towerofanimus | ❁ [ first kickoff ]

Characters: Haruna and you!
Setting: Mid-afternoon, fourth floor. Before the dinner is served.
Format: Whichever you fancy.
Summary: Haruna arrives in the Tower, in this weird dress no less. After wondering around the first six floors, she decides to take a break in the lounge.
Warnings: Scared 13 thirteen year old girl. But that's nothing new.

She couldn't help but sigh at the situation she was in.

It was still hazy, but she knew she fainted before coming here. There were those two players, one with white wings on his back and one in black tights. The latter had grabbed her wrist and said something about being chosen. Then ... nothing. She tried and tried to remember, but it was no use. This odd dress she was in was probably his handy work as well.

Then there was this place. The collar and the letter and floor numbers just swarmed around her head. The letter told her clearly that her world was destroyed, but she can't - she can't just accept that! She didn't want to. If it had, then what about the team and her senpais? Her school? Her home? Her foster family? ... Her brother? After reading the letter, she was so desperate to find them all safe and sound that she didn't even check what she had on and rushed out of her room.

But despite all that, she couldn't find them.

"Aaaah! I hate this!"

Her frustrated shout echoed in the large space, followed by rather loud stomach growl.

... And why she is hungry now of all times? She sighed yet again.

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[ And she'll happily follow hand-in-hand. It's a nice feeling. When they arrive in the kitchen, Haruna looks around curiously. ]

It sure is big ...

[ He said something about a big oven ... Oh! Is that it? ]

Let's take care of this [ she holds up the dress ] first onii-chan and get it out of the way.

Right.

[He lets go of her hand and opens the door to the oven, motioning for her to throw the dress in.]

Here it goes!

[ And she throws it in. The dress slowly burns in the oven, the fire crackling here and there. She watches it for a second in satisfaction. ]

[Kidou watches it as well, feeling a bit relieved. The time he had been split away from his sister, he had been distracted with the events of the Tower, and he hadn't had much time to think about his sister being left alone in danger. He definitely kept her on his mind, yeah, but seeing her again, seeing that dress again, had him on edge, it reminded him just how close he was to losing her. As the dress burned, it was like that danger itself had gone with it.

He still knew, though, that being in this Tower was very dangerous. But it was a bit safer then what was happening back home, he just needed to make sure to not let her get mixed up in any of the experiments.]

[Now, Haruna was Kidou's responsibility. She had no one else to look after her here, so he had to keep an extra eye on her. And he was not going to let anything happen to her as long as he was there.]

[He shakes his head and takes her hand once more.]

Let's get something to eat now, you're probably starving.

[ Holding his hand like this in an unfamiliar place - it reminds her of the time they were sent to an orphanage. They were scared at the time but managed to step forward thanks to each other.

She looks up at her brother and nods with a smile.

Would it be like that here too? ]

Yeah! I feel like I can eat anything right now.

[He chuckles a little bit]

The only thing you are allowed to eat at the moment is the oatmeal that's served here. But once you've eaten a serving of it, you can eat anything else that is currently on the menu.

Oatmeal? That's a weird choice for a first meal.

Is there something special about it? [ Ever the curious one. ]

I'm not sure, but I know that if you try to eat anything else before the oatmeal, it won't be pleasant.

Well ... that's not the strangest thing here I guess.

I mean there is a whole floor that looked like a jungle! I couldn't believe it.

A lot of the floors are like that. If you want I could give you a proper tour of the place later.

Really? I'd like that Onii-chan!

[ Soon enough Haruna sits down on the cafeteria's table with a tray of oatmeal. It's not really she would have preferred, but she's so hungry that it tastes like a five-star meal. ]

[Kidou sits across from her, setting his elbow on the table and resting his chin on his hand, a fond smile set upon his face. He stays quiet as he waits for her to finish eating.]

[ Eating quickly has its bad side, she thinks her tongue is slightly burned, but it does quickly sedate her hunger. The oatmeal is gone in matter of minutes and Haruna smiles delightfully as she puts down her spoon. ]

Mm! Well, it's not the fanciest, but it hit the spot.

[ Oopse but she doesn't notice she has some of her dinner on her face. ]

[He stands up and leaves for a second, returning with napkins and handing them to her.]

You have a little bit on your face.

W-wha? I do?

[ Gee onii-chan. You should tell her that sooner! Haruna takes the napkins and wipe the general area around her mouth. There, that should do it. ]

That's all of it, right?

Yeah.

[Why does he have the cutest little sister in the world]

[ Because she has the bestest onii-chan! ]

All right then. I guess we should start looking for my room, huh?

That would be a good idea.

[He stands up and takes her tray for her, taking only a moment before returning to the table.]

[ ... She's beginning to understand how Natsumi feels, but it feels like he's spoiling her a little. But we'll let is slide it for now. She's thankful for everything really. ]

I am pretty sure it was on the second floor!

[ So c'mon. She'll just grab onto Kidou's hand and start leading. ]

[He follows after, stumbling a little bit]

If it's on the second floor then it's on the same floor as mine.

Really? [ That's good news! ]

Then we can see each other often without a lot of trouble. [ She doesn't want to be far away from her brother after all. Not when she doesn't know what will happen next. She squeezes her brother's hand firmly. She'll have to make sure he's okay ... ]

Yeah.

[He tightens his grip on her hand as well, and leads her to the second floor, slowing down as he looks at the screens with the names of who sleep in each room. After a little while, he stops in front of one of the doors.] Looks like this is it.

[ Yep. Without a doubt. The surrounding looks familiar enough. She opens the door, the room is thankfully empty, and nods. ]

This is the place. There is the letter I read after I woke up. [ She picks up it up from the bed. ] Thanks Onii-chan.

Really, thank you.

[He sighs a little bit and smiles] Do you want me to stay with you for a little while longer or would you like some time by yourself?

Heh heh! I probably need to check what's in the trunk and settle in. [ Besides, her brother already did plenty of things. ]

And tomorrow morning after breakfast, you can give me that tour you promised!

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