1st Broken Illusion

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

[ Action : 840 Hastings Blvd : Housemates (and guests?) ]
[ There are a lot of ways to play pranks on Touma, but this was going too far. He spent the day searching the entire house for hidden cameras, or microphones, or some kind of clues that he was on a game show of some time. You know the sort -- Let's Hide While We Confuse This Poor Sap Into Thinking His Life Has Changed, or something like that. It started with his clothes and his room, then was coupled with the "family" pictures he was greeted by when he went downstairs and checked the shelves. ]

They can't fool me. [ Touma grumbled to himself, locked in "his" room in the strange house. ] I might not remember my family, but I know that's not my mom and dad. [ Do I even have a sister? He recalls the photos from home, tucked away in an album. It was about all he had, since they rarely wrote or called, but it was enough to convince him of this truth. Not to mention all his school records and books had his name written on them, and that was Kamijou Touma not the name that was written on the notebook found in his drawer here.

Hell, he even knows this isn't the kind of homework he should be working on. Where are the theories and practices of precognition? Where is his English work? The sign-up sheet for the festival coming up in a short while?

Everything was wrong and someone was going through a lot of effort to make him believe things were supposed to be like this. Was this a test of some kind? Was he having a weird vivid dream? If so, he should be able to hit himself or wake up or something! ] This is too weird.

[ Giving up for now, he sighs and collapses onto the bed, a hand over his eyes. ] Just my luck...

[ After a few minutes of that, Touma gets up and meanders out into the hall. One thing he knew for sure, whatever was happening, he was hungry, and if it looked like he belonged her, at least that means he should be able to raid th fridge. ]

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[ Action : Outside ]
[ Sticking near the rows of houses, Touma wandered around with his hands in his pockets. Most of the buildings all looked the same, but weren't nearly modern enough to have anything to do with Academy City. If he's lucky (hah!), walking down the road far enough will lead him to some kind of main road or border. Maybe he can figure out where exactly he is and how he can get out of here.

That is, if he watches where he's going and doesn't bump into anyone first. ]

Comments

Re: [outside]

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

[ A) ]

Hey, excuse me but... [ Putting on his best "lost tourist" face, Touma approaches the stranger, thinking she looks little out of place from the other, cheerful people he's met so far. ] Do you know where this road goes?

[outside]

[gandere]

Eventually leads to the other buildings of uptown Mayfield. Keep going and you're bound to hit downtown. Why?

[ Oh, that look. ]

Did you just wake up here or something?

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

[ Taking in the information, Touma nods. ] --yeah, a few hours ago.

[gandere]

Which house are you from?

[ Glancing around at the street she was on. She really hadn't been paying any attention, a small frown forming on her face. ]

Geez, I normally don't talk to new people face-to-face.

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

Uh, I... don't know. [ Awkward. But she at least confirms one thing with that statement: that she doesn't know him. Good! ] You're from around here?

[gandere]

If you say being stuck here for the past six months is around here, then yes. I suppose I am.

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

Six months? Ugh. I don't want to be here another day. I have people to get back to... and homework to do. [ Priorities, because he has this sinking feeling not doing homework is going to be Hell. ]

[gandere]

No one gets to leave this place. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. You'll get plenty of homework from the schools here, but it's boring stuff.

.. Really outdated too.

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

Tch, damn it. I knew I felt like I've been walking around in circles, but I wasn't about to give up yet. [ And still won't, but she is doing nothing to help his confidence. ]

--what do you mean "outdated"?

[gandere]

I mean outdated. Well, maybe not for you. Depends what year you're originally from. There are some people from the twelfth century here and some from the future. As for what year this place is?

[ A dismissive shrug of her shoulders. ]

1950-ish. 1959 I think is the designated year, but we'll see come New Years.

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

Uh-.... huh. [ Skeptical. What's that about "originally from", though? ] So this is some kind of theme park? I didn't sign up for any trips.

[gandere]

Theme park? Are you sane?

[ Don't answer that. ]

No one really signed up to come to this stupid place. We were all brought here against our will. Well, most of us at least. I'm sure there's some idiot who loves it here.

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

Maybe if they're into historical reenactments or something, or just really old fashioned. [ -- and wait a second. ] I don't even know how I got here.

[gandere]

You woke up in a bed. In a room full of clothing that fits you nicely. Even the underwear. That's the creepy part - your undergarments fitting. Didn't you look at the photos in your house or anything?

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

--yeah. I tried not to think about that part. [ Because that was creepy. ] I saw the fake "family" photos, too. That's why I got the hell out of there as soon as I could.

[gandere]

That's how Mayfield acts. Fine, I'll tell you the important crap. You have to go to school or work. If you stop going, then you'll become a drone. I don't really tolerate drone cruelty, so you better not pick on any of them. Especially the boy with orange hair and golden eyes. Whatever, it's temporary for the most part, but it isn't a pleasant experience.

[ Peering towards him as both of her hands go to her hips. ]

You following me still?

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

[ Touma, and nods as he goes along. ] O...kay, I didn't have plans on messing with anyone. [ Anyone who didn't deserve or, or wasn't responsible for him being here, at least. ] Are drones those creepy people I ran into earlier? [ He thumbs behind him down the road, and a family can be seen enjoying a morning walk, the kid on a tricycle happy as can be, and the parents chatting amiably as they follow.

All with those way-too-enthusiastic smiles. Sent a shiver down his spine just looking at them. ]

[gandere]

[ Good, because Rin doesn't tolerate anyone messing with the drones of the recently left. Especially if they are her love interest, her sister, and her ex-Servant. ]

That's right. It can happen to ordinary people without cause too. I was following all of the rules to my knowledge and recently had it happen.. only once in-[ A brief pause with a quiet hum as she thinks. ]-six months. Geez, I can't believe I've been here for half a year. What a waste of time.

[ Oh, that's right. She's giving him the run down. ]

What else is there? Oh, the milk. How can I forget about that stupid crap? The milk in the stores is fine, but the stuff that crazy guy delivers? Don't drink it. In fact, try to stay away from him too. He's sort of crazy and is capable of defying logic in this place.

[ Never forget the Milkman Mecha :| ]

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

[ Blinking. ] The... milkman? [ Weirdest advice, ever. ]

What kind of rules? Who's in charge, anyhow?

[gandere]

Yes, the milkman. Just.. trust me on it. [ Glancing away.

Or don't trust her. It isn't like she told you that or anything to be helpful. ]

The ones I'm going through with you geez. What other rules would I be talking about? There's some idiot with an information pamphlet in the library if you want the full specifics.

In charge? I was told that little girl. Lucy Smith.

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

Alright, alright... [ He takes it with a big dose of salt, but at least he's getting answers now. ]

A girl? That's it?

[gandere]

I don't really know. I'm still in the process of starting to gather information myself. I had no real purpose before, but-

[ With Archer gone, I have no one who knows what's harmful and what's not. ]

-I'm pretty bored these days.

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

Six months trapped here, and you're... bored? [ Touma does not understand this, and he gives her such a disbelieving look. ]

[gandere]

You run out of things to do real quick. They show the same movies, they have all the same books. [ A dissatisfied groan. ] I've even started to read comic books just for something to do.

The irony here is that Touma was bored in Marina after one month. (LOL)

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

[ Sighing, he reaches up to scratch at his hair a moment. ] Just great...

And until I figure out how to get to this Lucy Smith, I'm stuck here in this repetitive, boring, historically-themed town? [ A groan. ] Who writes this stuff?