00110001| Out of the flying pan into the fire? [OPEN]

[cutestprogrammer]

Characters: Chihiro Fujisaki and you!
Setting: Starts from the 4th Floor (outside RM 04-08) then all over the tower, towards nightfall! (Mun? Why u do dis?)
Format: Either is fine~
Summary: Chihiro is absolutely terrified and disoriented upon his arrival here and has wandered out of his dorm room trying to find a way home only to encounter the monsters that come out at night... MONDO SOMEBODY SAVE HIM!
Warnings: Monsters? And anyone who doesn't know him will definitely think he's a girl. He's baby-faced, dressed in a girl's school uniform (it's rather conservative in style and not super short!), short (just under 5 foot) and his voice hasn't changed yet. Plus Chihiro is a unisex name...

[W-what is this place? Is this part of the school? But this isn't his room! Where are his clothes? Why is there a collar round his neck? Why couldn't he move just now? Is this Monobear's doing? What is going on? Why can't he remember coming into this room? All these thoughts race round Chihiro's head as he pulls himself up sobbing from the bed. He has to find the others. Maybe he should go look for Mondo. Mondo will protect him! He is certain of that!

Though he's still shaking with fear, he makes himself look all over the room for his clothes, eventually finding them in the chest at the foot of his bed. He quickly dresses. Then he grabs the telescope stand inside the chest as a weapon. He's not sure if it'll be good enough... but he has to try! He has to! This is part of being stronger!

Then he carefully opens the door and heads outside, clutching the telescope stand for dear life! For a moment, he just stares at the glass floor under his feet. Then he suddenly hears a cry of pain. He turns over to look...]

AHH!  S-S-S-Stay away from me! Don't-Don't come near!! [He waves his makeshift weapon at the Bullfairy flying towards him!] Don't- [Then he blots and runs off blindly in a wild panic!]

Comments

[mustlovedogs]

Kind of, I guess...I don't know how much you can do with them.

[Don't ever find out how bad he is with them, okay.]

[cutestprogrammer]

[He brightens up considerably, his confidence boosted at knowing that there are computers here! Perhaps he can be useful to everyone for a change.]

Can you lead me to them, Oowada-kun? I'd like to see them. Perhaps I can find a way out through them!

[Your secret is safe with him, Mondo!]

[mustlovedogs]

You wanna go right now? It's pretty dangerous to be out...but if you want to, I am gonna protect you.

[cutestprogrammer]

[Oh yes, there are monsters about... and though he know Mondo will protect him, he really doesn't wish to be a burden.] ... is it better to go in the morning? Will the monster be gone then?

[mustlovedogs]

Yeah, should be, not like I care anyway, though. It's pretty close, I got your back.

[cutestprogrammer]

But... It's okay! I can wait till morning. I don't want to be a bother to you...

[mustlovedogs]

Nah, I get it, if they had bikes around I'd be going there right away too!

[Because obviously he just wants to check out his hobby, a computer couldn't possibly doing anything more useful, right]

[cutestprogrammer]

Oowada-kun... Mn! Let's go then!

[mustlovedogs]

Hey, you're pretty brave!

[But, well, that's something he already knew after Chihiro confided in him.

He leads Chihiro down the hall until they reach the computers, keeping an eye out for any monsters. He's going to be the best bodyguard.]

[cutestprogrammer]

I-I am? [Brave is the last word he'd ever associate with himself...

He follows Mondo and quickly sits down in front of the terminal. His fingers fly deftly and confidently over the keyboard as he tries to hack into the tower's network.]

[mustlovedogs]

Yeah, sure! Trying to change and all that, hell, telling somebody like me, it's brave.

[Mondo leans over his shoulder to watch - computers are confusing, it's pretty crazy to watch someone so confident with them.]

[cutestprogrammer]

Really! [He's so happy to hear that.] I'm so happy... [Here be tears of happiness!]

[It is pretty confusing since all Mondo will see are numbers and strange codes and all that now. Chihiro continues working quickly.]

It's... no good. Everything's so heavily encrypted... If only I had my own equipment here.

[mustlovedogs]

I had some stuff in the box at my bed, you checked in there yet?

[cutestprogrammer]

I've checked already... it didn't have my PDA or any of my computers...

[He studies the computer terminal he's at.] And it doesn't look like I can move this to my room. I think I'll continue with this tomorrow, I won't be able to get anywhere tonight and the longer I stay out here, the more danger I'm putting us in.

[mustlovedogs]

Hey, I don't care, take as long as you want, it's not like a tonne come out on the dorm floors. If they do, I sure don't have a problem with fighting 'em.

[cutestprogrammer]

[Shakes his head a bit.] Thank you for doing this for me, Oowada-kun. But I think I should go back for now to rethink my stategy.

[Then he realizes... Oh God, this is so embarrassing. He was in such a panic that he didn't een look at his room number or make note of the floor he was in.] ... ... I don't know where my room is...

[mustlovedogs]

...You don't know which one's your room? Uh, let's see...I guess we can go look around, don't wanna wake anybody up, though...

[Do you see the irony of a zoku saying this...]

Maybe there's an empty room you can take?

[...]

Or, I guess you can take my bed, I don't mind sleeping on the floor.

[cutestprogrammer]

I... I'm sorry. I should have been more careful. [Actually he could find out on the computer but he hasn't thought of that... yet.]

Eh? [Blushes!] But... I-I couldn't inconvience you like that! [Though well, part of him does want to stay with Mondo as it would be safer than staying with complete strangers...]

[mustlovedogs]

Doesn't matter, I wasn't paying attention to that kind of junk when I showed up either. The floor's not that bad, probably better than the shit bed in prison.

[Casually mentioning being in prison with a smile. You don't really want to be like him, Chihiro.]

[cutestprogrammer]

I see... [Wait!] P-prison? You've been in prison before, Oowada-kun? What fo- Ah! I'm sorry! It's none of my business! [But you're such a nice person! Why were you in prison...?]

[mustlovedogs]

Aah, cops don't like guys like me...they think we're just a bunch of punks, you know? [Okay to be fair, they are and are pretty violent, he probably really did do something bad.] They catch you during a ride and haul you off for something dumb, then tell the judge you're nearly killed some guy and he figures he'll show all the delinquents who's boss and make 'em be good kids by making you do time! It's fucked.

[cutestprogrammer]

I-I see... That really does sound very unfair.

[mustlovedogs]

See, that's why you don't wanna be somebody like me. People take one look at you and figure you're bad news.

[cutestprogrammer]

But-But if they get to know you, they'll find out what a nice person you are, Oowada-kun!

I... I was rather scared of you at first too. But then I got to know you more and I know you are a very good and dependable person!

[mustlovedogs]

[He just gives a bit of a grunt at that. Even he knows a Super High School Level Gang Leader's going to sound pretty intimidating - and he does threaten people and come off as pretty scary. To an extent he needs that for the image of the gang anyway. But it does suck when people assume the worst of him.]

My brother always said you gotta treat people the way you wanna be treated...guess some people don't care.