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The sensation is like being dragged through a cloud. A heavy, roiling nimbus which pervades your eyes, your ears, your skin, and what feels like your very soul. Or what's left of it.

Your eyes squeeze shut and when they open....well you know this place already, there was much ado about lampposts in this square not too long ago. But what you haven't known in how many weeks is the sun hanging high overhead, not stuck in a perpetual state of Twilight but properly shining in the sky.

The sun feels good and you feel more whole than you have in a while. Those are all inexplicably good things, and they should be celebrated. But the mark on your body, faded but still visible warns of something still more to come. And for those who have been missing a part of themselves for longer than that..it's just a whisper of a feeling, but it is very much real.

Welcome to Krakow, for real this time. For however long it lasts, at least.

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[kristened]

[ She steps into the middle of the group, petite in stature but radiant in flames that still flicker at her hands. ]

You have questions, and I owe you answers. But first allow me to properly introduce myself. I am Miyashiro Erika Wagner, the Fourth Executor of Licht Kreis and guardian of the Night.

And you, against all odds...have survived, turned a false life into a near facsimile of a real one. That insolent woman may be a coward, but the title she gave to you all is apt. Ask of me what you wish, but you have not yet achieved your rebirth and you are my responsibility until you have. If you make to leave this quarantined area, you will be dealt with.

I do have backup, after all. [ There's a look at a certain someone as she says this, followed by the sound of swords being drawn. In the distance stand lines of plated soldiers, encroached around the square in a circle. ]

[tokihanate]

[ !!! ]

Hi. So what would you prefer? [ Because he doesn't think you'd appreciate being on a first name basis. ]

[notbymyside]

[Yyyyyyeah he's going to stay put. He needs to see this through to the end anyway, he has no desire to leave without at least a couple someones in tow.]

How do we get the others out?

[apothecares]

[The sun feels warm and weighty on his skin, harsh in the way scrubbing a second skin of grime off is and just as freeing.

It’s with a discerning eye that he looks over their guardian and her army, before rubbing at the muscle in his shoulder and grinning]

Nice ta properly meet ya! If we can’t leave this area, there something else we can do to help?

[twoasone]

Somehow I knew it wouldn't be that easy.

[ It's a good thing he had the top he arrived in clean and ready to go. He's rolled up his oversized sleeves a bit lower than he usually does, just enough to hide the fins from public view. ]

Speaking of responsibilities, we've done quite a bit of snooping about while we were trying to save ourselves, and I think you'd like to know more about what that woman's done to the night.

[contrabandit]

Elliot Jerome Schafer - which I feel is unfair here because your middle name is nice and mine is rather sad. Jeromes aren't made to succeed in life. How about we switch?

[p_q]

Miyashiro Erika Wagner. I see. I suppose we are indebted.

[He doesn't sound particularly pleased about it, but he never sounds particularly pleased about anything, so it's close enough to neutral. Also, will he forever and ever full name her now despite her three whole damn names?? Stay and find out.]

Surviving seems to be our current countermeasure against that woman, but I don't intend to stop here . You've spoken of the door to the Abyss and what you yourself are. Where do those in the Night, and those lamps of spiritual energy fit into this plan?

[ortion]

[Dist has been trying not to let it show, but he was pretty reluctant to leave the Twilight behind, even though it was necessary. It feels...slightly unnerving to be completely separated from the others in the Night. He knows he shouldn't be worried, and yet...

Ah, well. What good is there in that?]

I don't believe we've formally met, Ms. Wagner. Dist the Rose.

[With formalities out of the way, he spends some time listening to her answers before offering a question of his own.]

Is it still possible to keep tabs on those in the Night from here? I would be very interested in seeing their progress.

meeting popcorn

[tokihanate]

Well, this is going about as well as all the other meetings. That figures. [ Just rolls eyes at dumb plans the living keeps making! ]

[twoasone]

At least they seem to be getting somewhere...

[Still making a face at someone suggesting to drive the Thunderbird in the subway.)

[notbymyside]

[After seeing Iago's information there:]

Ah. That explains why Rembrandt laughed when I called the Lady a demon.

Thursday afternoon

[twoasone]

["Day" turned out to be a bit of a misnomer. The sun went down sometime in the afternoon, the moon floated across the sky for a few hours, and the sun returned in the morning. It's been far too long since Shin had experienced such blessed normalicy.

And yet... He still wasn't fully human. Part of him worried he may never get that part of himself back. It seemed so likely, given his personal track record of making mistakes that could never be fixed. He knew Miss Wagner saw him as a threat, so how would he finally get home if the changes were permanent? Would he even get the chance to leave Krakow?

Such a question was largely out of his hands, much to his frustration. You might see him pacing the pews of the church corridor, carrying a sketchbook in one hand and a pencil under his thumb. Occasionally he'll glance at the finely crafted altar with the melancholy air of a fallen angel. He seems to be rather lost in thought...]

[notbymyside]

You look like someone in need of a distraction.

[Yes, he's starting off the conversation that way. Hi, Shin. Ango is walking up the middle path of the church to get to where Shin is.]

Investigation Popcorn

[twoasone]

[ There's a giant vision fire in the square that's following the first group down the mines, and Shin's drawn to that fire like a moth.

There's no rational explanation for it. This is the closest to the Night as he can get right now and the lizard part of him wants to be there right this minute. Even when he knows this is probably a very bad idea.

So here he is. Hovering around the light like a restless ghost. He's having some trouble staying still, but maybe company might help him take his mind off things? ]

[twoasone]

Well... That's interesting...

[ Those sure are demonology books in an underground church. He's kind of trying to pay attention to the investigation himself to ignore the constant thoughts of wannagotonightwannagotonightwannagotonight bouncing around in the back of his mind. ]

The chapel itself is a marvel of architecture, but...

BOSS BATTLE popcorn

[tokihanate]

[ For this final popcorning, shousa's noisily pulled a coupe tables over. One of the ones with the umbrellas. He's brought the favorites for the kids, but also just raided McDonald's and has pretty much whatever they have on their menu. He will be sipping down some iced tea with a straw today. Also procured some actual popcorn in a bowl for every table. ]

Well, this is starting off well.

[notbymyside]

...I don't know what I expected to see.

She must not be done with her plan yet, though, if she's giving them time to talk through all of this.

[ortion]

[Dist is doing his absolute best to not panic at the sight of Rembrandt, shakily nibbling on some fries.]

Even in my world, there are no monsters like...like that.

[Okay, deep breath.]

At least they're attempting to mobilize.

[And at least Iago's outfit and makeup are on point. He'd be getting emotional about it if it weren't for everything else...]

[tokihanate]

[ Kinda miffed to have met her expectations in any way really. Muttering about how she is really ugly like how Pizza and him talked about ]

[twoasone]

[ Shin had to pull himself away from the investigation out of frustration, and returned in time to see the Lady- no, Lucrezia gloating alongside her... Her... ]

What the hell is that thing?! [ He's staring in horror at the horrible writhing mass with Rembrandt's voice. ]

[ortion]

[Don't mind Dist as he continues to have a Moment over something else entirely.]

That awful woman... What did she do to us?!

[Seriously what the fuck.]

[p_q]

... I suppose demons and Hollows are not so different.

[He might partake of some tea and eyeball the popcorn but mostly he's just side-eyeing the... Rembrandt goop... with some disdain.]

It would explain the extent and versatility of his powers, as well as his relation to those manifestations.

[tokihanate]

[ Munching on a fry thoughtfully. ] To think, all her plans would've been set awry if everyone had died to that bomb instead.

[twoasone]

[ He's just watching Iago continue to poke holes in Luzacria's plans. ]

Would you look at that, he's trying to debate her to death.

[ He isn't sure if that will actually help, but it seems better than what everyone else is doing right now. ]

[tokihanate]

[ Oh here we go. ]

They better do something...