WEEK 4 DAY 5: MISSION

[wonderful_mods]

Mission: "Free Paulownia Mall from Noise."
Time Limit: Long
Noise Plane: Duet
Wall Instructions: Key wall in front of Paulownia Mall.
Wall Rewards: Hip Snake
Reaped Rewards: Hot Gaze
Mission Rewards: Choose ONE: 1-handed sword, 2-handed sword, Boxing Gloves, Knuckles, Axe, Hammer, Spear, Bow, or Kunai.

[Another day, another Noise-erasing mission. However, this time there is a definite cause behind the noise: Someone has been wreaking havoc in the Police Station, and the Officer there is really starting to get tired of not being able to catch the culprit. To get rid of the Noise completely, the Players will have to address this little problem. But anyone who helps will be rewarded with a weapon... apparently, some strings have been pulled in that regard. Could the higher-ups be planning something?]

Comments

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

[Zecora has decided her interests will best be served by approaching the Mall directly, then waiting to see who approaches. Her cell phone is in her hand -- she is, of course, still in her human shape -- and she watches the crowds carefully for others.]

[suicidoll]

(Here's a somewhat familiar face making her way through the mall. Though since it's been so long since they last met, there are a few...changes. The loss of Reaper wings is one of them, while the other...has her wandering rather blindly. She is, however, following the spreading negativity with noticeable concern.)

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

Kreutzer? Is that you? How strange
Though not, I'll note, the oddest change.

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji is unfortunately oblivious to Zecora's presence, but he looks to be watching the crowd as well, hoping to track down his friends. He scans the mall for a few minutes, then enters the cafe. Maybe with someone following behind?]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

[Zecora just sort of pops in a moment later, indeed!]

Ryoji! Welcome and hello.
You're hard to find these days, you know.

[shinbunshinobi]

[There you are. He was looking for you the other day.]

Looks like we're in for a long day of fighting, Ms. Zebra.

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

While true, that can't be the the only end.
We must find and address the true cause, my friend.

[cruel_kindness]

[Damn it all! She could've had a sword if he was a player. Not being able to have any coffee for a week now looks like it would've been more worth it if she was a player. She's irritable due to both the coffee and sword problems, so she's going to try and deal with it by harrying today.

Have a Fluttersomeone fluttering about, looking for players to see if they're able to erase noise.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji's not a Player, but he has been wanting to talk to the Flutters. They're two of the first people to hear most of Ryoji's story, so he feels like he can trust them to listen.

Of course, they do look busy... Ryoji's just kind of hanging back, watching from a distance.]

[cruel_kindness]

[The Flutters are busy, but that doesn't mean they could take a small break. When they spot Ryoji, they flutter over to him.]

Sup, Ryo?

[suicidoll]

(Here's a girl you haven't seen in a few days. As it turns out, she's still alive (so to speak). Wandering about slightly aimlessly, but very much not erased. The growing negativity in this area is starting to get to her, especially with her reliance on scanning. It's more making her uneasy than anything, so she frowns. It's...rather off-putting, really.)

1/2

[cruel_kindness]

[To be honest, both of The Flutters' heart skips a beat. They're honestly surprised to see Kreutzer still alive and not erased.]

2/2

[shy_kindness]

[The surprise shifts into a number of other stuff. Mostly happiness and being proud. Fluttershy takes control and flutters over to Kreutzer.]

Kreutzer! Omigoodness, you're still here!

...Um, sorry we haven't talked more this week...

[vexed_snake]

[Asakura's still hanging out in the Police Station and generally making trouble for everyone. His methods are the same as they were the day before--he'll pop into the RG very briefly to give people a good scare, or he'll just hang around in the UG and do the whole trolling invisible malevolent spirit thing. Anyone he's hanging around for too long will be absolutely plagued by Noise.

Good news is that he's still without his Advent Deck after his little stunt last week. Bad news is that the Police Station does have weapons, and he's stolen some Knuckles and a 1-handed sword. Have fun with that.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji's heard about some trouble at the police station, so he's been keeping an eye on the place while he wanders through the mall. Nothing seems to be out of the ordinary...

But the he spots one of those brief appearances, and he recognizes the specter all too well. Glaring, he storms into the station.]

[suicidoll]

(Though sight has been a bit of an issue for her this week, the scanning has served as a decent substitute. If anything, it's helped her "see" the negativity all around the mall and the particular heavy concentration of it near the Police Station. As such, Kreutzer decides to head on over in that direction, looking to put a stop to it.)

[notsogrimreaper]

[There isn't much time left now... Ryoji's accepted what's going to happen, as best as he could. He arranged things with Ichigo, had a bit of fun while he still could... now all that's left is to say his goodbyes.

He's still a little doubtful, honestly. Ichigo had been unsure about when to do the deed, and was trying to put off killing and Erasing him completely. He's afraid that when his friend gets the courage to do it, it might be too late.

Still, he needs to be hopeful. If nothing else, he'll try to find a way to end it himself... if he can control himself long enough to do it.

If Ryoji spots anyone he knows, he'll be walking up to them with a sad smile before asking to speak with them somewhere private. Until then, he'll be spending as much time as possible in the decal areas around the mall, just trying to accept what's happening.]

[poppetstrings]

[It's by complete chance that she's in one of the decal'd areas.

She actually doesn't notice him at first. She's only here to fix up her arm which is currently disjointed from one of her fights with the noise. It'd look rather bad, actually, if she was made of flesh and blood

But she's not, so the joins snap into place painlessly.]

[shinbunshinobi]

[Is there any end to the number of Noise out here at the mall? Sasuke knows that either something is very wrong (which he believes) or the higher ups have gotten lazy (which wouldn't have surprised him).]

[andwesucceeded]

[And could it be that some of that Noise is specifically targeting Sasuke?]

[Yes. Yes it could be. Incoming Alterna Wolf pack!]

Let us see if the Players you so proudly rush to the aid of will return the favor.

[juuichi_yosamu]

[After several days of being completely and utterly AWOL, Grovyle is seated at a keywall once more. Let the others harry, he's worried for his friend and this is the best way to deal with that while still being 'active'.

Naturally, he's not as upset as the Flutters are about being on the Reaper side - he's his own natural weapon, and while he hasn't gotten any info about what the hell is coming in the next few days, he knows that it's something unpleasant... and that the Conductor seems to know what it is.]

[suicidoll]

(At the very least, there's someone else who's very concerned about everything that's going on in this place. After being so reliant on scanning to guide her around and help her fight Noise, she's become very aware of the negativity spreading everywhere. Whatever it is, it's growing.

Though blind, Kreutz is very much making her way over...but that's not without touching the wall, which of course has its typical defenses of shocking her back.)

...You'd think I would be used to this by now, but I guess not.

[invisiblefloatinghead]

[Well, that sure is a large, green lizard-thing manning a wall. The Professor's wondering if he made a mistake in wandering too far from Rin.]

Ah...I suppose you've got some conditions for taking down this wall?

[tamedhollow]

[D-day was coming closer and closer. Ichigo had been distracted from his goal of finding information about the composer by the whole business with Ryoji... and now the mall was crawling with Noise because of that one stupid Reaper who just loved to cause trouble. Ichigo really wanted to give that dick a piece of his mind, but would he get in trouble for it? He had other things to worry about, anyway. Aside from Ryoji, Neku and Josh have been quiet this week... In fact, he hadn't seen them.

Ichigo frowns, sitting on a fountain in the UG, turning one of his pins over and over in his fingers]

[shinbunshinobi]

[He takes a seat next to him without asking.]

I can understand why the RGers and the Players are negative. What's your story?