Ryuugamine Mikado (Shark) (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
digitalemperor) wrote2012-04-28 09:28 pm
digitalemperor) wrote2012-04-28 09:28 pm
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Memory 02
Memory: Significant Positive - Making friends with/meeting Celty
Game: Game (played)
Game Master: Columbine
Day: 138
Notes: Memories come in the form of packets of five little shortbread cookies in the shape of a comedy-drama mask. eat one for a memory! 3/5 used. (Kazuki, Steve Rogers)
Visual reference for Celty.
The unthinkably old building, just a short distance from the train station, was covered in fine cracks and snaked in ivy.
As they neared the old apartment, Mikado’s footsteps slowed:
“Um, we’re here, I live on the first floor…so can you please tell me what’s going on? Just who are you people?”
Celty didn’t mention anything about her ‘head’ or her true identity, and randomly came up with the reason: “I was looking for a lost friend, but she ran away when I found her for some reason.”
But Mikado wasn’t foolish enough to believe such hastily made-up excuses. Thus, as she didn’t have a choice anymore, Celty decided to reveal her true identity to Mikado.
After asking Izaya to leave them alone for a while, Celty brought Mikado to the back of the apartment.
Then, Celty made up her mind, and began typing on the PDA.
How much do you know about me?
As he looked at the small LCD display, Mikado thought for a bit and nervously began to state what he knew:
“…That…you’re an urban legend—and you ride on a motorbike that doesn’t make a sound or has headlights, and…”
Mikado hesitated here, and after a deep intake of breath, he said in a voice that was both fearful yet tinged with anticipation:
“—and that…you don’t have a head.”
After listening to Mikado’s answer, Celty went on typing.
Do you believe that?
Just after showing that to Mikado, Celty began to curse herself for her stupidity. Just who would believe something like that? And just as she thought that, Mikado who was standing in front of her, nodded lightly.
—Eh?
In the wake of Celty’s surprise, Mikado said to her softly:
“Um…could you let me see inside your helmet—”
On hearing his rather blunt request, Celty stared intently at his face.
—Ah ah, it’s the same expression as yesterday.
That strange expression that was both uneasy and tensed with anticipation, and mixed with despair and joy. The student before her had asked her to reveal herself with such an intriguing expression in his eyes. Celty considered his request for a bit, and typed the following line of words:
Promise me you won’t scream?
Celty once again felt that she’d asked another stupid question, but she just wanted to make sure. These twenty years, aside from doing so in Shinra’s presence, she had never taken off her helmet before. There had been a few times when her helmet had been knocked off in a scuffle, and the reactions of all who had seen it, had always been that of ‘sheer terror’.
But the youth called Mikado in front of her was ready and willing to experience this terror. Not only had he believed Celty and not dismissed it as a lie or joke, he even wanted to see for himself. Asking someone like him to promise ‘not to scream’, was stupidity in itself.
As Celty thought about that, Mikado gave the response she had expected.
As she watched him nod vigorously, Celty slowly—pushed up the visor of her full-face visor.
Darkness. It was just a space of nothingness. Of course, logically, there’d still be air, but the presence of something like that was unimportant to Mikado. The thing that was supposed to be filling up that space was no there, and it was meaningless even if there was something else there.
—Ah ah, it’s not there. It’s really not there. This definitely isn’t some trick. But even if it was, it’d be interesting to look into something like that.
A sliver of fear flashed in Mikado’s eyes, but that fear did not result in him screaming, but instead caused shock to transform into pleasant surprise in his heart, and tears began to gather in his eyes.
“Thank you…thank you very much.”
Mikado didn’t know how to express his thanks. Then, he looked up at Celty, very much like a child would.
As she looked at an expression like that, Celty was even more at a loss at what to do. In the past, there was practically no one who had been able to stomach the fact that she was ‘headless’, much less thank her for it. As for the situation she was facing today, she could hardly comprehend it—but it wasn’t a bad feeling.
After that, Celty told everything about herself** to Mikado, and Mikado readily accepted her request to see the ‘head girl’.
Mikado also told her about how the girl had lost her memory. Celty found this a little strange, but either way, she had to see her, and pleaded for Mikado to help her clear up the misunderstanding.
The two of the called Izaya back. But he merely said one thing to them: “My business can wait”, and continued standing in a corner, watching them.
“Alright…so, please wait for me here, I’ll explain everything to her. I wouldn’t want her to think I betrayed her if she suddenly sees you.”
Understood.
As he watched Mikado and Celty, Izaya said in a teasing tone:
“This kid’s pretty careful. Not bad.”
The both of them decided to wait for Mikado to get back around the road beside the apartment.
---
**The exposition Celty tells Mikado is roughly this: She's a Dullahan from Ireland. Twenty years ago she woke up in Ireland missing her head and her memories. She followed the "feeling" of her head to Japan, and in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, she's been searching for her head ever since. The other day she saw a girl with a face that looked just like Celty's head, and scars around her neck. This is a girl Mikado took in and sheltered, and Celty believes the girl's head is Celty's head, so she wants Mikado to introduce them.
Things we learned:
-Celty is a Dullahan
-She's looking for her head
-She really is headless and made of shadows and HOW AMAZINGLY COOL IS THAT
-IT'S LIKE SUPER COOL YOU GUYS
-SO COOOL
-Plus 100 dere for Celty
-Plus a million interest in/acceptance of crazy/abnormal things
-She's a bad liar
-Somehow I might be able to help her talk to this girl that might have her head?!
What this means:
Shark now how a sizable chunk of Celty's backstory expositioned at him, and knows he is not only normally pretty cool with weird shit, but enjoys it a lot. It's significant in keeping him both chill with all the weird shit in Aather and in keeping him EXCITED for all the weird shit in Aather. YAY UNUSUAL STUFF. Also Celty is is bro.
Game: Game (played)
Game Master: Columbine
Day: 138
Notes: Memories come in the form of packets of five little shortbread cookies in the shape of a comedy-drama mask. eat one for a memory! 3/5 used. (Kazuki, Steve Rogers)
Visual reference for Celty.
The unthinkably old building, just a short distance from the train station, was covered in fine cracks and snaked in ivy.
As they neared the old apartment, Mikado’s footsteps slowed:
“Um, we’re here, I live on the first floor…so can you please tell me what’s going on? Just who are you people?”
Celty didn’t mention anything about her ‘head’ or her true identity, and randomly came up with the reason: “I was looking for a lost friend, but she ran away when I found her for some reason.”
But Mikado wasn’t foolish enough to believe such hastily made-up excuses. Thus, as she didn’t have a choice anymore, Celty decided to reveal her true identity to Mikado.
After asking Izaya to leave them alone for a while, Celty brought Mikado to the back of the apartment.
Then, Celty made up her mind, and began typing on the PDA.
How much do you know about me?
As he looked at the small LCD display, Mikado thought for a bit and nervously began to state what he knew:
“…That…you’re an urban legend—and you ride on a motorbike that doesn’t make a sound or has headlights, and…”
Mikado hesitated here, and after a deep intake of breath, he said in a voice that was both fearful yet tinged with anticipation:
“—and that…you don’t have a head.”
After listening to Mikado’s answer, Celty went on typing.
Do you believe that?
Just after showing that to Mikado, Celty began to curse herself for her stupidity. Just who would believe something like that? And just as she thought that, Mikado who was standing in front of her, nodded lightly.
—Eh?
In the wake of Celty’s surprise, Mikado said to her softly:
“Um…could you let me see inside your helmet—”
On hearing his rather blunt request, Celty stared intently at his face.
—Ah ah, it’s the same expression as yesterday.
That strange expression that was both uneasy and tensed with anticipation, and mixed with despair and joy. The student before her had asked her to reveal herself with such an intriguing expression in his eyes. Celty considered his request for a bit, and typed the following line of words:
Promise me you won’t scream?
Celty once again felt that she’d asked another stupid question, but she just wanted to make sure. These twenty years, aside from doing so in Shinra’s presence, she had never taken off her helmet before. There had been a few times when her helmet had been knocked off in a scuffle, and the reactions of all who had seen it, had always been that of ‘sheer terror’.
But the youth called Mikado in front of her was ready and willing to experience this terror. Not only had he believed Celty and not dismissed it as a lie or joke, he even wanted to see for himself. Asking someone like him to promise ‘not to scream’, was stupidity in itself.
As Celty thought about that, Mikado gave the response she had expected.
As she watched him nod vigorously, Celty slowly—pushed up the visor of her full-face visor.
Darkness. It was just a space of nothingness. Of course, logically, there’d still be air, but the presence of something like that was unimportant to Mikado. The thing that was supposed to be filling up that space was no there, and it was meaningless even if there was something else there.
—Ah ah, it’s not there. It’s really not there. This definitely isn’t some trick. But even if it was, it’d be interesting to look into something like that.
A sliver of fear flashed in Mikado’s eyes, but that fear did not result in him screaming, but instead caused shock to transform into pleasant surprise in his heart, and tears began to gather in his eyes.
“Thank you…thank you very much.”
Mikado didn’t know how to express his thanks. Then, he looked up at Celty, very much like a child would.
As she looked at an expression like that, Celty was even more at a loss at what to do. In the past, there was practically no one who had been able to stomach the fact that she was ‘headless’, much less thank her for it. As for the situation she was facing today, she could hardly comprehend it—but it wasn’t a bad feeling.
After that, Celty told everything about herself** to Mikado, and Mikado readily accepted her request to see the ‘head girl’.
Mikado also told her about how the girl had lost her memory. Celty found this a little strange, but either way, she had to see her, and pleaded for Mikado to help her clear up the misunderstanding.
The two of the called Izaya back. But he merely said one thing to them: “My business can wait”, and continued standing in a corner, watching them.
“Alright…so, please wait for me here, I’ll explain everything to her. I wouldn’t want her to think I betrayed her if she suddenly sees you.”
Understood.
As he watched Mikado and Celty, Izaya said in a teasing tone:
“This kid’s pretty careful. Not bad.”
The both of them decided to wait for Mikado to get back around the road beside the apartment.
---
**The exposition Celty tells Mikado is roughly this: She's a Dullahan from Ireland. Twenty years ago she woke up in Ireland missing her head and her memories. She followed the "feeling" of her head to Japan, and in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, she's been searching for her head ever since. The other day she saw a girl with a face that looked just like Celty's head, and scars around her neck. This is a girl Mikado took in and sheltered, and Celty believes the girl's head is Celty's head, so she wants Mikado to introduce them.
Things we learned:
-Celty is a Dullahan
-She's looking for her head
-She really is headless and made of shadows and HOW AMAZINGLY COOL IS THAT
-IT'S LIKE SUPER COOL YOU GUYS
-SO COOOL
-Plus 100 dere for Celty
-Plus a million interest in/acceptance of crazy/abnormal things
-She's a bad liar
-Somehow I might be able to help her talk to this girl that might have her head?!
What this means:
Shark now how a sizable chunk of Celty's backstory expositioned at him, and knows he is not only normally pretty cool with weird shit, but enjoys it a lot. It's significant in keeping him both chill with all the weird shit in Aather and in keeping him EXCITED for all the weird shit in Aather. YAY UNUSUAL STUFF. Also Celty is is bro.