>>41521626
You ignore him. You think he's full of shit, and you don't even need to voice it. Gilgamesh has gotten used to it by now, as it wasn't his first attempt tonight, so he only sighs. You're here to waste time, but that doesn't obligate you to converse with this guy.

Nothing particularly important happened over the last few days. You didn't enjoy them, but you pretended to have fun whenever it was appropriate. You're not a good actress, though. You think everyone's noticed that you're not having fun at all. But you really can't help it. You sometimes think it'd be better if you just skipped school and didn't hang around them for a while until you got your act together, just so that you wouldn't bother them, but you can't bring yourself to do that because you're scared of being alone.

When you skipped a night of sleep, you were just barely able to enjoy yourself. Of course, when the day ended and everyone went home, you went back to being miserable.

Aiko's death was made public the day after the vandalism incident. You think people pretended to care only because it was polite to do. Aiko didn't have many friends; she wasn't very popular, not among teachers or students. She wasn't very sociable. Kimiko might have made more friends than her during the short time she replaced her, but it still wasn't enough to make her death important in anyone's eyes.

...It was sickening, but you didn't have the energy to make a scene.

In other news, Paul is fine. There'll be a few small scars left after he makes a full recovery, but there's no brain damage or anything otherwise permanent.

The wound you received when fighting Paul is almost gone, too. It aches when your brother's around, but even that should be gone in a few days, according to Gilgamesh. He said that it only heals at all because you have him; he couldn't resist adding that it would heal much faster if you were better at using these powers.

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>>41521626
Settle down Gil, you horndog.

>>41521651
You feel your body getting a little sore after sitting around on the cold floor for so long, so you get up and stretch your muscles a bit. There are news about Kimiko that are waiting for you to get them, but... you're not as happy about it as you thought you would be.

"Are you not going there because you suspect the worst?" The Hogyoku speaks up again. "If the news says that Kimiko is not coming back, you'll try to go and bring her back yourself, won't you? And you're afraid that you'll have to do that."

You don't reply. Not because your answer should be obvious, but because you don't really know how to respond. You eventually decide to keep your silence. You're under no obligation to say anything. You're here just to avoid sleeping.

And you're in no rush, either. The first night isn't even over yet. You're under no time limit to receive the information. You suspect that if Hiyori gets tired of waiting, she'll just barge into your house and force-feed you the information, so it literally doesn't matter what you do right now.

The man keeps quiet as well. Rather than bringing up a new subject, he awaits your answer. It's irritating, like he's trying to turn this into a stupid competition - whoever breaks their silence first, loses.

...

>"It doesn't matter. I'll do whatever it takes for her."
>"Of course I'm afraid. I'll be leaving my friends and family behind."
>"...What are you saying? Do you think I shouldn't go? Why?"
>Don't answer. It's too early to decide anything.
>Other. (Write-in).

>>41521651
When did Clarissa start calling him Gilgamesh?

>>41521687
>"Of course I'm afraid. I'll be leaving my friends and family behind."

>>41521687
>"Of course I'm afraid. I'll be leaving my friends and family behind."
>"...What are you saying? Do you think I shouldn't go? Why?"
Deflect, deflect!

>>41521702
It's been voted for a while ago, but it's somewhat inconclusive and not particularly liked by the man in question, and there weren't any other suggestions so far.

Always feel free to make suggestions of your own!

>>41521782
Yeah I just wasn't sure where she'd get the idea. It's fine though.

>>41521687
>"Of course I'm afraid. I'll be leaving my friends and family behind."

>>41521687
>>Don't answer. It's too early to decide anything.

>>41521687
"What else can I do? You weren't a fan of me giving up."

>>41521687
Voting over, writing!

>>41521782
If he can't be bothered to name himself, why should we do it for him?

>>41522046
Ease of reference?

I'm looking forward to hearing what Urahara has to say, the easiest explanation is a Rukia-like situation but I dunno...retreading that seems unlikely in and of itself.

Don't die on us Mushroom!

>>41521702
>>41521765
>>41521874
"Of course I'm afraid. I'll be leaving my friends and family behind."

The man on the throne makes a tired expression and rests his chin on his knuckles. "Then maybe you shouldn't do it."

His words manage to frustrate you to the point of a headache. "Weren't you all for it a little while ago? The fuck happened to you?"

"If you think you'll be happier here with your friends and loved ones, then you should stay with them."

"I want Kimiko to be with me, too. You're annoying. Shut the fuck up."

The man's red eyes carefully scrutinize you for a brief while before continuing. "If you don't have the resolve for it, you simply won't make it. You won't be able to save her." He flatly declares and shrugs.

"...Oh yeah? And what the hell happened to 'you shouldn't be afraid of anything'? Isn't that what you used to say? Didn't you tell me to do whatever the hell I wanted to? Why the fuck are you backing out of it now?!"

"I told you to do what you want, that's right. I just suspect that you don't want to do it. You want your Kimiko back, but you don't think she's worth the trouble of risking your life and abandoning everyone you care about. Am I wrong?" He seems confident in what he says, and that angers you more. "Judging by your lackluster response, it'll be hard for you. You're not good at using your powers, so unless you dedicate yourself entirely to the cause, you won't get far. And can you achieve that state when you're worried about the people you've left behind?"

(1/2)

>>41523321
"...Shut up," You hiss through gritted teeth. "Just because I said that... it doesn't fucking mean anything. I'll still do it if I have to. I'll save Kimiko if she's in danger. It's fucking normal to be scared, god damn it."

The man sighs. "You knew that girl for hardly more than a week. She caught you during a vulnerable time, using a method which you couldn't resist. Unless you really believe that there's something more to it, then don't go so far for her. If you think you have too much to lose, then don't risk losing it all," He closes his eyes and shakes his head. "...But in the end, the only thing I care about is your happiness; as long as you are happy, I don't care how or why. Of course, people that don't exist can't be happy..."

You sit back down in your corner and hug your knees. You don't want to deal with him anymore. Speaking truthfully caused him to do nothing but discourage you even more.

He laughs in a self-derisive way. "And in the end, my words hardly mean anything to you, do they? Unfortunately, I can't make choices for you. I can't even make choices for myself, either. If this world is beset by fog once again, I won't be able to enjoy even the limited freedom I have now. And yet I'm helpless to prevent that," Another sigh. "...But I suppose there's no harm in trying."

You think you hear footsteps. You make a grimace, not looking forward to the man's approach at all. He's probably thought up of words to make you feel better, or so he believes, and he must want to be closer to say whatever it is he wants to say. If he decides to touch you, you'll kick his ass. The only reason you haven't done that so far is because he's sitting too far away.

"...Who's there?!" You suddenly hear the Hogyoku yell, which makes you lift your head in surprise. He's shouting at someone that isn't you, but-...

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>>41523359
You stand up and briskly walk away from the massive double doors that lead into this room, your whole body shivering in revulsion and terror. There can't be anyone else here. And yet near those doors stands a short, pale girl with black hair.

How is she here? She can't be here. Nothing can be here. Why is she here? Is it to drag you off and torture you some more? Can you not get away from her even here?

"I'm sorry for what happened before. I didn't mean it. I miss you. Please come back." The girl pleads with a pitiful smile on her face, tears gathering in the corners of her eyes. That expression claws at your heart almost more than the fear.

You've walked all the way to the throne, on which the blond haired man still sits. He raises his hand, and with that gesture, a sword flies through the air like a loosened arrow, aimed right at the small girl's head. She didn't answer his question, and he must not have the patience to repeat himself.

...

>Don't do anything. Let her die if it kills her.
>Stop the sword.

>>41523415
>Stab her yourself

>>41523415
>Stop the sword.
Can't let her die again!
'course this is probably a bad idea, but it seems like shooting a sword at this thing is also a bad idea so it's just bad ideas all around.

>>41523415
>>>Don't do anything. Let her die if it kills her.

>>41523415
Well, shit.
If she's a manifestation of Clarissa's guilt, then shooting her will be quite counterproductive, or at best just make her disappear temporarily. But given how poorly Clarissa's handling her presence I dunno if saving her will lead to any good solutions or whatever. There's also a chance she's the result of outside interference, though I dunno if that's very likely...

>>41523415
Can Clarissa shoot swords in here? Should be able to if it's her mind right? We could always pincushion her ourself if we need to (assuming it even works) after seeing what's going on with her. Showing up outside nightmares is unprecedented, we should gather info.

>>41523415
>Don't do anything. Let her die if it kills her.

Is piercing her really smart? If she doesn't get notably harmed from it, it's mostly pointless, as is probably most likely. Though it might make her go away from now. If it DOES work...isn't that worrying in and of itself? You generally don't beat trauma or guilt by literally killing it effortlessly (it's not even Clarissa doing it in this case) so it seems like either that'd be outright dangerous for our mental health, or indicate it's not a natural manifestation of our psyche in which case we'll be left with no leads as to what's going on with it.

>>41523415
Voting over, writing!

>>41523415
>Stop the sword.
"Wait. Either it's just some manifestation of my guilt in which case stabbing it will at best be a temporary reprieve, or she's something else entirely, in which case I want some answers."

>>41523743
>>41523745
Hahaohwow

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>>41523743
>>41523745
>>41523758
>8 seconds

>>41523776
I bet anon was waiting for you just to be a dick!

>>41523543
I just realized this probably wasn't accepted as a vote huh...oh well. It's not like I think she'll die anyway.

>>41523872
It's another situation where I can't see any victory conditions. Happens a lot lately. Also last thread I totally called it.

>>41523949
I do remember that getting called, yeah! I'm pretty interested in seeing where it'll go, though I'm expecting shooting her to put it off until later. Still, won't complain about getting to Kimiko news either.

>>41523872
Was it meant to be a vote? Sorry, I didn't realize!

>>41524020
Eh, I assume you've been writing for a while so no biggie.

I was hoping Clarissa might be improving mentally for a while, but last thread and this are shooting holes in that. At least it's interesting though, so I won't complain! Guess it takes more than downtime and willpower to get right in the head.

Still, while she's been crazy before, this seems more outright debilitating so far. I mean spontaneous murder is bad but when we controlled her she stayed mostly functional. Hopefully we can find a way to deal with it.

>>41524174
Well, let's see if more murder can help I guess.

>>41524224
At least Gil's handling it this time around.

>>41523495
>>41523550
She doesn't avoid it. The massive blade lodges into her skull with a disgusting cracking noise, and the impact flings her meager weight aside.

Her small body twitches in agony as the chunk of steel keeps her head pressed down against the floor.

"W... why?" You hear the girl mutter. As she exhales the remaining air in her lungs, her head is forced to turn to the side under the weight of the sword. Her twitching stops as soon as the weapon loudly collides with the marble floor. Red blood leaks out, tainting the throne room.

She doesn't move.

This doesn't put you at ease.

You open your mouth to speak, but your voice crackles and doesn't come out right.

"Is... is she..." You can't voice your fears properly. You shriek. You didn't think that watching her die would be so painful. Even if she isn't Aiko, she still looks like her. Even if she isn't Kimiko, these are still the only memories you have of her.

"Why the fuck did you do that?! She wasn't doing anything!" You grasp your head and lash out at the only person left in this world. "Fuck, fuck! WHY?!"

He asks you something, but you don't listen to it, you don't understand it, you don't care about it, and you don't want to hear it. You scream. You scream at no one and nothing, but also at everything. You want to bloat out the noise of that girl's cranium cracking under the flung sword, a noise that keeps repeating itself inside your head, and the sound of her blood trickling down and spreading across the marble floor. The latter shouldn't be audible at all, not even within this quiet world, and yet you feel like you can hear every drop.

(1/2)

>>41524665
"Is your guilt gone, too?" He repeats his question. You look up at him, confused. "Then that means this girl isn't dead. Don't look at her, you idiot!" He barks at you just as you were about to throw a glance at the body. "Even if this body is dead, that doesn't mean anything. And you won't make anything better by looking at her, so don't you dare."

Gilgamesh stands up from his throne and grabs your shoulder with one hand, and your head with the other. He keeps both firmly in place, as if trying to restrain you and forcibly keep you from turning towards her. "Leave. If you value your wits at all, don't sleep alone anymore. Either I'm wrong and she's dead for good, or she'll be furious. Don't risk it. Now leave."

What does he mean, furious? She already toyed with and tormented you so much during those three nights, how could it possibly get worse? Your whole body shakes at the thought of it, and more tears stream down your face.

The Hogyoku keeps his hold on you for a while, long enough for you to calm down at least a little bit, enough to realize that you can - and should - do something.

...

>Leave your inner world.
>Ask him something. (Write-in).
>Other. (Write-in).

>>41524685
So, we fucked up apparently. Why the fuck would he do that if he thinks it'll make her 'furious' though? Ugh.
>Leave your inner world.
We can ask Gil later when we've cooled down.

>>41524685
>Leave your inner world.

>>41524685
>Ask him something. (Write-in).
Ask if there was anything else we could have done rather than shoot swords at her. Furious sounds pretty bad, but if our guilt's that dangerous then I dunno what we could have done...

>>41524767
We didn't shoot any swords, Gilgamesh did. Don't know why he'd do that if he thought it would make the situation worse though.

>>41524685
>Ask him something. (Write-in).
Can we sleep as a shinigami? Maybe we could have the Chappy in our human body hold us?

>>41524804
Well I'm not sure the distinction of Clarissa and Gil has much meaning in this case is all, she got shot with swords by our implicit permission either way.

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>>41524846
He's not talking about hugging, anon!

>>41524869
Well, that's because you guys are kind of dumb, and I couldn't reach my computer in time.

>>41524908
Ha ha, time for slumber-party! Endless slumber-parties. The slumber-parties never end.

That's what he means right?

>>41524685
>Other
"So, how about alcohol and/or pills?"

>>41524935
Hey now anon, I voted against it too! But it's not like we know what we could do if we didn't shoot either.

>>41524962
Drugs are bad anon! Well, at least they're not cheating though.

>>41524685
Voting over, writing!

>>41524908
Geez Kimiko, get back here and take responsibility already!

So, apparently we can't sleep without fucking any more or the Ghost of Cristmas Past will haunt us. How are we gonna deal with that? Couple days without sleep already taking its toll on Clarissa's health here.

>>41525181
Be more proactive towards resolving things with Kimiko? Maybe we'll get lucky and be killed.

>>41525181
Well our options are basically 1: get over Kimiko, start fucking someone else (or just grab one-night stands all the time), 2: find Kimiko ASAP before it get out of hand, 3: tough through it and see if zombification conveniently cancels out general craziness and makes for a stable Clarissa (unlikely).

All of these are also short-term solutions since we need to help her get over her guilt, but I have no idea how we're gonna do that much less before we go crazy from lack of sleep.

>>41525287
I don't know, I'm really annoyed that anons seem to have made everything worse yet again. Like why would violence make things better?

>>41524767
>>41524753
>>41524846
>>41524962
"W-was there nothing else? Couldn't I have... done something?"

"What good could possibly stem out of that conversation? She's your tormentor, so I'm sure she'd try to trick you or hurt you even more."

She probably hated the fact that you tried to avoid her like this. She was probably furious now, too. Maybe she was just faking her sadness. Why would you trust someone who made you go through literal torture?

"And is there... really no way for me to sleep?"

"I told you the best and easiest way. If you can come up with a suitable substitute, then I'm all for it," He taps you on the shoulder, and your mind grows just a little clearer. "Now go."

...

You spring up from your bed and violently throw aside the blanket that seemed to get stuck to your legs. You rush up to your desk and take two things - one is your phone, and the other is the Soul Candy dispenser. You throw a nervous glance around your room; the eerie red paint that Urahara used to notify you is still all over your wall, but you're not going to be wasting time to clean it up. Instead, you'll tell Chappy to do it.

You looked at the message again only to confirm the meeting spot. You don't actually care about the mess.

You'll head there right now and receive those news. There's no reason to delay. You won't be sleeping tonight anyway, so you might as well be doing something. Hell, action is probably the only way to keep awake at all. You then glance at the time - it's three thirty in the morning. Very, very early morning.

You look at the screen of your phone and skim through your list of contacts. You hesitate.

...

>Call Ren and Naoko.
>Call only Ren.
>Call only Naoko.
>Go alone.
>Other. (Write-in).

>>41525349
>Go alone.

>>41525401
Text them both, ideally it won't wake them up, but will let them know what happened to us if we don't come back.

>>41525349
>Call Ren and Naoko.
We need support.

>>41525349
>Call Ren and Naoko.

>>41525349
>Call Ren and Naoko.

>>41525349
Voting over, writing!

>>41525349
>Call Ren and Naoko.

I'm looking forward to hearing what happened with Kimiko. So many possibilities, if many of them a bit outlandish. While I wouldn't say I believe it as most likely I still have a soft spot for 'she realized Clarissa was getting codependent as fuck and left willingly never planning to return', though it's got holes.

>>41525818
Honestly Kimiko seemed to be even more codependent on Clarissa, it's an unhealthy relationship on multiple levels.

>>41525906
I dunno, Kimiko was crushing for sure but a lot of her actions and attitudes seemed to be about the fact that she was feeling emotions and attraction at all, rather than Clarissa specifically. It was a new thing for her (which also explains why she fell for Clarissa seemingly easily, she had no idea what she was doing). It's possible that with making love, she was finally able to 'sate' her thirst for the experiences Clarissa could give her and see things more clearly, at which point realizing their relationship was pretty unhealthy (especially since, while they were flirting quite a bit throughout the week, they basically went from friends to madly in love over a day and a half or something).

Of course, healthy relationships are generally boring anyway so I'm not sad about it happening. But it was pretty wack.

>>41525495
>>41525503
>>41525551
You call Ren first, as you expect that getting to her at this time will be a little challenging. You sit through three rings, four rings, five. On the seventh one, your friend finally takes the call. She groans something incomprehensible, but you don't even give her the chance to complain.

"Urahara replied. I'll be getting news about Kimiko. Come with me, Ren." There's a strained silence during which you can feel the redhead scrunching together her eyebrows and desperately trying to comprehend what was just told, but then finally, she mutters an affirmative reply. "Meet me at the usual spot. We'll go together from there."

"Is this going to take long? I don't really want my mom to wake up before I get back..." She whines in her sleepiness.

"Are you going or not, Ren?" You ask her, surprising yourself with the sternness of your own voice.

"Y-yeah, yeah, I'm just... I'm coming," It seems to catch Ren off-guard, too, and she humbly apologizes. You hear the rustling of sheets; she's probably getting up. You hang up and call Naoko.

The quiet girl also sounds sleepy, but she seems to understand that whatever it is you're calling for is no doubt urgent. You explain the situation to her. "Got it." She curtly replies and goes silent. You're surprised that you were done with that so quickly, and forget to hang up for a moment.

You swap your body with Chappy and stretch out a bit in your Shinigami form. The wound in your chest actually stings quite a bit like this, but a little pain won't keep you down. You give the rabbit the instructions to clean up the mess on the wall and then to feign sleep (does it pretend to sleep or does it actually sleep? You don't really know for sure), and...

...And if there's a need, to keep acting as yourself until you return.

(1/2)

>>41526804
"...Pyon?" Your body makes a confused cutesy noise. When you repeat your order, it repeats the noise, only this time, more firmly and without the questioning note. It probably read the message on the wall by now, and understands enough to know that your potential absence might have something to do with it.

"Got it? Then see you." You tell Chappy as you climb through the window.

"Good luck, master." You hear it reply.

Why does this make you feel so depressed? You never really cared about the rabbit. So maybe it's your home? Is it your family, who doesn't get the privilege of even a plain goodbye like this? Your other friends? How come that rabbit get to spend time with your loved ones in your place?

...Maybe it's for the best. They won't have to put up with the gloomy zombie Clarissa that's been haunting them for the last two weeks.

You set out, trying not to look back.

...

>>41526813
You meet up with your friends. They both look groggy, especially Ren, but they're ready to go. Ren, as she's been prone to do during the last few days, gives you a concerned look when she first sees you, but then tries to hide it and appear normal. It's not really surprising and never has been that way; from the side, you must look dreadful. You're not a good enough actress to hide it, after all.

"We'll be meeting with Hiyori near the place the Mayuri shop was at." You explain to them.

"Couldn't she send you one of those messenger butterflies or something?" Ren complains a bit, at which you shrug. "Bet she didn't just to wake us all up."

You're not in a joking mood. Without you to keep a conversation going, the three of you briskly make your way to the designated spot in tense silence.

The pigtailed blonde is there, sitting around on a lamppost and lazily staring up at the night sky. This part of town is poorly lit, so the stars are quite apparent.

"Took you long enough. Thought you dickheads wouldn't show up at all," Hiyori jumps off the post and lands neatly onto the ground, kicking up a little dust up into the air. Her sharp toothed, unfriendly scowl sours your mood even more. "What, were you idiots just finished runnin' around town during the night, like you always do for some reason? Coulda sworn you stopped doing that, but... not like I give a shit."

...

>"Sorry. I had to take care of something first."
>"You're alone? I thought Urahara would be here, too."
>"Just get to it. The news about Kimiko."
>Other. (Write-in).

>>41526844
>"You're alone? I thought Urahara would be here, too."

>>41526844
>>"You're alone? I thought Urahara would be here, too."

>>41526844
>"You're alone? I thought Urahara would be here, too."
Neutral, neutral!

>>41526844
>"You're alone? I thought Urahara would be here, too."

>>41526844
>"Sorry. I had to take care of something first."
>"You're alone? I thought Urahara would be here, too."

>>41526844
Voting over, writing!

Hope we can avoid blowing up on Hiyori, why'd he have to send her? Ah well.

>>41526862
>>41526867
"You're alone? I thought Urahara would be here, too."

"...Are you kiddin' me? Me being here is a huge enough privilege for a crappy town like this. Who ever heard of a Lieutenant being forced to have a middle-of-nowhere place like this as their designated area? Fuckin' nonsense," She seems displeased; her scowl deepens. "I have to act as some unseated grunt because of your bullshit."

Seems like you're off to a bad start, but, well, you kind of doubt that it could have started off otherwise. Maybe it could have started worse, actually.

She seems to calm down just a little bit, and then actually gives something resembling an explanation. "Listen to this, dumbass: a Captain coming to the Human World is a big deal. He'd need to get a bunch of permissions and get a whole bunch of preparations done before he could head out, and then while he's messin' around with your crap here, work gets stockpiled on his desk like it's a fuckin' dam too small to clog up a river. Besides being a Division Captain he's also the head of R&D, so he's got duties up the goddamn neck. He's got no time for humans like you."

"...So if he does all the work, what do you do?" Ren asks Hiyori, which the latter interprets as a snide remark and responds with a furious glare. You lower your head for a bit to hide a smile, and after you suppress a giggle, intervene.

"Well, then we better get stuff done quickly so you can move on to more important shit." You say. Hiyori seems uncertain about whether you're being sarcastic and making fun of her or are actually serious about it.

(1/2)

>>41527984
She weighs your words for a brief while, but then shrugs and gets to it. You nervously swallow when she starts, feeling a sudden spike of anxiety.

"That Kimiko chick is fine. After she came back, her family took care of her and she retired as a Shinigami. Left her Division an' all," Hiyori picks her ear with a pinky, not interested at all in the subject at hand. "She's part of a big noble family and those guys didn't let that mophead learn about their stuff easily, so your request was a pain. She doesn't do anything besides sitting around in her family estate anymore. Probably eats like an empress and gets to do nothing all day long, surrounded by a whole buncha servants who do everything for her..." The girl lets out an envious sigh, and then spits on the ground.

You've been holding your breath during the girl's explanation, so you finally let yourself exhale. Knowing that Kimiko is fine is a huge relief.

...But something is bugging you. 'Her family took care of her'? 'Retired as a Shinigami'? Is that just a coincidental choice of words, or did one happen because of the other?

Wasn't it her family that kept her from living for real? In that case... are things back to square one for her?

If she didn't find her answer, then will she ever get another chance at it with the way things are? If a hundred years weren't enough to get an answer in that captivity, then what the hell do you expect by asking that question, Clarissa?

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>>41528013
Once again, you swallow nervously. It addressed a few of your concerns, but in return, gave rise to tons of questions.

"Why did... she leave Karakura at all?"

Hiyori glances at you, seeming somewhat surprised to hear you asking questions. She shrugs at first, not wanting to consider your question seriously at all, probably thinking it to be none of her business; but after a tense pause, the girl does answer. "After the first big wave of pressure hit and no one got an answer from the Shinigami in charge of this place, they sent a whole bunch of people to take care of the backlash. There were probably some people whose mission was to look for that Kimiko of yours, too, since she's such a precious little VIP to a bunch of old, noble ass men. Guess they found her and brought her back."

She leans against the lamppost she's been squatting on a little while ago, gauging your reaction with a provocative glare. "Anythin' else, or are we done?"

...

>Ask Hiyori a question. (Write-in).
>"...I'll carry out my part of the deal now, as we agreed with Urahara. Take me to Soul Society now."
>"No... I've got no questions. We're done."
>Other. (Write-in).

>>41528053
>>"No... I've got no questions. We're done."

>>41528053
>Ask Hiyori a question
Do you think there's a way i can talk to her?

>>41528053
>Ask if she could take is to Soul Society so we can see for ourselves what it's like, before we make our final decision?
I don't even know anymore.

>>41528073
I think once we're in the Soul Society, our power might be useful in getting us access to Kimiko. I'd just like to do a more friendly visit first, thereby giving us an opportunity to sneak off and shit.

>>41528095
Exactly why i'm asking that question, Wondering if there's a way we can speak to her

>>41528053
Well shit.
>>41528073
I'll back this but rather than talk, whether it'd be possible to get a letter to and from her. If it's not, she's probably being cooped up against her will.

>>41528053
Should we ask if Hiyori has a picture of Kimiko, or is that too pathetic?

>>41528126
Haha, well I don't see why she would but I also think the question is merely suitably pathetic anon, bnot too much!

>>41528124
Yeah a letter seemss a bit more feasible.

>>41528121
Almost certainly not, since we're not even a real shinigami, and are a foreigner to boot. We'll have to make our own way proably.

>>41528126
Kinda pathetic mate, And ruins the shock of seeing her for the first time

>>41528053
>Ask Hiyori a question. (Write-in).
So she has no freedom or anything? There's no way for Clarissa or even Urahara to communicate with her barring extreme solutions?

>>41528161
True and all but if we go in after her we kinda want to know who to look for.

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>>41528273
Mushroom pls.

Anyway, certainly sounds like she's in trouble, so I guess I'm with plan rescue. Assuming we can't communicate anyway. At least it doesn't sound TOO time-sensitive a mission so we could probably afford to try that first if Hiyori doesn't shoot it completely down.

>>41528273
Thank god my phone has a waterproof case because I just did a spit take.

>>41528053
Voting over, writing!

>>41528346
Still going? I had expected you to be winding down this late!
Would be nice to finish this conversation though.

woo, binged the archive and I'm in time to catch a live thread!
only because I had to put my dog down today ;_;

>>41528073
>>41528080
>>41528185
"Is there... no way for me to contact her?" You ask. Hiyori looks away for a bit and quietly scoffs.

"I can't think of any. If you can, I'm all ears." Her tone is challenging, but she doesn't look like she cares.

"Can't you take me there so that I could meet her and talk with her?" You propose; her eyes squint at you.

"Soul Society's not a fuckin' tourist spot, you dickhead. Of course the answer's 'no'."

"Can't we use those Hell Butterflies to trade messages?"

"She's not a Shinigami anymore; she doesn't get to have them. And why the hell would she listen to some random ass butterfly after her retirement? Hell, why would her stuck-up family even let one through before they listen to it? I bet they do that sort of shit."

"Can't I at least send her a fucking letter?"

"Yeah, give it to me and I'll pass it on to the Dead People Postal Service, you fucking dickhead."

You grit your teeth. "Can't Urahara do fucking something? He said he'll help."

Hiyori bursts into laughter. "Are you serious? You want the 12th Division Captain and Head of R&D to be your goddamn postal boy?" The laughter abruptly cuts off. She continues with an aggressive shout, apparently fed up with the situation. "You've had your fucking favor! He doesn't have to do shit for you anymore. Don't get greedy, you fuckin' human."

"So there's really fucking nothing you can do?" You ask with irritation. The girl doesn't even bother to respond.

...

>"Take me to Soul Society."
>"...Then I'm done."
>"Hold on, I've got more questions." (Write-in).
>Other. (Write-in).

>>41528822
>"Take me to Soul Society."

>>41528792
Well that got heavy in a hurry. Condolences.
>>41528822
>"Take me to Soul Society."
Though I object, we made a deal with Urahara in return for his help but no specification as to how much/long.

>>41528843
I mean... Fuck it, let's get on to the next horrible decision I guess. Part of me wants to try using our powers on Hiyori to see if we could. Like just make her a bit less of a bitch.

>>41528855
We go when we DIE, Not while alive....

>>41528822
>"Take me to Soul Society."
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER, EARTHMAN!

>>41528876
Well then I guess we're gonna die. Unless we want to try using the Force on Hiyori, which would probably just spark another fight we'd lose.

>>41528876
I meant there was no specification that as long as he dug up some info on her, his part of the deal is over. Hiyori has no ground to stand on claiming he doesn't have to do shit to meet our deal. I believe we even mentioned find info AND help during that vote too.

>>41528822
>"...Then I'm done."
>>41528904
That is fucking retarded

>>41528822
>"Take me to Soul Society."

>>41528872
Questing is all about horrible decisions anon!
At the very least the easy to make decisions aren't really decisions at all.

>>41528954
What's your alternative? It doesn't seem like Clarissa is able to move on, and we can't keep postponing the plot forever. Nothing will happen if we don't make a move, so let's just get this tragedy on the road already.

>>41529022
That doesn't mean we have to fucking leave the mortal coil though!

>>41529038
I mean, Ichigo could go to SS without RIPing in peace, I can't remember how but I'm sure Clarissa can cook up something similar!

>>41529074
It's not like she's gonna track down and kill our body that Chappy is living in, and if she tries, then we'll use our real power. Like obviously actually staying in the Soul Society probably isn't an option if Kimiko's family is as bad as it seems like they might be. We just need to get in there, see Kimiko, and then shit gets fucked on multiple levels until we finally die and the quest is over.

>>41529162
I'm sure we'll have a happy ending, alive and well!

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>>41528822
I'd like to end the thread for tonight, it's getting really late! Next thread will begin with the most voted option!

Next thread tomorrow, but watch out for the unexpected on twitter:
https://twitter.com/Mushroomgami

If you have any questions or feedback, shoot them my way!

Thanks for reading!

>>41528792
Welcome aboard!
And my condolences.

>>41529230
Thanks for running Mushroom!
>Tomorrow
I'll wait warmly!

>>41529230
She's an old grey lady now, so it's not unexpected, though it was cancer and not old age that got her in the end!
I'm glad to have finally been able to participate, and hope I don't make too many bad choices!
As if there was any other way, this is /tg/ we're talking about! Haha!

>>41529230
Thanks for writing, it was a fun thread. Hopefully we won't die next thread, haha. Permanently anyway.