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[papadojima]

Characters: Ryotaro Dojima and you!
Setting: Dorm Room 3-18
Format: Any
Summary: Dojima is seeing worrying thing in his room.
Warnings: None so far.

Aside from the few times where he went out to look for Nanako, Dojima had not left his room much at all since he's arrived in the Tower. He's mainly stayed in his room, away from all the monsters, resting to heal, taking morphine when he felt bad and making his health bar last. He was fortunate that his medication made him too queasy to eat most of the time. Still, his hunger worried him, though not as much as the state of his room. Earlier, two robot-like workers had come into the room, cleaned up and changed two of the beds, emptied the trunks and left without a word. It was like his two other roommates had never existed at all.

Comments

[pitiedthefool]

The saddest part and what infuriated him the most was that it wasn't just teenagers... There were a few just older than Nanako and some even younger than that, too. At least in appearances.

"It's alright." No, it isn't. "I'm... more worried about the younger ones... who had to witness all of it." Especially that small child, who had been crying out for his big brother as he died... all because of them.

...It looked like he wanted to say more, but the words just won't come. Maybe they don't need to be said.

[papadojima]

Dojima can feel his meal coming back up in his throat. Oh God, what is this place. Just... what is this inhumane place. He swallows and puts a hand on Yu's arm, hoping to comfort him, if only a little. It had to kill Yu just like it killed him to know that children had been involved and were now, no doubt, horribly traumatized.

[pitiedthefool]

In short? Hell. One that he wouldn't even wish on the person who was responsible for the mess in Inaba, judging by the brief hint of pain in his eyes before it soon dissipates. He's here. His uncle is here with him and he couldn't just... let himself fall apart with so many others counting on him to be their pillar of strength. Almost funny, considering he's nothing but a Fool.

Yu bows his head momentarily, letting him be quietly comforted by that gesture of kindness before nodding. Alright; he could move on, now.

"...We'll be alright," he began, the pain being replaced by the same, silent determination that always remained with him no matter the circumstance. "The people I saw in there are among the strongest people I know. We all showed them that we wouldn't be used like that."

It's just how they roll.