Zompania Draft - Draftees only, days 1-3.5

[lucetimods]

Who: All Draftees
What: This is your death. Followed by your time-traveling life and desperate bomb hunting.
When: From May 22 to May 20 to early May 23 (days 1-4)
Where: Zompania
Summary: Information post here
Rating: Varies on thread, please mark explicit material.

This post is for the draftee-only portion of the Zompania draft--the day 3 death, time travel to day 1, and then the events until the arrival of the reinforcements. Be sure to use the above info post for any plotting needs you might have. Enjoy!

Please note that there is a specific top-level comment thread for:

• The day 3 arrival of the draftees and the 6 hours that follow until the bomb is dropped
  
• Death--This thread can be treated as REFERENCE ONLY. Responding to it isn't necessary.
  
• Threads prior to departing for Zompania--post resurrection freak outs, arguments over how to proceed, etc.

All other threading, from day 1 until the reinforcements arrive, should be conducted as normal.

Be sure to tag this post appropriately: [canon] character name

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Day 4

[secretmiracle]

[With her machine gun in hand, Erica heads towards the abandoned building. It's possible anyone who was wounded during the fighting could have headed inside, so he goes along to check and make sure there isn't anyone in need of aid. She moves carefully into the building, peering inside from behind the wall outside before going in with her weapon raised. It's once she's inside that she finds Lee trapped inside the barrier of a dream shifter.

She takes a moment to prepare herself, taking a deep breath and looking over her weapon before she enters the spherical barrier.]

[niceguypose]

The world within the sphere could not be any more different than the dark, dreary and bloody land of Zompania. It was a colorful and vibrant landscape that was full of like (and youth!). It was Konoha Village, looking peacefully as ever.

Looking up, one could see the mighty mountain bearing the faces of all the Hokages. The primary difference is that this mountain has a sixth face: that of Naruto's, which is gigantic and smiling. His mouth is open wide enough that a roller coaster runs through it!

In fact, a cart runs down the rails as Erica enters and comes to a stop where the rail meets the ground near her arrival point. Seated in the cart is a chipper pink-haired girl who is wearing a green jumpsuit like Rock Lee's. "Hello! Welcome to Konoha Village! Are you here to join the Rock Lee fan club?"

[secretmiracle]

[Once she's inside, Erica falters. It really is a huge contrast from the battlefield outside. The place has a sort of pleasant calm about it that she can only hope Zompania will have someday.

... Calm except for the rollercoaster that is. This must be an amusement park! It would certainly explain the faces on the mountain side in that case, perhaps they're a sideshow. The sixth face especially catches her attention as she ends up recognising Naruto from their time working at the convenience store.

She's still staring at the mountain when the cart pulls up, quickly turning to meet the pink-haired girl once she addresses Erica.]

Ah, thank you for the welcome! [She really can't help but give a cheery, high energy response despite the situation.] I... Yes, I would like to join the fan club. Does this mean I'll be able to meet Rock Lee himself if I join? [... Probably should have asked if she could see him before saying she would join.]

[niceguypose]

"Of course!" Sakura says with a smile. "Rock Lee likes to meet all of his fans personally." And she pats the empty seat on the cart. "Come on board, and the next stop will be the club's headquarters!"

[secretmiracle]

That sounds just like him, doesn't it? Wanting to meet everyone. I can see why he has a fan club!

[It's hard to say if she's just playing along with Sakura or if she's being sincere and genuine. She really does seem to be swept up in this fan club/amusement park idea.

Erica turns around quickly to stow Gabriel in the holster under her skirt before sliding in the cart.]

I think the thing to do now would be to hold our arms in the air and scream with joy, wouldn't it?

[niceguypose]

Sakura giggles lightly at her optimism. "That's not a bad idea! Let's do it! 3, 2, 1..." And then she lets out a scream as the coaster roars off again, and then it starts going up an incline, and Sakura starts talking onwards.

"Lee really is great, isn't he? He worked together with Naruto's family to save everyone from Luceti. Now we can all live peacefully here in Konoha! Naruto has become the Hokage, and the rest of us here in Konoha serve him along with being part of the Rock Lee fan club!"

[secretmiracle]

[Woo! Erica screams right along with her, waving her arms around this way and that to the point where 'please keep your arms inside the ride at all times' would certainly apply to her. Once the coaster starts to climb, she lets out a happy sigh before lowering her hands and turning her head to Sakura.]

Oh he is, and after hearing what you said if I had any doubt in him then it would be gone now! Saving all of Luceti, what a wonderful thing for him to do. [Really wonderful. So much so that she's swept up in the idea of Lee saving the enclosure and bringing peace to everyone. If she were paying better attention then she would be wondering if Naruto is the dream shifter here... Sadly the thought never crosses her mind.] Quickly, before the next drop! Do you think we'll be seeing Lee and Naruto together? I should thank them both for their hard work.

[niceguypose]

She smiles. "You'll definitely see Lee-kun! As for Naruto-kun, he's out of town on a trip with his family." Because of course all of the dead people were rescued from Luceti, including Naruto's parents. "This drop... will bring us right where we want to go. Get ready to scream again!"

Because here they gooooo!

[secretmiracle]

So that's the case. I'll have to try and catch Naruto when he comes back from his trip! [But for now, she'll be perfectly content with seeing and thanking Lee.] And I'm ready! Let's really give it our all this time-!!

[Cue Erica screaming loud enough to make her throat start to hurt as they plummet down the drop and off to their destination!]

[niceguypose]

And Sakura lets out a delightful shriek as they make the impossible drop, and the roller coaster weaves around straight for a house that's shaped like Rock Lee's head. It slows itself down and finally comes to a stop inside. Sakura pops up the safety rail and hops out cheerfully. "Here we are! The Rock Lee Fan Club Headquarters! Ever since we no longer had a need for the ninjas to act as military, we all decided to put our resources into being Lee-kun's fans instead!"

The vast room looks like a dojo more than anything, decorated primarily with the color green, but also some pink. Various ninja from Konoha and other countries are all filling the hall and sparring with each other. Rarely has anyone looked more delighted to be fighting each other than all of these ninjas currently do. But right in the center is the most distinctive pair.

One of them is very recognizable as Rock Lee, and he still seems to have a version of his Luceti wings. The girl in pink with whom he spars may be a good deal less familiar. Currently, she's sporting a pink version of Lee's jumpsuit as well as a pink pair of Luceti wings. The two are at a lull in their sparring, looking tired and sweaty but utterly and totally pleased.