towerofanimus | (no subject)

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Characters: Hachiken Yugo, anyone who wants to meet him
Setting: Dorm room 1-16 and the dorm floors
Format: Willing to match you.
Summary: One new member, somewhat confused at what's going on here.
Warnings: Probably none, he's pretty tame.

The first thing Hachiken noticed was that he was lying in a bed again. He'd been in the process of walking back to school, that he was pretty sure of, and yet, here he was lying in bed. Had he fainted again? That was possible, but he should be all better now.

The letters caught his attention and he froze, reading them. His world had been destroyed? That couldn't possibly be true. As he thought about it, he looked around, and it didn't look so much like a hospital then a dorm room not unlike the one at school in a way. The entire world? How? What about Mikage and Komaba? The thought of his best friends dying somehow brings tears to his eyes. He pushed his arm up under his glasses to wipe away any stray tears.

No, what he needed was answers. This couldn't be right and in fact, he really shouldn't be crying until he knew for sure. Carefully, with hesitant footsteps, he opens the door and peers out into the hall for a moment before stepping out and looking around. It was definitely like a dormitory of some kind, but where was he?

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[The door next to Hachiken's - room 1-17 - opens with the slightest creak and a person steps out. She's dressed in black fedora and cloak and stitches line her face and hands. Shockingly, she looks to be around his age.

She doesn't seem to notice him at first, setting off down the hallway away from Hachiken. She stops suddenly. Slowly, the girl turns until she sees Hackiken standing there, noticing for the first time that he was there.]

Oh.. uh, h-hello there.

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[Hachiken turns his attention to the girl and gives her a look that is mostly inquisitive.]

Hi. Um, I'm kind of lost.

[In his experience, it's best just to admit that.]

I was trying to get back to school...

[All at once, her expression drops.]

O-oh.... You're new here.

...I-I'm sorry.

I'm new here.

[Hachiken groans.] The letter. Is...is it true?

[She looks.... torn. Her mouth opens and closes a few times, and she sort of shrugs.]

No o-one r-really k-knows for sure really.... though there's s-some shocking evidence.

[His eyes widen and he hung his head. That sounded bad, really bad. Everyone he knew was gone?

Hachiken's fingers curled into fists, tearing up just a little bit again. Mikage. Komaba. What happened to them? Why was he saved instead of them?]

Ah!

[Oh no... she was making things worse! Damn admins! She fumbles for a moment, her brain running overdrive to try and think of something to say that wouldn't make this entirely horrible.

And to keep herself from breaking down as well.]

W-well... w-well, w-we d-don't know for sure... I m-mean, it c-could all be an illusion!

[Hachiken trembles a bit. His mind is racing, however because it's just how he operates. He reaches up and wipes his eyes again, just so he doesn't end up crying.]

It's..

[Well it isn't okay, but...]

It's probably not your fault. I am just. Surprised. [And sad, for that matter, but more importantly, what is he doing there?]

[She chuckles dryly, almost sarcastically, at that.]

Yeah, y-you and everyone e-else here. And it's n-not m-my fault. M-my world is gone t-too apparently... my f-family...

[She stared down at the floor, quiet for a few seconds before looking back up at him again.]

I don't know w-what to s-say... but w-welcome to the Tower of Animus.

Thank you...I think.

[Hachiken scratches his head and gives her an uncertain look. He looks worried.]

Do you know why I might be here?

...Nope.

[Said as plainly as possible. A shake of the head thrown in.]

S-same r-reason everyone else is here? w-we're just... s-sort of plucked up... and p-put here like toys... Toys for the Admins.

A toy?

[Hachiken frowns and shakes his head. That sounds terrible.]

I'm not a toy. Who are the Admins?

They're t-the bastards t-that run the tower. They're keeping us here because they "apparently" saved us.

They like t-to m-mess with us a l-lot.

[He doesn't like the thought of being 'saved'. Him, of all people, when there were so many good people to save in his world. He puts his hands up and rubs his temples, fending off the beginnings of a headache.]

What do you mean, mess with you?

T-they like to... do things to us. Games, if y-you will.

[She notices him rubbing his temples. It reminds her of herself when she just arrived here.]

L-look, try not t-to w-worry about it too much. We're all safe f-for the time being. Y-you don't have t-to worry.

[She's telling him not to worry, but Hachiken isn't sure he can do that. He worries at his bottom lip, chewing on it hesitantly.]

Okay. Maybe...maybe you can tell me a little about this place?

I...

[She stops and sighs. Yeah, take things slow. Don't want him all confused. Now... where to start?]

W-well first, you're in t-the tower of Animus. It's this m-massive tower in... somewhere, a-and it's r-run by these g-guys called Admins. T-they're keeping us here, and they're k-kind of jerks.

Why? Oh...I asked that already. Okay. A tower somewhere.

[He's frowning, but he's cataloging the information carefully all the same.]

Y-yeah, somewhere. Anyways, there's lots of people h-here from m-many d-different places. And... s-some of them can do lots of weird stuff, like use... magic. L-like real magic.

Edited (wooords) 2013-11-15 22:11 (UTC)

[Forgive Hachiken, but this he looks skeptical about.]

Magic. Like parlor tricks?

N-no, magic like shooting fire out of your hands. O-or flying around, or t-turning yourself into an a-animal.

Like I said, a l-lot of people h-here are very different than what you've probably seen.

[And that goes for herself as well.]

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But that's not possible! I can't...people can't do those things where I'm from! I mean. They're just not possible.

Yeah, t-that's the other t-thing.

W-we're kind of... from d-different worlds.

[Hachiken scratches his head.]

Like from Sapporo and Hokkaido? Sapporo wouldn't be that far...or different countries like say, Russia and Japan...?

[So he was Japanese too then. Hearing about those places made Veronica frown.]

No.

I-I mean, different worlds. As i-in, different earths.

As f-far as I know... y-you and m-me are from different earths. Almost everyone here is.