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( hello, Nippon! you may not recognise the woman who appears on your screens, but the eagle eyed among you may just catch that she's at Kanayama Shrine.

...of course, if you can't catch that, it's understandable, as she's currently sat atop the giant steel phallus which stars in the festival's procession. and looking distinctly uncomfortable about having to ask this question; )

C-could... somebody get me down?

( she quickly flips her camera to show the steel member she's precariously perched on (thanks, teleportation!) and then shows the closed door to the shrine opposite her.

uh. help? )

( ooc: per the mod response the phallus is stored with the dildo and locked up in the shrine. so it might be difficult to get to her! )

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[Rude, since he wasn't too far from the location of the shrine, decides to respond.]

Are you safe for now?

[As he asks his question he's clearly already moving.]

I can be there soon. Hang tight.

Y-yeah. ( a bit precariously balanced, but still. ) A-as long as I don't fall.

Anything around you can hold onto?

[Somewhat of a dumb question, he knows. Surely she would have been holding onto it already. But when someone is panicking, the logical choices aren't always the ones people jump to. He also realised if she was perched on the head of a giant dick like she looked to be, there would be even less to hold onto.

It was still worth suggesting.]

( ... you're really gonna make her say this, huh? )

Just the... uh, head. I guess.

( she's going to be clinging onto whatever bit of the ridge she can grab when he gets there. and be fifty shades of scarlet while she does. )

[He'd just nod. He wasn't about to judge, you did what you had to in order to keep yourself alive. And if it meant gripping onto the side of a massive dick, then you grabbed that dick with all you've got.]

Keep at it. I'm here.

[Rude put the magi-comm down on a wall, showing him still, rather than just turning it off and leaving her alone. He stepped up to the doors to the shrine and from inside the sound of the doors rattling would be heard as he tests out just how strong the locks in place were.

He nodded. Stepped back, and then lifted leg and with a grunt he launched a powerful kick at the centre of the doors. There was a crack, but the doors remained where they were.

It would take four more such kicks before the doors finally gave in and crashed open, wood splintering and the doors rendered completely useless.

Rude hurried inside and looked around the dimly lit room and up to the woman atop the giant steel phallus.]

Jump. I'll catch you.

( that does seem to be her only option. man, it might be a good thing she hasn't seen any of her actors in Nippon yet. she's pretty sure some of them would not be able to handle this kind of situation. not that she exactly feels confident in what she's doing, but she's a 24 year old woman! she can handle this!

... well. mostly.

she sure as heck wasn't prepared to handle the thundering noise of someone — her rescuer, in this case — kicking at the door until it breaks and swings open. (that's one way to do it, she supposes, but surely there was a monk or someone who he could have spoken to?) she startles, scrambling to keep her balance on the round head of the, uh, giant dick in a move that will likely render any future ability to be aroused by that particular part of anatomy impossible.

yeah. definitely a good thing none of her actors are here. Homare-san would be writing a poem instead of offering her a way down... )

E-eh? Are you sure? ( she asks that more out of reflex than anything else. how else was she going to get down? it's too thick to slide down, so, screwing her eyes shut, Izumi flings herself in the stranger's direction with a yell that's equal parts terror and pumping herself up. )

[Needs must. And in the time it took to find someone with a key, she could have fallen and hurt herself. This, as far as Rude was concerned, was the quickest way to get to the woman in distress.

He stood below her, was about to agree he was sure, when she just pitched herself off into the unknown.

Rude steps back and to the left and brought his hands up to give her a relatively soft place to land. He turned as he did, stalling some of her momentum and then carefully lowered her legs to the ground. He did keep one arm on her shoulders though, just to ensure her balance and she was steady enough after being trapped and her fall.]

Will you be alright now?

( if she didn't do it then and there, she'd never have done it. she's certain of that. this is not her idea of fun, but at least he catches her, neatly and impressively, and she feels blessed ground beneath her feet once more.

oh. oh goodness, she's glad to be standing. no slick, steel phallus to cling onto, just ground and the steadying hand of someone. )

Yeah... Thank you.

( once she's taken a few breaths and let herself open an eye, she's good. steady enough to stand and bow to him in thanks. )

Oh! I didn't get your name. I'm Tachibana Izumi.

[Rude raised a brow at being bowed to... but curiously returned it with a slight one of his own.]

Rude.

( gratitude brings out ingrained habits, what can she say. though, as grateful as Izumi is, she also looks like she doesn't want to stick around here too long. but can you really blame the girl? having to be rescued from a giant dick is not the elegant entrance of which people dream. )

Nice to meet you. That was really impressive! ( catching her, that is. that took some strength and reflexes. ) Do you work out a lot?

( her words are light, casual. a genuine respect for his physical prowess mixed with the kind of "get to know a new friend" small talk that somehow keeps it a million miles from the kind of content that usually takes place in this temple. )

Used to. Still working on that here.

[It was an odd question to ask right off the bat, and one that caused Rude's lips to twitch into an almost smile.

With a gesture of a hand, he waves for her to exit the temple. It was lighter outside, after all. And less stuffy. And less dominated by a giant dick.]

Haven't been here long. Just glad I was in the area to help.

( Well, it made sense in Izumi's head! But out they go. )

Me either. ( What a wonderful first impression to have of Nippon: it teleporting you onto a penis statue. ) I was hoping to explore a little bit. ...But not like that.

( s i g h. )

It's one way of seeing the sights.

[Rude glanced over his shoulder and back at the shrine before he shook his head and turned his attention to the girl at his side.

She didn't look any the worse for wear, which was a good sign.]

You're positive you're unhurt? I know a healer.

( Somehow, she managed to land safely in both cases, which is kind of miraculous but she's not complaining about that. )

Don't worry, I'm okay. ...The only thing bruised is my pride.

( Can healers do anything about that? Probably not. )

Let me guess, teleportation?

[That's quite a place to end up in. He's kind of glad his own teleport shenanigans haven't taken him to places like that. Then again... 😏]

It's still at the same temple, right?

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( the man's first question gets a nod. )

Y-yeah... ( that's exactly what happened. she knew they were prone to accidents, but this is ridiculous, isn't it?!

as for the temple? )

I think so? I didn't go inside, but the door looks the same...

( she looked around the festival, managed to see the temple from the outside, but she was more interested in seeing if anything was curry flavoured. )

I should be able to get there pretty fast, unless someone else is already on their way. Just... hold on and try not to fall?

( Thankfully, Izumi has a saviour on the way, so when she next messages, she's outside the temple. )

I'm out. You don't need to worry about me!

( The temple doors behind her are definitely broken, though. )

Okay, that's good. Are you fine otherwise? If I remember right just staring at that statue is... affective.

I... think so? I don't feel any different.

( Just a little embarrassed, but who wouldn't be? Thankfully, she landed on the giant, parading statue the monks had returned to the temple for storage, not the one on display in the centre of the room. )

How did you... get there..?

[Actually. Vennessa makes a face and waves one hand to dismiss the question.]

Never mind. I think I know. Ah... I can come to get you?

( Vennessa doesn't get a response for a few minutes, but when she does, Izumi is standing outside the temple.

uh, are those doors broken? (yes, yes they are.) )

Thanks, but... Someone rescued me.

( which she's happy for, and she gets the logic in not waiting around, but there's a definite glance back at those doors which suggests she feels guilty about the fact it had to come at the cost of the temple doors. )

Remind me not to use those teleporters again.

( if she's not stuck on a dildo, she's in freezing Hokkaido. )

[Oh, phew. It did look like a precarious position to be in, so she's glad to see the young woman got out of it safely. She smiles a little, hoping that the expression is reassuring.]

I'm sure they'll be fine to use when the uh... bugs are worked out. [That's what they were calling it, wasn't it? Bugs?]

Though I don't know why they don't have their own people to experiment with things like this... instead of always calling on us.

( Well, Izumi is much more relieved and relaxed now her feet are firmly on the ground, so she returns the smile easily. )

I guess it's part of our duty now? But I'm not sure how they help with time loops...

( that said, the time loop thing mostly flew over her head. It's confusing enough in fiction, let alone reality. )

[The idea of having a duty to the NRL is something that Vennessa did not keep for very long. As far as she is concerned, her duty is to her fellow otherworlders and not to the people who brought them here in spite of what they might try to press to the contrary.]

I expect that they're just a new technology. [She replies thoughtfully.]

The time loop in Nippon was fixed last year... The worst one, anyway...

( Izumi, having only just got here, is still trying to sift through how she thinks about that whole mess. It's so far beyond anything she expected to encounter in life that she's just going with it. )

Oh. I didn't know about that. ( look there was a lot of information thrown at her in a very short space of time. 😭 ) Do we, uh, know how many other loops exist?

( are these really questions she's asking? What has her life become... )

Ah... the NRL might be able to give you an exact number?

[To tell the truth, Vennessa hasn't looked into it at all. The time loops seem to crop up randomly and in random places, and she has no idea if they are being kept track of by the refugees in any capacity but they must be keeping track of them at the NRL.

It is a lot of information, and Vennessa had missed out on getting a lot of it first-hand when she had broken a window and bolted the moment she appeared in Nippon.]

If you really want to know. They seem to pop up all over.

Hm... ( Well, it seems like it's good information to know. And if the NRL aren't aware, that'd be useful to know too, right? ) I think I'll do that. Thank you, Vennessa.

[Ha ha holy shit.]

You are somehow both incredibly lucky and incredibly cursed! I'm a little jealous!

( honestly, that's a very apt summary of Izumi's life in general. )

You think...? ( she would call this very squarely cursed. the door's locked and she's trapped on top of a giant penis. )

I mean, just happening to land on a giant steel dick has to be some sort of good omen? So maybe this is a sign that you're gonna get some in the near future? [He points at the camera. Ha ha, he's not wrong is he!]

But oh yeah, in the moment, the whole situation is definitely cursed.

I don't have a partner, so... I don't think so.

( you know this is a porn game, and I know this is a porn game, but Izumi is still in the same mindset she's always known. sex is something she saves for relationships. )

[Oh honey. She will learn in time. For now, Yakumo shrugs.] You never know.

You still need help getting down?

( cue a few minutes pause and a scene change! she's now outside of the temple, on solid ground. )

Nope! Someone came by and helped me out. ( as can be, uh, seen by the broken doors behind her. ) ... I don't think I'll be using those teleporters again any time soon.

( because if she has to do another damsel in distress post, she may just cringe herself into a black hole. )

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