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driftfleet2015-06-19 05:57 pm
tayori) wrote in driftfleet2015-06-19 05:57 pm
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ϟ o1.
Who: Yu Narukami
Broadcast: nada.
Action: Marsiva hospitality deck.
When: backdated to 6/17, all the way up to the shuffle.
( when he first comes round to consciousness again, there's an immediate feeling of wrongness. nothing feels right; the chill still lingers, shivering through him in tiny little tremors as he pulls himself into a sitting position and rubs a hand over his face, internally pulling at the strings of his memory to recall what had come before.
this isn't the plane – and this most certainly isn't his home back in the city. well, there's one thing to try that might give him a clue as to what precisely is going on, and it certainly goes to show the things he's gone through if his immediate thought is to try to drop from his own reality onto the astral plane which, strangely enough, had come to serve as more of a home than he's willing to admit.
( it had been easier for him and yosuke to meet there than it would have been for either of them to travel. with the added bonus of time stopping for both of them for the duration. )
we could go into great detail about the attempt at dropping from reality – how it should have been effortless, how he should have found himself staring at a starry floor instead of the muted surface beneath his feet – but the long and short of it is simply that it doesn't work. he remains sitting on his cot, blinking at the floor, his hands as they remain curled around his knees, brows furrowing above gray eyes in confusion.
and then in brief fear.
if this isn't the plane, then where –?
where is yosuke?
where is the rest of the team?
… what's happening?
it's then that he stands, pushing his hair out of his eyes, and takes a look around. the communication device goes ignored, for the most part, in favor of the massive windows all around him, giving a more than decent view of the even more massive void beyond them. space, he's used to. space, he can handle – which, what does that say about past experiences, hm?
it's the flickering television screens around him that give him immediate pause, uncertainty. a niggling little voice in the back of his mind insists that this could very easily be the beginning of another venture into the tv world – even if it doesn't have the same feel to it. it feels different, of course it does, and none of it even comes close to the horrifying familiarity of where his friends had been forced to face and accept the worst parts of themselves.
yu breathes out a small noise, mouth pulling into a thin, firm line. well. he isn't going to find any of those friends if he doesn't start looking, right? right.
and thus, the search begins. )
Broadcast: nada.
Action: Marsiva hospitality deck.
When: backdated to 6/17, all the way up to the shuffle.
( when he first comes round to consciousness again, there's an immediate feeling of wrongness. nothing feels right; the chill still lingers, shivering through him in tiny little tremors as he pulls himself into a sitting position and rubs a hand over his face, internally pulling at the strings of his memory to recall what had come before.
this isn't the plane – and this most certainly isn't his home back in the city. well, there's one thing to try that might give him a clue as to what precisely is going on, and it certainly goes to show the things he's gone through if his immediate thought is to try to drop from his own reality onto the astral plane which, strangely enough, had come to serve as more of a home than he's willing to admit.
( it had been easier for him and yosuke to meet there than it would have been for either of them to travel. with the added bonus of time stopping for both of them for the duration. )
we could go into great detail about the attempt at dropping from reality – how it should have been effortless, how he should have found himself staring at a starry floor instead of the muted surface beneath his feet – but the long and short of it is simply that it doesn't work. he remains sitting on his cot, blinking at the floor, his hands as they remain curled around his knees, brows furrowing above gray eyes in confusion.
and then in brief fear.
if this isn't the plane, then where –?
where is yosuke?
where is the rest of the team?
… what's happening?
it's then that he stands, pushing his hair out of his eyes, and takes a look around. the communication device goes ignored, for the most part, in favor of the massive windows all around him, giving a more than decent view of the even more massive void beyond them. space, he's used to. space, he can handle – which, what does that say about past experiences, hm?
it's the flickering television screens around him that give him immediate pause, uncertainty. a niggling little voice in the back of his mind insists that this could very easily be the beginning of another venture into the tv world – even if it doesn't have the same feel to it. it feels different, of course it does, and none of it even comes close to the horrifying familiarity of where his friends had been forced to face and accept the worst parts of themselves.
yu breathes out a small noise, mouth pulling into a thin, firm line. well. he isn't going to find any of those friends if he doesn't start looking, right? right.
and thus, the search begins. )
hey partner ♥
Yosuke's sitting in a far corner, near one of the massive windows, absently staring out of it as he throws his communication device from hand to hand. He's already been here for a while, and it's still incredibly unsettling. He's not sure what's worse - the waiting, the inevitability, or the questions that are still completely unanswered.
There's supposed to be some sort of... shuffle? Something, someone said. It means off of this ship, even if it means onto a new one. Maybe there'll be more answers there. But in the meanwhile, what is he supposed to be doing? Not like there's much to see in this place that he hasn't already seen. And that? Means boredom. So here, we have boredom, plus nervous energy, plus a lack of any plans, and he's just so unsure, and... Ugh.
Dammit.
The back of his head hits the wall behind him with a dull thunk! as he sighs. ]
Geez, this sucks so bad...
[ He's not paying a whole lot of attention to his surroundings right now. Whoops. ]
heyyyy -- ♥♥
no rly.and if there's anything he's ever found himself more attuned to, it's the sound of his partner's voice.which, when he hears it, strikes a chord within him that chases some of that lingering chill away. yu picks his head up, his gaze immediately snapping in the direction the other's voice had come from, and he spots him easily enough. how could he miss him, sitting pretty-as-you-please near one of the windows? ( it's hard to miss those windows, too, truth be told. )
but here he is, long legs taking long strides toward the other, and even though it doesn't feel like it's been forever since he'd last seen him, given that this isn't the first time they've found themselves in a situation like this, he might just be in a bit of a hurry to make sure everything is all right. )
Yosuke –?
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[ If anything could snap him out of it... it'll always be that voice.
He sits up straight, attention snapping toward the sound of his name, and a wave of pure relief washes completely over him. Which, of course, means he completely ignores his communication device clattering to the floor beside him since it was, well, kind of mid-air at the time. Whoops.
He stands, all but kicking off the floor and rushing to meet him halfway. ]
Yu!
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yu doesn't rush, but his steps do pick up until he's standing right in front of his partner, his expression far more transparent than he would like for it to be. )
Are you okay?
( because that has to be the first question he asks, because given their entrance to the plane …
at least there aren't any trash cans or floating hat racks involved this time.
that he knows of. )
slow work day wooo
He almost reaches out to put a hand on Yu's shoulder. Almost. Just to be sure he's really there, and he's okay, or... something like that. He doesn't, but he does look him over, making absolutely certain he's not hurt somehow. ]
Yeah. I'm fine. [ There's a twitch of a smile, then he shakes his head. ] But I guess I'd be better if we weren't currently in space. Real space. And I... think we're stuck.
[ No Plane for you, boys. Sry.
so no bikes or hat racks either praise be]What about you? I guess you just woke up here, like I did?
wooo!
the hand to his shoulder would have, most certainly, been a welcome thing. there's a part of yu that wants to make doubly – triply – sure that his partner really is there with him and this isn't just another one of the plane's tricks, but he's never been anything if not reserved and composed. they'll have time for their moment, if there ends up being one.
if these two idiots ever get their shit together.)I tried to go to the Plane. ( it's offered rather flatly, a simple comment, an observation that hadn't gotten him anywhere. ) I can't – so I think you're right. That we're stuck. ( he shakes his head, breathes out a small sigh and pushes his hair out of his eyes. )
But yeah, I did. No memory of how I got here.
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jesus h christ one of these days...]Yeah, I tried, too. Right when I woke up. I think it's been at day or two, but it's kind of hard to tell when the view out the window doesn't change.
[ He makes a face as he indicates the huge windows behind him with a jerk of his thumb. ]
I've talked to some other people, on the other ships around this thing. No one knows about the Plane. If anyone does, They haven't said anything. But... Dude, they said we're on TV. Like, a reality show.
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Wait. A reality show? How?
( all they need is more shit with tvs. honestly. why is it always tvs? )
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I don't have a clue, but everyone's saying the same thing - that we're here for a reality show, and they'll put us on ships and stuff at the next shuffle - whatever that is. I don't really know all the details yet.
[ There's a pause... and then another smile, even if it's a little sad. Confused. ]
I'm glad you're here. I mean, it sucks that we're stuck somewhere weird again, but...
[ He trails off at that, because he's pretty sure he's about to start sounding ~like a girl~. But he knows his partner knows what he's trying to say. ]
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he supposes it could be worse than being stuck on a reality show – but it still just seems so odd that he doesn't know quite what to make of it. there's always the stigma of the longer they stay here, the more they'll figure out, but he doesn't really care for that option. it means leaving things behind, and worrying about nanako all the more. )
I'm glad you're here, too. ( yosuke doesn't have to say more than that if he doesn't want to, because of course yu understands him. with everything they've been through? how could he not? ) We'll get this all figured out – don't worry.
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[ They've weathered too many storms already. This is just gonna be one more. It's just so much easier to see that when he's with him. ]
In the meantime, I'd say I'd show you around, but... this is pretty much it. It's pretty hard to give a tour of one big room.
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as long as there isn't any fog.)I appreciate the offer, anyway. ( he laughs, and takes another look around him. ) It's nice, at least. The view outside is kind of disorienting, though.
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Tell me about it. [ Exaggerated wince! ] And I thought the Plane was bad - at least you could get used to standing in not-space! This whole curvy-window-thing is way different.
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yu nods, and his expression falters a tiny bit. you didn't see anything, though! )
... I think I might be getting motion sick.
( yu. stop looking out the windows. sit down or something, you idiot. )
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Uhhh, maybe stop looking out the window? C'mon, let's just... sit down over here or something.
[ You can make it to the other side of the room without tossing cookies, right? ]
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so yeah, he's gonna follow his partner and sit down.
and wouldn't you know it.
the moment he isn't looking out those giant windows anymore, he feels moderately normal. he gives the other a sheepish sort of grin and shakes his head. )
Well, that solves that.
( SMH YOU GOOBER. )
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Yeah, I thought so.
[ But he's smiling, at least. He's been doing a lot of that since Yu showed up, honestly.
Oh! But. Important things. ]
Oh right! Chie's already here! On another ship! [ He pauses... and that smile falters, and he winces. ] And... so's someone else. ... It's probably good you're sitting down, 'cause I don't think you're gonna like what I'm about to say.
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important things, you say? well, bring them on! if it's stuff he needs to know, then you'd better get crackin', mister second banana.
his face lights up a bit at the mention of chie – but immediately falls back into something neutral at the supplemental comment. it's good that he's sitting down? this has to be pretty serious. )
Just tell me, Yosuke.
( he has a feeling he knows who he's going to say, but he wants to hear it for himself before jumping to conclusions. )
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He is always cool playing second bananaHe hesitates again, briefly, but then he sighs and shakes his head. He looks serious. ]
It's Adachi. He's here. And he's... already contacted me. So he knows I'm here, too.
[ Understatement. More like Adachi already got under his skin... ]
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Hey! Leader!
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he turns at the sound of her voice, eyes widened just enough to be noticeable, but there's a smile on his face at the very least. )
Chie?
( he's incredibly happy to see you! if a bit surprised. )
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The one and only! Ha, I didn't think I'd be seeing you again so soon. [for her, it's only been a couple of weeks since he left inaba.]
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he hasn't seen her since he'd left to return home, of course, but with the way the astral plane works and how time stops back in their own realities when they're within its boundaries, it feels like it's been much longer since he'd seen her. )
It's really good to see you, but -- er. ( odd question time. ) Do you have any idea how I got here?
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Not really. Somebody picked us all to be on TV - it's some kind of show that people watch, I guess?
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Why would anyone want to watch something like that? ( he doesn't know what other kinds of people have been lifted into space, but he still can't imagine that it would be that interesting. )
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I guess that means people are the same everywhere, huh?
( but hopefully it doesn't gear toward the same sort of thing, and everyone's deepest, darkest and most privates parts of themselves end up being put on display for everyone to see. he's had enough of that, too. )
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at least the reality show bit of it makes sense, in that respect. )
That's a relief. ( a brief pause, and then: ) I guess that also means we can't use our personas here. ( granted, it would have been surprising if they could given that technically this is still considered the ... real world.
if he thinks about this too much, his head is going to hurt. )
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W-well, I haven't tried it ... but I guess we could?
Video; private (filtered to Yu)
[Adachi cleared this throat loudly.] Yo! You're late, Yu-kun.
( perma-video, etc. )
... Adachi?
( DO YOU SEE HOW HE'S LEANING AWAY? DO YOU? )
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It's nice to see you too, "leader-kun." I've already said hi to your little friends. What are their names again? The Junes idiot and that meat-obsessed tomboy?
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What are you doing here?
( and how dare you mention his friends. )
Yosuke. And Chie. ( a beat, and his eyes narrow just a tiny bit more. ) What could you have possibly had to say to them?
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You brats all ask the same damn questions. It's like you honestly think I wanted to wind up drifting through space in some rusty tin can of a ship. C'mon Yu-kun, you're smarter than that aren't you? What makes you think I have any idea why I'm here, or why any of us are here for that matter?
[Adachi sneers at Yu's second question. It was just too good of a set-up.]
Aw, what's the matter Yu-kun? Jealous I spoke with them first? Now, now there's no reason to get upset. I'm talking with you now aren't I?
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Where I was before I woke up here, it wasn't home. It wasn't Inaba. That didn't make sense, either.
( at that last little bit, something in him snaps, and he shakes his head. )
I don't care who you talked to first. Or what you had to say. Because I don't have anything to say to you. Not after everything you've done.
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Oh? You didn't come here from Inaba? How long has it been then, since you last saw that hick town?
[His sneer grows as he realizes the perfect shot to take at Yu.]
If it's been some time, I have to imagine that poor Nanako-chan must be worried sick about her "big bro."
[He makes several clucking noises with his tongue. His words take on a tone of pure condescension.]
You're so cruel to leave her at home like that... all by herself.
[Adachi's eyes narrow at the last three words. Their piercing gaze is less in keeping with the mocking tone of his voice, and more... accusatory. Was he angry at Yu for seemingly abandoning Nanako?]
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( it's a nice shot that adachi takes, it really is – because if he hadn't known for sure that time stops when he's on the plane, it would have hit him like the proverbial ton of bricks to hear that nanako could be all alone. all by herself.
except now that he's here, and he can't seem to drop out of this place like he could back on the plane? there's a bit of guilt forming at the base of his spine, gnawing away like a termite at a load-bearing beam. )
It wasn't my choice to come here. Or there. Do you think I would willingly leave her on her own?
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Not your choice, huh? That's all well and good, but did you ever stop to think once about Nanako or Dojima? You know... the family you left behind? Did you ever once even consider how they're probably feeling or what they're thinking about your absence? Or were you just happy to be going off on another little adventure with your precious friends? You couldn't resist could you? The chance to play the big hero again... it's like you get off on it or something. That false sense of superiority afforded to you by your so-called idea of "justice."
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Why would I want to leave them? They're all I've had for the past year. I didn't even want to leave Inaba to go back to the city –
( and he hadn't. it's why he's been relying on the plane for so long, because when he and yosuke meet there, it's like he'd never left. even if he hadn't gotten to see any of the others, there was, at least, a tiny little sliver of the familiar in getting to see his best friend pretty much whenever he wanted.
yu shakes his head, trying to keep his anger in check. )
Don't talk like you know me. You don't.
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What is there to know? All your talk of bonds and friendship...
[Adachi makes a rude scoffing noise.]
You're about as easy to understand as a pop-up book.
[He lets out one more slight chuckle, before going in for another verbal needling. His tone is calm, but with an unmistakeable, trademark hint of maliciousness.]
Guess all that talk about the importance of bonds doesn't extend to your own family, huh?
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his bonds, they mean everything to him. they make him stronger, remind him that it doesn't matter where he goes in his life, he has people that count on him, respect him, love him.
and it's why he isn't going to let adachi get him like this. he's only going for the obvious points of interest, the sore spots that will always get a reaction out of him. he can handle this. )
A family that had accepted you, too, Adachi-san. A family that you betrayed.
( nice rebuttal, yu. good job. gold star. )
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Tch- what do I care about that? A family? I didn't ask for anything like that! It's your own fault for being betrayed. You put your trust in the person that you thought I was. It's not my fault that you were disappointed by your own false image of me!
[He knows he's said these words before, but... their bite... their cruelty... it's not there as much as it used to be. Something is causing them to ring more false. Even Adachi can hear it, but he does his best to ignore it.]
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but yu knows, just by peering into the video feed that he's made a move in the right direction, and even if it had been a low blow, he likes to think it's an homage to dojima and everything he's been put through since the case had first begun. )
I'm not talking about me. I'm talking about my uncle. You remember him, don't you? The one who constantly brought you into his home and treated you like part of the family? ( he would never take this route normally, never wanting to purposely instigate, but his chosen path of logic always seems to fall short with adachi. he doesn't understand – or just doesn't want to – and speaking his own language seems to be the only way to get through to him.
yu pauses for a small breath, something he desperately needs to maintain the control he's finally getting back. )
He trusted you. So did Nanako – and how you betrayed them cuts deeper than anything you could have ever done to me.
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Tch- You always act so sanctimonious. I'm starting to lose interest here, but before I go and find some better entertainment... let me leave you with this. Do not tell other fleet members about us. About our history. You understand? If I find out you've been talking to other fleet members about me... well, you should know better than anyone what I'm capable of.
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or ever had been?
yu pauses, brows knitting together beneath the fringe of his bangs as he listens to what the former detective has to say next. history – that could, of course, pertain to the murder cases in inaba, but that hadn't been solely himself and adachi involved, and as a result has his expression turning into something confused and curious. )
Our history? Do you mean about the murder cases?
( aaaaand here it comes. )