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[effinskull]

[so this has gotta be some sorta palace, right?! there's no goddamn way that he just suddenly ended up in some totally random island or wherever this was! ryuji had listened to the girl on the hologram, he read the pamphlets, he even walked through the town! but all he was getting from all of this is that this was definitely a palace he had wandered into.

but why wasn't he changing clothes? maybe whoever owned this palace didn't think of him as a threat yet? huh.... either way! he now figured it would be best to talk to whoever is here on the weirdo device he was given.]

Uuhh... hellooooo? Testing testing, one two three or whatever the hell. So I really just talk into this and- ah, okay. Alright.

[he cleared his throat!] Ehem! Name's uh... [should he even give his name? this is a palace after all. but at the same time he wasn't in his skull outfit so... maybe it was alright for the time being.]

Name's Ryuji Sakamoto. Just arrived here. Um. I'm in highschool, I love ramen, and going to the arcade... [why is he treating this like a dating app?!]

So yeah! Do we really just.... get jobs and live here? [what a weird palace.]

Comments

[mortal_son]

D'you want the long or the short version?

The short version is: every month or two, this place seems to get dangerous or just plain weird, so you better keep half an eye on your phone and keep your head down.

[effinskull]

...The hell? Seriously?

[that just seemed completely ridiculous.] So people are just waitin' around basically for the next strike or whatever? Nuh uh, eff that, there's gotta be a way around that.

[time to change the heart of this place?!]

[mortal_son]

[ ... The kid's reaction. He couldn't help it. Shinjiro almost smiled. That attitude was pretty familiar, after all. ]

If you can figure out how, go for it.

Though, lotsa people've been here for a long time, and they ain't been able to prevent people from changing personalities, or getting transformed into weird shit, or ... or even towns turning into goddamn candy, of all things.

[ Shrugs, cracks a knuckle ]

If you figure out a way to stop it, just say so on here. Plenty of people would want to come 'long as backup, I'm sure.

[ Implied, but not said, was that he'd be one of them. ]

[effinskull]

[this is seriously the most messed up palace ever!!]

People jump at the chance to help each other here? [at least that was a bonus.]

[mortal_son]

... People are a little friendlier than normal.

[ That, from Shinjiro, is positively glowing praise. ]

There're still assholes, though.

[effinskull]

Cheh! People are always gonna be jerks either way, somethin' is always up their ass.

[you know, unless you change their hearts, of course.]

By the way, what was your name?

[mortal_son]

True 'nough.

[ Shrugs. It was what it was. ]

Shinjiro Aragaki.

Nice meeting you, Sakamoto.

[effinskull]

Oh uh.... you too, Aragaki. [his soon to be senpai.]