pactum: (♞ you promised me the ending)
CIEL ♚ PHANTOMHIVE ([personal profile] pactum) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2012-05-15 02:15 am

001; intro.

Characters: Ciel and ALL OF YOU.
Setting: room 3-16 and ANYWHERE.
Format: whatever you'd like.
Summary: after waking up, Ciel has a look around.
Warnings: brief references to past abuse.

[ he thinks it's shackles, at first. that's what happens when you wake up from a nightmare--a memory--of being chained down only to find that upon waking, you can't move. it's understandable, really, how his eyes go wide and he feels his chest tighten in panic, when for a long and terrifying moment he thinks he's back there, bound and powerless. he might have screamed--or attempted to--if the paralysis had lasted any longer.

but it seems there's much more to worry about than that.

Ciel reads the letters, of course--finds the information difficult to swallow (completely ridiculous, really), can't take it as fact without confirming things for himself. he's used to being kidnapped. it's almost commonplace by now. what he isn't used to is being given free reign by his kidnappers. but the first order of business is, of course, to change out of the uncomfortable skintight clothing he'd woken up in. thankfully, just as promised, there are belongings in his trunk, including a change of 
clothing. he dresses himself quick as he can, though several buttons are in the wrong place, the bow is lopsided, and his eye patch is secured with what looks to be a rather hopeless dead knot. still far better than what he had been wearing, as far as he's concerned.

he lingers around the room for a bit before setting out to explore the building, curious to see if he can confirm anything else written in either letter. he's not so apt to believe anything he's been told just yet. as he walks, his fingers follow the edges of the yellow collar absently. he's tried tugging on it; no use, predictably. 

it's only after he's satisfied at least some of his own curiosity by looking around for a bit that he decides it is high time that he gets a second opinion on this matter. he calls only once, quiet but firm:  ]


Sebastian, come.

[ he's known since he'd gotten a proper bearing on himself earlier that the demon is present somewhere nearby. the bond of their contract is as stable as ever, after all--and besides, when doesn't Sebastian come when he calls? the knowledge that his butler is, as usual, only a word away is what's kept him this calm so far. ]
hardknoxlife: ([heh] ► The best knowledge)

Doorframe of 3-16!

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-05-15 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ So moping about didn't exactly last as long as he thought it would. But then again, it's Ronald. He never really dwells on these things as much as possible. After his little spiel, he's out and about, hat on his head and puttering between floors with his trusty scythemower. (Now fondly referred to as Carrie. )

On his way back to his room, however, a lingering peek into one of the other dorms causes him to stop and just double take. ]


Cor, will you look at that... I'm guessing it's time for new people to come in, eh?

[ And taking a step off Carrie to haul her over his shoulder. ]

Welcome to the Tower, Earl Phantomhive. Sebastian will be happy to know you've arrived in one piece.
hardknoxlife: ([♥] | All the girls know my name)

\o\

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-05-15 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ In his defense, you could have been greeted by Grell. But there's a sigh back as he ruffles his own hair. ]

Just as clueless as you are, I'm afraid. Buggered if the Undertaker's got anything to do with this. Woke up the same as you prolly did, 'sept I was on my own thanks.

[ Resting head on hand now with a small smirk. Oh man, this was gonna be good. ]

Had your first meal then?
hardknoxlife: ([ch...] ♂ That you can all feel)

(o)~~~~~~~~~~~

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-05-15 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
I'm afraid you won't be able to eat a thing until you get the oatmeal they'll give you down your gullet. Have it on good authority everything else'll make you sick otherwise.

[ Single fingertap on Carrie's handle again. ]

If you ask me, worry about him if and when he gets here, eh? This place is aggro enough all on it's own.
hardknoxlife: ([...] | Because I'm one of a kind)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-05-15 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
Not much of a choice there, I'm afraid. Gets shoved in your face from the get go.

[ The second bit makes him pause however. How much to tell Ciel? He was the only one between him and Grell to be brought to the Labyrinth. The only one who died and had that nightmare.

But then it was Ciel. He was just a kid. As much as he tried to act like one, he was still a kid and somehow, his heart went out to seeing kids in pain. Best to keep the darker problems away for now.

When he speaks however, it's more grave than it was. ]


Most the floors here are trouble to begin with. Can't be arsed to know what's on them just yet but they're just the sort of trouble you feel from the get go. This place does things to you so, I'd keep close to that butler of yours if you know what's good for you.
hardknoxlife: ([...] | And everyone wants to have one)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-05-15 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ Try Less likely to talk, more likely to rev Carrie off and speed back to his room in order to hide under the covers. Maybe. Just a bit. But he was generous with the information because really. The kid wasn't an enemy. Not to his eyes. Sebastian was a demon and therefore a different matter entirely. ]

Give or take. I'd just watch where you step. All the floors seem to be different from each other, you know? Save for the dorm floors, of course.

[ And a slight frown. ]

I wouldn't believe a word of it, that letter. Load of cobblers, if you ask me. Would have sent word over to Dispatch if the world's ending but if even Mister Spears hasn't heard about it... well... there you are then.

hardknoxlife: ([☼] | They wanna be just like me)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-05-15 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
Far from it, the way I see it.

[ Bit of a pout that remains until Ciel asks him that question. Then it's just replaced by a bit of a thoughtful hum.

That is, until he looks back up at him. ]


Come on then. No sense in you hanging around here doing nothing, eh? Your butler can catch up. Get dressed and I'll show you something absolutely ace. Well... blew my mind first time I saw it.
hardknoxlife: ([eh] | Tell the DJ drop some beats)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-05-15 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's right. Glad you remember. You prefer I call you Ciel? Earl Phantomhive's a right mouthful if you ask me.

[ But looking him over and ...yeah, okay. Right. Slightly raised eyebrow. ]

Cor, doesn't that butler of yours teach you anything? You're what, thirteen and still don't know how to dress yourself without him?

[ Sighing and stepping off Carrie. ]

Get over here then. Can't have you going around the tower looking a right mess, now can I?

[ Totally gonna cramp his style. ]
hardknoxlife: ([ch] | It's true)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-05-15 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, fine then Earl Phantomhive. But trust me on this when I say you're not gonna be making much of a first impression if you go around looking like you went and dressed yourself in the dark.

Which prolly would've gotten you looking better.

[ And if there was one thing he prided himself on, it was looking sharp. Small eyeroll at his protesting though. ]

Oh come on. At least just let me fix your bow. You look like a little puppy with that around your neck.
complementing: (✿ pain of separation [ VALKYRIE ])

random hallway? 83

[personal profile] complementing 2012-05-15 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hello Ciel, look at this scandalous girl wearing a skirt that shows off her legs and ankles. Also, red eyes. They look at him as he comes down the hallway, widening.]

Another one...hey, are you lost?
guiltapalooza: (☆ casual talking)

[personal profile] guiltapalooza 2012-05-15 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[A couple floors above the dormitory level is one where sheer glass has replaced the outer walls, and drifting, smokey clouds are all that's visible outside it. The overall effect is enormous and rather lulling, and the various couches and tables strewn throughout the floor take advantage of the view.

Willow's laid out on one of them rather delicately, as she's injured. There's an ugly looking healing scrape across one cheek, faded yellowed bruising blossoming out from it; and she's balancing a heavy, leather-bound book carefully with a hand and a forearm, as the other hand is splinted. Fresh, clean bandages are visible along her shirt's neckline to the particularly observant eye, but when she glances up at the sound of someone approaching and spots him, she smiles easily.

He looks like something out of a period drama, to her. And she still hasn't been able to rid herself of the instinctual desire to protect all the kids that show up, though she knows probably not a single one of them would appreciate it.

She limits herself to a simple, friendly,]
Hey. I haven't seen you around before.
complementing: (✿ i am tiny and cute [ ALICE ])

[personal profile] complementing 2012-05-15 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[She smiles faintly at that. Hm, either he's an actor in old-timey clothes or he's actually from an old-timey era. Which...now that she's been in the Tower for a while, isn't as surprising as it would've been a few weeks ago.

Well, time test it! She doesn't wanna be rude and ask directly if he is, after all. Better to break him into the idea.]


If you're just "looking around", then let me show you a map on the terminal to help with that.

[She gestures to him to follow and walks to one of said terminals, fingers moving over the keyboard to pull up a map.]
guiltapalooza: (☆ chewy thoughts)

[personal profile] guiltapalooza 2012-05-15 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[His accent is interesting, and, well, kinda cute. But boys don't usually like being told that they're cute, so she keeps that to herself, her smile turning a shade more sincere.

She closes her book and sets it on her lap, and shifts herself slowly as she speaks to sit up properly and address him.]
Did you get the low down yet? I explain the tower to new arrivals all the time, I can totally give you the exposition dump if you still need it.
guiltapalooza: (☆ chill. really.)

[personal profile] guiltapalooza 2012-05-15 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's used to British people thinking she's unintelligible, and doesn't spare a single thought for it, perhaps inconsiderately. But Willow nods toward the empty armchair set kitty-corner from her couch, saying,] Have a seat?

And actually, it wasn't the tower that I got hurt by. It was another kidnap-ee. So... yeah, it's pretty much all danger, all the time. [An understanding, apologetic look.] You'll just have to decide for yourself what you can take as real and what you can't. It's a lot.

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