[ ooc: note that satoko is coming from the anime higurashi no naku koro ni gou, and this top-level contains major spoilers for both higurashi gou and higurashi sotsu! if you want to avoid being tagged/avoid spoilers for higurashi gou/sotsu in general, i have an opt out post you can find here! ]
ARRIVAL
[ How troublesome.
Of course, this situation is a lot more than just troublesome. When Satoko had first realized she hadn’t known where she was, and that she wasn’t in Hinamizawa anymore... at first, she’d felt something close to panic. It was the first time she’s felt that sensation in over a hundred years… and the feeling of losing control isn’t a feeling she particularly wants to experience ever again.
But it’s fine. Because Satoko won’t let a small setback like this get in the way of her goal. After all, the moment she had declared that she would certainly win… was the moment when her victory had been decided.
She doesn’t think that this is just a regular kidnapping. After all, in a hundred years of experiencing all that Hinamizawa has to offer, this has never happened before. It’s even possible that she’s even been pulled into another world entirely… and because of that, she has to be careful. She doesn’t know whether she’s retained the ability to loop in this new place, and because of that, things aren’t as simple as they should be.
It’s been a long time since she’s had only one life… but Satoko isn’t worried. She’s been preparing for a long time in order to get what she wants, and anxiety is an emotion that would only get in her way. Now...
The moment she spots the person with her in this room – some kind of kitchen, it seems, though a small one – she makes a split-second decision. This person might be the one who brought her here, but judging by the confused look they’re making, they’re probably not – unless they happen to be playing dumb. In that case, Satoko will also play her part. Acting as the innocent young girl that she used to be… will probably be the best way to make people underestimate her, and besides – Rika might be here, too. And she can’t have Rika catching onto her too soon, can she? In that case- ]
Umm… [ She starts, her voice sounding just a little timid – though she can feel the weight of the gun hidden comfortably underneath her skirt. ]
W-where is this place? Do you know what's going on?
SAY, SAY O PLAYMATE
[ It’s hard to say what happened, or why she did it. Everything had been normal… Satoko had been investigating the playground, and in the process had climbed to the top of the slide, and… suddenly, the slide had just seemed so… nostalgic? Almost as if it were inviting her in. Just to slide down once couldn’t hurt, could it? It’d just be like old times…
Or so she'd thought, somewhat in a daze. But then the slide went on. And on, and on, and on, and just as her heart had begun to tighten in her chest as the walls closed in on her… she’d finally reached the bottom.
Of course, no matter how much she wondered through the underground complex, it seemed that she couldn’t find an exit at all. She made sure to follow the left side of the maze, knowing that she’d have to find the exit eventually if she did, but as time passed, she could’ve sworn she’d passed that wall already, and… somehow, Satoko began to feel her stomach beginning to twist. Her breathing began to quicken, and every noise she heard began to sound as if it were amplified… as the tendrils of something like fear started to wrap themselves around her.
But it’s fine. Satoko isn’t scared. Even if something is down here with her, and even if she’s hopelessly lost… even if she can’t afford to die anymore - Satoko knows that being afraid won’t help her. So she’s not scared. She’ll find a way out eventually, she just needs to be patient…
And if there’s one thing Satoko is good at, it’s being patient.
…Yet none of that stops her whole body from tensing up as she finally spots another person. ]
Who are you? [ There’s a coldness to her voice as she glares at them suspiciously. Could they know something about what’s going on?
Or if it's someone she recognizes, her eyes widen, and she calls out their name in a tone of disbelief. ]
WILDCARD
[ Feel free to throw anything at Satoko here! I'm also available to plot over at Rivenix. ]
Satoko Houjou | Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Gou / Sotsu
ARRIVAL
[ How troublesome.
Of course, this situation is a lot more than just troublesome. When Satoko had first realized she hadn’t known where she was, and that she wasn’t in Hinamizawa anymore... at first, she’d felt something close to panic. It was the first time she’s felt that sensation in over a hundred years… and the feeling of losing control isn’t a feeling she particularly wants to experience ever again.
But it’s fine. Because Satoko won’t let a small setback like this get in the way of her goal. After all, the moment she had declared that she would certainly win… was the moment when her victory had been decided.
She doesn’t think that this is just a regular kidnapping. After all, in a hundred years of experiencing all that Hinamizawa has to offer, this has never happened before. It’s even possible that she’s even been pulled into another world entirely… and because of that, she has to be careful. She doesn’t know whether she’s retained the ability to loop in this new place, and because of that, things aren’t as simple as they should be.
It’s been a long time since she’s had only one life… but Satoko isn’t worried. She’s been preparing for a long time in order to get what she wants, and anxiety is an emotion that would only get in her way. Now...
The moment she spots the person with her in this room – some kind of kitchen, it seems, though a small one – she makes a split-second decision. This person might be the one who brought her here, but judging by the confused look they’re making, they’re probably not – unless they happen to be playing dumb. In that case, Satoko will also play her part. Acting as the innocent young girl that she used to be… will probably be the best way to make people underestimate her, and besides – Rika might be here, too. And she can’t have Rika catching onto her too soon, can she? In that case- ]
Umm… [ She starts, her voice sounding just a little timid – though she can feel the weight of the gun hidden comfortably underneath her skirt. ]
W-where is this place? Do you know what's going on?
SAY, SAY O PLAYMATE
[ It’s hard to say what happened, or why she did it. Everything had been normal… Satoko had been investigating the playground, and in the process had climbed to the top of the slide, and… suddenly, the slide had just seemed so… nostalgic? Almost as if it were inviting her in. Just to slide down once couldn’t hurt, could it? It’d just be like old times…
Or so she'd thought, somewhat in a daze. But then the slide went on. And on, and on, and on, and just as her heart had begun to tighten in her chest as the walls closed in on her… she’d finally reached the bottom.
Of course, no matter how much she wondered through the underground complex, it seemed that she couldn’t find an exit at all. She made sure to follow the left side of the maze, knowing that she’d have to find the exit eventually if she did, but as time passed, she could’ve sworn she’d passed that wall already, and… somehow, Satoko began to feel her stomach beginning to twist. Her breathing began to quicken, and every noise she heard began to sound as if it were amplified… as the tendrils of something like fear started to wrap themselves around her.
But it’s fine. Satoko isn’t scared. Even if something is down here with her, and even if she’s hopelessly lost… even if she can’t afford to die anymore - Satoko knows that being afraid won’t help her. So she’s not scared. She’ll find a way out eventually, she just needs to be patient…
And if there’s one thing Satoko is good at, it’s being patient.
…Yet none of that stops her whole body from tensing up as she finally spots another person. ]
Who are you? [ There’s a coldness to her voice as she glares at them suspiciously. Could they know something about what’s going on?
Or if it's someone she recognizes, her eyes widen, and she calls out their name in a tone of disbelief. ]
WILDCARD
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