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ofmanydevices ([info]ofmanydevices) wrote in [info]disappear_plot,
@ 2009-12-01 23:11:00

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The Shadowcave Pre-Dungeon Thread
Who: EVERYONE and S!Tom
What: Pre Dungeon Area
When: When they decide to go into the dungeon
Where: A big empty space
Why: I'm not rightly sure...



It should take everyone a little bit of time once they arrive in Paradise to figure out where Tom is. The usual massive structure or odd landscape that ends up serving as a dungeon is mysteriously absent.

It's not until they step outside of the building they were in that they realize there is no terrain, there is nothing outside of the building. It's just a large empty space. A large empty space, and what looks like a door.

When they approach the "door" they discover it is something else entirely. It appears to be a comic book, the size of a door, and it looks like this;



As soon as the party sees this comic book, they realize that they are different. Not just their clothes, but their weapons, even their physical bodies have changed to correspond to the image on the cover. While they are all still the same basic shape, they now appear as they would if in a comic book. In addition to this odd body change is a strange compulsion to explain to all present exactly how their "super" abilities work. The party also finds that they do in fact have super powers now. Anything they're "superhero" can do, with the exception of anything they could already do with their persona.

(For those that have yet to see what you're character is wearing; http://asylums.insanejournal.com/sweetcouch/15547.html)

If anyone touches the comic, it will quickly flip open. This may seem odd to some people, as the page turns from left to right. Beneath the cover is a large page, that has a small portrait of the heroes face, and name next to it down the margins. The words on the page are as follows;

“The Heroes Society of Earth: A group of the most powerful superheroes in the world, banding together despite their differences to defend the Earth from threats no single hero can withstand.

Previously:
Believing that part time teammate, and strategist; ShadowKnight guilty of a grievous betrayal, the team has tracked him down to his secret headquarters, intent on confronting their wayward companion, though what they intend to do once they find him is known only to them.

We join our heroes now, standing in front of Stately Sagaki Manner…”


Of course before you deal with all of that there the small matter of a shadow trying to kill you...

(Note that the shadow attack happens before you guys get comic booked)



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[info]ofmanydevices
2009-12-09 02:42 am UTC (link)
Memory: Date; 01/04/2013

Tom appears to be in his fathers house. He’s looking around an empty bedroom with a mostly empty box in front of him. He stops packing and quietly heads down the stairs, searching for the noise.

In the kitchen he finds a Japanese man, dressed in all black, looking through the fridge.


Tom: “Who Are You?! What Are You Doing In My Father’s House?!”

The man jumps up suddenly. He looks at Tom, and pulls his jacket aside, revealing a black pistol in a shoulder holster. The gun almost looks personalized. Jet black with a white grip.

Man: “Whoa, easy there kid. You don’t want me to get all jumpy see. I’m looking for Thorton, Sarah. I know she hangs out here sometimes, so…”
Tom: “How did you even get in here?!”
Man: “Should probably tell your Father to get some better locks. You never know who might need to stop in. I didn’t want to bother knocking, since I know Thorton-san has… been avoiding me. And we need to talk.”
Tom: “She’s…. she is not here. I’m all… I’m all by myself.”
Man: “Well… that’s an interesting response. Shame though, we really do need to talk. Tell you what. Let her know that she and I need to discuss, or next time, things won’t be so pleasant, yeah?”

The memory fades, as Tom watches the man leave..

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[info]ofmanydevices
2009-12-09 03:27 am UTC (link)
Memory: Date; 05/14/2013

Tom appears to be standing in Paradise, amongst a small portion of the investigation team. Kiriko, Kozue, Maeko, Kanaye, Keiichi, Toshi, Kou, and Reizo are all present. Tom looks moderately injured, and the others look like they’ve just finished a fight.
Kiriko crosses her arms, and looks irritated.


Kiriko: “Are we bringing the creepy guy with us?”
Tom: "I'm coming with you either way."
Kanaye:"Well, that answers that question."

At this, Kiriko sneered. Kou frowned, and pushed up his glasses. Suddenly a voice sounded from around the party (the ones watching, not the ones participating). It’s Shadowknight. The speech is sarcastic, and leaves little doubt as to whom the Shadow is speaking to.

Shadowknight:”Because they want you around so much! They had to save you! Save you. Do you know what that makes you to them? Co-dependant. Weak. Incapable of doing anything on your own.
Worthless.”


Kiriko: "Tch. Why? Go back home, you don't have any reason to be here."
Makeo: "...Would we have Satou-senpai with us if we didn't need all the help we could get?"
Kiriko: "Satou-senpai is annoying, not creepy. And not stupid enough to come in here on his own."
Kou:"Somebody should ask why he was able to come this far without help."

Shadowknight:”You see? I know, I know, deep down inside, in that darkest part of your heart, you were hoping that you’d find people who’d accept you. Maybe you wouldn’t seem so weird to a group of people who traipse off into a parallel dimension to save someone’s life.

Well, is it everything you hoped for?”


Keiichi, looks back and fourth between the group, and Tom.

Keiichi: "Who are you anyway?"
Kanaye "He's Sagaki Thomas. One of my classmates
for a moment the memory goes fuzzy, and then back to normal.,/i>

Tom: "I am. And to address earlier comments, I didn't come in on my own. I followed you."
Kanaye: "Which isn't creepy at all."
Toshi: "You...followed us?"
Tom: "Wanted to make sure you didn't die in here."

Shadowknight:”Oh god! What’s wrong with you! Don’t tell them you were worried about them! Do you want them to think you’re some kind of freak?!”

Kiriko appears to share some of the Shadow’s ire and scoffs. Kanaye, seems to disbelieve equally.

Kiriko: "Oh, how gracious of you. Without you, we'd be toast!"
Kanaye: "Because a group of, what, 10, could handle more then 1 person?"

Kozue: "Wait…You followed us in front of us?"
Kou: “Yes, if you followed us, how come you were here before us?
Tom: "When it looked like you weren't going to need my help, I moved on to save the kid."
Kiriko: "Kid? How do you know about him?"
Tom: "Big sign at the start, says save the otaku."

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[info]ofmanydevices
2009-12-09 03:27 am UTC (link)

Shadowknight: ”I’m pretty sure it’s too late to convince them that you agree with their reasons for coming here, whatever those are. They’re on to you, and they’ll hate you for it. They’ll always be looking over their shoulder, wondering if you can be trusted to hold your own, to not burst into tears at the first sign of trouble.”

Keiichi: "So…that meant he waltzed past the rocks on the first floor and managed to wander right into the middle of a bunch of those...things."
Tom "I didn't wander into, they were in the way, I was going to move them. The rules in this place are… strange, I didn’t think it’d let me bypass them with stealth.”

Shadowknight: “Smooooth.”

Maeko: "...your plan b didn't seem so great either."
Tom: "I could have taken them. If I hadn't been previously wounded outside of this place I would have finished them sooner."

Shadowknight: “Yeah, I think it’s far too late for justifications. This group, they see you for what you are. Weak, and pathetic, unable to do anything on your own. I would not be the least bit surprised if they decided to leave you here, instead of carrying your dead weight around.”

Toshi: "Well, either way...if there are no shadows left, we should move on."

Kiriko sighed, and looked to Keiichi.

Kiriko: "I don't like him, but I guess we can't leave him here..?"
Maeko: "We don't want anyone in here alone. If we don't take him with us we have to make sure he gets back safe."
Reizo: "I'm not carrying him."
Kanaye: "Don't want a murder on our conscience."
Kiriko: Shirai might."
Kou: "Hmph. We've wasted enough time here. Toshimi-san is right. He also needs to keep this to himself."

Shadowknight: “So they won’t leave you to die at least, but they don’t want you here. You wanna try one more time to convince them you don’t care? Lest they change their minds and abandon you.”

Kanaye: "If you're gonna keep with us, walk with yourself."
Kirko: "We should ask him."
Keiichi: "No, we can't,"

Shadowknight: “Last chance to plead your case. Convince them you won’t be a burden, or get abandoned, again.”

Keiichi:"Come along with us, I suppose. Stay with the group."
Tom: He rolls his eyes. "I don't need your help children. But I can help you."

Here the memory gets fuzzy for a second once again.

Kanaye: "I'm older then you."

The memory begins to fade out, as the others do, with a parting line from Tom as he walks ahead of the group.

Tom: "Try to keep up."

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[info]ofmanydevices
2009-12-09 03:30 am UTC (link)
Memory: Date; 07 /19/2013

This memory begins with Tom standing the middle of a classroom, and Renju sitting on a nearby desk. The room is cleared, and Renju appears to be holding a slender leather pouch. She also appears to almost be glowing, or at least lit up. She also appears to have the same figure as her superhero form, instead of her usual bodyshape.

Tom:"Well then, I'm glad you like them. I suppose we should... uh... wrap up for the night?"

Tom turned to move toward the door, but then stopped and looked back toward Renju. He took a deep breath.

Tom: "Sonozaki... ummm... look I... I know, that I shouldn't say this to you, it's, not really appropriate, and if it makes you feel awkward, I'm sorry.
I don't... expect anything from you for this, I just..."

Tom closed his eyes, took a step closer, and then opened them, looking into Renju’s eyes as he spoke.

Tom:"...I just couldn't go on not saying it.
See, Sonozaki-san, when I was younger, I was by myself... a lot. But it was okay, I sort of developed this defense to occupy myself, I'd let my mind drift to whatever was important to me.
Over the past few weeks, when my mind drifts... it drifts to you. I... get so excited by the possibility of seeing you, for training, or for Paradise, for... anything, I'm just happy to be in your company. And I hate the idea of leaving you. I love... the stern voice you use when you tell people to do something, I love how dedicated you are, how smart you are. I love how much you care about people, and don't think I mean in the same way Aoi does, I mean... you know whats important. And that's amazing to me.
I can't remember caring about anything this much before.
Sonoza... Renju. If I had the chance to ask for anything, anything in the whole world, all I would want would be to see you happy, and to know that I was the reason for it."

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[info]ofmanydevices
2009-12-09 03:31 am UTC (link)
At first, Renju, appeared to be rather receptive to Tom’s feelings. But as the discussion continued, that changed. When Renju looked away, she seemed to darken some. Soon she began tapping her foot on the desk, and when Tom finished talking, and Renju responded, the view of her changed completely. The light disappeared, entirely, and it was almost hard to see her as she spoke.

Renju:"Don't call me Renju, sempai,"

Renju paused for a moment, and frowned.

Renju:"I won't pretend to understand how or why you feel that way about me, but... I can't... it's not something I can reciprocate. And I don't know if it's wise for us to continue with this with something like that between us."

Renju set the leather pouch down next to her, and slid down off the desk

Renju:"I can't accept this. I'm sorry, sempai."

Renju moved to walk out the door, but Tom moved to intercept her.

Tom: "No... wait... Sonozaki-san. I... apologize. Forgive me. As I said, I don't expect... anything from this, I just wanted to be honest. Please... keep the weapons, from a master to a student, nothing else. You may need them at some point, and I won't use them."

Renju: "You're right. Thank you. It would be a waste, otherwise."

Renju walked over and picked up the leather pouch, and slipped it into her bag. She quickly moved to the door, without a glance back.
Left alone, Tom leaned against the desk and let out a sigh. After a moment he stood and moved to the door. Walking out into the night.

As he walked though, suddenly the voice of his Shadow broke through. It came from all around, as if a booming speaker surrounded them.


Shadowknigt: ”Oh well what did you expect? I warned you. I warned you time and again that they don’t care! How many times do you need to be hurt before you give up this ridiculous hope that there’s someone out there who gives a damn about you, or anyone else?

As Tom got out onto the street, the shadow continued taunting him.

Shadowknight: “This is what happens when you put you’re faith in others. They hurt you, they let you down. You get all mixed up inside, and it makes you drop your guard. Oh speaking, of which, who’s that?”

Suddenly the memory ends. Unlike all the previous memories, which faded, this one cuts out abruptly.</b>

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