savetheearth | one last rest

Who: Rakka and you! (And also Reki)
What: Rakka's last few days before the end begins. Fluffy moments are had and a secret is brought to light
Where: Around Locke City
When: Anytime from the 18th to 28th, before the invasion starts.

A; Network post on the 19th [Video/Open]

[The video, as it starts, is murky for some reason. The screen is dark, and clouded by strange... shapes floating in view. The general shape of Rakka's face could be seen, pretty close to the screen, but it was heavily obscured.]

Um, hello....? Is anyone...?

[Her voice could be heard at least. It was quite clear until it became mumbling, likely directed at herself.

Then, that ends. And then there's a sound like... sipping. Most of the murkiness dissipates, and soon Rakka, and her sheepish smile, could be seen much more clearly.]

I'm sorry, I wanted to try getting through to the network with a cup of coffee. So, anyway, I'm back in Locke city. [A little wave.] Hi! Uh, if anyone was wondering where I went, I was in Tokyo, trying to help with the giant Kappa that was rampaging everywhere.

...I also got to see my parents for the first time in a while.

[She lets that sit for a moment. Worry flashes across her face.] ...Anyway. I haven't been on the network for a while, so, how is everyone?

B; [Closed] to Raye and Reki on the 21st

[Reki didn't like coming into Locke city, no matter how easy it was to do so. The city was the hub of all the strangeness that plagued the world; the place where it all originated. The reincarnates, the aliens, the monsters that were awakening.

Her.

It pained Rakka-no, no. She wasn't Rakka, she was Reki. She couldn't be Rakka, she wasn't even a real human, just something made of magical feathers. Feathers, mind, that weren't even like her's. What a ripoff. Every time she dragged herself back to that castle, for reasons not even she fully understood, she was reminded of that. In a way, she was happy about it. The monster was so horrible at making clones that it basically made people that weren't their originals.

Still, the city gave her memories. Memories that possibly weren't real at all, but, they were real to her. She shook her head of these thoughts as she made her way down the street from the Boarding academy. She wasn't here to just reminisce. There was a good, damn reason for coming here. Quickly, Reki managed to locate her targeted destination, an apartment, home to the one person she would come all this way to talk to.

She was wary, admittedly nervous as she walked up the stairs and found herself before the front door. Hands clenched. There was no way to tell what would happen, so... just get it over with. She raised a hand, rapped her knuckles against the door, and waited.]

C; Around town [OPEN]

[After the havoc and tension of Tokyo, being back in Locke city was a small blessing, now that the chaos had died down to more tolerable levels. Rakka missed it, possibly more then her original home. She wouldn't put much thought in that though.

If you know Rakka, you'll know where to find her while she's taking in this bit of quiet time. Ever since the Dians were run out of town by their doubles, Rakka had found a new place to stay: in the apartment of Raye Satterfield. She would admit, it was a fixer-upper, but she liked it there. Being with Raye was what mattered most, and they could make due.

Sometimes, Rakka could be found taking walks. She would head over to the park to try and catch a glimpse of the Heart Tree floating overhead, and also flip through her phone while enjoying the quiet. Or, she would go to a small bookstore once owned by a Numbered and browse the titles, especially the fantasy ones.

No matter what, she could be instantly recognized from her appearance, and the fairy, Fougere, who followed her.]

D; Wild card! Do whatever with Rakka before the invasion starts!

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[Raye's senses were tuned well, even if she probably would have never suspected the true, dark issue on her own. That was fine. Sometimes, Reki hardly believed it either.]

Yeah. [Reki's tone marked that statement as incredibly obvious.] I guess you never really think of a good way to talk about the time you attempted suicide.

[Raye didn't really know what to expect. She'd known that Rakka had had trouble back home with her parents, with... lots of things. She'd imagined a few things, mostly drawn from her own experiences but... none of what she'd suspected had been close to what Reki just told her. Nothing could have prepared her.

The simple, almost casual statement, slammed into her like a truck. Her face paled and for a long moment, her voice failed. All she could do was stare.]

... What?

[In any other situation, no matter the results of that battle between the Doppelgangers and their real selves, Reki would have not enjoyed talking about her connected past. She found no enjoyment in this, or the look on this Raye's face. She'd... never seen that look on that face before.]

...Like I said, never a good way to talk about it. [She let the statement sit for a moment, watching as Raye faltered.] The reason Rakka's here, in Locke at all.... it's because her fucking parents shipped her here after she jumped off a balcony.

[She hugged her arms around herself, looking far more... vulnerable then normal. Even if she wasn't Rakka, she remembered all of the terrible things.]

[She's at a loss. Her arms drop to her sides and she actually stumbles back a step. Her mind is going a mile a minute and feels blank at the same time. Thought of Rakka doing something like that, of being in such a dark place to try something like that, it makes her feel ill. A feeling that warred with the desire to be so fucking angry at her parents for making her feel that way.

For a moment, seeing Reki like that she wants to run forward and throw her arms around her. She has Rakka's face, Rakka's voice, and seeing that pain, knowing it exists and why, tears at her. But in the same second, she reminds herself of why she can't. Reki isn't Rakka and... she wouldn't like for her own, very good, reasons.

So, she looks away, trying to think of something. She has to say or do something, but....]

Falling. [She finally says, quietly.] She... she has bad dreams about falling sometimes.

[For a moment, however brief it was, Reki almost reached out for Raye as she stumbled. A barely visible gesture that she restrained. It wouldn't be right, it didn't feel right. She knew that.... All Reki can do is stand back and watch as Raye suffered the full blunt of this information. The secret that Rakka kept close to her heart, under a lock and chains, and the secret Reki had worn on her sleeve all of her life.

There were several urges working against each other. She could just leave, giving Raye and life itself a middle finger on the way out. Or maybe she could just burst into tears and cry on the fucking floor. Despite all these feelings... Reki stood there, finding a place to sit just didn't connect in her mind.

She gave Raye a weak shrug.] We both do, and so did the other Rakka. The details are vague... but it might be the same. It's almost like some prophecy bullshit.

[She doesn't really consider it either, offering Reki a seat somewhere. Her mind is moving too fast, trying to put everything together. Rakka's nightmares, the way she always avoided talking about her life in Japan so carefully, the way she'd always seemed so sad when she thought Raye or somebody else wasn't looking.

It's a long moment before she blinks, something finally occurring to her and she suddenly slaps both her hands against her forehead.]

Aww... fuck! I'm such an idiot!

[....That wasn't exactly how she expected Raye to act on this information, taking on a surprised look on her face at the sudden gesture. Not that she didn't think Raye was an idiot, mind....]

W-what...?

one last rest

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