Return to Tokyo-D

[opening_act]

[ You step through the portal into a place where black coats your vision— a solid, glossy coating of darkness that blocks out all light. For a moment, it is as though you've been been blindfolded, and all light is lost from your reach.

The light does not return.

But colors, in impossible neon hues hew through the dark and spangle newly across your vision. The city is drenched in kaleidoscopic light, the skyscrapers spiral to the heavens. At street level, it is Tokyo. Above that, stars move out of their orbits in dizzying motions. Other forms crowd the street with you— shiloettes of people drained of all their colors like it's bled into the city instead move about, not quite tangible but still giving off body heat. Monochrome figures also move through the crowd, a few demons, and

One demon that maybe some of you will recognize? Or not?

There's a girl with big puffy pigtails in full color with a bag full of groceries slung across her shoulder, heading somewhere. ]

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Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

Well, hello there ♪ Did you have fun with this little stunt of yours?

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

I-- sorry, "stunt?"

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

[ with a grand gesture, spreading his arms out ]

Your disappearing act. I guess you wouldn't be the one who could do that, though.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

Oh-- I'm sorry. I really didn't think we'd leave the city...

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

[ handflap handflap ]

Oh, it's fine. But if you're done having fun now, it's time to go back home.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

Oh-- certainly...

[ ... pauses,

then gives an awkward curtsy. ]

Sorry for not introducing myself, already. I'm Cypress.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

I already know who you are, Agnus Dei.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

I-- um, no, Cypress is...

[ trails off. ]

... may I know yours, then?

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

Professionally? Furfur is just fine.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

It's lovely to meet you, Furfur.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

Lovely to meet you too. Hey, you know where everyone else went?

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

[ glances... at the others... ]

Were there more?

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

We counted ten missing. I'm seeing. . .

[ surveying the office . . . ]

Four.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

When I got here, these were the only ones with me...

I'm sorry. If I could be more helpful, I would.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

. . . Haaahhh. . .

Oh, well. Thanks for the info. I'll find them after I send you guys home.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

Do things like this happen often...?

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

Not even a little bit!

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

If that's the case-- would you like help finding the others? Two pairs of eyes may go more quickly...

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

It's fine, it's fine. More importantly, I want you to get home safe.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

Is it usually very dangerous here?

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

For you?

It's only getting more dangerous by the day.

[ scruffing susanoo, it looks like, although not like, painfully or anything. just. this is a cat ]

Come along now.

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[vitainmorte]

... is it? How so?

[ following after though, curious. ]

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

The more popular you get, the more dangerous fans you attract.

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[vitainmorte]

[ ... ??? ]

I've only just arrived, though...

Re: @ THE OFFICE

[loveandthunder]

And you've already got a following~