2023-11-27

Text/Voice/Hell on Eyes and Ears [Forward dated!]

[Hello, Chosen! It’s probably mid-to-late afternoon on the 28th. The kidnapees have been missing all day… And exploring their lil island prison. Finally, this idiot with a functional charm has thought to, you know, chime in and let people know!

And boy the message is a bit rough. The text portions are staticy enough, and the voice parts are worse, garbled and cutting out constantly. The charms work, but just barely, seems like. Feel free to assume any parts of this are illegible or incomprehensible!]



▒▒▒▒▒▒he snake-people are assholes, ◫█◫█████. [A PAUSE.] Not– you, Dara, you’re f░░░░░.

If anyone’s s▯▦▦▒▒ , watch your d░░ks around ‘em.

░▒░uple’ve us are-


N▓, Senpai, li▧tkehis-!

[A beat, some static as Kotone attempts to change over to video– and the line goes completely dead.

There’s a good period of silence as they figure out– hey, it’s not actually recording anything!! And then compromise on a voice recording that sounds like it’s been spoken into a fan and then re-mixed by someone who has no idea how to use audio editing software.]


ǫ̸̯̲̟͈̲͕͖̣͇̙́ķ̷̧̻̪̟̭̠̞̝͚͉͇̺͂͆̐̈́̽͊̐̚̚͝ͅ☒a̵̧͎̦̻̺͖̥̲̳̒̾̒̓̈́͋͐̈́̈́̈͝ÿ̷̨̨̼͍͈̂̅̐̃͘ͅ,̵̢̡̭͙͉̣̫͔͍̹̗̮͓͕͍̠͋͜ ̸̢̛̘͍͉͉̬̝̞̩̪̣̯̠̝̗̫͆̕ͅi̴̞̮̠̖̟̹̮̹͎͈̊̐̽̿̈́̆̈̈́̍́̕s̵̬̮͙̗͎̠͇͎͈̟̺̭͙̔̾̎̀̀̈́̂̿̀̎̀͗̕̕ ̷̧̡̛̰̜̲͍̭͙̗̣͎̉͊̄̃̒̄̀͌̊̇͐ͅţ̴͙͈̏̌̊̇̽͛̀̀ḩ̸̧̣̱̝̻̦̩̮̘͇͔̺̦̟͙͌̏́͌͜͝ì̸̮͉̘̈́̈́̌̿̔͌̈́̽̄́̕͝͝s be██er?


[It is not better. There are some wild feedback noises, before things seem to settle down a bit, the distortions coming in and out at seemingly random intervals.]

So p≣≣ty sure we got [SCREECHING FEEDBACK NOISES] somewhere. Some kinda b▦▦ch. And this place is covered in ▒█▒ people’s b▙nes. Found a b▰tch of charms on ‘em, too.

[Differently-flavored pink static that's completely incomprehensible until-] --pr▐ba▗ly th▓t cult ▣▣▧▣ a-- [static!] --m▤nth▚ ago. ▓▓▓▓ ▟on't cause any more trouble, ▩t l┆st.

The ◫ablets ⌧⌧⌧ ▎⌧rk, but the ░arms are s▯i◎l... okay-ish? I got ❑◰ on me, I d⍠⍠ who else here d❐❐.

[He has not done a headcount. He probably won’t. Y’all other kidnapped people can chime in on your own???]

W█'re n⌧⌧r so█e ruins-- [SHRIEKING STATIC!] -- took my w▩▩▩▩ns-- [you guessed it, static, even screechier this time] --nagin░ta? ▓▓ ▩voker┆ was ⌧⌧⌧⌧ Akira, but █▓█ not here. ▀▄▐ok y≣≣r axe too, --pai?

That or ▦n’t feel like ▯▯ng it up. If any ▙ ▎▯▯ds it, just don't ░ow your back out. -f you g██ wanna con▒ct us, I t◨◧nk the ◪rms are go▒▒ ⌧ it ‘til we get back.

▒e ca▖▘▒ul!

[And that's probably about it. Good luck, fellow Chosen! It's rough out there.]

(forward dated, from the boats in route to rescue) see he can be serious

This is Osamu Dazai.

I'm going with the rescue team for our friends and family. I'm a specialist in war and battle strategies, so please say so now if you are willing to take my guidance in this trying time. If you change your mind during the conflict, move your charm to be worn as a necklace. I will instruct those who will listen to help regardless, but it is easier if we are together. I will not be in the front line myself, I'll be working from elsewhere, moving around as Nikolai will provide me with assistance. If anyone's abilities come into disarray, I will also be able to be there to touch and nullify them while he takes the wheel for the time being.

I'll also be able to provide medical assistance and Nikolai can transport any injured.

Be mindful of your abilities, take care of each other, and let's get our people back.