kaisou | Open log + text

WHO: Fern and open!
WHERE: Around the city, and the network.
WHEN: Early May.
WHAT: Fern's to Kaisou.
WARNINGS: Body horror because Fern is made of grass.

Around the city

[Going from the front lines of a large war to a literal nightmare to the interior of his mental vault has been bad times, enough so that when Fern finally exits his labyrinth he finds being upended in a world that looks distinctly un-post-apocalyptic is actually an improvement to his previous situation. There aren't any jerks who've stolen his identity, and there aren't any bigger jerks who pretended to be family but were only using him, so he's already in a much better place.

It can't last though, and he still has a lot of restless anger he needs to get out, somehow. He needs to start wrecking things, he still feels like complete garbage after all the problems he got yanked away from. But maybe he isn't the only one who showed up here? If that's the case, then all he needs to do is hunt the others down, then he can totally get the jump on Finn or whoever and beat the stuffing out of them until he feels better. Perfect plan!

So he wanders the city aimlessly, looking like a completely normal human boy with a bear hat to citizens who haven't been exposed to the paranormal, and to those who have, looking very much like some kind of horrifying pile of grass in the rough shape of a person. When he sees your character he doesn't hesitate in racing over to them, so good luck with that.]

Hey dude! You seen any giant cake robots around? Or Gumball Guardians?

[Asking about Finn will just send him into a self-loathing rage, and besides, the robots and guardians are a lot bigger and easier to spot.]

Network - text; un: fern

uh ok so i get this is some alternate universe biz
i've been through that before so it's whatevs, nothing new to me
but it's real donked
i've never seen so many humans just walking around like they didn't get totes extinct a thousand years ago or anything
not sure i'm ever gonna get used to this

wait unless this is just more nightmare?
is this some big shared nightmare trash? there's a lot less eyes if this is a nightmare
Globbit this sucks
anyone heard of Gumbaldia? the Candy Kingdom? am i on my own here?

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[ Luisa is starting to feel the now-familiar hunger, which is a bit frustrating. So far it’s only been a day, but if it follows the same pattern as last month, this week is not going to be fun.

She’s not making the same mistake this time, and is munching on a snack as she makes her way down the street, when she sees the…boy? Plant? Someone (something?) coming towards her, and her confusion only grows when he asks his questions. ]

Uh…I don’t…think so?

…What are Gumball Guardians?

[ And…cake robots? ]

[There's a blink, and Fern quickly realizes this lady reminds him of Susan. She's certainly got the same muscles for days, though she's lacking the cat hat, and he's pretty sure he's never seen her before so there isn't the whole... attacking her and being the worst friend ever... thing he needs to worry about.

Y - yay?]

Big gumball robots? Like... [He looks around, the points towards a nearby skyscraper.] That building kinda big.

[ She follows his direction for a moment, before shaking her head and turning back to him. ] Sorry, I don't think I've seen anything like that before.

Are you...I mean, have you just arrived here in the city?

[ She doesn't entirely want to assume, and it's not like she knows everyone in the city. But a...green person kind of does stand out. ]

Seriously? Geez! [That's going to make things much, much harder in tracking Finn down, and in frustration the grass making up Fern's body rustles and twitches unnaturally.]

Guess I am. Last place I remember being was a big stupid nightmare, and before that a big stupid war.

[He kicks a random stone on the ground with a clawed foot.]

This sucks so much!

[ Luisa can't help blinking a little as she watches him. He definitely seems to be made of plants. ]

Yeah, I'm sorry. It can be difficult getting dropped in here suddenly.

[ She hesitates a moment. ] Do you...need help finding someone? I can't guarantee that they're here, but...I can try to help you look, if you want?

[He really wants to start breaking things, honestly. Clenching his hands into fists, he sorely considers forming a sword and just starting to cut anything within the vicinity - the streetlights, a mailbox - up.

It'd be really easy to.]

You haven't seen a human guy who looks like me around, have you?

[ She studies him for a moment, trying to imagine his appearance as a human to see if it jogs anything in her memories. ]

Mm...no, I don't think so. I'm sorry.

But that doesn't necessarily mean he isn't here. We can try looking around for him.

Dangit!

[Fern clenches his hands into fists, his grass bristling in frustration.]

Okay, yeah. If you see a guy like him around, you gotta find me and tell me. It's important!

Sure, I can let you know. It might be easier to call you if I find him, though.

Oh! Yeah, okay, my username on that phone thingy is Fern. 'Cause... that's my name.

[He shrugs lamely.]

Fern Mertens.

[ ...is...his name Fern because he's a plant? ]

It's nice to meet you, Fern. [ Even if the circumstances are still...weird. ] I'm Luisa Madrigal.

[Yes.]

Uh you too, d - Luisa. Thanks for trying to help me out.

[ Welp. ]

Sure, no problem. I'll keep a look out for him, but if you ever need help with anything else, you can call me too. I'm "pequeña_montaña" on the app.

[Fern nods at that.]

Okay, thanks dude. [He'll give her a wave as he heads off.]

[ She doesn't get a chance to say anything before he starts heading off, and Luisa can't help but frown a little. She'd wanted to bring him to the Zodiac office so he can get settled, but...

She debates on whether to go after him, but he's gone before she realizes it, and she can only hope that he'll be okay. ]

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