Event Log #005

[caelumstaff]

EVENT LOG number 005 Happy February, folks! The hotel is chugging along as it always does and nothing really seems that out of the ordinary, actually. Mr Bennet is at the front desk as per usual, greeting new guests, checking out old ones, generally being mediocre at his job but there's something a little... off about him this morning. A little more Springtime focused. Is it the suit? No, no, that's the same as it always is. Is it the face? No, Mr Bennet's face is unable to be perceived by eyes as per usual. No, it's the — The bunny ears? HOP TO IT It seems Mr Bennet has developed a pair of bunny ears and a tail overnight, but he's not the only one. Every staff member and guest of the hotel will find that they have grown a pair of animal ears and a matching tail when they wake up that morning. It's nekomimi time, y'all! But not just neko, characters will find themselves with all categories of ears and tails. Cats, dogs, rabbit, deer, fish. Whatever animal best suits the characters are what they'll find themselves sporting. For all intents and purposes, these will be part of your characters bodies and real additional limbs. It will hurt if someone hurts them and they will bleed if someone cuts them. There will be some added bonuses as well as characters will also take on the traits of the animals they become. However players want to interpret this is up to them — it can be light like a cat person just being more aloof or heavy like a spider person having multiple eyes and limbs. Whatever is most fun for the player and most hectic for the character, of course. This effect will last till the end of the month. Of course, an additional note: For characters who already have animal ears and/or tails — they will either keep those ears and tails and develop more traits of that animal. Or they can become something entirely different for the month. Player preference! ANIMAL CRACKERS Mr Bennet has found this to be hysterical though so he has set up a stall in the main lounge that's advertising animal crackers. They're a little less cracker and more cookie though, and larger than the traditional animal cracker. They also come in all shapes and sizes. If you can think of the animal, you can have an animal cracker with it. There is a dog cracker. There is a whale cracker. There is a spider cracker. All kinds of things. Even fictional animals, like gryphons and dragons! The only catch is — once your character eats the cracker they will become that animal entirely. This is probably tipped off by the bunny rabbit hopping around the lounge in a little hotel jacket, huh. Thanks Mr Bennet. The effect of these crackers will last as long as the player prefers and characters are free to eat another cracker and become another animal afterwards. One thing though, as the animal, characters will still be able to speak in animal form. So there's that! The animal crackers will also be available till the end of the month. NAV | PREMISE | RULES | FAQ | TAKEN hotelcaelum | caelumserver | caelumooc

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fushiguro megumi | jujutsu kaisen

[seaurchin]

🐱CATBOY CRIMES

[ If not for the fact that he can sense the familiar presence of a few people he knows around, Megumi would have left this bizarre, cosmic hotel right away. He doesn't exactly remember checking in, and he's far too skeptical to believe that some strange building could feasibly grant his wish. Those people that he can sense are far too important to him to ignore, however, and here he will remain for the time being, checking through every floor in search of one Yuji Itadori, Satoru Gojo and Kento Nanami.

There's a black wolf beside him that has its nose fixed to the ground as it tracks the scents of those hotel guests. On his head and sticking out of his pants are also the ears and tail of a black cat. They both make quite the fitting pair. ]

What's with all these floors? [ There sure is a floor that is basically a beach?? ]

[ Or one might catch the boy as he's overcome by the his newfound animal-like instincts. These behaviours can include:

1) Falling asleep in a warm spot or sunbeam, curled up on the floor with his dog against him.
2) Edging closer toward someone else and leaning against them when in a particularly cold room.
3) Knocking plates/cups/other objects over, then feeling bad and reorganising them.
4) Smacking a stranger somewhere on their body, if they have a fly, shiny object or dangling object that catches his eye. If he smacks anyone on the butt he will check himself into the afterlife.

He will be profoundly embarrassed by all of them. ]

🐱ANIMAL CRACKERS

[ Megumi is not a fan of sweets or cookies, but he's not impervious to hunger, or the friendly trickery of a close friend. That's why he's in this situation at all. He had eaten a cracker after Itadori had told him to. It looked innocent enough?

Anyway, he will be wandering the hotel as a rather skittish, skinny black cat with green eyes. This black cat will mostly be avoiding anyone he doesn't know, but he will still engage in cat-related shenanigans (as above).

Or, your character might catch him desperately trying to slip his way back to his room when he eventually changes back and finds himself buck naked in the hallways? ]

🐱WILDCARD

[ Do something else with me! ] ]

wildcard ily

[eyescar]

[ Yuji smells him.

He wakes up in his hotel room and there's a new scent nearby, but it's not new in the way that Juju-chan had been, or Sumina-san, it was familiar, like Gojo-sensei and Nanamin. What that tells him immediately is even if he's not sure who has arrived, it's someone he knows, someone familiar. The ache inside of him burns, demanding that he go and figure it out, and his hands shake as he pushes himself up.

He's afraid to hope. He's afraid of a lot of things, but... Hope terrifies him at the moment.

Stumbling out of his room, he immediately gets himself on the trail of whatever it is, and it's... Next door? No, it's just down the hall, and he turns his head to see... A dog? A boy? Cat ears...

There's no way. No way, right? His hands are shaking, his eyes are wide, and he chokes out the words as they rise up in his throat like bile. ]

Fushi... guro?

[seaurchin]

[ Megumi was following a scent as well, the Divine Dog keeping its nose low on the ground as it follows it to the second floor of the hotel. There's a hint of familiar cursed energy, but it's also so different that Megumi was unsure. Even the slightest chance he might find the other boy is one he'll take, however, and that's how he ended up here.

His ears prick, tail standing tall like he's clearly happy to see the other boy. Then he takes in everything that's different and a worry sets in, that tail starting to flick just a little. ]

Itadori. [ The scars around his eyes are gone. That could be a good thing, but he's also has such a terrible feeling about it. ]

... Something happened.

[eyescar]

… No way.

[ They can’t keep getting away with this!!

Yuji stares at Megumi for a long, long time, looking between him and the divine dog before he breathes out a sharp noise. His hands are shaking and he feels a little bit numb, because he really doesn’t think he can do this. He really doesn’t think that he can do this, and his stomach churns with the urge to throw up. This really isn’t fair on Fushiguro and he knows that, but at the same time…

This is what he was fighting for. This is what he was wishing for. But he knows, just from one glimpse of his friend, that Fushiguro has no idea. If he did, their reunion would feel so much different.

Breathing in and out, Yuji covers his mouth, fighting the urge to break down into tears like he had when he saw Gojo and Nanami. Megumi is alive. He’s still alive. Yuji can still save him.

He promised to save him.

Stepping forward, he nods his head. ]

I’m glad you’re here.

[seaurchin]

[ Megumi knows him well enough to know that something is very wrong. The other boy isn't too good at hiding his emotions. Even if he was, Megumi would see through it, because he simply spends enough time studying him to know when there's something weighing on his heart. Itadori looks like he's just seen a ghost. Is he the ghost? What happens to him? Or is he dead after all? Having met up with Nanami already, he knows that the dead can come back to life in this place.

Somehow, the thought of dying doesn't faze or shake him - not in the way the other boy seems to be shaken up. He's long accepted that he would live a short life. The only things he would grieve would be failing to save Tsumiki, and leaving Itadori all alone.

Megumi makes his way to the other boy immediately, the divine dog joining him and sauntering over to sit by Itadori's feet. ]

You're not going to tell me, are you? [ He already knows. He would be surprised if Itadori did open up. ]

[eyescar]

[ There's no way he can actually tell Fushiguro, can he?

No, there's no way. He already knows what Sukuna did to him, to bury his soul, so deep that nothing seems to have done anything to make him come back, not even what happened to Gojo-sensei. To tell Fushiguro that his sister is gone, that Gojo is gone, that Yuji is risking it all for the hope of saving him, to the point of eating his own brothers...

There's no way, the idea of it unfathomable. He doesn't imagine he'd be able to do it in the future, either. ]

... No.

[ There's a chance that Fushiguro won't accept that, but it's never been the kind of relationship they've had in the past. Yuji's ears droop, his tail hangs, the energy gone from him as he crosses his arms over his chest and clutches at his stomach. ]

Sorry, Fushiguro. I can't do it.

[seaurchin]

[ Whatever had happened, it's probably tragic - worse than anything they've been through to date. The other boy looks so shaken up and Megumi doesn't even need to be able to read his canine body language to know this. Maybe he's actually dead? Megumi feels like he would be at peace with that, so he doesn't think it would be such a bad thing if the other boy just told him.

Still, he knows how stubborn Itadori can be. If he says he can't tell him, there's no way to make him change his mind.

The more important thing right now is that his friend is in distress and he has to do what he can to make him feel better. While he isn't too good at comforting someone else, he will try. Megumi places a hand on the other boy's shoulder. ]

Okay ... [ He won't make him talk, but this is giving him such an ominous feeling for what's to come. ] You've probably been running around since you got here. I think we should go back to your room.

catboy crimes 🐱

[nonexempt]

[ Guess who lives on that beach floor, kid!! Megumi's wolf will likely end up pointing Megumi to one of the doors on the floor, leading off into a hotel room. It's when Nanami hears the sniffing and scratching of a dog at his door that he'll open it, seeing Megumi right there in front of him.

Oh. Hello.

Nanami is dressed as usual, though his jacket and sunglasses are discarded at the moment. He's also got a fluffy wolf tail and ears attached to his body. His ears twitch a little and despite himself, his tail wags somewhat as he sees Megumi. ]

Fushiguro-kun. Hello. Did you just arrive?

🐱

[seaurchin]

[ If not for the fact that the cursed energy signature had felt was so familiar, Megumi would be in shock over the sight of this man. As far as he knows, Nanami is dead, and the dead don't return to life. Still, with everything he's seen both in the hotel and throughout his life, Megumi's prepared to believe anything. If a cosmic hotel can float through space and draw random people in, it's not unreasonable to believe it can bring back the dead.

Or maybe it's Megumi who is now dead, and this is the afterlife. He's not as bothered by that as one would typically be. ]

Nanami-san. I felt like I was sensing you, but you're --

[ You know. Dead. ]

[nonexempt]

[ He immediately knows what Megumi means to say and nods, before stepping back and gesturing for Megumi to come inside his hotel room if he'd like. ]

We should probably talk in private.

[ And his room is pretty nice. He'll be led through a short hallway into a kitchen area that leads out to a living room. The living room also opens to a porch with a few beach chairs and a hammock as well as a pool. It's all pretty light and airy, in whites and blues and light woods. Very much a beach hotel room vibe.

When they're inside, Nanami will try and be a gracious host first. ]

Would you like some tea or water? Otherwise, I can just explain what I can.

[seaurchin]

[ It's the first time Megumi's been in one of the hotel rooms, and this might spoil his expectation for how his own room is going to look like. Nanami's room is much more spacious on the inside in a way that doesn't make logical sense and has to be someone's cursed technique. Then again, nothing going on here makes sense. There's no reason for him to be having cat ears right now. ]

Just water is fine. [ Without needing to be asked, he takes off his shoes and makes his way inside, sitting politely on the couch. The divine dog is mannered as well, making sure to rub any sand on the mat so it doesn't track inside. ]

[nonexempt]

[ Nanami just nods when he has an answer and will move to pour them both glasses of water. His kitchen is well stocked and well used. Despite the abundance of restaurants in the hotel, he does take to cooking a lot of his own meals just for the enjoyment of it. So, he's been happy with it so far.

He'll come over to the living area after, setting the glasses down on the coffee table before he takes a seat at the armchair adjacent to Megumi. This is already a much calmer reunion than his one with Yuji, where there were tears (from Yuji) and hugs as a result. Megumi has always kept his emotions a bit more close to the chest, on the other hand.

After that, he'll start the conversation with — ]

From what I know, you have to accept an invitation from the hotel to arrive here. Either on purpose or subconsciously. Is that the case for you, Fushiguro-kun?

[seaurchin]

[ Of course it's a huge shock to see the older man here. Things had been moving so quickly back home and none of them have had any chance to take a break. He doesn't think he ever fully got to process the aftermath of Shibuya, that Kugisaki and Nanami were dead. Megumi has always been the sort to repress his emotions in favour of focusing on the present too, and there was just so much on his mind with the chaos that ensured.

Now that the man is here, calmly handing him a glass of water, it's really sinking in now - this man is gone from their world. He's never going to come back. Growing up, Gojo would bring him along on missions and he would meet the older sorcerer occasionally. He wouldn't say they are close, but he always respected him, so it's still a melancholic thing. ]

I don't fully remember doing it, but that seems to be the case. [ Might as well just ask. ]

Is this the afterlife?

animal crackers!!

[boneface]

[ Hello, tiny black cat!! Have a big ol' golden retriever spotting you and following you around. He doesn't have anything to do and it isn't really like he has harmful intent here. He is just. A dog right now. And the kitty smells good.

So, hope you enjoy the dog that gets in your space and shoves his nose against your body, Megumi. Sniff sniff sniff. What a good kitty. ]

[seaurchin]

[ At one point he does get ... used to the sensation of being naked, and clad in fur. It's a lot like being in a fur coat all the time, and his bits are all covered, so it's not too bad. He's also got an agility now that allows him to get up in high places so nobody can bother him. That's a plus, if anything. Being a cat isn't the worst thing in the world.

He's seen other animals roaming around, and given that this is really his first few days in the hotel, it's hard to tell if this is the norm or if everyone else has been changed into an animal. In other words, he has no idea if the golden retriever with its nose in his fur is, in fact, a golden retriever, or a person who has been transformed into one.

However, he's so cute he really can't be mad about the intrusion. Megumi sits down, allowing Ryuji to sniff him but feeling his fur frizz up from being unused to any sort of physical contact at all. ]

Are you -- [ A dog, or a human who has been turned into one? ]

[boneface]

[ When the cat sits down, Ryuji follows suit, laying his body down flat and resting his head on his paws. His tail wags though, and continues to wag, belaying his excitement about all of this. All of what exactly? Everything!! This is not the first time he's eaten one of the animal crackers either, he's just enjoyed being a dog so much that he decided to do it a few... times...

Which is why he's not bothered enough to not smell anyone he wants to smell and do what he wants to do. He likes this. It makes things feel simple. ]

I'm a human!

[ So, there's that. ]

I'm just also a dog right now. I ate a cookie and now I'm a dog and everything's pretty fun right now. Do you know that you smell amazin'? Like, shit, I wanna lick ya all over!

[ Normal things to say to a person you just met. ]

[seaurchin]

[ Even if he is in a cat's body right now, Megumi is a dog-lover to the very end. He would normally push away a person crowding around him like this, but since the other boy is presenting as an adorable golden retriever right now, he can't quite bring himself to hate the attention. Look at that wagging tail, and the way he rests on his paws. If he could use his paws to manage a camera he would be taking a photo.

Instead he just sits there stiffly, paws politely together and fur frizzed up, tail flicking with nerves because he doesn't know what to make of this situation. If they were human, this would be really, really weird! ]

You're way too happy about being a dog. [ And he's taken aback at the mention of his scent and the licking. Finally, he raises a small paw and baps the other boy on the head. ] Don't do that ...

[boneface]

[ The bap on his head gets Ryuji's eyes going a little cross-eyed as he follows the paw and then, bap. And then he lets out a doggy sneeze in response, having been tickled by Megumi's fur. But he continues to lay there and wag his tail and seems so delighted by this whole experience in general.

Which he is! This is great and feels great. Plus, he gets to meet new people. ]

Okay, I won't! For now. [ eheheh. ] What's your name? I haven't met you yet as a human, have I? I'm Sakamoto Ryuji, but you can call me Ryuji.

[ Ryuji is more of a dog lover than a cat lover, considering his biggest nemesis is the talking cat he knows back home. He's not the biggest fan of cats. But for some reason his doggy brain is making him want to befriend this cat, who smells so good. And it seems to be going alright, in his opinion. ]

[seaurchin]

[ It was meant to be a bap, but with how little strength he has as a cat, and the softness of his paws, it was looking much more like he had pat the dog on their head. Well, he does love dogs, and this boy - whoever he might be once the effects wear off - seems to be heeding his warning. For now, at least. He doesn't know how much of this is due to the animal transformation or how much of it is Ryuji himself, but this bubbly demeanor definitely reminds him of someone else. ]

Fushiguro Megumi. [ Even if he was given permission to use the first name, he probably won't, finding that too lewd ... familiar. He's been a closed off person all his life, so he's not used to that. He will if Ryuji pushes him to use it, however. ]

I showed up here about an hour ago, so no, we definitely haven't met.

catboy crimes!

[airdnd]

[ Sumina, who's been designated Mouse(TM) this month with large, pink mouse ears on her head and a long tapered tail has had enough time to adjust to the urges to lean right into those murine instincts. Rightfully, she should be turning around and scurrying away at the sight of a feline curled up with a dog, but...

Like the workaholic that she is, her innkeeper instincts are the most powerful of all.

All to say, when she spots a napping Meowgumi and dog laying in a sunny spot, she tilts her head thoughtfully, then leaves...

...Only to return with a pillow and blanket, which she is going to so, so carefully try to stealthily tuck under his head and drape over his sleepy self... ]

[seaurchin]

[ Something about those goddamn sunbeams seem to have a hypnotic effect. He was only wanting to take a rest, but before he knows it he's drifting off into a slumber, lured to dreamland by the comforting warmth. The Divine Dog, being an extension of him, is napping soundly as well.

He shifts slightly when he feels himself being tucked in. There's really only one nurturing presence in his life, and that's probably why he automatically assumes this person isn't quite who she is. ]

Nngh ... It's too early, Tsumiki ...

[airdnd]

[ Tsumiki? Tsumiki... Where has she heard that name before? And come to think of it, there's something awfully familiar about this particular, uh, presentation of dark hair... ]

Ah...? Oh - the photos from New Year's!

[ Oh. Stars, she hadn't meant to make that exclamation out loud, and so squeakily. That must have been the mouse in her coming out. At once her hands clap over her mouth as she glances down. This must be... Megumi, then?

That makes two of Satoru's students who have checked in as of late... She wonders what that means for what's transpiring back home, that they should seek refuge - or a wish, or both - here. ]

[seaurchin]

[ The voice definitely stirs him away, but the reality of his situation - or the situation he's been for the past year, in fact - hasn't quite dawned on him yet. ]

Tsumiki, I told you ... [ Told her -- what? What was he wanting to tell her? Tsumiki ...?

Megumi's eyes widen briefly, before the realisation fully sets in. There's a flash of melancholy then, but it fades away once he composes himself and puts on his usual stoic mask.

Before him, there's an older woman with the ears of a mouse he's never seen before. The pillow and blanket are new, so he can assume she had given them to him. ]

... Oh.

[airdnd]

[ She doesn't seem to have startled him awake, at least, which is only a small blessing. Still, Sumina takes care not to crowd him as he wakes, leaning away even while she watches his expression change from sleepy to melancholic to stoic.

When he at last realizes she's there, she offers a small, but warm smile. ]

...Good afternoon. Ah, sorry to have woken you like this.

[seaurchin]

It's okay. [ He's noticing now that she has mouse features, and he has the ears and tail of a cat. They are natural enemies in a way, and it's a bit ironic that they're together right now. There is a chance that could pose a problem if his cat-like instincts take over, as he's seen happen a few times since coming here. He'll have to keep himself in check. ]

Did you bring me this pillow and blanket?