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kaisou2022-04-24 09:49 am
cardinalrule) wrote in kaisou2022-04-24 09:49 am
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WHO: Hunter
WHERE: Zodiac apartments and networks.
WHEN: A few days after the event.
WHAT: Hunter goes home! Yay! And then he comes back. Boo.
WARNINGS: Themes of child abuse, child soldiering, being in a cult, kid having a breakdown. He's having a really bad time.
[It had been a few days since everyone returned from the valley. While it had overall hadn't felt very useful despite the promise from Zodiac of a stable portal, Hunter can't really deny that, upon returning to Kaisou, he felt a little more relaxed than normal. On a smaller, much more personal scale, it had somehow felt productive to him. There had been goals to meet, the chance to work with his hands in a way that didn't make him feel self-conscious about not having magic and, frankly, Julieta's cooking on a regular basis was amazing. It wasn't the worst trip ever, though he's happy to be back in Kaisou, happy to continue working on finding a way home.
And then he does. Sort of.
Hunter dives right back into his research as soon as he's back. He's working late one night, late enough that he winds up passing out at his desk. It's far from the first time he's done this so it shouldn't be a big deal - except when he wakes up, he's back in the Emperor's castle.
He doesn't remember a single thing about Kaisou, or any of the people he had met. All that's in his mind are Belos' words echoing in his ears, It would be such a hassle to find a replacement, and the Knee, and the need for Titan blood. He travels out to the Knee, to Eclipse Lake, and despite it all he returns home with the honest-to-Titan portal key. It's cracked and blood is leaking out of it, but it works. Belos has the key.
Several weeks pass. He works away as the Head of the Emperor's Coven, he does little assignments around the castle as the Golden Guard. He's bonded with the bird palisman that insists on following him around, whose name is Flapjack. The Day of Unity is coming. Everything is good.
Hunter is working away at his desk in his room, researching cures for debilitating conditions brought on by exposure to wild magic. He works late into the night and passes out at his desk, though it's far from the first time he's done this, so it shouldn't be a big deal. Except when he wakes up, he's back in his tiny studio apartment in Kaisou. Several days have passed, not several weeks.
It takes him a few minutes to fully process where he is. The memories slamming back into his head are jumbled and confusing, made all the worse by his terror and distress at being away from the castle again. Belos had told him to stay put and after the events at Eclipse Lake, he had listened. So why is he back here? What had he done wrong this time? There has to be something, anything, and as he struggles to deal with this he does something that he probably shouldn't.]
[Network]
[He's mashing the screen of his phone a bunch, eventually ending up with the audio recording function starting to post something to Libra. While he prefers text he isn't about to stop and try to figure the stupid thing out - it's been weeks since he's used it, and he was never very good at it to begin with, and it would take him about half an hour to manage to type everything he wants to say out. He doesn't have the patience right now.
So this message starts with Hunter making some very frustrated, stressed out noises.]
How do you use this - there?? - I swear to Titan - [Okay, okay he thinks it's on.]
Someone better be able to tell me why I'm back here! [Starting off strong! He isn't going to beat around the bush, nor is he able to push the anger coming through in his voice down to something calmer.] I don't know what kind of stupid game someone or something is playing, but they're going to have the entire Emperor's Coven to deal with after dragging me back here! I was here one second, then I was back in the Boiling Isles, like none of this ever happened! I went home!
[That last remark is tense, his anger quickly becoming overwhelmed with the anxiety that comes with knowing he fucked up. Badly. He draws in a short breath and pushes forward.]
There must have been some kind of time and memory magic working together through whatever portal I went through, because it was like I never left. It was the same time, and the same place, and I couldn't remember anything about this city -
[There had been nothing. Nothing to worry about, only his life in the Boiling Isles. And now he's back here, reaching for something that's just out of his grasp. His anger ebbs away further, his agitation really starts showing through. His voice is cracked, his lisp is coming through more pronounced, and he's smashing a fist down onto his desk. There's some worried chirping going on in the background.]
It was great! Things were going great! I made up for failing with the palismen by getting the key! The Emperor was - [Well. He falters, then picks himself up.] - everything was moving along - [It isn't video so no one can actually see this, but it's clear from the distress in his voice and the increased rambling that he's gesticulating wildly with his hands. He does that when he gets worked up.] All of it's ready for the Day of Unity - I was doing what he said - so why am I back here??
[It's like a thread snapping. The fear that Belos is going to replace him for this, no matter how irrational it is given the time shenanigans going on, is too much for him.
It would be such a hassle to find a replacement.]
I can't be back here! He needs me! The Titan needs me! I didn't do anything wrong this time - [There's several short, shallow breaths, and it kind of sounds like Hunter is starting to laugh as he buries his hands in his face. He sounds the furthest thing from happy. He failed again, and this time he doesn't even know how.] I can't believe this - I can't believe it - there's got to be some Zodiac personnel on this thing that can explain what's happening! Whatever sent me back, just do it again - I can't be here!
WHERE: Zodiac apartments and networks.
WHEN: A few days after the event.
WHAT: Hunter goes home! Yay! And then he comes back. Boo.
WARNINGS: Themes of child abuse, child soldiering, being in a cult, kid having a breakdown. He's having a really bad time.
[It had been a few days since everyone returned from the valley. While it had overall hadn't felt very useful despite the promise from Zodiac of a stable portal, Hunter can't really deny that, upon returning to Kaisou, he felt a little more relaxed than normal. On a smaller, much more personal scale, it had somehow felt productive to him. There had been goals to meet, the chance to work with his hands in a way that didn't make him feel self-conscious about not having magic and, frankly, Julieta's cooking on a regular basis was amazing. It wasn't the worst trip ever, though he's happy to be back in Kaisou, happy to continue working on finding a way home.
And then he does. Sort of.
Hunter dives right back into his research as soon as he's back. He's working late one night, late enough that he winds up passing out at his desk. It's far from the first time he's done this so it shouldn't be a big deal - except when he wakes up, he's back in the Emperor's castle.
He doesn't remember a single thing about Kaisou, or any of the people he had met. All that's in his mind are Belos' words echoing in his ears, It would be such a hassle to find a replacement, and the Knee, and the need for Titan blood. He travels out to the Knee, to Eclipse Lake, and despite it all he returns home with the honest-to-Titan portal key. It's cracked and blood is leaking out of it, but it works. Belos has the key.
Several weeks pass. He works away as the Head of the Emperor's Coven, he does little assignments around the castle as the Golden Guard. He's bonded with the bird palisman that insists on following him around, whose name is Flapjack. The Day of Unity is coming. Everything is good.
Hunter is working away at his desk in his room, researching cures for debilitating conditions brought on by exposure to wild magic. He works late into the night and passes out at his desk, though it's far from the first time he's done this, so it shouldn't be a big deal. Except when he wakes up, he's back in his tiny studio apartment in Kaisou. Several days have passed, not several weeks.
It takes him a few minutes to fully process where he is. The memories slamming back into his head are jumbled and confusing, made all the worse by his terror and distress at being away from the castle again. Belos had told him to stay put and after the events at Eclipse Lake, he had listened. So why is he back here? What had he done wrong this time? There has to be something, anything, and as he struggles to deal with this he does something that he probably shouldn't.]
[Network]
[He's mashing the screen of his phone a bunch, eventually ending up with the audio recording function starting to post something to Libra. While he prefers text he isn't about to stop and try to figure the stupid thing out - it's been weeks since he's used it, and he was never very good at it to begin with, and it would take him about half an hour to manage to type everything he wants to say out. He doesn't have the patience right now.
So this message starts with Hunter making some very frustrated, stressed out noises.]
How do you use this - there?? - I swear to Titan - [Okay, okay he thinks it's on.]
Someone better be able to tell me why I'm back here! [Starting off strong! He isn't going to beat around the bush, nor is he able to push the anger coming through in his voice down to something calmer.] I don't know what kind of stupid game someone or something is playing, but they're going to have the entire Emperor's Coven to deal with after dragging me back here! I was here one second, then I was back in the Boiling Isles, like none of this ever happened! I went home!
[That last remark is tense, his anger quickly becoming overwhelmed with the anxiety that comes with knowing he fucked up. Badly. He draws in a short breath and pushes forward.]
There must have been some kind of time and memory magic working together through whatever portal I went through, because it was like I never left. It was the same time, and the same place, and I couldn't remember anything about this city -
[There had been nothing. Nothing to worry about, only his life in the Boiling Isles. And now he's back here, reaching for something that's just out of his grasp. His anger ebbs away further, his agitation really starts showing through. His voice is cracked, his lisp is coming through more pronounced, and he's smashing a fist down onto his desk. There's some worried chirping going on in the background.]
It was great! Things were going great! I made up for failing with the palismen by getting the key! The Emperor was - [Well. He falters, then picks himself up.] - everything was moving along - [It isn't video so no one can actually see this, but it's clear from the distress in his voice and the increased rambling that he's gesticulating wildly with his hands. He does that when he gets worked up.] All of it's ready for the Day of Unity - I was doing what he said - so why am I back here??
[It's like a thread snapping. The fear that Belos is going to replace him for this, no matter how irrational it is given the time shenanigans going on, is too much for him.
It would be such a hassle to find a replacement.]
I can't be back here! He needs me! The Titan needs me! I didn't do anything wrong this time - [There's several short, shallow breaths, and it kind of sounds like Hunter is starting to laugh as he buries his hands in his face. He sounds the furthest thing from happy. He failed again, and this time he doesn't even know how.] I can't believe this - I can't believe it - there's got to be some Zodiac personnel on this thing that can explain what's happening! Whatever sent me back, just do it again - I can't be here!
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