Our avatars are in a room together

-G... has no idea how to take this-

-what does she say? what does she do?!-

-aichi... IT IS YOUR CROWBAR!!!!-

{A—Aichi we need to go now!}

edited 11th Jun '18 8:40:12 PM by Lilqueendaisy

...Nice! It works out. Uh - just so you don't freak out or anything, you're in a new body. Your old one was pretty screwed up - like, I'm pretty sure repairing it would be like building a new one but harder.

(Geki watches Monika watching Audrey, while simultaneously watching Audrey)

(...how long's that armored samurai fellow with a broom been there?)

...

-quietly wonders if this is the start of the Robo Army-

-Out in the forest, Ovi sneezes-

-Marcus keeps his Lancer at the ready-

edited 11th Jun '18 8:51:59 PM by Randomman5

"Have I been designated to have no limbs?"

Forest (Survivor Aichi)

-He hears G, but the crowbar has him entranced enough to completely absorb his attention.-

<...I... was...>

-...?-

<...trying to find...>

-...He was trying to find something...?-

-What? What was he trying to find?-

-He continues staring at the crowbar, as if expecting it to tell him the answer...-

-He was trying to find...-

<...My... friends...!>

-...His friends...!-

-Suddenly it all starts flooding back to him all at once. The Youmu... the crowbar... his friends...-

-It's a massive surge of negative emotion upon negative emotion. You can definitely see tears forming in his eyes, but at the same time he looks less distant. He's snapped out of it!-

"...W-What am I...?"

-...G... She's been manipulating him!-

"G-Get out...!"

-G, now that he's snapped out of it, you'll find that his willpower is amazingly strong.-

"GET OUT!"

-He's willing you out, G!!!-

edited 11th Jun '18 8:56:00 PM by CrystalMemoria

{AI—GHH!!!}

-aichi starts to glow suddenly! the armor on him turning into glowing crystal ribbons that start to dissolve-

{I...}]

{... If you truly want this... I will...}

-they come apart and dissolve into nothing revealing aichi-

-you can feel your emotions becoming less intense compared to before aichi!-

-G meanwhile, in the view of nobody but aichi, falls out of him-

edited 11th Jun '18 8:58:11 PM by Lilqueendaisy

...No. I'm working on that, actually. Really, I'm waking you up to get your consent on how you wanted to look in the end. Y'know what I mean?

...

(Geki's standing still but sweeping the ground in front of himself, almost fidgety)

"...Any of you magical punks wanna tell me what the fuck just happened?"

Woods

Sayaka: What the... (finally gets back up, in time to watch the convulsions by Aichi, turns to Marcus) I think Homura got through to him after all. She said he'd been...I guess "enchanted" would be the best way to describe it, into a delusional world that was much better than the one he came from.

Homura: (G, even she's surprised how fast that seemed to work) ) <...What did I say?> (carefully approaches Sur Aichi, though she herself seemed to hesitate for a moment before uttering three words in a...deeper voice)    burn it out...   

(Roxas and G, at least, may sense a sudden, though momentary, pulse of something...evil? coming from Homura just then. Sayaka did, at least, judging from the sudden look of worry as she snapped her head in Homura's direction.)

edited 11th Jun '18 9:01:53 PM by megarockman

"... I cannot give an opinion, as I can't see myself."

... -coughs awkwardly-

-but homu she is gone! He is clean... wait no he's still got it in him.-

-is he truly free?-

-G, meanwhile being invisible again and unseen, is trying to lift herself up-

... I failed... I failed you, Koata...

edited 11th Jun '18 9:05:56 PM by Lilqueendaisy

...Moni, d'you got any mirrors? Or one of those newer phones, stuff like that?

"-turns to Monika, becoming staunchly aware of her existence- Hello."

Forest (Survivor Aichi)

-When G separates from him, his mind starts clearing more and more.-

-He's catching his breath from the rush of adrenaline...-

-Then he hears Homura.-

-'Burn it all'...?-

-...That world... it wasn't real...-

-...His home is still a screwed up wasteland filled with zomb— Youmu...-

-...His friends are still missing...-

-...He went through all of that death and misery...-

-...A small part of him longs to go back to that perfect world...-

-...But...-

-...He won't.-

-His friends. His real friends... They are the most important thing.-

-He needs to get back and find them. Even if it turns out to be a false hope that they're still alive...-

-He'll keep searching for as long as he has to.-

-That illusion has been burned. He will never go back to it.-

"...I-I'm sorry..."

-He's apologizing to everyone.-

-He's no longer feeling that extreme paranoia. Just guilt and sadness.-

-...?-

-He sees G trying to stand... and now he remembers Koata and what he did.-

"..."

-He gets up and approaches her, holding his hand out to her.-

"A-Are you all right...?"

-He doesn't seem angry, G...-

-To everyone else, Aichi looks like he's talking to thin air and holding his hand out to nothing.-

"...He's nuts."

Woods

Sayaka: (moves next to Koata) Hey, you OK? Do you need first aid? (stops when he seems to talk to an invisible friend) er...

Homura: (M) Aren't we all.

(SA)...(just drops the crowbar near Aichi and turns to walk away)

Sayaka: Wh-hey! Homura! (goes to chase after her as fast as her clothing would allow, looks back to make sure nothing else is gonna go down)

gonna drop now unless anyone's got one more post to send

edited 11th Jun '18 9:11:41 PM by megarockman

-she stops and looks up at aichi-

-... he...he's not mad?-

... I—I am...

-she looks away- ... You...

...

edited 11th Jun '18 9:12:47 PM by Lilqueendaisy

Forest (Survivor Aichi)

-Aichi looks over at Marcus.-

"Ah..."

-It seems like it finally dawns on him that he's the only one that can see G.-

"...I-I'm talking to an invisible friend."

-G, did he just call you a friend?!-

-He notices the crowbar next to him and quickly picks it up, before looking back to where Homura and Sayaka were walking away to.-

"Thank you!"

-He doesn't know her name, but really... He's extremely grateful to her. She was the one that finally managed to reach through that illusion and speak to him.-

-...He turns back to G.-

"...You didn't mean any harm in what you did, did you?"

-He truly believes she didn't.-

-He's holding his hand out for her again. He wants to help her up.-

"Sure. Yeah, makes sense. Fuck it. Just don't kill anyone."

-Marcus starts walking back to his plants-

"All that magic better not have fucked up my tomatoes, swear to God..."

... -she smiles- I didn't, I just wanted to see you happy.

-she takes his hand and is helped up-

Outside

Homura: (stops when Aichi calls out to her, turns head around to see) ... (focuses intensely on where G might be based on where Aichi is looking and acting) <I wonder more will you...>

Sayaka: ...come on. (tugs on Homura's arm to encourage her back inside to sort all this out - she'd stay out to patch things over with Aichi but Homura looks a bit...too tense to be left alone at the moment)

OK, now gone

Forest (Survivor Aichi)

-He feels bad for causing Marcus so much trouble...-

"I-I won't kill anyone! I'm really sorry about attacking you..."

-This guy just had something of a complete 180 degree turn in terms of personality, huh...?-

-He then looks back to G, who he helped up.-

"...I don't resent you or Koata. You both wanted to make me happy..."

-But...-

"...But that's not the kind of happiness I want. I want real happiness. I want to find my friends and see them safe and sound... and I'll keep fighting to do that."

-You can tell he's serious, G. Even with all of the pain he's suffered, he's still wanting to find them.-

"...What about you, G? What are you going to do...?"

-...Is she going back to Koata...?-

-she shakes her head- My mission is to keep you safe, I will continue to do just that.

-... it feels nice, actually being able to talk to him like this-