[open] I hear catch-alls are the thing

[asano_san]

WHO: Keigo and ?
WHERE: out and about
WHEN: June 3-9 for event consequences, any time in June for quest, others tbd
WHAT: Keigo's invisible to girls. Literally now. Also, he's happy to tell anyone all about his most painful memory that may have just been upgraded to "that time he was invisible to girls." Other things to come?
WARNINGS: shouldn't be any


Consequences

[For eating a handful of candy, Keigo's punishment is a sudden bout of invisibility. "All of the girls and women in the Town will be unable to see him. Every single last one. They can hear him, but they can't see him."

Right now, he doesn't know these specifics. All he knows is he started a conversation with someone, and he was invisible to her.

As soon as he can move on, Keigo is running up to anyone he can find to ask the following question like his life depends on it. Because it does! He may be a ghost now. Or something worse than a ghost!]

Can you see me?!

Quest 11

[Some people keep their most painful memories close, only revealing them to trusted friends.

Keigo will tell you his if you don't look away quickly enough.

Look, he's really proud of his ability to be successful at a quest.]


Other

[More to come (probably) throughout the month. If you'd like to do something more personalized with Keigo, hit me up at nolno or in a PM. He's not really cut out for fighting the Bogeyman, but he could try to shear invisible sheep. (He's not really cut out for shearing invisible sheep, either, but at least not likely to die instantly.)]

Comments

Consequences

[totheno1]

[Thanks for asking this just as Kei is about to start eating his lunch.]

...yes?

[He is not a pretty girl or woman.]

[asano_san]

[Never mind lunch! Food is what got them into this in the first place!

Before he can allow himself to feel relieved at Kei's answer, Keigo asks the only logical follow-up question.]

Are you sure?

[totheno1]

[Why are they stuck together in a house is the real question here. If Kei could roll his eyes backwards, he would. Instead he just lets out an annoyed sigh.]

Yes.

[asano_san]

[Like he's never brushed right past an annoyed sigh before.

If Kei can see him, then why couldn't Mafuyu?]

Can you see ghosts?

I'm sorry I'm just going to continue with this reply.

[totheno1]

[...that's an odd question. Clearly Kei should ask for more information and--]

Yes.

[--never-mind.]

The best way to deal with your in-home Keigo

[asano_san]

[Like the question itself, this answer could use some more clarification.

For Keigo, though, the conclusion is clear.]

That means I'm dead!

[totheno1]

[This is basically the world's least impressed face just starring back at him in silence as the other freaks out briefly. Afterwards he goes and pinches the other on the arm.]

You're not dead.

[MISERY SOLVED.]

[asano_san]

Ow!

[Keigo rubs his arm. It does feel like an alive arm. He'll give him that.]

If I'm not a ghost, why couldn't Mafuyu see me?

[totheno1]

[That is something worth pondering about as Kei rubs a hand over his chin to think. Well, considering his own punishment involved a ghost and he'd seen a few others by this time, he could come to a somewhat logical conclusion...]

Did you or did you not eat anything during the trial?

[asano_san]

I failed right here! There was a bowl of candy, and Roxas tried to stop me from eating it. We started talking about other things, like how he says he doesn't need to eat, and I ate some without realizing it.

[There are few "yes or no" questions in Keigo's world.]

[totheno1]

[Kei's opnion of him just keeps going down. This guy is a regular Hidehiko Uesugi at this point. All he needs to do is go into old men jokes and the resemblance will be complete.]

...then perhaps this is your punishment. So you carelessly took food without noticing, then so others will not notice you.

[asano_san]

I didn't get punished for failing the wish quest!

[Then again, he was the wisher, not the one trying to make the wish come true.

But that's not the only problem with what Kei's saying.]

Then why can you see me?

consequences

[extrapolating]

[ Considering what indoors look like for her at the moment, she's been taking many more walks than usual. It's not as if the town is all that scenic, but it's better than the uncomfortable reminder of what she had just escaped from.

Elizabeth hears a sound of running and briefly looks around in curiosity. She doesn't see anyone around, so it must just be someone around the block? She has to wonder briefly just where they're going in such a hurry, but it's really just an idle thought. This also definitely increases her surprise when a voice suddenly yells very close to her.

She screams and stumbles, but at least saves some of her dignity by not falling. She looks around wildly, since the voice is so sudden and so close, but she doesn't actually respond to his question. Just. Give her a second... ]

Consequences

[missingache]

[Oh. Hi. Roxas didn't even know you were back. He's been having troubles of his own that are rather pressing on his mind.]

Yes? Am I not supposed to?

[asano_san]

[This is not looking good. Screaming and almost falling over are things people do when they're scared, like when someone invisible sneaks up on them. Looking around like she's not sure where his voice came from is also suspicious.

The other option is she can see him and thinks he looks absolutely hideous, so awful she doesn't even want to maintain eye contact with him. While cleaning and grooming are not at their best here, he doesn't think he's fallen that far. He's undecided on if that's better or worse than being a ghost.]

I'm the one who's really scared here!

[She can have all the time she needs to recover. Keigo will just continue yelling.]

[asano_san]

[Keigo would be deeply offended if he knew.]

Not everyone can today!

Kei could see me, too. Maybe the two of you are immune to it because you live with me.

[Or...while Kei also disproved his ghost idea, it never hurts to be sure.]

Can you see ghosts?

[missingache]

[Isn't he offended by pretty much everything? Or that's how it seems to Roxas at least. Never met anyone like Keigo before in his short life.]

Maybe? [He nods at that question.] Yeah. Can't you?

[Halloween Town was full of them.]

[asano_san]

I don't want to, but I can!

Kei told me it was my punishment for failing the quest, but if you can see ghosts, I could still be a ghost. [Just a ghost who felt phantom pain when Kei pinched him.]

Wait a minute.

[Speaking of that quest.]

Do you really not have to eat anything, or were you messing with me when you told me that?

[extrapolating]

[ Elizabeth thinks to herself that maybe she should just start carrying her Skyhook. It's... not ideal, but with how strange things can happen here, at least being somewhat armed would make her feel better. After all, she's very much unarmed at the moment and feels it. Her arms draw close to her chest defensively. ]

This— This isn't funny!

[ She at least shouts back, though she's definitely still startled. Elizabeth can figure out a vague direction of where his voice is, but she's not focusing on him. She's looking just slightly to his right instead. ]

Who are you?

[asano_san]

I agree! This isn't funny at all!

[When she turns her attention more directly to him, it doesn't seem like someone starting to stare at you(r disgusting face) and then looking away quickly. That's more like she's looking at him but doesn't know where she should look because he's completely invisible.]

I'm Keigo. Can you really not see me?

[extrapolating]

[ She's still drawn up on herself nervously, but the longer this conversation goes on, the more she does relax. She was startled, but as seems to be the case with, well, everyone she's met in the town so far, it's unlikely she has anything to fear. Yet her jumpiness is still a hard habit to shake. ]

Keigo— [ She repeats his name, pausing with a soft um, because it doesn't sound familiar. This is a weird way to meet someone. ] No, I can't. Are you... [ What does someone even ask in this situation?? ] Are you okay?

[asano_san]

[Great, now she knows his name, but that doesn't do him any good because she doesn't have a person to connect that name to. Just a strange meeting. He's not going to be "Keigo, that guy I'd like to get to know better." He's going to be, "Keigo, the invisible freak." This is not a good turn of events for his ability to get the know members of the opposite sex.]

No, I'm not okay! I turned invisible today! Or maybe I'm dead and I'm a ghost!

[One of his roommates argued that he wasn't a ghost, but Keigo is still leaving the option open because everything is awful.]

let's do this wild quest 11

[pursestrings]

[Or: Okuyasu is just out and about, innocently doing his own thing, when he makes Eye Contact with Keigo. He should look away, but... somehow... he has to know what that look on his face is about.]

What's with you? You get your ass kicked?

[extrapolating]

[ Oh. Her expression turns to one of surprise, but then it quickly turns thoughtful. She... doesn't think she can help with that. At all. It's how she feels a lot of the time when it comes to things here, but all things considered? She'll take that rather than be in Columbia. ]

Um... Well, if you're a ghost, do you remember dying?

[ It sounded like a weird question even in her head, but you have to eliminate the possibilities, right? ]

[missingache]

I guess so... but you look pretty solid for a ghost.

[Shaking his head.] I don't really need to eat with how my body is. And I tried eating this morning, but it tasted like sea-salt ice cream...... that was weird, so I think I'll skip eating till that goes away.