npc || amun [ @ hierarchy ]

[nightnpcs]

( ping ping ping. or, y'know, whatever your phone chime is. the face of a man who looks like he's never smiled once in his entire life appears on your screen. you may have seen him before, while you were busy surviving a storm or battling reapers. no matter. you might as well bask in his impromptu company now, because his appearances are few, and his indulgences even fewer. )

Allow me to make this clear. For those of you who wonder still: I am the Hierarchy. You do not come to us; we summon, invite, and hire. Order is of the utmost importance if you wish to survive, and time is of the essence. Do not waste mine.

( behind him, movement. if you squint, you may notice strands of greying hair near the door, though the person it belongs to remains off-screen. )

Your personal troubles are your own. If you expected us to hold your hand, do think again; there are far greater affairs to attend to, so do yourselves a favor, and look for soulmates. We've prepared an application for you, easily accessible from your device's home page. Should you need additional information, perhaps it's time for you to practice self-reliance.

I will not be answering questions.

( and the feed cuts, abruptly, without greetings or a name. )

ooc note

► Amun will not be responding, though you're absolutely welcome to react, comment and discuss amongst yourselves on this post! Other NPCs might show up!
► This is, more or less, Tinder for Soulmates o/ You'll find the permanent post (aka phone application) right HERE! If you're interested, simply fill out the form and comment on the post, and bam. Browse, swipe left or swipe right, and have fun! This is not mandatory.
► Forms and replies should be posted ICly (yes, even if it's located in the OOC comm -- you may choose one (1) thread for october's AC) .
► Another character may post in your character's stead. Additionally, feel free to have their Shadow influence their blurb!
► The application offers all the information your character needs to know! To recap: All that's required for another Restless to become your Soulmate is for them to enter your home, touch your Tethers upon invitation, and from then on, a piece of their soul will merge with yours, fortifying your Self. As a literal extension of your being, they'll easily gain access to your thoughts if you let them (or if you're careless), they'll experience your pains, fears, and joys on weaker levels, and their voice, touch and overall vicinity can become great soothing weapons against your Shadow. However. If two characters already share a powerful bond and one incidentally touches the other's Tethers, it's an accidental done deal. You may thank Naruto's player for this.
► You may have multiple Soulmates!
► If you have questions regarding the app, redirect them here!

Comments

[pissoffbook]

My name's Kainé.

[It isn't followed up by a 'nice to meet you.' Manners really aren't her style.]

You just get to this hellhole [literally] too? I'm kinda pissed about it. I got shit to do.

[Like murder a Shadowlord!]

[coherer]

That's incredible news. I'm like one of those people with the mugs that say "don't talk to me till I've had my morning coffee" but it's w/ smoking and it lasts all day long.

Remind me to spot you a couple if you ever run out and are strapped for cash.

[zauneyete]

I can find better things to do, you know. You could likely find better things to do too.

I don't fill my schedule with time wasters, personally.

[appeale]

But a soulmate is a big deal!
Even if we're... [ you know. ] You have to take love seriously!
Well, but it does seem like we're mostly using this just to make friends...

[zauneyete]

You're not incorrect. After the Reaper...

[ Yeah. No Thank you. ]

Personally, if these "Soulmates" are necessity, then I would like to see truth to that fact. I can't imagine a world where one...needs to have people around to survive.

So you can count me among those.

[ He makes it sound so reasonable, and not just... outright reprehensible to him, which it is. ]

[craters]

Yes.

With the route to Hale down for only the 'Hierarchy' knows how long... I'm not going to leave these people without access to medical care.

（ girl's got a job to do, ayyy. ）

[zauneyete]

Can you think of a better description for it?

[ He asks, snidely. ]

Personally, I don't think anyone should bother to look for one at all, but I suppose some people will be foolish enough to do so.

[craters]

That's very kind of you, Aspen-san.

（ you can pry her honourifics from her cold, dead han— wait.

what's that saying? many hands make light work? ）

May I ask what sort of healing you do?

[craters]

It's nice to meet you as well, Fujiwara-san.

（ let her have this. ）

I haven't noticed a difference so far. In fact, if not for what the Reapers have said... （ her pointed silence suggests that what's said and what's true may not necessarily be in alignment before she continues smoothly, ） I'd almost think we weren't dead at all.

[craters]

Sorry, I don't believe that's important to discuss at the moment.

（ it's polite and kindly said, but it's a very clear line in the sand. sakura is a ninja, after all — playing things close to the chest is second nature to her now.

the second part gives her pause, and after a moment — ）

Haruno Sakura, like I said. You must have missed it. It's all right, I know everyone is pretty rattled right now.

[pissoffbook]

You saying it's gonna come back to bite me in the ass?

[coherer]

What could possibly be worse than getting publically dunked on by like the President of the Netherworld? I'll never recover from this.

I'm equal opportunity when it comes to cigarettes, so I'd even take the weird flavour capsule ones rn. Got some good news for me?

audio ↪ un: 012601 🔒

[craters]

I know that 'Shogi' seems to have a lead on cigarettes — （ because shikamaru likes making her work for a living, apparently... ） but if you do get to the point where you're experiencing nicotine withdrawal, I can help. Just reach out, okay?

[seaboard]

I would not wish to turn to violence, by any means.

But we must hope for better, always.

[narikei]

If you're trying to become my favorite person here, it's working.

[immortalrose]

Diplomacy without a willing ear is bound to fail.

[Forgive him but he's truly a pessimist at heart sometimes.]

[nagano]

[ Siiiiigh. ]

Right. My entire un-life.

[ He's so tired. ]

[narikei]

Let me know if you need anything for it.

( not an offer he makes that often unless situations are serious... )

un: bloodrose

[immortalrose]

…What do you mean by organize? [His question is nothing more than a whisper.] We all hail from different realms, some more different than the next.

The only commonality we share is the crisis before we and panic make poor comfort.

[seaboard]

[Boomer talking to a Greatest Generation about technology, what could go wrong? ]

Yes... I... [ a little pause where she's clearly figuring out what he means. ]

Spirits Bless, this is... I could not rightly say. If this is what you say then surely it should be done by a Nun or a blessed Oracle, not in... in off hand suggestion?

No less for those of us that are married and parted from our spouses! How are we supposed to appropriately convene on such matters?

[ #shooketh. ]

un: shogi

[narikei]

That's exactly what it looks like. Might be easier to look at it as platonic meetups.

(un: shogi)

[narikei]

Annoying?

un: bloodrose | audio

[immortalrose]

...You are far too kind.

[Remember him, Sakura? He certainly remembers you.]

[seaboard]

[ And but a tired optimist she must try. ]

With time, and appropriate sway he will surely listen to us. Willing or not, we are his people now, it ought to be his greatest desire to see to our well being.

un: shogi

[narikei]

Some kind of authority, anyway. Hierarchy sounded like a title.