(pc catchall) alphinaud i'm not looking up his last name you can't make me

[yamantaka]

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week 0, sunday

[yamantaka]

[ well, this week certainly has been a Time. the kidnapping, the murder and now the execution? this has certainly escalated quickly. but after shima did shima things, he needs to do something to unwind so perhaps now is the best time to head to the penny arcade.

for a nice relaxing game of deadly konflict ]

"DESTROY HIM"

... seriously? again?

[ he doesn't seem to be doing too good at this game ]

coward

[arcsplainist]

[ Yeah, the weekend continues to... weekend. Likewise already exhausted, Alphinaud opts to wander into a place he's barely peeked into rather than follow through with his usual routine. Like Shima, he could use for a distraction.

The building is still full of all sorts of puzzling machines, but then, attempting to figure them out could be a good way to think of something else. Before Alphinaud fiddles with one or another for too long, though, he spots another already having a go at a game. ]

... Having trouble there?

your face

[yamantaka]

[ distractions are where it's at right now. why think about what happened over the past three days when you can mindlessly do something else? sounds like a great plan to shimas.

for the moment, the arcade is his home away from home away from home. it's easy to just to whittle away the time here... even if the games are slightly different from the ones back home. now if only they had a concluding fantasy game... ]

I'm pretty sure the game is rigged.

[ or he sucks. ]

[arcsplainist]

[ Alphinaud watches, as if he'd actually be able to tell. But, y'know, he doesn't. ]

I'm afraid I have yet to see a game such as this ere today. With no one else at the other end, can it be?

[yamantaka]

The computer controls the other character.

[ a glance out of the side of his eye at alphie ]

I take it you don't know what one is, yeah?

[arcsplainist]

A computer... [ A brief pause, then a shake of his head ] Nay, never before, though I presume it is another type of machine?

[yamantaka]

That's right! A machine that thinks. The way it's made, the game can come up with moves on it's own, so you can still play even if you don't have someone around to play against you.

week 1, post execution

[yamantaka]

[ shima has spent a lot of time wandering around today, trying to get his mind off things. there was a lot that went on... a lot for him to process. he's wandered back to the northern area and is now spending time in the control room. he's not doing anything much, but looking out the window ]

There's a lot out there... huh?

[arcsplainist]

[ Likewise, Alphinaud ends up where the winds take him, so to speak. There's a lot to process, and even more to think about. His feet take him to the control bridge too, where he ignores the machinery in favor of staring out into the vast, blackened sky, dotted with all the stars of the universe.

Before long, he has company. ]

Indeed—'tis quite unlike anything I have ever seen before. Had anyone told me a view like this existed a week ago, I do not think I would have believed it.

[yamantaka]

It's a lot different than from looking at the stars from the ground.

[ glances at alphi out of the corner of his eye ]

[arcsplainist]

Aye.

[ He glances over at Shima. ]

Do stations such as these exist in your own world, as well?

[ He was knowledgeable about arcade machines, so... ]

[yamantaka]

Hmm, it's certainly possible! Though I wouldn't know about it since space travel isn't something that everyone does.

[arcsplainist]

No? I suppose not... Already does this place seem like an impossible feat somehow made true.

w2; saturday post-trial

[arcsplainist]

[ sup

he left for a bit but guess who's back ]

[yamantaka]

[ from outer space? ]

Good evening!

[arcsplainist]

[ why not ]

I see you are still in surprisingly good spirits.

[yamantaka]

Why be upset about the inevitable?

[arcsplainist]

Most would be, yet I cannot deny there are those wholly willing to die for the cause they believe in.

[yamantaka]

I've been prepared to die for an entire year!

Though, I never imagined for something like this.

week 7; post trial

[yamantaka]

[ WE'RE FREE FOR THE NIGHT so before alphinaud can even think about going anywhere shima's going to come up to him ]

Mind if I borrow you for a moment?

[arcsplainist]

[ Nope he has not gotten far. ]

—Oh, Shima. Certainly. How fare you?

[yamantaka]

Oh, can't complain too much! Just a matter of waiting for how things end up, yeah?

We didn't get much time to talk before everything happened, and wanted to make up for it!

[ :D ]

[arcsplainist]

[ alphinaud none the wiser... ]

Aye, much has happened in such a short time. Were you head anywhere? I thought to return to the inn, myself.

[yamantaka]

I'll walk with you! I need to find someplace to sleep, after all.

[arcsplainist]

... The thought had not crossed my mind. Were you without a place to sleep last night, as well?