towerofanimus | 01

Characters: Yuri and anyone who runs into him
Setting: His room, floor 38, then going down - so basically everywhere!
Format: Prose to start - I'll match you.
Summary: Yet another newcomer to the tower...
Warnings: Some mild swearing, and possible fighting.

Well, that was one hell of a letter to wake up to. And also one he didn’t quite believe until he gathered his surroundings and found he had been collared like livestock. Not exactly the best thing to wake up to, but maybe there’d been worse. At least right now he could believe that he’s been forced to participate in someone’s elaborate prank. For now, he’ll just figure out the basics and get answers. It seemed whoever brought him here was nice enough to give him decent clothing and his weapons, so he really couldn’t complain that much. Hey, at least his captors were nice!

Going out to explore, he thought to first go to the floor below, which was nice enough to give him the view that, no, this may not be a prank, as he looked down at the clouds through the glass. Well, he still refuses to believe his world was destroyed. They were fighting to make sure that wasn’t going to happen. Dammit! It was too damn convenient to think that maybe he didn’t remember the events of Tarqaron and facing Duke, but then again, he was pretty sure he’d never forget it. For now, he’ll keep his calm. At least, any one observing him would notice he’s been calm all along. This isn’t the time to panic. This is the time to figure out just what the hell’s going on. And down he went yet another floor to gather more clues…

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Estelle spends a lot of time on the twenty fifth floor, as it's by far the most pleasant and relaxing. At the moment, as usual, she's got her nose in a book, but she's quickly learned not to become nearly as immersed as she did at home. It was dangerous here--far more dangerous than Terca Lumereis--and it would be stupid to let herself be caught off guard! So she glances up when she hears movement at the stairs, just barely registering the long dark hair and familiar clothes before relaxing again. And then she does a double take, because there is no way...

"Yuri!"

Book? What book? She's totally forgotten it in favor of jumping up and sprinting across the grass to hug him.

He simply looks at that floor and the meadows. For a moment he thinks it looks intriguing and that he should go in – the peacefulness he feels from it almost feels false as if it’s hiding something, though he does get a glimpse of pink in the corner of his eye. That double take? He doesn’t even get a chance to do that before Estelle has him in her embrace, his own arms hovering awkwardly above her torso at that moment. Though the surprise does catch him off guard.

“Estelle?!”

If she’s here, then she likely woke up with the same ominous letter… and likely she took it seriously. There’s a moment when he feels kind of disappointed he didn’t get to witness that reaction, but now’s not the time for that, as he does end up placing a hand very lightly on the top of her head.

“You know what’s goin’ on here?”

Knowing her, she may have gotten a few answers already.

She's beaming up at him, because after so many weeks alone here she'd started to fear that she was the only one from Terca Lumereis left. But if Yuri has just been brought here, then maybe the others will be, too! She nods at his question, quite enthusiastic considering the situation. She's so happy to see him!

"Yes! Well, as much as anyone here has figured out." Estelle pauses, pulling away to peek behind him. "Is anyone else here with you?"

[Minako will be standing there at the staircase leading down to floor 23, a small frown on her face.]

Huh...I could've sworn...

“I was alone when I woke up here.” The simplest way to answer her question. He wouldn’t be able to know if maybe someone else arrived at the same time as him. But she seems happy, so somehow his arrival brought a light to her. Couldn’t complain about that. Yet she didn’t know much either, as he puts a hand on his hip in response to her answer.

“None of the books here say anything? Guess not, if you don’t know.”

[And going down he spots the girl. She doesn't seem to happy about something, so he decides to approach her to see if there's anything he can do to help.]

Something wrong?

[She glances up and smiles.]

Oh, hello there. Nothing really, I was just coming up from floor 22 and I feel like I've forgotten something. Or...missed something. Like, missed all of floor 23, to be exact.

That disappoints her a bit, but she's so excited to see him again that it doesn't keep her mood down for long. "The books here are all very general--science and fiction and things. There's nothing about the Tower or any of the worlds we come from."

There's no twenty-third floor?

[He gives a bit of a derisive snort, but he also believes her... Maybe she wasn't fully awake yet?

And he goes down from floor 24 to floor 22 and just stands there, before going up again and looking down at that missing floor, cocking an eyebrow up at it.]

You're right...

[This place is definitely weird.]

To him, that explained a lot. Of course they would want to keep this place shrouded in mystery. Not that he'd read any literature on this place, but hey, Estelle's here, she'd read it for him.

"I'll keep on the lookout if I find anything. For now, gotta admit I'm a bit hungry. Is there a cafeteria or restaurant here?"

That's a question she can answer positively! She nods, smiling again, and retrieves her fallen book. "There's a cafeteria on one of the lower levels, or a restaurant on another. You have to eat oatmeal first, though."

"Why oatmeal?"

Not that he's going to complain, food is food, but he's never heard of having to eat something so specific first. But it's probably not the best idea to mess with unknown forces right now, or something. So with a shrug and a slight smile, he waits for her to get her book.

She picks up the book, dusting it off carefully. "If you don't eat oatmeal as your first meal, you won't be able to keep anything else down. It's very strange!" Then she starts for the stairs, glancing over her shoulder to make sure he's following.

[She gives him a returning eyebrow arch as he comes back up, an amused smile on her lips.]

Told you. [She glances at the stairs.] It must be the Tower again. Kind of makes me want to keep going up and down the stairs to see if I can find floor 23.

"That's different..." Which is all he pretty much as to say for that, but hey, if Estelle's saying this, then likely, it's true. With shrug he follows her she wishes for him to do, giving her a bit of a teasing, but fond smile when she turns to look back at him.

[He sees that amused smile and just gives a chuckle.]

You sure that's a good idea? I mean, what if that's the whole point that it wants to make you find this floor, then you're lost forever?

[Teasing as he says this, but also a concern of his. This tower is obviously cursed somehow, and he's not sure what to do other than pick up on minor signs that something is wrong.]

She grins right back, clearly overjoyed to have him here. It's probably selfish, seeing as this place is horrible, but she's not really thinking about that right now. She starts her way down the stairs, slowing a bit to match his pace. "What's the last thing you remember from home?"

Oh. You have a point there.

[She glances at him and grins sheepishly.]

I'll have to be more careful. Thanks.

"Just about to enter that place to face Duke." Details, he honestly doesn't care to elaborate on them. He just knew there was butt to be kicked to save the world and stuff. "Is there something important about that?"

You're welcome.

[Doing small favors, he's capable of them. But he does smirk back at her.]

Don't go getting yourself lost.

I'll try not to. [A laugh.] I'm Minako Arisato, nice to meet you.

01 - Open

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floor 22-24, because endless loops are fun

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Hee~<3

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