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[of_emptiness]

[ Yeah, as if he believes the note he received when waking up. ] when they said i'd be transferring, i didn't think it would be into a themed prison. this is screwed up. [ But it's weird how, despite being in s strange tower with a strange atmosphere and even stranger people walking around in collars and tight clothes, he's got enough freedom to post to a network of all things. ]

[ For those who want action, you can find Adachi in the cafeteria. Just... looking at his oatmeal. And yes, he's taken from straight post-true-ending, which means he's in a prison's uniform and looking a bit more ragged and perhaps thinner than usual. ]

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[of_emptiness]

[ Gosh, anything he'd say would only make him an hypocrite. So let's go with immaturity instead. ] Right, right, because I gave you all the consent in the world for it.

[thousandcurses]

Are you telling me you didn't enjoy being special? That is what you wanted, isn't it?

[She's taking it in stride.]

[of_emptiness]

As if you'd know what I'd want.

1/2

[thousandcurses]

[That? That earns a laugh. A very creepy one. And that's all there's going to be for a good few minutes.]

I know you much better than you realize, Adachi Tohru.

[Is it getting colder in here?]

[thousandcurses]

[Suddenly, the man before Adachi changes. Becomes shorter as her clothing becomes a white burial kimono. And her eyes are no longer grey, but bright red.]

Do you know mythology well?

[of_emptiness]

[ The laugh sends a shiver up his spine. It's too otherworldly for him to handle right now, fresh out of prison. But he keeps on his brave!face. ] I know enough to think it's boring and old.

[thousandcurses]

Then allow me to introduce myself.

[As she speaks, for a few brief moments... Her flesh begins to rot away.]

I am Izanami.

[And then it's gone, just as fast as it came.]

[of_emptiness]

[ Yeah, Yu's told him about her. He thought he could be prepared. He isn't. It's just creepy. You're creepy. And gross. That's his initial reaction. There's a deeper one, too, but it's shared with his Izanagi, of a certain kind of feeling that he can't quite shake but Adachi wants to ignore regardless. ]

...So how are those maggots treating you?

[thousandcurses]

You assume that they're brave enough to want to touch me.

[By the way, Adachi. Just so you don't run? ...Well, there's what feels like a tug on your pants leg. Then another, then another. When you look down? There's red, skeletal hands holding the material.]

Did you enjoy the power I gave you, then? Was it all worth it?

[of_emptiness]

Or, you know, they're too repulsed. I wouldn't blame them.

[ But that smirk is soon gone as he feels the tug around his ankles. Whoa there, skeleton hands. He grimaces at first, but hey, he'll smile through that anyways because you know what? He's getting somewhere with her. He's touched a nerve-- enough for her to react violently already. ] Haah, and we were having a civil conversation here.

[thousandcurses]

[Hardly. She just doesn't want him getting the idea he can run.]

You didn't answer my question, Adachi.

[She's being perfectly civil. Believe her, you'd be hurting if she weren't.]

[of_emptiness]

...You're the only one who owes answers here.

[thousandcurses]

But will I give them?

[That's the question, isn't it?]

[of_emptiness]

Isn't that a stupid question?

[thousandcurses]

Precisely. So why do you think I'll give you any actual answers?

[Also, she is stepping--gliding?--close. Hope you don't mind having a lack of personal space.]

[of_emptiness]

[ He is so fucking trapped isn't he--? God, Yu even warned him.

...Speaking of Yu-- ] Maybe I'm hoping that you'll actually be gracious enough to actually deserve respect.

[thousandcurses]

[Aaaand there's that laugh again.]

What makes you think I desire your respect?

[of_emptiness]

The same reason why you want anything to do with me.

[thousandcurses]

But Adachi...

[And there's where the personal space is completely lost.]

You belong to me.

[of_emptiness]

[ Shock and confusion would not do justice to describe what he may be feeling in this moment. In reality, it seems as if he's staring at everything that is dreadful and cold in the world and beyond. Seemingly frozen to the spot, her words reach him. She made him, and she's going to end him, he knows it. So maybe this time he tried to go after her through some relatively blind frustration that simply needed an outlet after so many months without closure. ] ....No.

[ But he's defiant to the end. If he did truly belong to someone, just maybe he wouldn't feel as empty. ] Even now, you really don't get it, do you?

[ Well, geeze. After being beaten by the IT he understood what he did. But it seems like this goddess didn't understand. ]

[thousandcurses]

[She's just going to smirk and back off--just slightly.]

I believe it's you who doesn't get it. You of all people should know the punishment for your crimes. Really, your system is quite unforgiving.

[Execution should be on the table. In fact, it should be what's awaiting him. And she is, after all, the goddess of death, the one who rules over Yomi where all the dead venture to.]

This has little to do with the gift I gave you.

[of_emptiness]

[ She's right. And what else? He's stuck between a rock and a hard place. If he somehow returns to his world, well, he'll be dead and in her hands. If he stays here-- where supposedly death is impermanent-- he's also be much to close for comfort, even if they would be on opposite floors of this tower. ] I'm still alive.

[ But if she's backing away, that just makes him move forward. He's not going to play scared, not now. Not if it doesn't matter in the long run, and not if he can help it. ] And say what you want, but you can wait your damn time if you want to see me executed. Save some popcorn for me, aa?

[thousandcurses]

You're a dead man walking, Adachi. Resist all you desire--death has already begun to breathe down your neck.

[Alive or not, he's walking a thin line between life and death. And eventually, the Tower will kill him. But she does admire his audacity, standing up to her like that.]

[of_emptiness]

[ Foolish and brave, an asshole and a coward both through a smirk; sometimes it all just blends into one. ] Speaking of which, I'd prefer if you didn't. You wouldn't want anyone else getting the wrong ideas.

not here, whee shadow journals.

[nanjiwaware]

[So... How long until the "real thing" gets to say "I told you so"?]