Glamour Failure

[animusmods]

Characters: any
Setting: all around the Tower
Format: any/party-style
Summary: A general mingle log for the reaction to the beginning of the Idealism event.
Warnings: PG-13; please include any more detailed warnings in your threads if necessary

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Hi roomie!

[tsunderebunny]

The overwhelming surge of despair and rage had long since receded by the time Barnaby returned to their room, leaving only a strange sense of clarity and resolve. It was a slim cord of steel that he clung to as regarded the pod filled with yellow liquid that stood in place of his bed. It was too bizarre to have even come from his dreams.

He left the door open as a safety precaution-- it was easier to flee if something happened, and regarded the other figure in the room with a distant curiosity.

"Mister Gamgee?"

His tone was flat as he fell behind the curtain of politeness. It was easier for him to save face.

[undroppedeaves]

Sam had stumbled upon one roommate already, which made it not difficult at all to figure out who this was. "Mister Brooks." He nodded back, "It's nice to here a familiar voice."

[tsunderebunny]

"It seems like familiar voices are all we have at this point."

His tone was superficially light and mild-- he knew that he wasn't going to sleep for a week.

"Mister Gamgee, has there been any other news besides the obvious?"

[undroppedeaves]

"Not that I know of." Not that he'd been able to find anyone, he still didn't know what was going on. "People are very frightened though."

[tsunderebunny]

"That's the general reaction I've seen so far." It seemed that no one had stepped forward with any theories or ideas. Surely there had to be someone in the Tower who was collecting this information.

Instead of dwelling on it, Barnaby glanced at the pods once more.

"It looks like something out of a B-Rated science fiction film."

[undroppedeaves]

"I'm afraid I have no idea what a B-Rated science fiction film is." He gave a small laugh, "But it sure doesn't look like anything I've seen before in my life.

[tsunderebunny]

Barnaby would have smiled in wry humor were the circumstances different. "Trust me, you'd only waste your time if you bothered with one."

The light conversation seemed almost normal under the glow of the red lights and the fluid that was suspended between the wires, making the entire situation seem dream-like and completely absurd. It was a welcome distraction.

Barnaby continued that thread of light conversation.

"Tell me, Mister Gamgee. Has anyone from your home shown up here?"

[undroppedeaves]

Sam nodded, "They have, well most of them were here before I got here. There's Mister Frodo, and Gandalf, Legolas. There's even Thorin and well... he's from my childhood stories."

[tsunderebunny]

"That's very fortunate."

The only thing Barnaby had was a mention of his partner being in the tower some months ago, but that was all.

[undroppedeaves]

"It is." The frame nodded, "How about you? Do you know any from your world that are here?"

[tsunderebunny]

"Not currently, but Aleph mentioned that my partner, Kotetsu, was here a while ago. It sounded like they knew eachother decently well. I guess that makes me a little lucky too."

[undroppedeaves]

"It's good that Aleph knew him, at least you know he was okay." Even if he wasn't here now.

[tsunderebunny]

"Is. I know he's okay." Although Barnaby had accepted that he was indeed in the Tower in some form, he wasn't going to accept the supposed fate of his world so easily.

[undroppedeaves]

"Is. Of course." He nodded, he hadn't meant to bring a dark cloud to the conversation.

[tsunderebunny]

Barnaby fell into silence and breathed. He knew the situation was getting to him. It hit everyone hard.

"My apologies. I didn't mean to be short."

[undroppedeaves]

"No, that's my job." He shrugged, hoping the joke would make the man relax a little.

"It will be alright."

[tsunderebunny]

Anything normal made the madness feel less suffocating, and Sam's joke more than did its job. Barnaby almost laughed, and he wondered how the strangeness of life in the Tower felt utterly normal in the eerie lights of the complete system failure.

"I hope you're right about that."

[undroppedeaves]

"Sometimes the world is very dark. But there is always a light somewhere, you just have to find it, and use it to light more."

[tsunderebunny]

"I wonder..." The note in the back of the invitation to the Masquerade party came to mind. 'Try to find something that is still real.' There wasn't much he could rely on, but he was starting to understand the subtle warning just a little.

"No, you're right. I'll try to remember that for the future."

[undroppedeaves]

"Sometimes we just need a little reminding." He nodded. "Do you think we ought to stay here? Or go and see if anyone has thought of anything yet."

[tsunderebunny]

"It'd be wise to check on your friends, Mister Gamgee. I haven't met many people here yet, but the ones that I do know seem alright for now."

[undroppedeaves]

"I'm glad. I should go and find mister Frodo, he's probably as confused as we are."

[tsunderebunny]

He nodded.

"Good luck, Mister Gamgee."

[undroppedeaves]

"Thank you. You too. Try and get some rest if nothing else."