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[swornto]

Who: Oz & OPEN
What: Boardwalk Festivities, Shopping, Event Prompts
When: Throughout May
Where: Boardwalk, Shopping District, General Trench

Content Warnings: Monster Transformation for Prompt III



(I. Festivities) ( time : arrivals period )

[A festival is a very hard thing to pass up! Oz has been cautiously optimistic for the past few weeks. This whole 'afterlife' thing had been a shock, but it isn't so bad when he can spend it with those that he loves. And what better way to celebrate that revelation than with a festival?

He's all dressed up for the occasion. Oz may not jump for the dancing or the singing, but he seems content enough to observe it. And for once, he isn't spending the night searching the shores for Gilbert. Instead, when Oz sees a face that he recognizes he greets them with undistracted joy:]

Are you out for a stroll on the boardwalk too? Want to look around together?

(I-a : Closed to Echo)
[Or, if you're Echo, Oz invited you out specifically to wander together!

He's waiting at the edge of the boardwalk for her, shifting his weight nervously. Things with Echo feel a bit different from the way that they feel with the others. Before, he was very happy to reunite with those he had grown close to... But with Echo, he never got to be as close as he'd have liked when they were alive. It's different now and he's actually nervous about making her dislike him.

When he spots her, he nearly stumbles into his first step.]

Eko-chan! Hello! You made it!

(II. Shopping) ( time : mid-May , pre Bunny )

[Oz is popping in and out of stores more often than usual. He's taken up a few jobs to help him barter for goods, which includes some luxury treats and decorative items. All to spoil the people in his life, of course. Oz isn't sure what to do with himself other than make others happy.

Of course, being interested in treating others doesn't mean that Oz has good taste. He finds himself in front of a furniture shop, puzzling over the wardrobes and tables on display. Admittedly, he's rather useless when it comes to judging the practicality of items. Even worse when it comes to judging their aesthetic value. So he flags down a person passing by and points to the display.]

Excuse me. But do you know what makes one of these things [a wardrobe,] useful to a girl? Am I looking for space or style?

(III. Bloody Black Rabbit) ( time : mid-May )

[After Alice's network post, Oz has thrown himself fully into her care. He does have a habit of doing that, even without prompting. It makes him happy. But it has reminded him lately that he was, first and foremost, born from a desire to comfort people. The Bloody part of his name wasn't part of his origin, but an unfortunate page in his story.

So he's less alarmed than he imagined when he looks in a mirror and doesn't see Oz Vessalius. There's a giant monsterous rabbit doll looking back at him instead. It's been a while since he saw those bright red eyes and knew they were his. Oz has come to accept that this creature is his true self and he tells himself that he's 'over it.' None of his loved ones hate it about him, so why should he?]

... It's certainly an inconvenient time. [He grumbles at his reflection. Try as he might, he can't change back. Granted, he hasn't actually taken this form while in the Trench... But no, that's not something to worry about! More importantly, he needs to figure out what is causing this! And before he's needed by someone.]


(A) Do Not Perceive The Giant Death Bunny
[Step one is to make it to the archives. Oz hasn't told very many people about what he really is and he's not about to start now... Though, if he met someone and had to use his voice then they would figure him out pretty quickly. So he's trying to be stealthy as he makes him way to the archives. He's too scared to touch the little lamp friends with his claws.

Unfortunately, it is hard to be stealthy when you are a giant black rabbit with bloody red clothes. Oz is trying to use backstreets and alleyways to avoid others. A grand plan, until he meets someone who is also trying to use those streets... and realizes that he's too big for them to pass by.

He makes a nervous noise when realizing that he's in the way. Then begins trying to back up. As much as he goal is to stay quiet (so no one recognizes his voice,) his manners compel him to speak up anyway:]

S, sorry... Don't mind me?

(B) Death Bunny Reading Books
[Even once he's reached the archives, Oz has a problem: His bunny paws are too big and clumsy to read books! He's trying to research how to reverse his transformation and it isn't going well. The giant rabbit is trying to huddle in a corner, but he can't pick up books properly. When he does pick one up, a page is torn.

He lets out an aggravated groan and curls in on himself. An amusing sight, given how he is a giant monster acting like a child.

This is fine! It's totally tine! Being the B-Rabbit doesn't bother him at all! But also... He can't do anything useful and it's testing his patience.]

Comments

[individualized]

[Except she's surprised and turns her gaze a bit to the side. And honestly she's a bit dubious about Alice and Break wanting to, particularly the latter. Her past with Vincent is still affecting her perceptions.]

I-I see. If...you think that will be best, then I will try to join you...

[swornto]

Yay yay!

[As Oz steps back, he throws his arms into the air in a childish display of excitement.]

That would make them really happy! And when we do, we can share some treats with them too. That'll basically make it official.

[individualized]

[Echo slightly shakes her head. As much as she kind of wishes he'd not be so frivolous so often, she also knows that she basically owes everything to this attitude of his, so she won't say anything.]

So sharing food with someone is what makes a bond between people a friendship?