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𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔲k𝔢 [ w r i o t h e s l e y ] ([personal profile] loupmorque) wrote in [community profile] kaisou2023-11-18 03:17 am

--- [ cold lockdown ] __// Intro Post

WHO: Wriothesley and You
WHERE: Labyrinth / Libra App
WHEN: Evening of November 20th
WHAT: Wriothesley Arrives -- This place isn't home.
WARNINGS: Mentions of child murder in the first thread.



(click dropdowns for posts--first one has a CW for children screaming/VAGUE mentions of child abuse MAY come up. illprobablytrytoavoidit.)

1.__//Labyrinth .
[ it should have been another day. the primordial sea no longer a worry for he and the people who have found home in a cold and lonely fortress under the sea. for the first time in years, wriothesley could sleep an easy and deep sleep--undisturbed by the idea that he could wake up submerged in seawater that could make all those he's come to know evaporated like seafoam on a shore.

perhaps that was his first mistake. the Duke was never a man who let his guard down, and the one time he did...

he awakes to the sound of screaming. It shouldn't be a sound that could permeate the walls of his office. Having slunk off to sleep on a comfortable red couch, the door to his office locked--noone should have gotten inside.
But.
He's... not on the soft velvet of his office couch. He's in a bed that's not quite threadbare, but close enough that it may as well be. It's a bed he recognises--one he'd spent many days of a false life sleeping too soundly in. There's a sense of panic that starts to rise in his belly as he looks down at his hands--still scarred, still wrapped with cloth. On the bed lay his gloves--on his coat jingled his vision. ...Still himself, too real to be a dream, but still not where he should be.

Instinct tells him to leave the room, and he does--heading towards the sound of that first scream.
...Only for there to be another. In a completely different direction. The sound is shrill and... clearly from a child; and it pulls at his heart in a way that has him dashing down the hallway of... whatever place it was he found himself in.

He takes another turn. Heading towards the sound. Only for another piercing cry for help echoes down the twisting, dark hallways that all... look the same, that all twist and turn down dozens of corridors and hallways, stairwells with doors that are just... empty. The smell of blood lingers in the air, but never does he find a single person. The screams fade and change direction, and it's... dizzying.

One of two things happen here: One, he will find someone else in this horrid place. Someone who, perhaps, came inside to rescue him--someone who he will grab quite roughly by the neck, slamming whomever they may be to a wall with a wild look in his eyes; a feral twist to his lips as his grip remains solid and certain. ]


--Where the hell are we. And you'd better tell me why you brought me here. And where those screams are coming from.

---

[ or, two--he's managed to tear himself out on his own, and you're lucky enough to find the duke on his hands and knees near the forest of Blue Fish Park--doing his best not to throw up the remainders of whatever welfare meal he'd eaten the night before out onto the grass.

Might need a hand here. ]



2__// Libra App .

text: username: theDuke

Stars are different here.
Brilliant method of communication, this little device is, though. What's it called?
Cellphone? Kind of a weird name but. I love the concept, honestly. Might borrow the idea.

Name's Wriothesley. But you can call me 'The Duke' or 'Your Grace' if that's too much of a mouthful--kind of more used to that from back home, anyway.

Tell me about yourselves.


lapislazily: (◆ delivering a burn so savage)

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[personal profile] lapislazily 2023-11-18 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
[He knows he should be in bed resting, especially after waking up today feeling particularly different, but he sees a tear and he knows he should make sure someone isn't in need of his help.

And what a nightmare it is. Even he is disturbed as he walks, though he tries not to let it show on his face. Unfortunately he's lost his magic sensing and so he doesn't even notice the presence that rounds the corner. Wriothesley notices him first, and choke-slams him into the wall.

As with most everything, Zhongli handles this with a cool head. He hasn't met this man before, and he doesn't look like one of the faces on the network. A new arrival, most likely.

His eyes gleam amber in the low light, draconic and unnatural.]


Bringing you here is far beyond my power. If you'd be so kind as to put me down, [he says,] I will explain what has happened.
unreachableside: (☾ what is the reason?)

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[personal profile] unreachableside 2023-11-18 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
Borrow the idea how? Most people would be intimidated by the inside of a phone. There's a lot to work with if you know what you're doing.

I imagine saying "Wriothesley" is easier than spelling it. For reasons like that, I go by Blade.

As for me, I'm a craftsman. Weapons are my specialty but they are not all I do.
godmaker: (oughhh)

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[personal profile] godmaker 2023-11-18 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[so here's the thing. neuvillette, as a connoisseur of taking long and pensive walks in the dead of the night, was taking his second long and slightly less pensive walk of the day, because everyone knew the best way to heal from a broken arm, a lot of bruising, and several cuts deep enough to be stitched, was to prowl around in the dark and scare drunken teenagers into the straight and narrow.

so at first, he thinks: it isn't even midnight and this child is throwing up already. pathetic. clearly not french.]
godmaker: good bye that is enough vitamin d (is that the sun)

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[personal profile] godmaker 2023-11-18 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[he sees the hair first. the fur collar, hunched over. the ne'er do goods hanging around blue fish park sure had some sort of fashion sense.

there is a moment of blessed non-recognition.]
Edited 2023-11-18 12:55 (UTC)
godmaker: (moving on)

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[personal profile] godmaker 2023-11-18 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[WHAT IN THE NAME OF CELESTIA'S CRUMBLING [REDACTED]]
godmaker: (forever and a day)

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[personal profile] godmaker 2023-11-18 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[he lets go of the cane he's using to support himself, and breaks into a sprint, just stopping short of bowling the other man over. several of his stitches complain dangerously but that was not important.]

W- Your Grace. [he crouches down.] What happened? Are you injured?
drewthetower: (Default)

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[personal profile] drewthetower 2023-11-18 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
so I don't make an ass of myself later: how do you say that?
whiteshroud: (jun30)

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[personal profile] whiteshroud 2023-11-18 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[holy crap that name. August may be asking for pronunciation but Jun is more than happy to take the nicknames. But before that--]

Are you nobility or is there a story behind those titles?
poisontippedcure: (23)

1 - Part 2

[personal profile] poisontippedcure 2023-11-18 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ah, it’s that time of the month again.]

[When Rose sees the stranger on his knees, she doesn’t stop to ask what happened. She doesn’t need to. It’s very, very clear when someone just got here. The least she can do is help.]

[Rose rushes over, and it’s not long before Wriothesley is enveloped in healing magic.]


Let me guess—-you just got here, correct?
drewthetower: (Still A Stupid Young Adult)

[personal profile] drewthetower 2023-11-18 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah that makes sense

[The spelling, however, does not.]

August Villareal, welcome to Kaisou, you just missed the giant fucking dragon and the yokai
fionnuisce: (have to cross the line)

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[personal profile] fionnuisce 2023-11-18 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, trust me, that title thing isn't going to stick. Tried it, got mocked relentlessly, gave up.

Name's Waver. Waver Velvet--'Lord El-Melloi II' back home, but I've more or less dropped that here.
godmaker: duke wriothesley your handwriting is so bad (i cant read this)

[personal profile] godmaker 2023-11-18 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Aqua-

[neuvillette stares at him. it's equal parts unsettling and awkward.]

Answer me. Are you injured?
lapislazily: (◆ minding his business)

[personal profile] lapislazily 2023-11-18 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Zhongli clears his throat and straightens his tie, as if he hadn't just been slammed into a wall and had instead stepped into some kind of windstorm instead. It isn't that he's completely unflappable, but he's been dealing with this for a little while. Normally people tell Zhongli to stop talking, so this is a welcome change.

Though as he opens his mouth, the scream interrupts him. He closes his mouth, eyes narrowed toward the direction it came from.]


To begin with, this realm isn't real. It's a small, self-contained illusion formed around one's state of mind, and typically it is maintained by a monster at the center of it. Staying here too long is dangerous for that reason. This is, regrettably, how most people from other worlds find themselves wandering into ours.

My name is Zhongli. If you stay close to me, I will ensure your well-being. Once we are in a safer place I will explain more about Kaisou and the situation you are in, but you must listen to my instructions until we are outside.

Do we have an agreement?
drewthetower: (Why Are You Like This)

[personal profile] drewthetower 2023-11-18 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
no you can say it

it's fucked

yokai are Japanese spirits and the dragon was here because sometimes dragons just happen here
fionnuisce: (words that would give my life meaning)

[personal profile] fionnuisce 2023-11-18 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Understandable. But life's more exciting with a little challenge, so I'll take my chances getting a decent score.

Interesting is a word for it. I could say the same about you.

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