realmofstories | A Thousand Sugar Stars, Oh Put Them in a Jar (October Catch-All)

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A Thousand Sugar Stars, Oh Put Them in a Jar (October Catch-All)

Characters: Kotori Iida [Sweet Porridge Girl], Della Duck [Icarus], Master Crane [Crane (Tsuru no Ongaeshi)], Disciple [Jekyll and Hyde], and YOU!
Campaign: Break
Format: Starting with brackets, but will match
One Open, Two Closed
Summary: Kotori comes back from a brief trip home, makes lots of tasty food with people, and wakes up at an ungodly early hour to train. (Oh, also, Hyde happens.)

A. I Looked at the World Through Apple Eyes (Closed to Della Duck and Master Crane)

[Wild and unpredictable as restoring The Little Mermaid had been, Kotori is very, VERY glad the ending turned out happy, with not a speck of mermaid-derived seafoam in sight. Coming back to the Index and seeing the city dressed in autumn colors, though… is it already close to a year since the Storyteller first brought them here? Close to a year since she last saw home… She should fix that.

So after telling a few of her closer friends and asking them to watch her place and let any other Aspects who ask know so no one panics ~~ROXAS~~, she asks the Storyteller to send her home, just for a little while. By Index time, she’s only gone a few days; in Japan, it’d only been a few weeks. It was… weird being back in a completely normal world after spending a year here. Going through school, cooking more with Inuzuka-sensei and Tsumugi-chan, her mom working hard again. Shinobu had even been visiting her during lunch break lately, even if it felt a bit awkward not telling her about cooking with the Inuzukas… or this place, for that matter. The remembered it vividly for a few days, but… then started writing it off as a dream. Huh. The whole business is weird, really, like the time differences, and her feelings for…

But she can think about all that later. The Storyteller brought her back in late at night it seems, and she’s already really tired. One good thing about all her schooling being left at home is that she can sleep in as late as she wants tomorrow. …… Which, if her memories of the Index had been a little fresher, she’d remember as having scheduled a certain meeting with a certain duck. This should be interesting.]

B. And Cut Myself a Slice of Sunshine Pie (Open)

[Between this new routine of cooking sessions with the Inuzukas, her pot’s new shapeshifting ability, the pub’s brand new kitchen, and actually having a recipe collection to work with, and creating the massive feast during the ball, Kotori’s not only started getting used to cooking with other people, she’s actually starting to crave it even more than she had been. So whether she asks you herself, or you ask to come over to practice a recipe (especially for a date coming up~), from late morning to a little bit into the evening, Kotori’s available to make just about anything.

Or maybe you smelled good food inside and decided to invite yourself into this strangely cauldron-shaped pub. (Especially if it involves daikon ~~GOBO~~.) Those in this category might be confused to see that the space is clean and well-kept, if rustic, there doesn't seem to be much of a crowd. In fact, the only person here is a teenage girl, in the middle of cleaning the kitchen in the back, sweeping and polishing the floors and counters up front, or sitting down at the bar for a meal for one, depending on what time of day you catch her.

Still, yes, Kotori’s door is open, so come on in, cook, and eat!]

C. I Danced with the Peanut Butterflies (Closed to Disciple)

[Of course, even with how fun these cooking lessons are, a little quite time in between is always nice. (Not to mention kitchens don’t clean themselves…) So after doing some sweeping and mopping for the day, Kotori’s sitting at the bar counter with a nice, simple dinner with a steaming bowl of nyuumen and a cup of hot green tea. Perfect for a cool, peaceful autumn day like this… ……. Okay but maybe a miniature apple charlotte after this would be nice. After seconds, of course.]

D. Till Time Went and Told Me to Say Hello but Wave Goodbye (Wildcard)

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[Yeah, he captures her arm and stops easily, but maybe he should have opted for a harder grip to start. Kotori spins around and braces her pot against her chest as she hastily aims right at him!]

COOK, NABE-CHAN, COOK!!!

[Thick white porridge SPEWS out of the pot and sprays all over Hyde, his torso, his face, and if she's VERY lucky, it might catch his hand and make it easier to slip away!]

Wha- [While he understand the pot can magically make food, he was not expecting for it to be used as a weapon. Although it ends up having the opposite effect. Rather than loosen his grip on her arm, he only squeezes it more tightly and take her with him. That is probably going to leave a serious bruise later.]

Ngh--!

[Ow, owowowowOW! That hurts, and she can't hold onto the pot anymore, thudding and rolling onto its side even as it keeps gushing porridge onto the floor and even streaming towards the open doorway.]

Let GO--! Dis-DISCIPLE-SAN, LET GO!

The name's HYDE! [He tugs at her arm, his other hand claws into the wall to stop them from moving.] And I'm going to turn you into minced meat! [He lifts her from the overflowing porridge, practically almost off her feet as he licked his lips.] Kekeke, I'm sure you'll go well with all this porridge.

[SHE WASN'T TALKING TO YOU, HYDE-ME! She thought maybe Disciple could here her, stop Hyde at LEAST long enough to let her get away, but... this isn't a movie...

She still futilely struggles in his grip against the wall, and even tries to get in a few wild, mediocre kicks towards his stomach or lower now that she doesn't have to worry about standing on a porridge-slick floor in socks.]

NO!

[Come on, come on... the doorway's open and she's screaming as loud as she can, PLEASE!

Shut up! [He forces her down into the sea of porridge as if to suffocate her in it.]

All I asked was for you to cook me something~! You have no one to blame, but yourself--And you, shut up! I'm right! [Sounds like he's shouting at someone else too.]

AH--!

[Kotori manages to turn her head to the side just in time, the porridge only slightly cushioning her cheek smacking against the hard wood floor.]

Nn--!

[She squirms in his grasp, trying to use the floor to slip away but not finding the purchase--

Wait. What did he say?]

Disciple-san?! Disciple-san, can you hear me?! Fight him! PLEASE!

[Roxas had just been passing by on his own business, but when he heard the commotion coming from the bar, he’s quick to come running. Seeing the door knocked clear off its hinges, and hearing the yelling inside, his heart fills with dread as he runs inside.]

Kotori!!

[He gasps when he sees Kotori being held by Hyde, and his face hardens.]

Hey! Let go of her!

Tch! [Is this for real?] All I wanted, was something to eat. Was that too much to ask!? [He's pressing Kotori deeper into the sea of porridge. Looks like he's not letting her go anytime soon.]

[Kotori's eye widens at the voice, and while she can't move her head with Hyde pressing down on it, she can BARELY see Roxas standing in the doorway.]

R-roxas--NN!

[Another press into the floor, her cheek and the bone underneath starting to feel squeezed.]

[Roxas's eyes widen at the sight before him; Kotori, pinned down in a pool of porridge and Hyde, pinning her down. He's only stunned for a fraction of a second before he sees red. Moving quickly, he rushes forward.]

I said let her GO!!

[He infuses that last part of his yell with magic, letting out a stunning cry similar to their first encounter. Hopefully it disorients Hyde, because if it does Roxas is going to attempt to push him off, and throw in a punch or two for good measure.]

Agh! [As powerful as Hyde is, there's not much he can do when someone has sound magic. He falters, finally letting go of Kotori. The punches from Roxas don't really cause him harm, but he will manage to push him back.]

Get...off! [Out of pure rage, he regains enough control to try and return a punch back to Roxas.]

[The thing about sonic attacks... it's a little hard to focus those waves onto a specific target, just by sound's nature, so Kotori ends up a disoriented too as Roxas and Hyde start to exchange blows. But after a second or two she recognizes she's free to move, and struggles between the fading stun and the porridge spill to get back to her feet, finally succeeding after a few stumbles.]

[Hyde gets a few hits in, and he grunts as the punch strikes him right in the cheek, but Roxas doesn't relent. No, it was one thing to get into a fight with Hyde on his own, but knowing Kotori was in danger as well? He's not going to stand for it.]

Get away from her!!

[He throws another punch in for good measure, even if they're not causing much damage. But he turns when he hears Kotori stumble to her feet.]

Kotori!

[He glares back at Hyde, and though he wants nothing more than to pummel the guy into the ground, he doesn't want to leave Kotori alone. So while Hyde's still on the ground, he'll try to turn to Kotori, hand outstretched. They need to get out of here!]

[At this point, he doesn't even care about Kotori. His target is now Roxas.]

You damn braaat!! [He sure doesn't sound happy. In a screaming rage, he lunges at them both, aiming for Roxas but he'll take anyone. If they manage to avoid him...well Kotori's restaurant is going to have a new doorway made.]

[Kotori almost flinches at the hand out of the corner of her eye, but no wait... this doesn't have claws!]

Roxas!

[Her hands clasps TIGHT with his as she rises to stand upright, doing her best to run with him! Now that she's free, her only goal is to get them BOTH as far away from Hyde as possible!]

Edited 2019-10-31 22:22 (UTC)

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[Roxas sees Hyde coming barreling towards him, and on instinct he reacts; using a new Essence power he recently discovered.]

[Right before Hyde collides with him, his body suddenly liquefies, turning to sea foam. Instead of meeting any resistance, Hyde will find himself colliding with a Roxas-shaped wall of sea foam, which makes a wet slap as he storms through him. When Hyde runs past, Roxas spends a couple seconds pulling the sea foam back together and reforming into his human form.]

[It was similar to when he vanishes into light to do a dodge back home... only, a little more disorienting. He shakes his head once he's solid again, before turning to Kotori.]

Come on!

[Time to get the heck out of there!]

What?! [Oh. Oh he definitely didn't see that coming at all. He collides with the wall beyond him instead, giving Roxas and Kotori a bit of a head start.]

Damn you....damn you all! [He moves to stand. As he stomps his way toward the door, he grabs one of the tables] I'm going to kill them both, and you can't stop me. [Somehow he manages to get that table through the door, with a leg or two broken off. He then tosses it in presumably the direction the two were running in.]

AAAH!

[OKAY WHAT IS GOING ON, ROXAS MELTING TWO SECONDS DOESN'T HELP THE PANIC!

Oh, okay, he's back, that's good, she can ask about that later, right now they need to RUN! She barely registers Hyde's ranting, but looks back just an time to see a heavy wooden table FLYING their way!]

ROXAS! [The second they clear the door frame, Kotori tugs HARD on Roxas's hand and pulls him out to the side with her, PRAYING that she can pull him out of the way in time!]

[SORRY KOTORI DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES.]

[The two take off running, though Kotori's tug causes him to stumble.]

Woah!

[Fortunately, he's pulled out of the way just in time for a table to go flying out past them. He risks a glance back, but doesn't stop running.]

Keep going! Head for the river!

[He gives chases, but it doesn't last for very long.] Uggh, this damn body is still too weak. [He wasn't kidding when he said he needed food. Though it's strange he's lasted for as long as he has like this. It seems as though Hyde could feel what Disciple was thinking and laughs.]

You're just losing your grip. You know how the story goes. [He flops onto the ground, still laughing to himself as his consciousness fades in and out.] It's only a matter of time now... [He lays in the grass, falling unconscious. He'll catch those brats next time.]

[Kotori can't last much longer herself, only barely holding out until they're out of Hyde's sight before she begins to stumble and bend over, gasping for air and completely exhausted in energy and adrenaline.]

Is-- Is he gone...?

[Roxas could run for the rest of the trek to the river, but once Kotori stumbles he slows, allowing her to stop and catch her breath. He's panting heavily himself, looking up and around.]

I don't know. It looks like it...

[...but last time he thought that, Hyde had ambushed him. He's staying on guard.]

[She sighs heavily through her pants, only now clutching the wrist that Hyde had squeezed to her chest... and only now starting to break down a little.]

Good, I... Thank... thank you, I... I'm so sorry...

[She doesn't know what'd happen if Roxas had shown up... or if Hyde had hurt him too.]

[Hearing the way Kotori sounds makes Roxas turn to her, and at once his angry expression falls to one of worry.]

Kotori..!

[He moves to her side, kneeling beside her.]

Hey, it's okay... we got out of there. We're safe.

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