WEEK 4 DAY 2: MISSION

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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...]

Comments

[vexed_snake]

[There's another noise that sounds as though Asakura has violently upended a trash can somewhere.]

Fine. I'll play your vexing game.

[notsogrimreaper]

[It's easy to hear the smile in Ryoji's voice now.]

Good. You have until the end of the day. Catch me if you can!

[And there's a click.]

[vexed_snake]

You--!

[Well, if Asakura weren't vexed before, he's sure vexed now. He's flying over the city, looking for some punk with a purple flip phone that doesn't belong to them.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji's doing his best to stay two steps ahead of Asakura, though he does pause a few times, if only to continue texting.]

Question: how big is your 'cobra'? Just want to make sure I'm getting the facts right. I don't want to oversell you to some cute girl.

brb dying

[vexed_snake]

[Wait...WHAT? Asakura stops to perch on a nearby rooftop to compose his own reply.]

Big enough to kill you with once I find you.

[Asakura, no, not Venosnaker...or does he know that?]

I am too oh my god

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji actually has to completely stop in his escape when he sees the next text. He's clutching at his stomach, the laughter and the exertion making his sides hurt.]

Well, I guess there are worse ways to go. Still, don't really want to be choked by your cobra. Be a little more gentle, Asakura!

I can't stop laughing

[vexed_snake]

More cobra than you can handle. I don't do gentle, you

[And that's when a combination of Asakura's keysmashing anger and the new-to-him phone's autocorrect takes over. In his haste to reply, he accidentally sends the text without being able to fix things.]

duck blowfish such duck dog xylophone desktop duck

I laughed so hard that I forgot to tag

[notsogrimreaper]

Oh, Asakura wants to give it to me rough, does he? As long as the duck and dog stay out of it, we can talk!

[Ryoji's pretty certain that he's laughing hard enough to be heard across the city, but getting this chance to annoy the Reaper is worth it.]

This entire thread has reduced me to varying levels of incoherence...

[vexed_snake]

[At least Asakura has finally figured it out. Not that this helps. In fact, it only makes it worse.]

You'll regret it when I find you. I've been in prison for a while.

[Asakura, no, ambiguous threats are bad. Not like he's had any luck otherwise. Surely there's got to be some idiot with his phone around here somewhere. He's once more flying low over the city, trying to see if he can find the culprit.]

I'm pretty sure I just keysmash every time I get a reply

[notsogrimreaper]

Oh, a bad boy, are you? Tell me, what really happens when someone drops the soap? I've always wanted to know.

[Ryoji pauses for a moment to send his text, and he's actually out in the middle of the street. If Asakura is paying attention, he might notice the flash of his cell phone's screen as the teenager flips it shut and jogs off again.]

Same. XD I can't stop laughing...

[vexed_snake]

[Asakura catches it, quickens his pace, and starts following the teenager more closely. He's recognized Ryoji now, and he's starting to put two and two together. He'll send another text, just to make sure that this is in fact his phone. He wants to catch Ryoji in the act.]

Why don't I show you in person? Have some soap handy when I find you.

And now I'm sobbing in fear.

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji flips open the phone again, immediately after Asakura sends the text. If he has time to send a reply, he'll write this and send it:]

But that's not romantic at all! I may want you to go rough, but I'm not into that kind of roleplay!

[Either way, he's caught in the act. Will Asakura catch him now?]

Asakura does have that effect on people. D:

[vexed_snake]

[Busted, Ryoji. Asakura reads that text and growls. He steps into Ryoji's path and pops back into the RG.]

So you didn't bring the soap?

[Said with equal parts hatred and sarcasm. At least he's not interested in actually giving Ryoji any sort of soap-related demonstration.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji jusmps, as any normal person would when faced with a human who materialized out of thin air, but once he recognizes Asakura, he smirks.]

Sorry, but I wanted to do this face to face.

[Will this conversation ever stop being filled with innuendo?]

[vexed_snake]

You did, did you?

[Asakura is not happy with you, Ryoji. Not in the least. This vexed expression is not his happy face. He's walking towards Ryoji with body language that strongly suggests he's going to try something violent.]

You better make it quick.

[As soon as he gets close enough, he'll try to punch Ryoji so he can get revenge his phone back.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[He won't even make a move to attack Asakura first, or even dodge the attack. He takes the hit, straight in the gut, and the force is enough to make him double over. He keeps a firm hold on the phone, though, and when he speaks after coughing a few times, Asakura will find out why.]

I-I'll give this to you, but I have one more request.

[vexed_snake]

[Asakura's quite surprised Ryoji made absolutely no move to dodge or break his hand or one of the usual responses. At least the surprise has stopped him from trying to hit Ryoji again.]

And why would I grant a request of yours?

[notsogrimreaper]

Trust me. This is one that you'd want to hear.

[After a long moment, Ryoji straightens, holding his stomach with one arm while the other reaches out. There's a bright flash, and the blade that Thanatos usually carries is in his hands. He holds it out to Asakura.]

I want you to take this and kill me.

[vexed_snake]

[Asakura gladly starts to reach for that sword, but then he stops. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE.]

...what are you trying to pull? You want back into the Game, is that it?

[notsogrimreaper]

Maybe I do. The important thing is that I can't live any longer.

[And he certainly doesn't want to keep living. But he doesn't exactly want to be in the Game, either. That's too risky.]

[vexed_snake]

Why should I help you?

[He is suspicious. So suspicious. He's even looking around the area, like he thinks someone's watching. He knows how sting operations work, Ryoji.]

[notsogrimreaper]

Because you want me to die anyways. I promise, I won't retaliate. I'm not trying to trick you. I just... can't ignore the fact that I shouldn't exist anymore.

[Ryoji has an honestly sincere look on his face. He's desperate. No one could fake a face like that.]

[vexed_snake]

How vexing.

[This sincerity only trigger's Asakura's natural contrary nature. He takes a step back.]

Maybe you should stick around for the moment.

[notsogrimreaper]

[He looks shocked and absolutely terrified for a moment.]

What? B-But why?

[vexed_snake]

Because something vexing is going on here, and I think you're trying to trick me. Do you know what happened the last time I killed people from the RG?