TOKYO OPT-IN 1/4

[tokyodisa]

Who: Opt-in characters
What: What is even going on and then there's a monster
When: Forward-dated to 10pm, 20/July
Where: Tokyo... or is it?
Rating: PG/PG-13

Whatever you were in the middle of doing, you suddenly find yourself in what appears to be an abandoned garage, in the blink of an eye.

There is a bunch of weird-looking technology everywhere, cables and wires connected to machines lined with blinking lights. There are screens all over the room, with grids and maps on some of them and scrolling, foreign text on others. One of the screens projects a constantly rotating image.

There's also a platform in the middle of the room. And you all happen to be standing on it.

[ TOKYO? | A GUEST ARRIVES | ENTER: A PARTYCRASHER ]

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TOKYO?

[tokyodisa]

[One second, you're doing something in Tokyo. The next, you're standing on top of a platform in a garage. Then, just as quickly as you arrived, there's a blinding light (and was that the mystery lady from the fireworks festival staring in shocked confusion at your sudden appearance?), and you reappear in the middle of a deserted Tokyo street.

What the hell.

The neighborhood you've been deposited in is completely uninhabited. No people, no cats, no insects. Nothing. If you move more than two miles in any direction, you'll hit an invisible wall.

So… really. What the hell?]

[princelyspirit]

Hey-!!

[She didn't just imagine that woman, right? Utena twists around, looking for any sign of her, slowing down when she notices the neighborhood. The change of scenery is shocking, but the silence is disturbing. It's quiet, quieter than Tokyo has any right to be, and a chill runs down her spine. She's still for only a moment, though, and in an instant she dashes towards the nearest building and starts to bang on the door. There has to be someone around here, right?!]

[lonenoble]

[Noble Six noticed the other things from getting her, but the in between and the fireworks woman really could wait. The banging noise was much more important... Though she knows it's possibly a castle resident. It'd be stupid to think she was alone in this.]

Quiet down. If there are any threats here, you are going to draw them right to you.

[hellofist]

[Well, that's not an entirely horrible idea, trying to find the people who usually inhabit this city. There's no real sign that they'll be inside the building Utena is trying so hard to get into, but Cass comes over to look in the window anyway.]

Don't see anything...

[She looks over at Utena now, concerned for her.]

Will be okay. We just have to... stay calm.

[cyan_maid]

[The sudden jumps make Jane uneasy on her feet, and she wobbles when she finds herself in the abandoned street. Hadn't she just been-]

What in the world was that...?

[banshee_rider]

[Kelly's never much out of alert mode, but finding herself suddenly transported like this puts her on guard immediately, tensing and scanning the surroundings. She's moving to put a hand out for Jane the moment she sees her wobbling.]

You got me, but it can't be good.

[mal_addict]

[Maladict glances around, taking the signs of complete desertion as something far from a good thing]

I knew something would happen to bollocks it all up.

[hellofist]

[Well, that's new.]

Bollocks?

[Best priorities ever, right here.]

[tapshoetomove]

[Luke was glancing inside a shop when he finds himself in the middle of an abandoned street.]

Eh?! Where did all the people go?

[deductiongeek]

Luke!

[Conan's voice is quiet and pitched to catch the other boy's attention.]

Quickly! Over here!

[He'd found a patch of shadows beside an entranceway.]

[deductiongeek]

[Conan doesn't allow himself time to be shocked. He casts one look around his new surroundings, and then darts off to one side of the street to find better cover.

Every instinct told him that any sudden change in surroundings was dangerous. That was the castle's pattern, after all.

He could look for allies after he was in a more strategic location.]

[hellofist]

[It's hardly ever a good thing when things are completely silent, a city with no car noises, no people talking, not even animals... it's very odd and can't possibly be the start of something good.

So Cass tries exploring, walking so she can look around and not miss anything as she goes, but... well, she doesn't find anything until she hits the invisible wall. She kicks it a few times, tries pushing on it.

If that doesn't work, she'll just walk back to where they all showed up and keep an eye out for people with body language that suggests they have the answers.]

[allthelinks]

[...Well, this can't be good. Souji had been warned that the world changes around the place got weird, so he's kind of kicking himself for not somehow finding a sword around alternate!Tokyo here.

And who the heck was that lady, seriously?

All the questions, none of the answers, but instincts are telling him this is a dangerous situation. It's time to start poking around and looking for weapons, even a nice solid steel pipe will do.]

A GUEST ARRIVES

[zeiram]

[The sky is growing darker. There is still no sign of life anywhere apart from your group.

Until now.

There's someone slowly walking toward you from further down the street. Someone extremely tall. They're dressed in a cloak, and… is that wide-brimmed hat? It's hard to tell in the darkness.

Maybe they know what's going on?]

[hellofist]

[Maybe they do know what's going on, but... wow, there's nothing at all that feels right about this. The figure is imposing and the change in the atmosphere doesn't exactly inspire friendly conversation, but... well, someone has to make contact.

She puts herself in the path of this... whatever they are, and when they get closer, Cass tries the diplomatic approach first.]

Who are you?

[deductiongeek]

[Well, this was something new.

Conan moves out to meet the new arrival. He rests one finger on the hidden switch on his watch, ready to switch on the flashlight or trigger the seadtive dart launcher at any moment.]

Ne! Do you know what's going on?

[tapshoetomove]

[Luke freezes in place. He's wary about approaching, but maybe this stranger could help them?]

Hey! Hey um, mister?

[princelyspirit]

[Okay, that's...odd. Whoever this is doesn't look like anybody from Tokyo, and while they could be a castle resident, wouldn't they be decked out in the same, normal clothes everyone else got? Well, whatever. Maybe they know something, or - if they're from the castle - found something.]

Hey!

[Gives a wave as she jogs over to the stranger]

Hey, where'd you come from?

[cyan_maid]

[Now that's not suspicious. A cloaked, hatted stranger in an area that is very obviously desolate? Yeah, that just about screams danger.

Jane's just going to...take a step back. Involuntarily of course.]

Oh, my...

[mal_addict]

And here we go, something stupid to deal with, wonderful.

[Mal closes the gap, Gods this thing is tall]

You going to be trouble?

[lonenoble]

[Noble Six is eyeing the tall stranger warily. She's not just blindly trusting something like that showing up in this place. Instead, her hand is reaching for the gun she'd been keeping close to hand. Imposing looking, but so are Covenant. She's not afraid.]

Re: A GUEST ARRIVES

[banshee_rider]

[How tall is extremely tall? Kelly's used to looking down at most above-average height humans, but up at Elites right before she punches them in their ugly face.]

[She remains quiet, but tenses, ready to take it down if it shows the least bit hostility.]

ENTER: A PARTY CRASHER

[97995]

[And then the woman from before is here, firing a gun at the creature. It doesn't seem bothered by the attack, but at least now its attention is on her instead of you guys!

She doesn't look away from the creature as she continues firing.] All of you, get out of here. Now.

[princelyspirit]

Yeah? And where are we supposed to go? In case you haven't noticed, we're all kind of stuck here!

[Here, mysterious stranger, have a scruffy teenager running up to you. Her legs are scratched and covered in clumsy bandages, her hand is clenched around a bottle of vodka with a rag stuffed inside, and she's wearing an oversized men's t-shirt that comes halfway down her thighs. She appreciates the help, really, but it's not like getting out of here is an option right now!]

[nothingtobelieve]

[Vicious isn't the cowardly type, but he also isn't stupid. He's seen enough already to know he has no desire to hang around and fight something he doesn't seem to have enough firepower to defeat, especially when it wasn't his idea to be here in the first place.

There is the issue of having a limited amount of space to escape into, of course, but he'll make do. He doesn't have to be told twice to duck out of view. Of course, he's not taking any time to pull anyone else to safety with him. Such a team player.]