oh yeah. sorry if we're holding up the time skip at all. if people want, i'm fine with jumping forward already.
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oh yeah. sorry if we're holding up the time skip at all. if people want, i'm fine with jumping forward already.
"Hey!" Aya exclaimed when the dog pounced on top of the boy. She ran over to him and tried to pull the dog away (she really had to learn his name). "Off, or no more steaks!" That was a lie. There would always be steaks. Aya couldn't punish anyone for the life of her. She was confident the dog couldn't hurt this new boy while in this form, but still…
"I'm really sorry," she said to the boy, "but he's not really fond of so much… attention." Actually, he probably wasn't fond of being attacked by strangers, but Aya kept her mouth shut on the boy's non-pet-friendly behavior. "We're not ghosts," she said to answer his earlier question. "…Are you?" She looked between the crying girl and him. They seemed harmless enough, but you never knew. It seemed like the two knew each other, and he was the reason for her distress.
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@pirouette
@raijinslayer
"I'm really sorry," she said to the boy, "but he's not really fond of so much… attention." Actually, he probably wasn't fond of being attacked by strangers, but Aya kept her mouth shut on the boy's non-pet-friendly behavior. "We're not ghosts," she said to answer his earlier question. "…Are you?" She looked between the crying girl and him. They seemed harmless enough, but you never knew. It seemed like the two knew each other, and he was the reason for her distress.
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@pirouette
@raijinslayer
Later on, Aya would blame her nerves on why she was so jumpy. She gave a little yelp when she heard a very clear, very masculine voice coming from the dog.
"You talk," she said dumbly. He very much spoke english, and apparently had the voice of a middle-aged man. Go figure. She'd been expecting this, but… actually she had no idea what she'd been expecting. Suddenly awkward, she looked down at her feet then back up to the dog. "It's, um… Aya. Not girly. And we'll be ok –" she hoped, "nothing can hurt us here –" she prayed.
Aya spun towards the crying sound. It seemed like it was on the same level as her, just through a few walls. Uncertain, she looked down towards the dog and then up again and took a tentative step forward. It wasn't actually necessary to walk in the spiritual realm, but Aya found the routine helped to ground her as she navigated her way closer and closer towards whomever it was.
Soon enough, Aya came upon a girl around her age, but oddly… childish, for some reason. What was odd though, was that instead of dark and starlike, like everything in the physical world, she was in full color. It was almost as though Aya were looking at her through a veil however, and she appeared more washed out and fuzzier than she ought to be.
"Um… hello?" she tried calling out.
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@pirouette
"You talk," she said dumbly. He very much spoke english, and apparently had the voice of a middle-aged man. Go figure. She'd been expecting this, but… actually she had no idea what she'd been expecting. Suddenly awkward, she looked down at her feet then back up to the dog. "It's, um… Aya. Not girly. And we'll be ok –" she hoped, "nothing can hurt us here –" she prayed.
Aya spun towards the crying sound. It seemed like it was on the same level as her, just through a few walls. Uncertain, she looked down towards the dog and then up again and took a tentative step forward. It wasn't actually necessary to walk in the spiritual realm, but Aya found the routine helped to ground her as she navigated her way closer and closer towards whomever it was.
Soon enough, Aya came upon a girl around her age, but oddly… childish, for some reason. What was odd though, was that instead of dark and starlike, like everything in the physical world, she was in full color. It was almost as though Aya were looking at her through a veil however, and she appeared more washed out and fuzzier than she ought to be.
"Um… hello?" she tried calling out.
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@pirouette
Aya watched as the dog walked over and plopped himself down beside her. She wasn't sure what that meant. He wanted to come with her? That seemed like as good a guess as any.
"Alright," she said as she placed her hand on top of his head, "this can be a little disorienting at first, but you'll get used to it. I'll count to three." Though, that was really more for Aya's sake than the dog's. "One… two…" She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "Three."
In the next instant she felt all her aches and pains fall away, and she was weightless. She looked around her to see the now-familiar sights of the astral plane. It was as though she was in the middle of the night sky, and the constellations had come to life around her. Pinpricks of starlight outlined objects, giving the faintest hints of their colors on the physical plane. Aya frowned when she looked down at herself to see the bruises and redness still on her arms, but at least the pain was gone. Remembering the dog, she turned to him, relieved to see him in full color. She hadn’t been sure if it’d actually work.
"Well?” she asked. ”How do you feel?” Max had said that the dog spoke english, right? Aya wondered if that meant he’d be able to talk to her in this world, or he was still limited to barks and growls. Either way, he didn’t make bad company. Aya pushed herself to her feet, her spirit leaving the shadow of her body. ”You’re gonna have to stay close to me. I can only bring you back to your body if I’m touching you… is someone crying?” Somewhere in the distance she heard the very clear sound of a girl crying… which was odd to say the least because she hadn’t heard anything like that before jumping to this side. She felt her skin begin to crawl as she got a Paranormal Activity vibe.
I swear, if this place is haunted on top of everything else I’ve been through today…
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"Alright," she said as she placed her hand on top of his head, "this can be a little disorienting at first, but you'll get used to it. I'll count to three." Though, that was really more for Aya's sake than the dog's. "One… two…" She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "Three."
In the next instant she felt all her aches and pains fall away, and she was weightless. She looked around her to see the now-familiar sights of the astral plane. It was as though she was in the middle of the night sky, and the constellations had come to life around her. Pinpricks of starlight outlined objects, giving the faintest hints of their colors on the physical plane. Aya frowned when she looked down at herself to see the bruises and redness still on her arms, but at least the pain was gone. Remembering the dog, she turned to him, relieved to see him in full color. She hadn’t been sure if it’d actually work.
"Well?” she asked. ”How do you feel?” Max had said that the dog spoke english, right? Aya wondered if that meant he’d be able to talk to her in this world, or he was still limited to barks and growls. Either way, he didn’t make bad company. Aya pushed herself to her feet, her spirit leaving the shadow of her body. ”You’re gonna have to stay close to me. I can only bring you back to your body if I’m touching you… is someone crying?” Somewhere in the distance she heard the very clear sound of a girl crying… which was odd to say the least because she hadn’t heard anything like that before jumping to this side. She felt her skin begin to crawl as she got a Paranormal Activity vibe.
I swear, if this place is haunted on top of everything else I’ve been through today…
@subject zero
@c3p-0h A thought just occurred to me, isn't Aya technically a ghost when she uses her powers, and thus, can see Kuro and Adriane/Ann when ever they're in Ghost mode?
i was thinking about that earlier too, and am pretty sure she'd see them. whether or not they see her is up to you two, but imo it would make sense.
Aya's jaw dropped when she walked into her room. Seriously, this was like a hotel suite! Wide open space, a fluffy bed, a TV and numerous game consoles, a computer, and her own bathroom… and was that a jacuzzi? She spun around, taking it all in (and was excited to see a little garden outside – she adored flowers). And there was her suitcase, neatly sitting beside the bed. Still in awe at how cushy this guest room was, Aya forced her sore body towards her bag and unzipped it. First order of business was a shower – she was fairly certain she smelled like blood and terror.
She paused though, when she remembered the dog that had followed her all the way up to her room. Turning to him, she knelt down and looked him in the eye, giving his head a scratch.
"So, are you my new companion?" she asked quietly. "Heard you were in that mess at New Sun. You must be quite the hero, huh? I guess that makes me pretty lucky to have you." She gave him a small smile and figured heroes deserved a treat (her dad had always teased her that she was too soft and spoiled anything with fur and big eyes). Walking to the fridge, she pulled it open to find it fully stocked… but with people food, not dog food. Aya wasn't sure what she expected. Remembering what Max had said about ordering food, she picked up the phone on the night stand and stammered her way through ordering room service while being overly aware of the fact that she was a guest and taking advantage of their hospitality when they'd already given her this luxurious room.
After that was done, she walked into the bathroom with a change of clothes and took what was both the most agonizing and best shower of her life. Aya walked back into the room, still dripping and sore, but at least she was clean. Opening her door, she found the plate she'd ordered sitting outside and brought it in, placing it on the ground and removing the lid. She'd ordered a steak.
"Alright buddy, eat up," she said to the dog. She'd probably just find something to eat in the fridge, though at the moment her appetite was nowhere to be found.
She gave a little jump when her ringtone cut through the air. Fumbling for her phone, she looked at it and raised her eyebrows in surprise when she looked at the caller ID.
"<Mom?>" she answered in Japanese. "<What time is it over there?… No, I'm fine… I live on the other side of the city Mom, I wasn't anywhere near it. It had nothing to do with me.>" That was probably the biggest lie she'd ever told, she thought as she looked down at her ruined hand. "<No, it's–… what?… I'm just tired, ok?… Long day at work, and I've got a lot of stuff to do…>" Aya ran a hand over her face – and then regretted it when she realized it was her right hand and touching it at all caused pain to shoot up her arm. "<Yeah,>" she said, not wanting to talk to her mom for longer than necessary. "<Yeah, ok… Bye.>" With a sigh, Aya hung up the phone and tossed it onto the bed. Even when the conversation wasn't bad, talking to her mom stressed her out.
Too tired to move around, but too anxious to sleep, Aya plopped down on the floor next to the bed, leaning her head against the plush sheets. She watched the dog as she let out another puff of air. An idea came to her, but Aya was hesitant about it at first… thus far nothing ever good had come from using her powers. But… it would be ok if it were here, wouldn't it? And then she thought back to when she'd failed to use her powers when she meant to with Sebastian. If she'd just had better control then, she'd have a working hand right now. She mulled it over for a bit longer, before finally just closing her eyes and shaking her head.
"Why not?" she asked herself. Aya looked over to the dog then. "Hey buddy, want to come exploring with me, or stay here and take care of my body? Either way I'll feel better with you looking out for me." She'd never actually tried bringing an animal with her before. Then again, she'd also never met an animal that spoke english. Who knew how this would turn out?
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She paused though, when she remembered the dog that had followed her all the way up to her room. Turning to him, she knelt down and looked him in the eye, giving his head a scratch.
"So, are you my new companion?" she asked quietly. "Heard you were in that mess at New Sun. You must be quite the hero, huh? I guess that makes me pretty lucky to have you." She gave him a small smile and figured heroes deserved a treat (her dad had always teased her that she was too soft and spoiled anything with fur and big eyes). Walking to the fridge, she pulled it open to find it fully stocked… but with people food, not dog food. Aya wasn't sure what she expected. Remembering what Max had said about ordering food, she picked up the phone on the night stand and stammered her way through ordering room service while being overly aware of the fact that she was a guest and taking advantage of their hospitality when they'd already given her this luxurious room.
After that was done, she walked into the bathroom with a change of clothes and took what was both the most agonizing and best shower of her life. Aya walked back into the room, still dripping and sore, but at least she was clean. Opening her door, she found the plate she'd ordered sitting outside and brought it in, placing it on the ground and removing the lid. She'd ordered a steak.
"Alright buddy, eat up," she said to the dog. She'd probably just find something to eat in the fridge, though at the moment her appetite was nowhere to be found.
She gave a little jump when her ringtone cut through the air. Fumbling for her phone, she looked at it and raised her eyebrows in surprise when she looked at the caller ID.
"<Mom?>" she answered in Japanese. "<What time is it over there?… No, I'm fine… I live on the other side of the city Mom, I wasn't anywhere near it. It had nothing to do with me.>" That was probably the biggest lie she'd ever told, she thought as she looked down at her ruined hand. "<No, it's–… what?… I'm just tired, ok?… Long day at work, and I've got a lot of stuff to do…>" Aya ran a hand over her face – and then regretted it when she realized it was her right hand and touching it at all caused pain to shoot up her arm. "<Yeah,>" she said, not wanting to talk to her mom for longer than necessary. "<Yeah, ok… Bye.>" With a sigh, Aya hung up the phone and tossed it onto the bed. Even when the conversation wasn't bad, talking to her mom stressed her out.
Too tired to move around, but too anxious to sleep, Aya plopped down on the floor next to the bed, leaning her head against the plush sheets. She watched the dog as she let out another puff of air. An idea came to her, but Aya was hesitant about it at first… thus far nothing ever good had come from using her powers. But… it would be ok if it were here, wouldn't it? And then she thought back to when she'd failed to use her powers when she meant to with Sebastian. If she'd just had better control then, she'd have a working hand right now. She mulled it over for a bit longer, before finally just closing her eyes and shaking her head.
"Why not?" she asked herself. Aya looked over to the dog then. "Hey buddy, want to come exploring with me, or stay here and take care of my body? Either way I'll feel better with you looking out for me." She'd never actually tried bringing an animal with her before. Then again, she'd also never met an animal that spoke english. Who knew how this would turn out?
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question: what are the rooms at the reformists' base like? what's in them? would there be any food to give to a hungry dog?
hi there. room for one more?
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