i was on my way to work when i realized i'm wasted

[capemods]

WHO: A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE
WHERE: Here, there, everywhere.
WHEN: Anytime from 6:00 PM to the wee hours of the morning; feel free to tag in with a specific time in your subject header.
SUMMARY: Chronos and Vector are failures and half the City goes apeshit!

It's been a lovely, warm, sunny day in the City, winding into a nice warm afternoon that definitely doesn't feel like the first day of Fall. As the sun gets lower and lower in the sky, however, something goes wrong. It's a very discreet malfunction, and even people in the general area probably won't notice it; what they will notice, however, are the temporal shockwaves emanating from the malfunctioning device.

Not to mention the eventual effects of those shockwaves. Is that man standing in the middle of the crosswalk with a lampshade on his head? Where did he even find a lampshade?

Comments

right at 6 'til...whenever

[satisfiedsigner]

Usually, this was about the time that Kiryu started asking whoever was around if they wanted to go get dinner or if they still had leftovers in the fridge or if Bakura could make some dinner. In fact, he was on his way over to knock on Alastair's door when the shockwaves hit.

And suddenly, this was not where he thought he'd been a moment before. And why was his hair suddenly twice as long? And why was it hard to breathe?

"Yuusei?" That came out far quieter than he'd hoped, but a quick look around proved that it wouldn't matter anyway. Yuusei wasn't here. No, he was here, just not here...

"What the hell..."

At least there seemed to be a bathroom. He had to make sure he was still himself. Cue freaking out.

fhasjdkasd I have to make dinner but HERE YOU GO

[hackeralastair]

Alastair noticed nothing, he had actually been sort of dozing on his bed after work. Late nights of hacking were catching up to him. He woke up after his nap slipped into a bizarre dream and thought he heard Kiryu, so he pried himself off the bed and stumbled out into the apartment proper, rubbing his eyes.

"...god what the hell is going on now?"

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura looked up from where he was starting on preparing dinner, hair tied back and apron on. That... didn't sound good. "Kiryuu-kun?" he called, setting down the knife and heading towards the sound of his brother's voice. "What's wrong?"

[satisfiedsigner]

He didn't answer, too busy staring at himself in the mirror. And touching the mirror because it's not broken and he can actually see himself clearly. And glancing at the comm in his hand every few seconds, hoping Yuusei will answer. And muttering under his breath, what the hell...

He was aware of the voices, though, and they didn't make him feel any better. They were familiar, but he was sure he'd never heard either of them before. And one of them knew who he was.

Well, of course, everyone knew who he was. In Satellite.

[shiromadoushi]

No answer. Well THAT wasn't good...

"Kiryuu-kun?" he tried again, hesitating at the doorway. His brother didn't look like anything was out of the ordinary, minus how he was acting.

[hackeralastair]

Alastair joined them a second later. "What's going on?"

[satisfiedsigner]

"I don't know..." Maybe these two had just suddenly appeared here too? They didn't look weird like he did right now...and they didn't look like they were from Satellite.

"I don't..." He shook his head and tried to look a little less panicked. "How do you know my name?"

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura almost startled at the question, eyes going wide. "W--why wouldn't I?" he asked, mind racing. Something had happened. Something had happened to Kiryuu and he didn't--

No. No don't panic, maybe it was just... a really random question?

[hackeralastair]

"Kyosuke, what's the matter?" Alastair looked concerned as well - with the rash of reports and the dictate from his new master, he couldn't be sure this wasn't related. And that did not bode well. "Are you okay?"

[satisfiedsigner]

"You're not from Satellite...and no one in the city would know, except...Security..." He looked them both over again, but they definitely didn't look like Security.

He shook his head again and reached up to cover the red mark on his face. He couldn't say there was something wrong, that would be stupid, but he could trust these guys, right? "I don't...I don't know what's going on..."

[shiromadoushi]

This wasn't happening. This wasn't--

Had to keep calm, for Kiryuu's sake, had to--

"You-- you don't remember?" he asked, voice shaking a little. Inside, part of him was raging. Something had made his brother forget. Something had made his brother forget him.

His hands had clenched tight at his sides without him realizing.

[hackeralastair]

Alastair reached out and grabbed Bakura by the shoulder, trying to keep him calm and pull him back. "Hey, easy there," he warned. "Take a deep breath. Look, Kyosuke, I don't..."

He made a face and tried again. "You sure you don't remember us? Bakura, Alastair?" He gestured to each of them in turn. "Your roommates?" He almost added your boyfriend, but he was trying not to be offended by being forgotten. "I don't know what's going on here but we're your friends."

[satisfiedsigner]

"You're..." Well, only a friend would use his first name, he supposed. And...he really did feel like he could trust them. It was like being with his team in a way. And was really painful to think he didn't...remember...them, when they were obviously so concerned about him.

"I'm sorry," he finally murmured. "I believe you, I've just...I've never seen you before. I've never seen this-" he gestured vaguely at the bathroom- "before. And I look really weird..."

And wait, had he said-- "Wait, Bakura, like the Battle City duelist Bakura?"

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura looked up at Alastair's grip, relaxing under it as he took his other brother's advice, forcing himself to be calm.

He paused, blinking at Kiryuu's question, giving a very faint and awkward smile as he rubbed his cheek. Like deja vu... He had almost forgotten that that had been Kiryuu's reaction. Idly he wondered if this was what Ben felt every time. "U--un," he nodded.

[hackeralastair]

Alastair breathed the faintest chuckle at the reminder of Battle City. That was a little better. He was still worried, but he covered it well.

"It's okay. C'mon, just...sit down and take a minute. Hey, Bakura - are you making dinner yet?"

[satisfiedsigner]

Okay, he had to have a moment of awe at being friends with Bakura. But just a brief moment. He was still too weirded out by all of this.

"All right..." He didn't really want to keep looking in the mirror anymore anyway. It was too unnerving.

[shiromadoushi]

"Eh? Aah-- un. I was just getting started..." Bakura glanced back at the kitchen, feeling almost a little torn. Dinner did still need to be made and he knew it would make him feel a bit better, but... Kiryuu.

[hackeralastair]

"Okay. That's good." Alastair wasn't making any demands, he left it up to Bakura. But as for him? He was going to go into the living room with Kiryu and sit with him to make sure he was all right - and not about to pull a Yusuke and snap and kill them all.

Unfortunately, snuggling was probably out. No touching until he was in his right mind, Alastair decided.

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu was more than willing to follow him out, though as soon as they left the bathroom, he was looking around at everything. At least this place seemed to be simple, but it was still nicer than anything he could remember.

"Are we in the city?" he asked after a moment. He didn't really want to be in the city, but since he'd thought he'd only ever be there as a prisoner, this wasn't too bad.

dunno whether to pop in that thread or make a new one so... >< whoever wants to reply, go for it

[wolfofmibu]

[Also guess this'll take place 11:00-ish]

Saitou hadn't stayed out of the apartment on errands for too long after Kiryu's unusual network post. Especially what with his initial confusion about the City and about Saitou knowing his name. Something definitely wasn't right and the former Shinsengumi would really rather not have to worry about someone else.

It was about the same time Saitou had walked out of the elevator that Kiryu started calling for his former teammate. Saitou had to sigh under his breath and gradually went on his way to find Kiryu, hopefully explain all this without too much of a reaction. Who knew if Kiryu could control his powers if his memory was shot, after all -- especially since he was in such a small room, as Saitou found. The bathroom didn't exactly have that much space for powers to safely go haywire - if there was such a thing.

"Kiryu."

idk what Lycoris will want to do, but I want this >.>

[satisfiedsigner]

Yep, Kiryu was in there again. Staring at those creepy eyes. He could accept that he wasn't in Satellite anymore, that somehow he'd been here before he could remember being here, that he had this really nice apartment and these great friends...but these eyes were too weird.

He looked over at the voice, much less panicked than he had been. "You're...Saitou, right?" It had to be. He looked really familiar too, but he couldn't think of why.

xD; k

[wolfofmibu]

Saitou nodded briefly, looking Kiryu over a few seconds before saying anything. There was definitely some concern visible on his face, even if this Kiryu didn't particularly know him or not. He just couldn't keep his guard up as well around the younger man anymore. They'd spent too much time around each other for that.

"How are you?"

[satisfiedsigner]

Well, he was certainly glad he had friends so close here, even if he didn't remember them. He did want to be able to go home and make sure his team was okay, but it would be easier to bide his time here with a couple friends.

"I'm...better." He smiled and glanced at the mirror again. "Alastair told me how to switch back and forth."

late tags are late /o\

[wolfofmibu]

That was good news, and it showed on Saitou's face a moment with a brief smile. Knowing Kiryu was able to breathe was always a good thing. "At least you have someone here to tell you those things." Because when stuck as a wolf with no Hiruma to help out, well, that had not been fun.

s'okay <3

[satisfiedsigner]

Kiryu smiled back, which probably looked a little off because of how nice it was. There was a bit of bitterness in there, but not nearly as much as usual

"He's been a good friend. I don't know why I would forget him..." He tilted his head to the side a bit, eyeing Saitou for a moment. "You look really familiar. Are you from Satellite or Domino too?"