WEEK 4 DAY 2: MISSION

[wonderful_mods]

Mission: Clear noise from all stations.
Time Limit: Long
Noise Plane: Duet
Wall Instructions: Place walls throughout the city. Seal off the school and the dorm.
Wall Rewards: Konohana Sakuya
Reaped Rewards: N/A. Due to the nature of today's mission, the Reapers have been ordered to keep their hands (and their noise) off the Players.
Mission Rewards: Purity Launcher

[Today's mission appears simple on the surface, but it's curious, isn't it? Clearing noise entirely from an area will require a lot of fighting, and just like the first day... pacts. Furthermore, what do they mean by "all stations?" Well, when the Players arrived in town, there was certainly a train station or two...]

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Ryoji's attempt to cheer himself up start!

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji's still about as depressed as he was yesterday. It seems like this week is out to make him and everyone else absolutely miserable. And judging from the murder, his memory-wiped friends, and Mewtwo's harassment, it's succeeding.

But he does need to at least enjoy himself for a while, right? He still has a few days before he needs to die, and he still is looking for someone to actually do the job... Really, until his plan is thought through, he should just live the last few days of his life to the fullest.

So then why is he MIA? Ryoji may be difficult to find, as he's spending a lot of time running all over the city. He stops for only a second to check 'his' cellphone, then bolts again. And when he does scroll through his messages, there may actually be a hint of his old self showing through as he grins and chuckles.

...Meanwhile, anyone involved in the Game may receive a strange text apparently sent by Asakura:]

Hey baby. I just wanted you to know that you definitely don't vex me. I hope you feel the same way.

[That... certainly doesn't sound like something the psychopathic reaper would say... Maybe while taking a break from fighting the noise, investigating this strangeness could be a nice distraction.]

[vexed_snake]

[First order of business when your phone goes missing: attempt to call your phone. That is just what Asakura is trying to do.

Come on, come on, pick up already...]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Someone answers the phone, but it's a moment before they speak. There's just the sound of panting. Ryoji has been running around a lot, but hey, this is creepy too!]

Hello, Asakura.

[vexed_snake]

Who is this?!

[Using his name like that means that whoever this is knew exactly what they were doing, which makes this even more vexing.]

[notsogrimreaper]

My name is of no importance. What matters is that I have something important to you, and you're going to do anything to get it back.

[Ryoji actually has to pull away from the phone to suppress a giggle. He's always wanted to talk like they do in cop shows.]

[slacksoff]

[...He doesn't recognize the name, nor does he recognize the number at first. But from the way it sounds, it sounds like an...unusual love note.

...A very, very unusual love note. Vexed is certainly an interesting word choice, but...]

Who are you, man? ...Or woman, perhaps? ;)

[notsogrimreaper]

You really don't know me? I'm hurt! I may be a man, but I promise I have as much love for you as any woman.

[Ryoji is restraining laughter the whole time he types the text. He thought it was funny enough to send it to the girls, but seeing his best friend in the Game answer is funnier than anything else.]

DUDE WHERE'S MY PHONE

[vexed_snake]

[Asakura is in a particularly foul mood today. He can't harass anyone with Noise, and his cell phone is missing. He's got himself a crappy loaner phone until he can find his actual phone, but the whole thing just vexes him.

He's going to be out and about all over the place today, looking for his phone. He can't actually attack Players, at least. Maybe it's a good time to confront him about the weird messages you've been getting from him?

Later in the day, after he's given up on finding his phone, he'll have put up a wall in the Police Station, where he's trying to enjoy himself haunting the place. If he can't find the phone himself, well, it'll at least make for a good wall-clearing condition.]

[tamedhollow]

[There's enough walls set up today, and no harrying to be done. Time for Ichigo to expand his search for the Composer.

Not that he's telling his new, irritating charge about that. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop, he assumes the kid can keep up. Somehow]

Tell me again why they assigned me to watch your punk ass?

[anoldfriend]

I accidentally killed someone on the RG--who, mind you, attacked me first.

[He is able to keep up. Xehanort is fast and he can teleport on top of that (thankfully not one of his powers that was taken for the week). Also? Xehanort is very obviously annoyed by being babysat. HE'd much rather explore at his own pace, peoplewatch, learn.]

[tamedhollow]

Doesn't matter. As a Reaper, you can slide into the UG and away from any threat from the RG. Plus, killing someone? Not necessary. Ever. You're an idiot.

[that's too bad, because you have to go with Ichigo on his wild goose chase]

[anoldfriend]

It was an accident. And I couldn't very well simply remain in the RG forever, could I?

[Because this kid wasn't giving up.]

[tamedhollow]

You accidentally killed someone. [he stops and turns, facing the white-haired Reaper, and flicking him on the forehead!] You're so full of it, man!

[juuichi_yosamu]

[Grovyle was actually out and about for the first time in a few days - he'd been looking into things on his own at the end of last week, and had been shadowing Kreutzer the day before.

But today, he's manning a wall by the Port Island Station. He actually didn't seem to be in all that bad of a mood, considering what's gone on, but that might just be because of his proximity to a flower shop. Plants cheer other plants up, who knew.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

Good morning, Grovyle. What's the good word?

[Sauntering up comes the cloaked woman with a friendly smile, and the very familiar accent.]

Yes, my new body is absurd.

[juuichi_yosamu]

Nothing a--

[Grovyle cuts himself off, thinking about that. If her entry fee was her species, that meant that of course she'd find her new form absurd, despite it being easier to actually play in the Game.

...and if that's her entry fee..]

You got your old fee back, then? Or'd they take a second one?

[Still, the fact that the higher ups were at least following SOME of the rules was good news.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

I recovered my old fee
But to play again, they took my body.

[Easier? How on earth? She's so much SLOWER on two legs.]

[juuichi_yosamu]

It's not without its benefits, at least.

[Okay, not more EFFICIENT. But at least you can HOLD your pins and use a phone. Which is an arguable improvement.]

...Want past this wall, I've gotta see that you can finish the mission. Wipe out some Noise where I can see it.

[Thankfully, there's plenty of noise flocking around the RGers of this city. Unthankfully, Grovyle knows full well there's something different about the Noise this week - Zecora's not going to be able to clear them out on her own.]

[andwesucceeded]

[An irritated Mewtwo is standing by a wall outside the train station. Do you really, really want to try to get past him with the way he's almost twitching?]

[vexed_snake]

[There's another irritated Reaper in the area, although he just seems to be looking for something. He'd like to find his phone before putting up a wall of his own somewhere, and sitting still for too long vexes him.

He does, however, notice the angry cat-thing manning that wall.]

...what the hell are you supposed to be?

[andwesucceeded]

[A fellow Reaper?]

[Perfect. The rules do not forbid Reapers having less than pleasant interactions...]

Mewtwo. I am the strongest Pokémon. And the strongest Reaper.

[vexed_snake]

[Less than pleasant interactions, you say? Such is Asakura's life.

Too bad for him he's still being punished over last week's Day 6 and doesn't have any of his powers available to him. He doesn't seem to like that voice in his head at all.]

And what makes you so sure you're the strongest?

[Even though he is totally powerless right now, he still finds that comment vexing enough for a bit of aggressive posturing.]

[andwesucceeded]

I was created that way.

[He might be a little bitter over that.]

The proof will be in the demonstration.

[suicidoll]

(After miraculously surviving the first day, Kreutzer decided it would be in her best interest to practice with the few tools she had on her. Namely, her Player Pin. She couldn't describe it, but somehow helped make up for her lack of vision. It didn't completely help fix everything, but it was a lot better than nothing.

Holding her pin tightly, Kreutzer activates it and...seemingly shuts down from there. Though motionless, she's actually putting all of her focus on not just her Player Pin, but her surroundings. Care to interrupt?)

[slacksoff]

[Enter: Super High School Level Sneaking Around And Not Getting One's Self Killed.

Leon is currently playing the hiding game in another part of town--he's near the mall, keeping himself relatively hidden from view...which doesn't exactly help when you've got a giant fiery red hairdo sticking up that he hasn't considered, but he's kinda freaking out under the guise of hiding.

He's really damning the fact that he can't seem to find his partner, and...well, it shows.

He'll occasionally move around to buy something to eat or drink with some leftover money, so he might strike up potential players there if he sees them. Otherwise, he's in and out, and back in his hiding place.

...It is a comfy hiding space, dammit.]