001 / january 2026 — week two

[for_sake]

( so, here are the most important things yoshiki has pieced together from the information he has been unwillingly receiving as of late:

1. the subways are very bad
2. there are a lot of people in the subways right now
3. MORE people are going into the subways, including people he would like to return alive and whole

he's gotten better at reviewing the murmur for information but initiating contact is still tricky. this is why, when he sends out, )

Please survive,

( across the murmur, he accidentally shares the thoughts immediately after the sentiment as well, which is a rapid series of thank god i'm not down there, and this weird fruit is actually pretty good today, and: )










[ ooc: i'm so sorry but this was an enlightened post i cannot take sole credit. ]

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[snaggletooth]

But Steve would still really appreciate being saved, I think.

[for_sake]

Huh?

( give him a moment to realise... )

OH SH- ( perhaps the loudest he's been in sleephattan. ) Y-yeah, yeah, you're so right, uh.

Can you, can you pretend you didn't see that?

[snaggletooth]

[ Well, it wasn't that interesting, but now it's more interesting. HUH. ]

What's wrong, Yoshiki?

An embarrassing memory? I don't see how. The man who wasn't drowning looked happy, at least. [ Very! ] But if that's what you'd like.

[ Oh, is it a sad memory? Did Steve die— ]

[dollpin]

( ! )

Is there a pool around here?

( nevermind the fact that she was just BEANED in the head with a really old meme - )

[for_sake]

Maybe at some of the hotels? But I've seen more lakes.

( maybe he doesn't realise how many people he's hit with it yet, but if it fits it fits. )

Why? You a merrow too?

[dollpin]

?

( ? )

What's a 'Merrow'?

[demoon]

I think I feel worse than I did before.

[for_sake]

Ah. I can say 'don't survive' if it'll make you feel better?

[demoon]

Why the hell would that make me feel better?!

( Don't mind him, Yoshiki, he's just irritable from eating rats instead of curry. )

[inverseye]

Please don't survive.

[demoon]

Bad news for you. You're my first stop when I'm out of here.

( Is he making the vibes feel as ominous and terrifying as possible??? Maybe. Punk!!! )

[longwillows]

[Just the absolute most raucous witch-like cackling that a person could possibly imagine.]

[for_sake]

( he deserves this for what he's done.

but it's still surprising! )

A GHOST?

[longwillows]

[this.......is what opportunity looks like.

the laughter continues.] All the things that happen to people in this city, and you're shocked by a ghost?

[trashblaze]

[ Entirely unhelpful. He's just adding to the chaos. ]

Hey, Yoshiki! You left me hanging last time about that fruit! You're not escaping this time!

[for_sake]

( ah, he's even been caught in the act.

but adding to the chaos will help him learn! probably. )

I was trying to build suspense. ( mostly, he enjoyed caelus' reactions. haha! ) How about when you come back safely I show you one of them for real?

[trashblaze]

[ Wow!!!!

Ah, but the offer of fruit makes him beam out happily. Anyone who looks at this broadcast would feel it. ]

Yeah! Can I eat it, too? You're eating it, so it's safe!

[ Nobody will get on his case for it! Unlike that damn egg episode! ]

[commitments]

[ Adolphe finds this a little amusing, but then the meme hits him. He doesn't know how to parse it. He's fake Victorian. ]

... What was that?

[ He didn't mean to engage, mostly thinking to himself. ]

[for_sake]

( by now, yoshiki is getting a grasp of what he's done... and he would really rather not give adolphe a bad impression of him. so: )

Uh. Just some picture I saw online once.

( now that he Has engaged though... stuck here... )

[vocalistyodels]

[What in the... he's gotta stop putting this fucking mask on.]

Think some folks need their masks privileges taken away.

[Because what does this even mean? He's too old to understand this meme shit.]

[for_sake]

( ah, at this point he's far too aware of his slip up. he will politely accept this as he was raised to. )

I'm sorry, it's my first time using it to reach more than one person... You're good with managing your thoughts with your mask, mister?

[dethangel]

[Toki loves this meme.

So he sends a mental picture of his hand giving a thumbs-up (subway he's going into in the background, of course).

He is liking it.]

[for_sake]

( you know what toki? yoshiki doesn't know you, but just for that you're now high on his "please come back safely" list.

with a sense of encouragement comes a similar picture, set against an alleyway instead of a backdrop. )

Kick ass and win down there.

[sorte]

[ AHAHA, this kid. He notices the other threads and the awareness about it, so he is here to help Yoshiki be reassured there's nothing to be embarrassed about. ]

Well, no one really liked Steve, anyway, [ sighs heavily, mumbling under his breath ] that cockblocker. Everyone gets what they deserve eventually, I guess.

[ playing in the background of this conversation absolutely but also for everyone in this murmur space now, too. because hsr crazy about memes I can get away with this ]

[for_sake]

( he knows just enough english to make the connection, so aventurine's response paired with the song earns incredible amusement. )

He took it too far following them into the pool.

( but what he'd really like to say is ‘thank you for your mercy.’ once again hsr's meme craze saves the day! he doesn't, but the sentiment lingers quietly. )

You down in the subways?