Heaven's BBS | Video

[revolutionfalcon]

Posted by: Chinatsu Hiyama
Date: November 13th, 6:57PM

[The video opens on...someone who is definitely not Chinatsu, sitting on a stark white couch in front of smooth earthen walls. It's a woman in her early to mid 20s, wearing a yukata in a careless enough manner that it's listing badly to one shoulder, with her hair done in a circular curl on one side of her head, finished with a shining, formal pin despite the abundance of hairs that have come loose of the hairdo. The arm holding the phone has a network of very faint knife scars down it, only visible because of her sleeves being tied up right now so as not to get in the way.

Though she's clearly not feeling it, she manages to force a smile and wave to open the conversation.]

Hello everyone. I'm not Chinatsu-kun, which you must already know if you know her, but I'd like to thank her for lending me her phone. This is...something I think I should say myself.

[Her attempt at a smile collapses quickly into something more strained and worried, though she manages to salvage it to collect herself into a more serious, but still grave manner.]

I haven't met most of you, but my name is Kotori, and I'm one of the shinki to Kurosaki Shun, otherwise known as Nekhbet. [She bites her lip a bit, keeps going.] I know there's some of you I should've told this to personally, and I'm sorry to them, but...he's missing. Not gone like what happens to you newcomers sometimes, just--

[Letting out a breath, she tracks back to an explanation.] He took me on an early morning patrol on the 11th. Maybe two or three AM, it's not uncommon for him to run out at that hour...but one of the places he wanted to check was that forest that moves around the Heavens. I think some of you might know what I'm talking about already. It's been...worse, in the last few days. Like it's reaching out to us. It had already been getting worse, but this...

[She grits her teeth, running a hand through her hair.] Don't let anyone else near it alone. I don't know what happened that day, I couldn't see it when I was a vessel, and all I could hear was the trees. And then I was changed back and he ordered me to run, and he never gives orders unless it's-- [Another break off, like she's angry with herself for having to pause so much, before she takes a deep breath.] I was lucky to find the edge of the forest, but he wasn't with me. That forest took him, and I don't think Kurosaki-sama is the only one. I don't think it's going to end by itself. I could feel it on my heels when I ran, and I can still feel it now...like it's trying to lure us and keep us there. Have any of you felt it too? Or seen others taken by it?

It needs to be stopped. And I don't know how to do it...but I can try and help you all a little if you're going to try. I owe that much.

[[This is the pre-event announcement/lead-in for the Hungry Forest event that begins on IC November 14th. Characters may ask questions of Kotori or discuss disappearances between themselves (or just make certain disappearances public knowledge), or try to plan things out for the next day - whatever helps!]]

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[unlucky7]

Thank you for the information, Kotori.

My god - Caster, also known as Cú Chulainn - has been missing since the 11th as well. He mentioned being curious about the lights, but I'm not sure the exact time he left.

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[mithrarin]

Chinatsu hasn't been taken by the forest, right? You're just borrowing the phone.

[Be clear. Dust has priorities here.]

From: Thanatos

[trademark_skull]

Reaching out 'how', exactly? Because if you're hearing voices it's probably just a prank or something.

[Although, won't deny that it has been a little more quiet than usual lately. He had just assumed everyone's been busy.]

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[abgrund]

Did you


feel any ayakashi?

video ♔ from Apollo

[priforprince]

Kurosaki Shun is missing?

[ Hibiki's face fills the screen in a super close-up, scrutinizing Kotori. Cynical, paranoid, hyperviolent Kurosaki Shun? That is the Kurosaki Shun we're talking about, yes??

What a pleasing irony! And yet: ]

Intolerable.

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[boneofsword]

[Archer inclines his head in polite greeting. He seems a bit weary.]

I'm sorry to hear that. We've met briefly before, I'm Archer, Caster's shinki. [he pauses briefly.] Ginia informed you that Caster is currently missing. Apparently the forest you've been talking about got connected with his temple forest, and he went to investigate. None of his shinki has heard from him since this time, and he haven't been answering his phone.

[Archer narrows his eyes slightly, as his voice gets firm.]

We'll get them back, Kurosaki, Caster, and others that are missing. Don't doubt that.

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[welcome_home]

[ Nanako of course recognizes Kotori right away, having been there when she and Shun first found her and she would have replied to her anyway, even if the news that she brought wasn't so dire.

The little girl's eyes are wide as she's quick to open a return video, alarmed. ]

Kotori! Are you okay? Did Shun-oniichan get lost in the woods? Should we... go looking for him?

Hachiman, video

[koukai_kirai]

[It's a little while after he's started looking on the network for information about the missing people that Hijikata stumbles across this post. His face is grim when he replies -- mouth drawn into a thin line, eyes shadowed and cold.]

Is anyone else with him?

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[shadowrevenger]

oh is that where he was yesterday? sometimes he's busy so i wasn't that worried but he does usually tell me...

he said there are trees that eat people in there ~( ´•︵•` )~

[kokuyoyo]

[.....He swears...]

Why would he want to intentionally have gone there....

[nopixiedust]

I'm going to kill him when I find him!

[Wendy, no]

[Although, really it's just a turn of phrase. The most she'll do is scold him, and she already knows he'll probably be more pissed off at himself if he feels anything.]

What did you mean when you heard the trees?