Another Leo exploring the Tower

[the_martyred]

Characters: Martyred and YOU
Setting: Various settings throughout the day
Format: Whichever. I'll match
Summary: Cautious exploring
Warnings: None yet


Even with her promise to her other self, she couldn't help but want to see what this place really looked like, beyond the floors the elevator visited. She set aside one day to make sure she knew this place, top to bottom. That was always the first order of business. Scouting. How could she protect him if she didn't know what might be coming? So she started from the bottom and worked her way up through the tower, taking nearly all day to do it.

FLOOR EIGHT

After the bookhive floor, the floor with an enormous ablution trap and that strange forest with the wrong beasts in it, she had been...deposited at a maze floor. Her first instinct was to gasp, pressing back against the stairs and hoping she was not trapped on this floor. Watching the labyrinth fights, for the brief time she had seen them, had given her a small fear of these mazes and what might be lurking around a corner.

Still, she does step off the staircase, curiously touching the walls. She remembered colors, she thinks. But she can't be sure.

FLOOR TEN

This floor seemed immense, walls of shimmering water and vast dark shapes moving through them. This is the realm of seadwellers, she imagined. She shouldn't be here. It would be asking for trouble to stay here...Yet she'd always been curious. She'd lost her Sufferer when she was pulled to this world. What does it matter anymore if she upset them?

Martyred stepped closer, placing a hand to the water's edge and gasping as her hand slid right through. She stumbled back a few steps and pulled her hood up tightly. Eyes slid side to side for any presence and when she felt comfortable again, she slid her fingers through the water, gasping in delight.

FLOOR TWENTY ONE

The food here looked much better than the weird bars she had been living off for her time here. But the lack of posted prices anywhere...Well she'd seen those places before. Highblood places, where if you had to ask, you couldn't afford it. Instincts say to move on, to find somewhere else that might have food of any kind.

But...Maybe if she lingers, off in the corner, she can see if someone actually buys anything and what the price actually is. She's gotten very good at blending in where she shouldn't be.

FLOOR THIRTY TWO

Martyred had decided that this island, green and full of trees, seems like a decent place to stop after this endless climb. After the hedge maze, the floor with missing steps and vicious monsters snapping at her heels, and the strange floor with no walls just below, a floating island seemed positively normal. She cautiously made her way around it. It was thrilling to be under trees again, even somewhat unfamiliar ones. The forest soon enveloped her, but with her claws at the ready and on somewhat familiar territory, she felt ready for whatever or whoever appeared from behind these tree trunks. With any luck, she'd find a beast here and have a proper meal for the first time since her arrival.


[OOC NOTE: She will be visiting EVERY floor so if you really wanted to tag her on one particular floor, then go ahead, just make sure you put the floor number so I know!]

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Floor 10

[theresnosuchthing]

It's pretty, isn't it?

[Kafuka balances on her heels, hands folded behind her back as she smiles brightly at the troll. She turned to look at the water almost longingly.]

Makes you wish you could swim in it!

Floor 10

[the_martyred]

[The voice catches her off guard and she stumbles, spinning somewhat clumsily to face the...wriggler. She lowers her claws slowly and glances back at the water.]

I've never been one for swimming. You never know what lies in the shadows. [She pauses] But it is beautiful. The colors and light.

[theresnosuchthing]

It's the mystery that adds to the beauty!

[Kafuka runs her fingers over the edge of the water.]

But I don't think we're meant to swim in here. The view is more than enough, though.

[the_martyred]

The seadwellers don't swim in it?

[It escaped her before she had a chance to think about it. After all, this was a girl who might not even know what a seadweller was]

Even if they do, it's still beautiful. Makes you a little envious of the aquaticbeasts, doesn't it?

[theresnosuchthing]

Mmm, you'd need to breathe water to swim there!

[These eyes stare into your soul. And then she giggles.]

A little! I'm a good swimmer but I still need air. There's a pool, but it doesn't have the pretty view...

Floor 32

[knightime]

Dave was wandering the tower more, surprisingly enough. Mostly, he didn't want to be caught moping in his room, so moping through the tower seemed like a better choice.

As shitty as this tower was, some of the floors were pretty cool. He liked this one especially. It kind of reminded him of the Planets in the session. Not his world, but maybe someone else had a similar Planet when they entered.

He just stood there, looking up at the sky. In retrospect, it was probably a ceiling. Honestly, this place made no sense, but he was used to that. Once he was bored of staring up, he started walking around the island. As far as he knew, no one else was here.

Floor 32

[the_martyred]

Martyred pauses at the sounds of footsteps to her left and despite her better judgement, she headed towards them. It would be better to see what was there than let it ambush her.

Another wiggler. This place was crawling with pale wigglers. But she softened a little. Probably not a threat. Even if he survived in this place.

"Do you know if you can eat these animals?"

[knightime]

He looked over at her. Oh. The adult trolls always kind of threw him off. He wasn't really expecting it.

"Probably. I don't see why you can't. I haven't really tried though since I'm kind of a lost cause when it comes to cooking." And really. Hunting wasn't his thing. "You can try. You probably saw the cafeteria and kitchen by now. People use it and the freezers are basically for everyone. Not that I use them." He'll shove his apple juice in them once in awhile though.

[the_martyred]

She had relaxed a little by now. These human wrigglers seemed less threatening than anyone else and he spoke freely.

"I've seen it. I've already grown tired of the food they provide. Those bars are tasteless. If I find anything worth eating, I'll put it in the nutrition chamber."

[knightime]

"I guess just remember to label it in case. Most people kind of understand the don't touch my shit if it ain't yours rule, but it's better to be safe than sorry. Plus it gives you rights to bitchslap the asshole who touched your stuff then."

He just talks a lot really. It kind of makes it seem like he speaks freely, but really. He just talks. A lot.

Floor 8

[ofdewandglass]

[Feferi hadn't seen any of the fights in the labyrinth. If she had, she would be a lot more wary. Right now, she's just looking, eyes scanning the maze and trying to figure it out.]

Floor 8

[the_martyred]

[The horns are a reassurance at first and the Martyred stepped closer. A troll wriggler poses less of a threat and she may know more of the things that Martyred wanted to know. She speaks before she's close enough to see the fins]

Wriggler, I wouldn't go in there. If I were you at leas--[Then she stops still. Seadweller. Her eyes narrow and her hands curl, readying for a fight]

[ofdewandglass]

[Feferi freezes when she hears that voice. The word 'wriggler' meant 'adult troll'. She knows it isn't the Empress' voice, she's heard that through their shared lusus, but she's not going to take chances. She turns a moment later, but doesn't recognize Martyred's face.]

I - I won't. I was just looking.

[the_martyred]

[The Martyred takes a few more steps back, mouth opening to let out a low persisent hiss. Even a wriggler is dangerous if they're seadweller. It's a small war with her instinct to defend herself and her instinct to not hurt the small. In the end, she raises her claws and spits out a few words]

You shouldn't be here.

[ofdewandglass]

I - I'll leave, then. I don't want to hurt anyone or bother anyone.

[Feferi holds her hands up - she's scared, yes, but she means it when she says she doesn't intend to hurt anyone. Once her hands are up, she starts walking backwards.]

Floor 21

[swordofzero]

"Be careful." Suzaku paused on the staircase seeing someone in the restaurant. He stepped onto the floor, wondering if it was someone new. Most people avoided this place for good reason, but he blinked when he saw who it was. "Oh, hello Disciple."

Floor 21

[the_martyred]

Martyred is startled at first. No one calls her that anymore. Or at least no one she doesn't actually know personally. Then she remembers, she's not the one he's thinking of. Her other self.

"I'm not the Disciple you're thinking of...It's simpler to call me Nameless."

[swordofzero]

Oh... there was another Disciple. Or someone who looked like her... Nameless...

"I apologise, I didn't realise there were two of you here."

[the_martyred]

She sighed softly but nodded. She understood, but this would probably get tiring rather quickly.

"It's not your fault. I'm the one who arrived second after all."

[swordofzero]

"It is not your fault either." After all they had been brought here against their will, "I am Suzaku Kururugi, it is nice to meet you."

Floor 10

[forceless]

He didn't mean to sneak up on her or anything, but Ven was already light on his feet. When she stuck her hand in again, Ven stepped down from the stairway and walked over to her, smiling.

"Cool, huh? It's one of my favorite things about this place." And a beat, before he added with a sheepish chuckle; "Well, one of the only good things about this place I guess is a better answer."

Floor 10

[the_martyred]

She jumped, spinning to face him. Another one. Why were so many young ones brought here...Some place so unsafe. It was worse than the trials in the caverns.

"I...suppose. Is it dangerous as well?"

[forceless]

Ven gave a small shrug. "I guess so. There's all sorts of aquatic wildlife in there, so there's bound to be something dangerous in there."

Nevertheless, he gave a grin. "But I haven't had many problems with it. It's probably OK if you stay away from them."

[the_martyred]

She looked back at the wall of water. Beauty was often deadly at home so why would this be any different.

"I'll remember. May I ask why there's so many of you smaller ones here, if it is so dangerous?"

[forceless]

"'Smaller ones'?" IIIInteresting phrasing there. Maybe because he had been raised alongside a bunch of older people or the time lapse, but Ven almost forgot for a minute that he was still technically 16. Sort of. Comas were weird.

"I'm...not really sure. There's kids even younger than me here but--" He frowned. "To be honest I don't think the people that made this place care about the dangerous stuff, whether you're capable of handling it or not."