Itp: Science!

[savedbyasong]

Characters: Shion, Asch, Xion, Reno, Chihiro, Jonouchi, Archer maybe? Whoever else I plotted with any anyone else wanting candy science shenanigans
Setting: Everywhere, all week Here is a list. Seriously just pick any floor!
Format: Both
Summary: Shion collects candy, and does science
Warnings: Nothing majour
The game reminded him of last year and it was enough to make him feel generally uncomfortable. He didn't like remembering last year, the costumes, the candy hunt.

This year was different though, no costumes and candy that was real even under glamour. Of course last year they hadn't even known about glamour so he had no way of knowing if the candy from last year had been real or not.

It made him facinated and by the second day he had began experimenting, leaving candy alone to see if it really did disappear, cutting it up, eating it.

He searched with people when he saw them, some people couldn't see the candy at all and that was interesting in it's own right.

Ruana was out to hurt them, but she had called this a game and it was only right Shion enjoyed it, and tried to win.

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Oct 23 Dorm 2

[midgarhorizon]

[It's a visit mostly to check up on Shion, something to distract him from the nagging, constant paranoia. Being alone made it worse, and since he and Elena are purposely avoiding each other, Shion is the next best choice for being distracting.

Besides, he has to swap clothes with him again, needing one of the other outfits.]

Hey, Shion?

[What... is Shion doing? Looking for candy?

Why did it feel... so damned off? The paranoia raged, making his hands shake slightly, but he fought to stifle it. It was a stupid game.]

[savedbyasong]

Hello Reno! [Shion looks up from where he is searching around a computer terminal. He holds up a gummi worm] Can you see this?

[midgarhorizon]

[Reno can see the candy, and he's looking around the area for more. Somehow that paranoia is making him look around for candy himself, though he had tried to resist it at first.

He's damned if he'll collect it, though.]

Yeah, what is it?

[It looks like a worm, but who would want to eat candied worms?]

Shion just... just stop. I- [and he's shaking, going a little pale.

See, he's collecting. He's collecting! Shion's got more candy than you... You're falling behind. Shion's going to have enough and you'll be left behind... see? He's waving candy at you, taunting you. He knows. He KNOWS. He'll win and then you'll-]

G-get that away from me.

[savedbyasong]

What's wrong? [His face is worried] You look ill. [He got closer, still holding the gummi worm] Did something happen? Is Elena alright? Is Xion? What happened?

[midgarhorizon]

[Reno backs away from Shion, one step, then two. His focus turns to Shion's face.]

I don't know, haven't seem them in a while.

[savedbyasong]

[He reaches out to take Reno's hand] Come on, my room is close you can rest there. [His tone allows no argument and he pulls him along.]

[midgarhorizon]

Wh- [goddamit Shion when did you get so strong. Reno rolls his eyes but follows him, knowing full well the path to get to 2-12.]

I don't need rest.

[savedbyasong]

Yes you do. [He led him over to his bed and sat him down, before depositing his small collection of sweets into the pot on the side. He then went to touch Reno's head] You don't feel too warm...

[midgarhorizon]

[Irritable, Reno smacks Shion's hand away. The unsettling feeling he got looking at the kid made him wary.]

I ain't sick, Shion. It's this damn game...

[savedbyasong]

The game? [He peers into his eyes] What do you feel like?

[midgarhorizon]

[Shion no what are you doing.]

Stop it, kid. [Those nagging, pinching, pulling feelings wouldn't let up. Shion's... he's mocking Reno, prodding at him because he hasn't caught up yet... wasn't going to catch up.]

I don't need this. It's hard enough not doin' this mogshit candy thing without ya laughing at me. It's stupid.

[savedbyasong]

I'm not laughing? Can you hear laughing? [Because that would be worrying. But wait...] You're not collecting candy? But you can see it? [So apparently... he was supposed to be collecting it.]

[midgarhorizon]

Yeah. [Reno scowls. The urge to smack Shion is rising the more he prods.] What's the big deal?

[savedbyasong]

So you're not ill... Ruana is doing this to you. [His eyes narrowed and he clenched his fists, angrily.]

[midgarhorizon]

Yeah, I figured that out a while ago. If it's anythin' like last year I'll wind up dead. Which is kinda lookin' good right now. [Folding his arms, he gives Shion a stern look.]

[savedbyasong]

I won't let you die. [Folding his arms right back and giving him a stubborn look] I won't let her hurt you.

[midgarhorizon]

Says the kid with probably the highest death count in the entire damn Tower.

[HE IS ON TO YOU, SHION.]

What do y'wanna do about it?

[savedbyasong]

That has nothing to do with this. [He glares at Reno.] Just this. [He goes over to his pot and begins sorting candy, splitting up what he has before dumping a load of it onto Reno's lap.]

[midgarhorizon]

[Reno is staring at the kid, candy falling on the bed.]

Shion!

[savedbyasong]

[He reaches out to catch it before it disappears, holding it on Reno's lap and staring back.] Reno.

[midgarhorizon]

Shion, I'm not gonna bend to her...

[savedbyasong]

You're not. [He piles more candy on Reno's lap.] I am.

[midgarhorizon]

[He's shaking now, shifting his gaze to stare at the wall, the floor, anywhere but Shion.]

....Stop. Just stop, kid.

[savedbyasong]

I won't let her hurt you! [It's too late getting angry after the fact, but if he can prevent this from going further...]

[midgarhorizon]

She'll hurt me more if I do it. Y'don't understand, playin' her game means she wins.