souji ♔ oo1

[foolhardiness]

Who: Souji Seta and all of you lovely people.
Where: Espoir plaza.
Style: I'll match ( ´ ▽ ` )
Status: Open!

[The first thing Souji realized upon awakening was that he was drowning.

Ice-cold, crystal clear and blindingly bright water flooded his vision, the sky and distant peaks of buildings shifting above the ripples of the surface only making him

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[ifeelsoepic]

[Neku was just wandering around rather bored with nothing to do when... Was that guy soaked?]

... Did you jump into the fountain or something?

[foolhardiness]

[While that would usually be a pretty stupid question... It doesn't bother Souji much at all. Maybe he did somehow figure jumping into it would be a good idea. He lifted a shoulder in a shrug.]

I'm... Not sure. I can't remember jumping into it.

[ifeelsoepic]

[With the amount of strange people here he wouldn't be surprised if the guy really did. But really? How can he not be sure if he did or not. You'd think that's not something one would forget easily, especially in this weather]

Right, you just woke up in it then for no reason.

[foolhardiness]

[You'll just have to... Give him a while to adjust, Neku. At least he hasn't bombarded you with questions yet; for all intents and purposes, his confusion remained hidden quite well.]

That's right. [What, is there something strange about that? Yes? Go figure.]

[ifeelsoepic]

...

[Sorry Souji but Neku is just gonna stare at you, trying to figure out if you're actually being serious or not. After a moment though he gives up, figuring he either is serious or has one hell of a poker face... A thought occurs to him though. It is the beginning of the month so might as well ask-]

Hey, do you know where you are?

[foolhardiness]

[Oh. Well, that was one way to get to the point. He appreciated it, actually, and took a short moment to glance over the other male's shoulder, and remember that... No, he didn't know where, or what, the whole place was.

Huh.]

Other than somewhere I don't recognize... Not really.

[ifeelsoepic]

[He prefers just getting to the point. Saves time. But oh geez, this guy had some bad luck waking up in the fountain.]

Welcome to the dream world known as Somarium. You're kinda stuck here until this place decides to send you back home.

[Again, getting to the point was just so much easier for him. Is he the best at introducing new people to the swing of things? Probably not. Sorry Souji]

[foolhardiness]

[Oh well, protag bonds will fix all that up eventually, surely. Any sign that what Neku told him made little to no sense at all was condensed in a slight quirk of an eyebrow, and Souji might have given him a look like he was crazy for a few seconds.]

Dream world...? This is all a part of my imagination, then? [Herp.]

[ifeelsoepic]

[Just kinda deadpan at the moment and a bit annoyed visibly at the crazy look. Obviously he should be used to it but it still bugged the heck out of him.]

More like this whole place is a dream, and we are all just random people forced into living in it.

[foolhardiness]

[Aw. Lighten up, buddy. It makes it a bit difficult to take Neku seriously, but Souji's a serious guy, so he does anyway.]

Oh. I see. [At least... He's taking it well? Does he get points for that? For someone who woke up and almost got themselves killed, this is going over nicely. Sort of. Speaking of physical harm...]

... I can't just pinch myself to wake up, can I?

[ifeelsoepic]

I wish it were that simple, or I wouldn't still be here.

[He was expecting more disbelief from Souji but the lack of it just makes it easier for him. Still he had a lot to explain. Wait, wasn't the guy still soaked? ... A short moment of thinking and Neku takes his scarf off and offers it to him]

... Here, it's not a towel but it's better then nothing right?

[foolhardiness]

[Hmm. Well, that got a frown out of him, and if he were a bit more fond of kicking up a fuss about everything, he probably wouldn't believe a single thing that was being said to him. Alas. Souji was an easy guy to work with.

Plus, scarf-towels? Coolio.]

Oh -- Thanks. [He took it without too much hesitation and busied himself with drying off the tips of his fringe. Once there wasn't anymore water dripping over his eyes, he stopped drying himself off long enough to extend his unoccupied hand out towards the other.] I didn't introduce myself, did I? Souji Seta.

[ifeelsoepic]

[Wasn't expecting the hand but reaches out to shake it.]

... Neku Sakuraba.

[Taking his hand back he thinks on what he should start with. Then the thought that he might know someone here comes to him. That'd save him the trouble of explaining and he'd actually be able to trust whoever is was.

Neku reaches into his pocket and pulls out his Dreamberry, which looked like a normal flip phone.]

If you look for your phone you'll probably find something different about it. Everyone gets theirs replaced with something that works with this place.

[foolhardiness]

Nice to meet you, Neku. [Which he means, because despite the other's different attitude, he's been a nice help.

With a nod, Souji moves that same hand to his pocket and feels around for where he's assuming he left his cell last, and soon finds the... weird knockoff berry thing. Bringing it out in front of him, he gives it a questioning look.]

I thought I felt something. Is this a new model?

[ifeelsoepic]

Not quite. It's supposed to be called a Dreamberry but it's just like any other phone, save for a few other features.

[One of which he specifically doesn't want to mention even though he hasn't had it happen to him yet.]

If you look through your contact list, you'll see a huge list of names. That whole list is everyone that is in Somarium right now.

[foolhardiness]

Dreamberry... Makes sense. [Dream world, dream berries.

He takes note of the 'features' thingamabob as something to look into once he's gotten his bearings properly, and fiddles with the buttons once he flips the device open. Finding the contact list, Souji scrolls. And scrolls. Scrollin'...]

... How did so many people end up here?