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Ars Arcana Mods ([personal profile] arsholes) wrote in [community profile] arsarcana2022-05-12 01:35 pm
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final investigation

[It's been almost a week since Orthrus' lucky escape. Almost a week, of all calls to Heisenberg going (metaphorically) to voicemail. Almost a week, to rest and recover from the harrowing losses of the previous Friday.

It's been almost a week. And the storms are getting worse.

You know the locked door on the first floor? The one that goes into the center of the tower, right across from the great entry hall doors?

Today, there's a heavy iron key sticking out of the lock. With a familiar crest on the head.

The key is sticky with wet yellow paint, and wetter blood.]
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[personal profile] spitessier 2022-05-13 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, better answer. Katsuya picks up]

Hello?
mercantilewits: He throws a sword through your window.. (Default)

[personal profile] mercantilewits 2022-05-13 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Katsuya, my good buddy and/or pal! [Garfield is on the other side of the mirror with a pair of lab goggles pushed up onto his forehead. He looks a bit tired, dark circles under his round cat eyes, but at the same time radiating the energy of someone who hasn't slept in about 36 hours and is surviving off caffeine and spite.

He appears to be outside of the Fantasy Costco and, based on the wind whooshing around him, a new storm has started raging.]


Sooooo, a few things: one, I got you guys some presents! They're in the Great Hall if you're all still in bed. Two, something weird happened and I thiiink you guys should see it so I'm coming over. Three, are you guys good over there? Because the sky is kind of cracking and it's looking a little dicey out here!
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[personal profile] spitessier 2022-05-13 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Wow, his utmost sympathies -- Katsuya sure has survived by fueling himself with caffeine before. Katsuya looks at the rest and responds:]

Things are dicey in here as well. We'll meet you as soon as we can.

[Then, to everyone else:]

Garfield has something to show us all! If we're done here, we should leave! Everything has gotten pretty bad outside of the tower!

[The sky is kind of cracking. That...probably won't be an exaggeration. Behind Katsuya, Helios materializes, the cop doesn't even turn around while Helios picks up the remains of Lefty]

There are presents for all of us in the Great Hall, too.
Edited 2022-05-13 02:49 (UTC)
mercantilewits: His applesauce. (Backpack where he keeps)

[personal profile] mercantilewits 2022-05-13 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Don't you worry about that part- [Just a few feet from Katsuya, a door made of space time opens and Garfield steps through. Behind him the Fantasy Costco stands with it's front door open and nearly completely emptied out at a glance.]

I've been here the whole time! Or I am now. [He grins behind his mask, eyes wide and wild.]

...I'm very tired.
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[personal profile] spitessier 2022-05-13 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Get a well deserved rest after this is over.

[Nothing like a convenient way to get out of here]

I leave all my gold in my trunk in my room -- some coins more, not a fortune. The trunk isn't locked. Feel free to take the gold.

[It's not like he's going to try to take the gold back home, if he survives all this. May as well leave it to Garfield.

Katsuya sends his Persona in first, to leave Lefty in a corner of the Fantasy Costco. There you go, Garfield, have fun with it, maybe it'll come back to life for Ars Arcana Round 2 if it exists, heh]
mercantilewits: And we'll see what sticks. (Throw your wisdom spaghetti)

[personal profile] mercantilewits 2022-05-13 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
...In this moment, you are my favorite person in this particular dimension. [I LOVE YOU MOST ARDENTLY.

He nods in approval as the Persona carts Lefty into the packed-up shop.]
Much appreciated, Katsuya! I don't think my noodly arms would have been able to get that. [Yes, he has levitation spells. No, he is not wasting spell slots today of all days.]

Now first important thing because, thankfully, it is fully portable! [He reaches into his cloak and, even though it looks like it really shouldn't fit in there, pulls out a framed, rusted sheet of iron about the size of medium picture frame.] Take a gander at this.
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[personal profile] spitessier 2022-05-13 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Is it the contract?

[The one involving you, the one that was on cast iron, from time ago?]
Edited 2022-05-13 03:24 (UTC)
mercantilewits: He throws a sword through your window.. (When God closes a door)

[personal profile] mercantilewits 2022-05-13 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
It sure is! [He looks manically delighted by this development.]

This is why I was able to call in those little favors for you. Null and void and not on my end, bay-bee! My Fyelp reviews remain untouched!
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[personal profile] spitessier 2022-05-13 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
We won't let this chance go to waste.

[Ah, an opening for them to get an advantage. Better take advantage of this mistake one way or another, and use the presents to put this madness to an end!

katsuyas goodwill and general appreciation will plummet when he sees the tattoo he has to apply on himself but pfffft learn to live a little katsuya]
mercantilewits: It pushes you backward (When you nut in space)

[personal profile] mercantilewits 2022-05-13 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Hey, blame Scam Likely for that particular nonsense.]

I've still got a lot of... [Buffering...buffering...buffering...] Stuff. To be doing. Over at the store. [Gods, how is he even functioning right now.] But! You have your mercantile boons, I can do whatever the heck I want and I assume you guys are busy unlocking the secrets of the tower!

[He has so little idea of what any of these secrets are but he believes in his blorbos.]

I will say, based on personal experience, things are probably going to blow up either literally or figuratively here soon so juuuust in case- [He reaches out to take Katsuya's compact, scratches a cathead symbol into the orange stone on it and then passes it back.] If you need me just gimme a little ring and I'll bamf in with bombs on.

[Surely he means "bells on", that's just the two levels of exhaustion talking.....surely. But congrats, you guys have acquired Garfield as a Kingdom Hearts-style summon.]
Edited 2022-05-13 04:29 (UTC)