{01} Intro

[errandwings]

Characters: Aphrodi and whoever he bumps into!
Setting: Room 1-18 for most of the morning, everywhere else in the afternoon
Format: Action, but I can match!
Summary: enter obligatory confused!introduction! And perhaps a little bit of sulking around since he doesn't want to be here.
Warnings: teeny reference to death, possibly language and um, that's it for now. Will update if needed!

[Room 1-18]

[ The first thought that pops into Aphrodi's head when he wakes up and finds he can't move is that, damn, he's dead again. The fact that he even had to wake up in the first place was a huge giveaway to something weird having happened but once the sleep paralysis passes, things stop making sense.

He can get up. So he's... still kind of alive. Okay, that's always a good thing. Aphrodi tugs at his collar a few times to try and get it off but it refuses to budge. That's not so okay. It's not the kind of thing he usually wears, and plus its implications are rather scary to think about (being owned by something is certainly not what he planned to do in his remaining days on Earth. Or not Earth, it seems). And then he sees the notes, which makes things even more not-okay, and then he starts to panic a little.

So, fellow dwellers of Room 1-18, you have yourselves +1 roommate (still in the clothes he woke up in) currently obsessively brushing his hair, generally being jittery and pacing the room and some feathers scattered about. He tried to pick them up at first and put them on a pile on his bed but gave up. ]

[Everywhere Else]

[ Aphrodi managed to calm himself down by the time the afternoon rolled around and finally got himself dressed into something more casual -- although the collar is still annoying and wouldn't come off, so it's covered with a scarf that only kind of matches the outfit. He's stomping around and trying to memorise every single room and corridor that he comes across.

Not to mention he's kicking a soccer ball around because he finds that dribbling it helps keep him grounded when he's in a situation where he has no idea what else to do; what better than to keep on doing what's familiar? He'd already thanked whatever gods (and himself, of course) brought his soccer ball along with the rest of his stuff.

...He's not being too observant, so if he does bump into someone or kick the ball at them a little too hard, it's completely on accident. ]

Comments

it's the only way to live

[kickspenguins]

[Sakuma watches the penguins in silence for a bit before he finally speaks again.]

Have you seen any of the others yet?

once you go you can't go back

[errandwings]

If by "others" you mean Kidou and Genda, then yes.

it's a curse being this fabulous /hair flip

[kickspenguins]

[He nods.] Otonashi is here too. As far as I know though, we're the only ones from our world here.

[He still can't decide if that's a good thing or not. On one hand he's able to be with his best friends but on the other...]

something we must live with, alas. Normal people won't understand.

[errandwings]

[ Otonashi is... Kidou's sister, right? The loud manager girl. Aphrodi supposes he'll find out if he's to meet her. ]

So I heard. [ Aphrodi pauses to think. ] It is interesting to hear about other worlds while we're here, though.

[kickspenguins]

[He gives an unenthusiastic shrug.]

I guess so even though I'd rather not be here at all.

[errandwings]

[ ...well there goes his attempt at being optimistic, since they are trapped and it is a horrible place. ]

It's not like we can just walk out the door.

[kickspenguins]

No, it's not.

[Sorry Aphrodi, he's still feeling a bit unbalanced by what happened, after all.]

I like it here though. Not everything about this tower is completely terrible.

[errandwings]

[ All the more reason to attempt bringing up the mood--!! No one said it would be easy, after all. ]

There are a few floors that are good for relaxing. And if you stay in your room during the night, it's alright too. It's like a huge, extended sleepover! [ ...not quite. ]

[kickspenguins]

[That... actually makes him crack a very small smile.]

Yeah, a sleepover. Only this one's set in a horror movie.

[errandwings]

[ Success! ]

Hey, Horror Movies can be fun too.

[ He's one of those people who finds everything in a horror film hilarious. ]

[kickspenguins]

Like watching the characters do something that's obviously a bad choice. Hopefully we don't make stupid choices like they do.

[errandwings]

Yeah, well, the things to remember are not to go out alone, don't split up with friends because it would make the search "go faster" and keep your blood in your body.

[ He lists them off his fingers with a light smile, although there's a serious undertone. ]

[kickspenguins]

Maybe there should actually be a list of those somewhere. Just in case there are people who don't have the benefit of having watched horror movies before.

[errandwings]

That would certainly be useful to those without the stomach for horror films.

Either way, those three have to be the top ones -- golden rules even. Make sure you remember them!

[kickspenguins]

Of course. I wouldn't want to make such basic mistakes. Also make sure not to go into dark places without knowing exactly what's in there.

[Speaking from experience, of course.]

[errandwings]

Or maybe just not going anywhere without knowing exactly what's in there.

[ He nods. Always get information first, yep. ]

[kickspenguins]

...That's true. There's a lot of really weird things in the tower.

[errandwings]

Who knows, maybe the scientists are these penguins and they're just playing cute to trick us all while at night when everyone's asleep, they come out to do who-knows-what.

[ He gestures back to the penguins. ]

[kickspenguins]

I don't think so. [How dare you, accusing penguins like that.] Besides, we got to see the people running this place when we were trapped in those pods.

[errandwings]

[ Somebody's touchy about the penguins.

That does get Aphrodi's interest, though. ]

...Really? [ Ack no, that probably isn't the best line of conversation to go down. ]

Hmm, well it's over now.

[kickspenguins]

[Penguins are great okay. You don't understand.]

For who knows how long though. That was the first time anything like that's happened to me but I've been told they do weird things to us every so often.

[He's definitely not looking forward to whenever the next experiment is.]

[errandwings]

[ He's never been enlightened to the way of the Penguin, of course he wouldn't understand. ]

There's no point guessing things that have yet to happen. Looks like you could do with some fun-therapy. [ C'mon, don't dwell! ]

[kickspenguins]

...Fun therapy.

[What.]

[errandwings]

Yep!

[ What, you don't know what it is? ]

Where you go and have fun, to cheer up and stuff!

[kickspenguins]

I don't need cheering up though.

[Yes, keep telling yourself that and maybe it will become true one day.]