[ooc: I got all enthusiastic about this plot and decided to draw out Ryuuko's supposed "bad end" in comic form. It's late now, but I hope the comic's still enjoyable D: even though the huge pictures break the page...]

( oh, and it's to be read left to right )

[According to Crucible-time, it's just after curfew and incredibly early in the morning, but it looks like Ryuuko's back in the holo-suite. She stands atop a small house in a fairly quiet looking city, holding a short bow in her left hand, her right in her pocket. Arrancars, vaguely human in appearance and wearing bonelike armour in various places ( Read more... )

[Upon stepping into "Chicago," Ryuuko finds herself wearing a pinstriped suit with a hat. As could have been predicted by Ametatsu's dilemma, she is in a gloomy building surrounded by several men wearing mobster suits. And judging by their behaviour, she is apparently their superior.]

I'd like to know about Ametatsu's recent activities.

[One man ( Read more... )

[The first sign that something's off is the fact that Ryuuko is in a T-shirt, jeans and sandals. Apparently adventuring through level 24 merits a costume change. She's practically skipping through the hallways - she'll definitely be lost later - and humming along with the odd tune. Upon finally noticing that her sphere is on, she turns around ( Read more... )

[The sphere flickers on, showing Ryuuko sitting in the library. She's not smoking this time, but has a couple of books laid open on the table.]

As can be gathered from the recent announcement, a "Commander Orion" has left a package of some sort in the enviro-dome in a location probably having something to do with his name.

[She frowns slightly.] ( Read more... )

[Ryuuko has apparently taken a trip to level 15 to get some cigarettes, seeing how she's currently sitting in the library, reading, and smoking. It's a good thing those books aren't on paper. If you look closely, however, you'd notice that she hardly ever turns the pages, and that her eyes aren't really skimming through the lines of text at all ( Read more... )

[She picks herself up off the floor and looks around feeling very dazed before pushing up her glasses to better survey the room. She almost immediately notices the sphere hovering before her.]

…Curious. [After leaning in to examine the sphere, arms crossed and eyes wide, she opts not to touch it, instead stepping back to look at the whole room. ( Read more... )