towerofanimus | oh god not the bread

Characters: Minato and anyone!
Setting: Dorm floors
Format: Starting in brackets, will match
Summary: Minato found two loaves of bread! Unfortunately, hellhounds are on the loose.
Warnings: Eventual hellhounds related violence. Hopefully no bread burning.

[It’s a pleasant surprise when he found the two loaves of bread. Despite his hunger, he picks them up carefully and holds them in one arm. With his free hand, he breaks a small piece and has a taste test.

So far, it’s safe. That means he can share the bread with the others.

But he have to find them first, and without using the network to send a message. Using both of his arms to carry the bread loaves, he quickly makes his way to his dorm room. He needs a moment to ready himself before finding anyone else.

Grrrr…

The sound of growling. He slows down and carefully looks around for the source. A monster? That would mean fighting them off without damaging the bread.

Grrrr...

The hellhounds move, until they see...no, smell him and make their moves. Minato turns and make a run for it.]

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[For that moment, he place his trust in her and run inside the room.

He quickly looks behind him, hearing the hellhounds' running after him. It wasn't long until they appear at the door, right in front of Tara.

He reacts quickly, trying to move the loaves to one arm and drawing his evoker with his free hand.]

[There's an instant between when the hellhounds appear in the door and when Tara registers that she's not looking at one of the fellow tower residents.

But that only means that the hellhound charges straight into her next jet of water as she turns the shower head on high pressure. It howls in pain and rage, and steam rises as the heat of the flames meets the water. But it backs away.]

Y-You okay? [Tara risks a sidelong glance at Minato, and her eyes widen at the sight of the evoker. She falters, apparently genuinely fearful at the sight of it, and the jet of water falters with her.]

I'm alright.

[He stare down at the hellhound, daring it to move forward if it dares. His evoker isn't pointing at his head yet.]

But thank you for your help.

[The hellhound makes to move forward, only to get sprayed in the face again. A broken sink off to one side, complete with dripping waterpipe, says that this is a method that's had some testing in the past.] N-No problem. Actually, I, I-I wouldn't thank me yet. Since we're kinda...still trapped, a-and this thing doesn't look like it's going out any time soon...

Then we should forced it away.

[He knows how his summoning method would look. That's why he speaks calmly after a brief pause.]

...Don't worry about what I'm going to do.

[He says, before pointing the "gun" at his head and pull the trigger. Bang.

Instead of death, a beautiful woman in pink appears in front of Minato. While clutching the lotus, she wave her hand gracefully and cast an ice spell at the hellhound.]

["Bang".

Tara's eyes go wide and glassy as she collapses to her knees like a puppet without its strings. The shower head falls from her numb fingers, the water drying to a trickle. She doesn't even see Parvati, except to register that there is now another presence between her and the monster.]

...W-Willow...

[At least the ice spell seems to decide the hellhound that there is easier prey to find on this floor.]

[The ice spell struck the hellhound, pushing it backward out into the corridor. After regaining its balance, it's watching the door carefully before prowling away.

Minato keep Parvati out for a little longer, as he looks at Willow.]

...Miss?

[There's concern in his voice.]

[Probably warranted concern, since Tara looks as though she's just seen a ghost and is really just sitting there on the bathroom floor, not looking at much of anything.

...but, after a few seconds, she gives a little shiver that apparently manages to shake her out of her catatonia.]

I-I don't like guns. I mean...I, I know that isn't really a gun, but it, i-it looks like a gun, and...I don't like guns.

[She hastily gets to her feet, wringing a bit of water out of her shirt so she doesn't have to look at him.]

W-We should go. They, um, th-they don't seem like they chase us down the floors.

I see.

[He'll keep that in mind for the future. But knowing their situation, there's a chance he'll be forced to summon again.

He readjust his hold on the bread loaves. They have little dents in them from being hold closely to his body, but they're still edible.]

Alright. Are you ready to go?

Y-Yeah. [Tara pushes herself hastily back up to her feet, cursing her own persistent weakness. She looks between the dropped shower head and the shower she'd pulled it from, before signing in defeat.] S-Sorry. I, um, I'm...n-not that great against, um, w-whatever those were.

But you still helped. [That's what matters to him. She helped keeping the monsters at bay long enough for Minato.] Even if you can't fight them, I can hold them off.

[Hm, he have to entrust her with the bread, if it comes to it.]

[It's right when Minato has that thought that Tara notices he's carrying bread at all.] Oh! I, I didn't see your hands are full. Um, do you want me to take those? M-Might be safer. I-I'd be careful.

[With two loaves of bread? She'd guard those with her life.]

Yes, thank you.

[He hold them out for her.]

I tried a small part of them and they're safe to eat. [With the current power outage and food supply, these bread loaves are important.]

[Tara takes the loaves carefully, wrapping a loose corner of her jacket around them just for a bit of extra protection. For someone out there? This bread could be literally lifesaving.]

If they w-wanted to poison us...I mean, I, I-I guess I don't see why they'd want to. [Their situations are dire enough as it is.

Not that she doubts whoever is currently watching them, if anyone is, would try as much.]

Are we, um, are w-we bringing them to someone?

No one in particular. I was about to go to where everyone might be, but the monsters found me.

[As luck would have it. But in the end, the breads are safe.]

Well, th-they're gone now. Maybe we should keep heading there. S-Safety in numbers, right?

[The breads are safe. You done good, Minato.]

I'm Tara.

I'm Minato Arisato. [He would like to continue having an idle chat, but...] We should get going, Tara-san.

oh god not the bread

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