After my family disappeared without a trace last month, I finally moved back in to my old house.The wooden floor made the same creaking sounds as I remember, it's just too quiet here without them.. and those dusty furnitures.. I have to clean up as soon as I can.?What was that?I heard something from the backyard, I think I should.. check. Right..

.. what is the worst thing that could happen? Perhaps, someone is waiting for me around the corner. Who knows, waiting for their time to strike at me like.. those movies.....An old book? It's not as dusty as those stuff around, but these pages are worn and tattered. It's empty, no inked words or any sort of stuff. I thought this is not important, until I checked the last page and found a name;

山下 佳織

...It's.. a prank, I'm sure of it.

THE OWNER.

Name:
Yamashita Kaori (山下 佳織)
Yamashita Saori (山下 佐織)
Gender:
FemaleAge:
18 years oldDate of Birth:
17th SeptemberPlace of Birth:
Kyoto, JapanBlood Type:
OEducation:
3rd year high school studentOccupation:
Part time job at confectionery store
(as a cashier | Saturday and Sunday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)Family:
Father (missing)
Mother (missing)
Identical sister (missing)
Little brother (missing)

FC: Kurokawa Akane, Oshi no Ko

Kaori known as a girl who's empathetic, expressive, and full of enthusiasm; she would attend any activity after school. She was willing to learn everything, she believed if she had as many knowledge as she could; it would definitely help her in the future.Her favourite meals and beverages were those (overly) sweet ones. Her parents were worried of her sugar intake sometimes, no, actually, every single day.She was so positive about everything, and she was really persistent in achieving what she wants. It usually would lead her blindly, but, even if she got the worst outcome──she believed it's because the Universe wants her to learn from it.After her family disappearance, she almost lost her bright personalities. Her friends would often noticed how she forced out a smile or looked so tense around everyone.Her friends even more worried when Kaori seems to lost some of her memories, they assumed it was caused by her trauma losing all her family members..


"Don't worry, I'll.. I'll be okay. I just need time to adjust living on my own."

With her family was gone missing, she started having more struggles in life; she had to earn her own money. She was trying to do a part time job at a confectionery, but it wasn't enough to cover her monthly needs.Her aunt was the one who's helping her through everything. She didn't want to be a burden, though.

Remember the book she found before? For some reasons, the book would appear inside the house again, no matter how many times she threw it out. Laying on the same spot, in the backyard; waiting for her to pick it up.

THE OLD BOOK.

.That is.. strange.That would be her second inner thought everytime the book is in her vision range. It was like the book has its own... ominous aura around it. She might be going insane, but, she started hearing inaudible whispers from the backyard. Also, a sound of.. crying child.It stopped whenever the grand clock hit 4 in the morning. The other thing she noticed.. there are several white paper cranes placed at every corner of the backyard. Every morning, she would find one or two of them already burnt into pieces; leaving a small pile of ashes.Whatever happened at night, she would spare her time to make the new ones and place it on the exact same spot of the burnt ones. She had this unpleasant gut feeling, that.. something bad would happen if she didn't do it.

Every single day, she felt like something or someone is whispering to her;Pick up the book.For what? She didn't want to, the book gave her nausea every time it was in her range vision..She ignored the voice.She left the book in the backyard.

HER WORLD.

Yoichi Seina... neesan, is a bright and honest person. The more I know about her, the more I feel so small──n, no, I mean... have.. you ever feel like the world is so big? Neesan introduces me to... a lot of things, without her realizing it. Perhaps, someday... I can be honest to her.

TRIVIA.

1. She should be grateful of her aunt, the only one who keeps supporting her since her family went missing. Even though she didn't like how the older woman could be harsh sometimes, and scolded her──pointing out she should have just sold the house already.2. She didn't let anyone visit her house.3. Since the day her family went missing, she could see... those spirits, sometimes. When she couldn't, she still could sense their ominous presences. It made her sick.4. She loved sweet, especially strawberry shortcake. She doesn't, she prefers something savory, like karaage──oh, you found this. Have you ever thought you missed something in previous pages? You might also find a key around.

Writer's Note.

Thank you for sparing your time reading all the pages to this point. Feel free to knock our DM on twitter if you have anything you want to ask us about.Yamashita Kaori is a work of fiction. Any names, characters, stories, or events mentioned here are fictional. All similarities with real-life people are purely coincidental.Occupations and every situation mentioned here are not my expertise. I've read several information as resource, but there's a chance I will make some mistake in future plot(s).

☐ No godmoding and metagaming (would allow it depends on our discussion)☐ Multiverse and AU are welcomed☐ Sending a random starter call is welcomed as well☐ NSFW could be discussed first (mostly disturbing content)

You Found It.

Yamashita Saori's story heavily inspired by one of Japanese curses, named The Kotoribako with several modification.
The Japanese curse box, a cursed item capable of destroying multiple generations of a family.To work this ritual, you will need a wooden box and a child sacrifice, preferably someone from the target's family.Saori's aunt is the key to her family's disappearance.

These three hints would help you guess what happened to Yamashita family.

:)

You missed the key.