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. ]

Comments

[failedsafe]

And what about not professionally?

[loveandthunder]

Now, now. Let's just keep this professional.

[failedsafe]

Awww, that's no fun. You can call me Lily, anyway.

[loveandthunder]

I'll keep things professional, Miss The Detested.

[failedsafe]

That's fine, but you know, please don't call me that.

[loveandthunder]

Don't like it? It's not the worst, as far as stage names go.

[ is she going to follow or is he going to have to drag her ]

[failedsafe]

[she'll start to follow after a few moments.]

I can do better than it, so I have. But what have you heard for others?

[loveandthunder]

Let's see. . . "unmitigated disaster". "[REDACTED]". "██████". Honestly, incomprehensible.

[failedsafe]

Oh, yikes, though the disaster one is workable. So, I have a quick q: what is it that you do here, exactly? I'm curious at what requires all this professionalism.

[loveandthunder]

[ into the elevator they go ]

I'm a security guard. See?

[ taking out a little card that says "SECURITY" and has his face on it, along with "FURFUR" ]

[failedsafe]

Do you like your job?

[loveandthunder]

Eh, it pays the bills.

[failedsafe]

And the show?

[loveandthunder]

Oh no, my contract's not with the show.

[failedsafe]

[that wasn't what she was asking, but she'll keep on this thread, curious now]

Oh, who's it with?

[loveandthunder]

That's not any of your business, now is it?

[ oop the elevator's opening to the parking lot. time to get to the limo ]

[failedsafe]

Pardon my professional curiosity, then. [drat, well, she can't say she didn't expect that.]

How about Vengeance--the City? Can we talk about that?

[loveandthunder]

What about the City?

[failedsafe]

Is everything okay over there?

[loveandthunder]

In what way? Things are usually not okay over there.

[failedsafe]

How so?

[loveandthunder]

Nightly firefights, gang wars—but what would you expect from a place like Vengeance?

Why, you want to go?

[failedsafe]

If I could get there and back in relative safety, sure! I'm very curious. But I also wouldn't want to be in the way.

[loveandthunder]

[ opening the car door for her once they've located it ]

Ahaha! Well, you'd definitely get in the way, no offense.

[failedsafe]

[thanks him for getting the door.] None taken. I just said so, right? I'm aware of my limitations. I've guess you've seen me, then?