towerofanimus | Been here the whole time.

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Been here the whole time.

Characters: Cornet and all of you other folks!
Setting: The dorm levels.
Format: [I like using these for action!] And this for talking!
Summary: Acclimating to the terrain and alienating people with music in one easy step.
Warnings: Nothing to start.

[You might be wondering what Cornet has been up to. There are a myriad of possible answers to that question, most of them a variant on 'weird jRPG protagonist stuff,' like checking every semi-interesting object for hidden goodies. The little disasters such snooping can bring you here in Animus have taught her to curb those habits, sort of.

She's not quite settled in to this unsettling place, but she's ready to be social! Social, in Cornet's case, involves snooping around high-traffic areas while humming a jaunty tune. It's kind of repetitive. It will probably really annoy you. She's not doing it on purpose, promise.

If she spots you, prepare to be associated!]

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[It's not terribly common for Ienzo to be vacantly wandering the dormitories. Most of the time he occupies his time with the impossibly giant stockpile of books that he somehow managed to bring along with him. But today, he's decided that it would be a good idea to gather some information on the other residents of the tower; he's met a fair amount, but most of them have been fairly difficult to get any information out of... with the exception of one, who seems like the type who wouldn't know anything anyway. And another, who was almost certainly lying.

But oh, the author digresses! Woe is she.

In the meantime, yes. Ienzo is wandering around the dormitory levels, he is doing some good old exploraratin' (though havens forbid he ever use such a... well, crude term for it). And he hears singing.]

...?

[No one in this tower had shown an interest in singing. And the song sounded... somewhat familiar. (Unbeknownst to him, this is because all JRPG music sounds basically the same, and he has spent his life in a world from one of the most prominent JRPG developers ever.) So of course, exploraration-y tiems must be had.]

[Haha, oh Ienzo, if you're looking for singing, you are in the right place.

Cornet has mostly learned the layout of the lower floors, so at the very least she could give directions like a champ. This is nothing compared to the legendary copy-paste maze caves of Marl Kingdom.

Her humming of her own overworld theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KunB07uyca0&feature=related) trails off in the middle of the soaring part that always leaves her breathy. Oh, look! There's a person!]

♪ Hello~! ♫

[Oh good lord.]

...!

[For a moment there, his only real form of response is a startled blink, until he realizes that being in this tower requires him to actually... talk. Erk. The kid's never really been in a position where he needs to say anything that doesn't directly relate to sciencey nonsense, so this whole tower incident has been a bucket of awkward.

So obviously the best thing to do is go walking around the common areas where someone is more likely to see him! Obviously.]

...oh. hello...

[Oh woah someone shorter than her. That's rare to see here! ..Not that she's met that many people. And he has an excuse since he's a kid, too...]

♪ It's nice to--! ♫ ...It's nice to meet you. I was wondering if I'd see anyone before having to give up for the day, eheh!

[Whoo, took a second to force her voice out of sing-song mode.]

[Ienzo is shorter than everyone. On the planet. Seriously. Even for an eight year old kid he's short. So no, he really doesn't have an excuse. What a lamer.]

...you've been actively looking?

[Hypocrite.]

[Ienzo you are like a little toy person that is how tiny you are. That just makes you more endearing to Cornet. ....Cornet is odd.]

W, welllll. I have to figure out who everybody is sometime. _{Else I'll have trouble remembering names.}

[Cornet looks chastised, even with her justifying. Oh gosh she probably comes off as really snoopingly snoopy ohhh noooooo.]

...

[Hmm. It seems that Ienzo has just now realized the extent of his hypocrisy, and so cannot make a comment on that one. But he still looks totally stoic as usual which will probably send the worst possible message.

And DON'T WORRY CORNET! Ienzo scolds things allllll the time. It's just because of his upbringing (seriously, his life has been an endless river of "Stand straighter!" and "Stop overreacting!" and whatnot). He doesn't mean it... most of the time. Well okay he does mean it. But it's all for your own good, honest! ...Ienzo is not all there either.]

...how long have you been here?

[Because he hasn't seen her at all in the (admittedly short) time he's been around, ninjaing all over the place. And yet the way she worded that makes it seem like she's been here awhile. Hmmmm.]

[Cornet fidgets. She's not used to stoics! Everyone's usually so loud and boisterous where she's from!]

I've been here, but... I haven't really talked to anyone. _{Took me a while before I felt up to it, I guess.}

[That question made her uncomfortable, albeit in a different way than Ienzo's quiet stare. Being able to say she's been here a while is like saying she's been away from where she's supposed to be for a while, too.

And let's not even get into the apocalypse thing.]

[...Is that so? Oh. This. This is going to be VERY interesting.]

[He tilts his head slightly at her statement, in lieu of a spoken response. The meaning somehow manages to be fairly clear: "Why is that?" Welcome to the world of Ienzo's head, Cornet -- you can and will be put on the spot at any given moment, and he will never look satisfied with the answer, ever.]

[Cornet, when put on the spot, has several possible reactions. One is to burst into song. Another is to babble. At this juncture she will do a combination of the two!]

I probably shouldn't have done that, ♪ yeah! ♫ I mean, it's always better to get out and know people in case you need ♪ help! ♫ But it's hard to always be ♪ friendly and nice, though I certainly try--! ♫

[Breathe, Cornet! You're like a songbird with hiccups!]

...

[And the shadow of an emotion crosses over his face. It almost seemed... concerned? Almost. More not exactly comprehending what was going on. Because this girl just... burst into song. Ooooo-kay...]

...i see. [Okay not really. Because seriously, it was half-about trying to be constantly friendly and nice, which is a foreign concept to grumpypants over here. Though the other part made some sense...]

[--Okay she managed to get her talking back under control. Maybe. Sometimes it sort of sucks to have all your strong emotions intrinsically tied to your vocal chords!]

..I-I'm glad that made sense!

[This kid has a skill for making her entirely unnerved, in a non-creepy way.]

[Oh yeah, that totally does sound nasty. (Seriously, he sees how that could suck. He would probably die of embarrassment if that happened to him.) And about the creepiness: never fear, that's not an uncommon reaction.]

...

[Doesn't mean that he's going to make conversation or something, though. Nope.]

[Living in a musical's not always fun and games~.

Anyway, she's officially gotten to the point where she realizes blubbering out whatever comes into her head is just making her look worse.

So you know what?

She's challenging you to an ellipsis fight. As a jRPG protagonist, Cornet's not unfamiliar with the art!]

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[No. That's not happening. No one beats Ienzo in an ellipsis fight. Because he is the king of not saying anything where he probably ought to be.]

... ... ...

[That may be so, but Cornet doesn't give up so easy! Ready for any challenge, any travail! Even a SILENT BATTLE TO THE DEATH!]

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[This goes on for several windows of dialog.]

[Several windows of dialogue! Oh, that's a laugh. This kid doesn't have a VA in a game where almost all lines are voiced... because he doesn't speak AT ALL. ...which is probably because he just happens to be a quiet minor character BUT STILL.]

... ... ...

...

[Oh gosh, she can feel herself faltering. She's crumbling like an extremely deadly cake, scattering murdercrumbs absolutely everywhere!

The lesson here is cake is dangerous, kids.]

..........!

The sound of losing is simple and concise.]

....♪

[The author COULD make an obscure fanfiction reference here... but she won't. You are very, very lucky, m'dear.]

...

[His eyes narrow slightly. To be perfectly honest he was not aware that there was supposed to be a contest of any kind...]

[Oh dear. We're curious and yet so very not.]

Eheheheheheh...♪

[Cornet just had an epiphany: she was having a quietness contest. With a little kid. What is she, six? This is rather embarrassing!]

..sorry about that. I kinda forget myself sometimes.

[Considering the cake in question mentally scarred the (adult) fanfiction character in question, the author suggests that you be so very not.]

...

[He cannot honestly empathize, so he remains silent.]

[..Aye aye, Cap'n Crunch! Curiosity quashed!]

...

[The repeating assaults of silence are getting unbearable! She can't stand for such a thing...!

..so she starts humming again, a different tune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjXwfV2m43M) from last time. If you leave her unchecked she will break into outright song.]

...

[Why is she singing? This is strange. Was there... some kind of cue for singing? It's disconcerting... and a little rude, besides. Perhaps her culture saw this as entirely normal and acceptable, but regardless, he certainly didn't.]

...excuse me.

[METAPHORICAL RECORD SCRATCH...!]

--Hm?

...

[Oh wow ARGH THIS WAS A BAD IDEA. Why did he open his mouth in the first place. Graaagh. Stupid stupid stupid.

...Entirely normal Ienzo thought processes up there.]

...why... are you singing...?

...i, it was too quiet!

But, I mean, if it really bugs you I won't. Uh. Hum.

[It looks like it strains her to say that, though.]

[Ahaha 'too quiet'. That's a good o... oh wait, she was being serious.]

...no. i was merely asking.

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Been here the whole time.

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OOC: If you want me to turn off the non-capitalized-ness, tell me. He's just super quiet orz.

whatever works for the character! =)

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OOC: Aaaah silent character is silent. ; ; Sorry!

nah, this is fun BD

Re: nah, this is fun BD

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