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the fuckface who holds time itself in his hands ([personal profile] collector) wrote in [community profile] luministi2010-08-08 05:30 am

Nocturne IV

[The CAT feed comes on while Braxiatel is ransacking his house. His movements have changed - they're less practised and less careful. He mutters something under his breath—] —I'll have Narvin dispersed if he has anything to do with this— [—and then, in a pile of papers, he spots something. He pulls some of the papers out of the pile, irritation flickering across his face.]

Oh, joy. Notes from my enigmatic... [Then he trails off. And his face, when it falls to its default, is cold and distant, not smiling. He turns the pages, reading too quickly, and when he gets to the last page, he stops and then composes himself.]

[He picks up his CAT and sighs.]
You're already on, then, are you? Typical. [He sets it down and begins the message.]

Anyone who can hear this, you have lost your memory. This is the town of Luministi and you very probably arrived here before yesterday. Those who have been here the longest have been here for two months. You were abducted and imprisoned here, no exit, and you have yet to determine the culpable parties.

A very short time ago, a 'gas leak' pervaded the city. As a result, you have lost your memories after a certain point in your life—apparently, a point prior to your arrival at Luministi, which is bound to considerably set back your investigations into the town's mystery. The likely responsible party is a man named Doctor Resarci, who is currently and conspicuously absent.

That covers the most immediately relevant information, I believe. Oh, one more thing. We received a message some time ago that warned us about losing ourselves and keeping each other safe. You may have chosen to take notes and leave them in the house for yourself to find, so if you think you're that sort of person, I'd suggest looking.
fortune_sought: (Suspicious)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2010-08-08 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[just gapes at him for a moment before she recovers her composure and eyes him suspiciously] I don't know what sort of game this is, but how could you have known we would lose our memories soon enough to take notes to say we would?
fortune_sought: (Intense)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2010-08-08 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
But you said that all of us will have forgotten this town. How do you know that?

[identity profile] grimmjerk.livejournal.com 2010-08-08 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[looking a bit more frazzled than usual over here. but paying attention nonetheless]

Can we get 'em back? Our memories.
fortune_sought: (Doubting)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2010-08-08 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[caught off-guard by that, and perhaps more suspicious than ever now] ...yes.

[identity profile] grimmjerk.livejournal.com 2010-08-08 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
So how do we fix 'em?
fortune_sought: (Righteous Anger)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2010-08-08 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[stares] But...how...? [makes a face. she can't imagine anyone else--no one outside of their castle family, at least--who would even know she'd called Howl that. she must have talked to this man herself. sighs]

All right, we have spoken before. Do you know how long I've been here? And what is this town?

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[identity profile] wind-of-reason.livejournal.com 2010-08-08 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Fuu is looking very sleep-deprived, but triumphant.]

Everyone, I can confirm what Mister Braxiatel is saying. I also have a record of the events he spoke of. [Indicates four books in front of her.]

Even if we've forgotten everything, I hope we can continue keeping each other safe and trying to find a way out of here...

[And regular reply just for Brax]

[identity profile] wind-of-reason.livejournal.com 2010-08-08 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bright smile!] Mister Braxiatel, a pleasure to meet you again.

I read that you've helped me tremendously in the past. I- I'll do my best to be of some help. But the story about Rayearth... [she shudders softly], and about how I found the antidote, and all the rest of it... I can hardly believe it was me who did all that.

But I'll do my very best to help! Do you have any ideas?

Oh, and I know you would have noticed, but I wonder about Mister Arthur. He wasn't mentioned in my journal at all. He's been very kind and helpful and has the same items the rest of us received when we first came here, but ... Did he just have unfortunate timing to come here when the gas started, or could it be something else?
[blushes] No, sorry, perhaps I'm just thinking about it too much - it's all so very strange right now!
fortune_sought: (Doubting)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2010-08-09 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
Two months!? Calcifer will have given up on me by now! Or... [frowns thoughtfully, glancing down at her youthful hands. really, there's no reason she needs him now. perhaps leaving the castle like this was all for the best] Your notes don't mention a spell, do they?

Also, while you clearly know who I am, I don't feel that I've yet met you.

[identity profile] grimmjerk.livejournal.com 2010-08-09 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[not much he can do for any of those options...]

Borrow?

We can just take them.

[identity profile] likefedex.livejournal.com 2010-08-09 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't know that people still did these!

[Switching to text:]

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[identity profile] wind-of-reason.livejournal.com 2010-08-09 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Grins about not being a rash person. It's true!]
Thank you. I'll do that.
If there's anything else I can do, please let me know!

[identity profile] arthurcosgrove.livejournal.com 2010-08-09 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[he's dug up his apartment for the notes the man referred to, and found nothing]

You've written your own notes? I'd be interested in seeing those, if you'll let me. My name's Arthur, by the way.

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