Cataclysm and the Aftermath [Closed/Open - Read OOC Note]

[cobalt-inferno.livejournal.com]

Rin's arrival unto Stacy had been well received for the most part. He easily overlooked things, didn't notice others, and his usual naive/oblivious demeanor kept him unfocused and uninterested as far as the details of their current predicament were. To him, this just seemed like a weird, new themed attraction, then he learned that they were in some war with another group of people who needed help. To someone like Rin, all he needed was the basest of information and he'd do what needs to be done...

But today, Yukio had called him into one of those sensorium things, to talk to Rin about something important and to finally give him that iPad looking thing that he had taken away from him when they first arrived. Blackie tagged along of course, always curious as to everything that was going on in a place such as this...


After the news, and the massive outburst that happened with his brother in the Sensoriums, one could say that Rin had gotten over it quickly. At least on the outside... He walked the long streets of the City, hands in his pockets and head down, it almost seemed as if he was heading nowhere in particular. Truth was, he was brooding on everything that had been finally relayed to him. He had lost EVERYTHING... and had it not been for his brother and Blackie... he would have ended up turning full demon and who knows what kind of damage he would have caused to the ship until they finally took him down.

What was he supposed to do now? The obvious answer was to help with this new war... He just wasn't feeling up to it just yet. Everything that had weighed on him previously in Assiah, Shiro's death, the Exorcist academy, the war with Gehenna and Satan... it all just got multiplied immensely by all of this... Shura, Shiemi, Kimiki, Bon, Shima... everyone... everyone gone.... 

He clenched his fist, closing his eyes tightly and punched the side of the building closest to him, making the wall break and shatter. Rin jumped back and looked around alarmed, wondering if anyone had seen that and quickly walked away as if nothing had happened. It was silly, to hide his identity in this new place... but he had promised Yukio a long time ago, and he figured that this place wasn't any different until spotty four eyes told him to... For the most part...




[[OOC Note: The first cut is locked to Yukio; once Rin goes out into the City it's open to anyone. Keep in mind that Yukio will be following his brother, so feel free to approach either of them. Chances are, you'll be getting tagged by both, especially if you approach Rin since Yukio still doesn't trust the crew around him. Everyone and all CR is welcomed though!]]

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[tetsuwan-atom.livejournal.com]

Atom smiled. "Hey, is that your cat? He's pretty cute! Anyway, you want me to take you up?"

He took off a little, hovering above the ground to demonstrate. "I promise not to drop you or anything."

[cobalt-inferno.livejournal.com]

"Ah, yeah, this is Blackie. He's my -- w-what?! No, that's fine, we can totally walk! Besides, I might miss something I want to look at!"

Maybe if he was completely certain of everything he had seen up to date? He would have done it in a heartbeat, but he was still getting used to this whole idea of this place with people from different worlds or games or manga or whatever else.

[tetsuwan-atom.livejournal.com]

Aww. Atom looked a little disappointed, but decided to walk alongside Rin anyway. "Where'd you get him? Is he a real cat? Can I pet him?"

[cobalt-inferno.livejournal.com]

Rin, is it okay? Blackie asked, looking at the robot boy curiously.

Rin smiled in turn as they walked and nodded, "He is, he's really friendly! Been my friend for a while now." Well more than a friend, he was his familiar and part of his family.

Blackie jumped over on Atom and pawed at him curiously, wondering how a robot boy felt.

[tetsuwan-atom.livejournal.com]

Atom patted the black cat, ruffling the fur behind his ears. "Wow, he's really soft. How long have you known each other?"

Atom's hand felt remarkably like a human one... though he was infinitely more durable. Hard for a bullet to dent, and even harder for a cat to scratch... if Blackie were so inclined, anyway.

[cobalt-inferno.livejournal.com]

Blackie purred and playfully pawed at his hand.

Rin, Rin! It feels like people! It's different though... But not in a bad way! Blackie mewed.

Rin smiled in turn and laughed a bit. "Hmm, a few months now I think. He's been an amazing friend and has helped me through some hard times."

[tetsuwan-atom.livejournal.com]

Atom grinned. There were animals back home, too, but he didn't have a pet himself. Sometimes it just seemed like there was no time.

"Oh yeah? Well, animals have a lot of therapeutic benefits, I guess. That's why they use them in hospitals."

[cobalt-inferno.livejournal.com]

"They do?" Rin asked curiously. "Like, magic or something?" Okay, maybe not magic... but he had seen and knew of certain things that happened in the world of Exorcists.

[tetsuwan-atom.livejournal.com]

He laughed a little, glancing into the glass of an empty store as they passed it by. "No, I mean it makes you feel better just having them around. The same goes for patients, I guess. Do you come from a world with lots of magic?"

Atom figured that might be the reason for the ears.

[cobalt-inferno.livejournal.com]

Rin thought about how to answer. While the normal populace was unaware of the war that Exorcists waged against the demons of Gehenna, people like him and the demons had magic, or something that could be describes as magic.

Atom didn't seem to be from his world... other than being very familiar to something he had read in a manga but...

"Yeah, somewhat. You?"

He hadn't even bothered thinking about his ears as he wasn't usually questioned about them! And here he was hiding his tail!

[tetsuwan-atom.livejournal.com]

Atom shook his head. "Nope. In my world, magic doesn't exist. I saw someone using it on the ship, though. It was pretty neat."

Mankind had moved forward using scientific innovation rather than master of incantations or rituals. Of course, he guessed to some people, technology might appear to be a kind of magic...

[cobalt-inferno.livejournal.com]

Hm, he'd have to keep that in mind and tell Yukio about it. Might be something he'd want to look into for sure.

"Well, it usually is pretty neat. The really cool stuff they show on movies and anime's the best kind I've seen, but that's just in shows and stuff."