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Luceti Valley - The Second Log

Who: Everyone
What: The second part of the experiment. Things begin to unravel.
When: August 7th - August 10th
Where: Luceti itself
Summary: Check out the mod post for more. This covers Day 6-9!
Rating: Varies with thread. Please move explicit stuff to appointments post with appropriate warnings.

Luceti Valley continued in its own merry little way. The rich got richer, the poor got poorer. A new tax hike had ensured increasing animosity between both groups, despite the protests of the every charitable Lord Mayor. But on the sixth day, something happens and people begin to notice things are unusual. Idle thoughts that if thought about too much is bound to get you a visit to the police station for an hour or so. Or worse, it may just get you committed.

Meanwhile, the asylum continues to gain more and more patients. Those that are trapped there will find escaping difficult, but there may be more to this place than they first assumed...

On the tenth, battle breaks out across Luceti Valley. People begin to exhibit powers and abilities they didn't know they had. The police begin rounding up these people to lock up. If they resist, its bound to come to blows. Even though no one has regained their memories of their true self yet, it becomes apparent that some trickery is afoot, even if they might not know the source or why.

Note: This is the second log! There will be a third and final event log for the aftermath. There will also be two separate logs specifically for finding John and defeating Zompano. For those of you that signed up, we'll be randomizing the results and replying to the selected characters later tonight. In the meantime, keep enjoying the event! If you have questions, direct them here.

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That's the problem... everything feels like it should, but the location, my family... that feels all wrong, and it shouldn't.

...

I understand. Everything feels wrong to me, and I plan to find out why.

[Yu waited until his head stopped throbbing, before he leaned back in his seat, focusing on the other man.]

What are you going to do?

[Barnaby leaned back himself, and glanced out into the street once more.]

I'm not sure. But I'll find what I'm looking for no matter what happens.

[Yu was quiet for a moment, before he nodded.]

I feel the same.

[He paused a moment, before continuing.]

What's your name?

Barnaby.

[That was all he was comfortable saying. 'Hyuuga' felt as wrong to him as the rest of the place. He stuck with what was real.]

And your's?

Yu.

[He felt the same about "Ka-Fai". It didn't help that the name he did feel comfortable about would make sense in whatever this world really was; Yu and Yuan... it made sense that he would have been named after his father. And his big sister looked a lot like their father -- they even had similar hair color -- so that meant Yu had to have taken his mother's features because he looked nothing like either of them... but who was she? No one ever thought about it or talked about her, and he only had vague impressions of a woman with her back to him to go off of, though he wasn't sure what that was even supposed to mean.]

I would say that it's nice to meet you, but these aren't the right circumstances.

...

We can't stay here for long. Are you able to move?

[Yu nodded.]

As long as I avoid anything triggering, I should be all right.

[Problem was, who the hell knew would set him off?]

[A nod.]

Alright then, just be careful.

[Another weary glance out the window before he stood and watched Yu, clearly intent on remaining on alert himself. There was something about the young man that could put them both in jeopardy if they weren't careful. He would need to stay calm.]

Let's go. We can go to the library, it's not too far away.

[Yu glanced out the window himself, worried about what could be out there waiting to grab him just because he was having unusual thoughts. He let out a breath, before giving a nod.]

Yes, let's go.

[Barnaby gave one final pass over the street before he left the building with as calm and casual a grace as he could manage. No one would approach them if they didn't call attention to themselves...and the best way to do that was to act as normal. But blending in was impossible any longer, not when he was entirely too aware of their surroundings for any and all possible dangers.]

I spend a lot of time there. Some people say too much. But, it's nothing unusual for me. If we're asked any questions, you can always say that I'm your math tutor. It won't entirely be a lie either.

[It didn't help that Yu was feeling extremely self conscious. His expression didn't change -- it rarely did -- but it was the little things. Like tugging on his collar more, or looking like he wanted to reach into his jacket and pull out a pair of glasses (but why glasses; he had never needed them).]

That... sounds reasonable. Lead the way.

[And so he did, leading them down the street with the confidence of a man who had nothing to hide. It would raise less suspicion, he hoped. As much as the situation stirred up the well of emotions deep in the recesses of his mind, he wasn't that keen on fighting.

But he came to a stop when the rounded a corner and was blocked by a group of police.]

[Yu fell in step just behind and off to the side of the other man, trying to keep himself inconspicuous. He still felt vulnerable and exposed, but at least he had someone else with him now.]

[He wasn't expecting it when he stopped, though, and Yu nearly plowed into his back. His eyes widened slightly at the line of cops in front of them, feeling his stomach sink into his shoes. Oh damn… he really hoped there was a plan B.]

[Plan B was to run if they were spotted, and Plan C was to fight if they couldn't run. Fortunately, the cops weren't paying attention for the moment, but their presence had Barnaby on edge. They were more than just a possible threat in his mind. They were something outside of human standards...but he couldn't remember why he felt this way.

The large gap in his memories from the day before might have had something to do with that.

Instead he skirted around the crowd, prodding Yu to follow.

He hoped that his hair didn't earn him any unnecessary attention.]

[His hair? He was a teenager with grey hair!]

[Yu could feel ice crawling up his spine as they skirted the cop, his heart pounding in his chest. He's felt this kind of anxiety before... something that had him surrounded, threatening his life...]

[His head started pounding, like it was going to split open any second. Yu grit his teeth, struggling to keep from succumbing to the pain, to make it any more obvious that something was wrong.]

[The clarity of his awareness would startle Barnaby in the moments that followed, when he finally had a chance to think. Yu's footsteps behind him kept him grounded enough to keep moving, even as he heard the gruff tones of a discussion on plans to seek out more 'questionable parties.'

There was only one detail that he didn't notice in his narrowed focus, and the click of a gun behind them was a reminder that came far too late.]

"What are you two doing here?"

[Barnaby tensed, but tried to keep his calm.

He really didn't like guns.]

[Yu wasn't exactly a big fan either. When he heard the click, he froze... and he could almost feel the barrel of the gun pressed to his forehead, ice cold metal grinding against his skin. It pulled away for a brief moment, and he was staring up at a darkened face as the trigger was pulled back and...]

[The pain ripped through Yu's head again, to the point where he couldn't even see it was so bad. Something was there... deep inside of himself, just begging to be set free.]

[Barnaby faced the man and shot a look that could have melted steel at the man, eyes flickering an unnatural blue as his heart raced and he unconsciously activated his powers.]

Do not point a gun at me!

[He kicked the gun from the cop's hand with an inhuman speed and relentless drive of a wildfire, nerves lit ablaze as a fear he didn't recognize welled up in his gut.

He could almost feel the heat of an unknown, unseen, and unrecognized fire from decades ago.]

[The gun landed some distance away, going off from the impact and making Yu jump. He looked down (when had he fallen to his knees?), able to see a perfectly round bullet hole in the sidewalk, just between his legs. He forced himself to blink... and suddenly he was standing back upright, clutching his head in pain as he stood behind and to the side of Barnaby.]

I am thou...

[Yu's eyes went wide at the faint voice in the back of his head; now he was hearing voices on top of everything? Why?]

[He took a shaky step back, not sure what to do, but knowing they needed to get out of there.]

Barnaby...!

[Barnaby was already in action, lashing out with a swooping kick at the policeman that suddenly turned to apprehend them. They were surrounded, and his agitation flared as the circle enclosed around the two of them.

It was only Yu's voice, the half uttered phrase and the startled exclamation that kept him from launching into a full on melee despite his instincts insisting that something important was missing. He glanced over his shoulder at the young man, unnaturally blue eyes lighting on him in a heartbeat of distraction and concern.

He didn't notice the gun until the crack of gunfire sounded-- too close.]

[Yu did see the gun, though, and his hand flew out, mouth open, trying to scream out a warning.]

I am thou...
Thou art I...
From the sea of thy soul, I come...
I am the one who shed light on thy path...

[The seconds passed like minutes, Yu intimately aware of every single heartbeat as he raised his hand. He could feel his soul expand beyond himself, engulfing the circle of cops in blue light. A card appeared, one he felt he knew, had reached out and took hold of so many times before, and he could feel it shatter like glass in his hands.]

[Everything felt like it exploded, with the cops struggling to keep their footing as something appeared behind Yu. He didn't look behind him, but he could almost feel the familiar yellow eyes blazing out from behind a mask. The gun had already gone off, the bullet flying toward Barnaby, but the massive blade the creature was carrying shot out trying to intercept it...]

[Too late.]

[...

He had no idea what he was seeing, what he felt arise from the young man behind him. The power was immense, almost drowning anyone and everyone with the sheer effect of it's presence on the battlefield.

Whomever Yu really was...he was not a man to be trifled with.]

[Yu was left gasping for breath, sweat dripping down his face from the overwhelming release of power...]

[Ping!]

[His head snapped up, staring at the near forgotten bullet hit Barnaby, and then just fell to the ground, as if it was thrown instead of fired out of a gun. Yu stared, at a loss for words himself; a bullet just bounced off Barnaby. He paused, before glancing back at the huge... person, creature, he wasn't sure -- that thing he just summoned. The masked head swiveled down, and Yu knew he was looking at something amazing and powerful... and something that was always standing by his side, even if he wasn't aware of it. His gaze found Barnaby again, at a loss as to explain what was going on, just that they had the power to defend themselves right now.]

[Finally he gave a nod, a silent promise that he had Barnaby's back, before the creature pulled the sword out of the ground, both summon and summoner turning to face the cops behind them.]

Edited 2013-08-14 04:51 (UTC)

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