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makejapangreat ([personal profile] makejapangreat) wrote in [community profile] phantasmalrift2018-05-16 01:44 pm

Who knows what’s right? The lines keep getting thinner

Who: Shido Masayoshi and whatever unfortunate soul decides to approach him (Open)
What: Shido is working himself to the bone via self-inflicted punishment
When: Early May (like 5/1 ~ 5/12 or thereabouts)
Where: Various
Warnings: Lots of badbrain stuff going on with Shido rn, including self-deprecation, possible thoughts of suicide


[Library]
[Off in the corner sits a man, pouring over a manner of books. The more the days go by, the more that energy and health is sapped from him. The bags under his eyes have been persistent since day one of arriving here, but the noticeable changes are that he does seem to be losing some weight, and perhaps becoming a bit pallid... Yet a fire burns behind his eyes as he reads at the library like clockwork, occasionally extending a hand, fingers tensing, trying to press themselves down on some invisible object. Very occasionally, if one just happens to be around at the right time of day, they might hear a singular "pop" of air in his direction. It's also possible, at times, to find him completely slumped over on the table he's at, asleep, often grunting and twitching in his sleep— it's clearly not very restful...

On a brighter now, later on in the week you might see a henohenomoheji drawn on the back of Shido's head? He doesn't seem to be aware of this...]


[Library - 5/7 (Closed to Izunia)]
[There's more than just a pop today. Today? There's an outright crackle and snap of electricity.

Followed by an agonized yell and the clatter of a chair.

Shido lays on the floor, breathing heavily, one arm desperately clutching at the other that spasms from the surge of electricity that had torn through it. And then something peculiar happens.

Shido laughs. An unsteady sort of laugh, but nevertheless.

Maybe he electrocuted himself so badly he fried his brain...]


[Outside]
[If you get extra lucky, you might catch Shido outside. Particularly, the spot he chooses to go is north, to the top of the Skyclimb Cliffs, where he looks out to the ocean. It seems, well... somewhat of a precarious place for someone to be, really. He seems to be awfully close to the edge at times, no sign of fear or wariness in his body. You might catch him looking down, as if considering something, but for the most part? His gaze remains on the endless blue.

And then, after about thirty minutes of this, he'll quietly turn and head back.]
dragonmouth: then proceed to punch them in the face? (So you're saying)

Outside

[personal profile] dragonmouth 2018-05-16 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ As he heads back, he'll likely run into Tali, practicing her sword either on some unseen, imaginary enemy, or using it to cut off whatever plants happen to be in the area. A bottle of water and a large, cut-open and smelly fruit wait off some feet away, offending the noses of whoever passes by.

Look, she was told to take the durian outside. ]
founderinglight: ([my place plz])

you know it

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-05-16 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[The sudden burst of sound draws attention from the library's other occupant - who was on the edge of a nap at the time, mind. Izunia is certainly awake now, though, and he feels the electricity in the air -

Which perhaps makes it surprising that he approaches, hands out, and catches the last few tingling sparks.]


Much as that sounds like success, do be careful.
letsplayer: (Flatter)

Library

[personal profile] letsplayer 2018-05-16 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Marla finds him asleep in the library as she sips on an ice coffee and reads Atlanta Nights, peering over at him as she holds her book up in front of her.

There's also some snacks she brought because she totally is the inconsiderate fuck who brings food and drink into a library.

Welp. Time to release a large blue jellyfish from its Pokeball and plop it onto his face. Don't worry, the Frillish won't eat his soul or anything like that.

Then she snickers a little and proceeds to take his picture.]
Edited 2018-05-16 22:27 (UTC)
promittere: (Default)

library;

[personal profile] promittere 2018-05-16 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[If there's any consolation, Ignis can't actually see how ragged Shido's managed to run himself. He can't see him at all, actually, which is a bit of a problem.

It's just poor luck that Shido's table is where Ignis is drawn to, books in braille tucked under his arm as he pulls out a seat to take. Or, he would, if said seat was not already occupied by someone who was just trying to sleep.

It's probably not the rudest awakening possible, but it's certainly mortifying.]
foolishjustice: (It's a pleasure to meet you.)

Outside

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-05-16 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[As he's turning to leave, Shido will hear a loud splash down below. If he looks, he'll see that Goro's decided to hit the beach again. Unlike the times they'd talked, there's a grin on his face as he swims around...a much more natural one than any of the expressions he shows on television. In fact, even from a distance, it's kind of obvious he's genuinely enjoying himself here.]
superstylishsquid: (Huh?)

Library

[personal profile] superstylishsquid 2018-05-17 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[At some point while Shido's asleep, someone drags in a blanket to drape over his shoulders, along with dropping a bowl of cashews and a bottle of water on the table next to him.

If he looks around for the culprit, he'll find Alastor sitting nearby, studying a turtle shell carved with runes. There's no proof it was him, but he is munching from his own bowl...]
meowna: Made by @marshwiggle on Plurk (Surprising illusions)

library

[personal profile] meowna 2018-05-17 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Human ears might not be able to hear it, unless they're practically right next to Shido. Morgana, though? He hears that soft snap of static as clearly as though he were sitting right there on the table.]

Hmmm? Something wrong with the lights?

[Morgana pokes his head out from the bookshelf he's been walking along, peering around. The lights don't seem to be flickering or buzzing like anything's wrong with them..... Oh, but there's Shido at one of the tables?]
foolishjustice: (Is something wrong?)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-05-18 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Something like, say, Goro diving under the water and not coming back up? Because, at some point, he decides he wants to check out something underwater, and not needing to breathe removes his motivation for coming back up.

...Yeah, he's going to be down there for at least a few minutes.]
letsplayer: (Astonish)

[personal profile] letsplayer 2018-05-18 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ The monster jellyfish bounds against a wall and gives a disgruntled gurgle, while Marla, sitting at one of the tables nearby by the time Shido's gotten up, quietly takes out another Pokeball and recalls the beast.

Then she takes a sip of that iced coffee and a bite of... oh god it's one of those pink onigiris filled with live spiders.

Upon closer inspection, she seems to be alternating between reading a book and writing things down on small squarish pieces of paper, which are now being dotted with the occasional live spider that falls from her snack. ]
Edited 2018-05-18 02:56 (UTC)
superstylishsquid: (Oh yeah...)

[personal profile] superstylishsquid 2018-05-18 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
[He glances up from the shell and gives a light shrug.]

Don't mention it. I was headed to the kitchen for a snack for myself, anyway.

[That...doesn't explain the blanket, Alastor.]
foolishjustice: (Tell me when you're done yapping.)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-05-18 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[He surfaces just as Shido's reaching the beach, holding a rather...strange fish in his arms as he does so. It's about the size of a salmon, and squirming vigorously, but Goro's grip is solid...and his time under the water doesn't seem to have dampened his mood any, even though he's blowing water out of his nose.

When he sees Shido, though, his expression falls to something tense and vaguely irritated.]


What do you want?
superstylishsquid: (Would you look at that.)

[personal profile] superstylishsquid 2018-05-18 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
A shell from one of the magical creatures in the forest. They can project and weaponize barriers, and I'm pretty sure the spell for it is in these runes.

[He even turns the shell around to show the runes in question!]
foolishjustice: (Shall I explain?)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-05-18 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
You've never seen a live fish before? I suppose you've never had much need to pay attention to things like raw materials.

[Fish goes squirm squirm! But still isn't having much luck.]

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