.soul campaign revival

[metamorphosys]

"Did you really think I would let you forget my story? My legend dates back to the 12th century..."


Congratulations! You arrived to Death City just in time for the holidays. Rumour has it that Excalibur just couldn't let the season pass without gracing the entire multiverse with yet another retelling of his magnificent story, so he pulled a few strings to make this happen, but no one really knows if that's true or not. Have you been here before or are you brand new to the city? Are you a Meister or a Weapon? (In case you're a Weapon, don't forget that throwing yourself down a flight of stairs is a great way to find out what your Weapon form is!) Here, have a brand new communicator and the key to your new living quarters. And for the love of Shinigami, don't press the SOS button unless it really is an emergency.


Welcome to the SC revival post, and Happy Holidays! soul_campaign was a jamjar rp set in the Soul Eater verse that ran from June 2009 until its endgame in August 2014 (June 2009 - October 2010 in game). Some characters chose to stay in the city after endgame while others chose to return to their worlds; others came and went as the game progressed. Feel free to jump in and relive your days at SC, or skip right ahead to present day and revisit the city years after the war ended. Why not throw new characters into the mix as well? The sky is the limit! Just play nice and have fun!

Comments

Near | Death Note | Weapon

[cardfortress]

[Weapon form: Rubik's Cube. Status: Death Scythe. Near arrived to Death City on Aug. 8th, 2009 (in game) and chose to stay after the war ended. He remains the same grumpy, smol genius detective he's always been, and he also remains the head of Death City's surveillance system and Black Mesa Consulting (which he has expanded on to different cities and countries, because money); with Miles Edgeworth's return to his world, he also became the single owner of the Kuzunoha Detective Agency. tl;dr: still the same grumpy asshole of before, but now with a lot more money, and an ever growing feeling of weirdness at the fact that he's actually growing old by Wammy's House standards.

Do you want to go back in time and rp a missing scene from olde SC game canon? Let's do it! Would you rather do a present day thread and play with older Near instead? I'm game! Just specify which setting you want, pls. Just like before, older Near can be found working at the Agency, grabbing a strong cup of coffee at Deathbucks, researching at the Shibusen library, or just walking on the street. And yes, he still wears all white, although he did give in and started wearing actual clothes that aren't pajamas. Mello had to rub off on him eventually.]

[recitings]

[Though Edgeworth had returned to his world, Genesis hadn't left the detective agency at all and still does help around... sometimes with the aid of his two dogs. Today, he doesn't have them. But he does have two cups of Deathbucks coffee. And he walks into Near's office with them in hand.]

I don't think I'll ever get used to you not wearing those pajamas of yours, Near.

[Genesis had changed a little with his stay. Now that he had grown accustomed to life being more quiet, he had put away his battle-worn leather pants and coat for a more sleek burgundy suit over a black turtleneck... the shade is a little reminiscent of his old partner's clothing. He sets down one of the Deathbucks cups before his boss.]

Root | Person of Interest | ?

[symbiosys]

[You have found one (1) highly intelligent hacker, former contract killer, and expert undercover agent that goes by the alias Root.

If she had any doubts about whether or not she survived that sniper rifle bullet, being brought to a place called Death City certainly settled that matter. Is she a Meister? Is she a Weapon? Root doesn't know and quite frankly she doesn't care, but she does care about the surveillance cameras she sees on the streets. You'll find her exploring the city in earnest, from the shadiest streets to the fanciest bars, with the ease and expertise of someone who spent most of her life pretending to be someone else-- or various someones, as the case may be. Or maybe you'll just stumble upon her at the nearest Deathbucks using the laptop she stole just five minutes earlier. Oh dear.]

[00110010_00110011]

[Is that human woman talking to her computer? Way she is muttering under her breath has cadence Psii recognizes as one has used himself when trying to convince particularly stubborn system to cooperate. Considers telling her powers do not work here, because hasn't seen her before, but that does not mean she hasn't been here. Besides, also recognizes site she is trying to access.]

Don't think you'll get far. Have not been able to access anything interesting on that site.

[Says this in his usual almost-uninflected tone, but with quiet authority that says, If am unable to do it, can't be done.]

(sorry for the late...)

[indigo5a]

[ The purpose of a simulation is to trick you into giving up your secrets. Take the enemy to the Machine. Give up Finch's hideout to Samaritan. That sort of thing. But the war is over. The only secret left is the existence of the Machine, and no one is out looking for it anymore. At least, that's how it was before all of this nonsense began. In any case, there's no point in torturing her for information that she doesn't possess. The Machine contacts her when it wants to.

So, while this still might be a stupid sim, Shaw isn't so sure what purpose it could possibly serve, when it deviates so clearly from the reality she knows. The only mind trick here is the existence of her, the dead and yet very much alive woman who fancies herself in some sort of afterlife. It's ridiculous. Dead people are dead. There's no such thing as coming back. Unless she never died in the first place.

Shaw drops down into a chair across from dead-not-dead Root and drinks from her coffee cup, staring at her over the brim. ]

Lain | Serial Experiments Lain | Weapon

[wiredgod]

[Lain was the Weapon (a handheld tablet-like computer) of one Neji Hyuuga, split up into 3 distinct personalities. Not that you'll ever meet the third one, but two of them keep rather steady in switching off and on who's in charge.

She runs a computer (and general technology) repair shop and tends to help out in anything technology based, especially in regards to hacking. In the past or in the future, Bold Lain can be found running around, sticking her nose into everyone's business, partying, etc, and Normal Lain is generally cleaning up after her messes, delivering homemade lunches to people, etc. or helping out on the City Watch patrols.

Just specify if this is a past or future thing!]

future mo_om

[jutsu]

[Naruto has made plenty of questionable choices in the years he's spent growing up in Death City- and that's not even mentioning what he chose to name his ramen shop. But at least he hasn't tried his hand at electronics. Or facial hair. (He prefers to think of this as an exercise in common sense instead of cowardice. The jury's still out.)

He comes this way because he knows Lain will be busy with repair orders and he can picture her now- bent over her latest project and squinting at a bunch of wires. They've both come a long way from the pair of kids curled up inside on a hospital bed.

His head pops in through the front door- it's less an attempt to be sneaky than it is to see if she's too busy to get interrupted. But it looks like he's in luck. With one hand on the door and the other on its frame, Naruto continues to hover there like someone's pet cat, half in and half out.]

Pssst. Pssssst, Lain-chan.

Rei Kurosawa | Fatal Frame III | Meister

[cursemarked]

[Rei is a meister with an unlucky streak when it came to Weapons and instead ended up adopting a good chunk of the city's orphaned boy population somehow. She has her own photo gallery and runs a business as a freelance photographer, so on most days she can be found there or out taking pictures. If she's not there, she sometimes helps out at the maid cafe...For old time's sake, you know?

Inexplicably, the door to her apartment has a broken lock that's just never been fixed, so Rei's kinda of gotten used to coming home and finding someone just chilling on her couch or something, especially if they were in a hurry and just needed a place to hide for a bit.

Again, past or future/present, just let me know!]

owo

[sharingan]

[ How many years has it been and this lock still isn't fixed? This is how Rei is going to find Sasuke, crouched in the doorjam with a tool in his mouth and pieces of lock and metal and screws surrounding him on the ground. ]

Keroro | Keroro Gunsou | Weapon

[starfruitfrog]

[The frog-like alien who squeakingly stumbled onto Death City and became a Weapon taking the form of a ball that could make his Meister's thoughts into physical items and weapons with a very limited number of uses. As his time in the city went on, he started to do less and less weaponing in lieu of following his true calling: taking over the world by starting his own tiny empire consisting of Metokkori R (the Japanese goods shop that was really his excuse for importing large numbers of Gundam models) and Hikan Cafe (a former teashop that he takes over without remorse). And with so much sentient intellectual properties walking around? Of course he used them for his own gains, making a collection of Watch keychains and Famous Meister Parfaits. (Also done without remorse)

He hasn't been back in a while since he ultimately chose to go back home, leaving behind the Hikan Cafe and Metokkori R to be run using his Meister and business partner Eve's careful plans. And he likely comes back to find that his bank account now contains a number followed by more zeroes than he'd ever thought possible.

Do you want to set this in the past? The present with him trying to come to terms with the fact that his business continued even better without him there to mess it up? Let me know!]

[nolicenseyet]

[Eve has seen this number of zeroes before in her bank account but only in red.

She has no idea what to do with this. They have so much money there is a gentleman in asuit who met them in aseparate office.

She looks to Keroro. What should they do!?]

[saleh]

[Look who comes in to get his fix of blueberry pocky!]

Do you still sell those blueberry flavored sticks?

[That doesn't mean he intends to pay for them, though.]

dante | devil may cry 3 | weapon

[survivals]

[Dante's Weapon form was his signature sword, Rebellion and his Meister had been the one and only Date Masamune. Their partnership may have started purely because of how cool Dante's Weapon form was, but eventually they gained a deeper bond beyond the superficial origins. They had worked for the Watch, with Dante significantly less invested in their responsibilities compared with his partner. He had been far more interested in attempting to start up his own business instead.

Dante had been sent back at the same time as his Meister so he'll be disappointed to hear that the fun ended without him. Despite the amount of time that's passed in Death City since he returned to his world, he hasn't changed a bit. He's still the same cocky asshole.]

[recitings]

[As time had passed in Death City, a lot of things had changed for Genesis Rhapsodos. He had become older, he had put away his red leather jacket in exchange for a burgundy suit more suitable as a member of the detective agency. It makes sense too, the city is more quiet now... Excalibur antics aside. The war was over. And because of that, he had settled into a more relaxed, more regular way of life.

In fact, when he sees Dante, he's out on a run with his two dogs, dressed in very ordinary sports attire-- a soft grey sports hoodie over a red shirt and black jogging pants. The familiar face catches his attention and he stops.]

Hey!

[He pulls his dogs over as he approaches the familiar man.]

Are you Dante?

chosokabe motochika | sengoku basara | meister

[seafares]

[A desert was an unlikely place to find a Sengoku-era pirate, but Motochika had acclimatised fairly well. As a Meister he'd ended up partnering with Heiwajima Shizuo and his understanding and friendly nature had been a great balance to Shizuo. They'd more or less adopted Tohru and had been one happy, if short-tempered family.

They'd been one of the Deputy Zone Leaders in the Watch with Motochika also taking up smithing as a side job. Only a Weapon/Meister partnership would truly be effective in the war, but it hadn't hurt to make sure everyone had a practice weapon to fight with.

Motochika had missed the end of the war, but he'll be glad to hear it finally ended even if he hadn't had the chance to participate. He wouldn't be sticking around for long, he had responsibilities back in Hi-no-moto even if he did miss everyone.]

syaoran li | cardcaptor sakura ( weapon )

[cannotignore]

[ It's been quite a long time since he's been in Death City. He can't exactly count the days when, but he still remembers this place rather fondly, even if he wasn't here for too long. But at the same time, he can't help but feel concerned that he's actually stuck here again. The good thing is that he still remembers how to turn into a weapon - he's the traditional sword that he's always used.

There's no way that he's planning on throwing himself down the stairs again (he regrets everything from before!!) but he still hasn't exactly perfected the ways of transforming.

Although he's slightly concerned that Sakura's here - maybe it's the holidays, but this place wasn't always the best place to be in, that's for sure. He's never had a Meister, although he did want one for a while... correction: if Sakura's here, he needs a way to protect her.

Regardless, there's a young child no older than thirteen at best in the city; you'll find him attending anything related to self defense classes, not to mention anything that would potentially make him a better weapon, given that he has no meister.

He'll be fine, probably. ]

dawn | pokemon (anime) ☆ meister

[hairsparkles]

[ Wow, this certainly is a blast from the past! Death City's something that is clearly something that she recalls pretty well. There's a lot of things to do, to explore, and she's popped in and out of the area before so it's honestly... not anything new for her.

This is what, her fourth time? Geez, does BREW like her or what?

Nevertheless, she immediately puts herself to work: she can be found sewing various items to sell - clothes, plush dolls, you name it. She's actually pretty excitable, but at the same time, she's nervous. There's so many things that she's missed here. So many people she's met.

But... people she cared about got hurt, too. And it's seeing their pain that makes hers grow as well. She can't help but empathize with them. And she's managed to figure out her feelings for a certain boy here, too. While she doesn't know if he'll be here or not and honestly, a part of her wishes, deep down, that he's here. It's selfish, sure, but it's something that she's wanted.

No need to worry, no need to worry! Everything is going to turn out just fine, she knows it.

Also as a heads up, feel free to ask for TYL Plot Dawn as well, who was captured by the witches and became a modified witch herself. ]

?????

[mylegendbeganon]

[There is just a mysterious cardboard stand of a mysterious...thing. Mysterious.]

omg y e s

[cardfortress]

[Oh no. Near walks quickly past the cardboard stand and pretends not to notice it, looking away as quickly as he physically can. He's been in Death City long enough to know that mysterious things almost always spell trouble.]

Mello | Death Note | Meister

[want_the_world]

[Once Mello decided to stay in Death City, he was determined to climb to the top of his particular food chain, and now he leads the Watch. He's not particularly introspective--never has been--but sometimes even he reflects on how much has changed since the day he arrived here. How much he has changed. He's learnt, if not tact, then at least that it's far easier to get people to do what you want if you give them something in return, particularly if they work for you and you all need to somewhat get on.

That's why he's currently carrying two trays' worth of coffee and hot chocolate back to HQ: a little pre-emptive bribery for his staff.]

[cardfortress]

[Although Near absolutely hates being known publicly for his role as a Death Scythe and as the person behind the Detective Agency and Black Mesa, he has to admit that the job has its perks. Walking into the Watch HQ at any given moment like it's no big deal has always been one of those perks, and having his partner lead the Watch certainly doesn't hurt matters, either.

(He could do without the annoying attempts at small talk from various Watch employees, though. Just because it's been 7 years since the war ended doesn't mean he metamorphosed into a social butterfly.)

He knows Mello went out for coffee, so he sits down on his partner's chair while he's out, promptly making himself more comfortable by taking his shoes off so he can bring a knee up to his chest. Everything seems normal until it happens: his communicator is repeatedly pinged by the program linked to the surveillance system, telling him that far too many people arrived to Death City all of a sudden, almost as if--

No. He won't let that possibility affect him until he sees some evidence.]

You took longer to get coffee than usual, [he says when Mello opens the door to his own office, sounding very much like nothing out of ordinary has happened, even though his mind is racing. He doesn't care that his words show just how much he watches Mello's every move; his Meister already knows that, after all.]

The Ψiioniic | Homestuck | Weapon

[00110010_00110011]

[Choices after war were to stay, or to return to world where is dead. Psii chose obvious.

Is used to being alone. Has been getting used to self again, and to idea has a self no one can take away now. Over last few years, has formed strong opinions about human food. Has practiced abilities with a Meister when has found someone compatible, but does not have permanent partner. Has learned, mostly, how to sleep, and almost never dreams is ship again.

Has not given up hope that family will one day be brought back here, and today, as sometimes does, is wandering near center of Death City just in case.]

[dungenessmaster]

Right where I thought you'd be.

[Karkat's tone isn't incredulous or even all that critical. He doesn't blame Psii at all. But he stopped believing BREW would ever bring their loved ones back a while ago, and seeing people still making his way over here makes him sort of sad.]

Karkat Vantas | Homestuck | weapon

[dungenessmaster]

A. THE PAST

[Thirteen years old and cranky as hell, Karkat's been here long enough to build a reputation. He's known to be ornery but helpful, willing to lend a hand to the war the locals fight or just sit down and listen as someone sorts out their feelings.

His meister, Selendis, is off someplace by herself at the moment -- as she nearly always is -- so Karkat patrols alone, hopping rooftops in this city full of narrow streets, not expecting to find any trouble but enjoying feeling almost cool and important anyway.

He'll probably trip and eat shit if you wait long enough.]

B. THE PRESENT.

[He's older now, an unpartnered Deathscythe, scarred from countless battles. He chose to stay. After so many years here and so many strong bonds made with locals and other displaced people like himself, he couldn't see himself starting over to face an uncertain future in SGRUB.

He's still kind of short, with the same ridiculous nubby horns and dramatic temper. And he's still dorky and uncool as ever, his love of romcoms and bad comedies still firmly intact despite everything.]

b!

[jutsu]

[A little older, a little wiser, and sadly only a little bit taller- Naruto too has settled into the rhythm of his new home. It's a very different life than the one that awaited him back in Konoha; instead of juggling a wife and two kids with running an entire village, these days Naruto juggles training pre-teens and running his own ramen shop. Which is exactly what he's trying to do right now- get from the training grounds to the residential district.

Naruto has walked these roads so many times during patrol shifts that he could probably find his way in his sleep, but it's the people he sees along the way that make it worth it. Hah. He'd know those tiny cow horns anywhere.]

Oi oi, if you shuffle any slower here I'm gonna turn into an old man.

AUDREY PARKER | HAVEN | MEISTER

[helpstroubled]

BEFORE:

Audrey was in Death City for a limited time, when everything in her world seemed like it was falling apart and she was trying desperately to piece it back together. She didn't know her own true identity, just that her personality had been siphoned from a random person on the other side of the country, and she seemed to have had several of them over the last century at least, picking up new traits and abilities as each one passed. She was hunting down a serial killer, trying to find her missing son, and keep her on again off again boyfriend/partner from dying - or staying dead. While in Death City, she roomed with her Weapon, a friend from home named Dwight, whose Trouble back in Haven was being the resident bullet magnet, and, ironically enough, his Weapon form was a gun, which worked well enough for this FBI agent-turned local detective. She worked for the Detective Agency to pay the rent, and she was very defensive of the short-lived friendships she'd made while in beautiful Death City, even as the locals rioted around them.

NOW:

[Audrey hasn't been gone too long, it seems, but to her, it feels like forever. She's figured out the secrets to her past, saved her town of Haven, and restored what she could of her family. She wishes Nathan and James had made it to Death City with her, but if her last stay was any indication, this wouldn't be too long a visit.

As she walks through the buildings and alleys, wondering where her old friends and roommate have all gotten to, Audrey knows that, no matter what adventures await her this time- She is badly out of practice.

But that won't stop her. She heads for the agency building - or at least where she remembers it to be.]

sasuke uchiha | naruto | weapon

[sharingan]

[ Sasuke made Death City his new home when everyone he cared for eventually found their way to the Nevada, and when the war finally ended he remained in the desert as a Deathscythe with his Meister, Naruto. He was part of the Watch and devoted a great deal of time to becoming as powerful as he could to defend the city from the witches, who became the target for all of his hatred.

He can often be found patrolling, and runs morning classes in taijutsu and in resonating with a difficult Weapon (ie: him). After the war, he still does regular city patrols like some sort of police officer, but can be seen loitering around Mi-so Good Ramen, the noodle stand Naruto opened once peace became a reality. He still looks mostly unapproachable but he isn't as rude as he once has, having taken an active role in what it means to make and keep bonds with other people.

Past or present/future (just mention which!), either way Sasuke will probably be hanging around looking bored with a hand on his katana. ]

[jutsu]

[Sasuke has never been a morning person. He doesn't really wake up so much as he comes out of a deathlike trance and wants to commit acts of violence on the world- so why he decided to punish himself, Naruto, and a bunch of innocent martial arts students by teaching a morning class is one of Death City's great mysteries.

It might be horrible, but it's also become habitual, and that's what brings Naruto here before the sun is up- with a bag slung over one arm and an umbrella over the other. Last week Sasuke didn't even put his shoes on before leaving. Maybe this is what moms feel like.

When he's finally near enough to call out, Naruto does it without his usual bellow and couples it with the wave of an arm instead. Something tells him that shouting wouldn't do him any favors. Gotta give it another hour maybe.]

Oi, Sasuke.

Genesis Rhapsodos | Final Fantasy VII | Weapon

[recitings]

[ Weapon form: Rapier, his personal ornate broadsword from his home world. Status: Deathscythe. Presently, he works for both the Watch and the Kuzunoha Detective Agency. He had used to teach but as the black blood infection in him had never been cured, he has made himself more sparse. He hasn’t even made an effort to connect with a new Meister from fear of infecting them. But he still does his best to give back to the world that gave him a second chance.

Genesis could be found either walking his two dogs Apple and Mei or at the training grounds assisting with Weapons Handling. He might also be seen once in a while over the skies of Death City, patrolling with his one black wing. ]