01 : The Sleeping Prince Awakes

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Characters: Lelouch vi Britannia and you!
Setting: Dorm Room 3-08 -> Dorm Floor 1-3 and Floor 3!
Format: Whichever works for you!
Summary: A certain person awoke from his "sleep", and decided to find out just what the hell happened to him.


Lelouch vi Britannia was not a man used to waking up after receiving a lethal wound, as he has found upon waking up. This was perfectly understandable considering said wound, which he received before blacking out, was supposed to be lethal enough to kill him.

Delirious as it is, the man in white decided to stumble out out of his room, and to find out just what kind of place he was stuck in. People might find this man wandering around the Dorm Floor trying to get around the place, should they desire to help him in his confusion.

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Thankfully, the elevators was simple enough to operate, and the stairs manageable in his exhausted state. With the information gained from the residents, Lelouch decided to approach this library in order to hopefully find more information on his current situation. Even if there were nothing, it was worth a hopeless shot at the very least until he feels better.

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[evokingfool]

It's a normal part of his routine for Minato. Walking around with his sheathed Evoker and his sword in hand, the young leader of SEES was cautious. This place may decide to spring something surprising on the residents.

However, in the library, Minato temporarily place his sword against a table. This allowed him to sit down and read a book at a table.

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And what luck! It seems that Minato happened to sit opposite a new person poring over a bunch of books in front of him, deep in concentration.

Not only that, the book seems to be about miscellaneous subject, and the young man seems to be muttering about how this (the absence of history books) could even be possible.

Care to speak up a bit to break the awkward situation?

[evokingfool]

After reading his book for a while, he glanced up at the young man.

"...Is there a problem?" A simple question, but in this tower? It can mean anything.

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...Well, that got his attention, as the male looked up from his book and answered Minato's question with a smile and another question.

"Yes, do you know the locations of any books pertaining to the history of this place?"

Someone's definitely new to this place.

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[swordofzero]

Suzaku left his room on the second floor and was making his way down to the cafeteria for breakfast. At first he thought he was seeing things and blinked.

He moved closer until there was no longer any doubt to who it was. Still he stared for a long moment before he found his voice.

"Lelouch..."

He hadn't seen him since his journey to the world where Schneizel had won... but that wasn't true... he hoped... From what he had read in Anya's journal he had thought Zero Requiem had succeeded without him but...

What was he doing here...

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...

Lelouch turned when a familiar voice called him, and was about to respond when his words immediately died on his mouth when he saw the person that grabbed his attention.

Suzaku shouldn't be here.

That was his first rational thought upon awakening in this very strange place. Suzaku shouldn't be here, only Zero should have been left after the Requiem.

Does this mean that the Requiem failed, and Suzaku is as dead as him? No, it can't be possible. The Requiem has to work in order for peace to be realized.

"...Suzaku?"

He found himself saying his name, a name that should've been discarded in order for him to be the new Zero.

[swordofzero]

Suzaku braced himself, expecting Lelouch to be angry. After all Suzaku had disappeared in the middle of a decisive battle and even though he knew that he hadn't exactly had any choice in the matter he still felt guilty. If Zero Requiem had failed... then it was his fault...

Had they failed? Suzaku had thought when he read Anya's journal that he had succeeded, even without Suzaku there. That despite being dragged here and told the world was ended that it hadn't, that their attempt to bring peace had worked.

If it hadn't... if all that had been for nothing. If Lelouch was here...

"What happened?"

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"What happened?"

The sentence resonated in his head, as he took in Suzaku's surprised countenance. Judging from Suzaku's expression, the other male was as surprised at seeing him in this place, as if not expecting his presence.

He supposed that's fair, considering his surprised face, which immediately disappeared after he processed some more information.

"Zero killed me."

If this person before him is not Suzaku, he would not know the meaning of the sentence. Therefore, even if this is risky, he had to make sure that the man before him is real and not fake.

[guiltapalooza]

Willow stops in surprise when she sees him wandering down the dorm hallway. The white bodysuit is like a huge, obvious flag that he's new, and although she still hasn't really recovered from her recent trauma, she can't help the urge to be helpful. It might be nice to meet someone new, get her mind off things. And being idle won't do anything for her, she knows.

So she approaches a bit slowly; average height and slender, in her early twenties, flaming red hair to match her relatively unremarkable, if a bit hippie-ish, clothes. "I can help you," she offers, not wanting to overwhelm him off the bat.

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The man, no, young teenager turned towards the girl, face looking as if it's in a cross being confused and glad at the same time.

"Good, I thought for a second there that this place was abandoned."

Help is good, especially good when he's still lost and delirious from his rude awakening and sleep paralysis.

[guiltapalooza]

"Definitely not abandoned. There's a whole bunch of us here, aside from the soulless tower workers and the monsters. We woke up same as you.

"If we go back to the room you were in, there should be a trunk with your stuff in it, if you want to get changed?" It's usually the first thing people want to do when they get here, and Willow can't blame them. You don't appreciate how much being in your own clothes helps you deal with the wacky interdimensional tower until you suddenly aren't.

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"No, it's alright, I'm starting to get used with this."

The male let out a small smile at the other woman's statement, calmly refusing her offer. After all, there are things more important than getting his clothes back.

[zipperedhat]

The tell-tale sound of feet could be heard as a large shadow appeared behind him, looking like some warped, powerful strange monster...


...oh wait, if he turned around, he would notice that it's just a 3 feet tall duck wizard who was already busy walking right past him as if this was the most normal thing in the world. Carry on.

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...

Was that a...?

No, it couldn't be, his eyes must be playing tricks on him. He had thought that the weirdness wouldn't continue past Suzaku's presence in the same place. But then this... duck appeared.

Could that thing be a native of this place? He doesn't know. But perhaps it does know things about it.

"You there, uh... duck."

[zipperedhat]

Oh he was very, very, very real.

"Hey! That's not my name!" he corrected, his usual voice and tone even harsher than usual from missing his friends. Although he'd never say that out loud, of course.

"It's Donald! Donald...Duck." Well at least he had gotten part of it right. Donald idly moved his wand before speaking again. "Are you new?"

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"...Yes."

Lelouch, while capable of hiding his emotions pretty well when the need arises, can't help but be perplexed at the fact that he's holding a conversation with a talking duck, of all things. Not only that, it appears that the duck is probably knowledgeable about this tower, considering its question.

Floor 3? ...Who the f*ck cares, let the voice twin shenanigans begin.

[pitiedthefool]

[Yu definitely had the habit of hanging out around the library lately, sword often lying beside him no matter how crudely the the weapon was made. He was progressively getting better, even though he had a few extra scars from attempting to forge them himself. Though right now, it was simply a visit to the third floor to ascertain some peace and quiet while he worked on some notes for a friend since there is a memory gap between the time she recalls and what he knows as truth.

However, that was all before something caught his attention- a person in white entering the library, and they seemed rather pale...]

Is something wrong? [Little did he realize just how awkward this was about to become...]

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[Lelouch, meanwhile, was about to reach the nearest bookshelf when he heard something weird.

...Well, the statement itself was not surprising considering his current condition, but the voice that said it was definitely similar to his, if not the same.

Turning towards the source of the voice, Lelouch found himself facing a silver-haired teenager.]

...Nothing right now, at the very least.

[Have fun with this weird voice shenanigan, Yu.]

[pitiedthefool]

[...It was almost like speaking with Adachi again, except this time it was with a teenager around his age and only two centimeters shorter and not a deranged sociopath of a police detective. Actual doubles he'd been warned about, but in voice alone...? He raises an eyebrow at that.]

Good to know. Though I'm guessing you're new here.

[Oh, he definitely will...]

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That is correct.

[If anything, this might prove useful should he gets into any trouble in the Tower.

After he gets closer to him, at least.]

at the library

[beknightedheroine]

Sayaka's running her fingers along the spines of the books as she stalks through the library. She's on the lookout for one of the librarians in particular, but has so far had no luck, big as the library is - she does find Lelouch, though. She waves - then realizes he's reading, duh.

"Heyyy there, sorry if I make you lose your place. Have you seen a guy little older than me, with spiky sort-of-blond hair?"

What's that? Be quiet in the library rules? Pffft.

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Aaand her voice actually made him jump a bit, causing him to shut his book before turning towards her. When he noticed that the girl didn't actually mean any harm, he visibly relaxed before answering her question.

"I'm afraid I have not seen a male befitting of your description, miss."

[lethechained]

Naminé appeared to have chosen a very (in?)convenient time to attempt to exit her room, if the fact that there was some gentleman with whom she was not familiar wandering about the hall outside was any indication. Reflexively stopping in the doorway, she hesitated, staring without enough thought to be embarrassed by it; she was fairly certain she didn't know him nor had seen him around, but... hm.

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"...Hm?"

He noticed the girl just standing there, as if uncertain on something. While he tends to just ignore people he passes by, his facade as a Vice Student Council President still has some power over him, which leads to...

"...Is there a problem?"

[lethechained]

Ah, she had been noticed. She straightened slightly at the realization, hesitating before shaking her head. "... No." At least, there isn't a problem for her. She opened her mouth to speak, stopped, then started again. "I was just... wondering if you were new here. That's all." She had already learned some time ago how to recognize a newbie.