Ludwig Karlfeldt
??? - ???
11/16/2026
Monday - Early Morning
---It takes Anna a bit of time to respond to you.
Of course that isn't out of the ordinary, while the young woman was an obvious workaholic, and worked shifts that were absurd even by the standards of the Rothschild, there is still only so much that one person can do at a time... She is not only keeping an eye on the health of everyone on the ship, but flying the ship, taking calls from people both inside and outside of the base, and generally functioning as something akin to Adala's secretary, to that end...
Her responses -at least via these sorts of channels- are bound to be a bit shorter in nature, after all, you are simply one of many people that she is juggling right now, and:
"Oh and now that I have you anyway, do you know if Chiyoko has come back? It'd be too sad if she's not around to when the other Tamers drop in."
"Lady Adala is currently receiving a report from Agent Chiyoko about the results of her last assignment, the details are confidential even for me, so I can't confirm whether or not she'll be staying at the base today."
---Chiyoko being gone for so long isn't exactly a strange occurrence of course, out of all the members of the normal crew, she was the one that spent the most time outside of the ship... She apparently had some friends she visited once a year in Japan, and seemed to have a certain level of trust with the Commander that went a bit beyond the norm, often getting assignments of a more confidential nature than the others...
It was one of the many reasons why she came across as so mysterious... Really, she was the most mysterious member of the Organization honestly...
And that was saying something, still...
She was actually on-board the ship right now, huh?
---
As for Ludwig, well...
You are unable to actually notice the exact moment that you fall asleep... The walk through the strange sheep-adorned door is one that reveals a thick fog along with the azure light, and it is the walk through that fog that seems to serve as a 'transition' of sorts, sending you into a bit of a coughing fit as you go through it...
Yes, it's thick, and almost choking...
A humid azure fog that robs you of all senses for a time, that gets in your eyes, that seems to invade your nose and mouth as you breathe it in, and that clings to the skin like you were plunging into the depths of some sort of sea, an uncomfortable choking feeling that's reminiscent of drowning right here, on a ship in the middle of the air, but soon enough, mere moments into that walk...
The fog clears up, revealing surroundings that simply do no match the inside of the ship...
You're standing at the base of what seem like massive stone steps, with a lush golden carpet laid directly down their center, leading onwards towards a plateau sitting in what seems like the middle of the air, or perhaps...
The depths of a sea?
It's hard to tell...
The 'air' around you bears a clearly azure tint, there are sphere like objects in the distance that vaguely resemble large bubbles you might find beneath the waves, and up above, far far above, there is a clear white light... Shining down on you like some ever distant sun...
Yes.
In terms of appearance, it's much like you're on a platform suspended somewhere beneath the depths of an ocean, but you can breathe just fine, your clothes no longer feel wet, and the sound of your footsteps on the stone floor around you is unmuffled by all of this illusionary liquid...
Ahead of you, at the top of the stairs and on the platform...
Are a bunch of doors, or rather, there are two actual doors, and then a bunch of empty door frames all lined up across the center of the platform... There's nothing behind them, so in that regard they look like doors that shouldn't actually lead anywhere, but of those that do currently exist...
One is of a pure blue color, and made of a material you cannot recognize, while the other...
Looks far more antique, like a door you might find inside of some sort of old-fashioned motel out in the United States...
Behind you, the fog remains as a 'door' back to reality.
And so you...
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Raz Stone
Avalon ~ Camelot, Tintagel Gardens
11/16/2026
Monday - Early Morning
---If his hair wasn't already a stark white, there was a very real chance that the stress of the situation would have rendered it thus, yes-!
Originally Posted by
Raz
”I-is that the real reason you came to the kingdom field, Mr. Zerah? Did you start feeling guilty and come to confess? I won’t say that’s a bad thing, but shouldn’t you first apologize to the person you hurt first? A-and you can’t hurt her any more! Y-you can’t! If you do, I-I’ll fight you!”
For Zerah Meir, the sheer insanity of the situation, the sheer sucker-punch that was this impromptu team-up of two different people to inflict acts of mental terrorism, is quickly destroying the sense of calm that he was famous for...
Why?!
Why had it gone like this!?
This is why he didn't get involved in these sorts of things! He had just been trying to be polite! To figure out why someone so young had seemingly been arrested, but now he was sitting here and being verbally assaulted?! He had perhaps done a few questionable things in his life of course, everyone has done one thing or another that they're not too proud of, but he was not someone that would harm a child in any way! He was just trying to understand what was going on here-!
But it's impossible!
He's being faced with a shaking boy, a Raz who is clearly plotting some sort of nonsense, and can't think of anything firm to say in response-!
"I'm not going to hurt anyone! I haven't hurt anyone! This is all some sort of misunderstanding, I'm sure we can figure it out if everyone just calms down, okay?"
Or at least, he can't think of anything that's not an automatic cliche-!
He bites his lip.
Even though he's rather stoic, he can recognize the words of a Saturday Morning Cartoon villain, and that is exactly what he is sounding like right now-!
The villain, caught in the act and frantically denying his crimes!
But that is not this, it's not!
It's not!
Some part of him does understand that Raz is simply doing this to torture him, but the girl-! Who was the girl!? Did he know her?! It's her appearance that really makes this all the more confusing for the young man... But if he had been left with just her, perhaps he would have been able to figure it out, but as it is...
"Come on Raz, quit messing around-! She's gonna think I'm some sort of monster-!"
He can only -somewhat futilely- repeat a certain request with a hiss-!
As he kneels down somewhat -likely in an attempt to pacify the girl he hasn't realized is semi-malicious- and place his hand harmlessly -but firmly- upon your shoulder-!
...An action that makes Dejah gasp in an obviously super exaggerated way!
Like a princess watching a knight be hit!
As a group of squires (Ryan amongst them)... Who had just been walking by peacefully...
Start throwing sideways glances at the scene...
As if... Unsure about it...
Then again, considering the life the squires lead, this probably isn't the most insane thing they've seen, but-!
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Eva Ellet
Vatican City ~ Obelisk Square
11/16/2026
Morning, Sunny
"Um... Yes, thank you for worrying about me."
Of the two sisters, Cosmos again shows that she's a bit more of an obvious introvert than Alyx; while her mannerisms remain polite, and she doesn't jump like she had done when you had first surprised her, but her answer is...
Sort of subdued, like she's shying away from you a bit?
It's the slightly uneasy smile that clues you in on it, showing hints that she's not exactly one-hundred percent comfortable with this situation for one reason or another...
Shy, perhaps?
Either way, she doesn't seem to be doing it to offend you, rather she seems like she's doing her best to be friendly... And it's not like you could really get too upset at someone being a bit awkward either, after all...
...This wasn't easy for you either.
You were cautiously optimistic now, since things were going pretty well, but-!
---Alyx seems to have sharper eyes than the both of you.
Being a bit of an at-a-glance big sister bully, the silver-haired girl's eyes nevertheless flicker from Cosmos to you and back again a few times, as if she was trying to figure out something about you both, and then-
"Okay... So how much do the two of you know about the SLEIPNIR?"
-she asks a strange question...
"We're gonna be living there for a bit, so if you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer. Can't go embarrassing ourselves day one, right?"
Or at least it appears to be strange...
Until you realize she's actually...
Trying to be some gruff form of a responsible big sister...?
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Mokujima Chris & Logan Starbright (Later On)
SDCD Headquarters ~ Chris's Room
11/16/2026
Monday - Morning
"..."
She still hasn't awoken from her slumber.
Having long ago completed the repairs on the android you had found inside of Sakurako's ship, it should have been a given that the young woman would have regained consciousness once her soul had gathered enough power to restart her body's systems...
But she still hasn't... And you can't really figure out the reason why...
It's really quite strange... A phenomena similar to a coma, even though there was no long-lasting damage to be found inside the depths of her core...
And thus you wait.
It's almost time for your departure to the North, and with Daisuke having been sent away to do what probably should have been your errands, and sending messages your way regarding some things Shuichi was working on, well...
It seems like they're still a few hours out, so you have time to do some final checks on the girl before you have to turn her back over to the Medical Bay to watch over her in your absence...
Yes.
That was your plan, as you move away from the computer you had been using to stay in contact with Daisuke, but-!
That plan is swiftly interrupted, by the sudden feeling of a body pressing up against the back of your own, and the arms that grasp at both your waist and your mouth, as if to cover a scream you may or may not have made, since...
"Shh..."
You're not exactly used to being caught off guard-!
The hair that drapes over your shoulders is long and recognizable silver, and the voice that had whispered for you to be quiet, well...
For a female android it was rather deep, her grip is strong -so strong that you really have no absolutely chance of breaking it directly, especially because Daisuke was gone- and her presence had been so absolutely silent up until now that it's clear the girl is some sort of assassin, or at least has had some serious training (or perhaps onboard systems) for suppressing the weight of her existence...
You hadn't felt, heard, or seen her move...
Then again, it was only a short dive from the bed to here, but...
While your senses had failed you in some regard... The feeling you can get from the android, as she holds your body close to her own in a militaristic grapple...
Is... A form of instinctive response? Desperation?
...Understandable, considering the circumstances you had found her in, a sudden, pseudo-violent or confused awakening could perhaps be expected, as could this intense desire to escape wherever she is, but...
She's not malicious.
The grip on your body is tight, but you get the feeling she won't try to knock you out unless you resist too much, but-!
"...!"
She moves quickly, dragging you along with her as she moves out into the halls silently, taking natural advantage of the darkness that surrounds your room, and...
...Out into the stark contrast of the lights around the first floor...
A bit earlier, with Logan...
Originally Posted by
Logan
“What do you think about this mission, Yamuna? With how things have been going for me, it feels like something else mysterious is going to happen.”
The Goddess places a contemplative finger on her chin in an expression of cute thought, before-
"I think it's a good idea to have everyone work together for once, global unity is pretty important for us nowadays... Things have gotten a bit more separate than I'd have liked them too, but a reminder that we're all on the same side in this can only be a good thing!"
A simple, but honest answer.
"Although, something else mysterious?"
She frowns slightly... Then lets out a giggle...
"Mysterious things happen all the time nowadays... So you're probably right about that one, but whatever it is, we'll be able to handle it."
...And to be fair, that was true.
The life of a Tamer was filled with bizarre things, give the supernatural a little leeway in the modern world, some common acceptance, and then some people or supernatural entities are gonna start doing strange things...
Ghosts haunting bathrooms, Fairies running an underground information network, Joker being Joker and getting away with absurd acts of vigilantism in plain sight, the occasional God throwing a tantrum once they realize humanity isn't going to just bend to their whims anymore, mysterious beings throwing out riddles that they clearly expect you to solve about supernatural events...
It's certainly mysterious... But mysterious does happen all the time, still....
What neither you nor Yamuna expect however, is something mysterious happening right in front of you, as a girl emerges from the nearby hallway, or rather...
Two girls emerge from a nearby hallway, one holding the other in an obvious hostage-grip, and who...
"...Eh?"
...Obviously didn't expect Yamuna to turn to face her in her silent movement, as she freezes in place, half-hidden in the shadows of a nearby air-conditioning unit...
"...Like this, this is quite mysterious."
...An awkward moment that threatens to stretch out a bit further...
As everyone seems to come to quiet terms with the absurdity of this particular situation, and you...
Act... First...?
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Rossweisse
SLEIPNIR - Resource Wing
11/16/2026
Monday - Early Morning
Originally Posted by
Rossweisse
"One more thing Lucia... It's technically not cheating if suddenly you got physically or mentally faster."
---Strangely enough, Lucia shakes her head at this statement.
"No need. I'll win with my own power."
...And makes a statement borne out of her pride.
Yes.
Where Hiyori is slowly but steadily descending into the depths of a villain lording over a hero, the dark-haired woman does the same thing she would do in any situation where she is on the back-foot, grit her teeth and push through it with her own strength-!
It is not like she is incapable of using magic to aid herself, but in this, she doesn't feel as if it should be necessary...
No!
She will overcome this with her will alone, not the determination of a shonen hero, but rather that of a dark knightess, of the rival character that has been backed into a corner, but refuses to show weakness in front of her opposition-!
Yes!
It is the will of a fool-!
And cackling like a villain (inside of your own head) you move to crush her with your full, boosted strength-! Some may call it petty, some may even say it is way over the line for a game, but-!
But-!
Go full force in everything you do, that is what she had said right?!
F-1 CLIMAX!
ROUND 2
EXHIBITION MATCH
Initial Rolls
Hiyori (3) V Lucia (8)
Stat Bonuses
Hiyori: + 2 (?!)
Lucia: + 3
Skill Bonuses
Hiyori: + 2 (Mundane)
Lucia: + 2 (Mundane)
Situational
A Strange Auto-Skill...
The buffs have an opposing effect!?
Final Results
Hiyori (7) V Lucia (13)
-What?!
In the moment that should be your clear victory... Your abilities fail you...
Or rather, the moment you attempt to boost your own powers...
You find that the opposite effect has taken place-! It's a shock to the system, a sudden turn-around that you hadn't expected, and thus you drop what should have been an easy middle to corner combo a few seconds into the match, body doing the opposite of what you had expected and becoming less responsive, something that had been quite surprising after her dramatic declaration that she wouldn't use magic against you, and then...
She turns it on you.
Lucia turns it on you...
Her earlier play had been plagued with what had seemed like accidental use of what would have been Blazred's "Drive" button, a sign that she was perhaps more used to that game, but...
This time around... She wasn't nearly as clumsy?
D-Damn!
Perhaps you look up to say something at the end, to ask why she had done something that was way closer to blatant cheating than her little declaration had implied, but...
"...Thought I heard a party going on over here."
She's not the culprit, no...
The owner of this particular field, and the one who had turned it on after understanding your villainous motives...
"But using magic to cheat at games? For shame Hiyori, for shame... At least be more subtle about it."
Was Xavier.
The Ship's Head Doctor, and...
A 'friend' of yours.
Sorta.
Kinda...
...A complicated relationship perhaps, either way...
"Why'd you interfere?"
Lucia seems a bit disappointed after learning the nature of her victory, and the doctor...
"I get a strange urge to deny villains from time to time. Deflate their ego a bit."
Let's loose a biting answer-!
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