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[fortunefail]

[With all these newcomers about, Yuan simply isn't comfortable staying at home. Against all better judgment, he ventures out into the village to have a look. Catch him anywhere, any time!

Later, he'll return to house #8 to find it ravaged, after Kratos had a little 'argument' with Lord Kvar. Wonderfully foreboding. What other surprises may lie in wait here?]

Comments

[decoyofahero]

[There's someone in the unoccupied bedroom.

+1 non-crazy, but still very much emotionally damaged Mithos Yggdrasill?]

1/2

[fortunefail]

[Dammit Mithos what are you doing in the hous--]

2/2

[fortunefail]

[... Hold on. No wings?]

... Mithos.

[invertedprince]

[As you're walking around the village Yuan, there is a girl crouched down by a tree, sobbing into her hands. Won't you recognize your own Luceti daughter?]

[fortunefail]

[Oh, he will recognize her. The moment he does, he strides over to her and kneels down beside her, watching her with a look of mild concern.]

Are you all right?

[skirtcladgunner]

[Hear that scream? Someone was more unlucky than Mithos--Tori woke up in house 8's shower. ...at least she still has clothes on.]

[fortunefail]

[The scream certainly catches Yuan's attention. It's no voice he recognizes, but it's clearly troubled. He rushes over to the bathroom, but when he sees it's just some strange girl sitting in his shower, fully dressed, his panic subsides somewhat.]

... What are you doing in here?

[batmobilethief]

[Oh, this place is terribly interesting! Riddler has to admit, he's not usually one for small towns, but a mystery-- a mystery, a riddle, a puzzle and enigma-- that he can appreciate. Heeheeheehee!]

[After wandering through the streets for an hour or two, just taking in the sights, he flags down a man that, for some strange (mafia-related) reason looks terribly familiar, calling out,]

Hey there, don't I know you?

[fortunefail]

[He stops in his tracks and turns to face this enigmatic (ho ho) stranger. Nope, Yuan has no knowledge of Mafia events and thus whatever 'progress' was made in those games has been undone. You're back at square one, Riddler!]

No. I've never seen you before in my life. [... He thinks. It was a pretty long life. But he's sure he'd remember a guy who wears a tuxedo covered in question marks.]

[themysteriousgourmet]

[What's this? There appears to be a statue of Lloyd in the fountain...]

[fortunefail]

[For the longest time, Yuan just stares. Why the hell would anyone want to create a statue of Lloyd in Luceti? He's already stumped they did it in Luin, but Luceti?

And there's something strange about this statue. But what? Hm...]

[doubledealindiva]

[Tough luck, Yuan, your house is missing.

DUN DUN DUNNNNNN~]

[fortunefail]

[... What.

What the.

Where... Where did his house go?!]

[nihilconcerto]

[On the edges of the village, Yuan will find something very much amiss. Creeping along the ground is a kind of black mist, clearly noxious and just as clearly something to be avoided.

And yet, standing at its source is a tall woman. The air is too hazy around her for any details to be visible; all Yuan might be able to see is the eerie stillness with which she stands.]

[fortunefail]

[That mist... Yuan stops in his tracks when he spots it. Even if it wasn't black, he'd be able to tell that this mist isn't ordinary. It gives off a presence that reminds him of Niflheim and demons, though it's not quite the same. His common sense is telling him to turn back and avoid contact with it, but...

There is a woman. Is she trapped inside the mist? Is she in trouble? He can't tell.]

Hey! Are you... Are you all right?!

[renegates]

[Hey bro, look who's walking up the street towards you.

He had noticed Yuan from a few yards back, and figured it pointless to attempting avoiding the other man. His mana already gave him away. So he'll just play along 'nicely' for now... Perhaps Yuan has more information about their sudden environment change.

He does find it odd that Yuan himself is walking too, wings hidden away. He hasn't noticed the small feathery ones.]

[fortunefail]

[Oh hey, bro! Similar to how Kratos hasn't noticed Yuan's feathery wings, Yuan hasn't noticed the absence of them on Kratos's back. He's assuming that this guy is the Kratos he's been living with for the past half year.

What's with that look on his face and the determined approach? Does he need something?]

Kratos.

you were asking for this, meowzy...

[traitortoheaven]

[There's another girl in your house, Yuan! Except this one isn't a raging tsundere. Hope you don't mind this one eating pudding while sitting on your bed. Yuanbed is comfy! Also, she's reading a certain fic she wrote for a certain kink meme but never posted to said meme--except it's magically in handwritten format.]

Oh how I dreaded and hoped for this

[fortunefail]

[Ugh, finally. Time to put this horrible day to an end and retreat to bed. He can continue trying to avoid these people tomorrow.

There's just one problem. As soon as he opens the door to his bedroom, he finds a girl already occupying his bed. That's even worse than the shower.]

Who the hell are-- Get out!

[moonwalkheadspin]

[A teenaged boy is pointing at him suddenly, speaking in broken English:]

ＨＥＹ　ＹＯ　ＣＨＥＣＫ　ＴＨＩＳ　ＯＵＴ！ [Moonwalking to the left!]　ＩＴ’Ｓ　Ａ　ＭＯＯＮＷＡＬＫ　ー [Moonwalking to the right!]　ＩＴ’Ｓ　Ａ　ＭＯＯＮＷＡＬＫ。。。

[Handstand, immediately turned into spinning on his head like a top!] ＨＥＡＤＳＰＩＮ！！

[fortunefail]

[...

.....]

Fascinating.

[Just keep walking, Yuan. Don't make eyecontact.]

[deadlittlesister]

[Oh, Yuan... do you mind if this one (literally) bumps into you?]

[fortunefail]

[Ahahah. Hah. He always minds when someone bumps into him. His first instinct is to produce a bit of a snarl and step back. But when he notices who bumped into him, that frustration makes way for helpless confusion.

Another one?]

tl;drs foreverrrrrr

[devotedharmony]

[This has not been a good day.

By now, Botta is as used to being suddenly dumped in new locations as anyone could possibly be, but that doesn't mean he has to like it. Especially since this time, he's been brought to a place that's nothing short of chaotic.

This particular town must be having significant problems, because he's far from the only one to have been drawn here in such a fashion. He seems to be one of the few experienced in these matters, judging from the mass confusion. To a degree, he feels deep sympathy for the regulars, but mostly, he has a headache.

It's almost impossible to make any sense of the mass of mana signatures, largely human but with a disorienting number of species he's never before encountered, and he'd all but given up until--

... Well, if Yuan has been brought here with him, at least today won't be quite so bad.

And so, Yuan, have a very tall half-elf making his way towards you in evident relief.]

[fortunefail]

[This is really turning into one of those days where Yuan wishes he hadn't gotten up at all that morning. He should've just stayed in bed and ignored everything. But his luck is as terrible as always and now he has to bear with the consequences of his choice to venture out into the village.

The moment his eyes fall on Botta, he freezes. He hasn't seen the man in over four years. Dead people have appeared in Luceti before, but never Botta. Despite how impassive he behaved towards Lloyd's group, Botta was one of the few he trusted with his secrets. Botta was one of the few Renegades he actually cared about and one of the few he truly mourned.

The Renegades knew what sort of sacrifice they'd signed up for- Botta knew far more than any other, but that didn't make Yuan feel less guilty about his death when it actually happened. Seeing the man before him again fills him with a bit of sadness.]

... Botta.