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[foreseeing_one]

Characters: Futomimi and you!
Setting: Room 1-18 to begin with, moving to floor 10 afterwards
Format: Either
Summary: Futomimi discovers sleep paralysis and fishes. Not together.
Warnings: None so far.

Sleep paralysis would not be so bad without the impression of something terrible looming over him. After ten extremely long minutes, Futomimi can finally sit up in his unknown bed, looking around the room with wide eyes, his heart thumping and his hair askew.

After having found his usual clothes in the trunk at the foot of his bed and changed, Futomimi set off to explore this strange new world whose rules allowed him, a Manikin, to live. On his way down the Tower, the sight and sound of water caught his attention, and he entered Floor 10. There was indeed water there, but it was suspended by some kind of magic and full of living creatures swimming peacefully. Futomimi was so fascinated by the sight he forgot to look where he was going.

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Floor 10

[worldrestored]

There was a splash nearby as Naoki dove right into a school of fish with the intent of catching a few. By now his brain, thanks to the effects of the collars was causing him to run on pure instinct. Eat. Sleep. Fight. Find food for others.

Even now, that human part of him clung on his back, and despite acting more like a primitive wild child, the whole reason for this trip was to get food for a few of the others in the tower. He was just...a lot more violent about it than usual. So much so he didn't notice Futomimi as he swam, violently trying to grab the animals by the tail.

[foreseeing_one]

The splash caught Futomimi's attention and he quickly turned to look. At first he only caught moving green lines among a school of fish, but as the Demi-Fiend moved around to grab fishes, he recognized him. "Naoki?" he called as he got closer.

[worldrestored]

Sadly the water did not carry his voice and the half-demon heard nothing, lost in his hunt. However, it didn't take too long for Naoki to be successful, and he flew out of the floating aquarium right into the floor, a large trout-like fish in his mouth.

At least, it was there until he noticed Futomimi coming towards him, and Naoki's mouth opened in surprise, releasing the creature from its prison as it splashed back and forth on the floor, forgotten.

[foreseeing_one]

"Is that you, Naoki?" Futomimi called again, getting closer still. The Demi-Fiend seemed more feral than usual, but he still had his heart, he was sure of it.

[worldrestored]

The fish continued to slash until it was able to move itself right back into the floating blocks of water and it flew away swiftly. That was alright...Naoki didn't feel as hungry anymore. In fact he felt a pit to his stomach and a strange amount of shame as he realize what he'd been doing lately. His eyes darted to the floor for a second before he answered.

"Yeah..."

[foreseeing_one]

Futomimi stood before him without fear, even smiling just a little bit, so great was his joy to have found a familiar face in this unsettling building. "It's very good to see you. Are you well?"