Time for exploration! Follow the yellow brick... scarf?

[death_awaits_you]

Characters: Ryoji and you~
Setting: Starting in Room 4-18 and meandering elsewhere (see below)
Format: Written in [action tags] but I will match your style
Summary: Ryoji has just woken up into a tower that's not working and is wandering in confusion.
Warnings: None so far?

Room 4-18 and Dormitory Area

[ Once Ryoji has woken up, read his letters and gotten his bearings, he'll be wandering aimlessly through the dorms, looking for other people. He seems a little troubled, but overall he appears more curious than worried. Still riding on the high of events just prior to his showing up here, Ryoji just can't believe the world that was just saved before his eyes could be destroyed just like that - especially without him knowing!

Since the dorms seem to be one of the few places with lights on at present, there are bound to be people here right? No matter who you are or how scary you seem, Ryoji doesn't seem to be afraid to come up to you to say hello! ]


Floor 1

[ Of course, Ryoji doesn't stay in the living quarters all day. There's a whole tower to explore! And this one doesn't have nearly as many floors (it seems) as the one he just came from. The first place he starts poking around after the dorms is the cafeteria. Even if it's dark, he seems to be able to find his way pretty well, though the oatmeal seems to have him confused.

Instead of eating the oatmeal, Ryoji spends a while playing with it. This batch seems pretty sticky, so he's trying to make a snowoatmealman out of it... Maybe you should advise him of its actual purpose... ]

Floors 4, 6, 10, 13 or 25

[ Each of these floors contains either a view of the outside of the tower or else some sort of scenery Ryoji has never actually seen in person before, so he lingers in these places, exploring a little. The cathedral puzzles him (where is that murmuring coming from, anyway?), but the aquarium and the meadow in particular fascinate him - and he stares in open-mouthed, grinning glee at all the pretty colorful fishies and oh wow, so many flowers! He's never seen so may flowers, not even in a flower shop!

... it's probably really obvious he's new, isn't it. Well, hopefully he doesn't get eaten by a fish on his first day or two. ]

Anywhere else you fancy!

[ Is there somewhere else you want to corner Ryoji? The library maybe, or as you're chasing down or running from a monster? Feel free to bring that up, instead. ]

Comments

yeah I was thinking it had been a few days for some reason?!

[mustlovedogs]

Aah...I'm fine.

[He scoffs]

Fine as anybody can be here, I guess.

IT'S A TIME WARP

[death_awaits_you]

Oh good. [ He laughs a little. ] I guess it is pretty hard to see where you're going here... Is it always this dark here?

I came back in time just to tag you on time!

[mustlovedogs]

Huh? You new or something?

[At least it's difficult to stay too upset when Ryoji's so calm.]

Yeah they got lights and food, computers too. 'Til a few weeks ago anyway. Looks like they forgot about us.

/o/

[death_awaits_you]

Yep! I just got here earlier today. I think. It's a little hard to tell time here.

But huh? What do you mean forgot about us? And there was oatmeal in the cafeteria! It wasn't very good, but it was pretty fun to sculpt things out of it.

[mustlovedogs]

They make you eat that crap when you show up. Nobody else's getting any. Bunch of people disappeared, guys who run the place too. They're creepy as hell anyway and you gotta go to them all the time about the collar, don't mind them being gone so much. But it means no food or power. You're pretty fucking unlucky.

[death_awaits_you]

Oh no... if I'd known that, I would have saved it to share. I can do without food... [ He had just assumed that if it appeared there would be other food! But all of this news is troubling, because he's met some nice people (and an old friend!) so far, and he wouldn't want any of them to go without food. Though... he does have one other question. ] Oh, the collars -- what are they for?

[ He brings a hand up, slipping his fingers under his scarf to feel his own. ]

[mustlovedogs]

[He scratches his head at that.]

Uhh...I dunno...I'm not really very smart, see... Somebody else might, but then again the guys in charge don't tell us shit.

[death_awaits_you]

They don't? Oh... I wonder why. Wouldn't be easier if they just explained things?

[mustlovedogs]

Yeah, that's what you'd think, right? But these guys sound like serious nutjobs. I mean, it's bad enough already, but bringing a bunch of girls around here too? It ain't right.

[death_awaits_you]

Huh? What's wrong with bringing a bunch of girls here? [ You don't want it to be Tower of Sausages, do you? ]

I mean, I guess it's not a really good place to take someone on a date, but...

[mustlovedogs]

[NO HE DOESN'T WANT TOWER OF SAUSAGES, THAT WOULD BE HORRIBLE]

Seriously? You just don't do shit like putting women in danger!

[death_awaits_you]

[SO WHY IS HE COMPLAINING?]

Huh? Why is that different than putting men in danger?

[ He is honestly confused! Junpei's lessons hadn't covered this...! ]

[mustlovedogs]

[good question

Ah, that's...another good question. 'Because my brother says so'? Is that a good answer?]

It's completely different, girls are naturally weak mostly, right? I mean, I know some tough girls and all, but it's usually like that, and it's just plain disrespectful. Guys should look out for women and respect them! And anybody who's strong better look out for the weak. There's no way around it, this place goes completely against that.

[death_awaits_you]

I don't know about that... there were some girls back home who were pretty scary and definitely a lot stronger than most guys! I think Mitsuru would execute you if you called her weak...

But I definitely agree about looking out for and respecting women!

[mustlovedogs]

Well, yeah, that's what I said--

[Wait a minute, did he say 'execute'? Don't even go there, man. Mondo's already had more than enough execution, as in the kind where you actually die.]

Sh-shit, execution? That's a shitty reason to execute somebody...!!

[Who is this chick and how can he stay the hell away from her.]

[death_awaits_you]

[ There are executions where you actually die? What. Ryoji has never heard of such a thing! How crazy!

He laughs a little sheepishly, though. ]

Yeah, I guess. But everyone does their best to show her respect because of it! She is truly the Ice Queen! No -- Empress!

[mustlovedogs]

[There sure are, and they freaking suck, man!!]

There's really...a girl like that out there...?

[On the other hand, he recently learned a classmate is a serial killer, so, maybe it's not so uncommon after all...?]

[death_awaits_you]

Yep! And I've seen her executions first hand... She executed Akihiko, Junpei, Minato and me during the class trip to Kyoto... [ He shivers a little in memory. ]

[mustlovedogs]

Sh-shit, you serious?!

Sorry, man, I know what it's like... Somebody got me and these two other kids too...probably more went after me too.

[death_awaits_you]

Oh no! I hope you were okay afterwards...?

[ ... nope he does not get that he's talking about real executions! ]

[mustlovedogs]

Not...not really. Then again, showed up here after, so I guess so in the end.

[death_awaits_you]

Well, so long as you're okay in the end, that's good.

[mustlovedogs]

Huh. Guess so. Not like I can go home, though.

[death_awaits_you]

I don't know about that... I believe someday we'll be able to find a way out of this place! I don't think all our worlds really were destroyed.

[mustlovedogs]

Me neither, but, I mean, I got executed...didn't you too? You don't just come back from that.