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awash mods ([personal profile] awashmods) wrote in [community profile] awashlogs2018-09-08 07:00 pm

Event Ten.





Little Willie, mean as hell,
Pushed his sister in a well.
Mother said, while drawing water,
"My, it's hard to raise a daughter."





t's pretty dark and miserable down in the well. The cavernous area feels much larger than a well should be, bodies milling about in the darkness and knee deep, frigid water. So you're here -- and you're not alone, and the only way out appears to be the thin circle of sunlight from above, the opening of the well.

(And elsewhere, in the Town, everyone's waking up to gifts of various usefulness, but hopefully they remember to check the well today even so!)

What now?




Welcome to Awash's tenth event log, and the intro log for this month, everyone! All new characters have found themselves waking in the well in the middle of the Town. Hopefully they can get a hand out! For more information, please go here!

Meanwhile, the current characters have some new gifts.

If there are any questions, please ask them here, and have fun! Thank you!

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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-14 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ RIP Momose Sunohara

Sasuke's biggest mistake is giving Momo even an inch to work with; Momo's databank of useless facts about people is ever-expanding, and he files this new tidbit as something he can weaponize against Sasuke later.

Which is to say, one day he'll show up at Sasuke's door with tomatoes. Again, RIP.
]

—Tuna flakes are super good, I love them too! [ Beam...ing, as he trails behind. The town is pulling him in another direction, but he ignores it for now; his heart can follow its own path later. ] Here's to hoping that there are things here that remind us of home.
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-14 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Sasuke will at the very most not be a high-and-dry kind of date. He'll escort Momo to Ruga after. Unless the two of them die along the way. And then he can casually break the news he's married. RIP Momose Sunohara.]

It's possible. We'll have to see.

[Unfortunately, Sasuke makes the worst conversation partner. He's quiet along the way unless Momo is the one who decides to initiate conversation. His focus is mostly on their surroundings and the way ahead to Flavo, the other portion on Momo in case there's danger.

Someone please save Momo from Sasuke Uchiha.]
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-16 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Why did Momo think he could chaperone Sasuke when Sasuke Uchiha has actually seen war, whereas the biggest of Momo's childhood problems is that he hurt his leg playing soccer? A real mystery.

But the fact of the matter is that this stupid fucking nerdlord follows Sasuke all the way to Flavo anyway, even after the conversation's dried up into a husk of a corpse that they trample over. As if anyone asked or even needs help from a 20-something who is, in fact, a lot less remarkable than his stage persona.

When they finally hit Flavo, just on the outskirts of all of those ominous trees and thorns, Momo heaves a breath.
]

—This is like something out of Snow White, isn't it? Or maybe Goldilocks and the Three Bears... [ He laughs. Lowers his shoulders. ] Be careful, Sasuke-san. Don't drink soup that's been set out on tables or accept apples from strangers from here on out, okay?
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-16 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a sad day in hell when Sasuke doesn't know one bit about Snow White or Goldilocks. Fantasy ninja Japan is just terrible that way. All of their legends are... well, about ninjas, or Tailed Beasts, or the origin of chakra.

Mostly.

He glance at Momo, the single visible eyebrow rising briefly, curiously.]
Are those tales? I've never heard of them. [Hopefully, Momo won't die of shock.] Are the soup and apples superstition?
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-16 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ Momo's face scrunches. Under the sleeve of his jacket, he clenches his fists. ]

Hold it in, Momo...! Be respectful...! Don't use the word 'cute'...!

[ please just kill him

But with that momentary crisis out of the way:
] —Sort of! I guess they don't teach you Western-style fairytales where you're from...? [ That seems. Legit?? Monks probably don't know about Snow White?? Is Sasuke a monk?? Who knows. ] The general gist is that a lot of bad things happen when you eat food that's not yours.
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-16 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[While Momo explains, Sasuke slows to another stand-still. It feels much like a compass, one trying to reorient itself to his new location. The pull is faintly all around, something warm and inviting in each direction.

But there's a pin-prick in the middle, somewhere.]
The Land of Earth and Land of Wind are west of us in the Hidden Leaf Village. I don't think there's any legends about Snow White or Goldilocks.

[For a moment, he glances at Momo. Food theft, huh. Reminds him of a certain someone when they were kids. Being impersonated and racking up a high diner bill sounds like fairytale all on its own.]

Sounds like stories I need to tell someone I know.
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-17 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Momo's personal compass is haywire, tugging his feet in another direction entirely even as he wades through cobblestone paths overrun with tall grass; because he can feel his own push and pull, he doesn't question the surety of Sasuke's steps. It seems stupid to keep asking, because nothing about this place makes too much sense.

Speaking of sense, though. The Land of Earth???? Hidden Leaf??? Momo's Japanese enough to identify the vocabulary as something that would show up in His Japanese Animes, but that seems patently disrespectful, so. He keeps mum.

When Sasuke looks over his shoulder, Momo tips his head to the side. Attentive.
]

They're more like bedtime stories... but, haha! We all have someone in our lives who likes eating so much that they'd dine and dash, even at a stranger's place, huh?

Who's the special someone in your life that gives you trouble, Sasuke-san?
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-17 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Briefly, the mellowed existence of his face is sucked dry and replaced by the most deadpan, scary look which is shot over the top of Momo's head and through the fabric of time and space toward a particular person not present.

Somewhere, the Seventh Hokage gets chills and isn't sure why.

And then Sasuke's face softens at the edges, though the line of his brows are still a bit playfully irritated.]
Naruto. A loser. [Without waiting, he turns maybe five degrees and begins to walk again, letting Momo hurry along after him like before.]

If he shows up, tell him I'm looking for him.
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-17 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ Subzero to sunlight in 0.05 seconds. At first, Momo isn't sure if he stepped barefoot on a landmine, but the gentle furrow of Sasuke's brows post-"loser" puts life back into Momo's half-stopped heart.

Momo, misguided optimist that he is, sees all of this and thinks to himself: "what a kind soul".
]

-Okay! I won't forget it. [ A weavearound past a decrepit cabin, crumbling around its edges. Momo is glad that this doesn't seem to be the place that Sasuke is gunning for. ] If he's as mysterious and cool as you are, he won't be hard to find!
Edited 2018-09-17 03:37 (UTC)
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-17 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[The stealth compliment gets no correction or attention from Sasuke, but he'll be damned if he won't redirect misinformation about Naruto:] He isn't. [It sounds less as if Sasuke is trying to claim he's mysterious and cool and more he's trying to get Momo to understand Naruto isn't at all.]

He's a good-for-nothing. A moron. You can spot him anywhere because his hair is the same color as bananas, and he has a big mouth.

[In the depth of a few houses, Sasuke finds the one he's searching for, the one which calls for him. It's not much. Surely, not as awful as some of the other, but it also appears... unlived in. If he has a roommate, they just arrived as well.

Briefly, his right hand slides back to motion for Momo to wait behind him out of the way, and then it comes forward to press in the door. The house opens without resistance, leaving gaping darkness inside until he steps in. Hm.

Nothing seems amiss.]


No one's here. You can come in.
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-17 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Way harsh... except not really, since Momo interprets the easy insults as a sign of closeness; you usually don't get to know people enough to care about their flaws unless you invest your time and heart in them, he thinks.

So. Momo laughs, even if the house in front of them is big and dark and lonely. He really wishes this were all just a prank, but he doubts it.
]

...What, me?

—It's fine, Sasuke-san! You made sure I got out of that well safely, so I just wanted to make sure you got somewhere safely, too. So don't worry, I'm not gonna impose.

[ He does a mock glasses-pushing-up gesture here, feigning the quintessential 'coolguy'. ]

'Now... we're even'.
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-17 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's only one extra step Sasuke takes. The house doesn't swallow him quite yet, but with the dark cloak, he almost vanishes in the first room's shadows--at least, looking in from the bright outside. He doesn't even turn around to look back at Momo.

His voice drops a single octave.]


Get in here.

[Don't make him use his weird eyeballs on you, Momo.]
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-17 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Immediately, voice cracking: ] H, here I come!

[ Fear Dot Com

Usually, he'd have an unfunny joke springloaded on his tongue- "I can't believe I'm in your house on our first date!"- but it doesn't seem like the time or place for it; so he chooses, instead, to look around and sift dust off of some broken pieces of furniture.
]

It's pretty dark in here... careful, some of the flooring looks pretty old!
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-17 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ah, good. It hadn't been about terrifying poor Momo, or bossing poor Momo around. Sasuke still isn't sure about this place much less the feeling pulling him to a particular house. A string run through his middle, tickling as it's pulling him along.

It's suspicious. He's concerned.

The house isn't at all like the house it makes him think of; the design is wrong, the air, the place. It's the shadows which rouse his memory, shadows with no form and are the same no matter the occasion. Though he doesn't have the same kind of fear as he had then, he recognizes it for what it is.]


Stay here. Be careful about what you touch or where you step. I don't see any traps, but this place might be able to get around the rinnegan and sharingan. I'll be right back.

[Someone help Momo, for real... Sasuke straight up just leaves him and wanders further into the house.]
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-18 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ Rinnewhat?? Sharinwho???

The house swallows Sasuke along with Momo's questions, leaving the latter to stew in his own uncertainties and to scuff his anxieties into grains of flimsy floorboard. Sasuke says stay here, and the only thing Momo can do is comply because he realizes how woefully unqualified he is to deal with threats that have nothing to do with producers and cameras.

It's frustrating. Here's Sasuke, with one arm and a gentle stoicism that Momo's taken upon himself to interpret as kindness, taking on the brunt of this place's uncertainties.

It's frustrating, so Momo cups his hands around his mouth and:
]

—Sasuke-san! Let's play word association!

[ momo why the fuck are you like this ]

All you have to do is say the first thing that comes to mind when I say a word!

[ In Momo's mind, this will make both of them feel less??? Alone??? Useless. ]
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-18 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[JesUS CHRIST.

For a second, Sasuke pauses, as if the sheer volume and excitement of Momo's voice will make the boards under his feet squeak. At first, he doesn't respond, but instead listens for any movement of whatever Momo's call may have disturbed. He'd have the advantage. Momo's location sounds different, and they wouldn't be expecting him in the hall.

But nothing even so much as breathes at all. Sasuke keeps his hand on the hilt of the sword at his back, and his feet are silent as he continues. It's a super good thing Momo isn't dealing with angsty, unruly teenage Sasuke.

Finally:]
Go ahead. [Except Sasuke's voice rebounds from another area of the house in which he initially left. Man, he moves fast, doesn't he?]
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-18 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Here's the upside: any potentially lurking enemy will probably take it upon themselves to kill the loud one, first. Momo's just the canary in the coalmine.

The entrance hall is dim, dusty, and wide open; it helps his voice ring around the house. Sasuke is already in some unidentifiable segment of this place, but that hardly surprises Momo anymore. Sasuke could probably shoot lasers out of his mouth and Momo would think it was legit.
]

—Music!

[ He says, as he looks around for any signs of movement. If push comes to shove, he can fend for himself, he figures. ]
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-19 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[naruto_sadness_and_sorrow.mp3]

Dancing. [His voice comes from the direction he's in which he's wandering this time. There doesn't seem to be anyone here... Living here, he thinks, but not for long. Two laptops, each in different rooms?

Strange.

Before he touches the laptops, he continues on, inspecting the rest of the house with a bit more brevity than he had initially.]
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-19 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Momo betrays Sasuke's order: he stays where he is (the entrance hall) but he doesn't stay put. His damp sneakers track footprints over floorboard, soles squeaking gently in time to his idle pivoting.

He cranes and peers into an abandoned living room. This place feels scraped thin— he's glad when he hears Sasuke's reply ringing from another corner of the house, even if the word that's tossed back at him makes him feel like his ribs are pinching inwards.
]

Stars!

[ A half-lie, as he turns on his heels and does a spin for no one in particular. Using that momentum, he peers into another room. A beat-up kitchen. ]
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-19 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[The house checks out, and Sasuke is satisfied. Getting back around to Momo is way easier than it should ever been. He's a ninja. Poor Momo...

There's absolutely no sound of him moving through the house much less approaching the wandering, inspecting Momo. Sasuke is not there, lost in the void of the dim house, and then, suddenly, Sasuke is there several feet behind Momo.

Just, like, standing. The cloak hadn't even rustled at all.]


Moon.

[Boo.]
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-20 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ jesus christ

On one hand: again, this is the coolest thing Momo has ever seen in his 25 years of being alive.

On the other: his balls have shrunk up into his lungs, so that's great.
]

—Sasuke-san!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ 'You're my moon and stars'... except not really. Momo's staggering towards the wall, resting one palm against it for balance. ]

Has anyone ever told you you're like a ninja?!

[ well. ]
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[personal profile] ninjanature 2018-09-20 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Despite knowing full and well he would and did scare the piss out of Momo, Sasuke's face doesn't change. He's neither reveling in it nor apologetic. At least, it doesn't look like he is on the outside.]

I am a ninja.

[How casually he says it--there can't be any lie to it. He hadn't even hesitated when he answered, and he hadn't smirked as if it were a joke. Either he's a ninja, or he honest to God believes he's a ninja.

Maybe the telling sign is, now that he's returned to Momo, the visible black eye isn't exactly completely black anymore. There's a design overlayed from iris edge to iris edge, a star it looks like, red and bright.]


There isn't anything here except two laptops. I think the village is trying to put us where it wants us. Let's go find yours.
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[personal profile] rerevale 2018-09-21 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ For once, Momo's joviality takes a backseat to warm neutral. A strange shift in demeanor, a subtle gradient of emotions that ranges from contemplative to bemused to resigned.

"I am a ninja", Sasuke says, and Momo has nothing in his arsenal to contest or judge that statement. Especially not after he sees the telltale signs of something Not Quite Normal, the marking in that one eye and the steady conviction that seems to keep Sasuke upright.

Either Sasuke is completely fucking bonkers or he's telling the truth; it's never been easier for Momo to choose a side.
]

—Okay. [ He agrees, even if he's not quite sure what he's agreeing to?? A mess. ] But if this place is just trying to put us where we need to be, it shouldn't be that dangerous, right?

[ Because what would be the point in going through the trouble to assign housing if the village was just going to kill them once they got there? Any old cabin would suffice, in that case.

Momo laughs.
]

I've already troubled you a lot, Sasuke-san. You're really kind, you know? Thanks to you, I already feel like I can tackle anything— so don't worry about it.