( SCAWWY ) TOMIZAWA

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WEEKEND 0, friday

[frotag]

[ at some point after the initial landing, ichiban and tomizawa have started to explore the rest of the town. armed only with his fists and his wits, he leads the way into the abandoned theater, carefully brushing aside some old drapes and confetti before heading deeper into the building. ]

Man... "what the everloving fuck" doesn't even start to cover whatever we landed ourselves in this time, huh?

[cashcab]

[ man................... wish we had battery storm right now "for what" just being prepared ]

Mn, this is like the Silent Hill version of whatever Palekana was up to.

[frotag]

[ guns of the forefathers poundmate save us ]

Hey, don't say stuff like that! You'll summon Pyramid Head or some shit.

[ he approaches the foot of the stage and peeks into the box there... then grabs one of the blankets within. yes, he was full of bravado earlier, but even he has to admit it's a little chilly without the cult-adjacent robes. ichirrito time ]

WEEKEND 0, SUNDAY

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[ he figures, if anything, tomi will be at the pyre, because sometimes your friend is a lil predictable whiny bitch baby. ]

Tomi, man—promise me you won't laugh, okay?

[ he brandishes his copy of the rulebook. ]

I got unicorn. How does that even count as a monster?

[ ABSOLUTELY NO HESITATION ]

[cashcab]

[ IT'S NOT HIS FAULT HE WAS BORN ON A TROPICAL ISLAND AND HAS NEVER LEFT

he does have to stifle a tiny little bro laugh tho. sorry. ]

"Made up creatures" doesn't really sound as cool, if I had to guess... [ a beat ] I got Mothman.

[frotag]

[ DON'T LAUGH!! he's a little huffy for a bit, before tomi fesses up. ]

The...big fuzzy guy? [ ... ] What's it let you do?

WEEK 0, tuesday

[cashcab]

[ we're wherever it doesn't matter. house i guess ]

Hey, Ichiban. I have a question. Say you find your link and they don't wanna link with you. What are you gonna do?

[frotag]

[ hm. he just kind of stares at tomi for a bit before crossing his arms. ]

Depends, I guess. [ he leans against a wall. ] Why, did you already find yours?

[cashcab]

Mn, no, I haven't been looking. It just came up in conversation so I started thinking...

WEEK 0, FRIDAY

[cashcab]

This is fucked up.

[frotag]

[ where are we? the house? i guess???

ichiban punches a wall, making their room shake. ]

[cashcab]

[ flops on the bed










wow it's like they did something similar two weeks ago ]

WEEK 0, SATURDAY

[cashcab]

Hey man, are you feeling any better?

[ did you finally vom ]

[frotag]

[ post-trial, tomi might notice that ichiban is... kind of out of it! he's chilling in their room, laughing a little to himself. ]

Oh, hey, Tomi... haha.

[cashcab]

[ COOL. GREAT. AWESOME. ]

...Uh, I take it that's a no? [ a beat ] Yes?

W1, MONDAY

[cashcab]

[ DREAMCORE ISLAND BABY it's no dondoko but tomi doesn't know what that is anyway [

Finally, somewhere that looks kinda normal.

[ THERE'S A BEACH!!!!!! ]

[frotag]

[ GUESS WHO HAS HIS HAWAII OUTFIT BACK THANKS TO CLOTHES SHOP BABEY

anyway ichiban is already lying face down in the sand. as you do. let the ocean reclaim him. ]

[cashcab]

[ squats next to him. pat pat. ]

Hey, Ichiban.

W1, THURSDAY

[cashcab]

[ we're at the beach!!! yaaaay ]

Thanks for comin' out man. I'm sure you woulda preferred staying in the house tonight.

[frotag]

[ BEACH!! ]

C'mon, we've come this far together, dude. You're outta your mind if you think I'm gonna abandon my boy now!

[cashcab]

Oh, I'm not concerned about that part. [ nudges him with his elbow. affection week................ ] Just, y'know, coulda been anywhere else. But I appreciate it all the same, man.

W3, SUNDAY

[frotag]

[ ichiban had said they'd head to the house, but... well. how could he pass up the opportunity to revisit the beach for their reunion? he knows the shock of dying is kind of a big one; being able to fall back on the familiarity of the ocean breeze might help with the transition, he thinks.

as they step onto the sand, he kicks off his sandals; all the better to enjoy the feel of the sand against his bare feet. ]

Miss this place?

[cashcab]

I miss home, man. [ that's probably a given. it is a hard transition; he figured it'd be more of the same shit, different day... different life. or unlife, as it were. maybe things would go back to feeling a little more normal. instead, the creeping dread of having to unpack what actually happened is bubbling jist beneath the surface, and he really. doesn't want to think about it. but he knows it's coming.

even ichiban is different, here. thr beach is different. death is different.

still... the beach helps. ]

It's been one hell of a ride.

W5, THURSDAY

[frotag]

[ to absolutely no one's surprise, ichiban wastes no time in bringing tomi over to the healing spring after cyoa return. he, of course, isn't letting the lack of a left arm hinder his dedication to his bro, even if it does mean he kind of unceremoniously dump tomi at the side of the pool.

there's a moment where he hesitates at the water's edge, wondering... like... if taking off your homie's clothes before dumping him in some magic water is acceptable or not... eventually, he decides to at least peel off tomi's fancy top to let him see what that totally-not-concerning business at his shoulder is about before rolling him into the pool.

... while he's here, he decides to take off his clothes (UNDERWEAR ON BECAUSE WE CAN'T RISK PYRAMID HEAD!!!) and hop in the water himself. even if it won't regrow his arm, it'll still be nice to take a dip. now to wait for tomi to wake up... ]

[cashcab]

[ it takes a minute, but after some hacking and coughing he comes to with a start.

i completely forgot about this during return, but there's a set of key (the old iron kind) that ichiban would've seen when he was tomihandling earlier. it's not like, important, i just need to remember that i forgot.

he isn't even his usual jumpy cat self. he's just so... tired and defeated once he realizes where he is. mercifully, his injuries aren't terrible. bruised face, another on his torso, though the worst is the deep wound on his shoulder, which definitely would have inhibited use of his arm if he were not being magically healed.

he's so tired. ]

...Hey, man.