Rumour Mill meme

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Otherworlders have been in Ellipsa for a very long time now, they've had ups and downs along the way... so what rumours have spread about them while they've been here?

It could be anything misheard in the coffee shop, to scribbles on a back alley that someone wrote in a fit of anger... or even just someone too loud and proud who was overheard quite easily saying the wrong thing at the wrong time!

Go wild, and feel free to make a note of it people can make use of it in game for CHAOS.

• Post a comment to start some rumours/give suggestions what other people may have heard


• Respond to others with extra rumours that other characters may have started about them


• Go wild and discuss

Comments

[infernaltouch]

[Koro stares at his wrist, in which Hiji holds in an iron grip.]

Why? Because I'm a demon? Is that what you're getting at?

You'd rather I be a little shoulder demon instead? Hmm?

[Koro bites (well, mouths, really) Hijikata's hand, and soon after quickly pulls him onto another hug, placing his chin on his shoulders.]

⭐Hiji-pyon~ you should go harass some random bypassers and dump mayonnaise into their coffeeeeee~⭐

[He speaks with an odd, high pitched voice meant to imitate a tiny shoulder demon.]

[mayoninofukucho]

[This time, he struggles and elbows Koro in the ribs.]

Cut this crap out, you moron!! I'm so serious!! How's this devilish behaviour?! Adding mayonnaise to someone's coffee would be doing them a favour!

[infernaltouch]

Hijipyo— [Koro bursts into a snicker and breaks his voice back into its normal tone. He had a feeling Hijikata showing protest to the mayonnaise comment would be inevitable, and yet it still gets him.]

Ah, you're tickling me, Hiji~

[Koro murmurs into Hijikata's shoulder, referring to his elbow in his ribs.

The entire situation is just...adorable. It's like watching a young couple mess around. It's silly. Cute. Definitely not something that should be witnessed.]

You're too cute, I swear. One of these days I just...might...

[And so when Koro senses the presence of someone nearby, he freezes, and looks up.

Someone had been recording them. Someone who has noticed he's been caught, and starts running towards the end of the alleyway.

Koro turns back to Hijikata with a serious expression. As if to say "I got this."]

[mayoninofukucho]

[Hijikata parses the situation immediately - and Koro's reaction catches him entirely by surprise. He'd have half expected the demon to start bantering with the paparazzo, both of them leaving him to freak out on his own and threaten them with seppuku. He responds to that reassuring look with a command:]

Get him, Koro!!

[Does he give a damn about my reputation after all?]

[infernaltouch]

["Get him, Koro!" he says. Commanding him like a dog. Koro can't help but chuckle at that.

Before disappearing before Hijikata's very eyes.]

GAH! Wh-what the—!!

[Koro reappears before the perpetrator, blocking his exit. His expression is the same one he always has. Flat and stoic. And yet this time, there's something awfully threatening about it. Enough to freeze the man in his tracks, rendering him speechless.

Koro gently reaches over, caressing the man's trembling hand...and swiping the camera away from his fingers. He holds the camera up, and in a split second, he crushes the device into pieces with great ease. No struggle, no grunt, not even a twitch of his mouth or eye.

And it would have ended there. But the way Hijikata hyped him up like that...Koro couldn't help but show off.

And slowly he smiles. Not his usual smile that can be barely made out. No, this was something horrific. Sadistic. Inhuman. Slowly his mouth opens...and stays still as a voice speaks from inside.]

THOU SPEAKEST OF THIS...TO NO SOUL.

[Tears well up in the man as he nods, before running around Koro and running off.

And Koro's expression returns to normal...albeit filled with sorrow once he realizes the damage he's caused.]

1/2

[mayoninofukucho]

[Hijikata can't lie, seeing Koro crush the camera like a cookie is pretty exhilarating. The distorted smile that follows, though, stops him in his tracks, right as he'd about caught up to the other man. It's... really disturbing. It reminds him of the faces of the mindless titans he's seen in the memories of Jean and Eren and Levi and others from their world, and when that inhuman voice booms out, he can't suppress a shudder.]

2/2

[mayoninofukucho]

[The terrified paparazzo runs off, probably happy to have gotten away with limb and life, and, seeing Koro's expression turn back to normal, Hijikata quickly steps up to him.]

So much for "abuse", huh?

[He said it a bit smugly, but seeing the remorse on Koro's face, he regrets it. He reaches up to rub his shoulder.]

Come on, don't feel bad. It's as I said; scummy shitheads need to be put in their place. It's not like you hurt him or anything.

[infernaltouch]

[Koro glanced at the hand on his shoulder, takes it in his own, and brings it to his lips. He sighs.]

No. That wasn't abuse. He wasn't an innocent passerby sharing petty rumors. He had bad intentions. He was a threat. In this case...you unleashing your katana would have been...over the top, but not unjustified.

[He leans over...and once again pushes at Hijikata's nose.]

You understand, mayo cappuccino? This is the difference between abusing power and exerting it on scumbags.

[mayoninofukucho]

[Hijikata keeps a neutral face, but he can't help but feel charmed by that hand kiss. He's always enjoyed receiving those (not that it happens often), perhaps because a man like him who's basically just a thug in a police uniform doesn't really deserve that kind of treatment.]

I see no difference between someone spinning damaging rumours and someone taking creepshots for the gossip press. We'll have to agree to disagree.

[He hesitantly draws back.]

Anyway, we should get back to what we were doing before we attract even more curious onlookers.

[infernaltouch]

Rumors formed from your actions, mind you.

[Hijikata still didn't get it...but Koro loves that stubborn side of him, regardless.

Koro suddenly grabs his chest.]

Damn it...go ahead without me. Let them think you beat me up and left me here. I'll...catch up to you later.

[mayoninofukucho]

[He makes a dismissive handwave gesture at that first part, but when Koro grabs his chest and tries to send him off, his expression turns serious. Is he in pain..?]

Hey, what's wrong? Don't have a heart attack on me!

[infernaltouch]

It's fine. I'm fine. It's just...ugh...it's just guilt. It's...an emotion demons aren't meant to have, at least not beyond surface level. Im "special" I guess. Or more like broken, maybe. I can feel this emotion but I'm not meant to, so my body can't comprehend it.

It'll...pass...I just...have to distract myself. Stop thinking about the guilt, you know? I'll just think of you in your underwear for a bit and I'll be good.

[Even though he's suffering the pain equivalent to a heart attack he still has the energy to crack jokes like that. A good sign, hopefully?]

[mayoninofukucho]

[Oh, how endearing. If Hijikata were any more of an S, he might be able to get a kick out of Koro's suffering - after all, how many beings experience such a tangible and immediate punishment for evil deeds (not that he considers what Koro did unjustified, mind)? But he isn't that much of an S, and so, he steps back up to him and takes his face in his hands.]

This one time, I'll allow that. After all, it'd be a shame if you were wrecked by guilt over protecting my reputation.

[Never mind that they ended up in this compromising situation because Koro blurted out something that damaged his rapport!!]

[infernaltouch]

Hah. Silly.

The guilt is over me terrifying a human, not because of protecting you.

[Koro's subtle yet sorrowful expression returns again.]

I never want to see such an expression on someone because of me. I left Hell for that reason. I'm tired of it. Tired of being a monster.

[Koro clings onto one of Hijikata's wrist with a trembling hand, the other to preoccupied with holding onto his chest.

But... Hijikata's words do make the pain subside a little.]

[mayoninofukucho]

I know. I know.

[He caresses Koro's face, actually being gentle as he runs his fingertips up behind his ears and his thumbs across his cheeks.]

Next time, leave it to me. Okay? I have no such scruples. You're far too kind to be a demon.

[He, meanwhile, is perfectly equipped for the job - well, within the borders of his morals.]

[infernaltouch]

Yeah. I hear that a lot.

[A sigh. For the third time, Koro takes Hijikata into his arms.]

You're going to get too carried away one day. And when you're on the chopping block for my colleagues, they won't see you as a fellow demon.

[Despite his protests, Koro purrs, with soft, demonic growls vibrating in his chest and against the officer. His breathing becomes normal again, and he's no longer holding onto his chest. The pain has subsided.]

...We should get out of here before I pounce on you.

[mayoninofukucho]

[Hijikata is so pleased to hear that purr! He's loved it ever since he first heard it when they got caught in the April rain. The vibrations against his body are so pleasant, and the sound is so soothing; it's like having a really big cat cuddled up against him... only a lot more exciting. It's only with hesitation that he lets go of Koro.]

No worries, I'm already hellbound as it stands.

[He's killed way too many people for it to be otherwise.]

And is that so? Then you don't need to tell me twice.

[He says that, but his expression and body language and the slowness with which he turns away tell a different story.]

[infernaltouch]

Indeed. Let's...go.

[So Koro says. And yet, he can't move. He stays still, feeling the rhythm of Hijikata's heart against himself. He tries to step forward, but his foot lifts and goes back in place. His arms stay wrapped around the other.]

...

Maybe just another minute or two.

[mayoninofukucho]

Hm-m. Just another minute or two.

[He hugs Koro in return, running his hands down his back. As always, the exchange of energy only makes the contact more pleasant, and between that and Koro's protectiveness, unneeded as it might be, Hijikata's fondness only grows. Damn, I want him. Once of these days, Koro, one of these days.]