destinystrings | Sixth Star of Fate

Who: Aoi Misato, Yuzuru Otonashi, Avitus [Closed]
Where: Misato House
Summary: Two thirds of the household are now bitty and possibly screaming.
Warnings: None
When Aoi woke up, something was off.

Although she remembered it being summer, instead it was incredibly cold in her house - far too cold to just be a morning chill. And even though her futon had been freshly cleaned not long before, today the design on the cover was distinctly different.

She quickly got to her feet, feeling ill at ease. Something was wrong here, but she wasn't sure just what, or even how. But surely, if she just spoke to her parents, she could find out what was going on, right?

Wrong.

At first timidly calling out "Mother? Father?" to her parents' door, there was not a single response. A quick peek inside told her enough: neither were inside. Thinking - or rather, hoping that one of them would be downstairs.

Instead, the strangers she found there would be greeted with a high pitched shriek.

Who were they? Why were they sleeping in her house? Mother and father weren't the type to invite people to spend the night--

Were they (sleepy) burglars...?!!

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At this point, Otonashi is close to giving up, if only he could leave children alone in good conscience. Right now, he's certain that he's the "scary big kid" in the room who can't be trusted, so he backs off to the side even further. He's not mom, not dad, not... anyone from some faraway castle. Just confused little Otonashi.

"I'll do whatever you need me to do..." As for the burning question, though, he has nothing. Breaking news to kids is just so much harder.

She stares at the food offered by Avitus before slowly shaking her head. She just doesn't understand anything - even though she's here, in her home, everything is wrong and there are strangers and not a familiar face in sight.

"Mother wouldn't leave me with strangers." That's what she's sure of. "Should... Should I go to the police?"

Police are supposed to help you if you're in trouble, aren't they? Usually it was when you were lost, but if your parent got lost, it's kind of similar. Right?

[He looks between the other two once more, again unsure who to ask to get an explanation.]

What's a police?

[No, really... is that like... a cafeteria or something?]

"... I guess so. That watch on your wrist -- you can pull up a map of the city with it. If you don't find anything satisfying..."

Which she very well may not--

"... You can look me up on there if you need help. Just find 'Yuzuru Otonashi.' I'd like it if you went together. Maybe Avitus can learn who the law enforcement officials are."

The redhead straightens up and glances outside. He may not be perfectly dressed for the weather, but he probably should find out if everyone has suffered the same curse.

She nods, looking determined even through her fear. Contacting the police... Yes, this was the normal answer to this kind of situation. And right now, Aoi could use a little normalcy.

"Yuzuru... Otonashi. Okay."

She looks down at the watch, finally registering its presence properly. It looks pretty high-tech... Nothing like the watches she's used to. With a careful prod, she nearly leaps back in surprise at the screen that appears.

Avitus blinks at seeing that, and steps closer to her again, to get a better look. "Oh...! So that's what that is? ...should I fetch mine from where I left it?"

....Yeah, he took it off and left it in his room. ~~It didn't go with his outfit, all right?~~

At a distance, he holds up his wrist and navigates to the map with a few easy button presses. With a cheerful beep, a projected map appears.

"Yeah. Everything is clearly labeled. I recommend keeping it on. You can use it to make... uh, calls, basically." No need to overcomplicate the explanation. "All you do is navigate to the name of the person you need to talk to."

Otonashi dismisses the map as easily as he had summoned it and nods once, sharply.

"Good luck finding what you're looking for. See you later." He pushes the door open, hesitating only briefly before heading outside. How badly had this thing affected the city...?

"Um... Y-yeah." She nods, looking at her watch again with puzzlement. Just when did she get this, anyway...?

At any rate, she turns to Avitus. "So... We're supposed to go together, right? Umm... What was your name?"

He watches Otonashi, a little sad to see him go -- he looked so disappointed, really! -- and then turns back to her.

"It's Avitus. Or Avvy. I get called that too sometimes. And you're Aoi, right?" He gives her a smile again, deciding to try being in a good mood for her benefit again. Maybe it'll catch on? "But if that has a map, I'll go fetch mine, all right? I'll be fast!"

He turns to go back to his bedroom; he really wouldn't take long.

"Uh-huh. My name is Aoi Misato."

It's another kid, so... giving her full name should be okay, right? When he decides to retrieve his bracelet, she just gives a quiet nod, watching him retreat to the other room.

As she waits, she turns to the door Otonashi had just exited, drawing her hands close to her chest. She's gone outside by herself before, so that wasn't much of a problem, but... That man had said something about how this wasn't Tokyo, right? Even with a map... would she really be able to find her way around?

By the time Avitus returns, he'll notice that she looks just as worried as before, her expression firmly in a small frown.

Sixth Star of Fate

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