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WHO: OPEN with Nekomaru Nidai!
WHERE: The training facility and other areas of the ship
WHEN: During the blackout, but also a general catch-all for the rest of the month
WHAT: Event catchall
WARNINGS: Possible talk of death and occasional shit jokes. Will update if needed.

A. Training Facilities

[Nekomaru was down in one of the training facilities taking part in a morning workout when the shit hit the fan.]

Whoa! What's going on? [The lights were out, the sounds of doors slamming shut filled the area, and he found himself floating onto the air on top of it all. ...Not just him, though. Various weights and barbells were floating haphazardly through the air, where they could cause harm to anyone.

Slowly the giant man tried to swim through the air, with the light of just one small flashlight clutched in one hand.]

Watch out!!

B. Wherever

[After making his way out of the training facility, Nekomaru spends the rest of the blackout slowly making his way through the various halls and other areas of the ship, such as the atrium and the shopping center, looking for anyone who may need help. He'll even call out whenever he's near a sealed door.]

HEY!! IS ANYONE IN THERE?! I CAN HELP!!

[It's not hard to miss his booming voice, and he can at least get most sealed doors open with some amount of effort. Are you trapped in a room, deciding whether or not to take a chance on this loud savior? Or are you also exploring the area and trying to avoid a collision course as you both try to swim through the air? Perhaps you find him when he's trying to break into his own room? The possibilities are endless.]

C. Wildcard

[Feel free to set something else up before, during or after the blackout! After the blackout and at any time for the rest of the month, Nekomaru could be available for getting stuck in any room and/or getting trapped in anti-gravity temporarily. Or if you have something else in mind, feel free to hit me up for plotting]

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Bars? Huh... Now that's a clever idea! [He then shines his flashlight around towards Hinata's hands to try to determine the placement of the bar, and now he guides himself to grab onto one of those bars with one hand. His expression is full of emotion and on the verge of tears, though.]

Of course I'm alright! I'm definitely doing a lot better than the last time we met... [Which, from his point of view, was after he took that blow from Monokuna for Owari. He doesn't want to dwell too much on it, so he laughs it off.]

But that's all in the past now. Right now, I'm healthy as ever, aside from being stuck in this peculiar situation!

I'm glad you're here. [Relief rolls through his mind and adds energy to his movements as he pulls himself along using the bars. He meets Nidai halfway with a tired sigh. This whole situation has been insane. But no more than usual.]

We'll figure something out about this whole power deal. ...but know anywhere we could get more flashlights? People we find will need them.

[In the light, his own joy at finding Nidai is on his face and a brightness on his eyes. It carries into his voice. Adding a lighter quality to everything he says.]

Ahahaha! [He guffaws warmly like a big child as he grabs onto the bar and steadily brings himself closer to Hinata. His excitement at seeing his friend is palpable!] Same here. You're a sight for sore eyes, you know that?

As for the flashlights... I bought this one at the shopping center a while back! It was on sale, and it seemed like it would come in handy. [Especially considering the blackout that he did remember at the time.]

We'll have to find our way there and look for some more!! [He figures the stores are pretty definitely closed with the power outage, but that's a bridge that they'll cross when they get to it. Right now, finding flashlights for others is the priority.]

Do you think you could guide us there? Without the gravity on moving a bunch of flashlights shouldn't be too difficult.

[Or it could be. Or gravity could come back- He shuts those thoughts inside. They don't have time for paranoia.]

[He reaches Nidai and glances about. The ship looks eerie like this. He decides not to think about that too.]

Do you remember what the store front looked like? So I know what to look for.

Of course. As strange as this place is, I think that I've gotten the lay of it! So I'll lead you straight to the shops!

[He tries to think back as he moves along the bars.]

The store front? It's a general store, so it doesn't look two remarkable... but there was a big stack of cans in the front window!

Let's also keep an eye out for anything suspicious. The ship lost power for a reason. [They need to have a plan. He can work on that while Nidai leads the way. So far, as he moves to follow, he has a few ideas.] Can you tell me more about the ship's systems?

What you know about them.

[He nods and starts using the bars to move along, directing Hinata towards the shopping center. As he moves, Nekomaru briefly frees one hand to pick at his ear.]

What I know about them isn't much... A lot of this technology is far beyond the scope of a mere team manager! But based on how everything went haywire on the same time, I'd say all the systems must be connected somehow!

Or they were attacked all at once. [He follows Nidai at a slightly slower pace, using the time to glance around. There isn't a lot to see with only the flashlight to illuminate patches at a time. But he feels better for making the effort.]

It could be both. They haven't really explained much at all. The orientation felt...even more lacking than Usami's and just as suspicious.

And less cutesy! [He says as if that's an important point to make.]

But you're right. These guys are very hush-hush about most of this operation. I may owe them, but something about this whole set-up rubs me the wrong way!

[He silently clambers forward for a few moments.]

...I'm glad you're here, Hinata. MAYBE NOW THINGS WILL START MAKING SENSE!

[Owe them? What could Nidai owe them for?]

...what do you owe them for?

[They have been quiet. The fleet crew could have told them a few more details but they haven't. The facts they have feel lacking.]

[He hesitates for a moment, because depending on what Hinata remembers or rather doesn't remember, this could come across as a shock. But there's no getting out of it now...]

My life.

I was at death's door when I arrived here, and they treated me. Restored me to peak physical condition... I had thought for sure that Nekomaru Nidai's final firework had been spent.

[He freezes in mid-motion, his mind offering up the night on the beach. On the heels of the memory is the knowledge that Nidai has no idea what they actually are. He stares straight ahead of them and forces himself to keep moving.]

It wasn't. I remember past that. But you weren't the same after that. ...Nidai. That was when you protected Owari, right?

[Nekomaru tries to keep looking and moving forward gravely as he speaks.]

That's right. So you do remember it! I took a punishment for that fool. ...The way you talk, it almost sounds like I survived that...

Ha! Maybe this old body of mine's a little more durable than I thought!

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