netherwork | npc || amun [ @ hierarchy ]

( 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!

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

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

At his point, yeah, it does. For me, anyway. And it's also like force of habit.

That's why they call it an addiction ig

Do you even keep your addictions in the afterlife?

idk, Sakura said the same thing. That maybe it's psychological or smth. But idrc.

I like it, so I'm gonna do it.

Did you have anything like that?

Actually…… No.

[ so deprived of doing something with that sort of mindset that— she finds herself thinking it’s pretty sad. ]

I had a cactus?

Ummm okay. Details on the cactus, please.

What did you name it?? bc you have to name all your plants, that's like the law or smth lmao. I can't make this shit up. I name everything.

Only if you tell me something you’ve named.

Ooooh, you drive a hard bargain.

Okay, let's see. I named a stray cat Ferris but he was actually a she-cat named Lady and owned by a family a few streets over. I also named a stuffed beaver my gran gave me Sergeant First Class William James.

I was 12.

But that was when you were twelve. Of course you’re going to give your things weird names.

Even though Ferris and Sergeant First Class William James aren’t that weird.

[ . . . . ]

I named the cactus Little Brother.

Please omg, Sergeant First Class William James is extremely weird. Trust me on this one.

("little brother" gives him pause, however, and makes him wonder.

is there a story behind it? did she have or want a younger brother? is it just a fun thing she picked at random? he's thinking about this too hard.)

"Little Brother," on the other hand, is super cute. How did you think of that?

[ this is embarrassing....... nobody ever told her that being dead is still embarrassing. she pauses a while to get this out but finally, you know?? lets just get out with it. no one's ever asked. no one's ever seen her room or knew she had a cactus. ]

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. It's after "Big Brother" but since it's small, it was cuter to use "little".

Ohhhhhhhhh

(guess who DOESN'T READ)

That's like a famous book, right? Sorry lol my reading list was just books assigned to me as hw in school. Do you read a lot, Asa?

I had a lot of books. [ haha like hey what else would you expect a shy girl to be into!! but, hey. this is nice. ] There's a movie adaption if the Nethernet has a YouTube equivalent. YouTerror?

[ haha. wow her nerd is about to show. hold on. ]

It's a historical fiction focusing on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation in society after world wars and internal conflict.

Lol YouTerror

(good one, sweetie!!!)

yk that's a lot of big words I've heard before but don't really understand. I think it'd actually be smth I'd be into, like military stuff, esp if it were a movie so it sucks I didn't get to see it before kicking the bucket.😅 Is it your favourite??

Actually,
I don’t think I have a favorite movie.

No way. You totally do, c'mon. First movie that pops into your head.

Mine's The Hurt Locker. You ever see that??

(yoru would love it)

I’ve never seen that one.
And really I don’t remember the last time I went to a movie theater. I barely remember if I did at some point.

Man, remind me to just tell you the whole plot, like spoilers and everything.

(it should be fine; they're dead!)

That one's my favourite. Do you have a favourite genre at least? Like dystopian kind of stuff like your 1983 book?

I'd listen.

[ she feels— weirdly included? it's a strange feeling, by one text alone, but you know? maybe while she was alive, she should've started using the internet more. she thought chats and communities were just filled with creeps and trolls, so . . . oͦnly iͥf yoͦuͧ'́rͬeͤ noͦᴛⷮ juͧs͛ᴛⷮ faͣᴋⷦiͥng iͥᴛⷮ liͥᴋⷦeͤ eͤvͮeͤrͬyoͦneͤ eͤls͛eͤ. uͧghͪ. ]

I guess Historical, or Alternate Historical. Thrillers and Philosophical Fiction too. I like stories that make you think, or question things.

(definitely a nerd. jonas wears a little smile, thumbs tapping out his next reply.)

Oooh man, do I have a rec for you. It's called Apocalypse Now. My dad and I watched it together a couple years ago bc I like war movies and it was like.......

idek, it's just this guy soliloquizing about how he meets this army guy who went AWOL. And the army guy like started a cult or smth. Talk about historical/philosophical.

I wonder if there's anything like that here.

[ war devil shoots up at two am like “jonas the human is testing me—“ ]

Well, we’ve got their version of the internet. I don’t think it’d be far off to find something like movies.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Edited 2022-10-09 02:48 (UTC)

Yeah fr, I think there's even a theatre here?? Let's go see a movie or smth sometime.

I hope there's popcorn. I would kill for a bag of popcorn rn.

[ that's— ]

You'd really do that with someone you don't know?

Go...... to a movie?

Yeah ig? You can go to the movies with anybody. It sucks to go alone though, it's kinda lame isn't it? It's cool if you don't want to though.

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