[superhell] catchall for zelgadis

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week 0, monday

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[well, that was a weekend. at least they're (somewhat) free to wander about! wherever zelgadis happens to be, he'll eventually come across kuranosuke, who is attempting to take an #aesthetic selfie with the fiery hellscape of the islands in the background.]

Hey! Get over here, selfies are always better with two!

[hardrocklife]

[He's out in his head-to-toe white shroud, cape billowing dramatically as he wistfully looks out at the hellscape...

But then he's called over, and with no idea what he's getting into, he approaches.]

'Selfie'? What the hell is that?

week 0, saturday

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[here is kuranosuke at the bar, staring forlornly at the (now empty) glass that once contained a pink hawaiian...]

Maaaan... I know this is hell and all, but the least they could do is make the good stuff available a little more regularly...

[hardrocklife]

You're still drinking?

[Zel's pouring himself a shitty beer. He'll fill a second glass with some water, and sets it pointedly in front of Kuranosuke before taking a nearby seat.]

Week 1, Monday

[hardrocklife]

[Welcome to Clown Town, Kuranosuke. Zelgadis is standing before the carriage leading to the Jack o'Lantern Tunnel. He kneels by it, examining the rails that the carriage is meant to travel along. Then he stands and stares into the darkness of the tunnel ahead.]

What is this...? Some kind of attraction?

[He doesn't look like he has any idea what this thing is about.]

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Oh, it's a ride! They have something like this at Tokyo D*sney.

[censored to avoid copyright claims-- no.]

Wanna try it out?

Week 1, Saturday

[hardrocklife]

[No judgment from Zel for drinking this Saturday. He fills himself a beer and sits right down at the counter near Kuranosuke.]

... Need something to wash out the bitter aftertaste, following all of that.

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No kidding. What a nightmare.

[they really are in hell..........

just. drinks deeply.]

week 2, monday

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[after their text conversation, kuranosuke meets up with zelgadis at the new bar! he sits himself right down and orders a mediocre beer.]

Soooo... drinks and a story, then?

[hardrocklife]

If that's what you wish.

[He's got a mediocre beer of his own.]

Where to begin...?

[He thinks for a moment.]

Years ago, I had a group I travelled with. We were followers of a great sage. Wherever we went, that sage would heal the sick and injured, while I led a group of mercenaries to fend off monsters and bandits, transport supplies... that kind of work.

We were a group of outcasts, mostly. Just a few humans, while most of our forces were beastmen, trolls, fishmen... the sorts who don't really have a place in human society.

Week 2, Saturday

[hardrocklife]

[Some time after the trial, Zelgadis is outside in the Subnutica park, sitting on a bench with a guitar in his hands. He's playing a melancholy little tune. I'm sorry he's such a stereotypical anime sadman.

The kitten is also here, sometimes hiding under a bench, then suddenly darting to another hiding spot, as if stalking something.

Zelgadis pauses to greet Kuranosuke when he sees him.]

... Hey. It's been a long day, huh.

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No kidding.

[plops onto the bench beside him]

Can't believe I did that whole thing sober. Ugh.

[...there's no real heat in his complaining, though. he just sounds tired.]

Week 3, Friday

[hardrocklife]

[Friday morning, Zel is sitting on the steps in front of the museum on Memory Lane. He's still wearing the outfit Kuranosuke picked for him.

He's just kind of staring out at the fog, looking very tired. Almost like he's quietly reflecting on acting like an idiot for the past day or so. His gaze slowly drifts to Kuranosuke, and he greets him with a sigh.]

... Hey.

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Yo.

[what a day.

kuranosuke is... well. he's trudging out of the area on memory lane where the houses are, and he looks a little scuffed up. he's got leaves in his hair. ...well, his wig.]

...feels a little petty to complain about how weird yesterday was when someone's dead, huh.

week 3, saturday

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[hello!



he is drinking so much tolerable beer right now.]

...every week it's another fuckin' mess.

[hardrocklife]

[He'll join him for beer.]

No kidding...

It's starting to look like it doesn't even matter if we want to kill each other or not.

Week 4, Sunday

[hardrocklife]

[After execution, Zelgadis is at the Gigantica bar. He's sitting at a mushroom table with a beer in hand. Aqua, the kitten, is here too. She's climbing on top of mushrooms and trying to jump to taller ones.

Seeing Kuranosuke, he glances up from his drink.]

Hey.

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[kuranosuke waves to zelgadis.]

Hey...

[...he also goes to pet aqua]

You holding up alright?

week 5, sunday

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[well


after all of that




kuranosuke is going to find zelgadis and bring him the biggest, strongest drink he was able to abscond with from the bar. hi. he doesn't know what to say yet, but he looks worried as he offers it to him.]

[hardrocklife]

[He's sitting on a bench somewhere, staring into space.

It's not until the drink is pretty much in front of his face that he reacts, blinking and looking up. He takes it and looks at it.]

Week 6, Monday

[hardrocklife]

[Hey Kuranosuke, checking out the Sitting Room at the new Resort? So is Zelgadis. He's staring at the posed skeletons and pictures of everybody and also Lavi, and just... looking judgingly at all the decor.]

Why...

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[enters the room



immediately pauses.]

Oh, what the fuck.

Week 6, Saturday

[hardrocklife]

[after the trial, Zelgadis can be found at the ice bar. he glances to see Kuranosuke, then looks back to his drink, a simple beer, and takes a big swig of it. he looks tense as all hell, but what can he do? it's over.]

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[orders himself a drink.




after a few long moments, staring down into it:]

...however you answer this question, I'll believe you. But. [...] Did you kill Mephisto?

Week 7, Monday

[hardrocklife]

[While out in the city, Kuranosuke might spot a familiar figure, skulking about behind the streetside shops and stalls. If he follows, he'll be able to catch up with him as he stops in an alley to get some breathing room from the crowds of the city.

He gazes upward, between the towering buildings, as if looking for an escape route.]

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]this gif put me in the ground.]

...uhhh... you good, dude?

week 7, saturday

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[whew! that was a lot.




i imagine they are. probably still at the mansion in afterparty mode so here's kuranosuke, having ditched his boots and tights. he's sitting at the edge of one of the indoor pools, his legs in the water, as he sips from a glass of something non-alcoholic to hydrate.]

...that's that. All that's left is to see how it works out tomorrow.

[hardrocklife]

Yeah...

[he comes up to stand beside him, and lets out a heavy sigh. it's been a long day.]

... Do you know what you plan to do, once you're back among the living?