[ah-- well, this isn't... too bad, he supposes, though these creatures the people seem to venerate are quite strange. he lingers by the posters, reading them over to hope they give more information, but. this seems fairly generic, for a festival, and so he moves on.
he's not unused to reactions to his height, by now, and so this hardly throws him off. he does his best not to bump into others along the way, though, since some are spooked by him...
instead of heading right for the mansion, though, he hangs around a bit, looking for anyone advertising anything related to the festivities or just talking about it already.]
[ He can stick around, sure. Kind of trailing around the sides, going towards the alleyways... he can listen to some gossip from some young sorcerers hanging in an underpass.
'That En guy... he seems to think he's the shit, but he and his family barely ever step outta their mansion, y'know...? Must be nice being all buddy-buddy with the devils. How'd he even get to where he is? I seriously gotta win the lottery... one of these days...'
'You never watched his Mastema documentary? It was a flop, heh. People are saying it's a load of shit, but it does talk about how he got to where he is... you ever thought about working for him? Bet he'd have loads of good shit to pawn off. Could be a millionaire and fuck off somewhere real far. He probably has a million powerful magical objects hiding out in there.'
'Asshole! Don't say that, his cleaners would come and kill you! Or worse yet, that Shin guy -- you heard what they did to a Cross-Eyes hideout recently? Cut up a guy -- alive! Nah, I'm fine where I am, thanks...'
And so their conversation pauses into smoking breaks, and occasional banter otherwise. ]
[...hmm. devils, is it? he doesn't know a Lot about those, but from what he is aware of, aren't they generally supposed to be. sort of evil.
anyway it sounds like these people probably do some murder, but at least he tends to go into meeting new people with very low expectations. emet-selch makes a note of all of this and continues onward towards the mansion.]
[ They sure are something. Me coming back to my desk like damn I should've had them steal Emet's shoes.
Emet can continue onwards towards the mansion. It seems... hm! Relatively non-bustling. Seems everyone is out for that ding-dang festival the kids are obsessed with, lately. There seems to be a guy with a gun standing by the entrance, but it's just the one dude. ]
he does know what a gun is, at least, and it's not a leap to assume this guy is security. emet-selch pauses, after approaching, and offers the man a nod.]
Do forgive the intrusion. I am unfamiliar with this area, and was directed here for further information-- I understand the residents here have organized the festivities?
[okay, so it's an event FOR the devils, this is all starting to make more sense.
as the man begins to stammer, emet-selch leverages the attitude he always does when talking to this sort of person: he folds his arms and just watches the man expectantly, a brow slightly raised.
he very much gives the impression that he feels this man is wasting his time by not doing something already, and this man will just have to figure out what that is.]
[ The guy sputters and is panicking like a man who is seriously fucked and is in immense danger of being fired, although being fired in this case is becoming the plaything of devils which he is spooks about. ]
"W-would you like -- directions, sir? Or would you like to wait inside and, um -- I can call... someone... I can call En-san! To let them know?"
[he very quickly weighs his options. this 'en-san' might figure out a lot more easily than their lackey that he is... not actually a devil... if they work with them...
on the other hand the driver directed him here without much concern, so you know, he may as well get everything he can out of this visit. he knows so little about this place, it's best to do what he's able.]
[ I thought it would be funny because there are Emet-sized people in this series, but they typically tend to be devils or devil-affiliated folk so Emet-Selch has now received power in this world without actually trying to.
The man stutters and gestures Emet right into the mansion, where he will... pretty much be allowed to do whatever the fuck he wants, god. Help. It's a very nice and rich mansion, albeit the decoration... um... leaves a lot wanting.
It's mushrooms. All the decorations are mushrooms. There's also a couple of massiveself-portraits just kind of hanging around... don't worry about it. Hope you like mushrooms.
This man in 'charge' won't stop Emet-Selch. In fact, he stutters and offers whatever Emet-Selch wants to pass the time. FOOD? DRINKS? ENTERTAINMENT? THEY HAVE BOTH VHS AND DVDs OF THINGS!!! Snoop while you wait? ]
[i'm losing it he literally will just roll with this he's used to being recognized as an authority figure
clearly this is decorated by someone who would get along GREAT with the mycologists in the words of halmarut... honestly, he's seen weirder shit, ancients with special interests truly just create some things.
the man gets a slight nod, acknowledgment and light dismissal all in one. he's fine, thank you, he WILL snoop. what's up in here? what vhs and dvds do they have, too. he learned of these things in the prism so he is not clueless.]
[ He would LOVE to have a talk with them, tbh. Please introduce them to each other immediately.
Emet-Selch is free to snoop. The DVDs include multiple copies of En's hit song, DREAM☆KINOKO. It is his mixtape. You may have it. It is now in your inventory and you cannot get rid of it for the rest of this adventure. No no, I insist.
The VHSs seem to be leftover copies of En's Background Story, and how he singlehandedly destroyed Mastema and a mafia organisation and came into power, or so says the synopsis. Or so you think it says? Your vision blurs a little bit as you look at this particular one, the mansion seeming to darken, reminding you of where you started -- the grim warehouse, black and bloody, a brief vision of red crosses. ]
[it's actually not bad?? wrow. he'll accept and keep this, he supposes.
he has no idea what mastema is, but given the way those people spoke of how that power is used... well. it doesn't sound great, but he's coming to expect this sort of thing of mortals, so it's not as shocking as it once might have been to consider. this entire world seems darker than he's accustomed to... still, maybe deal with your gang problem outside the city, damn.
emet-selch blinks several times when his vision darkens, giving his head a slight shake to clear it. he'd rather not think of the warehouse more, thank you, he's trying to focus!!]
[ Somewhere in the world, En's mushroom senses tingle. Finally a man who respects him for what he is.
The VHS tape sits there in your hand, weighing heavy. Something about it brings doubts to your mind, and keeping an eye on it keeps on making you think of the warehouse for some reason. Or rather, more accurately -- less the warehouse specifically, and more the feeling of it. Something dark lurking in the corners, a twist of reality under the appearances.
Mayhap you may be even interested in what all the hubbub is about with this video nonsense, there's surely a VHS player or two around with mushroom-shaped buttons. ]
[ I am like, 99% sure even his underwear would be mushroom themed. This man is nothing if not incredibly committed.
But here Emet-Selch goes, driven by the morbid curiosity to go ahead and watch this thing. It appears to be a self-produced video, telling the really cool tale of a very awesome sorcerer, whose storytelling you cannot help but feel is likely bolstered a little bit... or, you know, by a lot. It seems to be some kind of heroic tale video of a powerful sorcerer, who took down an organisation of evil wizards by turning it into a giant mushroom. It is about as perfectly mediocre as you were possibly led to believe. However, midway through the video, the VHS starts to glitch and change. Everything rewinds. The truth is told from the beginning.
The tall tale is adjusted and retold from the start. Suddenly, you are observing a dirty hallway, swathed in blood. Two massive bodies lay against the wall, injured and bloodied. What you can see of them distorts -- one, long purple hair unravelled into a mess, the other, the aura of the Sun darkened as if by a solar eclipse.
The video jumps and cuts, a garbled and glitched voice yelling and screaming. In the hallway stands someone tall, their figure shadowed and blackened, the only thing visible of them being two, red crosses where the eyes should be -- but the fear and terror that [ the point of view, the maker of the video, you ] feel is palpable, even from a silhouette. The figure grins and breathes out black smoke, acrid and suffocating -- a lot of it, until the entire screen is blackened. Pitch black. Nothing. Then, one by one, almost cartoonish mushrooms start covering the entire screen, in oddly sickeningly high definition.
The video glitches again, and snaps to what seems to be a weather report. A masked woman with glitching features cheerfully holds what looks like a spine to a map over a pulsing red marker.
"...C-c-c-c-currently, there is a forecast for heavy rains innnnnnn Hole, particularly concentrated around the Department Store! There will be some flooding expected, so so so so please be sure to stay in in in inside and don't go out, please stay inside if you know what's good for you! Sorcerers beware! The Final Days have begun ー"
...And then the video shuts off. The VHS will not replay. If you check it, you see that its film has disintegrated into black, smokey powder. ]
he watches this story idly, up until the point where it glitches, and then--
the sight of those bodies draws his attention immediately. there's no way they could have been-- hythlodaeus and azem are at home. safe. untouched by all of this. whoever this figure is, if they're the source of it-
he'll bear this in mind. the location, as well, the mention of the final days (how, though, in a place like this? not that. not yet.) when it shuts off, he just exhales and turns from it, unsettled.
The contents of the VHS will remain clear in your mind. Suddenly, your surroundings seem less vibrant. Emptier, hollower. Physically, nothing seems to have changed, but the aura of the building seems vacant out of loneliness rather than for the purpose of festivities.
You smell blood in the air, and the weather outside seems to have gotten... worse. Cloudier. Your scientist brain tells you it might begin raining, soon. ]
with that shift in aura, though... he no longer wants to remain here. and if nothing is happening--]
Inform your employer I have gone ahead to the festivities, if you please.
[he says to the man who may or may not still be lurking about. emet-selch doesn't have all day!! he may as well go figure out what's going on by observing it, rather than sitting around in this suddenly lonely place.]
[ Staff man is still here, kind of nervously on a mushroom shaped phone that he almost drops when Emet-Selch informs him he'll be leaving. He seems also kind of distracted by the possibility of incoming rain. He can catch the tail-end of a last stuttered 'yessir!' as he leaves.
Emet-Selch is free to leave the building. The streets are suddenly empty and grey. The flyers and fun banners are still up, but they only flutter quietly in the picking-up wind.
It won't be too hard for him to find out where Blue Night is happening if he wishes to head on over immediately -- it's a massive place, and weirdly enough, the skies seem to shift towards night in that direction. ]
[off he goes! with his newfound Bad Vibes and also the knowledge that apparently people here just assume he's a devil or something. love that for him.
he does wish to head over immediately, though, keeping an alert eye out along the way for any potential threats, Problems, or just. things that stand out. otherwise he is Making His Way Downtown.]
[ He'll find that the bustling city really has gone silent. The only presence he feels is the heavy atmosphere of rain, and the devil statues he passes, which really do seem to leer at him.
Fortunately...? As he nears his goal, the amount of people bustling seems to reach a comfortable amount again. It doesn't seem they are aware of the incoming change in weather. He can arrive at the Blue Night, where he can either sneak in, or go in through the front where a bouncer has just shoved over a young man for not having an invitation. ]
[he is literally just walking right past this bouncer. hi! bye! he's nine feet tall with a sword equally as big, do you want to ask him if he has an invitation? do you, sir?]
[ Help me. Actually yes apparently, he is willing, since this is a world full of sorcerers who fire off violent magic at a hair trigger temper so a super-sized sword, not the worst thing. Size? Questionable, but this man's got balls of steel.
You hear shouting behind you like 'HEY, STOP -- DO YOU HAVE AN INVITATION FROM EN?' and some kind of yelling for security. So Emet-Selch has that going for him now.
There are stalls, fun ferris wheels, a floating black cabin in the sky, a nice big ol' stage with a microphone clearly meant for performances except nobody is there... where in particular does he want to go? ]
[he huffs out a long, frustrated sigh, pausing only briefly.]
Of course I do, it is under Emet-Selch, now leave me be-!
[they can go. sort that out. while he looks for the other two. goodbye! if they were brought to this place maybe he literally does have an invitation, but he doesn't intend to linger and find out.
off he goes, keeping an eye out for dimitri and yjh; he sort of keeps to the periphery, watching the crowds for any sign of them.]
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he's not unused to reactions to his height, by now, and so this hardly throws him off. he does his best not to bump into others along the way, though, since some are spooked by him...
instead of heading right for the mansion, though, he hangs around a bit, looking for anyone advertising anything related to the festivities or just talking about it already.]
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'That En guy... he seems to think he's the shit, but he and his family barely ever step outta their mansion, y'know...? Must be nice being all buddy-buddy with the devils. How'd he even get to where he is? I seriously gotta win the lottery... one of these days...'
'You never watched his Mastema documentary? It was a flop, heh. People are saying it's a load of shit, but it does talk about how he got to where he is... you ever thought about working for him? Bet he'd have loads of good shit to pawn off. Could be a millionaire and fuck off somewhere real far. He probably has a million powerful magical objects hiding out in there.'
'Asshole! Don't say that, his cleaners would come and kill you! Or worse yet, that Shin guy -- you heard what they did to a Cross-Eyes hideout recently? Cut up a guy -- alive! Nah, I'm fine where I am, thanks...'
And so their conversation pauses into smoking breaks, and occasional banter otherwise. ]
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anyway it sounds like these people probably do some murder, but at least he tends to go into meeting new people with very low expectations. emet-selch makes a note of all of this and continues onward towards the mansion.]
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Emet can continue onwards towards the mansion. It seems... hm! Relatively non-bustling. Seems everyone is out for that ding-dang festival the kids are obsessed with, lately. There seems to be a guy with a gun standing by the entrance, but it's just the one dude. ]
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he does know what a gun is, at least, and it's not a leap to assume this guy is security. emet-selch pauses, after approaching, and offers the man a nod.]
Do forgive the intrusion. I am unfamiliar with this area, and was directed here for further information-- I understand the residents here have organized the festivities?
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The guy just looks up at Emet, clearly startled. This is... above his paygrade??? ]
"D-devil? Er -- uh, yessir, um... yeah, the En Family is in charge of organising the Blue Night for the devils, sir... are you, uh..."
[ He seems to want to ask if Emet is lost, but is immensely afraid of offending him. Sweatily staring up at him. ]
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as the man begins to stammer, emet-selch leverages the attitude he always does when talking to this sort of person: he folds his arms and just watches the man expectantly, a brow slightly raised.
he very much gives the impression that he feels this man is wasting his time by not doing something already, and this man will just have to figure out what that is.]
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"W-would you like -- directions, sir? Or would you like to wait inside and, um -- I can call... someone... I can call En-san! To let them know?"
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on the other hand the driver directed him here without much concern, so you know, he may as well get everything he can out of this visit. he knows so little about this place, it's best to do what he's able.]
Thank you. Do call them.
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The man stutters and gestures Emet right into the mansion, where he will... pretty much be allowed to do whatever the fuck he wants, god. Help. It's a very nice and rich mansion, albeit the decoration... um... leaves a lot wanting.
It's mushrooms. All the decorations are mushrooms. There's also a couple of massive self-portraits just kind of hanging around... don't worry about it. Hope you like mushrooms.
This man in 'charge' won't stop Emet-Selch. In fact, he stutters and offers whatever Emet-Selch wants to pass the time. FOOD? DRINKS? ENTERTAINMENT? THEY HAVE BOTH VHS AND DVDs OF THINGS!!! Snoop while you wait? ]
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clearly this is decorated by someone who would get along GREAT with the mycologists in the words of halmarut... honestly, he's seen weirder shit, ancients with special interests truly just create some things.
the man gets a slight nod, acknowledgment and light dismissal all in one. he's fine, thank you, he WILL snoop. what's up in here? what vhs and dvds do they have, too. he learned of these things in the prism so he is not clueless.]
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Emet-Selch is free to snoop. The DVDs include multiple copies of En's hit song, DREAM☆KINOKO. It is his mixtape. You may have it. It is now in your inventory and you cannot get rid of it for the rest of this adventure. No no, I insist.
The VHSs seem to be leftover copies of En's Background Story, and how he singlehandedly destroyed Mastema and a mafia organisation and came into power, or so says the synopsis. Or so you think it says? Your vision blurs a little bit as you look at this particular one, the mansion seeming to darken, reminding you of where you started -- the grim warehouse, black and bloody, a brief vision of red crosses. ]
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he has no idea what mastema is, but given the way those people spoke of how that power is used... well. it doesn't sound great, but he's coming to expect this sort of thing of mortals, so it's not as shocking as it once might have been to consider. this entire world seems darker than he's accustomed to... still, maybe deal with your gang problem outside the city, damn.
emet-selch blinks several times when his vision darkens, giving his head a slight shake to clear it. he'd rather not think of the warehouse more, thank you, he's trying to focus!!]
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The VHS tape sits there in your hand, weighing heavy. Something about it brings doubts to your mind, and keeping an eye on it keeps on making you think of the warehouse for some reason. Or rather, more accurately -- less the warehouse specifically, and more the feeling of it. Something dark lurking in the corners, a twist of reality under the appearances.
Mayhap you may be even interested in what all the hubbub is about with this video nonsense, there's surely a VHS player or two around with mushroom-shaped buttons. ]
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the longer he gets this feeling, the more curious he is, so- okay. okay, it's time to learn.
he pops in the tape and pokes around a bit to set it to play.]
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But here Emet-Selch goes, driven by the morbid curiosity to go ahead and watch this thing. It appears to be a self-produced video, telling the really cool tale of a very awesome sorcerer, whose storytelling you cannot help but feel is likely bolstered a little bit... or, you know, by a lot. It seems to be some kind of heroic tale video of a powerful sorcerer, who took down an organisation of evil wizards by turning it into a giant mushroom. It is about as perfectly mediocre as you were possibly led to believe. However, midway through the video, the VHS starts to glitch and change. Everything rewinds. The truth is told from the beginning.
...And then the video shuts off. The VHS will not replay. If you check it, you see that its film has disintegrated into black, smokey powder. ]
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he watches this story idly, up until the point where it glitches, and then--
the sight of those bodies draws his attention immediately. there's no way they could have been-- hythlodaeus and azem are at home. safe. untouched by all of this. whoever this figure is, if they're the source of it-
he'll bear this in mind. the location, as well, the mention of the final days (how, though, in a place like this? not that. not yet.) when it shuts off, he just exhales and turns from it, unsettled.
this place is messing with him.]
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The contents of the VHS will remain clear in your mind. Suddenly, your surroundings seem less vibrant. Emptier, hollower. Physically, nothing seems to have changed, but the aura of the building seems vacant out of loneliness rather than for the purpose of festivities.
You smell blood in the air, and the weather outside seems to have gotten... worse. Cloudier. Your scientist brain tells you it might begin raining, soon. ]
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with that shift in aura, though... he no longer wants to remain here. and if nothing is happening--]
Inform your employer I have gone ahead to the festivities, if you please.
[he says to the man who may or may not still be lurking about. emet-selch doesn't have all day!! he may as well go figure out what's going on by observing it, rather than sitting around in this suddenly lonely place.]
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Emet-Selch is free to leave the building. The streets are suddenly empty and grey. The flyers and fun banners are still up, but they only flutter quietly in the picking-up wind.
It won't be too hard for him to find out where Blue Night is happening if he wishes to head on over immediately -- it's a massive place, and weirdly enough, the skies seem to shift towards night in that direction. ]
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he does wish to head over immediately, though, keeping an alert eye out along the way for any potential threats, Problems, or just. things that stand out. otherwise he is Making His Way Downtown.]
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Fortunately...? As he nears his goal, the amount of people bustling seems to reach a comfortable amount again. It doesn't seem they are aware of the incoming change in weather. He can arrive at the Blue Night, where he can either sneak in, or go in through the front where a bouncer has just shoved over a young man for not having an invitation. ]
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You hear shouting behind you like 'HEY, STOP -- DO YOU HAVE AN INVITATION FROM EN?' and some kind of yelling for security. So Emet-Selch has that going for him now.
There are stalls, fun ferris wheels, a floating black cabin in the sky, a nice big ol' stage with a microphone clearly meant for performances except nobody is there... where in particular does he want to go? ]
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Of course I do, it is under Emet-Selch, now leave me be-!
[they can go. sort that out. while he looks for the other two. goodbye! if they were brought to this place maybe he literally does have an invitation, but he doesn't intend to linger and find out.
off he goes, keeping an eye out for dimitri and yjh; he sort of keeps to the periphery, watching the crowds for any sign of them.]
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