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15strangers2017-11-26 12:01 pm
strangerpeople) wrote in 15strangers2017-11-26 12:01 pm
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WAKE UP TIME
[The first thing you feel when you wake up is...nothing.
You don't feel much different at all when you wake up, no doubt from a very pleasant sleep, even if you may not remember what you dreamed of. If anything, you would have thought it was another normal day.
That thought would have vanished the moment you took in your surroundings. This is not your bed, this is definitely not your bedroom, and well, this is definitely not your home. In fact, this place isn't anywhere you've been before.
Before you can question anything much further, your cell phone starts beeping, flashing a message on the screen for a good several minutes, before flashing your profile, also for a few minutes. Yes, now you have a Title, and a power, even if you've never had one before. And yes, you have a cell phone. Even if you didn't have one, and don't know what the hell a cell phone is. You get the feeling you'll need to keep it on you.
The profile fades back to the home page of your phone - don't worry, you can still access your profile, and everyone else's, on that little lime icon if you really want - even though you have so many questions now. (The help button may... attempt to be helpful in that case.) Where the hell are you? Why do you have a Title? And can you get out?
Perhaps, if you're strong enough. But, in any case.
Welcome, Titled.
There are fifteen strangers in this place.]
((OOC: Welcome!
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... When hasn't it been that, Croix? When hasn't it been about ruining my life for your own personal gain?! And that's why you came back to Luna Nova, isn't it? To take what little I had left!
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You were given the Claiomh Solais, Chariot! You! And you treated that sacred relic like it was a party prop! While magic continued to disappear, you were out performing! It was like it was some kind of game to you!
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[ She just... deflates, falling to her knees, tears in her eyes. ]
... Yeah... I... I know. You should have gotten it. ... I know. You would have... used it better than I ever would...
[ She smiles, but it's... thin. Wan. ]
I just wanted... to make people smile... like you did, that time. I used your phrase in all my shows... and I believed... if magic could bring people the same joy that I felt, then surely, the problem would solve itself...
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--My phrase?
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"Believing in yourself is your magic". It's... so juvenile, I suppose. But I really did believe in it. ... I don't really have any belief in myself anymore. It's funny. As much as I tried to be, I was torn down so quickly. You. Them. They always... wanted more...
[ She... she genuinely... hates herself. She removes her fake glasses, rubbing at her red eyes. ]
Croix... I only ever wanted to help people... I'm sorry. I don't... know why I got the Shiny Rod and you didn't. I didn't know back then, and I still don't know now. But it was taken from me. So... I paid for my mistake. You... we're even, I think. It's in the hands of someone who truly deserves it, now.
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This isn't what she wanted at all. ]
Why... Why are you crying?
[ It's uncomfortable. Chariot was always the one who got back up, even when she fell down. The kind who had bandages on her face more often than she should. Because even if she wasn't the best, she tried. ]
You... Really remember that...?
[ ...She doesn't know what she's doing anymore. What she's talking about. But she remembers now, where that phrase came from. A pep talk that didn't really mean much to her at the time. It's just what friends do. ]
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[ ... She's quiet for a long moment. ]
... Yes, I remember it. It was... really inspiring for me... and important to me. It's part of what made me want to bring those words to others. ... I was... lucky. That they gave me the teaching position at Luna Nova. I really... didn't deserve it.
[ In her mind, she doesn't deserve anything. Why do you think she spends her time hermiting away in her school room, and the fact her only tutoring lessons are with Akko? There's... a reason. Most students come to ask her questions on their own but she generally doesn't offer lessons to people.
... Sure, she's good as astrology. But... maybe it's all she's good at, these days. If even that, she thinks to herself. ]
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[ What do you say? What do you say when your mind cranks backward, finally letting it all sink in, seeing just how much damage you did in the wake of your bitterness? What do you do when you see someone who used to be so strong now on the floor, smaller than ever? How do you cope with that?
Croix takes a step back. ]
I'm--
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[ ... She wipes her eyes again and exhales a little bit. She just... maybe she just needed to get that out. ]
I was... I was out of line. I'm sorry. I'm... you deserve better then you got with me, Croix. ... I'm sorry. I should have... been a better friend. All I could ever think about was performing, and myself, and when the opportunity was given to me, I took it, so selfishly... I'm sorry.
... But please. Promise me you'll trust Akko. The Rod is in good hands with her. Really, it is.
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Stop.
[ Don't do this to yourself, the girl who just wanted others to smile. ]
Stop.
[ The brave girl who never quit trying, now only just coasting along because she's afraid to try. ]
Stop!
[ Croix is... Becoming distressed. Did she... Did she really cause all this? ]
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Please, don't worry about the past... please just... worry about the present. ]
Croix...
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...What... Did I do to you...?
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... C-Croix... y-you, I-I...
[ She stares at her feet, as the arm she knows is... obviously damaged, that she was holding out, falls to her side, and she holds it with her good hand. ]
... I was... already anxious, that day. The people and my agent wanted to do bigger shows. It's--you weren't the only reason. Just... one of many. I... crumpled. You saw what happened. I lost control. I'm not... someone that can be trusted, with that kind of thing, anymore... and it knew it .
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...I... I'm sorry. I'm sorry I did this to you.
[ ...She can't stay here. Not with Chariot in front of her. She needs to... Go. Get away and think, to calm down. She takes a few steps back and just... Turns and runs. ]
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[ Please don't leave her alone with all these unfamiliar faces--!
Chariot just... stares. Stands there and stares, and maybe a tear falls from her eye and she has to wipe her eyes again on her sleeve. ... She needs to... go use this peroxide and bleach her hair... before someone finds her... ]