[Open] It's an Aradia lottery

[verymuchalive]

Characters: Aradia, a ridiculous amount of doomed clones and whoever has the (mis)fortune to find any of them
Setting: Throughout the tower
Format: Any
Summary: Aradia's time powers have gone awry. Badly. (In a -4 kind of way)
Warnings: Much confusion abounds!

Over the next days, it will seem as though Aradia is everywhere, often all at the same time. Drop by the library, she's there. Cafeteria? There's a group of Aradias dining together. Art gallery, meadow, even the places you wouldn't normally find an Aradia? You get the picture.

Things that will seem consistent: all of the Aradias will seem oblivious to anything touching them, or that they bump into. Anything that they are consciously using/picking up will seem to take some consideration. And if you're not careful, you might find yourself caught by flying objects as one or more of the Aradias sees her telekinetic powers unleash themselves. Also, appearance-wise there is nothing to distinguish one from any of the others.

It's only when anyone talks to an Aradia that the differences might be seen. Some appear to have no clue what they're doing in the tower. Others appear used to the tower but reference past as current, or nod to things that might happen in future as though they have already taken place. And just because you've spoken to one this morning, doesn't mean the one you speak to this afternoon will remember.

[ooc: So, this is how this is going to work. Basically, the Aradias are popping up from all points in time, but because this is RP and juggling countless versions is no fun, there's a slightly memeish element to this. There are seven Aradia types that will be interacting with people: Original, Arrival, Monster Tower, Hitori Kakurenbo, Recent Past, Other Past and Future. They are all assigned a number 1-7, not necessarily in the order I just listed them. When tagging in, you may either:
- specify a preferred Aradia
- pick one at random (by putting a number in the subject)
- Leave the choice to me, in which case I will use RNG. If you choose this but don't want certain types, let me know.

Location can be pretty much anywhere in the tower. And for convenience, any groups of Aradias being approached will be comprised of the same type unless anyone desperately wants otherwise, unless it's original Aradia in which case obviously There Can Only Be One.

Oh and all but the original are doomed clones, but because of God Tier their deaths must be heroic or just...which pretty much means heroic. Just something to bear in mind]

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[swordofzero]

"Called to the infirmary?" She looked alright, not that Suzaku had any medical knowledge but he had seen dead people and he had seen injured and sick people and she looked fine.

[verymuchalive]

She nodded. "Yes. They've been calling people in all day. Emergency collar checks I think they said."

[swordofzero]

"Emergency collar check?" Suzaku looked closer at her collar and blinks, "Your collar..." He tried to remember what colour it had been when they had spoke during that long extended night. "Was it always orange?"

[verymuchalive]

She frowned a little and looked at her collar. "Hmm...I don't remember. I just show up on the days I'm supposed to and otherwise try not to think about it."

[swordofzero]

Suzaku did much the same, after all he was used to strange medical checks being a KMF pilot, and though the collars were strange he tried not to think about them too much. "I think it was darker, blue perhaps or purple."

[verymuchalive]

"Oh...yes, now you mention it...how unusual."

If anything, she seemed more curious than worried.

"I wonder if that was just a mistake or if there's a reason for it."

[swordofzero]

He frowned, "I doubt that anything they do here is a mistake." Another test, or a game. But they had been given no instructions and no rules. If it were a game it was not one they were expected to win.

[verymuchalive]

"Well, there's only one way to find out. Maybe I just need to go and ask them to fix it."

Aradia, ever the optimist. Even as her clone let off another psionic blast, though mercifully still out on the floor rather than in the stairwell.

[swordofzero]

Suzaku glanced at the clone in concern. "I guess, I can come with you if you wish."

He didn't trust the doctors and couldn't bring himself to believe it was just a mistake.

[verymuchalive]

"Oh no, I couldn't ask you to do that. I'm sure you have things to do and I wouldn't want you to get hurt."

She turned away a little, ignoring the 'pops' that signified more time clones likely plummetting to oblivion.

"I'll let you know what they say, though?"

[swordofzero]

The clones falling to their death were harder for Suzaku to ignore. Even though Aradia was right here in front of him... other Aradia's were dying. Each of them were Aradia, which means it was Aradia dying.

"I have nothing to do." He told her, though he wouldn't press the matter if she wished to go alone. He looked back at the clones, wondering if there was a way to possibly save them.

[verymuchalive]

"Well, if you're sure."

Aradia continued her way towards the stairwell, still not glancing back at her clones, though she did throw a glance at Suzaku.

"Don't worry. Even if you could stop them, they'd die another way."

[swordofzero]

"Do they know?" He dragged his eyes away from the clones and followed Aradia, "Do they know they are clones doomed to die, or do they each believe they are you?"

[verymuchalive]

She shrugged. "I've never asked. Honestly, I think it's better I never find out."

[swordofzero]

Suzaku nodded grimly, it probably was for the best. He frowned again, "I'm sorry," because such a power... he understood Aradia's response to her own death during hide and seek a little better now.

[verymuchalive]

She smiled and shook her head. "Don't be. It's hardly your fault."

[swordofzero]

"I know... but you should not have to go through that..." She was so young... He followed her silently.