bando: first blood

[bypartisan]

... tell me, is there an award for earliest, most ignominious death in a jaunt? Because I think I may have won that anti-prize.

Those of you in Nakamiyo, tread lightly around Gyakusatsu Izanami. And see if you can hide my body? I'm on the outskirts of Mibu Village, on the disused path near the Sentai clanhouse. If I'm lucky enough that no one but Izanami knows I died then perhaps I can slip back into my overlay's life.

[Sorry, By. That's not going to happen. Given that it took about a day for you to resurrect in Liminal--must have been Bai's fate as a pincushion that caused the delay--not only do all the Sentai siblings know about your death, but so should most of Mibu Village.]

Comments

[failgoyle]

...what does she look like so I can avoid her at all costs?

[leftbehindagain]

...Izanami? [If Naoki sounds faintly alarmed, well, that's a good deal less alarmed than he feels.]

[bypartisan]

That would be her overlay's name, yes.

[capital_asset]

[That's certainly an interesting moniker.]

Is that anyone we know?

[bypartisan]

Istas. How in the world she is less blood-thirsty when she's an eternally hungry wolf-bear is beyond belief.

[solvethepuzzle]

That was fast. What an unfortunate prize to win. [Yes, thank you, Near.]

[bypartisan]

Have you ever seen Istas? Like her. Only a thousand times more threatening.

[leftbehindagain]

Oh, okay, someone's overlay. That makes a lot more sense.

[heartofmetal]

There has been a talk of a body being found full of stab wounds. I would recommend that you don't try to take the overlays place before we know more.

[bypartisan]

... that would me mine, yes. Damn it.

[capital_asset]

[...Well.]

Given what I remember of her from Nova Venezia, that's quite a feat.

Are you going to be all right?

[bypartisan]

[Amazing how one can give the psychic impression of grit teeth.]

Yes. It was.

[heartofmetal]

I think there are very few who wouldn't know about it, seeing how much commotion it caused. Do you have any other idea on what to do now?

[So it might not be safe to stay in the village at all for him.]

Sorry you had to go through that, though. And I must admit, I wasn't aware we don't stay dead if we die.

[bypartisan]

... do you already know a bloodthirsty woman named Izanami?

[leftbehindagain]

Oh, no more bloodthirsty than your average death goddess.

[Now that he's caught some of the other conversations Byerly's having:] Of course it's Istas-san.

[bypartisan]

... I suppose I'll be. But I don't know how Bai's siblings will do without him.

Which reminds me, they're all Infiltrators. His aunt's native to the Jaunt, though.

[bypartisan]

You know how our Istas occasionally threatens to murder people over trivial things like showing pictures of Aikawa in his terrible fashion choices to the network, but she never actually does it?

Gyakusatsu Izanami does. The last words Sentai Bai heard in his life were "Your skin will become my new kimono."

[solvethepuzzle]

[It certainly is. Unfortunately, it isn't like Near cares. He's capable of broadcasting tone, but . . . well, consider who you're talking to, here.]

I'm not in Nakamiyo, but I'll take the warning anyway. Since you've been made aware that re-assuming that identity isn't viable, what are your plans?

[bypartisan]

Head north in disguise, I suppose. I'm catching up on my backlog for the network, but if anyone has any information about what's happening in Koroshima I'd be much obliged.

[tailforbrains]

Too late. You already got found. Noisily.

You might wanna go far away, or stay in liminal space. Somebody's gonna recognize you.

I, uh, guess I lucked out. I already ran into her and she's kind of a bitch, sure, but I'm not dead either. What did you do?

[capital_asset]

Who are they? I can try to keep an eye out for them.

[leftbehindagain]

[Even after the number of holes she put in it?]

Well, with a family name like 'genocide,' I wouldn't expect much different.

[bypartisan]

Disguise myself and head north. It's the only option besides sticking around here in liminal, quite frankly.

[bypartisan]

I--or rather Bai--who really ought to have had a name that didn't sound so much like my nickname--was practicing a new elemental trick with his water wielding. It got out of hand. Her kimono was ruined.

[The pettiest reason to murder people yet this Jaunt.]

[heartofmetal]

Well, I don't know about them, unfortunately, other than what's been going on in the network. Hopefully someone else will know better.