[ it is most certainly a bloody mess but it's fine. bobchansan is sure out there somewhere... she's surely fine too.
once they're on the safety of the flat surface of the cliffs, he will weigh their new options. hmmm. mines could be risky. but the tower seems to be much closer and has just a ravine between it and the fence? which sounds more riskier.
me: a ravine sounds dangerous. kdj, less cautious: seems fine to me. ]
We could try the way with the ravine. It would be a straight shot there.
[ he should maybe try and stop the bloody mess that is his hand but he'll worry about it in a moment. ]
[the fact that jiji is now willing to turn on the dearest comrade of all: this fucking chicken
tsuru really should just stab him.
but mikazuki, who is still somehow unharmed from everything that just happened, has no reason to go against this?]
Then let's not worry the details and proceed.
[normally! he'd express some concern of kdj's hand! normally he would double-check that aikawa is still in a state to keep moving after carrying him! guess what isn't happening right now!! any of that!!!!
[ Damn where are our FIRST AID KITS, we only have bones. It’s fine, probably. He does glance at Dokja, but only offers a grim silence in response to his injury. He doesn’t have anything positive to say so he just won’t, since he’s no longer in his usual go-lucky cheerful quips mood.
He will undo the ropes and fuck you Jiji at least take the rope off. ]
…If you feel like it, sure.
[ He will say that much at least, looking over the ravine. How large is it, and how exactly, should it be crossed? We go down to the bottom of it sort of deal, or is there a bridge that can be used to cross? ]
[you know. all three of you are in a very bad position and i greatly regret the numbers you chose, but here you are. the ravine is. very, very large. it's kind of more of a valley than a ravine in that you have to slide down to the bottom and then walk across and climb up to the top to get to the field below the radio tower.
doable, but still not the greatest. there is no bridge. just a valley full of fog and rocks and the like.
are you crossing through the ravine? roll for success if so.]
[ on the way, he'll rip a strip of probably burnt fabric from his jacket to wrap and tie around his bloody hand. it still hurts btw. but also he's looking at this ravine now. like, really looking at this ravine and...
it's looking like a lot of trouble? he feels like doing his own thing. he wants to go rogue. ]
Hmm, maybe the mines will be better. Less water to deal with.
[ i want mines. i want to be different. i want the `hehe` ]
[ Internally he's wondering what the fuck is happening. His mental state is somewhat returning to its initial normal state due to the fact that he must remain in a constant emotional balance flux, and because Dokja is being a clown and Jiji is being an edgelord, he must therefore suddenly become the straight man. ]
We are not decisive people.
[ But because while he was ALONE he fucking GOT POSSESSED and then DROWNED HIMSELF he will NOT be going down the ravine alone. MINES IT IS!!! ]
as they enter the mines, immediately they're greeted with a chill in the air. red lights hang from rocky points to act as guiding lights, a rail along the ground as a path for old abandoned mining carts, pick axes and shovels and a few other scattered items. the mine itself is abandoned, but they have a few options.
they can either all board mining cars, walk along the tracks without the cars, stray from the path entirely, or turn around and leave the mines all together.]
[ the way ty keeps needing to turn this car around.
anyways for now, Dokja is looking for any signs of jiji because where the heck did that sword go? he zoomed so fast for a man his age. he'll glance to the cars, mostly walking along the tracks but since Aikawa is at least still with him he'll glance over. ]
[there are so many points in the middle of touken ranbu musicals where they're like 'where did mikazuki go?' after spending a whole scene not realizing he's missing. this has the energy of that.
aka he's probably already picked up a pick axe as his new cane so that he doesn't have to use his sword in case his limp gets worse, and then checked if he could push the mining cart onto the tracks to build momentum before boarding. can he even do this by himself? if he can't i guess he'll be stuck waiting for the others anyway
please stop letting grandpa do as he pleases i think we should stop him]
[ Aikawa will! Pick up a pick axe too! :) Thanks. Except not as a cane, but he’ll hold this thing like, you know, a weapon, just in case. ]
Can you stop trying to fuck off on your own? What’s up with you… you usually have some kind of ‘ho ho’ speech ready before you start touching shit.
[ Grumbled… that being said, he will also move these carts to make sure they’re actually moving. He kind of… has reservations about these rather than just simply walking down, but he’s pretty sure if the other two ride and he walks, they’ll get separated real fast. ]
Get in if this is how you want to do it and I’ll give you a push… I’ll try to keep up.
[so here you are with pick axes, though it's questionable if a.) dokja picked anything up and b.) if he can even wield anything given his hand. as the three of them make the very questionable choice about getting into these mining carts and begin ambling along the track, they will find themselves traveling in a single file line of cars and rolling along in the dark.
the cavern glows an eerie sort of red. the sound of dripping water echoes around the open caves. the mine carts squeak and rumble along the tracks, plunging them down a few slopes and around a corner. the radio crackles, but they don't have to listen to it if they don't want to.
but they should maybe listen to the sound of mining cars coming toward them? their cars can turn down different paths and separate them, or they can abandon ship and risk dropping into the dark abyss below.
unless, of course, they'd like to meet the other cars head-on?]
[ dokja doesn't need to pick anything up, no pick axe for him! he's fine. he still has one hand to use but he should keep it free... ish.
hm. this ride is getting a bit fast and possibly a bit questionable indeed. and y'know, he'll listen to the radio, why not? even if it isn't useful information all the time it is information nevertheless.
but now comes the question of what's riskier? abandoning ship? or likely meeting the other cars head-on? dice says cars are more riskier so. i guess he'll take a chance of turning the car onto a different path. bye i guess ]
[goodbye kim dokja. jiji will also tune his radio because he doesn't expect them to all stay on the path much longer - and he will just be going to meet the other cars head on, taking the path that leads to the closest sound of oncoming traffic. who are they. what are they. he is curious about their secrets.
also if they're not friendly he can just kill them.
[ He sees... hears... the other two tuning their radios and doesn't they need a third fucking radio-tuner in case they just get three radio voices all overlapping at once and it's already hard to hear when they're hurtling at ? miles an hour in a dark-ass cave mine.
He just kind of sinks deeper into his own mine cart... as low as he can fit his 6'8" body in there....... and is just kind of astral projecting like 'get me out of this stupid field trip already'.
And then you know, there goes Dokja, Mikazuki is still here. ]
okay so let's. address. jiji and aikawa first because they are truly just going into this dark-ass cave mine on the rails speeding along to meet other cars head-on. it is entirely possible aikawa is going to get bonked in the head with a stalactite but it's okay. that is the least of his worries.
jiji is tuning the radio and gets a new message, interlaced with static.]
"-killed himself today, after what his partner describes as a years-long battle with depression. His body was found hanging from a-"
[as their cars zip along the tracks, they will find there's no stopping. instead, approaching them in opposite cars are two reanimatedcorpses wielding their own pick axes. the cars collide, knocking both of them off-course onto the tracks as the two other figures begin to crawl into their cars. a pickaxe digs itself into jiji's shoulder, attempting to tear straight down. a different axe lodges itself right into aikawa's spine. ouchie. the two corpses keep them skewered on these axes, attempting to throw them down into the abyss.
meanwhile, kdj did the smart thing and did not run straight at other cars. he veers off-course, but his car begins to slow down, ambling along kind of like roller coasters do as you near the end of the track. it's dark now, but as he comes to a stop his face bumps into something.
does he have a light source, and would he like to look? or will he abandon ship, finally?]
well, Dokja in fact does have a light source. sure he could abandon ship but why would he do that when he can just rummage for his flashlight and turn it on. he's less cautious so he'll give in to curiosity.
[also if they're not friendly he can just kill them. > they're not friendly
the pickaxe lands on his shoulder, but he decides the radio is less important now. he drops it onto the floor of his own mining cart, bringing up one hand to try to grasp onto where the corpse is digging the pickaxe into his shoulder, forcing it up. his other hand reaches for his sword - himself - and will just.
move to cut the corpse right in half.
normally he'd laugh? he'd ask aikawa how he's doing? he'd provide some backup?
[ Well, this wasn’t how he planned on his day going when he woke up this morning but suppose this may as well happen.
Good news! A lower spine injury is actually completely new and he has not experienced this. Bad news! HE HAS A FUCKING SPINAL INJURY AND IS NOW APPARENTLY PARAPLEGIC.
At the least, he was able to be efficient before that happened to him because he had a 16, reacting fast enough despite the collision and chaos to immediately flick out his knife and slice at these corpses. Recognition or not, it’s a bit of a different story when they’re in this situation and they’re very obviously now the living dead. May Jiji have an easier time when the zombos are missing an hand or arm or what have you, and it does keep him from falling straight down into the abyss, but.
[the pickaxe in jiji's sword does tear, but it apparently means nothing when he's busy cutting a teenage corpse in half. aikawa, meanwhile, suffers greatly. his spine becomes inflamed, bleeding, pulsing and he finds himself falling heavily back into the car.
with the combination of all of the sudden movement, weight, and momentum though, the cars begin to rattle and soon they all tip. aikawa can't even begin to try and save himself, falling straight down into the dark. jiji, likewise, can attempt to hold onto the railing and not fall but a cart rolls over his fingers, breaking them and send him down with futaba's two halves chasing after him.
they fall for ages. eventually, they fall at a speed in which they can't even hear anything but the whistling of the wind in their ears, and as they hit the bottom they're greeted by sharp, jagged rocks.
[kim dokja has zero idea what the fuck is going on, probably.
turning on his flashlight, he is greeted with what looks like a dark shoe. this dark shoe is attached to a dark pantleg, and as he looks up he is soon greeted by the pale, gaunt face of a man, hanging from a bungee cord from a rail much higher up. he sways slightly, kicking dokja in the face again as his body slowly spins.
there's nowhere to go. there's no one left. it's just him alone in the mines.]
[with their loot and now with at least one of the radios tuned to 102.3, the two of them will begin wandering out of the post office and hear the crackle of the radio.]
”The island is famously sought out by those seeking a higher purpose, and those who would prefer to relax in pleasure and luxury. Famously named after the lotus flower, Lotus Island calls to those who wish to fix their past and secure their future.”
[the radio glitches, wavering as they walk toward the stairs before the signal continues.]
”The art of regret is a time-honored tradition. You will be a part of that heritage, dear listener. Do not resist, it will be over soon. Your participation will ensure clear communication with Aruji and Nikaido.
Be sure to tune in for more information.”
[there are the stairs. they can take those! they seem to lead up into the cliffsides but it's difficult to see what might beyond the rocks. or they can attempt to get to the radio tower traveling up a different path onward.
though...they get the feeling that perhaps the stairs are not a wise option. it will lead to the hole, and the hole is not worth it. going through the fence is an option, but it will only lead them to the mines. that isn't an option either. both of them are covered in cuts and bruises. aikawa is no longer paralyzed but may feel a twinge in his back. jiji's blade is covered in blood. they still have lost memories and memories that were not their own, personality adjustments that are also not quite their own, but they have been dulled down to a more manageable level.
[ i'm that meme where i'm like yeah i lost kim dokja can i borrow the announcement real quick "goodbye you little shit"
he blinks once. twice and just ]
Yoo Joonghyuk?
[ he is truly caught briefly off guard. he has no idea what is happening. no, think again dokja, this happens on these trips. you shouldn't be surprised by this. annnd he gets smacked in the face ]
--Watch it, you bastard!
[ WHY ARE YOU KICKING HIM. this is in character and he isn't even shocked by it but he's going to try and duck and turn his light around to see if there is. anywhere else to go from here. what are his options? ignores the sunfish bastard dangling high above him. ]
[death comes again - and mikazuki blinks when he recognizes the direction they have taken. he hums faintly to himself, almost as though taking note... and shifts uncomfortably even in his own skin. it is odd, to be him... and not him.
i am always myself, he had said to others - but he supposes that's being put into question here.
he flicks the blood off his blade, attempting to clean it - himself? - of corpse remains before re-sheathing it.]
... your legs, Aikawa? Shall we proceed onward?
[this time gesturing to the different path and... waiting. yeah, he's actually waiting for aikawa is okay to confirm and then they can move on]
[ He’s had it up to here with this weird looping bullshit. Sure, he can walk again, which is nice, but the sharp stabbing pain in his back is a reminder that whatever that was, it did happen to some extent. And with the determination granted to him starting to wane, he’s really plateauing, on the dangerous precipice of a nosedive.
And then with that, he’s the one who’s going to act out I guess because he’s just going to JUST START GOING UP THAT DIFFERENT PATH. ]
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once they're on the safety of the flat surface of the cliffs, he will weigh their new options. hmmm. mines could be risky. but the tower seems to be much closer and has just a ravine between it and the fence? which sounds more riskier.
me: a ravine sounds dangerous. kdj, less cautious: seems fine to me. ]
We could try the way with the ravine. It would be a straight shot there.
[ he should maybe try and stop the bloody mess that is his hand but he'll worry about it in a moment. ]
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tsuru really should just stab him.
but mikazuki, who is still somehow unharmed from everything that just happened, has no reason to go against this?]
Then let's not worry the details and proceed.
[normally! he'd express some concern of kdj's hand! normally he would double-check that aikawa is still in a state to keep moving after carrying him! guess what isn't happening right now!! any of that!!!!
jiji where is your heart
he begins to head toward the ravine]
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He will undo the ropes and fuck you Jiji at least take the rope off. ]
…If you feel like it, sure.
[ He will say that much at least, looking over the ravine. How large is it, and how exactly, should it be crossed? We go down to the bottom of it sort of deal, or is there a bridge that can be used to cross? ]
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doable, but still not the greatest. there is no bridge. just a valley full of fog and rocks and the like.
are you crossing through the ravine? roll for success if so.]
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it's looking like a lot of trouble? he feels like doing his own thing. he wants to go rogue. ]
Hmm, maybe the mines will be better. Less water to deal with.
[ i want mines. i want to be different. i want the `hehe` ]
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i guess you can't out-rogue the original rogue
goodbye]
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[ Internally he's wondering what the fuck is happening. His mental state is somewhat returning to its initial normal state due to the fact that he must remain in a constant emotional balance flux, and because Dokja is being a clown and Jiji is being an edgelord, he must therefore suddenly become the straight man. ]
We are not decisive people.
[ But because while he was ALONE he fucking GOT POSSESSED and then DROWNED HIMSELF he will NOT be going down the ravine alone. MINES IT IS!!! ]
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as they enter the mines, immediately they're greeted with a chill in the air. red lights hang from rocky points to act as guiding lights, a rail along the ground as a path for old abandoned mining carts, pick axes and shovels and a few other scattered items. the mine itself is abandoned, but they have a few options.
they can either all board mining cars, walk along the tracks without the cars, stray from the path entirely, or turn around and leave the mines all together.]
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anyways for now, Dokja is looking for any signs of jiji because where the heck did that sword go? he zoomed so fast for a man his age. he'll glance to the cars, mostly walking along the tracks but since Aikawa is at least still with him he'll glance over. ]
The mine cars seem sturdy enough.
[ despite being abandoned. ]
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aka he's probably already picked up a pick axe as his new cane so that he doesn't have to use his sword in case his limp gets worse, and then checked if he could push the mining cart onto the tracks to build momentum before boarding. can he even do this by himself? if he can't i guess he'll be stuck waiting for the others anyway
please stop letting grandpa do as he pleases i think we should stop him]
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Can you stop trying to fuck off on your own? What’s up with you… you usually have some kind of ‘ho ho’ speech ready before you start touching shit.
[ Grumbled… that being said, he will also move these carts to make sure they’re actually moving. He kind of… has reservations about these rather than just simply walking down, but he’s pretty sure if the other two ride and he walks, they’ll get separated real fast. ]
Get in if this is how you want to do it and I’ll give you a push… I’ll try to keep up.
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the cavern glows an eerie sort of red. the sound of dripping water echoes around the open caves. the mine carts squeak and rumble along the tracks, plunging them down a few slopes and around a corner. the radio crackles, but they don't have to listen to it if they don't want to.
but they should maybe listen to the sound of mining cars coming toward them? their cars can turn down different paths and separate them, or they can abandon ship and risk dropping into the dark abyss below.
unless, of course, they'd like to meet the other cars head-on?]
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hm. this ride is getting a bit fast and possibly a bit questionable indeed. and y'know, he'll listen to the radio, why not? even if it isn't useful information all the time it is information nevertheless.
but now comes the question of what's riskier? abandoning ship? or likely meeting the other cars head-on? dice says cars are more riskier so. i guess he'll take a chance of turning the car onto a different path. bye i guess ]
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also if they're not friendly he can just kill them.
problem... sol/../.v//??ving.???]
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He just kind of sinks deeper into his own mine cart... as low as he can fit his 6'8" body in there....... and is just kind of astral projecting like 'get me out of this stupid field trip already'.
And then you know, there goes Dokja, Mikazuki is still here. ]
-- Wait, what the fu --
[ He is staying on the track too I guess. ]
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okay so let's. address. jiji and aikawa first because they are truly just going into this dark-ass cave mine on the rails speeding along to meet other cars head-on. it is entirely possible aikawa is going to get bonked in the head with a stalactite but it's okay. that is the least of his worries.
jiji is tuning the radio and gets a new message, interlaced with static.]
[as their cars zip along the tracks, they will find there's no stopping. instead, approaching them in opposite cars are two reanimated corpses wielding their own pick axes. the cars collide, knocking both of them off-course onto the tracks as the two other figures begin to crawl into their cars. a pickaxe digs itself into jiji's shoulder, attempting to tear straight down. a different axe lodges itself right into aikawa's spine. ouchie. the two corpses keep them skewered on these axes, attempting to throw them down into the abyss.
meanwhile, kdj did the smart thing and did not run straight at other cars. he veers off-course, but his car begins to slow down, ambling along kind of like roller coasters do as you near the end of the track. it's dark now, but as he comes to a stop his face bumps into something.
does he have a light source, and would he like to look? or will he abandon ship, finally?]
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well, Dokja in fact does have a light source. sure he could abandon ship but why would he do that when he can just rummage for his flashlight and turn it on. he's less cautious so he'll give in to curiosity.
hi, what this? ]
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> they're not friendly
the pickaxe lands on his shoulder, but he decides the radio is less important now. he drops it onto the floor of his own mining cart, bringing up one hand to try to grasp onto where the corpse is digging the pickaxe into his shoulder, forcing it up. his other hand reaches for his sword - himself - and will just.
move to cut the corpse right in half.
normally he'd laugh? he'd ask aikawa how he's doing? he'd provide some backup?
but like.
every man for himself.]
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Good news! A lower spine injury is actually completely new and he has not experienced this. Bad news! HE HAS A FUCKING SPINAL INJURY AND IS NOW APPARENTLY PARAPLEGIC.
At the least, he was able to be efficient before that happened to him because he had a 16, reacting fast enough despite the collision and chaos to immediately flick out his knife and slice at these corpses. Recognition or not, it’s a bit of a different story when they’re in this situation and they’re very obviously now the living dead. May Jiji have an easier time when the zombos are missing an hand or arm or what have you, and it does keep him from falling straight down into the abyss, but.
You know. Pickaxe to the spine.
He can barely even make a sound at that.
(Aikawa Voice) I'm seriously at my limit ]
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with the combination of all of the sudden movement, weight, and momentum though, the cars begin to rattle and soon they all tip. aikawa can't even begin to try and save himself, falling straight down into the dark. jiji, likewise, can attempt to hold onto the railing and not fall but a cart rolls over his fingers, breaking them and send him down with futaba's two halves chasing after him.
they fall for ages. eventually, they fall at a speed in which they can't even hear anything but the whistling of the wind in their ears, and as they hit the bottom they're greeted by sharp, jagged rocks.
the wind stops.]
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turning on his flashlight, he is greeted with what looks like a dark shoe. this dark shoe is attached to a dark pantleg, and as he looks up he is soon greeted by the pale, gaunt face of a man, hanging from a bungee cord from a rail much higher up. he sways slightly, kicking dokja in the face again as his body slowly spins.
there's nowhere to go. there's no one left. it's just him alone in the mines.]
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[the radio glitches, wavering as they walk toward the stairs before the signal continues.]
[there are the stairs. they can take those! they seem to lead up into the cliffsides but it's difficult to see what might beyond the rocks. or they can attempt to get to the radio tower traveling up a different path onward.
though...they get the feeling that perhaps the stairs are not a wise option. it will lead to the hole, and the hole is not worth it. going through the fence is an option, but it will only lead them to the mines. that isn't an option either. both of them are covered in cuts and bruises. aikawa is no longer paralyzed but may feel a twinge in his back. jiji's blade is covered in blood. they still have lost memories and memories that were not their own, personality adjustments that are also not quite their own, but they have been dulled down to a more manageable level.
kim dokja is currently nowhere to be found.
where will they go next?]
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he blinks once. twice and just ]
Yoo Joonghyuk?
[ he is truly caught briefly off guard. he has no idea what is happening. no, think again dokja, this happens on these trips. you shouldn't be surprised by this. annnd he gets smacked in the face ]
--Watch it, you bastard!
[ WHY ARE YOU KICKING HIM. this is in character and he isn't even shocked by it but he's going to try and duck and turn his light around to see if there is. anywhere else to go from here. what are his options? ignores the sunfish bastard dangling high above him. ]
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i am always myself, he had said to others - but he supposes that's being put into question here.
he flicks the blood off his blade, attempting to clean it - himself? - of corpse remains before re-sheathing it.]
... your legs, Aikawa? Shall we proceed onward?
[this time gesturing to the different path and... waiting. yeah, he's actually waiting for aikawa is okay to confirm and then they can move on]
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[ He throws his radio to the ground. ]
Shut the fuck up! Shut up already! Fuck!
[ He’s had it up to here with this weird looping bullshit. Sure, he can walk again, which is nice, but the sharp stabbing pain in his back is a reminder that whatever that was, it did happen to some extent. And with the determination granted to him starting to wane, he’s really plateauing, on the dangerous precipice of a nosedive.
And then with that, he’s the one who’s going to act out I guess because he’s just going to JUST START GOING UP THAT DIFFERENT PATH. ]
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EXECURSION COMPLETE.