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[nature_heart]

CALL ME OUT!!!


Welcome to the Call Me Out Post!

1) Pick a muse.
2) Pick one of yours.
3) Put which one of mine you want in the subject line.
4) Discuss a prompt on Plurk or literally just start one and surprise me. I'm game.
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Calling out Peach

[givemeyouranswerdo]

A storm descended on Peach's castle.

A storm called Daisy.

"PEACH!" the excitable princess declared to her best friend. "We're having a slumber party! Tonight!"

[peach_cake]

Just then, a fiery outburst welled within the sweet, sweet princess of peaches. The Mushroom Kingdom princess got up from her seat, not feeling any sort of danger was afoot the very moment she heard Daisy's voice.

She knew that voice, she knew that tone, and she knew that sentence.

It was practically on reflex, she knew what to do in this situation. Peach, if anything, was a quick learner and thinker.

So, instantaneously, she blurted, "Pizza or Chinese?"

[givemeyouranswerdo]

"Pizza," Daisy said, slinging a bag from her shoulder. "I've got PJs, movies, popcorn, and video games. It's been way too long since we've had a slumber party, and that's gonna change!" she said triumphantly.

[peach_cake]

Such a triumphant moment this was. Peach got everything she needed to get done so it was free sailing for her anyway. Now with everything all said and done, Peach giggled.

"I had known you to be so spontaneous, but we always seem prepared for these things regardless."

She meant that very much endearing like as she made way to get this thing started. Then suddenly, with an even more mischievous tone, she muttered one single sentence.

"Oh, please tell me you brought Resident Koopa 4."

[givemeyouranswerdo]

Daisy grinned happily, throwing her arm around her best friend's shoulders, walking through the palace with her. Toads bowed and chattered about as they passed, and they knew full well what was happening.

"Oh, Peach, would I let you down like that?" she asked. "I even brought the HD version!"

[peach_cake]

Good to know that Peach's loyal subjects knew exactly what was going on. One Toad even got the knack of it truly and started calling for pizza. They truly knew what was going on, and they didn't mind, whatever kept the princesses happy, right?

Peach clapped her hands in excitement over spooky bloody horror games.

"Oh good! Splendid! I hadn't gotten passed the castle portion last time."

[givemeyouranswerdo]

"Well this time we'll fix that!" Daisy said eagerly as they finally reached the royal chambers. "I can't wait to start smashing up those Dry Bones!" she added, opening her bag to start unpacking her supplies. How did she even fit all of this in that one bag?

[peach_cake]

It was a mystery. Peach got the rhythm quickly and began getting out the sleeping bags and her own spare set of PJs. She set all of her stuff on the floor, this normally clean chamber was going to feel the wrath of the slumber party.

"You truly know how to prepare, it's a gift."

[givemeyouranswerdo]

"One of my many natural talents," Daisy replied with a laugh. She had snacks quickly unpacked, and pulled out her PJs to get changed. "So, you wanna start off with Resident Koopa while we wait for pizzas?" she asked eagerly. Slumber parties were a common occurrence with the princesses growing up, something they admittedly had less time for now, but still relished when the opportunity presented itself.

Hopefully Bowser was taking the night off and wouldn't crash the party.

Calling out Mayu Amakura!

[seventeenpills]

Hisao had never been to this area of the country before.

It was definitely a little more rural than he was used to - almost as much so as Yamaku Academy. But it had seemed like a nice option for a vacation now that his last year of high school was over and he had some time before going to university. He'd heard about a town that was going to be flooded once this new dam was built and he'd also heard that you could still go there and look around. The weather was grey and a little rainy and it had seemed like a spooky thing to do by yourself. Plus, he had been better about getting exercise lately and a walk through a place like that would count as his daily cardio.

There was a cold breeze and a light dusting of rain already, and that made it all the weirder to see a red butterfly moving around. Shouldn't it be hidden away somewhere, hiding from the cold? Hisao decided to follow it and see where it led him. He trailed after it for a way, wandering through the woods until finally reaching what he assumed to be the village that was due to be under water. It was eerily silent and empty, except for him and the butterfly...

...oh. And that girl over there with the bandaged leg.

She looked maybe a little younger than him and it struck him as odd that she might be here alone. Hopefully approaching her wouldn't startle her too much. (He knew how hazardous that could be, especially with his own heart condition.)

"Hello?"

[follow_the_butterflies]

Mayu stood near the pedestal, seemingly staring at nothing. The air would've grown quiet, the only noise being the slightest whistle of tree leaves rustling. The birds even seemed to grow silent.

The butterflies seemed to hover around her and were growing in number by the second.

"It's cold...lonely...the rain...it's starting..."

She was talking to herself and barely noticed Hisao there. In fact, she didn't pay him any mind at all. He might as well have never been there.

"The village...I'm waiting...I'm always waiting..."

[seventeenpills]

He'd thought that walking through a spooky deserted town in the rain would be fun.

He'd never expected to come across some kind of butterfly summoner talking to herself in front of a pedestal.

He wasn't a superstitious boy - far from it. His favorite subjects were math, physics, chemistry. Hard edged clinical subjects that dealt with the real world. But he still had something inside him that caused his heart to skip a beat (Not literally, thankfully.) when he noticed the birds had shut up and these butterflies were showing up out of seemingly nowhere. It would be just his luck that he'd approach the girl and she'd turn around to reveal that she had no face or was some kind of Oni.

But he'd heard the words 'lonely' and 'waiting' and he knew that he couldn't just walk away. He was probably being silly, anyway - butterflies didn't come from nowhere and a pedestal was just a pedestal. It didn't have to mean anything sinister.

"Hello? Excuse me?" he said, walking closer. She'd definitely be able to hear him well - he had been close enough to hear her. "Hello? Miss?"

[follow_the_butterflies]

Mayu did finally hear someone behind her and it almost sent her into shock.

It wasn't Mio, and the fact that it wasn't Mio always made her feel uneasy. She took a blank glance at the boy, and nearly looked like she was about to fall over. She wasn't an Oni, thankfully. She looked like a normal girl, but there was something wrong with her. An observational person would find her expression to be sad, almost longing.

The butterlies were by the hundreds at this point, and were fluttering everywhere.

"She's not here. Mio..."

[seventeenpills]

Well. She had a face. That was a start.

But it did appear as though he'd startled her somewhat. The cloud of butterflies was growing more numerous as well, and in between their crimson wings he caught glances of a sad girl. A lost girl. She must be separated from her group.

"It's alright. Maybe I can help you find who you're looking for?" he offered, trying to wave butterflies out of his face. "My name is Hisao. I just came here to look around, but if you need help getting back to... um... you said, Mio, right? Maybe I can help you look?"

Hopefully she wouldn't be frightened by the idea of being here alone with a guy she didn't know. He could understand that might be off-putting to a lot of girls, even if his intentions were entirely pure.

[follow_the_butterflies]

Mayu was still getting closer to Earth at this point, she kept hearing voices all around her. Or was it the same voice, over and over? She was sure that was it.

It spoke to her, told her stories. Yae. I'm waiting for you. You ran away. Everyone died.

The voice was sad, but angry, and regretful. It hurt Mayu, but she felt such a connection with the voice. There was a feeling of loneliness associated with it, the voice continued to stay with her. Yes, Mayu was a very prominent spirit medium.

But this spirit medium was now regaining her senses, she started recoiling backwards.

[seventeenpills]

"Uh-oh...!"

Hisao was not the fastest person alive, but his reactions were at least quick enough that he could duck in behind her in case she was falling over.

"Hey, Miss? Are you OK?"

This was not how he'd expected his day to go. Who knew what was up with this girl? Maybe she was on drugs or something? She looked too young for that but you never really knew. Either way, he didn't want her to hurt herself so he extended his hands and waited for her to either fall or say something.

[follow_the_butterflies]

She wasn't on drugs, at least not for her leg pain. She hadn't taken anything for that in a long time. Mayu was completely alert, actually. When Hisao darted toward her from behind, she moved as quickly as she could in another direction.

She couldn't run very fast, but it was simply too hard for her to trust someone that isn't Mio.

The butterflies still fluttered around her, though they were growing less in number. They kept their focus on Mayu, and even laid out a path for Hisao if he were to follow.

Such a mad yearning for Sebastian

[urgetojump]

[How long had it been since he'd left Beacon mental hospital? How long had it been since Sebastian had come for him? The days had blended together. One odd mesh of sleeping, waking from nightmares, attempting to force food down, panic attacks and ultimately falling unconscious again. Sad as it was, it was the routine of it all that made it feel real.

That still didn't stop the paranoia. Sebastian could say what he wanted and do whatever he could to make Joseph feel better, but ultimately, STEM lingered in his head. It was like a disease. Something chronic he might never recover from. If he stopped paying too close attention to his surroundings- if he started to space out- he could swear he could see it; something moving in the corner of his eye. A humanoid being moving towards him at a slow pace, a puddle of blood or even red bugs crawling along the walls. Every creak of the house sounded like an invader and every gust of wind was like a whisper in the back of his mind. Then there were the times where he would forget where he was, what day it was, or even who he was. Just for a few seconds, just enough to realize that it was happening.

Was he really getting better? Physically, he was becoming fit enough to wander the house, but mentally... Mentally he didn't feel much stronger at all.

Sebastian had left him alone again. Alone in the bedroom, maybe even alone in the house. That was to be expected. He couldn't expect Seb to watch over him 24/7. Still, he'd seen something. He was sure he'd seen something moving at the end of the hall. In STEM, there was only one way to survive; it was to hide before whatever you'd spotted could spot you. Half an hour ago, Joseph had crawled into the old wardrobe that stood in a corner of the bedroom, knees pulled up to his chest. He'd waited and waited, heart hammering in his chest. Even long after the fear had died down, he hadn't left his hiding place. If anything, he'd dozed off.

It was safe here.]

dayum

[badcopbrains]

[Thirteen days since they left that place. Thirteen days since Sebastian took him in his car and drove him to crash at his place. He only had one day left to help Joseph get on his feet.

And it wasn't going too well.

Joseph had gotten better physically, sure. He got meat back on his bones and he didn't look so malnourished and pale. But he wasn't alright inside of where in ultimately mattered.

If I could just have one day, fucking damn it.

Sebastian didn't have that kind of time left, he just DIDN'T. But he had to try, keep trying. Even if things felt hopeless. So he left Joseph at home for a half an hour alone. Most errands, he brought Joseph along in hopes it would help make Joseph feel like things were normal. As normal as they could be anyway. Sebastian heard the yelling at night and saw the sweating, things were just going terribly and if Joseph could even find himself needing just a little less help then...well.

Seb left to get cheeseburgers, he walked into his house.

No Joseph. Criminy.]

Joseph.

[ahighplace]

[No response.

Joseph hadn't heard Sebastian's call. He was dozing, his head resting sideways against the wall of the wardrobe. With how little sleep he'd gotten last night- or any of the past nights- daytime naps were the only way to catch up.

This wasn't the first time he'd hidden himself somewhere, either. The wardrobe was a preferred spot. Crawling under the bed wasn't an option; not only was it incredibly dusty under there, the gap wasn't big enough. Joseph had tried, on one of the first days. Not even with how much weight he'd lost, a human being couldn't fit under there. That was fine. The wardrobe was good enough. It was dark and quiet, and with all the clothes stashed away in there, it smelled nice.]

[badcopbrains]

[With a sigh, he placed the bag of greasy fast food on the counter. Sebastian knew what was going on, and it was what he disliked the most. At the provocation of loneliness, Joseph just hid away. That was what terrified him about suddenly not being around anymore.

When they came to pick him up, would Joseph just hid around forever?

Sebastian bit his lip, he was feeling very anxious at the very notion of him leaving Joseph and he could barely move around on his own.

He was anxious about a lot of things right now. It made him not sleep nor eat very well. He moved around the house, in the room Joseph was in specifically.]

Come on, Joseph.

[ahighplace]

[Sebastian's approaching footsteps were what ultimately started Joseph out of his slumber. In that moment where consciousness and coherency hadn't quite returned yet, he ended up frozen. Caught in a state of fear, wide eyes staring at the small gap between the two wardrobe doors. Something was entering the room. Something was coming for him.

And then Sebastian's voice reached his ears.

He hesitated for a few seconds, before moving himself a bit closer to the doors so he could peek into the room. He couldn't see Sebastian through the tiny slit, but he could see the man's shadow moving along the floor. ...It was his, right? Carefully, he pressed a hand against one of the doors to nudge it open a little further.]

[badcopbrains]

[Criiiiik.

He heard the wardrobe door open a smidge, and Sebastian let out a sigh. Of course, of course. This didn't bode well at all. It was almost childish now, but Sebastian knew better than to keep on that train of thought. He knew why it was like this for him, but it didn't change his own deep hidden feelings.

He had one day left.]

It's okay, Joseph. It's just me.

[It's always just him.]

[urgetojump]

[Joseph froze for a moment, then tilted his head sideways to peer along the door. ...It was Sebastian. Of course it was. It was always Sebastian who would come and drag him out of hiding eventually. It was getting tiring, wasn't it? Seb had acted like he'd known exactly what he was getting into when he took Joseph in, but... had he really?

It was embarrassing; adults weren't supposed to act like this. Especially not trained police officers.

He ran a quick hand through his hair to smoothe it out. Compared to his usual neat appearance, he didn't look too great right now. Exhausted, still a little thin, lacking gel to keep his short locks in place. At least he'd started shaving on his own again. That was something.

A deep breath and then, finally, he crawled his way out of the closet. He didn't utter a single word. What was there to say? He'd messed up again, he knew that.]

[badcopbrains]

[Well no, he didn't expect it'd be like this. Especially so far in the time period he was given. Maybe they knew that, maybe they knew it was hopeless and they let Sebastian spend whatever remaining free days he had to wallow in his failure and mistake. Then they'll just take them both back.

Because there would be no point by then right? Sebastian failed.

Fuck that.

Sebastian reached into his pocket and got out a pack of cigarettes, putting one in his mouth and moving slowly back out of the room. He just didn't know what to say, and was trying hard to not promote any defeatist remarks out of either of them. He pushed out the thoughts he just had again.

Keep moving.]

I brought lunch.

[When he was at a distance away, he lit his cigarette.]