WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL - OVERFLOW

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ARRIVAL

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PASSENGERS: 41 You know how the story goes by now. One minute you’re somewhere familiar, and the next you’re suddenly somewhere else. Unlike previous times before, the source of your rude awakening isn’t a mystery. A harsh jostle causes your body to lunge forward as a tire jumps over a pot hole in the road. Try as you might, it’s hard to ignore the steady thrumming of an engine and the gentle sway beneath you. The faint scent of gasoline seems to waft from the outside, but as you look around you’ll notice that the windows are locked, tinted, and impossible to see through. Likewise, the door ahead of you appears to be locked as well. Perhaps the scent is your imagination…? Regardless, though the lighting is a tad dim, it becomes apparent that you’re inside a large bus dotted with the occasional seat and amid a jumble of other bodies. The people you were last with may be among your fellow passengers. Perhaps they are not. But worry not; there’s plenty of time to look around and get to know one another on this long, strange trip. It may even be wise to examine the staircase at the other end of the bus. Who knows what awaits you on the other floors? Ah, but before you move too far it may be best to assess the situation. On the bright side, any injuries you incurred have been healed! Isn't it nice to have your limbs in place again? Miracles happen. But...what happened to your clothes? You’re fairly certain you weren't wearing this t-shirt before...and what's with the denim shorts? Maybe you were fortunate enough to get the knee-length version, but for those of you waking up in bootyshorts...well, we're sure you look great! And what better way to tie the whole look together than white socks and tan sandals? At least you'll be comfortable for the ride. Lucky for you, your new threads aren't the only gift you'll receive upon waking up. Attached to your waist is a high-quality bag filled with some fun goodies for every passenger! For those of you who unzip your bag to check its contents, you will find: -Dry shampoo -Wet wipes -Deodorant -Travel pack of toilet paper -Travel toothbrush + toothpaste -Poncho -A stylish travel guide No other items are on your person at this time, even if you were holding onto it as you began your previous departure. That's a bit troublesome, isn't it? Not really; it's still a bus. Be grateful for the extra elbow room, alright? Oh, and one last thing...on the wrist of every passenger is a small, equally fashionable white scrunchie. Not your style? Perhaps it's a good idea to give the travel guide another read. Searching the bus from top to bottom will net zero results in the way of an escape. All of the windows are similarly tinted and locked, and the only exit door appears to be the one on the first level that can't be opened at this time. But hey. You're all old pros at this, right? You know what to do next! Get to know the people around you, trade stories with your fellow passengers, and...well. Buckle up for the bumpy ride ahead.

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yasusada overflow; open to new tags!!

[okitactless]

I. Waking up

[WELL, HERE THEY ARE... here is one stupid pompom sword, who looks very startled at confused by--everything?! WHAT IS THIS CONTRAPTION. WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE.]

Ah-- did I do it wrong?

[He missed the Citadel on the way home, didn't he-- wait.]

--OKITA-KUN!!!!!!!!

[Look, he has to check]

Goodies

[Well, Yasusada's putting his hair up in a ponytail with his scrunchie, but yeah he's definitely dumping everything else onto the floor?? WHY.

He picks up the dry shampoo first, turning it around in his hands with a curious look on his face--he's either going to spray himself or someone else directly in the eyeballs in about 0.2 seconds if you don't stop him, so uh. Sorry.]

Win...dows...

[Yasusada, on account of being... Yasusada, is somehow capable of locating Sharp Pointy Things no matter wher he is, so--hope you weren't trying to play darts, because he's absolutely just taking some and walking away with them. He's also going to try throwing them directly at the windows!!! Unfortunately, his good reflexes mean that he ducks down as soon as it ricochets back, so I HOPE YOU WERE DUCKING IF YOU'RE ANYWHERE NEARBY.

If you're not dead, he at least has the decency to look sheepish.]

--Sorry!

wildcard

[Anything else!!! If you're from Grimmoired, Yasusada may or may not recognize you. Feel free to approach him even if you're not, though--he'll be shamelessly nosy, following people around, and just generally being a curious puppy about everything. It's fine.]

goodies

[selfinserting]

[Instinctively, even if he sounds nervous:]

Ah - um, be careful, you might...

[Oh. Wait.]

—Yasusada?

[okitactless]

[Hunh, that's a voice he recognizes? Why--oh.]

Eh? Evan-kun? [HELLO FRIEND you're looking not dead, wonderful] Where are we?

[selfinserting]

I don't know. This isn't back home for, for either of us, right? So... Something, something must have gone really wrong, but I don't, um, I don't know what.

[okitactless]

Maybe we did it wrong...

[He's not really sure how they could've managed that, but, y'know. Since there are strangers here, and only a few familiar faces.]

Are you alright?

[selfinserting]

I... I think so? Are you okay?

[Like, not emotionally, but that isn't exactly rare. It's fine.]

But - what, what would we have done wrong? They didn't say anything about us, um, about us messing up.

[okitactless]

I am.

[Tragically Yasusada is, in fact, pretty emotionally okay about this whole thing??? Mostly because Okita got a happy ending, and Tiger and Dragon weren't... malicious, and time traveling is his job, so. HE'S WAY TOO FINE ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING.

That's a fair point, though... Yasusada's frowning, doing his best to think, but it's not like he has any more information than anybody else does.]

I don't know... were you trying to go home? [Since he knows a few people decided to Not Do That.]

for ogata

[okitactless]

((from here))

And hey, this is an easy answer! Yasusada looks around again as he talks, clearly more focused on looking for Okita than anything else.]

He's my master! I need to see if he's here or not.

[snyaiper]

Ah, you were affiliated with the shinsengumi, then?

[He's definitely intrigued but he in no way is ready to be told that yams is a sword.]

[okitactless]

Right, right! I don't know why they took my haori, but I'm Okita-kun's sword.

[if only yams had a filter, he could've gone a little longer in blissful ignorance]

[snyaiper]

.... What do you mean you're his sword?

[Yeah.]

[okitactless]

[Fortunately he has already lived through this experience, so he's not making equally confused faces in return... unfortunately, he's still not great at explaining.

Well, first off, since it's easiest--]

Do you know tsukumogami?

[snyaiper]

... Yes. So you're saying that's what you are, for the sword Okita Souji used?

[He's pretty sure that's supposed to take a very long time though, not like, 40 years.]

[okitactless]

[Yasusada beams, nodding happily. HE'S SO PROUD TO BE OKITA'S SWORD...]

Mmhmm! I'm Yamatonokami Yasusada! My partner is Kashuu Kiyomitsu.

[He's the one that broke (read: died) at Ikedaya when Okita collapsed!! Haha!!!!]

for dimitri

[okitactless]

[((from here))

Wow though Dimitri absolutely should not be trusting Yasusada to take the lead in anything?? Except maybe stabbing, he's good at that. THEY ARE THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND. At least he totally understands the apparent Shock and Awe, since he hadn't seen a sink before Grimm either. (This is only because Yasusada never paid attention in the kitchen at his Citadel, don't let him fool you.)

But I guess this is what they're doing!! So Yasusada takes the scrunchie out of his hair, and... puts it in his mouth like a dog with a chew toy before he ducks down, sticking his entire fluffy head under the faucet.

Word of god says the water gets comfortably warm, but Yasusada has probably just left it on ICE COLD, so he yelps, jerking backwards, and bangs his head on the faucet.]

Ouch!

[this is going great]

[overruns]

[ As far as Dimitri is concerned, Yasusada absolutely knows what he's doing. This is fine!! It's fine. He seems confident enough in what he's doing.

Anyway, about 3 seconds later he retracts this sentiment. ]

Ah! [ Ow. ] Please, be careful!

[ He quickly goes to flip open a cabinet or two for some towels or something... But, also, ] —Did it work?

[ the shampoo... ]

[okitactless]

[NO TOWELS FOR THESE DINGUSES I can't believe they're making a mess already (yes I can)

But!! He'll take the shampoo, and after he fumbles with it for a minute, he... sprays it directly onto a random spot on his hair, because he doesn't know what the fuck "roots" are unless it's about a plant.

But once he does that, he sort of. Flails his arm out in Dimitri's direction. TAKE THE BOTTLE PLEASE his head's still kind of in the sink.]

What else does it say?

[Does he have to do anything or can he rinse it out immediately...]

[overruns]

[ Okay. Well. Something about this seems wrong, but he has literally no frame of context, so he'll just go with it. Enjoy your impromptu, ice-cold shower, buddy. ]

There aren't any instructions beyond distributing it through your hair. [ you know, because there's no water involved, actually ] So I suppose you ought to just wash it out now.

[ The cycle is complete. ]

[okitactless]

Alright!

[So that's. Exactly what he'll do. What a beautiful waste.

And because there are no towels, after he wrings his hair out and turns the sink off, he just kind of... lets it drip?? Hm. This is uncomfortable.]

Do you want to try?

for minako

[okitactless]

[How could he have heard when he just woke up!! Minako!!!]

Oh...

[...]

...but you haven't seen Okita-kun? [his priorities,]

[muragas]

... I don't think so?

[ well, he's certainly got a one track mind ]

What does he look like? We can check the rest of the bus for him.

[okitactless]

Let's see, he's about this tall-- [GESTURING to... Okita-height idk don't ask me questions] --and he's wearing a white yukata, and he probably has Saizo, that's his pig [what], and he's very healthy!

[that's important]

[muragas]

[ a... pig? ]

Is Saizo his emotional support pig?

[okitactless]

No, he's small.

[He doesn't get the meme]

[muragas]

[ me, squinting and trying to find the meme ]

Big things come in small packages!

[ but regardless ]

I'll go look for him, and you can stay here. After all, your Okita-san might be looking for you too! You wouldn't want to miss him, right?