Akira "chaotic extra" Kurusu [Jᴏᴋᴇʀ] (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
purrtagonist) wrote2018-11-26 06:10 pm
purrtagonist) wrote2018-11-26 06:10 pm
Entry tags:
[scp r2: wrongtiming]
stuff and things
[scp r2:
[if Akira hadn't already lost most of his dignity, he miiiight be a bit more embarrassed about the whole. . . running into a wall and breaking his glasses while trying to track down The Lady thing. but! he's capable of rolling with the punches, and doesn't particularly care that he just miiiight've made a bit of a fool of himself]
[but those glasses still need to be fixed. and so, around lunchtime, Akira can be found sitting in the restaurant with a plate of (so far untouched) food and two halves of his glasses. that he's taping together at the nose piece]
[. . . he's gonna look like a nerd]
[bother him??]
[but those glasses still need to be fixed. and so, around lunchtime, Akira can be found sitting in the restaurant with a plate of (so far untouched) food and two halves of his glasses. that he's taping together at the nose piece]
[. . . he's gonna look like a nerd]
[bother him??]
[Bother him, indeed!
Hunter is picking at his own food when he notices Akira. He's aware he should eat but can't say he can muster up much appetite after that news. Really, seeing the other boy is a welcome distraction, though that's not to say there isn't honest concern as he abandons his plate to head over.]
It's not quite a 'you should see the other guy' situation, but... At least you're seeing better days than those glasses are. [He pauses, moving to his point.] You doing alright, though? It looked like it probably stung.
Hunter is picking at his own food when he notices Akira. He's aware he should eat but can't say he can muster up much appetite after that news. Really, seeing the other boy is a welcome distraction, though that's not to say there isn't honest concern as he abandons his plate to head over.]
It's not quite a 'you should see the other guy' situation, but... At least you're seeing better days than those glasses are. [He pauses, moving to his point.] You doing alright, though? It looked like it probably stung.
[yeah, who would have an appetite after that? Akira doesn't seem bothered by Hunter's approach at all, and in fact lifts his gaze from his glasses to greet him with a huffed laugh]
They're broken, but still going strong. It isn't time to put them out to pasture yet.
[he says, mouth twitching, although he somehow manages to keep himself from smiling too widely]
I'm all right, though I won't be challenging any walls anytime soon.
They're broken, but still going strong. It isn't time to put them out to pasture yet.
[he says, mouth twitching, although he somehow manages to keep himself from smiling too widely]
I'm all right, though I won't be challenging any walls anytime soon.
Maybe you’ll get lucky and go a while without any popping out in front of you.
[He glances at the seat across the table from Akira, gesturing at it.]
Mind if I sit?
[He glances at the seat across the table from Akira, gesturing at it.]
Mind if I sit?
[holds up a hand, his fingers crossed, as he nods along sagely with Hunter's words. then he drops his hand back onto the table, reaching for his mug of coffee]
Go ahead. I'm only doing surgery. Nothing important.
["surgery"]
Go ahead. I'm only doing surgery. Nothing important.
["surgery"]
Don’t let me interrupt. Those patients need your attention.
[It’s said with a grin as he sits down, slouching with his arms folded on the table. The smile fades slightly as he speaks.]
...Wild day, right?
[It’s said with a grin as he sits down, slouching with his arms folded on the table. The smile fades slightly as he speaks.]
...Wild day, right?
[Akira's expression sobers somewhat, gaze turning distant]
Wild day.
[he repeats, and he presses a hand idly against his chest, fingers curled]
It's hard to believe I'm not in a nightmare right now.
Wild day.
[he repeats, and he presses a hand idly against his chest, fingers curled]
It's hard to believe I'm not in a nightmare right now.
Maybe we’ll get to Friday and everyone will still be alive. You never know.
[He doesn’t really sound skeptical or certain of the idea - hopeful would be the closest description of his tone, but it’s a little muted for even that.]
[He doesn’t really sound skeptical or certain of the idea - hopeful would be the closest description of his tone, but it’s a little muted for even that.]
That's my hope.
[he curls his hand into a fist, expression hardening into something determined]
But I like to think that nobody here is stupid enough to go along with a "game" like this one.
[he curls his hand into a fist, expression hardening into something determined]
But I like to think that nobody here is stupid enough to go along with a "game" like this one.
That’s what I’m hoping, too.
[But...]
If nobody goes along with it, what’s to stop them from doing it themselves? The people working here, I mean.
[But...]
If nobody goes along with it, what’s to stop them from doing it themselves? The people working here, I mean.
We are.
[that was a quick response, and the way he firmly meets Hunter's gaze makes it clear he isn't joking]
If the resort staff tries to hurt anyone here, then I'll do my damnedest to stop them.
[that was a quick response, and the way he firmly meets Hunter's gaze makes it clear he isn't joking]
If the resort staff tries to hurt anyone here, then I'll do my damnedest to stop them.
Edited 2018-11-27 03:05 (UTC)
Okay, but... How?
[It’s an honest question, delivered with a new note of concern in his voice.]
[It’s an honest question, delivered with a new note of concern in his voice.]
[it's a legitimate question, and Akira. . . well. he had been hesitant to share this with perfect strangers. even now, there's hesitation in the way he studies Hunter, as though gauging his trustworthiness]
[we're in this together, he reminds himself. if I don't trust them at least a little bit, we won't be able to escape]
I have something called a Persona.
[he begins slowly]
It's an ability I had back home, that I can somehow use here, too. It allows me to hold my own in a fight, even against supernatural creatures.
[we're in this together, he reminds himself. if I don't trust them at least a little bit, we won't be able to escape]
I have something called a Persona.
[he begins slowly]
It's an ability I had back home, that I can somehow use here, too. It allows me to hold my own in a fight, even against supernatural creatures.
[There’s a sizable pause before, quiet and almost reverential:]
Oh my god. You have superpowers.
Oh my god. You have superpowers.
Oh my god. I have superpowers.
[Akira repeats in an incredible deadpan]
If you have any questions, go ahead and ask.
[Akira repeats in an incredible deadpan]
If you have any questions, go ahead and ask.
[With the immediate influx of questions that come to mind, the harder part for him is deciding what to ask first. It's clear from his expression that he's incredibly interested, practically leaning forwards in excitement.]
You said it's an ability, but... What is it? Like, what can you do?
You said it's an ability, but... What is it? Like, what can you do?
[taps his temple]
It's called the power of Persona. It lets me summon a physical manifestation of my soul to fight for me. I can do everything-- from elemental spells, to physical attacks, to healing, to status effects, to buffs and debuffs.
It's called the power of Persona. It lets me summon a physical manifestation of my soul to fight for me. I can do everything-- from elemental spells, to physical attacks, to healing, to status effects, to buffs and debuffs.
Whaaaaaaat.
[That drawn out word, clearly impressed, comes before anything else. After that:]
How long have you been able to do that? Also, how did you get to be able to do it? I'm assuming this isn't a falling into a vat of chemicals kind of situation. But, holy shit, that's so cool!
[That drawn out word, clearly impressed, comes before anything else. After that:]
How long have you been able to do that? Also, how did you get to be able to do it? I'm assuming this isn't a falling into a vat of chemicals kind of situation. But, holy shit, that's so cool!
[waves a hand]
One question at a time.
[his mouth twitches, amused by Hunter's enthusiasm]
But I've been able to do it for about eight months. The how is a little more complicated.
One question at a time.
[his mouth twitches, amused by Hunter's enthusiasm]
But I've been able to do it for about eight months. The how is a little more complicated.
[A pause, almost sheepish if he weren't still so clearly interested.]
...How was going to be the next question.
...How was going to be the next question.
. . . there's a world that runs parallel to the real one back home. It's called the cognitive world, or the Metaverse.
In that world, my will of rebellion manifests in the form of a mask. Personas are the masks you wear to face society, after all.
If I rip off that mask, I can summon my Persona.
In that world, my will of rebellion manifests in the form of a mask. Personas are the masks you wear to face society, after all.
If I rip off that mask, I can summon my Persona.
[In the same reverential tone as before:]
Dude. You are so cool.
Dude. You are so cool.
Ah-- thanks?
[instinctively, Akira lifts a hand to tug at his bangs]
I didn't tell you to come off as "cool." It's just a resource we can use, if any of us happen to get ourselves into trouble.
[instinctively, Akira lifts a hand to tug at his bangs]
I didn't tell you to come off as "cool." It's just a resource we can use, if any of us happen to get ourselves into trouble.
No, I know. But... Still.
[He gives a small shrug before he moves on.]
But... You don't think they're planning for that? I mean, I don't know what they had written about you in the tablet, but it kind of seems to me like they know more about us than they should.
[He gives a small shrug before he moves on.]
But... You don't think they're planning for that? I mean, I don't know what they had written about you in the tablet, but it kind of seems to me like they know more about us than they should.
They might be planning for it, but that won't stop me from trying.
I'll just have to figure out a way around whatever contingency plans they may have in place.
I'll just have to figure out a way around whatever contingency plans they may have in place.
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