It's peaceful. The sun is bright and warm and the air smells like yeast and fresh air. The city atmosphere almost seems to fade into the background and appear comfortable, although there's a hint of concrete and exhaust at the edges of the memory. Nanami is standing at the counter of a bakery, talking to the girl working there with a heavy, listless attitude against her bright smile and enthusiastic tone.
"Do you like the casse-croûtes? You always buy them, don't you?"
He gives the girl a noncommittal answer. An excuse.
"It's much better than the ones from a convenience store, isn't it?"
Well, he answers, this is a bakery.
"That's harsh." She's still smiling through that reaction, inviting him back for the next time he wants a sandwich. He doesn't answer, ignoring the small lingering pain behind him with only a small glance back. There's a weight on the girl's shoulder, but he's set his mind on not getting involved.
It'd be more trouble to deal with it and have her think I'm some weird medium...
He walks away. The scene resets. Nanami buys a sandwich and the girl takes his cold comments in stride, oblivious to the curse grinning as it perches on her. He leaves. The scene resets. The sun starts looking more and more faded as he continues to buy the same sandwich from the same girl, giving her the same noncommittal replies as she tries to make friendly conversation. Shadowy figures start to appear, observing the short scene play out again and again. Listless responses. An echo of an attempt to make a friendly connection. The silhouettes murmur to each other, pointing out the poor attitude.
Nanami stops outside of the shop after what feels like far too many times.
"It wouldn't have hurt anything."
He speaks louder, addressing the strangers imposing on the memory. It's the most energy his voice has had yet, clear and direct in defense of his actions.
"Tch. You can repeat it as many times as you want, but you won't finish it?"
water (do I really have to sing?)
When the bubble finally bursts, Nanami plummets into the Amplitheater, right into the sea. On the upside, he's having no trouble swimming. On the downside, he's lacking the familiar form that he's used to. Blowing air angrily through the blowhole on his head, Nanami dives down and finds himself stumbling (swimming?) into a shipwreck where other sea creatures have collected, in the middle of conducting a very serious meeting.
"Look, I'm just saying it's not really a partnership if you constantly try to eat him," a mackerel is telling a large seal.
"I can't help it if he's bitable," the seal retorts. "It's just my nature. And fish is delicious!"
"This is why you keep losing boyfriends," the mackerel says solemnly. "Hey, hey! Buddy, you're a big guy. Tell my friend here that not every relationship has to end with swallowing."
Nanami blows an irritated bubble ring and attempts to swim by, but the seal cuts him off.
"No, tell this guy that we're predators! It's part of our instincts!" the seal insists. "Besides, you're a fellow sea mammal. You get it, right?"
"I'm a man," Nanami says flatly.
The gathering of other animal companions give him a long look.
"Uh, okay, sure, but you agree with me, right?" says the fish. The rest of the mackerel's school pipes up with agreement as the seal starts arguing, one flipper slung over Nanami's porpoise body, keeping him trapped in the meeting. Feeling a growing sense of desperation, Nanami starts looking around for someone--anyone--that can provide an escape. Or at least a decent distraction so he can get away. Please send help.
district 7 (shadow tag also sucks)
When Nanami eventually ends up escaping the Amplitheater through one of the exits, he's initially just grateful to have his own body back. It's a relief to move in a way he's used to and to not be playing out spontaneous scenes he really wasn't ready for, but he barely gets a little break when a new problem pops up. Apparently wandering around this district gains him some unwanted attention, and while Nanami is still trying to get his bearings, he soon ends up avoiding some Shadowmen stalking him, taking his aimless walk as a chance to steal his shadow. He starts moving once he notices them behind him, but now that they have seen his lack of True Diligence, even his brisk walk doesn't convince them to leave him alone.
He's about to dive into the electric lazy river traffic, starting a chase to shake off his mysterious stalkers.
Nanami Kento | Jujutsu Kaisen
It's peaceful. The sun is bright and warm and the air smells like yeast and fresh air. The city atmosphere almost seems to fade into the background and appear comfortable, although there's a hint of concrete and exhaust at the edges of the memory. Nanami is standing at the counter of a bakery, talking to the girl working there with a heavy, listless attitude against her bright smile and enthusiastic tone.
"Do you like the casse-croûtes? You always buy them, don't you?"
He gives the girl a noncommittal answer. An excuse.
"It's much better than the ones from a convenience store, isn't it?"
Well, he answers, this is a bakery.
"That's harsh." She's still smiling through that reaction, inviting him back for the next time he wants a sandwich. He doesn't answer, ignoring the small lingering pain behind him with only a small glance back. There's a weight on the girl's shoulder, but he's set his mind on not getting involved.
It'd be more trouble to deal with it and have her think I'm some weird medium...
He walks away. The scene resets. Nanami buys a sandwich and the girl takes his cold comments in stride, oblivious to the curse grinning as it perches on her. He leaves. The scene resets. The sun starts looking more and more faded as he continues to buy the same sandwich from the same girl, giving her the same noncommittal replies as she tries to make friendly conversation. Shadowy figures start to appear, observing the short scene play out again and again. Listless responses. An echo of an attempt to make a friendly connection. The silhouettes murmur to each other, pointing out the poor attitude.
Nanami stops outside of the shop after what feels like far too many times.
"It wouldn't have hurt anything."
He speaks louder, addressing the strangers imposing on the memory. It's the most energy his voice has had yet, clear and direct in defense of his actions.
"Tch. You can repeat it as many times as you want, but you won't finish it?"
water (do I really have to sing?)
When the bubble finally bursts, Nanami plummets into the Amplitheater, right into the sea. On the upside, he's having no trouble swimming. On the downside, he's lacking the familiar form that he's used to. Blowing air angrily through the blowhole on his head, Nanami dives down and finds himself stumbling (swimming?) into a shipwreck where other sea creatures have collected, in the middle of conducting a very serious meeting.
"Look, I'm just saying it's not really a partnership if you constantly try to eat him," a mackerel is telling a large seal.
"I can't help it if he's bitable," the seal retorts. "It's just my nature. And fish is delicious!"
"This is why you keep losing boyfriends," the mackerel says solemnly. "Hey, hey! Buddy, you're a big guy. Tell my friend here that not every relationship has to end with swallowing."
Nanami blows an irritated bubble ring and attempts to swim by, but the seal cuts him off.
"No, tell this guy that we're predators! It's part of our instincts!" the seal insists. "Besides, you're a fellow sea mammal. You get it, right?"
"I'm a man," Nanami says flatly.
The gathering of other animal companions give him a long look.
"Uh, okay, sure, but you agree with me, right?" says the fish. The rest of the mackerel's school pipes up with agreement as the seal starts arguing, one flipper slung over Nanami's porpoise body, keeping him trapped in the meeting. Feeling a growing sense of desperation, Nanami starts looking around for someone--anyone--that can provide an escape. Or at least a decent distraction so he can get away. Please send help.
district 7 (shadow tag also sucks)
When Nanami eventually ends up escaping the Amplitheater through one of the exits, he's initially just grateful to have his own body back. It's a relief to move in a way he's used to and to not be playing out spontaneous scenes he really wasn't ready for, but he barely gets a little break when a new problem pops up. Apparently wandering around this district gains him some unwanted attention, and while Nanami is still trying to get his bearings, he soon ends up avoiding some Shadowmen stalking him, taking his aimless walk as a chance to steal his shadow. He starts moving once he notices them behind him, but now that they have seen his lack of True Diligence, even his brisk walk doesn't convince them to leave him alone.
He's about to dive into the electric lazy river traffic, starting a chase to shake off his mysterious stalkers.