[Event Post]

[maximumogredrive]

You can find some scruffian stooping at your place of work if you work in a supernaturally themed business. This includes SAI or OOPARTS, but isn't limited to that. He can also be found in the DA or local library, pouring over newspaper articles and history books.

He seems like he's trying to make conversation, but is waaaaay too awkward to know how to approach something.

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[memoryistime]

*Shian works at SAI.

... Who is this loiterer that's hovering around the place right now...*

[maximumogredrive]

He sort of perks up at you Shian and... waves? Oh no.

Wait... he looks... No. No, if you took away the beard and about twenty-thirty years...

"Do you work here?"

[memoryistime]

*oh no why am I being acknowledged-- and you do look familiar. hrnm.*

In the sense of the word, yes, I work here. What's it to you to know?

[maximumogredrive]

"You look... familiar." He stands up and puts a hand out, measuring your height, then to his chest...

"Oh." Clears his throat

"Anyway! I'm looking for info on... y'know. Stuff. Parallel dimensions, specifically."

[windsbygone]

*DA.

A (currently) third year Soran has found you doing some... researching or another.*

... You're still alive, aren't you?

[maximumogredrive]

"I mean, I guess so.

Alive is a way to put it."

He pushes the books of quantum physics aside, rubbing his head.

[windsbygone]

What, you're not fully sure?

I mean, you seem pretty physical. And you just talked, too.

... unless I'm hallucinating you right now.

[Local Library]

[wherethemiceare]

::You see a deadringer for your Noriko, in equal deadringing Gyaru clothes, with very Legally Blonde glasses that fail to hide the fact she's a ditzy Gyaru who may or may not be a useless pile of curves.

She is plopping what look to be occult tomes on a different reading table in the library. And reading through them, and mangling the languages. As she writes stuff down with a glitter pen with those fluffy hair ends.::

Re: [Local Library]

[maximumogredrive]

"Wakahisa!

Oh thank the mountain gods, you're here and with your brains and MY brains, we're almost one whole brain!"

Re: [Local Library]

[wherethemiceare]

...

::Looks up, and then points to herself, like, "Are you talking to me?".::

[???]

[theheadmonarch]

::You find yourself in a library alright. But it's made of floating book shelves in a blank white space that seems to go on forever.

Did. Did you die. Is this Heaven?

Did you end up in NERD HEAVEN?::

Re: [???]

[maximumogredrive]

This is hell, I'm definitely in hell. And no lockers to shove nerds into!?

"... hello? Gods? I think there's been a mistake. I was expecting more catgirls and fighting in my afterlife."

Re: [???]

[theheadmonarch]

Who are you and what are you doing in my Boudoir and Bedroom? And why do you think it's the afterlife?

::There's an angry barely dressed blonde older woman whose hair and fashion belongs to the 1980s. You get the sense thunder and lightning might crash from the angry look on her face.::

[knowinginthedark]

*Hey, Cas, you actually kinda recognize this fella.

Only he looks scruffier-- like he forgot how combing hair works. But he's reading through a bunch of notes while looking things up on a computer.

But you recognize him as a close friend.*

[maximumogredrive]

"No shit, Mamo-"

He catches himself and quiets down a little.

"Hey, uh... bud? Pal? Can I sit with ya?"

[knowinginthedark]

Huh?

*he looks over at you, tired-looking, quickly minimizing the window he was looking at. It seemed to be an employee profile for someone at-- LDS?...*

There's a lot of other open spots, aren't there? Why pick next to me?

[In Juudai's Office]

[maximumogredrive]

You can hear him clambering up the stairs two, three at a time before your doors burst open, ignoring any secretary or security you might have. He's holding three cards in his hand, a deck pouch on his hip still half-open.

"Mister Yuuki Jaden, I'm a cucumber! Wait, no, I'm Briar Casimir, but you can call me Cas! I, uh, you didn't exist in my alternate universe but you're all over this world's papers and I watched your duels and you're GREAT."

He bows very quickly.

"Thank you for your help!"

Re: [In Juudai's Office]

[i_like_red]

*Juudai is sat at his desk just looking rather dumb-founded at his guest.*

I'm guessing you're our spatially displaced visitor, then.

I've not dueled professionally in a while, but er... I appreciate the compliment!

Re: [In Juudai's Office]

[maximumogredrive]

"Yeah, but you were on the ground floor when it was getting super started here. It's amazing, you're probably one of the best I've seen."

A deep breath.

"Um... Yeah. I'm from an... alternate timeline, I guess? Maybe even alternate reality, depending. It, uh. I guess the best way to put it is that my classmate is Wakahisa Noriko and some of the people who're in school now are my teachers there?"

[DA]

[itsforflavoring]

::Is cooking sea food on a little grill outdoors by the ocean.::

Re: [DA]

[maximumogredrive]

... he arrives, holding a tub of ice cream, looking a little shaken.

"... Hey Rekka. Got space for another?"

Re: [DA]

[itsforflavoring]

Don't see why not. Keep the ice cream from the flames or it'll all melt, tho'.

[cattailtricks]

*hey Cas there's a girl prowling around the school, mostly carrying things of non-important notice.

her being cute is notable but also she. seems to have cat ears and a tail? And may be related to Soran, you're not sure, she's got that "look"*

[maximumogredrive]

The look! Oh, they had sorta a name. They're super around here, but...

"... Uh, hello?"

Oh no did I die without noticing? Catgirls definitely factored into my perfect afterlife plans.

[cattailtricks]

Mr? *she turns and looks*

Oh, uh... hi? You're... *she looks you up and down*

... Definitely a student here, right?