momquest: a quest for moms

[farfromgrace]

[ It's another day in Tokyo-D, and the relentless cycle of content generation for the masses goes on; how long have you been filming this drama, exactly? And it's not that it's a bad show, per se, but the fact that it's really dedicated to showing the gritty realities of combat and using practical effects for it is... kind of a lot.

Also it can't decide if it wants to be a show about frenemies or about enemies-to-lovers-to-enemies. Cowards.

And besides, it's not home, is it?

It occurs to you on break at the really honestly lackluster buffet table set up for the actors and any surviving extras that... there's really not that much security on this show, all things considered, unless there's something you're not seeing... ]

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ALSO MEANWHILE IN AVANTE

[farfromgrace]

[ wherever you are—maybe in the dorm, since it's morning in Tokyo-F?

you suddenly feel like—there's a presence. maybe almost as if someone familiar were standing next to you, close enough to just turn your head and reach out and touch, and certainly easy to speak to companionably.

it feels familiar enough that it's—almost like someone who's been here quite a lot, isn't it? and it feels like, specifically, that someone is reaching out for you, like an anchor to hold onto. You can very distinctly hear someone say— ]

I love—
I am close to—
I can reach for—

[ that's kind of weird, isn't it? ]

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[deicider]

[Cardinal is just walking in after a workout and their head jerks up, casting for a source as they call out—]

Something's happening.

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[farfromgrace]

[ this time you hear amaranth's voice, like she's standing next to you—very clearly. ]

Cardinal—?
How many of you can hear me?

[deicider]

[Cardinal flicks a glance around the dorm.]

Three including me that I can see. What do we need to do?

[farfromgrace]

[ a response: ]

I'm not sure yet. I'm—
I know this will sound very strange, but I'm fairly sure I'm in Yu-Shan—that is, probably what most here call "Heaven." It's incredible, but there isn't a clear way back.

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[purrrnicious]

[The response here is the emotional equivalent of sleepy grumbling five more minutes, mom as a catnap (badum-tish) is disturbed and she stirs from the weird definitely not a sleeping place location she's wedged herself into today.

Specifically the corner on top of one of the kitchen cabinets.]

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[farfromgrace]

[ this time you hear amaranth's voice, like she's standing next to you—very clearly. ]

Cardinal—?
How many of you can hear me?

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[purrrnicious]

[Now it's a burst of alarm and confusion as she scrambles down to the ground, floofed, looking around for whoever is speaking––



. . .But there's no one there?]

. . .Uh. What?

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[farfromgrace]

[ now that you're awake, you can hear a lot of background chatter, like you got stuck on some kind of mental group chat, but specifically, very clearly you hear in Amaranth's voice, like she's responding to someone: ]

I'm not sure yet. I'm—
I know this will sound very strange, but I'm fairly sure I'm in Yu-Shan—that is, probably what most here call "Heaven." It's incredible, but there isn't a clear way back.

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[gigadevilbreaker]

[Nero's head whips around, looking for the source of that voice - didn't it come from behind him? He was sure he felt a person there... but there wasn't anyone else in his room.

Whomst]

Uh... hello??

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[farfromgrace]

[ this time you hear amaranth's voice, like she's standing next to you—very clearly. ]

Cardinal—?
How many of you can hear me?

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[gigadevilbreaker]

[????

Okay, he's very confused, but-- rolls with it, maybe Amaranth died and became a ghost. Yeah. That's normal.]

Uhh, I can go get Cardinal?

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[farfromgrace]

[ you realize you can hear a lot of avante-shaped background chatter, like you got stuck on some kind of mental group chat, but specifically, very clearly you hear in Amaranth's voice, like she's responding to someone: ]

I'm not sure yet. I'm—
I know this will sound very strange, but I'm fairly sure I'm in Yu-Shan—that is, probably what most here call "Heaven." It's incredible, but there isn't a clear way back.

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[softlyfalling]

[ on one hand shrike is relatively used to hearing voices in her head on the other hand they're not usually like... this. but she's at least used to it such that she doesn't drop her glass of water.

glancing around— ]

Did someone...?

[ "did somewhat what" yeah good question she has no idea how to fill in that blank ]

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[gigadevilbreaker]

[Confused, Nero wanders out of his room. Someone must've just popped into his room and left. Spots Shrike, the #1 suspect for saying 'I love' around him.]

Hey, did you just say something?

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[softlyfalling]

I... no, although, I thought I just...

...did you hear something? I thought for sure someone must have been... right here.

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[gigadevilbreaker]

Weird... I had that too.

Is hearing voices contagious?

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[farfromgrace]

[ this time you hear amaranth's voice, like she's standing next to you—very clearly. ]

Cardinal—?
How many of you can hear me?

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[softlyfalling]

[ hey.

hey what ]

Amaranth—? I think Nero and I... but how is this—happening.

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[farfromgrace]

[ you realize you can hear a lot of avante-shaped background chatter, like you got stuck on some kind of mental group chat, but specifically, very clearly you hear in Amaranth's voice, like she's responding to someone: ]

I'm not sure yet. I'm—
I know this will sound very strange, but I'm fairly sure I'm in Yu-Shan—that is, probably what most here call "Heaven." It's incredible, but there isn't a clear way back.

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[unbr8kable]

[She pauses, the dogs snuggling closer wondering at the delay in food delivery. But talking in one's head does not happen every day...probably? She looks around just in case; she's been out of it but not that out of it?]

Huh?

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[farfromgrace]

[ do not pay attention to me posting with the wrong journal, nothing to see here,

this time you hear amaranth's voice, like she's standing next to you—very clearly. ]

Cardinal—?
How many of you can hear me?

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[unbr8kable]

...Right house, wrong number...? Who is this?

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[farfromgrace]

[ you receive back a sort of like, return confusion + the approximate feedback of Hello?? This is Amaranth???? ]

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[farfromgrace]

[ also you realize you can hear a lot of avante-shaped background chatter, like you got stuck on some kind of mental group chat, but specifically, very clearly you hear in Amaranth's voice, like she's responding to someone: ]

I'm not sure yet. I'm—
I know this will sound very strange, but I'm fairly sure I'm in Yu-Shan—that is, probably what most here call "Heaven." It's incredible, but there isn't a clear way back.