daybreakacademy | When You Made Wishes: start! (player plot)

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When You Made Wishes: start! (player plot)

Imagine Wist's surprise when April rolled around and their plan for a great prank was foiled on account of all those students just...leaving??? Truly, they have become the April fool... It's what they wanted, of course -- for the pitiful humans to find freedom -- and sure there are some stragglers around, but...in the end, they decide to take the win and enjoy a short break of their own. Good thing, too, or they might have pulled out all their hair in frustration when Spring Break comes to an end and the swarm of students and faculty willingly return to their prison.

While settling back into the academy and resigning themselves to a routine, the people of Daybreak will be soothed by a gentle tune rising up from the forest. It isn't a song they've heard before, and yet, somehow...it's nostalgic, isn't it? The soft notes of the pan flute stir up something in their hearts, tugging at old memories and drawing forth a feeling of dissatisfaction and longing out from under them. Let the song lull them into taking a moment to withdraw from the hustle and bustle -- hey, turns out they sort of need it. Maybe they're coming down with a cold, or just some quick little bug...
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>> user M3G4M4G1CH4XX posted on April 6th, 2019:
Why did you come back? You don't have to live like this.

Weren't things better back then? Try to remember what it used to be like.
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The odd message from an iris account that doesn't exist isn't up for long before the spell kicks into the next phase. However they manifest and from when differs from person to person, but those affected will all have the bizarre experience of watching some ghost of themselves from their past be born from their soul's memory. Don't think there are those that can escape this fate just by returning at a later time, either -- Wist can keep up this panpipe nonsense all day, every day if they have to. If that what it takes to get their point across...

Good luck trying to comprehend whatever point that may be, because now Daybreak is the new home to a bunch of familiar-looking rugrats and has to contend with whatever complications they may bring along with them.
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[For more information on this plot, please see this ooc infopost!]

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[ hmm

texts back bc he can ]

I have two guesses who grim creeper is so you have to tell me which one is correct!!
I'm going to guess Tyzias because why would Rex want a dumb keychain??????

[squints]

the dumb keychain is for you dumbass
but gc is rex

[ ignores that squint, too busy texting ]

Aww, you shouldn't have, Mav!
But thanks!!!!!
Now that I have somewhere to keep all my keys, I don't need the doorknobs~

you're fucking terrible
it'll be a couple days still

[It's around this time that Ricky looks up, realizing that everyone else is being as quiet as he is, and tugs at the bottom of Mav's shirt.]

Hey, sorry, weasel. Adults are fucking a pain in the ass, huh?

[????? no.........but whatever...]

But none will ever be bigger than this one~ Cricket's a real dumbass. He's Ramona's friend, too, but don't always listen to his ideas, if you see him around.

[ They sure are a pain in the ass. He was wondering how long it'd take for Ricky to feel put out of the conversation even though everybody is being just as quiet at he is, but it doesn't take very long at all.

Pocketing the phone, he waves his hand in front of Maverick's face, blocking him from view and putting himself in between him and Ricky. ]

Don't "always," huh? I'll take that implied "sometimes"~! Hey, kiddo, how 'bout we give Mav a breather and you and I go out and play somewhere?

[That's good! The implied sometimes was intentional...but that doesn't mean Mav doesn't scowl and try to lean around Kano's block. Ricky tries to look around him for a second, too, before giving up and watching Kano's face.]

With the shit you pull? What makes you think I'd allow that? What's your fucking plan here, cricket?

[ Something something murder ]

Aw, why so suspicious? Just thought you'd like a break from having to look after one more head~ I'm free, after all, without anybody to wrangle up, so why not help out, right? That's what friends do!

[ Murder each other's kid selves because they're Wrong ]

[ugh...the f word...it makes it heart do a flip-flop in the grossest of ways, why does he have to be like that about friends. It's almost enough to make him give in immediately, but he digs in his heels and pulls back.]

Yeah, and as Ramona's friend, I know how bad it would be if shit went down and I wasn't there to be able to explain why. You end up in the infirmary at least once a month. Ricky doesn't really need to see that.

[ He's that way about friends because he's since realized that particular word has a lot of power attached to it, much like pleases and thank yous if said earnestly enough, and believing Kano does anything earnestly can be dangerous. ]

Eh~ Is it really that often? Sometimes I just go there to hang out, you know? Ekkehardt and me, we're buds! Hieke too! If something went down, I'd be there to explain things, so isn't that enough? Ah- the things in the jars— have you ever seen them? They're pretty cool, and I bet he'd get a kick outta them!

[Eugh. He pulls a face as his brain tries to imagine what things in jars in the office of a daemon could possibly contain.]

Somehow I fucking doubt that he would. [Mmm... He chews the inside of his cheek while struggling to come up with a way he could explain the problem without making Ricky more concerned than he already is.] Cricket, I know it must be exciting to find someone the same mental age as you after all this time, but I don't...know...if this place is the best place to have an adventure, for him.

Hmm...

[ Kano crouches down in front of Ricky so he can look up at him and consider the boy closely. He has to wonder if anywhere is a good enough place to have an adventure, considering just how miserable Ricky looks. Sort of like how he used to look, when he was first shipped off to the orphanage and spent his days lost and confused and hopeless, until he learned to hide it better.

Back then, for him, his saving grace wasn't sitting around and moping and being content petting cats and listening to the adults, it was the people who took him by the hand and pulled him out of his comfort zone and forced him to move on. With such a miserable face like that, this would be what'd be best for Ricky too, he's certain of it. ]

Ricky, want to go to an amusement park? You and me and Mav, we can go together.

[Ricky's eyebrows knit in confusion before his face relaxes into that blankness again while he considers it. Ramona's friend isn't interjecting right away, and this guy that was apparently another friend of Ramona's was saying that he could come along, too...

An amusement park... He looks over to Maverick again as the older boy clears his throat.]

There's rides...you could go up real high. Up above everything else and see it all at once.

[Huh... He's been up real high before, and it wasn't so bad. Nice, even. Studying Kano again...he would know that, wouldn't he? If he was that boy... That's a very silly thought, but he can't help it. They look so similar, except for the eyes... They were a little different. Brothers, maybe?

Nevertheless, it does sound...fun. He thinks. So he nods.]

Oh~ You actually want to~!! How great!!!

[ Kano hops to his feet, grin alight on his face that would have been impossible for Shuuya to manage if they were the same person. Physical similarity is probably about where similarities in general start and end. ]

Alright, Ricky, let's blow this pop stand~ No matter what Mav says, you're the boss today!! We'll follow your lead as to which rides you want to go on~!

[He's the boss today... He has no idea what to do when he's the boss, but he can reach out and take Maverick's hand, then extend his other in an offer to Kano. Big happy line?]

[ Well... A big line, anyways. He hesitates before taking Ricky's hand, but once he does, it's held firmly and with a little swing to it as he trots off ahead of the other two. Ricky's the boss but in name only; Kano goes ahead and leads the way towards the bus station, leaving it up to Maverick to spot the two of them for tickets, and counts the stops until they're to get off in front of the amusement park. Maverick will need to spot them both here too, thanks. ]

Hm, hmm~ What sort of rides do you like, Ricky? Roller coasters? How 'bout we try the roller coaster? I bet that'd be lots of fun, don't you think? Let's go ride that one~!

[ He doesn't spare Ricky a glance at all; if he can't verbally say no, that's as good as agreeing with Kano. ]

[siiiigh, Kano...]

You know, I did just have two very large purchases...

[But that's his only complaint about shelling out money, and he does it without hesitation.

Ricky would have shrugged in reply, but he can't even really do that as he's dragged off. Mmm, Ramona and Maverick moves fast, sometimes, but it was usually a thoughtless thing, and they would slow down when they realized he couldn't keep up as good as them... He's not too sure that this was the same thing. But he's coming...! Time for the roller coaster...apparently.]

[ If Kano didn't have twiggy arms, he'd be lifting Ricky's arm up into the air to get him to walk faster— he can imagine being terrified if somebody were to do this to hi as a child, and it'd be hilarious if it were Shuuya here, but for whatever reason, he feels a bit bad about terrorizing Ricky. It's the quiet that's unnerving, the way his mother never failed to scream and yell her dissatisfaction, and Maverick's been vocal and good at that too, but with Ricky, he can't tell.

He comes up to the roller coaster car and lets go of Ricky's hand. ]

Here we are~ Get in, get in! Mav, you go sit next to Ricky, and I'll— [ hop off the other side of the tracks and let the next two people file into the abandoned car. He will stay right down here instead of throwing his life away on that death coaster, and take pictures. ]

What --

[Like, he's here, and Ricky is here, and he wasn't exactly sure how many people could stay in a car, but Ricky was small, but!!!]

Cricket! Get back here!

[The younger boy's just staring, eyes wide and uncomprehending. He's not coming with...?]

[ Kano laughs and waves, because he is absolutely not coming with and no amount of yelling or puppydog eyes can change that. ]

I'll be taking pictures from down here, so remember to raise your arms up in the air at the very very top!! Bye-bye~~

[and they were never heard from again

The reality is that Ricky holds Maverick's hand so tight, his fingers feel funny, but even if he's anxious, he's also whipping his head around to take in as many sights as he can on their crawl up the rail in their little car. It's exciting to be able to see so many things and feel the anticipation in the air rising along with them, even if he doesn't really know what's going on and that he wishes it were Ramona next to him instead. He'll be able to show her the pictures, anyway, because somewhere down there was her other friend and he said he was going to take them, and so he needs to hold his arms up high when they're at the tooOOOH GOSH THE WORLD IS ROARING TO LIFE AND COLOR AROUND HIM AND HIS BREATH HAS LEFT HIS BODY BUT HE CAN FEEL THE WIND IN EVERY VEIN, IN EVERY STRAND OF HAIR, IN EVERY INCH OF HIS SKIN WOW okay...okay. Whew.

Maverick also enjoys being up so high and feeling the wind whip around him, but his experience is somewhat soured, not only by the knots in his stomach and the way his hand is in a tiny vice with bitten up claws at the ends, but by the way the wind decides to be a dirty thief on top of a reeling experience. Good thing noises all run together up here, because more than a few parents are already furious with the exclaimed FUCK! torn from Mav's lips as his hat is torn from his head. Well, at least Ricky's having a good time, but...

No... Hat, come back...]

[ Kano's phone is a piece of junk, so he really hopes Ricky won't be too disappointed seeing the pixelated blur that's the best it can do if he tries to zoom in close enough to try and capture Ricky's and Maverick's faces. Those orange blurs up there... that's them.

It's really too bad about Maverick's hat, though. Kano abandons his post to hunt it down, finds it and jams it on his head and hides it under an illusion so he can pretend it's been lost in the wind forever. ]

[At the very least, Ramona will treasure it.

Ricky is puffing with excitement when the rollercoaster comes to a halt again, pulling a mourning Mav along with him in his search for their third. While he doesn't have a smile that cures dying stars just yet, he's breathless and alert, ready for what's next.]

Fucking damn it to hell...

[hat?? hat...... where hat]

[ Ricky's a lot tougher than Kano gives him credit for; when he was around that age too when he'd gotten (aka was dragged kicking and screaming) on his first roller coaster and was terrified out of his wits the entire time and never wanted to go back on it again. A part of him didn't want to be right there if Ricky were to cry, but it looks like he enjoyed it... heck, it'd've been nice if Kano were there to snap a picture up close, but. missed opportunities. Now that Ricky's proven his mettle, Kano feels better about going along with the next ride. ]

Hehe~ Looks like you had fun! You guys were up sooooooo high, I wondered if you could see me waving from all the way down here? Ah... [ Hat, huh? The distraction on Maverick's face is so obvious, Kano bites down a laugh and points at his own head. ]

We could get you a new one? With your choice of animal ears~

[The boy's nod is enthusiastic -- it was scary, sure, but not in the same way a lot of things were scary. His fingers still feel like they're humming with the new life that rushed through him as they shot down the coaster rails. Unfortunately, he'd been too occupied by the scenery and the adrenaline to spot Kano, if he really had been waving... That's too bad.

Mav sighs and runs his free hand through the mussed, brushed out curls. He hates this.]

So fucking stupid... [But at least it wasn't his favorite, and Kano's right -- there might be a substitute around, and hopefully not one with stupid ears on it, that would be humiliating.] Fine.

[ If Kano can manage to get close enough to exact his influence, every single hat stand they come across on the way to the next ride is going to sport silly animal ears so Maverick will have no choice— or he could just not wear the hat. Ricky doesn't wear one, after all, so he has to wonder where along the way Maverick found comfort in keeping his head covered, the same way Kano clings to his black spotted hoodie that he didn't have or need as a child. ]

Alright, Boss~ [ "Boss" is Ricky, naturally. Kano unfolds a park map he'd kept on him and turns it around so Ricky can see it right side up. ]

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