There is no such thing as lost [Open]

[firstofthefallen]

Characters: Lucifer and you/open to all
Setting: All around the Tower, with a few specific stops in a couple rooms
Format: However you want to roll. Mainly doing prose in brackets.
Summary: Lucifer decides to discover the brand new cage he's been gifted with being stuck in.
Warnings: I don't know when to shut up sometimes sorry.

[Finding himself in a new world was far from being a new experience for Lucifer. It was often that he found his battle with YHVH spanning different worlds as the forces of Law and Chaos clashed against one another. But being pulled to one against his will was far more rare, let alone to a world he had never heard of or seen before. That there should be one he had no knowledge of was both intriguing and an annoyance that he should have been dragged to it.

Still, since all attempts to leave this dimension since he had gotten here had proven fruitless he supposed it would be for the best to explore the his new habitat. And he can be found doing just that in a couple different ways.]

[Around the Tower, Random]

[If you're going around the tower today, you'll find a small blonde-haired boy, probably no older than ten, scrutinizing and examining the tower as closely as possible. He runs his hands across the walls, looking for imperfections or any possible latches or secrets in it. His hands run across the floors looking for the same, and sometimes the ceilings.

Of course, he can't reach the ceilings naturally. That's why he's summoned a large red demon whose shoulders he's standing on as he examines the ceiling. He could have changed to one of his adult or demonic forms himself, he supposed. But he found this more entertaining.

Alternatively, you may be walking through the tower when you hear a voice behind you proclaim]

You. I wish to speak with you.

[Which is funny. Because you could have sworn there was no little boy there before.]

[Room Twenty Eight]

[Lucifer was always made to be a killer and a being capable of mass destruction, but alongside that had been his role as the angel who led the angelic choir in singing their praises to God.

That role and part of him was long gone and past. But Lucifer still at times had a penchant for music. And even he couldn't keep himself from taking some of an interest in it when he entered this room.

Anyone else who enters the room will hear someone playing the grand organ. Lucifer's rather quite good at it, and practiced, despite how young he looks.]

[Floor Thirteen]

[Oh. How lovely.

Lucifer didn't so much hate Cathedrals as he merely found them in poor taste. But then again he always found anything relating to his Father as such. He looks bored and somewhat annoyed as he listens to the indistinct mumbling that fills the floor. He can only assume that it would be praise to YHVH even if he can't hear exactly what's being said, and he searches through the pews to see if he can find any evidence of it being a dedication to God, though after a while he stops.

He turns his head up to the sky, shaking it a bit.]

I suppose this must be a great help to you, isn't it?

Comments

I had to roll for scenario I wanted them to meet - Hallways won

[worldrestored]

[He hadn't heard his voice before, with the Old Woman doing the speaking for him, but the minute those words escaped Lucifer's lips, Naoki froze mid-walk and turned around to see the boy looking at him.

Oh. Oh. It was honestly not someone he was expecting, but strangely enough he felt almost...well not exactly happy but not annoyed by his presence. He didn't blink at the Oni with him either, just...stared, a million questions burning in his head. Why was he here? Did this have to do with the rebirth of the world? Was he here to reprimand him for failing doing that? Was it something else? Why did he have a collar too?...]

[firstofthefallen]

[He had sensed you, though, Naoki. How could he not. You were one of the few demons whose creation he was truly responsible for. Because of that he had...he wouldn't call it an affection for Naoki, so much as a far greater interest in observing his actions than even the First Champion or Aleph had been able to capture his interest.

Lucifer stops for a moment, tilting his head as he peers over at Naoki, the "child" still sitting tall on the the Oni's shoulders.]

Do you believe them?

[worldrestored]

[Sorry still freaking out you were talking That, on the other hand, was something easy enough to answer. Ever since he had arrived here, it had been one of the constant thoughts in his mind, as he had pondered about it over and over. Meeting new people, where they all came from, remembering the worlds about the multiple worlds and even universes. The talk with the man who worked here a few weeks ago.

He just couldn't accept everything presented as absolute fact. You could say it wasn't in his nature to do so. That questioning nature, he might have gotten a part from you.

Naoki shook his head, crossing his arms.]

No.

Hallways!

[thanabro]

[Ryoji is heading up towards the library, a book in his hand. He jerks a little bit at the voice, and he turns and looks at the boy behind him.]

Huh? Why? I don't think I know you.

[firstofthefallen]

No. You don't. But I need to speak with you anyway.

[Although he does know you, if only ancillary. And even if you feel a bit off, Appriser. You don't exactly feel like the fraction of Nyx that was supposed to have come down to the world that had so been split off from the rest of the Amala Network, and was often left unbothered by himself and YHVH's actions.]

What do you know of this place?

[thanabro]

Oh, you're new. That explains it. This place... no one knows what it's called, so we just call it the Tower. There's a lot of people here from different worlds, and some from different versions of the same worlds. There can be multiple versions of people, too. There's also experiments that happen sometimes. They're always terrible, from what I've heard and seen.

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[deathboss]

[Eikichi can't help but stop playing when he hears the organ begin and surprisingly stays quiet for most of it. The music has a regal-like quality to it, nothing popular that he might know, but it's got a good rhythm and for a kid, the little guy's really good!

There's just this weird vibe he's getting from him that he can't quiet place. And Hade is staying quiet again. By this point, he has a feeling something's up. Still he wasn't going to just stand there, better go out and great the guy!]

Hey! You got some good musical skills, bro!

[firstofthefallen]

[Lucifer stops playing and turns his head a bit to face Eikichi. Ah. One of those who had been involved in Philemon and Nyarlathotep's "game". He nods a little bit at him.]

Thank you. I've quite a bit of practice.

some hallway or whatever

[evokingfool]

[Minato pause and looks behind him, seeing a little boy there. Odd, where did he come from? If Minato's surprised, he doesn't show it.]

...May I help you?

[A polite tone, and a question. He turns around to face the boy, somewhat wary of him. The voices are reacting oddly.]

[firstofthefallen]

[Lucifer looks up Minato, his eyes failing to betray the sense of recognization he has at seeing him. You may not know him, at least not on any personal level, but he does know you.]

You may.

I wish to know what you know of this place.

[evokingfool]

[Minato don't know him, at least not yet. His mental strength and bonds isn't high enough for him to know Lucifer.

For now, he knows him as an unusual, young looking boy.]

This tower is where we're brought. The people in charge claims it's because they manage to save one person from each destroyed world.

[But he don't believe them.]

Thirteen~

[pinnedbangs]

[Going home wasn't an option for now, since there didn't seem to be a way to get home (yet), but Rin was still surprised to see a little bit of home even in this strange place.

Sure, he hadn't grown up in a cathedral as grand as this, but it was the setting of a closed area dedicated to worship that was soothing - and disturbing - in its own way. Rin sat in one of the pews, staring at the stories depicted in the stained glass windows. The sound of someone else's voice distracted him, but it was difficult to make out exactly what they said. But was it really someone? It could have been something else... He sat up straight and took a look around him, spotting the kid in a moment.]

Who are you?

[firstofthefallen]

[Lucifer looks over at Rin, trying hard to make the turn of his head look casual and not the fact that he's managed to be surprised. Dammit. How did he not notice someone else in the cathedral.]

Louis. I'm new here, would be the simplest way to put it.

And you are?

[pinnedbangs]

[He doesn't move from where he's sitting, partial because he's quite comfortable where he is and partial because he has no idea what Lucifer's intentions are. Looks were deceiving.]

Same here. This was the only place that seemed decent enough to stay for a while.

...I'm Rin Okumura.

Encounter at Hallway

[ravenmaker]

[Fuhito is making his way to the Laboratory, his journals in hand, algorithms on his mind. Though his eyes are hooded behind his glasses, he would be a hard man to surprise. To all appearances he's a quiet, almost unassuming young man, but the instincts he's developed as both a strategist and a terrorist serve him well here-- for the most part.

But not at the moment, obviously.

Answering the-- summons, Fuhito turns slowly, regarding the child with a slight tilt of his head.]

Do you, now.

[firstofthefallen]

I do.

[He shows neither any form of hesitation or possible fear at speaking to a strange adult. His tone does, at least, sound respectful although he clearly expects you to answer him.]

I wish to know what knowledge you have of this place. I've gathered small bits and pieces here and there, but very little otherwise.

[ravenmaker]

[Fuhito finds the enquiry (nearly an order), and the enquirer interesting, so he answers. His voice is just shy of soft, but has a penetrating quality.]

I am in the process of gathering data on the Tower, thereby hoping to discover the nature of its creators and maintainers. Knowing a great deal about Planetary structure and behavior as I do, I do not accept their claims regarding the destruction of our home worlds.

So much is meant to to be taken at face value here, when in reality, doing so would be quite foolhardy. Information is disseminated, but it lacks scientific proof. Many believe the things they have seen, have been shown, by way of explanation. Environments of destruction, demoralizing images.

I theorize that this might in fact an elaborate experiment.
Do you have a theory of your own, then?

Random Encounter -- on the way to the Media Floor

[fractus_animus]

[ ... Minato should not be surprised at all that he is being approached by odd-seeming children.

Given how many times he's spoken with Pharos, little boys suddenly appearing and demanding things of him is nothing new. Though he is silently grateful this one isn't doing it while he's trying to sleep.

Though the fact Thanatos is being quite guarded in his mind, whispering something nondescript, is a little strange... ]

... About what?

[ He won't ask why, because he's got a feeling it's kind of obvious if he's right. Whatever, he talks to creepy little children all the time. This is no big deal. ]

[firstofthefallen]

I-

[And Lucifer has to pause for a moment. Didn't he speak with you just a bit earlier? He should have noticed it was the same damn person.

And yet this Minato feels...different. It's different in subtle ways from the one he had just spoken too. And in all honesty it was not as if multiples of a person should be a surprise to him. Every world he and YHVH had played against one another had splintered several times, each with a different conceivable outcome that was made true due to the way the Amala Network worked.

But the world that had been split off from the world where their first battle was fought, the permutation that had never known the thunder or fire of Thor's Hammer....he hadn't known there had been permutations of that universe. At least, hadn't known there had been ones beyond the split caused by Philemon and Nyarlathotep in their game.

It's a shock, in a way. You are Minato, but you aren't the Minato he had spoken with earlier or the one he did know. You're something new and old all at the same time and he's not quite sure what it IS that makes you different yet.

Despite all this racing through Lucifer's mind, his composition is actually regained immediately after the first brief pause.]

I wish to know what you know about this place. All I've gathered from the others I've spoken with is that we've been brought here under the belief our worlds were destroyed, and I understood that just from the note we got upon arrival.

[fractus_animus]

... I wouldn't buy it, it's probably a lie to get everyone here to be more "accepting".

[ Sorry he has to be blunt, because he has no idea what is going through your head, and also because he is... not okay with this notion.

In the least. ]

The reason they've brought us here is because we're test subjects. That's the truth. No one here is immune to it, either.

[ Seriously, FUCK JASON. ]

Twenty-Eight

[viditlibertas]

[Lately, Alcor had begun haunting the music room. Not only to keep an eye out for that odd labyrinth of despair that had spoke volumes and runes to him, but also in case he came across anything luminous. He'd found Jun here the first time, after all.

How ironic, then, was it that he felt that spark of familiarity from that same organ? The star had paused at the room's entrance, before floating closer at a much brisker pace than usual. No doubt about it- that which sat there was someone he held in high esteem. He wanted to be pleased, but...something rung odd and wrong at the sight.]

To be able to collect even you...

[What more did he have to say? This was definitely not the work of Polaris now- deep down, he could not accept even the Heavenly Throne could put a leash on Lucifer.]

Perhaps I have underestimated this place.

[firstofthefallen]

[Lucifer continues to play, not yet facing Al Saiq as he does so. He could feel him once he entered the room. It was stronger, much stronger, and easier to feel when it was someone he was familiar with. Someone that was tied with him. And in silence Lucifer would admit he admired him, at least in part, for much the same reasons Lucifer admired himself and all who had taken the path he trod. Of chaos. Of rebellion.]

It's impressive. And this place has no bearing at all to the Amala Network from what I can perceive.

It's foolish to underestimate an opponent. Just as it is to overestimate one.

Hello, Alcor.

[viditlibertas]

Likewise, no connection to the Akashic record...

[One of them was clearly more bothered than the other, but Lucy was an old hand at this stuff.]

I am yet new, you know that. [Even while admitting he was a newbie, he did manage a fond smile.] I am glad to see you, Lucifer, even if I am sure we both would have preferred a different meeting.

[He paused, bringing a finger delicately to his chin.] I feel we may have a matter to discuss however, time permitting.

Floor 28

[metawoof]

Heeey, that sounds cool!

[Echidna was standing behind the seat of the grand piano, her hands on her hips and an array of sheet music being held onto with one hand. And she was grinning.

And whoops she didn't even notice if she was interrupting.]

[firstofthefallen]

[It would be easy for Lucifer to say that interruptions, in the end, were no great concern. After all, they were in and of themselves a bit of a reminder of the chaos that occurs in every day life.

At the same time it was still annoying as hell. But he can't get too upset with how chipper a thing Echidna seems to be. He keeps playing without pause or faltering on the keys. It's too ingrained into his own being.]

I think it does, yes. Most music is worth listening to at least once.