1st Joke [Action -->Voice]

[cuteobsessed]

[Welp, this is not what he expected. His back hurts, he's been left out in the cold, strange world with nothing but an ugly pair of white pants, and...he has things growing out of his back. And a book with his name on it. Oh, and a ugly scar on his chest. So unfair.

Afterlife? You are officially on Notice. You suck. Hardcore. Like a sucky thing.

But at least you have cute wings. Even if they're painful.

Not sure where to go, he wanders around in the forest, tapping the book against his shoulder before carelessly flipping through it - and turning on the video and voice function. The video only shows flashes of the ground and grass or white-clad legs, but the voice picks him up loud and clear.]

---sucks. Where's a guy gotta go to see what's goin' on down below, huh? Ain't someone supposed to come greet me?

Man, I hope I don't get stuck here alone forever. Talkin' to myself is borin'. Reeeeeally boring.

...Whoa, was that a squirrel?

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[The sound of someone running doesn't even register because holy shit is this squirrel cute. Like, really cute. And it is staring at him and haaaaa cute.

It's the sound of his name and then the feeling of being punched in the skull that grounds him in reality - literally. Heisuke goes face first into the dirt and the squirrel runs away.]

Wha----!!!!

[2ndunitcaptain]

What the--- how the hell are you here, Heisuke?!

[ He knows exactly why he's here, but that's not clicking right away. Angry, tiny man is more concerned as to why he has to see this heartbreaking traitor's face when today was starting out so nicely? ]

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[Okay, first? Let him get his face out of the dirt. Second? Let him remove said dirt from his mouth.

Third?]

Shinpa-- What the hell're you doin' here?! I left you guys alive down there!

[2ndunitcaptain]

Alive down-- what are you talking about?

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[Holy crap, his head hurts. Heisuke stays sitting on the ground, rubbing the back of his head. So not fair that ghosts can punch each other? Not fair at all.]

You know what I'm talkin' about.

[The scar on his chest says it all. Although...why is Shinpachi wearing normal clothes? And...why are his wings different colors?]

Isn't all that hard to figure out, is it? That happened and then here we are. I am. You ain't supposed to be here.

[2ndunitcaptain]

What... no... Heisuke, what are you-- this isn't Cloudsville, you can't be-- w-what the hell happened when you left, Heisuke? Tell me what you last remember, damn it!

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[Whoa, what. Why is he acting so surprised? Shinpachi was there. Right. There. It couldn't have been more than a few minutes since they last saw... He last...]

...

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

...N-nothing important. Just you and me fightin' and gettin' through that stupid mess I got us into. Sano showed up, saved both our asses. That's it.

[2ndunitcaptain]

[ He wishes he could just laugh and accept that, but he knows better. He grips his fists. ]

Toudou Heisuke, report the account of your last moments in Japan. That's an order from a captain. If you have any respect for your time in the Shinsengumi, you will tell me the truth, right now.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

...Why you gotta be like that, huh?

[He lowers his hand and sighs, staring off to the side.]

First, you punch me in the head, next you pull rank? Come on, Shinpatsuan. You and I both knew what was going to happen when we saw each other again.

[2ndunitcaptain]

[ He's quiet a long time, then his shoulders slump and he looks at the ground. His fingers uncurl. ]

Did I kill you?

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Ha, as if you ever could.

[Not that he didn't ask him to. But how is it that Shinpachi doesn't remember? He was there. They'd laughed together again. It'd been like old times for the first time in what felt like forever.]

...Why don't you remember?

[2ndunitcaptain]

.... Last I saw you, we were talking, at blade point. We were in an alley and I was waiting for the others to escape.... that's what I last remember, Heisuke.

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

....

[But how is that... That's...]

That's not--!

[How it happened. That's not what he remembers! What's going on?!]

We didn't--

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

How could you forget everything?! What the hell happened to you?! Who did this?! I'll go back and kill the bastard! Tell me who it was!

[2ndunitcaptain]

Time works different, here... people show up from different times... this isn't the land of the dead.

[ Shinpachi can't even look up. He's so drained, now. He can't even imagine it... Heisuke is dead. ]

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[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Then tell me who I gotta kick in the nuts to--

[Wait, what.

Oh....]

2/3 - i lied

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[.....Shit.]

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[RECOVER. RECOVER.]

....W-well, 'course it ain't the land of the dead! Hahaha! Where'd I get that stupid idea? Ahahaha! Man, I musta gotten real drunk, huh? Or maybe that punch a' yours knocked my brains around too much!

[2ndunitcaptain]

Hehe, yeah... uh... [ He smiles, but not well. ]

Let's get you to the village.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[That isn't the smile he wants to see. Pushing himself to his feet, Heisuke touches the back of his head again and winces.]

Don't think too much 'bout it, Shinpatsuan.

Anyway, uh...what do you mean 'village'? Where are we?

[2ndunitcaptain]

Hehe, be more like Sano, right? [ He remembers what the doctor told him. ]

The village. This place is called Luceti. It's not in Japan, or even on the same planet. At least, I don't think. It's weird. We're kinda like prisoners here.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[Oh...Sano... Heisuke manages a laugh.]

Yeah, more like that big dummy. We could all take a note or--

[Wait, what did Shinpachi just say? Not Japan? Luceti? Planet!? What what what.]

...

[Although, all of that gets forgotten now that he can see Shinpachi from behind. Namely, he can see the wings on Shinpachi and holy craaaaaap.]

.......

[2ndunitcaptain]

[ He turns his head to look at him, clearly confused, and a little concerned. Heisuke doesn't normally shut up so quickly. ]

Heisuke? What's wrong?

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

...

[Give him a minute. He can't not stare at this scene.]

Shinpatsuan...

You're even cuter with the wings! This place is awesome!