The Fifteen Strangers Mods (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
strangerpeople) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
15strangers2017-12-10 05:32 pm
strangerpeople) wrote in 15strangers2017-12-10 05:32 pm
WEEK 3
[Once everyone has gotten out of the elevator, those who go to look for Akira and Kurama will find that they have been put into one of their rooms, together, safely tucked into bed with a glass of milk for each of them. And - aside from the bruises of being suctioned into a death cylinder and tranquilized with some very strong drugs - they are alive and unharmed.
Naturally, this means that Akira and Kurama are the first to experience the dreams, but everyone will experience them, once they finally fall asleep, for good and ill.
Despite everything, too, the survivors will find many other new things facing them as they wake up. A new evolution for their powers, a new wing...and a new rule, updated after the execution. The profiles have also been updated, to reflect the Titled's ever-dwindling numbers.
This is going to be a long week, that's for sure.
There are ten strangers left in this place.
((OOC: Don't forget to do Activity Check along with memory regains, everyone!))
no subject
Because in the next second, there's an unsteadiness to his expression. His teeth clench harshly, and his voice finally cracks just a little -- the volume just briefly rises. ]
And what time did I have to find anything, huh!?
[ During the trial. ]
If I can't protect the person who matters more to me than anyone else, then what good--
[ It's the last words that seem to finally strike something harshly... He's actually glaring for a second. ]
If I hadn't done what I did at that trial, then I would have been doing nothing!
[ His breaths are unsteady as his head drops. An unsteady laugh breaks free for just a fraction of a second. ]
... Heroics...
[ A hint of empty defeat enters his voice. ]
Is that what you saw...?
[ It's not a real question. He sees nothing heroic in what he did. Kurama, yes... Himself? No. ]
no subject
He then drew back the hand that had hit the wall and instead opted to lightly press his knuckles against Akira's chest lightly, right where his heart was. ]
I... [ Why does his throat feel really tight right now? ] I'm pissed off that you at least had the damn audacity to try doing that, and that I should have somehow tried harder. To help you two save him, because I know if it was the person I loved being put in that position, I would have done the same as you.
[ That's not easy for him to outright admit but it's there. ]
Yeah. You did what nobody else had the damn strength to. Trying to save someone else's life is heroic, isn't it?
[ These are all unexpected feelings that came out of nowhere. Make them STOP. ]
p5 spoilers!
Akira's shoulders jerk, his breaths escaping unsteadily, expression shifting into something tense and strained...
Hero?
He's just some guy who'd been doing what he could at the time to save someone he'd fallen for. Someone who, if he'd been paying closer attention and not letting himself be distracted by the rest of the situation just for a moment, he might have been able to stop ahead of time. Someone he'd known was capable of killing, and yet hadn't fought to keep a closer watch on. He'd known what his secrets being out would have meant... All the shit Shido had done, could do...
It could have been...
Damn it, he could have found a way!!!
He just hadn't thought the secrets would have been that... much more... or that it could have-- ]
I'm--
[ His vision's blurry, voice cracking for just a moment before he works to get it back under control. ]
A hero does things selflessly. [ Admitting this kind of... sucks. ] In that moment, my thoughts weren't selfless.
[ His teeth clench together, hand firmly pressing to his face. He's trying to keep the damn tears in. ]
In that moment...
[ Heh... ]
It was about saving him because I couldn't stand to lose yet another person. [ Yes. This is a legitimate thing he is beating himself up over, along with everything else. ] So, doesn't that mean it was more for my sake, than for his?
no subject
Usually Karma was used to being able to hit others or use his words to damage others to avoid showing his own pain, but here he couldn't run from it. Maybe because it wasn't just his, but Akira's that was so clearly defined that these feelings wrapped around his throat and held tightly; becoming nearly overwhelming. ]
...It doesn't matter for what reason you were doing it. You were still trying to save someone you cared for from being killed. No... No hero is completely selfless, either.
[ He had to stop, take in a soft breath and finally look up at the other with something a bit more resolute flashing in his eyes. Though the palpable hurt was still there. ]
Nobody else should have to die here, but thinking that it won't happen anymore than it has already...? Even I know that's impossible. You just... have to keep standing tall even in the face of that. [ A small, sharp inhale, then exhaling shortly afterward. ] That's what Akechi-kun would want, don't you think?
no subject
Those words are almost exactly something he would say, and yet... here they are, being spoken to him in a moment of some of the worst pain he's ever experienced. His expression is strained as he looks at the redhead. There's a long pause.
But... he finally releases a sharp exhale. He lowers his head, eyes closing for a lengthy pause. When he finally does look back up, he nods. ]
He'd want... us to keep fighting to put an end to this game...
[ One hand moves to rest on Karma's shoulder. ]
Standing tall...
[ The smile is faint, grateful... ]
You're... an amazing person, Karma.
no subject
Even in the face of such pain that threatened to overtake him.
Upon Akira agreeing with him, Karma nodded and was wordlessly glad that the other knew where he'd been coming from with what he'd said before. It'd only made him feel more resolute in the long run, though it didn't entirely prepare him for what came next. ]
Hmm? How so?
[ That comment - and added grateful smile - of Akira's had thrown him off guard so he hadn't been expecting it, not sure if it was just simply because of something he'd said before that had brought this on. ]
no subject
It took a lot for me to drag myself out of the room, and then come sit out here. It felt like I was put on auto-pilot.
[ He releases a lengthy exhale, and then nods. ]
But, after talking to you, I do feel stronger. Not everyone is willing to say exactly what's going on in their head or heart, but you said... exactly what I needed to hear.
[ He tilts his head to the side a little, one corner of his lips tugged upward as he twists a small strand of bangs. ]
And I find it amazing.