( SCAWWY ) TOMIZAWA

[frotag]

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[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 ]

[cashcab]

[ god i wish ]

I'm half expecting it with the luck we've had.

[ reaches for a blankie PLEASE HE IS DYING OUT HERE HE'S TRYING NOT TO BE A TOTAL WIMP BABY ABOUT IT ]

[frotag]

[ ... hands tomi an extra blankie in addition to the one he's already grabbed for himself. ]

I gotta say, I'm impressed you've gone this long without saying anything about the shoes. Or is it only socks that you've got a problem with?

[cashcab]

It's the socks, man. Though I gotta say - these flats? Absolutely suck.

[frotag]

They're not that bad. It beats wandering around Nowheresville barefoot, doesn't it?

[ having wrapped himself up, he stands back up and gives the theater a quick once over... ]

Y'know, it might not be a bad idea to try and hunker down here for the time being. Sure, it almost makes the homeless encampment back in Ijincho look like the Crystal Aloha Resort, but... we've got a roof over our heads, and I don't see this place getting too crowded like some of the roomier buildings. What do you think?

[cashcab]

Mmn... [ he looks around. frowns. ]

Kinda reminds me of Yamai's old place, but... if we don't have anywhere else, I can't really complain, can I?

[frotag]

Oh, shit—sorry, man. I didn't even think about that... he's probably the last thing you wanna have on your mind right now, huh?

[cashcab]

Nah, it's fine. [ does that 'psssh' hand gesture. ] Not really gonna be a place I want stay in his hellhole so might as pick somethin' familiar.

[frotag]

...heh, fair enough. Make yourself comfy, then. [ tosses him a pillow! ]

How much more crazy shit do you think we've got left in store for us?

[cashcab]

Oh, so much more crazy shit, dude. Nothing's even happened yet. There's probably zombies outside the door or something.

[frotag]

If that's the case, then what are you even worrying about? You're not gonna find any brains in here.

[cashcab]

[ dryly: ] Ha ha. Very funny.

[frotag]

I know I am, dude, but thanks for noticing.

[ reaches out to playfully shove him ]

[cashcab]

[ he is too cold to defend himself, so he takes that lil shove. it's all good-natured though. or as good natured as things can get around here ]

Seriously, man. Can you believe this? First we're chasing Palekana to their creepy island, next thing we know, we're in some creepy cult village.

[ this can't possibly be related but how ELSE did they get here. palekana did this. ]

[frotag]

[ hm. namedropping palekana gets ichiban to sit up with a more serious air about him, adjusting the blanket so that it's draping over his shoulders. ]

You really think they're responsible for this? Just going off what we've seen of the place, it doesn't seem like we're anywhere near Hawaii or Japan... like, I guess there might still be some radical Haku hanging around who aren't too happy about how things went down, but... I dunno.

[cashcab]

[ meanwhile tomi is staying shawarma wrapped. it's fucking cold bro ]

Well, I mean, it's just, we got Nele Island and this happens? Timing is kind of suspicious is all. Though if it was them, they'd be all over our asses, so there's that.

[frotag]

Yeah, you saw what they were willing to do to their own guys if it meant gettin' the job done... if they really wanted us, they would've just torched the whole place.

[ he pauses for a bit before nudging tomi's shoulder again, keeping his hand there this time. ]

Look, I know it's not ideal, but... at the end of the day, we've got each other, right? Way better than having to deal with all of this on our own, if you ask me.

[cashcab]

[ bro... ]

Yeah. It's not like there's actually been any cultists after us since we woke up so that's... good. [ he says 'good' with uncertainty and reluctance. ] Just wanna know where the others went. Like why we're here with uh, these other people but not like, Chitose, unless she ran off somewhere on her own.

[frotag]

I doubt it. She's got no reason to take off again, y'know? ... Nah, I think it's more likely it's just us who got nabbed, for whatever reason. Why else would they just have that intel on us and the other 38 people here if we weren't... like, chosen?

[cashcab]

This is the worst possible thing to be chosen for. Or, you know, up there. On the list of terrible things to be chosen for.

[frotag]

C'mon, Tomi. We've wiggled our way out of some shit before, right? We'll do it again, or my name's not Ichiban Kasuga!

[cashcab]

[ it's hard to be jumpy cat 100% of the time with ichiban around. BUT STILL, KIND OF A JUMPY CAT ]

Heh, yeah, but can we do it sooner rather than later? This place really gives me the creeps.

[frotag]

... We are kind of on an uneven playing field right now. We don't have our phones, for one, which takes away the advantage we had with people like Kiryu-san and the Daidoji on our side. Hell, we can't even look this place up on the internet.

[cashcab]

I can only imagine what a tourism website looks like for this place.

[ 'Come Enjoy Scenic Scawwy! The Sights are to Die For!' ]

Really though, it doesn't really seem like there's anyone else around that can help out. No locals, or anything.

[frotag]

[ he lets out a snort at that. PLEASE THOUGH NO DYING ON HIS WATCH!!! ]

Maybe we just gotta give it some time? I know it sucks just waiting around, but it also won't do us any good to just run headfirst into that weirdass fog. The last thing we need is someone gettin' lost out there and not being able to figure out how to get back.