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

audio/text, un: jonas.

[coherer]

—no, wait, wait, wait!

Oh, that's just... that's just... just perfect. You know that autocracy is, like, a pretty "last season" way to run a government body, right? Democracy is so hot right now. Voting, right?

...

Right, man?

...

(thirty seconds later:)

Hey, anyone know where I can get a pack of cigarettes?

text, un: songbird

[windsongs]

do they let people have stuff like that here?




no seriously I don't actually know, this is the first time I've died

[ Hibiki hello???? ]

[coherer]

Dear God, I hope so.

I'm about as in the dark as you are though, so don't expect me to like flap an FAQ out like a newspaper and give you the whole breakdown.

(LITERALLY NO ONE ASKED FOR THAT)

[windsongs]

OH MY GOD YOU KNOW WHAT A NEWSPAPER IS
okay so!!!

do you know what's happening here?
I thought the afterlife or whatever all this is was just an Earth thing!
but I'm pretty sure I count at least a couple totally-not-things-earthlings-ask on this post alone???!
please tell me you're from Earth............

un: henruit

[fessus]

Ngl I didn't expect to log in here to see you going after the government. The whole soulmate thing is crazy though

"you're on your own, anyway we also made you a whole app", make it make sense

[coherer]

ha ha yeah, hi again, I'm a real activist.

idek about that whole thing, man. I'm gonna fill it out for later just to be safe ig but I don't expect it to actually work for anything other than creepy booty calls.

1/2

[fessus]

[ starts typing a reply... deletes it

starts again... deletes... stARTS AGAIN– ]

Lol

2/2

[fessus]

Yeah I'm gonna pass, sounds like one more thing to go wrong tbh

Are you looking for just any kind of cigarettes?

un: shogi

[narikei]

There's a shop or two around Stygia that sells them.

A HERO ARRIVES

[coherer]

omg I could cry. And you really don't want to know how literally I mean that.

Do you have a GPS pin?? Like a location on your phone you could send my way?

He had similar concerns

[narikei]

Yeah, can do. I've found two shops so far but I think they're about as common as they were at home.

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?

[coherer]

(brings his phone up to his ear to switch to audio, finding the process to be an intuitive one. not bad, stygia.)

Wow, Doc, already stalking my threads online? Am I that hopeless? (the absolute audacity of goading both the woman trying to help you and yourself in one go.) I'm definitely feeling the "itch," so to speak... but, like, it hasn't gotten "pull my hair out by the roots" bad yet.

... uh, will it?

[craters]

If you'd rather I leave you alone to suffer, that can be arranged.

（ she dares you, jonas. dares you. ）

It's hard to say how bad it will get. I do know the shrouds healed us, so it's possible it also flushed your system out and what you're experiencing is psychological rather than physiological dependence.

um: am

[m67]

You’re still looking?

[coherer]

Literally always. I'd hoard them if given the opportunity.

[m67]

It must feel pretty good if you're willing to inhale all of that tar for two lungs.

audio > un: bmadrigal

[fallingsand]

[ Jonas... ]

Y'know, I was going to tell you not to smoke but then I. Kinda. Realized it doesn't matter anymore?

[ Anyway, hello again, Jonas. ]

[coherer]

... Hypothetically, if you'd told me that when we were still alive, my answer to you, hypothetically, would've been "Mind your own business, man."

(it hasn't clicked yet that this is the chisel guy, but the ol' rusty gears are turning and turning)

I think I recognize your voice. Have we met?

[fallingsand]

That'd be fair...

[ He's just some random dude from the boat, why listen to him? Although, with the boat on his mind, the answer he has for the 'have we met' question there is already on board to go. ]

Uh, yeah, on the. The boat. I got the chisel? From the hold?

text un:nO

[nastycat]

why do you want them they smell bad

[coherer]

That sounds like a you problem.

[nastycat]

you stinking is a you problem

[MLEM]

un: silco | text

[zauneyete]

[ What the fuck is democracy, Jonas? ]

Pretty sure you can find them anywhere, if you look? I found cigars with literally no effort.

[coherer]

Congrats username silco. I am so happy for you lmao

I, however, am not going to walk around this freaky place for just any old reason, nicotine withdrawal included. Once I get a few locations, I'll pop my head out like a groundhog to see if I can see my shadow. If I can't, I'll go buy some. Cross your fingies.