TDM 004: BACK TO SCHOOL

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A: Garden Level - Fall IN!
[The garden is full of fruits and overflowing with milk and honey as usual, truly a paradise. But gasp, what's this? A PALLET CHANGE? Instead of the typical lush green, it's taken on more Autumn colors for Aesthetic^TM. It's still pleasantly warm as usual though, for current denizens and newbies alike, and it's gosh darn nice to hang out in.

But speaking of newbies and passerbys! If you pop in, you'll find yourself landing in a pile of colorful leaves. But these ain't no normal leaves!! Depending on the color, you may experience the following:

Yellow- Get energized nerd!! Despite just dying, you're suddenly filled to the brim with joy, and far more amicable to the first people you see.
Orange- Ever heard of love at first sight?? IT'S HAPPENING NOW. You may become absolutely smitten with the first few folks that help you out of your pile.
Red- Or the complete opposite! You're filled with the POWER OF AGGRO and ready to argue or fight with whoever you see first!

Or maybe you fall in a pile of mixed leaves that give you a combo of effects, or nullify the effect so nothing happens! Up to you. ]


B, Hell Level: Spooky Scary Skeletons
[Down at the HellRaiser hotel, it's already practically halloween 24/7, but now even more so! The standard hellish hotel amenities are available--massages, hot saunas, all the booze and drugs you could ever want, room service, etc!

But the perpetual night life is where it's at. In celebration of the most unholy season of the year (citation needed), the clubs are HOPPING and playing music loud enough it could raise the (un)dead. . .literally! You could be walking on your way back from getting a burger, and skeleton or zombie bursts from the ground! They might attack you or. . .try to get you to dance with them. Weird. Either way, don't linger too long, or they'll try to get you to go back further into the depths with them. . .

Alternatively maybe you're just accosted by some normal party demons/imps and dragged into a club. Have fun!]


C, Heaven Level: The Holy Spirit Halloween
[Heaven-side, the heavenly hotel is its normal, pampering self, complete with every luxurious amenity you could imagine. However, it seems some parts of the hotel are decorated with more. . .demonic accents??

It's not just the hotel either. Outside, spot angels in all sorts of costumes, ranging from black cats to silly godzilla rubber suits. That's right, TIS THE SEASON, and it's the only time angels get to indulge in more silly ~sinful~ desires! Is this cultural appropriation?? Don't worry about it.

As for you, if you're not chillin' at a cat cafe or the gorgeous beach or a coffee shop, you may find a cherub stuffing you into a silly costume. When in Rome!! You may also come across huge golden depots full of costumes, so feel free to shop around! The cherubs within will also see to your every need, as if they're extensions of the hotel as well]

OOC NOTES:
-"Ash this TDM seems kinda half assed" i don't have any excuse this time i'm just tired
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Comments

Klaus Hargreeves | The Umbrella Academy | Heavenbound

[busball]

Hell

Klaus' discomfort level is at an all time high. So they decided to take themself out of the equation and find their way to somewhere with food rather than the drugs and alcohol.

After getting as much meat as they can get on a burger, they start to walk back to the elevator. They're planning to eat first and then go back to Heaven, but there's a weird, dancing zombie.

"Listen, buddy. I'm sure you're like...super hungry, but I don't have anything to give you and I want to eat my food. Do you want half a burger?"

Apparently not. So now Klaus is running as the zombie equivalent of a 'distract and attack' sort of Velociraptor attack starts. He is still trying to eat his burger as he runs, which is chaotic at worst and entertaining to watch at best.

Heaven

Somehow Heaven is safer than Hell. No, that's pretty normal when it comes to Klaus, actually. They have thankfully finished their drink before they're attacked by cherubs and shoved into a Jane Jetson costume.

"Hey hey! I can dress myself," goes unheard as they keep forcing him into the costume. "Fiiiiiiiiine. I guess I can't."

Hell

[konpeito_aji]

Nobunaga is SO TORN between helping his spouse, and just pulling up a chair with popcorn to watch. Who's the worst husband ever? Yes! It's Oda!

At least he does load up his long gun, ready to shoot if the zombie gets close to Klaus!

"Damn, I could go for a burger right now." What if it's people? Dumb question, we all know the answer.

[busball]

Wow, Nobunaga. How rude.

Klaus is shrieking while dodging, mind blank, forgetting they have actual powers that they can use to deal with this. This is why they do not have the family braincell.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Is this high pitched and more like a scream-whine than anything else? Yes. But who is keeping track?

[konpeito_aji]

Smart Klaus is the sexiest, but dumb girly screaming Klaus is the cutest. It's a thing!

Nobunaga cheerfully shoots a zombie or two, happily reloading, and still watching the show before he'll get out the katana.

Listen, he knows Klaus can't die, CAN levitate, and isn't in REAL danger, so clearly this is all a show for fun! Everyone enjoys zombies differently! Ah yes, his spouse is pretty and cute!

It's like Ranmaru. Sure Ranmaru is a competent general, swordsman, ninja in his own right, but also if given the full choice? Really just wants to be a pop idol.

[busball]

This is the least fun they've had all day. They don't like to run and certainly not this much.

It's really just uncomfortable and he's tired. He's so so tired. God. Were they always this out of shape? The answer is yes.

They pause, going to take a bite out of their burger when it's knocked out of their hands and onto the ground. This is when their brain kicks in and they send the zombies flying back a good two feet. "HEY! YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT!" One day they'll realize that Nobunaga is right there! YOU COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS!

[konpeito_aji]

Nobunaga, conversely, is quite enjoying himself and if they weren't already married, he would propose all over again! Poor Klaus. He owes them a burger.

He reloads the gun, (he should really look into a faster one, maybe those revolvers????) but just cheerfully watches still. And wolf whistles a catcall. What? It's hot!

[busball]

If this were a less serious (ish) situation, Klaus probably would have gotten dramatic and emotional about it. The burger, that is.

When they hear the wolf whistle, they pause, looking around only to find Nobunaga with a gun. "HEY! HAVE YOU BEEN HERE THIS WHOLE TIME?!" Okay, so maybe they are getting a little more dramatic about things.

Hell

[faithfulservant]

[Javert was watching the chaotic scene. He didn't understand why the other was trying to eat and run at the same time. Most tended to run. He gave a wary sigh and looking for some kind of branch, he finds one. Right. He better go and see if he can rescue the other.

He ran over and with a forceful swing of the branch he knocked the zombie away.]

Stay down!

[He shouted. After a few more swings, the zombie gets bored and tries to find another victim.]

[busball]

[It's definitely a weird situation. This guy looks like he walked right out of a period drama that Klaus has not once experienced. They were never super into them.]

Wow. You sure know your way around a stick, huh? [They are still eating since they have a chance to actually eat it now. They are also waiting to see if the innuendo gets noticed or not. Because they are a child and this is a hilarious moment.]

Thanks.

[faithfulservant]

[Despite the time period, Javert was quick to realize what Klaus was implying and gave him a glare in response. He then hit him hard on the head with the branch before dropping it.]

Perhaps, I should have let that creature eat you instead.

[Have fun dealing with his heavy French accent. Javert is honestly surprised he could understand the other. He believed this strange world had something to do with it.

[busball]

[Klaus lets out a soft, plaintive 'oooowwww' as he's hit, rubbing the spot.]

Maybe I should have let it eat you. Gosh. You almost knocked my food out of my hand.

[Is this why people hate the French? Klaus is starting to understand.]

[faithfulservant]

Right. [He gives a disbelieving look in Klaus's direction.]


Perhaps, if you weren't so focused on trying to eat you could have saved yourself.

[busball]

[They make a face, resisting the urge to use their powers to throw something. Instead he just casually levitates and continues to eat his food while staring directly at the other man.]

Eating is important. And I took time to get it. Why wouldn't I try to eat it?

Heaven

[absolutest]

'Want me to get rid of them?' Lute's staring at the scene in an unamused fashion. The cherubs have left her alone. It could be because that Exorcist outfit looks like a costume anyway. It could be because most of them are too intimidated by her to dare.

The one-armed angel takes a step closer to Klaus. 'They have worse outfits. You might want to stick with that one.'

[busball]

Klaus looks up at the person standing in front of him. They note that there's only one arm and fight against the urge to ask what happened. The outfit is also something, for sure. They've seen similar on Earth. Except not fully.

"I'm okay? It's fine. I still am figuring out exactly what it is. But thanks." They swat at the cherubs a bit. "That's enough costume, guys." A beat. "You get costumed, too?"

[absolutest]

When she hears that he's fine, Lute relaxes. The cherubs here can be even pushier than the ones she's used to, and sometimes new winners need to be told that they can say no to whatever it is the cherubs are clamoring for.

She looks over his costume again. 'I don't know what it is, but the color's good on you.'

Then Lute glances down at her own clothes. 'No, this is just me,' she tells him, There are no bloodstains on her today. Skeletons don't bleed when you destroy them. Lute stretches out her wings, then gives them a little half-flap. 'They think I look good enough already.' Deadpan.

[busball]

Klaus looks down before immediately doing a little spin. "Thanks. I'm pretty sure it's one of the girl Jetsons. From that space show? Or maybe it's not space? I admit I was high when I was watching it..." They were high a lot of the time, though.

They don't have wings, but there's definitely a slight glow about them. It seems mostly pointless as a power, but there it is. He laughs a little at the response. "Well, I guess they would. That or they don't want to die."

[absolutest]

'I don't watch much TV.' It's not a lie; Heaven does have TV, and Lute has watched some of it. Mostly sports, and action movies. Usually when Adam insisted she just had to see something cool.

She smirks at his comment about the cherubs. 'That too. Don't let them push you around. Are you new to all this?' Subtly but significantly different from asking if he's new here.

[busball]

Klaus shrugs. That seems fair. It's one of those things. Some people just don't watch TV. It isn't like they saw much TV as kids anyway. Reginald wasn't a big 'TV' person.

"To this in specific? Yeah. Dying, no. But this is waaay different from my Void. And the girl on the bike's not around. Nobunaga says God here isn't just some girl on a bike..." Which is fine, but still weird to think about after all that dying.

Hell

[astrogator]

That is her ally that... demon? monster? is chasing around! For once, Ari Tayrey doesn't have any complaints to make about the meat-eating. She's legitimately concerned. She fears for Klaus' life! Unlife. Being double dead can't be good for a person.

It's time for swift action. She turns up the intensity dial on her energy pistol, and shoots.

She's more than capable of hitting a moving target, and the zombie is no exception. She hits it square in the chest. Great shot, Tayrey!

One problem. Shooting a zombie in the chest is completely ineffective.

[busball]

Klaus appreciates the effort, anyway Tayrey!

The shot still does jolt Klaus out of his general forgetfulness and he focuses, throwing back one of the zombies. "Hey, Tayrey!" A beat. "Sucks about the gun? Oh shit." This is said as another zombie comes in closer and he has to run again. "I'm so tired of zombies!"

[astrogator]

She was an uninvolved bystander until she decided to get involved by shooting, and now the zombies want her too. Faced with the fact that her gun hadn't worked, Tayrey has to run. She hates running. The starship environment is much more conducive to strength training. Cardio is not so fun for her.

'How do we kill these things?!' she asks as she gets close to him.

[busball]

"Uhhhh...Usually guns would work? So I don't even know." There were a lot of zombie movies and that zombie hookers movie probably wasn't accurate. They also hate running. It's their least favorite activity.

"Maybe you have to shoot them in the head? That seems like the usual method? Or maybe we can run more." But he has telekinesis if they really need it. "Maybe if we run fast enough, they'll leave us alone??"

[astrogator]

'Maybe. But if we're wrong about the running, they keep chasing us and we're too tired to run any more and then they get us.' Not an appealing prospect. Tayrey thinks quickly. She might be able to get a head shot, but that needs sufficient distance between them for her to stop running, turn, aim and fire. It'd be a risk. Or-

'Klaus, can you fly?' she asks suddenly. Shooting them in the head from above would be easier, but she needs to make sure he'll be alright, too.

[busball]

Klaus does hate running, so that is a fair thing to point out. It's a terrible time. They aren't fully paying attention when she asks if he can fly. "Uhhhh..." But once his brain processes the words, he makes a 'sorta-kinda' movement with his hand before levitating, using his telekinesis to push away from the ground. "I don't have wings or anything...weirdly? Shouldn't I?" Or is that only some angels?