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[not_that_sasuke]

[Sasuke does not have a phone and currently can only be contacted in person.]

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8/29, action

[16lab]

[ RO was so sure that the Attendants would be here, so she's been yelling "clown-denizen" and "skirt-boy" for the past ten minutes in an attempt to find Minato and Souji. She sure is noisy and the cats she is carrying with her arm that all become longcats by now because she doesn't know how to properly hold them. But they don't try to escape because RO still stops every now and then to pet their heads, which gives her immense joy... for some reason... then her expression twists to horror and she resumes her search for anyone else in the Velvet Room and stumbles into Sasuke's, opening his door abruptly. Hope you weren't doing anything private...

RO looks exhausted with 5 cats dangling from her arm as she's holding them to her chest. That arm no longer has a hand with mechanical parts peeking out of the hole, but that doesn't seem to be what's bothering her. ]

I... I require your assistance. Perhaps you have a healing spell of some sort--

[not_that_sasuke]

[He's half-sitting up, looking fairly confused and rather like someone who's just woken up.

(Spoilers it's because he did, in fact, just wake up.)

It takes him a moment to formulate a response between the sudden entrance and, well, that arm.]

A... healing spell?

[How. How is that supposed to help here is that a mechanical arm.]

[16lab]

Yes, a healing spell. Preferably one that can heal status ailments.

[ She says quickly with a smile on her face while petting the cats aaaaaaaaa but then her eyes quickly change when she looks at Sasuke with helplessness.

tasukete ]

9/16, action

[tantantaaan]

[ Wherever Sasuke's headed to, when he passes by the park in the morning, he will spot a familiar figure and a possibly familiar tune. If he comes closer, he can spot Leon, doing morning exercises following the instructions blaring out of the retro-looking radio on the ground a few meters away from he is.

Eventually, Leon will notice Sasuke and call out to him. ]

Sasu-tan! Where are you going? Wanna join me doing some exercise?

[not_that_sasuke]

[Ah... morning exercises, huh? He seems surprised to have been called out to.]

Just... around. [Yeah. It's true, after all.] I think I'll be okay.

Do you do this every morning?

[tantantaaan]

Eeh, why~? It'll be fun!!

[ He waves his hand to gesture for Sasuke to come closer. ]

Lately, yeah! I feel like I have more energy if I do this in the morning. You can say it's like... charging my power? After doing this I feel like I can take on anything, like BUWOOOHHHH!!! You get what I mean?

10/26, action

[overstrain]

[ Terry has his omamori hanging around his neck like a nametag collar, but his omamori has been entirely painted over with dried blood. It's an ugly rust-color now. Not even the flower designs that Rei sewed on them can be seen anymore, much less his name and arcana. Despite that, it's still functional. Terry the pom has the serrated charm knife in his mouth too. He is so ready to take down the Daitengu again!!

... Except he's stuck at the bear. He lets the knife down on the ground and just yaps at it. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[...How did a dog get here?

His mind goes back to that giant cat with the omamori, and it turns out to be a good idea, because when he crouches down to get a better look, there is indeed one hanging from around the dog's neck.

Still.]

A dog this time...?

[Kurou's here, accompanying Sasuke because he's been going through the dungeon solo and even the cat realizes how that can go awry. He's also cautiously approaching Terry with his own wary curiosity.

Excuse but who tf are you.]

[overstrain]

[ When Sasuke approaches, Terry quickly turns around and his short tail is wagging furiously. He looks very happy to see him and yaps, going around in a circle once to express his joy. The yapping can be translated as: "Sasuke! I'm so glad you're okay!!" then Terry looks at Kurou too.

... It's been 40k+ years. Sorry, Kurou, but he doesn't remember your name. ]

10/27, action

[overstrain]

[ To avoid having NPCs scream about there being a loose snake in the school, he's taken upon himself to just shrink his size to less than 3 inches long. That's tiny for someone that's normally seven feet long. But he doesn't mind. He slithers in the hall, making a small water trail because going through the waters is absolutely gross. It's fine, it's fine. He still hasn't found Terry and it's annoying how far he has to keep traveling for this. He's starting to feel grateful for the perfect weather back home.

Anyway, he goes in one of the classrooms and starts rolling himself in a towel at normal size. He hates staying wet even though he's just all scales now. That might have been your towel. That might have been Kurou's. Or maybe it's another cat's. Either way, he's using it. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[Sasuke's curled up in one of the chairs with Kurou tucked up against him, looking like he'd really like to doze off. Ugh, why wasn't he able to sleep last night...

There is indeed a pile of towels nearby, stacked neatly just in case they end up being needed. Which, in a way, they are - if by a snake rather than a person. Kurou's movement as he stands up to peer at the snake is what gets Sasuke's attention, and he looks over in surprise.]

A snake...?

[...Well, the other animals in the area are no doubt trying to escape the weather, too. Carefully, he sits up, Kurou hopping off and down to the ground. He gives Jace space, but his tail is low, and he's on the alert.]

[overstrain]

[ Ah, yes. Being dry feels great. He lifts his head to look over at Sasuke and Kurou with his bright, blue eyes. Sasuke might see a similar pair of eyes later next month.

"I won't hurt you if you don't hurt me first."

He likes cats, even though he can eat them too. After all, he used to be a cat fanatic and a walking cat encyclopedia when he was still human. Things are different now. He can eat them, but he still likes them. He doesn't think much about that, because it's not that important. Anyway, that sounds like a voice of an human male adult coming from the snake. Maybe his size is intimidating, so he shrinks to three feet long instead of seven. ]

10/16 - to avoid spamming haki's poor inbox

[flowerclips]

[ rei holds her hands and arms close together, scared beyond her mind as she wanders through the dungeon. she didn't want to come back to another dungeon, not since what happened in the last one, but she couldn't sit by. she needs to pull in her own weight so, she ventures in, but is quickly stopped when she comes across an invisible wall. luckily, she has been taking small steps so she doesn't run right into it, but she sticks out a hand and tries to feel the wall. ]

Umm... is this a glass wall?

[ it seems far too clear to be that, but she's not sure what it is. the guilt-tripping questions for both sasuke and rei will come soon enough... ]

[not_that_sasuke]

It's probably just some kind of magic...

[That's the answer to everything here. ~*magic.*~

He's considering it thoughtfully as well until he's struck by a question, eyes going wide and body absolutely still.

"Who was it that kept Neko Fukuta trapped in Morimori Academy?"]

[flowerclips]

[ some kind of magic... that would make sense when everything here is just magical, but before she can even ask what they can do to get (maybe brute force it?), that exact same question comes into her head. huh? who said that? she looks around, trying to see if there's anyone around but she doesn't spot a single soul in sight. no one but just her and sasuke. ]

Who's Neko Fukuta...?

11/10

[overstrain]

[ After finding out that Sasuke hasn't waken up in several hours, he tries to pinpoint what exactly happened. When he finds out that it has something to do with the torii in the forest, Terry asks Jace to watch over Sasuke and if there is anything strange in the vicinity, such as cats that don't belong to the house or crows, feel free to eat them. He's taken this kind of precaution because of Kano, so sorry, Shirou... if you're still around.

And so, Terry sets off to the torii and looks up at it. He's... not sure what to do, since he's never seen Sasuke sleeping in front of it before. He'll sit against it though, and rest his head on his knees. Maybe praying would help, as much as Terry doesn't like the notion of gods or whatever, but he'll do it, here. He closes his eyes, and asks whoever resides in this torii to please help Sasuke get well soon. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[Shirou probably went to report back to Yuusuke, but wow, Terry. Wow.

Soon after he sits at its base, he'll find himself in darkness. Or- no, not quite. Much like the dungeon floor when Sasuke's Shadow appeared, there's row upon row of drawers, slowly spinning, like the form of a snake. Sasuke's there too, loosely embraced by the shadowy figure of a woman as he sleeps. Her hold seems almost protective, although it's
hard to make out many details of her.

She looks almost exactly like his Persona. However, this one is the real deal. The snake venerated by the torii.

Looking up at Terry, she raises a single hand with her finger up, presumably over her lips from what he might barely make out...? Please don't yell and startle him awake.]

[overstrain]

[ He's about to say something, but when he sees the finger going up, he stays quiet. She really does look like Sasuke's Persona, but he knows from pinpointing before and can make the connection that the she was the one who locked things away for Sasuke. Being reminded of that dungeon floor doesn't remind him of good things, but he gets used to it. It's just that he didn't expect to see this kind of place again. ]

Is he... okay?

[ He's talking quietly. ]

... I was worried because he wouldn't wake up.

11/13

[overdrain]

[ It's middle of Lockdown, because that's the only way this timeline can work if Akira and Sasuke are also going to Shadow Kido on the 13th, so Terrence makes minimal effort to "restore" Terry's body, but not healing his wounds that are still profusely bleeding. He's a zombie. He lost his will to live. It's weird seeing it firsthand when a surface Shadow hasn't eaten his mind. regardless, Terrence finds Sasuke, wherever he is (anywhere but the Velvet Room), and drops Terry at his feet with a thud on the ground. ]

He failed in a Dungeon. Seal him away forever before he wipes Hirajiro off the face of the universe.

[ He knows your torii thing, Sasuke... ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[It's probably just as well that he knows about the torii, because Sasuke looks at him in surprise and confusion. Two Terrys?! You mean one Terry and one awesome Terrence.

Unfortunately all of this means he's going to be slow on the uptake.]

Wh-- Terrence?

[At least he could put that much together! But even if he doesn't remember the torture, he remembers the audio diaries.]

When did you- [Wait. The other Hirajiro.] what happened?

[overdrain]

[ Terrence doesn't feel like explaining it to him twice, so he'll just move on with what he's going to say. Sorry, Sasuke. ]

If he wakes up, you and everyone else here will die.

12/25

[infiltrationtools]

[Sasuke doesn’t ask for much, but Akira actually likes him well enough that he wants to get him a decent gift. His first thought was a stupid sweater for Kurou, but he figures the cat would hate something like that.]

[So what Sasuke gets is wrapped (neatly but with little decoration) in a box near his door. It’s a stupid sweater for people instead, a holiday one. It’s got mercifully subdued colours, but among the patterns is a series of little knit snakes wearing Santa hats.]

[not_that_sasuke]

[Akira had more mercy on the cat than Sasuke I see.

He'll keep it, at least...]

1/5

[overstrain]

[ Terry is thankfully looking and sounding like himself again and after a change of clothes from home, he's back at the Black Cat clubhouse to look after Sasuke. He brought over some food in various containers along with a water heater, several packs of tea, and all that.

Who rooms with Sasuke now... is it still Yamato or Jiro, who fucked off to jail? Either way, Terry is sitting against the wall, next to Sasuke's bedding and reading a book to pass the time. He brought food for two on the fourth too in hopes that Sasuke would wake up, but he didn't. He did it again though--making enough food for two on the fifth. Terry isn't a big eater--he actually doesn't eat all that much, but it's enough to keep himself healthy and fit. He stays here despite his cat allergies and is braving through it with a medical face mask over the bottom half of his face. He is definitely not shooing Kurou out just so he can be in there.

There are occasional hopeful glances over at Sasuke to see if he's woken up, but when he sees that he hasn't, he goes back to reading his book. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[Apparently his body was really fucking done with his bullshit, but he does slowly rouse eventually. The only indication at first is his eyes fluttering open, but given Kurou was previously curled at his feet and is now popping up to look at him, that's probably more of a giveaway.]