[ This morning has been a disappointment accompanied by another set of the most awful 'music' the world might be able to imagine. Kohaku has had absolutely enough of the week and knowing that the Barghest is just going to pick a new host and they'll have to start this hunt all over again is the cherry on top of the cake.
There's so much to deal with here, but at the same time... nothing to do. He's bored, bored, bored when he's sitting in his room and there's only so much practice he can do in a row before he misses being accompanied by an orchestra.
It's time go get out and talk to someone, not get cabin fever.
And that means it's time to go see Roxas who is probably the overall funnest person Kohaku has contact with in this place.
[ Roxas wasn't even a music enthusiast and it'd made him want to plug his ears, but he couldn't - today really was such a shit show with the Barghest and everything as well.
So right now he's just winding down in his bed, surrounded by his pillows and blankets until he hears a sound that rouses him from just him lying around.
There's the sound of a small thump because in his hurry to get out of bed, he tumbled out of bed and onto the floor instead like a graceful swan (hah). He reaches the door, opening it in curiosity to see ... ]
[ It's fucked up how forward and honest all the kids in this place are, forcing Kohaku to put words to his desire for interaction. In his world, he has been involuntarily living in a group for so long that he's honestly forgotten what it's like to have to seek out others and not simply exist around them, whether or not you hate them. Technically the resort is a limited space still, but compared to the confines of a single car...
Kohaku sighs. ]
I'm going crazy with boredom in my room. There's nothing useful to do and I'm going to scream if I waste one more pointless thought on who the next Barghest will be.
[ Roxas looks up at Kohaku as he sighs and listens to him speak, and if the situation wasn't as grave as it was, he would've smiled, but instead he just moves first making a quick hand gesture to the rest of his room. ]
That's okay, I don't mind you coming right in.
You can sit anywhere if you want to and once you do we can just talk. I've been kind of a little more curious about your world, if I'm being honest.
[ Roxas will wait for the other to take a seat and if he hasn't closed the door, do it himself, before moving to sit on his bed, bouncing a bit as he does so. ]
[ If there is a chair around, Kohaku will grab that and sit on it the wrong way around, arms resting on the backrest - he is a cool kid. Normal seating is for the losers. Or something.
As soon as he's in, he does relax a little. Just talking to somebody is a simple yet effective measure of escaping his own head. ]
I mean, it sucks, in case it wasn't obvious yet. If you want specific details on the suckiness though, I can provide.
[ Cool kids rule, dontcha know? Roxas is not as impressionable as some people but he's a kid, so...he thinks that chair movement is kinda cool too, so guess how he's going to try sitting from now on. ]
It does sound kind of bad.
But...can you tell me why there are zombies in your world? Was it always like that?
[ By the expression on Kohaku's face it's pretty clear that there's been a lot of 'trying' and very little of the other stuff. ]
It's been this way as long as I've been alive at least, but not always. We have no idea where they come from, but 'we' in this case is... average people. The nobility seems to know a whole lot more and they're absolutely not sharing with the class. Too busy trying to cut a personal profit.
It's really another case of other people deciding that because they're in a position of power they can really do whatever they want.
[ Jeez...people can be so selfish at times. Not like Roxas didn't know people couldn't, but sometimes it did surprise him a little how far people would go at the expense of others.
Though... ]
...But, how are they cutting personal profits from zombies roaming around?
Nnnoot exactly. More like... we crashed our car and got stranded at his place, which resulted in him trying to force our vocalist to marry him.
[ He looks amused retelling that last part, he clearly had a great time with that. ]
Or more like... turn our vocalist into yet another servant zombie, in the long run. We found out the whole rest by accident while getting out of that mess.
Yeah, we let him be killed by his own mother whom he killed as a child and then reanimated as some skeleton-looking zombie, so... somewhat karmic, I guess.
[ Kohaku has no remorse for the cruelty of their own actions nor the fact that this story keeps getting wilder by the minute. ]
The guy had some kind of issue about women caused by a mommy complex. I didn't really get why the fuck he killed her to begin with, but he dug her back up from the grave to retroactively turn her into a zombie.
He'd pretend she was alive and introduce prospective brides to her. It was pretty wacky. You'd think even perverts have limits.
... No, not that crazy. Even the people I really knew and the leader of that Organization I was a part of weren't. The craziest guy might've been a toss up between Vexen, who was a guy who liked to make experiments, and Xemnas.
Though, not for the reason Kohaku might think. Then, the smile fades as he speaks again. ]
I don't mind telling you.
[ Kohaku's Social Link level is high enough for that! ]
That guy was an absolute jerk, and he was just the kind of guy who didn't care about really helping people he'd say he would because he's a liar. He even he pit people against each other to kill one another when he decided he didn't have any use for them [ Basically Castle Oblivion ], and he also wanted to get rid of "traitors" to his cause. But he could've done that without getting innocent people hurt, or hurting anyone at all.
[ ... ah. That kind of person. Kohaku knows he has no right to get on a moral high horse most of the time, but if there is one kind of person that he thinks is still beneath him then it's those who abuse their authority without a care in the world. ]
For people who don't give a shit about others, letting everyone eat shit is simply the 'easiest way'.
[ He does sound genuinely disgusted. ]
They'll tell you it's a dog eat dog world but they don't consider themselves a dog to start with.
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Week 2 - Sunday
There's so much to deal with here, but at the same time... nothing to do. He's bored, bored, bored when he's sitting in his room and there's only so much practice he can do in a row before he misses being accompanied by an orchestra.
It's time go get out and talk to someone, not get cabin fever.
And that means it's time to go see Roxas who is probably the overall funnest person Kohaku has contact with in this place.
There's a forceful few knocks on Roxas' door. ]
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So right now he's just winding down in his bed, surrounded by his pillows and blankets until he hears a sound that rouses him from just him lying around.
There's the sound of a small thump because in his hurry to get out of bed, he tumbled out of bed and onto the floor instead like a graceful swan (hah). He reaches the door, opening it in curiosity to see ... ]
Kohaku?
[ He doesn't look too happy though, so - ]
Did you want to hang out?
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Kohaku sighs. ]
I'm going crazy with boredom in my room. There's nothing useful to do and I'm going to scream if I waste one more pointless thought on who the next Barghest will be.
[ So that's a yes. ]
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That's okay, I don't mind you coming right in.
You can sit anywhere if you want to and once you do we can just talk. I've been kind of a little more curious about your world, if I'm being honest.
[ Roxas will wait for the other to take a seat and if he hasn't closed the door, do it himself, before moving to sit on his bed, bouncing a bit as he does so. ]
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As soon as he's in, he does relax a little. Just talking to somebody is a simple yet effective measure of escaping his own head. ]
I mean, it sucks, in case it wasn't obvious yet. If you want specific details on the suckiness though, I can provide.
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It does sound kind of bad.
But...can you tell me why there are zombies in your world? Was it always like that?
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[ By the expression on Kohaku's face it's pretty clear that there's been a lot of 'trying' and very little of the other stuff. ]
It's been this way as long as I've been alive at least, but not always. We have no idea where they come from, but 'we' in this case is... average people. The nobility seems to know a whole lot more and they're absolutely not sharing with the class. Too busy trying to cut a personal profit.
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[ Jeez...people can be so selfish at times. Not like Roxas didn't know people couldn't, but sometimes it did surprise him a little how far people would go at the expense of others.
Though... ]
...But, how are they cutting personal profits from zombies roaming around?
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[ He just takes a break here to let this sink in. ]
Yeah. I know right. We don't know how yet, since we've only found out about this recently.
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[ Not 'huh' because he doesn't understand but basically a 'wtf' of sorts, because that sounds incredibly twisted even to him. ]
That's...that's insane! If they know that much, they could really have actually worked on something to fix it - did one of nobles just tell you this?
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[ He looks amused retelling that last part, he clearly had a great time with that. ]
Or more like... turn our vocalist into yet another servant zombie, in the long run. We found out the whole rest by accident while getting out of that mess.
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[ That does sound funny but boy that is ... a way to find out for sure. ]
Did you guys get a chance to beat the guy up too? That jerk sounds like he needed to be beat up and then maybe beaten up a little more right after.
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[ Kohaku has no remorse for the cruelty of their own actions nor the fact that this story keeps getting wilder by the minute. ]
...even though that was terrible, I laughed
[ Roxas' eyes widen as large as saucers. Dear lord have mercy. ]
Wow, what?
[ Give him a minute...that was a loaded sentence. ]
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He'd pretend she was alive and introduce prospective brides to her. It was pretty wacky. You'd think even perverts have limits.
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[ He looks confused as to whether or not he actually wants to know, though... ]
...That is really weird. I'm glad he's not around to cause any trouble anymore at least.
[ That's another positive thing about it, right? ]
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[ But that's an issue for the far future, when they're finally out of this resort. ]
I take it, people in your world aren't as habitually crazy?
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... No, not that crazy. Even the people I really knew and the leader of that Organization I was a part of weren't. The craziest guy might've been a toss up between Vexen, who was a guy who liked to make experiments, and Xemnas.
[ But only one of those are on his dislikes. ]
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I'm guessing you don't feel like sharing whatever the story with that guy is.
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Though, not for the reason Kohaku might think. Then, the smile fades as he speaks again. ]
I don't mind telling you.
[ Kohaku's Social Link level is high enough for that! ]
That guy was an absolute jerk, and he was just the kind of guy who didn't care about really helping people he'd say he would because he's a liar. He even he pit people against each other to kill one another when he decided he didn't have any use for them [ Basically Castle Oblivion ], and he also wanted to get rid of "traitors" to his cause. But he could've done that without getting innocent people hurt, or hurting anyone at all.
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For people who don't give a shit about others, letting everyone eat shit is simply the 'easiest way'.
[ He does sound genuinely disgusted. ]
They'll tell you it's a dog eat dog world but they don't consider themselves a dog to start with.