[Private Event]

[becomeanwarrior]

[A Ten Ton Straw On A Camel's Back]

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[The Light Of Reason Flickers In The Eye Of The Storm]

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[Madness Enhancement Is A Skill That Renders Most Forms Of Communication Impossible]

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['Anger 2' In E Minor]

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[ A series of vignettes in which Onni reacts about as well as anyone would to finding out their niece nearly died three weeks ago, is claiming to ascend to the status of a mad god, and every fear they had about her burgeoning powers they specifically warned her parents about has come true, all at once.

This is fine. ]

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Noriko + Noriko Another + Others - May Gods Have Mercy, For Law Is Petty And Arbitrary

[becomeanwarrior]

[ Now that the heavy hand of responsibilities is out of the way, it's time to truly raise hell.

It's not hard for him to envision where he needs to go next — some spaces of the city feel... flimsier than others. Less detailed. In the haze of this all-consuming raw fury, they blur more. It feels like an arbitrary distinction. It probably is.

And yet when he presses himself on that most-blurred edge of his vision, reality yields by inches. His vision goes white, save for the shapes that he knows will take him elsewhere. He knows, instinctively, which one connects to where he needs to go next. It's three past the one that rushes by his vision as he jumps. (Could you call it jumping when there's no ground? It's hard to say.) It feels like Kaikori. Immediately he can feel his mind piecing together the 'bridge' between now and then. Idle thoughts, meaningless conversations in his own head. Monologues. Things that would never take up more than a footnote in memory.

The time built is fake. The conversations never happened. They were merely filler to move to the next place he needed to be. ]

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[ If you are the 7-foot-tall demon-horned Noriko. You might be enjoying some relaxation time. Which is unfortunate, as your cousin has come to crash the party.

And he does so quite literally, as reality seems to yield to his entrance into the room you find yourself in. You can feel a thin line appear as he walks in from 'nowhere', and vanish when his whole body occupies the space. It's clearly Illusion Magic, something your cousin is typically all thumbs at.

Typically. When he has his grounding wits at hand. Which he doesn't. ]

Hey, cousin! Sorry to drop in like this!

Re: Noriko + Noriko Another + Others - May Gods Have Mercy, For Law Is Petty And Arbitrary

[the_deadlights]

::She's plowed through a good chunk of a Cookies & Cream / Cookie Dough Ice Cream blended mix, sitting on a bench, chewing. There's a dome over top of Kaikori now, meant to help keep the sunlight out and keep the lovely glittering twilight glowing.::

Mmm?

::Chew chew chew.::

[becomeanwarrior]

[ Looks up at the perpetual twilight of Kaikori. Hrm. I'll never get used to this, but the night is cooler... ]

Oh. I was just wondering if you'd gotten a chance to talk with the other you, yet. I need to talk to her, you see, and I figured if you hadn't I could escort you to her so you two could work on your charades routine.

[ He seems. Unusually chipper. ]

[the_deadlights]

No, she's been busy, and Shiyoko's currently yelling at her. Besides it's a warm summer night and the ice cream makes me feel cozy.

Maybe tomorrow?

::Wiggles her toes.::

[becomeanwarrior]

Mmmm. No, I think we need to do it now.

I'm a bit tired of my cousin being too busy to clean up after herself, and I think I need you two to start getting a move on before I lose any more of my wits than I already have.

[ Smiling, but you can feel a menacing aura radiating from him. Like your cousin-from-another-world has had a very, VERY bad day. ]

[ ...Where'd he get that rubix cube that he's holding in his hand. Why does it seem like it's more than a rubix cube. ]

But I'll let you finish your ice cream before I drag you off. But.

I would very much like to resolve this now, cuz.

[the_deadlights]

I ain't going nowhere near the other me's wife. She's scary!

::Hugging her ice cream protectively like it's a companion cube.::

[becomeanwarrior]

That's fine. I might chew her out too. I'm not sure.

I'm a loose cannon right now, cuz! Who knows what I'll do!

All I want to do is to get some gears moving now that cousin's coup is complete. And if she's too busy dealing with everyone else. Well.

That's her problem, not mine. She's put me off well long enough.

[the_deadlights]

But Shiyoko's scary and tonight's a good night and bimbos are precious and wonderful and shouldn't be yelled at and I'm one of them!

[becomeanwarrior]

[ Walking up to you, eyes closed, still all smiles. ]

Noriko, cousin'. Dear. I appreciate you greatly.

[ He places a hand on your shoulder and his grip is just a bit too tight. ]

[ And then his eyes open and it's like you're staring at the soul of your cousin through a shattered mirror the way his eyes are burning a hole in you with no remorsee. ]

But I weren't askin'.

You're comin' with me and takin' your lumps one way or 'nother. And heaven help you if you try to squirm outta this one after complainin' you can't get ahold of the other you for months and months.

We clear?

[the_deadlights]

::[Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiine.]

She's nodding but you're scary!!!::

[becomeanwarrior]

[ He blinks and then it's all back to smiles again. ]

Good! I'd hate to let this chance slip away. And you can bring the ice cream too. I'm no monster.

Sides, I got to snack on the way here, no reason we can't all have a little bite to eat, right?

[ He's going to stand you up, probably moving his hand to your arm while holding onto it since you're so goddamn tall. ]

Now, I know you already know how this works but I don't, really, so if you squirm away while we're in whitespace I don't quite know where th' hell you'll end up, cuz. So stay safe wit me.

[ He's marching you toward... well, it's kind of a space near the edge of this little secluded bench area and you can probably see the thin black line that seems to be appearing as you get closer. And given you are way more experienced than him, you certainly recognize Illusion Magic when you see it. ]

[ And when you cross past it, you'll almost certainly have a weird memory you're pretty sure is fake about talking nonsense shop with Onni, about nothing in particular, as we march ourselves towards where-ever my dear cousin is most likely to be. ]

[theheadmonarch]

::Probably the throne room or room Noriko regularly uses for interviews.::

Teenage girls act out all the time! I was trying to let her vent!

[blackrthanblack]

::Shiyoko, hair bunned and the most clothes you've seen on her in two years.::

And look where that got us! Noriko, you're at fault too here! And when she gets back, piano lessons! Cram school! She needs grounding!

[theheadmonarch]

Let's not get too hasty...! Let's wait for Sadame's suggestions do we don't overreact and cause things to worsen.

[blackrthanblack]

I don't need advice from a ghost on how to raise OR punish my daughter!

[becomeanwarrior]

Well, well, I'm glad at least one of you has realized that this requires us all actually takes things a bit more seriously than not at all.

[ Still smiling as he practically drags the other Noriko into the room. You can definitely smell the Illusion Magic on him, which fits with what Sullivan told you, Noriko. ]

Now, if I may be so blunt as to interject in the conversation—

[ He digs a rubix cube out of his pocket with a free hand. ...One or all of you are pretty sure that's a Lament Configuration underneath the veneer of the puzzle cube. ]

Could anyone in this room explain to me, in the simplest terms, why, in all Seven Heavens, all Nine Hells, and every plane inbetwixt I should not SEAL MY AIRHEADED EMPRESS OF A COUSIN IN A PUZZLE BOX UNTIL THE NEXT EPOCH!?

[ The room probably reverberates with the sheer amount of Lawfulness in his voice. It might be the angriest anyone here has ever seen Onni, period. ]

[the_deadlights]

I'm just a guest!

[theheadmonarch]

Because I'm nice and Souha will burn you alive...?

::Whiiiiine.::

[blackrthanblack]

::Turns to you, Onni.::

Because I'll kick your ass seven ways to Sunday, Onni, for harming my darling wife in any way, who is a fool. The Fool of Domino.

[becomeanwarrior]

[ Practically pivots to you, Shiyoko, his eyes practically burning with blue-green flame. His voice takes on one of the thickest, most venomous Osakan bends you've ever heard. ]

Oh, you don't get to pull the "only I'm allowed to yell at my wife" card on me, missy! Not when your love of extremes left y'all without a functionin' frontal lobe for two goddamn years! Don't y'all think you should have acted before she had this temper tantrum and not after!?

And you! [ He's whirling to Noriko again, now, still spitting. ] Gettin' caught up in your godsbedamned schemes meant you left the Inheritor Of All The Worlds, yer goddamn stepdaughter, alone with nothin' but the help and her own screwball powers to keep her company! You turned the goddamn Queen Of The New World into a latchkey kid! And then you try to pave over her near-death for three weeks!?

And don't think I've forgotten about YOU! [ Wheeling to Noriko Another. ] Y'all might not be involved in this mess but the more you drag your feet on the charades I need to detangle to learn how we deal with God-Empress Suzume, the closer I get to bursting a blood vessel!

I know for a fact y'alls mothers raised you better than this! Especially you, Noriko, seein' as it was my mother what raised you! Every single one-a-ya should be fuckin roiling in shame for letting it get this bad! Roiling!

I can't even fuckin' see straight! I'm using Illusion Magic cause I can't fucking even look at the world without it blurring in my eyes! That's how fuckin' steamed y'all made me!

So every single one of you better swallow your GOD DAMN PRIDE and figure out how we're fixin' this damn mess or it's the puzzle box for all of you, and I don't care if Emperor Souha roasts me on a spit for it, cause Y'ALL'D'VE DESERVED IT!

[ Panting heavily. ]

[blackrthanblack]

::Cracking knuckles.::

Stay Out Of Immediate Family Business. What I choose to do about my daughter doesn't concern you, Idiot.

[theheadmonarch]

She was responsible and I trusted her! And Kamala herself told me to pave it over!

[the_deadlights]

I don't wanna get involved in a family crisis that ain't mine! Isn't that sensible to keep my nose outta other people's business!?

[becomeanwarrior]

I'm sorry, do I hear more BITCHIN' AND COMPLAININ' from a bunch of AIRHEADS who deserve to get themselves humiliated by someone who's been watching this entire trainwreck unfold in slow motion!?

[ Holds the rubiks cube over his head, madness glinting in his eyes. ]

Shiyoko, you don't get to claim the fuckin' high ground when Kamala ha'n't respected ya as more than a blow-up doll in more than a YEAR!? I'm her uncle and you will respect me when I say you haven't been doing your DAMN JOB as a parent! You wanna sock me for it, go ahead, but ya can't fuckin' run from the truth!

Noriko, ya more than anyone here shoulda known that her Seal of Darkness broke and what that meant! Didn't ya specifically have a plan to dampen its effects!? The hell would you believe her knowing it's gone off!

Horned Noriko, ah don't give one whit if this isn't usually your spat. You're Noriko, which means you're my cousin. Which means this is your family crisis too! So ya better put your head to work on a solution here, too!

Had any one of ya been lookin' at the stuff Kamala's been posting lately? Any one of ya keepin' tabs on her emotional state so you could act like the people she could rely on yer s'posed to!?

Every single one of ya's been fuckin' around with your own agendas and now Kamala's makin' that everyone else's problem! So are we gonna figure something out or are you INCOMPETENT FUCKIN' BIMBOS gonna keep makin' excuses for not having the foresight god gifted a turnip!?

Y'all should have your hides tanned for this, and ya damn well know it!

[the_deadlights]

::Shiyoko's definitely flash stepping and slugging you in the stomach with Barbaros backed strength.::

What I do and don't do with my daughter is none of your concern, Onni!

::The Norikos are cowering behind a throne.::