're leaving now? Okay. Yeah, no, I get that. Why bother sayin', "hey, let's go check over here"? [She stalks out after them both, calling back to Rabbit as she goes.]

Smell ya later, Harvey.

[soloactor]

[OH MY GOD, WHY ARE THEY FOLLOWING HIM?!]

[Lalli's strides begin to slow down, eventually stopping entirely. He turns around and fixes them with a glare halfway between 'confusion' and 'fury'. Can't you people let him be for five godforsaken minutes?? Is that hard????? His fingers flex in an odd way, like he really wants to claw their faces off and only... remembers... too... wait.]

[He's a bakeneko.]

[He can totally claw their faces off.]

[Lalli sends the two of them a low warning growl, pulling his gloves off. Words are unnecessary, in his opinion; explanations aren't as important as making them gone.]

[hesmypuddin]

[See, Harley had been willing to play nice... or at least nicer than she had been playing, but the last thing she's really expecting as we and Liao fall in behind Lalli is for him to respond as he does. Well, maybe in some back part of her mind she might've hoped for expected such a reaction, but...

She falls still as Lalli rounds on them and stares, her own ears beginning to fall back at the look. It's the flexing of his hands that draws her gaze, eyes narrowing and posture shifting every so slightly. Still calm... sorta.

Then Lalli begins pulling off his gloves... not only pulling off his gloves... He growls and every bit of fur on Harley momentarily stands on end before a smile begins to curl her lips.

Not the happy kinda smile. No, this is the smile of someone who's perhaps hidden that she's just a bit deranged.]

Okay then...

[It's said in a soft exhale, but either Liao or Lalli might hear it. What they'll see, however, is all visible fur fall back into place before her body relaxes, all tension slipping from it.

And then she's moving, and quite a bit faster than a human might; whether it's the tanuki that she is now, or her own metahuman abilities is anyone's guess. Her movements do t carry her directly at Lalli, though, and instead she snatches up a wooden bucket that's leaning against the wall. Body rotating in one smooth motion, she smashes the bucket against the mirror on the wall sorry Sasuke and sends reflective glass showering to the floor. She snatches a good sized chunk from the remaining pieces still on the wall in one gloved hand, not caring if she's cut in the process.

The grin is still in place.]

Here, kitty kitty.

[Then she's flinging the bucket toward Lalli and rushing him at the same time.]

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?

[apatheticguide]

[ A gloomy sigh escapes him. His mood is absolutely abysmal when Sasuke enters the Infirmary, and he looks completely dejected, like a kicked puppy. He's staring at the ground. He won't even look at him. ]

... Ah. You. Yes. But you cannot get it on your own, Alice. You know that. ... This was inevitable. All of it always was... it never surprises me. Humans are all the same, do you not think so? They are predestined to fight and hate and break each other down... it takes so much effort to be here, you know...

[ Look, he's too upset to answer your question just yet. Seems he needs to rant. ]

The kind of medicine you need... the kind of medicine they need... the kind of medicine humanity needs... that... it's long since not existed, but it has always been needed. People rejected it for their own ideals... I hate them all. I hate IT all. I detest and loathe this endless cycle of preplanned nonsense with you morons being in places you should not. And when I DO try to help, what do you do? Walk out, of course.

Honestly, it is a wonder I bother. Perhaps I should just allow all of you to become cinders and foam and slowly turn to vapor and suffer the ill fates of those who cannot free themselves of the World.

[not_that_sasuke]

[He's not feeling too well himself, but he can still recognize some new information cropping up when he hears it.]

What do you mean by preplanned? Was this set up from the start?

[apatheticguide]

[ He lets out a low groan, crossing his arms. Then, he huffs. He's still very clearly agitated, that much is obvious. He's currently sitting in the chair the nurse would be sitting at, and he places his feet up on the desk they'd be sitting at. ]

... Time and events are predecided. I don't like doing anything, you know. Because... it's pointless. Everything that will happen, will happen. You all coming here. Whatever happens inside each place. How that filthy vermin acts.

It's completely pointless to fight against that sort of thing. Just let it happen, and work with it instead.

[ He pauses. ... Then he yawns. Seems he's tired, now. ]

... What do you think of God? Do you think He's a cruel person? Or a nice one? To decide these events... in all these worlds... in this World... that tainted beast hates inaction, so he just does as he pleases.

[not_that_sasuke]

...I think most creatures just do what they want.

Tainted beast... you mean the other one?

[He knows better than to say the Cat.]

[apatheticguide]

[ He nods, his face set into a permanent frown. ]

... I'd like to tear out his intestines and decorate the school banisters with them. Give him a piece of my mind... he did this to me, you know. This ear, this off-color skin. I hate him. I loathe him. He's awful. ... Don't misunderstand. I am forced to be with him. But if I had a choice...

[ He sighs again, leaning back, arms falling. ]

It was always going to happen. Everyone will eventually suffer somehow. You should all just accept this. It is easier to live that way. ... But... if you want to get me my Keys faster, where have you left to look? The Second Floor, I suspect?

[hopedout]

[ HEY what's going on in this thread.... except he was probably overhearing this conversation this whole time and just didn't want to interrupt. Until now, anyway. ]

So basically, you're saying we should check there.

1/2

[not_that_sasuke]

[That... sure was a thing. Guess they really have been fighting for quite some time.

Still, there's things to do, so he'll nod at Hinata's suggestion.]

Alright, then let's--

2/2

[not_that_sasuke]

[--Oops, there's the feeling of another mirror shattering. He actually stumbles this time, expression visibly confused through the pain. Who just...?]

NOT HERE

[hesmypuddin]

Oops!!! Sorry about that Sasuke! 8D

[apatheticguide]

[ He raises a brow at Sasuke... and decides... he will attempt to help once more. ]

It is not a puzzle you will have to solve, I suspect. As has largely been the case in this school, it will likely once more be someone's problem. ... Well. Best hurry, Alice.

[ Now, shoo. ]

[hopedout]

[ He places his hand on Sasuke's shoulder, frowning ever so slightly. ]

Are you alright? [ Of course he's probably not fine, but he can at least help steady him. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[Thanks Rabbit, he'll try to keep that in mind once he's got this pain under control. It takes a second, but he slowly straightens, trying not to wince.]

...It feels like something else broke. We should hurry.

[And, unless Hinata has more to say, he'll set off for the second floor. Whatever the others are up to, he'll just have to deal and try to get them out of here as quickly as possible...]