When things go bump in the night--

[lullabyforyou]

Characters: Neku and tower occupants!
Setting: Stairwell and the oh so lovely cafeteria
Format: Starting in action, but I'll match you!
Summary: Neku wakes up in a terrifying tower and is immediately pissed off to high hell.
Warnings: I have a feeling you guys will be bringing the warning's to me.


Stairwell:

[People die.]

[People die a lot. He's seen more of it this week than he ever thought he'd see in his entire life, but it's one thing to watch someone die, and entirely different to watch someone die because of you.]

[Understandably, he's notably upset. This isn't where he's supposed to be. No explaination. Some random, psychotic freak out and he's wandering the halls, jumpsuit discared already for much more familiar, comfortable clothing, a reassuring chink of pins in his pockets--]

[Before walking straight off the edge of the stairs and doing a series of amazing, mildly painful tumbles and summersaults. And hitting someone.]

[It's really not his day.]



Cafeteria:

[And from bad to worse, this offically Is Not His Day. Perhaps it's morbid fascination that has his shoving the oatmeal around in his bowl, nose wrinkling as it squealches unpleasantly, looking like something a cat ate-- and hacked right up again.]

Right. [Pitiable offering or not-- he wasn't eating that. No way in hell.]

[He'd rather have a lumbo pack of muffins than touch this crap.]

Comments

[tsunball]

[ It's apparently not Leon's day either. Or at the very least he didn't quite expect someone to come falling off the stairs out of nowhere - if he did, he wouldn't have been standing there at the bottom. But nope, he doesn't see it coming at all, which is why he's hit in the back by the other boy and falls onto the ground with a shout.

Apparently he seems to be fine though, since he groans a moment later even if he's not sitting up just yet. ]

Ugh.. [ opening his eyes now enough to spot Neku. ] .. Hey, watch out where you're going!

[ maybe you should be making sure he's okay first, Leon.. but nope, it doesn't even cross his mind yet. ]

Leooon *^*

[lullabyforyou]

[Give him a moment Leon, would you? He's too busy being scared that he's borken his neck or something. The worst of it appears to be a few bruises, maybe a sprain-- but right now they're about even for effort when it comes to trying to stand.]

My bad. [A grunt, and Neku sits up, holding a hand to his head with a small wince.] Next time, I'll try slamming into a wall.

[It'd probably be softer.]

sob, i apologize for him being.. well, you know, himself.. and rude..

[tsunball]

[ If only he were a little less self-centered he might have thought of that.. he's more worried about his own neck, really, but everything seems fine. His ears are just buzzing. ]

Hey, if that means I get to be left out of it.. [ At least he's making an effort to stand now, if not just because what will happen if a girl walks by and sees him that pathetically..!! He's also dusting off his jacket a little before staring at the guy on the ground.

... After a deep sigh, as if it's almost bothersome to do this, he at least sticks out a hand to offer to help him up. ]

As long as he doesn't tell Neku what he... did. We're all good 8|;

[lullabyforyou]

[Talk about self preservation. Neku wouldn't have been able to take him seriously except... well, no; he'd always figured everyone was like this. It's a little jarring to realize after two weeks of seeing the complete opposite, that he's still right, in a way.]

Good attitude. [Ignoring that hand, he uses the wall to help himself up, dusting off his clothes and checking to make sure they hadn't torn. Shiki would kill him-- and she wasn't there to fix them, either.]

So... [Neku's timer is frozen, though he's not sure what to make of that just yet. It's a good indication that he's still in the Game, and if this guy can see him.] Where's your partner?

[He seems a little too conceited (and concerned about his own wellbeing) to be a Reaper, at least.]

LMFAO it's fine, he won't tell anyone if he can help it!!

[tsunball]

[ .. He makes a bit of a face when the hand is just ignored. Sure, he finally tries to be nice and then this happens, huh? This is why he usually just doesn't bother!!

But even so, it quickly fades to make place for surprise at the question. Seriously, he looks so clueless it's practically comical. ]

Partner? ... You mean like.. my girlfriend or whatever? [ not that he has one.. ]

[mustlovedogs]

[Someone's staring at you across the table, Neku...or rather, your food. As unappetising as it may seem, this guy's been living off berries and mushrooms for a couple weeks now. That oatmeal looks pretty damn good.]

Hey. Kid. You better eat that. Quit foolin' around.

[lullabyforyou]

[Woah, down boy. Keep looking at him like that and Neku might think you're into-- something. Looking up at the (what the hell? Is that hair?!) larger teen, Neku pointedly pulls his spoon out of the bowl, waving it around a little.]

[See any food coming off that? He doesn't.]

Too late; I think it already set.

[mustlovedogs]

[Aa, something?! (and no, it's actually babycorn, 100% fact)]

So what? This ain't the time to be picky. You wanna starve?

[lullabyforyou]

[Something. 8| If you don't like it, stop staring. (what really-- is santa real too or did monobear just play god with a kernal and Oowada's head?)]

I'm not going to starve. [He ate like, a whole burger yesterday. Shibuyan's and their awesome appetite.]

[Besides, even if he didn't eat (and he did go about three days there before learning about food in the tutorial), could he even starve?]

[mustlovedogs]

[Gonna go with the Santa option there. Tooth fairy too. Oowada will leave you a bike if you put corn under your pillow.]

You are when that's the only food around here. Quit being a brat, some of us'd kill to get that shit!

[lullabyforyou]

[Some of us would kill--]

[Oh yeah, he's really not hungry anymore.]

Alright, look. Find a bowl and we'll go halves.

[He's going to put so much corn under his pillow tonight, you better deliver dude.]

[mustlovedogs]

Hey, now we're talking.

[Now he better hope he doesn't need to eat all the oatmeal before he can eat something else, because Mondo is definitely taking him up on this offer. He doesn't usually extort oatmeal, really!]

Bowl's're in the kitchen.

[capax_infiniti]

[What a day to be taking the stairs...

GOOD THING THAT DARKNESS IS AROUND TO CUSHION HIS FALL AND KEEP HIM FROM DISLOCATING HIS HIP

kingdom hearts almighty what is it with spiky haired kids and messing up his day]

[lullabyforyou]

[Hey man it's not his fault your tower smells suspiciously of pee and blood and OH GOD IT'S AN OLD PERSON]

Shi--dammit. [ 8|; ] Are you okay?

[He's been here like, half an hour. And already he's almost broken the oldest person here.]

[It's a Monday, isn't it. Definitely a Monday.]

[capax_infiniti]

[Welp that'll probably leave a bruise oh well KIDS THESE DAYS etc

he does get back to his feet fairly easily though]

No harm done, young man. Perhaps paying a bit more attention to where one's going may be advisable...

[lullabyforyou]

Easier said than done. [This place has about as much lighting going for it as A-East-- that is to say, null. Void. Nada.]

[Welp.]

[Squinting in the near pitch black at Xehanort, all Neku really has to do is squeeze a pin. Just a thought, and fire races down the edge of the stairwell, going down the ways and out of sight-- but catching a few piles of dust and hair as it goes; small, very dim torches on the ground. At least he'll be able to find his way downstairs, now.]

What's down that way?

[capax_infiniti]

[OH WELL THAT WAS PRETTY NIFTY

he regards the merrily crackling flames curiously for a moment]

A variety of floors. Each one with their own mysteries and matters and potential dangers. It's quite a fascinating place if you're interested in that sort of thing.

[and a studied look]

Somehow I doubt that you are. In which case, this place will be entirely dull to you... until the next round of torture begins.

[attheclocktower]

[And there's a slight shriek of surprise as the person he hits tumbles down a few stairs as well, dropping the book she was carrying, before coming to a halt a few steps above the next landing.

Once she's stopped moving she pushes herself into a sitting position, wincing a little.]

S-sorry. I should've looked where I was going.

[Since she was. Kind of reading.]

[thousandcurses]

[He's quite fortunate, really. Had he bumped into her a week from now, or worse, two weeks from now, he'd probably feel the icy cold touch of skeletal hands that drain life and drag souls to Yomi. However, this is not then, and Izanami is fairly normal. And, thankfully, someone soft to land on. She will catch him, heading in the opposite direction, and thankfully, the white burial kimono is probably rather soft as compared to the stairs or ground. So she's going to right him, and then look him over.]

You should be more careful. There are others here who would kill you for such a simple thing.

[pauldrons]

[The good news? Zack is a much softer landing than the ground or the stairs would have been. The bad news? He was most definitely unprepared for Neku to crash into him like that and he too takes a tumble. At least he didn't fall on top of the kid who fell on him? That has to count for something, right? Even if there are no points for landing flat on his front with a decidely high-pitched yelp. What a day to take the stairs!]