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[sabra_la_iudex.insanejournal.com]

Who: All the good little anti-entropy engine girls and boys and others
Where: On the way back towards the dorms
When: Day 258, evening, so very shortly after Good Ends
What:

[As the festivities end and it’s time to head back to dorms, there seems to hang an uneasy feeling that has nothing to do with bittersweet goodbyes. The particularly astute may notice an uncomfortable stillness about; not a living thing is out and active, save the Blanks. Even the river seems stilled, as if holding its breath. The more sensitive can probably feel it coming, whatever it is. Even the insensitive may find something about the walk home distasteful.]

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[ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

[ there is a beanpole just leaning against the wall beside the door of the cottage, knees shaking \o/ ]

[ c-casting frantic looks around for anyone else coming back ]

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[lawfulreception.insanejournal.com]

[t-trudging back sob]

[perks up when he sees you OH GOOD NO ONE GOT PILLARED...]

Ember? You okay?

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

---Badger!

[ OH GOD ALL THE RELIEF running for!!1 ]

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[lawfulreception.insanejournal.com]

[s-sighs]

Please tell me you were inside for the majority of that. You didn't hear any kind of weird voice or anything, did you?

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

I-I just. Got back couple minutes ago, no one was in...

...yeah. Yeah, there. There was that... what the hell was that...

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[lawfulreception.insanejournal.com]

Remember the "Pillar" I told you about? And the ground eating people? It's called the Old Man.

[r-rubs head]

The area we're in now, well, other blanks used to live here. Aside from the few that might have 'won', they were all taken by it. It's trying to do the same.

. . .

And er. Our patron sort of "took" Quartz. As a precaution. Ha. . .

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

...



[ hang on, trying to decide which part of that terrible to even start focusing on ]

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

[ ----wait what ]

W-wait, what?! What do you mean she took Quartz?!

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[lawfulreception.insanejournal.com]

She was scared he'd get swallowed up so she took him back to her realm in a fit of a paranoia.

Er. . .crazy as she is, he's safe there. We used to have another team member that went to go stay with her too. But yeah. [tired hand wave]

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

........Badger I know I've said it before, but.... you're really calm about something like this......

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[cherry_on_top.insanejournal.com]

[coming back wth]

Ember... you're alright?

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

[ judging by how pale and shaken he is, prrrrobably not ]

...y-yeah. What...

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[cherry_on_top.insanejournal.com]

[hugging him and heading inside]

It... was the Old Man, I think... The pillar who takes blanks... and any that live apparently. He took the fish this last time as well.

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

[ baw hugs ._. ]

"Took"-- you mean it just-- they're all gone?

[ ...casting one last wide-eyed look at the ground, and the walls... before following after]

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[cherry_on_top.insanejournal.com]

[sighs and shrugs slightly as he pets Kazu's hair]

I... I'll go check it again tomorrow.

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

...aah...

I... thought you guys said that thing was just up in the North.

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[cherry_on_top.insanejournal.com]

It's... spreading.

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[fanstheflames.insanejournal.com]

--Kazu-sama!!

[THANKGOODNESS YOU'RE OKAY. Running towards!]

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

--Emiri-chan?!

[ s-straightens a little ]

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[fanstheflames.insanejournal.com]

[D-DOKI!! "EMIRI-CHAN"...]

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[fanstheflames.insanejournal.com]

[WAIT NO EMIRI THIS IS SERIOUS THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO GET DISTRACTED BY WHAT KAZU-SAMA IS CALLING YOU]

Ahh-- you're all right!

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

[ what was that... wait focus ]

Y-yeah, I bailed for the dorms as soon as-- whatever it was...

You okay? Did you hear that-- that thing?

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[fanstheflames.insanejournal.com]

I-I'm fine! I bolted for Lepus when I heard it, but I don't know what it was... maybe... an earthquake??

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[flamerunner.insanejournal.com]

...m-more than that. Definitely... I heard these fucking weird voices...

Re: [ just outside Monodorms ]

[fanstheflames.insanejournal.com]

What? Ahhh! Why is it that you can even say that and I can believe it these days! This is too much! Maybe we should just go inside and pretend like nothing is happening!