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bottlebay2025-12-04 08:44 pm
sharpjustice) wrote in bottlebay2025-12-04 08:44 pm
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Video; I got transported to another world and now my hands are poison?!
[Mayaka places the Grumpearl on the bare floor of her newly acquired accommodations. To anyone tuning in, they'll see that this angle has created a fisheye effect, blowing up the lower part of her white Sneasel body and shrinking her head.]
Um... hello? This is Mayaka. I got here a few days ago and I'm a new member of the Lum Berry Guild.
[She speaks tentatively, assuming that the pearl is working. This reminds her of class introductions on the first day of school.]
Does anyone here know how to deal with these? [She waves her claws at the Grumpearl, trying to show the purple tint covering them -- a naturally-occurring venom Hisuian Sneasels produce.]
I poisoned someone - accidentally of course - and I don't want that to happen again! [The strict tone she uses seems to be directed at herself.]
[As Mayaka waits for a response, she looks around her tiny bedroom. It's sparse now, but she's been itching to set up a space to draw again. She hasn't picked up a pen since she landed here.]
... And also, if anyone knows where to get paper and pens, that would be nice too.
[This is a softer request, as if she'd be okay if no one heard. It's not obvious that she's asking about art materials, right? She doesn't even know if she has enough allowance to afford it after spending on basic necessities. Maybe it's pointless to ask.]
Um... hello? This is Mayaka. I got here a few days ago and I'm a new member of the Lum Berry Guild.
[She speaks tentatively, assuming that the pearl is working. This reminds her of class introductions on the first day of school.]
Does anyone here know how to deal with these? [She waves her claws at the Grumpearl, trying to show the purple tint covering them -- a naturally-occurring venom Hisuian Sneasels produce.]
I poisoned someone - accidentally of course - and I don't want that to happen again! [The strict tone she uses seems to be directed at herself.]
[As Mayaka waits for a response, she looks around her tiny bedroom. It's sparse now, but she's been itching to set up a space to draw again. She hasn't picked up a pen since she landed here.]
... And also, if anyone knows where to get paper and pens, that would be nice too.
[This is a softer request, as if she'd be okay if no one heard. It's not obvious that she's asking about art materials, right? She doesn't even know if she has enough allowance to afford it after spending on basic necessities. Maybe it's pointless to ask.]
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[They've seen a couple of ghosts back home. It's possible!]
She follows Mayaka's path through the shops, offering smiles and words of greetings to the stallholders.]
Oh, that sounds good! I think someone was expressing interest in that…
Me? Oh- I'm happy with most foods! But if I had to pick…. I suppose ramen, or cr- uh, well, ramen's good enough! [She hasn't seen a Krabby or Kingler in person, but- it feels weird talking about eating them.]
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[She realises she's been too distracted by the marketplace, and hasn't replied Maya's earlier question about ghosts.]
And no, about the ghosts. [Thankfully nothing spooky is bothering her and she hopes it stays that way.]
Just... well... Polteageist is a Ghost-type and I'm now in their guild. So I've got to figure a way around that. I need to at least go up and thank them properly for taking me in. Rio-chan said they can be pretty particular about who they pick. I feel like I got in out of pure luck.
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Ohhh… I see. So it's a personal matter. [She understands that.]
It's pretty strange to think that that's a whole type here! But it seems like that's the way they are. Hmm… Do you think it would help to speak with others who have spoken to them first? If you take a gift,that could be something to focus on besides their ghostly nature, too. [She hums.] I'm sure they saw something in you that matched the Guild! The Lum Berries focus of researching, right?
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Yeah, they do. I'm more of a reader though, of detective novels and such. [She's too self-conscious to admit she's a huge manga fan, especially to someone she considers cool like Maya. But she's not lying, she likes her fair share of mysteries too!]
The only time I've ever done research outside of school projects was to help a friend figure out a mystery related to our school festival.
[Mayaka remembers digging through her school's library archives to find out all she could about the student riots that happened in the year Chitanda's uncle was expelled from school.]
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Well, that's still related! You have all of that, and it could come in handy at some point! Do you have any you'd particularly recommend?
A mystery? That sounds intriguing! Would you mind telling me more?
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Now, if Maya were to ask her for manga recommendations, perhaps she'd put in more effort to figure out what would be the best title for the Clefairy to sink her teeth into.]
Well, we call it a mystery, but it's probably nowhere close to the kind you'd want to report on, [Mayaka starts to say, before adding,] although, I suppose it's precisely because of that, that it was important that we found out the truth before it got lost.
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To honour his memory, Chi-chan really wanted to find out the truth behind why he was forced to leave the school. So... our group of friends looked into the school's history to find the truth. We were just a bunch of kids rifling through the yearbooks, reports and newspapers, but we managed to figure it out. [Though she sounds proud of this accomplishment, there's a hint of sadness in the voice, indicating that what they found out wasn't exactly a heartwarming story about Chitanda's uncle.]
I'm just glad that Chi-chan got her answer in the end.
[Mayaka figures this is enough of a summary, and crosses her arms to signal that she's done sharing.]
Do you have any fun mysteries to share, Maya-san? Ghost stories are off-limits!
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Mm, I agree! Even the small stories matter to someone, right? I think hearing those is important, just as much as the big stories.
The protests…? [That- the one she's thinking of was more university level. So perhaps not the same thing?] Was he involved in the politics of the school? It's impressive work that you put it all together!
Ghost stories are off-limits, huh… Yukki mentioned something about the Snow Queen back at St Hemelin, but there were definitely ghosts- or something like them- involved… There was a spirit trying to help out in that other incident, too… Sevens had stories of Hanako-chan… Hm… There's an old shrine, and no one knows how it came to be there, but… I don't actually have a lot of information on that.
[…Mikage-cho and Sumaru seem pretty haunted, now that she thinks about it! Whoops.]
Oh! Actually- there's an old air raid shelter we had to get ourselves out of. There weren't any ghosts involved in that, I promise!
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She finally eases up at the mention of the old air raid shelter.]
Get yourself out? Why were you trapped in there to begin with?
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Ah, that, well! It seemed the student council president of Kasugayama had a clue to another individual we were trying to chase down, and we heard he'd gone down there. But it turned out that it was a trap, as the student council president had a grudge against Eikichi-kun.
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Maya-san, it sounds like you're more than just a reporter. [She makes this observation with a little awe in her voice.]
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Eh- you got that from that? I don't think it relies on anything special to want to make sure a friend is safe, though!
[…also, he and Lisa would have been at each other's throats if it had just been those two.]
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It sounds like you were getting tangled up in mysteries and cases!
[She sounds more impressed than anything else. Especially given that Maya had done all that to help a friend in need. And with this realisation, Mayaka is now more certain that the Clefairy is someone she might be able to rely on.]
Do you have a hunch about why we got sent to here?
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It's a little like pieces of one big case, I suppose!
[It feels like she's really got a lot to live up to…. She'll do her best!]
Hm… I spoke to Akechi-kun in the time I first arrived… It sounds as though there's been a variety of problems that everyone has been trying to deal with. And… [She hesitates for a moment- but it's worth asking, right?] Do you remember hearing a voice, when you arrived?
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[Mayaka squares her shoulders, more attentive than ever.] I was working at my desk when I felt this sudden pain everywhere, then a weird voice that I couldn't make out, then... I woke up in a volcano!
[She sounds slightly miffed at that last part.]
Is that what everyone goes through?
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Well- people have been waking up in a variety of places, but the rest seems to be a common experience. We could ask more people for their experiences, to have the evidence!
nice link !! haha
[Mayaka is so used to following Chi-chan's curiosities and helping her solve little mysteries around school, it's not difficult for her to agree with Maya's proposal. In fact, this is something she wants to find out more about too. It's less lonely knowing someone who's equally interested in figuring out this whole mess. (No, Akechi doesn't count.)]
:) thank you for the setup!
[It's definitely encouraging to see! It definitely feels like they can uncover the mysteries going on with all of them (given, well. Maya hasn't noticed that yet).]
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[Mayaka breaks into an eager jog out of the market, eyes peeled for the next point of interest. She turns and waves, beckoning the Clefairy to catch up.]
What's that building, Maya-san?
[And so the tour continues...]
((ooc: would u be ok wrapping around here :D ? ))
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[[ooc: Yeah, this feels like a good point to wrap to me! :)]]