anti: (the moon is soaked in sadness)
yuu kannagi ([personal profile] anti) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2012-05-30 12:24 pm

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Characters: soma, hyunlee, and you!
Setting: fourth floor; five minutes before nightfall.
Format: action.
Summary: hyunlee's out, trying to understand about this tower. he shortly encounters two monsters (centaur and failed FEV subject), but thankfully he isn't alone.
Warnings: not much, just taking care of monsters.


[ The sun has almost completely set... As Hyunlee straightens his Fenrir New-Type uniform, his eyes roam cautiously around these halls. Something just didn't feel right about this place. While he didn't know what it could be, he does know something else. He's not about to just lounge around and accept what a simple note has told him. There's no way that he can just be happy, especially not after being told that his world has been destroyed.

There's no way he can believe that easily, either. That's at least a simple goal in mind, he needs to find out why, the real reason of why that note was sent to him. Why was he brought here? Is it because he's a rare New-Type? Perhaps he might've been simply kidnapped. Or if his world is truly destroyed, then what of the others? Are they all right? Is he the only one here? There's just so much questions that plague the New-Type's mind.

That is until after he turns at the next corner, then he finds his eyes quickly widening at the sight of unfamiliar creatures. The looks they have are dreadful, enough to cause his heart to skip a heavy beat. Their features are instantly recognizable. The shape of their bodies and its physical traits, regardless horribly indescribable due to its unspeakable horrors... They're not just monsters. These are... Undoubtedly mutated humans! ]


What—

[ Hyunlee takes a small step backwards, not wanting to kill them at first if they're still sentient to an extent. Though, that didn't seem to be the case. It's shortly did those creatures wordlessly start crawling towards him in haste, not giving signs of consciousness at all. That's why the boy makes no hesitations himself, drawing out his God Arc (which literally came out of his wrist armlet) and going into position. ]

I don't know what you are. But, if you're going to get in my way...!
hardknoxlife: ([eh] | The lights are shining down)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-06-01 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
'Fraid I've got no clue whatsoever about all that. Did catch wind of some bloke named Jason, I believe it was? Had a bit of a question forum up a few days back.

[ Tilting his head in curiosity though. ]

I'd wager you're both new then?
assaulter: (Little pest...)

[personal profile] assaulter 2012-06-01 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Soma kind of just... knocks Hyunlee on the back of the head in a rough scolding manner.]

Quit being so nice to him! Aside from that latest tidbit, this guy [Pointing at Ronald now.] has been pretty useless.

[Soma's not sure how long this guy has been around... but based on the answers they've received, he almost seems as clueless as they were.]
hardknoxlife: ([ch] | It's true)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-06-01 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Raising a brow now, Soma. Really. You and his boss should hang out. But he's taking it in stride. ]

Oh now come on. Just passing what I know, eh? Pardon me for not exactly figuring it out from the get-go.

And yeah, that little bit should be on the network once it gets up and running again. Give it a few days.
assaulter: (Idiot...)

[personal profile] assaulter 2012-06-01 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
[That would make a really awkward party. One full of linefaces and judging the heck out of the people in their daily lives.

Kind of like what Soma is doing right now to both Ronald and Hyunlee.]


Man up. I didn't hit you that hard.

[He's giving Ronald the eye now as if asking, 'Can you at least answer this question?']
hardknoxlife: ([??] | They wish and dream)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-06-01 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah. They should totes hang out. With Claude. It'll be the most quiet party ever.

And surprise surprise, he can answer your question, Hyunlee! ]


I'd warn you about trying to take them off. Apparently, these things [ tapping his own collar ] keep us alive. Buggered if I know how.

Jason said something about the collars being filled with this liquid, see? Different colors mean different chemicals or summat.
assaulter: (I'm out of options.)

[personal profile] assaulter 2012-06-01 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
....Lovely.

[Now he has another that that's being involuntarily pumped into him.]

Rather than saved, it's starting to feel more and more like they just want to mess with us.

[Soma pokes at the mentioned collar that's hidden under his clothes.]

So it's not some sort of restraint like we thought earlier...

Aside from the different chemicals, is there a reason why there are different colors though?
hardknoxlife: ([...] | Told it to you once)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-06-01 08:29 am (UTC)(link)
Buggered if I know.

[ And he's just gonna lean against a nearby wall, frowning slightly. To tell these newcomers about the whole your-friend-doesn't-really-belong-to-your-world malarkey or not. ]

Course, I never once believed they really saved us, mind.

[ And glancing back up at Soma. ]

That's all he said, I'm afraid. Not much of an answer there but it's what we've got.
assaulter: (This doesn't look good.)

[personal profile] assaulter 2012-06-02 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
They really like to hide the more important things people would like to know about.

[Soma didn't have any other questions he wanted to bombard Ronald with. However Hyunlee brought up something he'd also like to know.]

They're not like any of the ones we've fought back in our world.
hardknoxlife: ([ch] | And stupid gold diggers)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-06-02 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
Can't say they look like anything we've faced back home either.

[ And folding his arms behind his head. ]

Though I have to be honest with you. There's a whole bunch of things that went on the network about this place and you two seem like a sensible lot.

There's prolly a few other things you'd want to know.

[ Though he doesn't really look that tense save for the tiny twitch of his rubbing his shoe against the back of his foot. ]

See, they only saved one person per world.
assaulter: (That was uncalled for.)

[personal profile] assaulter 2012-06-02 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
"One person per world"?

[Not that his expression has changed much but now Soma is giving Ronald a incredulous look. He didn't even need to bother stating how he thinks that sounds stupid and ridiculous. Hyunlee pretty much stated it already.]

...Does that mean one of us is a "fake"?

[Using the term "fake" is a lot harsher than Soma intended it to be. But he didn't know how else to word it.]

hardknoxlife: ([ch] ♪ salt casters public areas)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-06-02 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
Not necessarily, no.

[ And a slight frown as he lowers his arms, pressing his fingertips together. How best to phrase it... ]

Cor, I dunno. Jason said something about there being different realities with very minor differences. Like say... if you were picking between coffee or tea for breakfast, a whole new world would be created where you picked coffee and another where you picked tea.

[ And looking back up. ]

That kind of thing. Both real but from different... uh... worlds, I s'ppose.
assaulter: (What's with you?!)

[personal profile] assaulter 2012-06-02 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
[It's not like Soma has fully accepted this to be a fact. But at the moment, he's unable to even return a glance back towards Hyunlee. He's pretty much focusing his eyes on everything else except in the younger boy's general direction.

He tugs on his hood even more as if to hide that grim expression on his face.

What if that was true? All of the people he knew are dead. And the Hyunlee next is...]

not the one that I know.


Tch...! How are we suppose to believe something like that?!
hardknoxlife: ([heh] ► The best knowledge)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-06-02 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ He didn't want to think about it, really. Not with William and Grell in the Tower along with him. He didn't want to think that the William who had gotten him back to his senses wasn't the same one who'd push him for overtime, the one he'd make coffee for on occasions, the one he looked up to and respected... and he didn't even want to get started on Grell. His (as much as he would never admit it) pseudo family so to speak.

But he kept a brave face, managing a semblance of a laugh. ]


Like I said! Load of bollocks if you ask me. If they're trying to pull the wool over our eyes, they should have gotten up earlier than that.

Wouldn't take their word for it. S'not like they can really prove the whole "worlds have been destroyed" bit, eh?
assaulter: (What a pain)

[personal profile] assaulter 2012-06-02 08:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Optimistic words don't really mean much to Soma. But the least he could do is follow suit and decide he didn't have to believe in that. Actually, that's probably the only thing he really is able to do.

It's not like any of them had the power to change anything.]


...Right.

It's been a really long night. It's probably best to retire to our rooms now... [And think things through a little more.]
hardknoxlife: ([heh] ☼ And any coward who)

[personal profile] hardknoxlife 2012-06-02 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ah man, he hates being the bearer of bad news. But here it goes. Still managing that smile though. ]

Yeah. Welcome to the tower and all that, then. The name's Knox, by the way. Ronald Knox of London's Dispatch Department.

[ And offering a hand to whichever one of them would take it. ]

Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Wish we could've met under better circumstances though.
assaulter: (Idiot...)

[personal profile] assaulter 2012-06-02 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
...Soma Schicksal.

I'm also in the First Unit of the same branch. I have a kid as my...."boss".

[Well isn't that kind of really embarrassing thing to admit? But Hyunlee is competent enough during missions. He didn't mind.

...He's sure "this" Hyunlee was the same too.]

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