AUDIENCE FOR: 9S

[saturations]

Comments

w0, TUESDAY

[saturations]

[as soon as he looks with the intention of finding the jade archway, it will appear before him. stepping through the jade arch feels like stepping into a soothing landscape painting. the atmosphere goes grey, but rather than the monochrome of other areas, it's the mist of morning fog, still hanging low in the air. his feet touch down onto dirt and grass. he is standing in a quaint country garden. there are tall, dark green trees all around and rolling hills far away, but in the immediate vicinity is a flat, empty area with a few fenced in garden patches. the fenced in area in front of him looks to be a tidy herb and vegetable garden patch. there's a small shed towards the back of the garden, and gardening tools are scattered about.

in the distance he can see a pond and across the pond, far away, a small cottage with smoke billowing from the chimney. there are a few stone statues scattered about the garden, but none of them appear to move.]

[bestaround]

[ Oh, this is quaint—or so he would think so, if he'd ever seen such an idyllic home before, so it strikes him as new, but unusual.

9S crouches down by a row in the garden, plucking up some thyme to get a closer look. ]

... Wonder what anyone would use this for.

[ It doesn't look like flowers, or something you'd eat? Huh. ]

[saturations]

Seasoning, tea, can help with a stomach ache, too.

[The door to the cottage opens, and the statue comes walking out. Strolling that direction leisurely.]

w0, TUESDAY

[saturations]

[through the archway he goes! right into a little apartment. it's a cozy place, a studio, with one bathroom and a small kitchen. clothes lay scattered all across the floor, in the type of way that they might when someone is too lazy to fold the stuff they're taking off. there are posters on the wall, though they're fuzzy and out of focus, and there's a tv and couch in the middle of the room. it's nice and warm in here.

there's color here, too, which might be important to note. the walls are white, but the posters are bright and eyecatching, and the various decorations across the room are rainbow in nature.

and on the couch, there's a pixelated blob, peeking at 9s from behind the cushions. hewwo.]

[bestaround]

[ He definitely hadn't expected it to be so bright here, or perhaps it feels such because he's already spent the past several days existing in a monochrome palette.

More importantly: the blob. Once he takes everything in, he approaches the distorted figure upon the couch. ]

Hm. What are you?

[saturations]

[the blob... waves! a little stubby arm comes out of it and waves happily.]

Y'know, everybody keeps asking me that. What are you?

w0, THURSDAY

[saturations]

[he steps through the archway and finds himself in a small apartment. it's one room with a bathroom, though the room itself doesn't appear entirely lived in. there are a few posters on the wall, but they are hard to make out and it seems that there is a clock on the wall by the door. there's a small couch along with a bed piled with blankets. the kitchen exists, but it seems empty of anything of note except for one whiteboard that reads: If you seek someone to love, think of what it means to give up.

the most important thing is that there's a computer desk against the wall with a pc on it, and probably what looks like the side of riff's head as they're seated in front of the desk scrolling through something. they seem to be watching the entryway though, so when 9s enters they pause and turn to stare at him with their glowing yellow eyes. they don't speak first and seem to be waiting for him to speak instead.]

[bestaround]

[ For someone who just barged in unannounced, 9S doesn't look all that ashamed about walking in on... whatever it is Riff there is doing.

But he does pause briefly, before speaking up: ]

Uh—hey. Just taking a look around.

[saturations]

[fair enough. riff continues to stare at 9s for a moment before their hand disappears into the void of their side, pulling out their phone to send him a text.]

ok
u guys have been doing a lot of that lately

w0, THURSDAY

[saturations]

[ Hello.

[ as he steps through the quartz arch, he will find himself standing in a traditional Japanese-style room - tatami mats on the floor, and sliding paper doors on every side. there are no windows, or even decorations on the walls. it's dim in here, lit only by low candles and shadows crawling out of every corner. it's very, very silent.

No one seems to be around?

Oh but there's a kotatsu in the middle of the room now. shit happens. ]

[bestaround]

[ And he thought Riff's room was empty.

Well. He'll lift the blanket gingerly, like maybe he'll find something underneath. ]

[saturations]

[ Nothing. However, from behind him, a voice: ]

. . . Do you enjoy those types of things? It was put here on a suggestion. I was not quite sure what to offer.

w0, TUESDAY

[saturations]

Sure am. Come on by?

w1, TUESDAY

[saturations]

[re: So, a new "high score"? You all sure love games around here, don't you.]

easy to play
good way to pass the time
u dont have to do it if u dont want to

w2, SUNDAY

[saturations]

omg another one
ur all supposed 2 be dead
9s?????

[bestaround]

Yeah
it's me
I thought I was supposed to be dead too, so don't ask me what's going on
but I still had my phone on me

[saturations]

idk whats goin on
ig im glad u can talk still

w3, monday

[saturations]

I'm here ghosts again this has really been a day for ghosts

[bestaround]

I'm not a ghost, Shale

[ sometimes you just need a different icon to convey the deadeyed stare you're making at the phone right now ]

[saturations]

Well actually you are one but that's okay we don't have to use that word if it's painful

w3, THURSDAY

[saturations]

if u talk to me like that yea

[bestaround]

Okay okay fine.
But seriously
What were you expecting by dropping that on me?

[saturations]

dropping what on you!
ur dead and remember getting dead, how was that a surprise

w4, MONDAY

[saturations]

We may. You have questions?

[bestaround]

A few. But mostly...
Well, I can't talk to anyone on your side of things, but you can.
Is everyone doing okay after everything that happened yesterday?