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rottencactus) wrote2022-08-18 05:48 pm
rottencactus) wrote2022-08-18 05:48 pm
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[The voicemail greeting is just 20 seconds of breathing and a shriek at the end before it beeps]
[The voicemail greeting is just 20 seconds of breathing and a shriek at the end before it beeps]
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The next thing Rinne types is something Mayoi would never think to come from AMAGIBIGDICK69, but here it is. ]
cthugha
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I see you took my horror recommendations to heart.
We should discuss this more in person, I think.
[So, you know he is serious if he is willing to make an appearance.]
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[ Less than five minutes later, Rinne's already banging on the ALKALOID house's door. ]
Crazy:B, open up!
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[Anyway, Mayoi does not answer the door, but if you are listening at all through your banging, you might hear the sound of a window popping open. Like. Somewhere near the roof.]
[Which is to say, Mayoi has climbed out of the attic window and is carefully scaling down the side of the house, until he leaps and lands a few feet away from Rinne.]
A-Amagi-san.
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What the fuck.]
What are you, a spider man? Why the hell was that necessary? Nah, forget it. I'm getting off-topic. What was it again?
[He scratches his head as he approaches Mayoi, trying not to look that rustled. He should be the weird one here. Why is the idol world so crazy?]
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I- [Oh, he said to forget it.] We should find somewhere quiet to discuss your idea. I would like more details about what you have in mind...
[But they really should not discuss it where literally anyone in his house could overhear.]
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[If Mayoi hasn't started walking, Rinne loops an arm around Mayoi's and drags the other idol with him.]
To defeat an avatar of the Outer God Nyarlathotep, they summoned the Great Old One Cthugha. You read that one?
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[They are very close, after all. Anyway with a little eep!, he goes along with Rinne.]
The Dweller in The Darkness, yes? It's been some time, but I have. I've read most of the Cthulu Mythos...
You're ...not proposing we summon something akin to an "Old One", are you?
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Sparrow was the one who gave everyone these gems, wasn't she? I dunno if that's a good or bad thing. But I do know that if she does the summoning, it'll work without a hitch.
Sparrow says demons can do anything — even power up the train. If Hiiro and I can get her to summon a demon, maybe we can get her to close the void. But I dunno if that's something she wants.
That's where you come in.
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[But once the demon has done it's work, does it simply allow itself to be banished? Does it run rampant? How much of this is the demon going along with here, and what are the odds of a rebound. Of consequences. He has a lot of questions.]
[He almost misses what Rinne says, and it makes him visibly stop in his tracks.]
...M-Me..? What could I ...?
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But you can.
[Before Mayoi tries to run, Rinne tugs Mayoi close. He's not getting out of this one.]
You two got the same interests, so it ain't that hard. Get close to her. Be a honey trap if you gotta. As long as she tells us how to summon a demon — and how to summon the right one — I don't give a fuck what you do. But if we're gonna pull this off, we're gonna need that info.
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[Amagi-san is asking him to talk to someone and get close to them? So they could get the right info out of her?]
A-Amagi-san ...are you certain ...I-I mean. You've. You've spoken to me, haven't you...? I-I'm useless for that sort of ...sort of thing. I would ruin everything immediately.
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But you and Nazu-chan are the only nerds who know what she's talking about, and between the two of you, you look more desperate for a friend. She won't suspect a thing!
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If she finds me repulsive, and rejects me outright, then there will be little I can do. [A beat, he bites his lip and looks up at Rinne.] T-That is a risk, that you should know up front. I...
[This is for Aira-san. And for Yodaka-san. And for everyone else on the island. He knows that the island should be enough of a reason, but he is a selfish person, and he knows his priorities are with his own. He'd be less willing had someone precious to him not be at stake. Since it is, he cares very little for his own safety.]
[Besides, it's not like deceiving others is new to him. Lying is his second nature, if it should be anyone it should be him, being the dirty one so the others won't have to.]
...Fine. I'll do what I can.
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[Rinne playfully pokes at Mayoi's cheek. Mayoi probably doesn't like that, but Mayoi probably doesn't get to be this close with a lot of people anyway, so it doesn't matter.
It's Rinne who is bothered. He's bothered by way Mayoi caves in too easily, annoyed by the way he accepts every word Rinne says in the moment. It's just second nature to him, Rinne knows. But that's why he can't leave it alone.]
Anyway, you're not repulsive. You're always lookin' out for the other idols from ES. You don't put 'em in danger at all if you can help it. You've still got scars from when the dogs attacked, don't you?
[He still doesn't know how to apologize for that.]
That's my bad. You haven't made mistakes like that.
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I-It ...it is nothing about bending. We both want the same thing.
[While it might seem like Mayoi is being pushed into Rinne's whims, he does really see the logic in it. He doesn't want to do this at all, in fact the idea of trying to keep up some kind of farce of friendship to someone who may be ...lonely like he is, makes him feel rather nasty. But.
But if feeling nasty is the price to pay for saving Aira-san, then so be it.]
[Anyway, time to address this elephant in the room now, he sees. He's wondered if Rinne might come to him eventually, though he himself was content to let it lie.]
I'll offer you the same words I offered Hiiro-san and Tsukasa-san on that matter, Amagi-san, so I hope you will listen.
[He is strangely serious about this, pulling away from Rinne's hold enough to face him.]
You only did what you thought was right. Any person in your shoes, with any capacity for compassion and empathy, would have made the choice you did. I do not hold either of you responsible for the grimm. That responsibility falls with the force that brought us here to begin with. Do you understand?
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[ Rinne looks away, if only for a moment. ]
... You haven't abandoned Hiiro like I did. If he's got friends who can do half the shit I never did for him, I don't give a fuck what else they are.
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[That next part causes him to fall silent and a somewhat pained expression crosses his face.]
I ...I have been saved by Hiiro-san, from making such terrible mistakes.
[The coffin-- if Hiiro had not been there, he might have done exactly that, in his grief he could hardly see much else.]
I am still a wretched person-- no, something much lower than that. To call me a person at all is simply too much credit- but ...for Hiiro-san, I've resolved to become better. To be someone worthy of the kindness and love he has given me time and again.
[...]
Is it not the same for you?
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When you love somebody, wanting to show 'em your good side just comes naturally.
[He claps a hand on Mayoi's shoulder.]
Yep! I think we're done here. Don't forget to learn how to summon a demon, or I'll burn your house down!
[So now Mayoi can say Rinne forced him to do it later, if it comes to that.]
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[With a small eep! as Rinne claps his shoulder, Mayoi turns to stare at him wide-eyed and confused.]
A-Ah!? What? Y—
[But then it sinks in and Mayoi realizes what he’s doing. Rinne’s point in time is before theirs, so it’s not like Rinne knows that Mayoi knows his game. Sigh.]
That would be a terrible tragedy, you know, considering Hiiro-san lives in my house, too. Ah, but I suppose now I’ve no choice.
[A pause, and for a moment he wars with himself, but before he can stop himself, the words tumbled out.]
Rinne-san. Before I go, would you grant a selfish request…?
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But now Mayoi's the one asking for something, and Rinne couldn't be more curious.]
Ah? The Ayase Mayoi, asking Rinne-kun for a favor? Now what could that be? Money is completely out of the question, by the way. Not because I don't got any, it's just totally useless.
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I-It isn’t money, don’t worry. It’s ah …
[…What a time to get cold feet. He’s already said it, now he really can’t take it back. Of course, without fail this topic get’s his heart racing and his nerves lit up. He steels himself.]
…I would like for you to hold onto a story for me. It’s… It’s something I’ve wanted to tell Hiiro-san for a long time, but I’ve been a terrible coward about it. I think …that if this goes well, I should like to tell him, but…
[If it doesn’t.]
But until then, I would like it very much if someone could hold it for me until that time. [Just in case.]
Ah, and perhaps, you may also find the story interesting.
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[Besides, it's not every day that someone offers to tell him a secret. Trust is nice, especially when it isn't born out of something as pragmatic as a contract. And if this is about one of Hiiro's friends, of course Rinne would like to know.]
Hit me, Mayoi-chan. Everything you got, I'll take it.
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[…Well, it’s now or never, isn’t it? He swallows, and nearly blurts out a hasty never mind! But he holds it back, collects himself and turns so that he is facing the night sky, foggy as it is.]
Once upon a time, there was a little monster. He lived under the ground with a family of other monsters. It was not a terrible place to live, though dark dreary, but the truth was they had no choice, as they were exiled many hundreds of years ago by their defeat of another, stronger clan. They were weak and their only place was their hole in the ground.
The little monster did not mind this, for most of his life. It was all he knew, after all. Who was he to question things like the life above? Or the terrifying stories the other monsters would often tell. Ah, but of course …one day something changed.
The little monster heard singing from above.
[Mayoi raises his hand up, reaching for the moon itself. He grins, though Rinne may not be able to see it from where he’s standing. However, there is a lilt in his voice now, something fond.]
Fufufu… to say he tried so very hard to ignore it would be a terrible lie. The singing was enchanting, intoxicating, he wanted to stop and listen every time he could hear it through the walls. Like the whispering of faeries from that forbidden world above, he felt the pull more and more every day until he could not bare it any longer.
Through the dark, dirty tunnels of his home, the little monster clawed his way to the surface, and found himself face-to-face with a brilliant star-filled night sky for the very first time.
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In his need to know what happens next, Rinne forgets to act.]
So what'd he do after that? Did he find the fairies?
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