first sutra; action/video

[secondcoolest]

[ So. It's that time again, Vatheon. The new arrivals are coming.

This one is a particularly disgruntled young man, hair a soaking wet mess around his face, even covering his eyes. He lifts a hand to push the strands back against his head and he gives the SFC a look, flipping it around a couple times before he lets it settle back on his face again. ]

This is Suguro Ryuuji, Exwire, Tokyo Division, reporting--

[ But he stops and frowns, grumbling. ]

--Screw it. If there's anyone here from home, let me know you're alright.

[ BLIP goes the screen. He's going to be chilling in the plaza. ]

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[secondcoolest]

[ Hold on talking to Rin on the SFC and... YES good okay he has a towel.

And now he can follow. ]

Hope you know where you're going.

[snagglefang]

['Of course I know where I'm going! I know where everything is in this town by now! There's no way I could get lost.' Hah.

But he is leading him to the villa where he and Rin and everyone else live. Too bad he forgot his fish because now he was getting hungry again. Maybe there were some leftovers on the table still...]

[secondcoolest]

[ And look suddenly they're here. ]

Oi! Okumura!

[ KNOCK KNOCK peeking head in the door. ]

[keepsthefire]

Come in~

[Rin had already set out some extra food for Kuro, knowing he was going to be hungry after what happened last week, but realizing Bon was coming to he went and quickly set out a few more snacks.

So the cheery call comes from the kitchen when Bon peeks in.]

kuro - bon - rin?

[snagglefang]

[Kuro slips inside easily and bounds off towards the kitchen where his stomach ca-- Rin called.

'Rin, Rin! I found Bon!']

I dig

[secondcoolest]

[ And he'll just follow the cat, peeling off his jacket as he moves through the place.

Which is...

Nice.

They seriously just give this stuff away for free? ]

Hey.

[ Nodded greeting. All casual-like. ]

same!

[keepsthefire]

[Pretty hard to believe isn't it?]

I see that, Kuro!

[Rin lets out a laugh as his familiar hops on the counter, giving him a pet before pushing a bowl over before looking up at Bon.]

Hungry? I felt pretty drained when I first landed. Dunno 'bout you but if you are it might help.

[snagglefang]

[Yeah, he isn't even gonna bother responding and just dig into that bowl. Yum. When you go for a week without taste buds you start to appreciate food a little more.

So yeah, don't mind him.]

[secondcoolest]

I'm alright.

[ Casually sneaks a bite of something anyway.

What? His food is good, alright? ]

How long have you been here?

[keepsthefire]

[He saw that, Bon.

But he won't say anything, and just stand there with his tail swinging behind him.]

Almost a year. It'll be a year in like... February I think.

[He doesn't remember the exact date anymore, but he remembers a lot of pink being around. the stores.]

I'll be seventeen in December, actually. Like I said, Vatheon is weird with time.

[snagglefang]

[Have a paw batting at your hand, Bon. Rude.

'You should tell him about the curses!']

[secondcoolest]

[ WHAT the food's for him, too! ]

A year? What's the last thing you remember, then?

[keepsthefire]

[Rin just gives Kuro a look like 'Now? Can't it wait, I'm still getting over being my girlfriend for a week' and sighs, waving a hand.]

The very very last thing I remember was helping Yukio on a mission. ... but before that--

[because he knows that's a pretty generic answer]

was gettin' rid of the Gehenna Gate before it could destroy the city.

[snagglefang]

[As long as you don't mind cat slobber.

... But that gets his attention too.

'Gehanna Gate? Rin, when did that happen?']

[secondcoolest]

[ Oops unknowingly echoing the cat. ]

Gehenna Gate? When'd that happen?

[keepsthefire]

[That was a weird almost-echo effect to Rin's ears. He blinks a few times.]

Autumn, last year.

... what's the last thing you remember?

[And that's at both of you. He had never thought to ask Kuro, for some reason.]

[snagglefang]

['We defeated the Impure King in Kyoto!' His ears fall back as he gives Rin a very concerned-kitty-look.

'Rin...']

[secondcoolest]

Kyoto. The Impure King. Which... if it was Autumn a year ago for you, would have been around the same time we would've been in Kyoto.

[ Slow

eyebrow

raise ]

[keepsthefire]

... guys. I ain't ever been to Kyoto. And the only time the class went was when I was locked up an' on trial. And I was unconscious the whole damn time.

[Which is probably a blessing considering how the trial went in their time line...]

[snagglefang]

[Kuro looks at Bon, somehow looking just as concerned as him to Rin's answer. At least he and Bon were on the same page...

'But we did go! We even went to the tower like you wanted to!']

[secondcoolest]

We were definitely in Kyoto. Look.

[ And he's digging around in his pockets, pulling out a picture with a slight frown. ]

It's a little damp, but here. See for yourself. It's all of us up in the tower since Satan's son wanted to see it so badly.

[keepsthefire]

[Rin blinks, giving both of them a skeptical look of his own. He takes the picture reluctantly, though, staring at Bon for another second before finally looking down.]

EHHHHH?!

[How is that even possible?! It looks like him, and everyone else, but he most certainly does not remember going to Kyoto or the tower!]

[snagglefang]

[Kuro nods eagerly.

'He's right! I remember that too!' He moves away from his bowl to bat lightly at Rin's hand.

'It's gotta be this place... Maybe the timing is just messed up?' He doesn't know what else to say to help this weird situation they were in.]

[secondcoolest]

You really don't remember.

[ Bon frowns and crosses his arms over his chest, staring down at the photo, looking at it upside down. ]

I know you said this place can warp time, and I was ready for that. But... this seems more like reality bending to me.

[keepsthefire]

[It's a good thing there are seats at that counter because Rin feels the need to sit down on one. Hard.

He stares at the picture, mouth working a few times but a distinct lack of sound coming from the normally noisy half-demon.

Fucking coral. Fucking god damned stupid coral. It finally gave him what he wanted after all this time and it still managed to fuck it up. It had to be a sadist that was just secretly enjoying all his anguish here.

Or maybe it was the damn scientists, wherever they were, just watching and laughing. "Look at that Okumura kid, we got his hopes up so high and now he's finding out they're not even the right people. Ha!"

It was enough to make a kid cry.

He didn't, though, and his face screwed up in to some sort of angry-determined expression before he finally dropped the picture and pointed a finger at Bon.]

Screw it! I don't care! You're still Bon and you're still Kuro and I don't give a fuck if you ain't the ones from my reality or whatever! The coral can go screw off if it thinks givin' me you guys is gonna mess me up!