auroraexpress | The Twenty-Fifth Trial [Mirror]

Who: Heroes
When:Day 52, night
Where: near the Train

The rain falls harder, and the snake sneers at you as you exit the temples... Lightning strikes and the snake laughs like thunder... But that's all, the mocking laughter rings in your ears as the scenery shifts back to the normal Train area. Those who revive will do so near the Train as the winners and survivors reappear.

Ginger and Licorice double win for both surviving and targeting a Priest! For these teams they get 800 points.

Jasmine wins for surviving! They get 500 points.

Everyone on a winning team is revived and fully healed.

Everyone else... Is revived. And healed. However in whatever death wounds they received they have, instead of scars, white scales for their skin.

Smaller wounds will regenerate in a one to two days and will leave scales instead of scars unless healed otherwise.

All Kami remain hungry and able to shift to their monster form for the next day or so. Only meat will relieve this hunger.

Any Kami that were mad at the end of the game will retain a bit of mental instability for a day, in whatever form you prefer.

Priests, if they normally have powers, will find themselves somewhat weaker for a day.

It is not ICly known that these effects will wear off.

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[It's weird how the name doesn't sound foreign to his ears. Like a puzzle piece locked into place with the awareness that it fits, for some reason. But more importantly, from the look of shock and recognition--this girl knows him.]

Ah... Is that why I couldn't just walk away when I saw you?

You were in that nightmare too. I didn't know I actually knew anyone here.

Then you don't remember either.

[ It's a lonely feeling. ]

We're... distant cousins. Related through the same family line.

No, I don't. Sorry. I don't even remember your name. Hell, I didn't know my own name until you called me by it. So...thank you even if you didn't intend it.

[He may have questions later, but he doesn't think that is really the most important thing right now. ]

It's over...whatever it was. I think we really need to get you some help though. I haven't been here long and don't really know how to get it for you but I'll do whatever I can.

It's Isuzu.

[ She says it quietly. She hasn't given anyone the name "Rin," but... he wouldn't have used it ordinarily anyway, so it's fine to continue to keep it to herself. ]

There... is a medical car with healing pods. It'd be a good idea to keep in in mind for the future.

Distant cousins seems... not right?

[ He shakes his head because he’s the one with memory issues. How could he possibly explain this? ]

I don’t know what made me stay here but I knew I couldn’t leave you alone. Even though I felt like I was the very last person you wanted to see.

Would you be willing to go to the medical car?

...I'll go there.

[ Rin hate hate hates anything that even slightly resembles a hospital, but she knows she can't keep going with these injuries even after the major ones have healed up. So she stands up gracefully. ]

...And your instincts are correct. We normally don't get along very well... and our relationship is more complicated than just a distant family connection.

[He breathes a sigh of relief he didn't know he'd been holding, expecting her to refuse for some reason.]

You have a lot of your memories. How long have you been here?

[...normally don't get along well doesn't bode well for any of this. Hopefully he's not bothering her too much but he has questions and she seems to have answers.]

[ She isn't turning him away for now at least, though she curls her arms around herself. ]

Just over a week. I showed up with all my memories. Not everyone ends up losing them.

[ He notices the protective pose and puts it together with her screaming from earlier. ]

So...did you get eaten too?

[ Always the blunt one. ]

[ She glances away from Kyou, her face twisting into a grimace. ]

...Yes. I was dropped into their room, powerless to do anything to stop them.

[ Yeah, he should have figured that was the case. ]

Not exactly a good welcome here. I could have done without that all.

I’m sorry it happened to you too.

[ She looks up at him, alarmed. They may not have ever been close, but that didn't mean she wanted him-- ]

You also---

[ She can't even bring herself to finish the sentence. ]

Yeah, I was part of that...whole...thing.

[ He can't bring himself to say more about it than that either. What a traumatic experience. ]

Please tell me this was something new and it's not always like this here. I don't think I can do that again.

[ Rin shakes her head slightly. ]

My understanding is... this sort of thing isn't common, but it's not the first time.

[Not what he wanted to hear at all.]

Why would someone that is trying to make good bonds...put people through that? It's crazy!

[ Rin shakes her head. ]

My understanding is it isn't the ones in charge who are doing it, but rather the force we're trying to fight attempting to pull us all apart. It's an excellent way to keep people from wanting to bond.

[ So there's a force working against them? It makes sense on why something so horrible happened. ]

Can I...do anything for you? I know everything that happened was a little...traumatic.

[ And she didn't seem to be handling it well. ]

No, I... just need some time to collect myself.

[ Relying on people is hard, what if she just didn't? ]

The Twenty-Fifth Trial [Mirror] - Winners and Endgame

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