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kaito kagamine ⚙ 鏡音介人 ([personal profile] indulgedtheother) wrote in [community profile] vocaloidressing2018-11-07 03:27 pm

RETURN OF THE ANGRY GUITARS...?! where my vdr alumni at

[ it's been quiet, hasn't it?

the city isn't abandoned, or anything like that— there's still the ever-present and bustling population of Monars up to their usual zany nonsense, the occasional long-term resident going about their lives. however, the assorted castles (how many even are there, now?!) have been gathering dust. the active war zone has been decidedly in active. the Dressing Room... has become normal.

which means the loud rumble of an incoming engine might actually turn some heads as a bus roars into town, heading straight for the much-abused (and yet still somehow miraculously intact— just like its owner!) tour bus— and screeches to a halt just in time to give it the gentlest of taps. it idles there for a few moments before the doors slide open to discharge a group of disgruntled, complaining passengers— one of whom might look very familiar to old faces.

...or, well. two of whom, actually; the pair that speedwalks the hell out of the bus's potential warpath might as well be twins. the girl trailing behind is shorter by a few inches, but aside from that they're nearly identical: same dark blue hair and eyes (albeit a little duller on the girl), same broad-shouldered build, same straight-backed posture. the same healed-over surgical scars.

they both look over the town with just as similar variations on the particular dead-eyed weariness that comes from traveling in cramped quarters for way too long before the man lets out a huge sigh, shoulders slumping with visible relief. ]

This is it...?

This is it. It's been a while... I'm surprised. It doesn't seem to have changed much.

[ —which is when the backpack Kaito is wearing turns out not to be a backpack at all, a head popping up to look over his shoulders as the much shorter girl piggybacking on him shifts her grip for a better view. ]

Huh. Well, I've certainly seen worse as far as these kinds of places go... lucky us, though, that means we've already got our tour guide. Right, "big brother"~?





((who wants to party like it's 2012. 2013? don't make me think about how long it's been please. feel free to have your characters returning off the same bus or other transportation or whatever if they weren't mysteriously here the whole time. and yes, I did just dump three AUs of the same character in here. behold, my true form...! ...i'm so sorry haha

also heads up for any of y'all with psychic/magic/whatever senses: IT'S A MESS OVER HERE))
ghostfromthemachine: (—what sets your soul on fire?)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ bullying idiot boys should not be nearly as funny when the boy is also technically you, sort of

on the other hand she stopped caring about "shoulds" a while back, so it's fine. besides, it's absolutely giving her a feeling of deep and abiding kinship when she thinks about the way Miku had treated her, so, ]

Oh, wow, you should see your face. Come on, is it really that weird?
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[personal profile] revalue 2018-11-08 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
[she doesn't quite look the way she used to, but it's not that her face has changed. her hair is the same as it always was, but there are almost too many ornaments in it, her dress too ornate. she is wearing dangling earrings, and perhaps a hint of makeup. her high heels imply that she has not been on an adventure in many and many a year. her sword is nowhere to be seen.

those who recognize this "miku" will have to do so perhaps by her regal bearing, or perhaps by her uncommonly somber expression. and yet, when she spies you, she nods, and her lips curl in the faintest smile.]


Welcome back.

[she, too, has been gone for a long time.]
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 10)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2018-11-08 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's the weirdest feeling, like waking up from a dream only to still be in a dream, or falling asleep in a dream...any which way you slice it, it's surreal.

His own distinctive scars don't look like they've had nearly as long to heal as the other two, but he isn't as downright sickly as he'd been when he left, at least as far as he remembers. He remembers being here, and at the same time he remembers not remembering, and honestly it's infuriating. If he knew at home what he knew here, then maybe--

That train of thought skids to a crashing halt upon seeing a familiar face. Familiar faces? Oh no. Oh no, oh no, oh no, it is too early in his return here to have to deal with this, relevant to his current problem as it may be. So he'll do what any reasonable, overwhelmed adult would do:

An abrupt 180-turn to power walk in the opposite direction.
]
ghostfromthemachine: (if you're gonna fall I'll let you know)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ unfortunately for him, the sudden change in movement results in all three of them looking over his way— Kaito only briefly before he pointedly looks away, but his twin starts and looks at him with something like recognition before she notices Kaito's reaction.

as for the third— ]

Forget something?

[ —he's hardly turned around before she comes cheerfully bouncing up next to him as though he'd called her over. ]
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 5)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2018-11-08 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ OH, HELLO???

He stops just as awkwardly as he started, unable to keep himself from giving this mysterious girl a lightning fast once-over. Not immediately familiar, not in the way the other two are, but there's enough of something there to spread goosebumps up the back of his neck.
]

Well, not any longer, no. One of the many strange effects of this place, I'm sure.
ghostfromthemachine: ('till I sank it)

/?

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ sometimes you're told that you are almost certainly going to run into a bunch of people who look like your dead crush so you can attempt to prepare yourself

and then not only are your preparations utterly unhelpful, but the first one you run into is dressed to the nines and carries herself like royalty

and you have also deliberately worked on being more impulsive, and spend a lot of time on the internet, and— ]

...Well, I'm gay.

[ —and then you blurt out something stupid just a little bit louder than you mean to and have to go, immediately. slapping both hands over her mouth (nearly falling off of Kaito's back as a result) and then promptly ducking down to vanish behind his back again gOODBYE! YOU SAW NOTHING! THAT WAS AN ILLUSION ]
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[personal profile] anappleaday 2018-11-08 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... thank you for taking that bullet

making a really undignified squeaky noise (definitely familiar, even if it's an octave or so up) and covering her mouth as she tries not to laugh ]
ghostfromthemachine: (or see a b-grade movie)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ her face is the same as the other two (albeit missing any sign of seams and with way more baby fat), but the hair and eyes are definitely much brighter. it isn't as though identical faces are weird here, anyway. ]

Not any— oh. One of those places you forget when you leave?
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 2)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2018-11-08 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ The identical faces are still just a little weird as far as he's concerned, but it seems the multiverse will do as it damn well pleases no matter what he thinks. ]

Yes, exactly that. Have you been here before, miss...?
ghostfromthemachine: (my dearest friends)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ making a little "ugh, gross" sort of moue before smiling ]

Minaru. And no, not at all, but I have been to a similar town or two.
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 6)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2018-11-08 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Blink. What, what did he do? ]

Miss Minaru. I wasn't aware there were similar towns--though in hindsight I do suppose the existence of only one would be highly unlikely considering...

[ A dismissive hand wave, ] Ah, but that isn't my area. In any case, I hope you enjoy your stay here.
Edited 2018-11-08 03:21 (UTC)
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[personal profile] revalue 2018-11-08 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[she doesn't laugh, not exactly, miku responds with a quirk of her brow and a smile just a tad broader than she has grown accustomed to giving. the rings on her fingers gleam as she tosses one long pigtail over her shoulder.]

You're free to admire whatever you wish — as fervently as you please.

[briefly, she considers cracking a joke about her royal chambers and the fact that she doesn't have a consort as such, but in the end, it seems best not to tease. kaito's recognition earns him another graceful nod of the head. ages ago, perhaps she would have bowed to him, but the days when she offered others such courtesies are long gone.]

And it is good to see you, Kaito. I was ever fond of you. You and yours — are they well?
Edited 2018-11-08 03:28 (UTC)
ghostfromthemachine: (—what sets your soul on fire?)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ not him— she's better at faking friendly than that, thank you. the thought she might not remember this city when she leaves, on the other hand... bleh. ]

Not your specialty?

[ ...is it just his imagination, or is there something sly to her undertone... ? ]

Thank you, though. I'd be surprised if I didn't, but I still appreciate the thought.
thisfoolishfather: (✂ 7)

[personal profile] thisfoolishfather 2018-11-08 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Not even close.

[ There are those popular things going around the internet about brain cells and galaxies, and it's fascinating to think about, but he barely has enough education to legally call himself a surgeon let alone--

Focus, Piko, you're in the middle of a conversation!
]

Good, good. I'm sure with a proper [ Making a very quick glance in the others' direction ] guide, there will be no shortage of things for you to see or do. Maybe even more than they're aware, with how the town tends to expand.
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[personal profile] revalue 2018-11-08 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
[the girl's weapons catch miku's interest for a fraction of a moment, some timeworn instinct rising like a coiled snake in her breast, but the hero-turned-queen reminds herself that no one here should be a threat — and also that it wouldn't necessarily be a problem if they were. kaito's response is a different sort of problem; she lowers her eyes demurely, in acknowledgement of whatever sacrifice he has made in leaving home.

her comments are careful, cautious. at least for her.]


You feel different. Perhaps it is my memory failing me. There seems something more of a... confidence to you.
ghostfromthemachine: (and the less I seek my source)

/?

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ RAISING BOTH EYEBROWS VERY POINTEDLY AT THAT GLANCE.

Kaito is talking with that other woman and still very deliberately not looking back at him— or at least avoiding it as much as he can while still keeping Minaru in the corner of his vision, anyway. his twin, on the other hand... ]
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[personal profile] anappleaday 2018-11-08 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
ghostfromthemachine: (was to help me take my life less serious)

3/3

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ so

that's. that's probably fine? that's probably fine and in no way going to be a problem later. ]

Well, I'm the type to make my own fun regardless~. I'm pretty sure I've bribed him well enough to get some good ideas for where to start, though.
anappleaday: (108_001)

[personal profile] anappleaday 2018-11-08 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ DRY ]

You've still lived longer than either of us.
ghostfromthemachine: (—what sets your soul on fire?)

[personal profile] ghostfromthemachine 2018-11-08 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ —hICCUPS DELIGHTEDLY AND NEARLY FALLS OFF KAITO'S BACK IN HER HASTE TO OFFER A FISTBUMP ]

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