House Arrest: Episode 1

[captive_aiding]

[ Some people will find a new app on their phones, and tapping on that gets some... interesting results!

It turns out to be for them to watch episodes of something called House Arrest, and the intro to that is... kind of boring, since it's a short song and just the title screen.

Anyway, only one episode is available, so far, but... it might be worth checking out for at least some of you. The guy who's functioning as the host keeps giving the camera lingering looks and the smile he's wearing doesn't reach his eyes.

There's a chat section for everyone who was involved in the past two rounds, but they're also free to simply use the app that Nick made them. ]

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[skyofreality]

Light. Not this. Anything but this.

[ Sora... seems to have some idea of what's going on? ]

[forged_hatred]

what is "this" Sora

[ It takes about three edits, but he gets a message in there... eventually... ]

[skyofreality]

Back when I was in the Facility, we had these weeks where several of us would be selected to play a "game". Then those games were broadcasted to everyone not participating.

[ He is having so many flashbacks. ]

[forged_hatred]

great
why am I not surprised

[skyofreality]

Lucina is fond of reusing situations people have been in before. I was actually on both sides the two times it happened.

[soulager]

[ what the fuck ]

... What is this?

[lost_the_way]

[ This comes in pretty late... after he's seen everyone's faces... ]

Where everyone wound up, ap
apparently

[ Whoops, hit enter too fast... Stupid shaky hands... ]

at least we'll be able to see who alls involved
now we just have to
maybe pay attention to their surroundings
go from there

[soulager]

[ Yeah.... she can't stop thinking about how she's seeing her face there. And, god... This is terrible. ]

And figure out a way to get to them.

[ For a while, it says she's typing, but nothing else comes after that first message.... ]

[light_the_way]

[ Ah... after Era shows up... ]

I'm sorry, Mira.


I know that doesn't begin to cover it...
But I'm here if you'd like another person to talk to.

[soulager]

[ Oh... ]

It... helps. It's appreciated, I mean.
Thank you, Goro.

I might take you up on that... Or, you could even come and help eat all the things I've made.

[ guess who's a stress baker! ]

[moonlithuntress]

[ There is a new username on the network. Ἄρτεμις ]

so that's where Percy Jackson was spirited away to
what is this? some poor copy of Hephaestus TV?

[sun_dere]

ivdtdxgdhgk

[moonlithuntress]

very eloquently put

[sun_dere]

[It... takes a little while before she gets an answer. Also the reply is mostly in Greek but that shouldn't be a problem for her.]

sorry, no one warned me those Foundation bastards dragged in an Artemis

i wasn't re

damn it

i'm someplace else's Apollo, but you'd

you could also call me Kosuke

[moonlithuntress]

[ Considering how little she uses technology, Artemis thinks nothing of the pause. Then the Greek gives her a pleasant surprise - so few people use it these days in America. She'll respond back in the same language. ]

dragged in is not quite the appropriate term to use
they created a copy of their own
so I am no one's Artemis

I can call you whichever you would prefer

[sun_dere]

you're your own Artemis befor anything else anyway

if you're anything like

fucj

sorry

i don't know what i want i don't even kn ow what mine would have called me i never got to

just call me whatever feels okay to you

[moonlithuntress]

that is true enough
if I am anything like your Artemis?
you do not have to apologize
this is unexpected and surprising for both of us

I have never had to face this problem
even after we became Roman gods, Apollo's name remained the same

[sun_dere]

like she was...

yeah mortal reincarnation sucks
0/10
do not recommend

[moonlithuntress]

I cannot say if we are alike
as I know nothing of your Artemis

so my Apollo has said about being mortal
though never with the word reincarnation
I did sense something was different upon my awakening here

perhaps you could tell me about it when you have time

[sun_dere]

strong
she was always stronger than me

it's not a secret

or even much of a story

where i come from we all faded and died for lack of belief
started being reborn as just... humans with powers
over and over through the centuries

[moonlithuntress]

I see
it sounds as if you care for her greatly
and I'm certain she feels the same

so we all faded the way Helios and Selene did when we took over their roles
merely without the reincarnation
perhaps a fate my world would share had we not migrated to America with western civilization
how long ago did this happen for you?

[sun_dere]

i miss her

long time ago
over a thousand years
fifteen hundred?
we only lasted a century or so after fucking Theodosius banned practice
we were already getting weaker before that

[moonlithuntress]

did you leave her behind when you came here?

Theodosius was quite a problem wasn't he?
I was quite angered when he allowed the temples to be destroyed
and especially so when he dissolved the Vestals
times were certainly hard for a while but we managed to pull through
it helped that we had the belief of demigods

[sun_dere]

[That gets another long delay.]

no
she died and i couldnt save her
i never even got to meeet her in this life
i didn
i felt it
when she died

[moonlithuntress]

[ Oh, she wasn't quite expecting that answer. ]

there are no words that I can say upon hearing this news
for your sister or for you
but I hope the next life will be better for her

[sun_dere]

so do i
and that we're born near each other

thank you

so if i get weird about you sometimes at least you know why

[moonlithuntress]

that would be nice as well
I can still remember the day when I helped mother give birth to my brother

yes I certainly will but no need to worry
I understand

[sun_dere]

yeah... so do i
i hate it we've only been actual twins like twice
we're always born the same day but where is a crap shoot

thanks

you're copied from Nico's world aren't you?

[moonlithuntress]

you remember your previous lives?
so she must wait to be reborn until you are ready
that must be hard for you

you're welcome

yes I am
Percy Jackson and I woke up here on the same day
now they are both part of the game

CW: implications of suicidal ideation

[sun_dere]

sort of?
i'm a little behind the curve for Reasons so i'm getting it back slower.
but I remember some

and...yeah
it is
sometimes I wondered if I should just-
but ugh, she'd snap my neck herself next time through and live to be a hundred just to punish me

what a clusterfuck
sorry this is your introduction

[moonlithuntress]

it sounds confusing
having so many different lives coming back

would she really resort to going that far?
certainly living to be a hundred after you've died but being the one responsible for your death?

[ Considering she would risk Zeus' wrath for ensuring her own brother stays alive? ]

don't worry about me
while I may technically be new, I have thousands of years worth of memories
especially of times when things were not going well at all

[sun_dere]

sometimes it is

it gets different eventually
when you're living this endless cycle
when you remember everything
death doesn't mean the same thing anymore
I think me, my sister, and Uncle Hades are the only ones that even still care at all

yeah it's just a shitty way to meet people
when they're running around like headless chickens or cursing at TVs and stuff

[gaiamom]

[After Akira shows up...]

I feel there's some bitter irony to be found here.
Better this than the other option, if only by a small margin, and for personal, selfish reasons.