[ As Satoko breaks the surface of the water, spluttering and coughing... the first thing she does is yell out furiously- ]
Keiichi-saaaan!! How dare you!? I will most certainly get my revenge, so you had better- huh?
[ Because honestly, pushing her into the water while she’s asleep? How impudent! …But when she looks up… Satoko finds that she doesn’t recognize where she is at all. This… isn’t anywhere in Hinamizawa, is it? No, Satoko knows the village like the back of her hand, and this place is nowhere she’s ever seen before. What’s more is that there are people everywhere, many in the water just like she is, swimming around and looking just as confused as Satoko feels. ]
W-what in the world?
[ Is she in some kind of lake? At first, Satoko’s stomach twists as she briefly entertains the thought that someone was trying to kill her. Could it be that someone tried to take her to some place she doesn’t know and drown her, as revenge for last month? Quickly and firmly, she shakes away the flash of fear, but as she spots the giant jellyfish… Satoko quickly becomes convinced that she must be dreaming.
Yes – as she treads water, Satoko simply stares, eyes wide in bafflement, trying to figure out just what’s going on. None of this makes any sense! And she’s pretty sure that jellyfish that big don’t exist. At least, not that she knows of. Right?
The cold chill of the water eventually pulls her out of her thoughts enough that she finds herself swimming to land, but the whole time, her head is spinning from the confusion of it all. When she reaches the edge of the lake, she climbs out of the water, shivering from the cold, though luckily it’s a warm enough day outside. Then, looking around her, she begins to search the faces of the people around her… ]
…Rika? Hanyuu-san? Are you there?
THE RED SPRING
Ohohohoho! I’m sure that this will be a piece of cake for someone like me!
[ With a somewhat unusual-sounding laugh, Satoko’s confident boast rings out through the training grounds as she prepares to practice her magic. It doesn’t matter that she doesn’t even know what kind she has, or that she’s completely unexperienced in the matter… it seems that she’s determined to become an expert – and once Satoko has her mind set on something, there’s nothing that can stop her.
By now, the shock of the situation she’s found herself in and the million other emotions she’d felt upon realizing what was happening have finally settled down, and Satoko has decided that it’s about time that she tried this whole “magic” thing out. Despite the pressure that’s on her and everyone else to save the world- worlds, plural, even- Satoko can’t help but find herself feeling, among other things, excited about all this. After all, she’s getting the opportunity to learn real magic. Real magic! That’s unbelievable, isn’t it?
She wonders what kind she has? Something that could bolster her traps would be nice, and ahhh, she can already imagine what kind of creations she might be able to create in a world with magic in it… But she’s getting ahead of herself.
Despite her arrogant words, Satoko still needs to figure out what she’s doing. And how does one go about finding their magic, anyway? ]
Maybe I should just choose a type and try things out? But I do wonder where to start…
TAKING A BREATHER
Oh, my! Keiichi-san would be jealous if he could see me now!
[ Dressed in a swimsuit that she’d managed to get from who knows where, Satoko stares at the water park- public baths, they’d said, but it’s basically a water park- with a glint in her eyes. She doesn’t know where to start! The water slide and the jacuzzi jets both look like very attractive options, though… Perhaps she’ll start with the slide?
For a moment, Satoko feels a pang in her heart as she thinks of her friends back home. She wishes that the whole club was here. One of the more painful realizations she’d had since arriving here was that she likely won’t see many of her friends again for a long time, given the situation she’s found herself in. It’s painful, and it’s sad, but… she’s confident that she’ll be able to save them, and they’ll meet once again in the end. So all she can do is try her best and succeed – for their sake, as well as her own.
There’s a few people queuing for the slide already, so Satoko turns to the person nearest to her and decides to start a conversation. ]
I must say, they’ve certainly done their best to keep us entertained, haven’t they? I never imagined the royalty here would allow us into their own halls. We must take advantage of this while we can!
WILDCARD
[ Feel free to throw anything at Satoko here! I've taken her post-Matsuribayashi, but let me know if you want me to avoid spoilers for Higurashi or not. I'm also available at Rivenix if you'd like to plot! ]
Satoko Houjou | Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni | Kinetic & Death
[ As Satoko breaks the surface of the water, spluttering and coughing... the first thing she does is yell out furiously- ]
Keiichi-saaaan!! How dare you!? I will most certainly get my revenge, so you had better- huh?
[ Because honestly, pushing her into the water while she’s asleep? How impudent! …But when she looks up… Satoko finds that she doesn’t recognize where she is at all. This… isn’t anywhere in Hinamizawa, is it? No, Satoko knows the village like the back of her hand, and this place is nowhere she’s ever seen before. What’s more is that there are people everywhere, many in the water just like she is, swimming around and looking just as confused as Satoko feels. ]
W-what in the world?
[ Is she in some kind of lake? At first, Satoko’s stomach twists as she briefly entertains the thought that someone was trying to kill her. Could it be that someone tried to take her to some place she doesn’t know and drown her, as revenge for last month? Quickly and firmly, she shakes away the flash of fear, but as she spots the giant jellyfish… Satoko quickly becomes convinced that she must be dreaming.
Yes – as she treads water, Satoko simply stares, eyes wide in bafflement, trying to figure out just what’s going on. None of this makes any sense! And she’s pretty sure that jellyfish that big don’t exist. At least, not that she knows of. Right?
The cold chill of the water eventually pulls her out of her thoughts enough that she finds herself swimming to land, but the whole time, her head is spinning from the confusion of it all. When she reaches the edge of the lake, she climbs out of the water, shivering from the cold, though luckily it’s a warm enough day outside. Then, looking around her, she begins to search the faces of the people around her… ]
…Rika? Hanyuu-san? Are you there?
THE RED SPRING
Ohohohoho! I’m sure that this will be a piece of cake for someone like me!
[ With a somewhat unusual-sounding laugh, Satoko’s confident boast rings out through the training grounds as she prepares to practice her magic. It doesn’t matter that she doesn’t even know what kind she has, or that she’s completely unexperienced in the matter… it seems that she’s determined to become an expert – and once Satoko has her mind set on something, there’s nothing that can stop her.
By now, the shock of the situation she’s found herself in and the million other emotions she’d felt upon realizing what was happening have finally settled down, and Satoko has decided that it’s about time that she tried this whole “magic” thing out. Despite the pressure that’s on her and everyone else to save the world- worlds, plural, even- Satoko can’t help but find herself feeling, among other things, excited about all this. After all, she’s getting the opportunity to learn real magic. Real magic! That’s unbelievable, isn’t it?
She wonders what kind she has? Something that could bolster her traps would be nice, and ahhh, she can already imagine what kind of creations she might be able to create in a world with magic in it… But she’s getting ahead of herself.
Despite her arrogant words, Satoko still needs to figure out what she’s doing. And how does one go about finding their magic, anyway? ]
Maybe I should just choose a type and try things out? But I do wonder where to start…
TAKING A BREATHER
Oh, my! Keiichi-san would be jealous if he could see me now!
[ Dressed in a swimsuit that she’d managed to get from who knows where, Satoko stares at the water park- public baths, they’d said, but it’s basically a water park- with a glint in her eyes. She doesn’t know where to start! The water slide and the jacuzzi jets both look like very attractive options, though… Perhaps she’ll start with the slide?
For a moment, Satoko feels a pang in her heart as she thinks of her friends back home. She wishes that the whole club was here. One of the more painful realizations she’d had since arriving here was that she likely won’t see many of her friends again for a long time, given the situation she’s found herself in. It’s painful, and it’s sad, but… she’s confident that she’ll be able to save them, and they’ll meet once again in the end. So all she can do is try her best and succeed – for their sake, as well as her own.
There’s a few people queuing for the slide already, so Satoko turns to the person nearest to her and decides to start a conversation. ]
I must say, they’ve certainly done their best to keep us entertained, haven’t they? I never imagined the royalty here would allow us into their own halls. We must take advantage of this while we can!
WILDCARD
[ Feel free to throw anything at Satoko here! I've taken her post-Matsuribayashi, but let me know if you want me to avoid spoilers for Higurashi or not. I'm also available at