[GIANT FOURTH WALL POST]

[fortuneprince]

[Copying this trend from last year. IT JUST MAKES THIS EASIER FOR ME TBH.




NAOTO: Can be found at the library (working and putting away books or reading and doing research), walking around the village to interrogate people and sitting on the roof of building four.

SETO: Will be out and about in the village, can be found pretty much anywhere.  Bonus: If you catch him at night he'll be bundled up either sitting on the roof of his house or standing in the front yard with a telescope, looking up at the stars.

NAOI: Won't even bother to come out of his room very often so he'll just be watching from a window.

SION: Will be more or less avoiding the crowds by staying in his apartment, the library or working at the clinic.  All with three mice sitting on his shoulder the entire time of course.

CZESLAW: Feels more or less unsure about the sudden amount of people that made their way into Luceti so he'll be on guard and stick close to building 7, either right outside or inside to watch from a window.

RHYME: will be working at All Passions to help anyone who comes in and will sit outside on the porch to people watch.  She'll even be seen at the tea shop helping out there too.  Feels like Shibuya with this giant crowd.

PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHARACTER YOU WANT TO THREAD WITH IN THE SUBJECT LINE.  This is going to be one giant post for them all because making separate posts for them requires effort.]

Comments

for Naoto!

[kindhearted]

[Naoto may notice a familiar face wandering through town, though he's is missing a vital physical feature for Luceti residents.

And if she doesn't notice him right away, she'll certainly hear him because he noticed her.]

Naoto! Naoootooo!

[He's waving like an idiot.]

<333

[fortuneprince]

[She doesn't notice him at first as she's too busy scanning the crowd to find her next interogatte-e but when she hears her name called, she turns to look and... well now. It's been a long time since she's seen him, hasn't it?

She lifts a hand as her wave, smiling a little at his enthusiasm then makes her way through the crowd towards him] Roji-kun.

[kindhearted]

[Oh good, she saw him! Once they reach each other, he has to try to hold back the urge to give her a hug because he's not sure if she likes those without warning...

Instead, he just continues to look ridiculously excited, if not a little confused because wow, he's back in Luceti! He never thought this would happen.]

It's great to see you again, Naoto. How've you been?

[It's best to start small with questions, right?]

Do I need to say who?

[moezama]

[Well, this was the last place Kazuma expected to find himself back in again. He's not bothered by it, not really. Although...he came back here without his wings. Strange. Maybe the Malnosso decided to remove the wings on everyone. There sure were a lot of people without them here after all.

So maybe it's nothing to worry about, he's got a few people to look for anyway. The first being the residents at House 48...at least he hopes they're still there. When he arrives, he finds someone in the front yard with a telescope....literally one of the first friends he made here. A faint smile.]

Seto...?

WELP I ALMOST TAGGED YOU WITH NAOTO SO MAYBE YOU DID LMFAO

[presumablyalone]

[It's much quieter than it was during the day so, despite Seto's focus on the stars, he instantly hears his named called by an unmistakable voice and stands up straight to look at him, first in shock. It's been too long. He's missed him so much.]

...K-Kazuma! [He smiles as brightly as he can with tears lining his eyes and runs up to the taller man, practically throwing himself at him and latches on for a hug]

AND THEN NAOTO WONDERS WHY THIS CREEPY KID CALLED HER SETO

[moezama]

-!! [The greeting took Kazuma by surprise, but that would so be like Seto to react this way. Still...it was strange getting this sort of affection. He smiles even more and gently holds him close.]

It's...good to see you again.

[fermet]

[It's by chance that he comes across this house. It's by chance that he comes across the boy sitting right outside it. It's luck that he came from such a direction that he's just outside the boy's line of sight. He recognizes that tiny body right away.

And it excites him. It's been centuries since he played peek-a-boo with Czeslaw.

But if he approaches too suddenly, Czes might run away. And what a way to ruin their touching reunion that would be? He wants Czes to stay so they can chat. Maybe he would want to play tag. They played a lot of tag back in Italy.

He smiles and walks quietly to the boy, careful not to be heard, and crouches to his height once he's close enough. Close enough that he could grab him, and he is fast enough that if Czeslaw tries to run, he has a chance at catching him. He was always good at tag.]

Excuse me, but could you tell me where this might be?

ngl i got chills myself when i read this

[devourthemfirst]

[Czes is too far off in his thoughts and looking out at the people walking by to spot Fermet so his sneaking goes unnoticed at first. If this had been a normal day in Luceti he'd be out and about doing his usual thing, maybe getting some sherbet, but with this crowd, it's safer to stick close to home, even if Maiza has yet to come back. He's noticed a lot of people are finding those who don't have wings to be familiar. Friends from home maybe. And that's what concerns him.

What if any of the immortals are here? He knows there are some out in different enclosures so it's not too far fetched of an idea. It's entirely possible.

And he realizes how possible it is when Fermet speaks up. Once he hears the voice, all of the color drains from his face and his eyes widen, terrified to even move a centimeter, to even breathe.

Czes doesn't even have to look to know who it is. The voice alone is enough to tell him. But without even thinking about it, his eyes move to look at the man out of the corner of his eye, as if he thought--no, hoped that it was all in his head. But it's not and his heart drops.

Looking at his face, the long, light brown bangs that hide and shield his eyes is enough to resurface every memory from back then and make it all appear fresh and clear in his mind. Granted he sometimes thinks back on those memories but right now they're so awfully vivid and taunting that it's torturing him just like he did back then.

He wants to put his hand on his head, he wants to devour him and rid this place of him before he can go any further again but his mind isn't entirely there. The situation has thrown him off guard to where his body begins to move on it's own before he has the chance to think straight. Not that he necessarily could right now. So he begins to scramble away from him then attempts to stand and run, screaming all the while.

What will you do Fermet?]

just as planned

[fermet]

[Grab him, of course. His arm shoots out when he catches Czes trying to move away, and he grabs for the boy's wrist. His grip will not be painful, but it will be firm. He has no intention to let Czeslaw get away so easily no matter how eager the boy might be to play tag. (Or maybe hide-and-seek would be fun, he thinks as he tries to imagine Czes' face when he swoops down on his hiding spot...)]

Now, now, Czeslaw. You shouldn't scream in people's faces like that. Why don't you stay around?

I missed you, you know.

Naoi

[30feetback]

[Watching from a window huh? It's hard to see much of anything with all these people around. But what's that, lurking in the back? You might spot him in the corner of your eye.

Shia LeBeouf.]

im crying im laughing so hard

[nothisbrother]

[God doesn't have good eye sight for nothing! Though it takes him a minute as he stares at the crowd, he spots what looks like a person just. Staring at him.

...Who the hell is that?]

thats just what shia wants

[30feetback]

[Staring and creeping, lurking ever closer to Naoi, using both the crowd of people, buildings and trees for cover as he moves in. For a moment he disappears completely.

Only to reappear right up close to the window, his face pressed against the glass. There's blood on the window now. There's blood on his face. There's blood everywhere.]

NAOI (title to be thought of later)

[windowcrash]

[Yeah, Naoi? That whole "watching from a window" thing?

You may see a small figure coming, coming, coming and then--crash.

Something just crashed through your window and hit you in the chest. Head. Whatever.]

[nothisbrother]

[Technically head since he's just sitting up in his bed looking out the window...

BUT WOW OKAY HE JUST GOT HIT IN THE HEAD BY SOMETHING.

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT.

He groans in pain for a second and rubs his head then sits up, looking around for whatever hit him. THE WORLD BETTER HOPE A BALL WASN'T THROWN AT GOD'S HEAD OR SOMETHING]

[windowcrash]

[No, it is not a ball that just hit Naoi in the end.

On the ground, rolling in pain and holding his head with his wings is...a bird. It's a bird with a suspicious red spot on his white chest.]

Pain! Agony!

CZESLAW

[wearyofscreams]

[Watching the outside from a window? Whatho!

Have a skeleton suddenly popping his head down from the top of said window to stare inside.]

Oh! Hullo!

[devourthemfirst]

[Well that definitely does earn Jack a jump from Czes to say the least. He can't say he expected a skeleton of all things to just randomly pop down from the... top of his window...

He stares at him for a good long moment, taking a silent breath]

...Hello, Mister. [Said very awkwardly]

Seto - nighttime

[erodingearth]

[His trek around the village continues even past nightfall. He remembers looking up at that sky some nights and thinking about the Land of Departure. Strange how he could find something like that comforting after everything that had happened.

He pauses when he sees the telescope in someone's front yard, briefly finding himself thinking about Ven. But that's definitely not Ven looking skyward.]

Looks like you still don't sleep at night. Can't say I'm not surprised.

you made my day by tagging me with him

[presumablyalone]

[It's funny how even from time to time, when Seto is looking at the stars, he'll remember the time Terra talked to him about them. It's the little things he remembers but they're important to him and what he does and likes.

Seto instantly freezes in his scan of the stars when he hears a familiar voice speak to him and slowly looks up, hoping that the person really is there and he just didn't hear it. And he really is there, standing there with a smile on his face. It's been a long time since Seto has seen Terra in person. He spoke to the one that was here not too long ago before he left but never actually got to say hi to him in person.

It only made him feel worse when he found out he left because he missed and still does miss him. He will always be one of his closest friends. And now he's standing there and it seems like he remembers him!! He can only hope that he really does anyway.

He can't help but stare for a long moment, unsure of what really to say and when he does speak, it doesn't even register in his brain that he did.]

T-Terra...?

who is naoto

[junesprince]

[While Naoto is busy in the library, she might hear some unusual noises. Someone's in the library and he's not bothering to lower his voice, because, well, he's in a bit of a pickle right now.]

Would someone bring me a chair already? How the hell else am I supposed to get down?!

[It's a familiar voice, isn't it? Upon closer inspection, Naoto might discover that this familiar face is... stuck... on top of a bookcase...... Um.]

the detective prince /sunglasses detective vs junes

[fortuneprince]

[While Naoto would normally be upset at someone who raises their voice in the library of all places, this time she isn't. Because she knows who it is. Despite not hearing his voice in nearly two years, she'd still recognize any day.

Too caught up in her hopes that he really is here and she isn't just hearing things, she quickly runs over to where the voice came from, looks around and then looks up... to see Yosuke on top of the bookshelf. Well that's definitely a new place for the Malnosso to put someone.]

Y-Yosuke-senpai! [She stares, completely surprised (and yet happy to see him) for a good moment then actually begins to fluster when she realizes she should be helping and not staring.] P-Please, wait a moment! I'll find something to get you down! [And she runs off. Brb Yosuke but feel free to note how much older she looks]

And Rhyme bb!!

[holyknights]

[Being stuck here again is dumb but not surprising at all for Elliot. It's like Luceti just won't let go of him! He refuses to just sit around and wait to be sent off again, though, so he walks around the village looking to see who's still around. He almost walks right past All Passions, but luckily, he catches a glimpse of Rhyme out of the corner of his eye.]

Rhyme?

i saved the best thread for last

[forgetfulchime]

[It's been a while since Rhyme has been able to people watch with a crowd like this. Sure there are a lot of people here but this is more like the Shibuya she knows. It makes her homesick but happy at the same time. And luckily, since she's so used to these crowds, it isn't dense enough for her not to spot Elliot amongst the people.

She instantly breaks into a bright smile and runs off the porch to go greet him] Elliot! You're back again!

who do you think nighttime~

[bloodypocket]

Won't you catch cold if you stay out all night? [The voice that spoke is neutral as always, but the small smile on his face should say enough to indicate how glad he is to see Seto right now, however long this may last.]

HNNG all of you are giving me feels late at night not fair

[presumablyalone]

[When the voice reaches his ears, Seto stops moving for a moment, eyes still fixed on the telescope lens as he takes it in. He knows that voice. It's... been a long time, but he knows that voice. He'd recognize it anywhere.

He slowly stands up straight and turns, letting out a big sigh of what seems like relief as he relaxes his stance a bit when he sees him. He didn't want to believe that his mind was playing tricks on him and he almost did, but it's not. His friend is standing there with a smile. And Seto can't help but smile back, almost sadly as he tries to hold back any tears]

E-Eyes, you're... [--back. Not even bothering to answer the question before running over to him and throwing his arms around him to hug him tightly]