Wako's Heart

[dramatispersonae]

You are standing in the middle of the main street of a sizable downtown area.

The early morning sun hangs low in the east. The air is salty and fresh – and oh man is your nose sharp! You can smell the people who came in here with you from yards away! Other stuff smells that strong, too! There is a spring breeze in the air. How do you know it’s spring? You just do. It’s the vibe here. Tropical trees and flowers grow in window boxes and small gardens. There are fairly standard shops (a movie theater! A book store! Small clothing boutiques! And so on), with trucks, cars, and bicycles parked at the curbs. There are no people or animals in sight, but there’s birdsong hanging in the air. It seems to be coming in every direction.

Oh. And you’re dressed like stripper clowns.

(( OOC at #zerotime ))

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Re: PORT (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ There’s a large, bulky professional camera and a load of camera gear. It just pops up a few steps in front of you. ]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ And cooked a lot! Orange juice and water and milk in pretty carafes, with wine glasses to drink from, and then there's rolls and french toast and eggs and bacon and ham and pancakes and waffles and syrup and jam and toast and, well, it goes on. There's also pretty flowers on the table! ]

Re: PORT (SECOND STAGE)

[myninjaway]

. . .

Wako... You're...

[examines the totem one more time to see if there's anything else to be noted here! also, touches the paint]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

[eats some french toast because why not]

Re: PORT (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ There aren't any more memories left in it. The only odd thing is that it looks as new as it did when Wako was a little girl. ]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

[god if I had my headvoices back I would be so pinged right now]

[tearing his eyes away from the spread and looking around more]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ A memory is beaming into your head!


[ It’s that same table, covered in a load of breakfast food. Wako, Takuto, and Sugata are sitting down, and two girls in maid uniforms with ears and a tail.

Takuto: Hey, it’s not funny! My luggage was sent ahead to the dorms, but I thought I’d figure out something when I got here. This is great! Can I get seconds?
Sugata: And you missed the last ferry, so you just swam across the sea?
Takuto: What was I supposed to do, miss the opening ceremony?
Sugata: If that’s what you were worried about, you could have taken the morning ferry and made it with time to spare.
Takuto: Eh?
Sugata, laughing: Incredible… you’re incredible, Takuto Tsunashi.
Takuto: Well, I got to enjoy this breakfast, right? And I got here alive anyway.
Sugata: You’d be dead if Wako hadn’t found you.
Takuto: Hm?
Wako: Takuto Tsunashi. Why did you come to school on this island?
Takuto: To do something amazing!
Sugata: Something amazing?
Takuto: Yeah! A fabulous school life!
Wako: Like, singing out your youth?
Takuto: Exactly, that! The cerulean sky and azure sea! Ou want to sing out yer youth, ya gotta go to Southern Cross Island! … is what grandpa said.
Wako: Your grandfather?
Takuto: Mm. He said this was a good school. I’m really glad I came. That’s what I think when I look at you guys.
Sugata: You know, Wako was so worried, she came to see you this morning. Nice, huh?
Wako: Cut that out.
Sugata: So, Takuto Tsunashi, pardon my rudeness, but… have you had your first kiss yet?

Wako spits her drink out.

Takuto: It’s on the list of defining moments of youth I plan to go through!
Wako: What kind of question is that?
Sugata: Would you count mouth-to-mouth as a kiss?
Takuto: Mouth-to-mouth, huh?
Wako: Seriously, stop it!

The memory blurs slightly to…

Wako: Okay, done! I’m home.
Takuto: Hey, um…
Wako: Mm?
Takuto: I heard you saved my life. Thanks.
Wako: See you at school. ]

Re: SOUTHERN CROSS HIGH (SECOND STAGE)

[pitching]

[Thank goodness for that. It's better than being in an open hallway naked at least.

I'm gonna peek at this bed real quick, and move aside any curtains that might be hiding it.]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ Not much besides the door on the opposite side. ]

Re: SOUTHERN CROSS HIGH (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ It's pretty normal.

Bear in mind, you've still got roses at the edge of your vision, though. ]

Re: SOUTHERN CROSS HIGH (SECOND STAGE)

[pitching]

[He's turning to see where those roses are coming from?]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

[well if you're eating than I shall have a waffle or something, and silently thank Wako for the tasty noms]

Re: PORT (SECOND STAGE)

[myninjaway]

[well let's run to that cluster of buildings with the singing voice and the good smell!]

Re: SOUTHERN CROSS HIGH (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ Nowhere. It's extreme shoujo vision. ]

Re: PORT (SECOND STAGE)

[preteinder]

[I have no idea what any of this stuff is.

...I wonder if I can steal it. or if it's worth taking at all

goes to check out the camera on the tripod: is it removable, how heavy is it mostly, but since he's looking at it he's examining the rest of it too]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

... heh.

[tries eating something else]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ You get the same memory he did! :D ]

Re: PORT (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ As you touch it, a memory is beaming into your head!

Wako is sitting at the edge of a pier singing, with the blue-haired boy standing behind her. As she finishes singing, a small cluster of people gather around her. They tell her that they’re doing a photoshoot on the island, but that her voice is amazing and they want to sign her for a contract in Tokyo.

In this memory, you can feel two things: excitement, and the sure, sad knowledge that she can’t do it. She tells them she’s very sorry, but she has obligations on this island.

The memory shifts. Out with the boy again, this time downtown, the same group of people repeat the offer. She has to turn them down.

The memory shifts. Alone in a bedroom, Wako reads a letter repeating the offer. She starts to write a letter explaining that she’s honored but can’t.

The memory ends. ]

Re: PORT (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ It’s odd: as you get closer, you’ll realize that all the boats are covered and all the buildings are boarded up… except one. Bizarrely, it is a bright pink building whose sign says “Karaoke.” ]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ Nothing. ]

Re: SOUTHERN CROSS HIGH (SECOND STAGE)

[pitching]

[oh, that's something he's used to.

Ugh, being naked is kind of annoying. Maybe the clothes are still in the hallway?. He'll peek out first to make sure no one is around before checking.]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

[god Wako why are you and your boys so cute even when I suspect you're imagining them slaking their unholy hats together]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

Did you see something too?

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

[looks around]

Where to next?

Re: PORT (SECOND STAGE)

[myninjaway]

[mmmmmmild hesitation at the bright pink color, then enters the building!]