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towerofanimus2012-08-16 03:06 am
boxingemperor) wrote in towerofanimus2012-08-16 03:06 am
Round 1
Characters: Akihiko and You
Setting: Cafeteria
Format: whatever floats your boat
Summary: The oatmeal is disgusting. News at 11.
Warnings: None at the moment.
[Akihiko's initiation and introduction to the tower has been quite hectic. Who'd have thought he'd find himself in a strange tower like this, let alone one being destroyed by a giant whale and the monsters inside of it? The collar weirds him out too. It won't come off, and has strange tubes of liquid all around.
He's been running around like a nut, so sitting down to a good solid meal sounds right up his alley. The cafeteria is still in working order, and the smell of everyone's food has him salivating. But upon receiving his meal, he's left with disappointment.
A single bowl of oatmeal.
Well, oatmeal is full of protein, so he decides to give it a sample. Upon putting a small bite in his mouth, his face twists in horror in reaction to the taste and texture. He doesn't remember oatmeal being this disgusting before.]
Hey, I'm really not hungry for breakfast. You got anything else back there?
[Nope. He's stuck with it.
He carries the bowl to one of the tables and stares at it, poking and prodding the lumpy substance with his spoon. All of a sudden, his appetite is dead. Did they run out of everything else? But it smells like it's still being prepared. Maybe if he waits, he can obtain some.
Too bad he'll be waiting a long time.]
Setting: Cafeteria
Format: whatever floats your boat
Summary: The oatmeal is disgusting. News at 11.
Warnings: None at the moment.
[Akihiko's initiation and introduction to the tower has been quite hectic. Who'd have thought he'd find himself in a strange tower like this, let alone one being destroyed by a giant whale and the monsters inside of it? The collar weirds him out too. It won't come off, and has strange tubes of liquid all around.
He's been running around like a nut, so sitting down to a good solid meal sounds right up his alley. The cafeteria is still in working order, and the smell of everyone's food has him salivating. But upon receiving his meal, he's left with disappointment.
A single bowl of oatmeal.
Well, oatmeal is full of protein, so he decides to give it a sample. Upon putting a small bite in his mouth, his face twists in horror in reaction to the taste and texture. He doesn't remember oatmeal being this disgusting before.]
Hey, I'm really not hungry for breakfast. You got anything else back there?
[Nope. He's stuck with it.
He carries the bowl to one of the tables and stares at it, poking and prodding the lumpy substance with his spoon. All of a sudden, his appetite is dead. Did they run out of everything else? But it smells like it's still being prepared. Maybe if he waits, he can obtain some.
Too bad he'll be waiting a long time.]
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That doesn't make any sense.
[Still, having Shinji there kind of helps. He forces a large mouthful in. He swallows it down.
His body may reject this...ugh...Okay, no it won't.]What's the deal with this place? I feel like someone's pet or something.
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Yeah...it doesn't. [He leans back on his chair, annoyed.] Tch. That's 'bout right. They say they saved us, but lock us and just experiment on us.
We can't to much, but some of us are trying to fix it. Or at least figure out what the hell this place's deal is. Especially with the whole time and alternate worlds crap...
[This is his way of giving you an opening to ask him about things, now that they have some time to talk about it.]
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I'm not letting anyone experiment on me. They'll have to knock me out.
[Shinjiro appears to have a collar as well. In fact, he can't remember anyone without one since arriving here.
Another bite. It get a little easier to tolerate once your palette's already been initiated.]
I want to help. We don't belong here.
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Made us fight go the death in a maze, once....
[He needs to talk to you about that too.]
There's a lot of Persona users here. They formed a group, with the leaders meeting once in a while. Then there's the Fellowship...but the first meeting everyone was just screaming at each other and disagreeing. Not sure if that'll work.
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They really are treated like animals here.]
That's good. [The Persona users banding together, that is.]
So Ken is in Strega, and there are different versions of Minako-chan. Any other things I need to know?
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It...sounds better in your head if you keep thinking it's not the same Ken we know. [It's a small solace, but it helped him early on.] He's...gotten much better than when I first knew him. Tried to pierce me on sight...not that I can really blame him...[You know...considering.]
There's two Minatos. One's from...tch...best way to explain it is imagine SEES with him as the field leader instead of Minako. Nearly exactly the same thing happens....[Except the part where I die]. He becomes the seal too. The other is the leader of their world's version of Strega. He's trying to stop his sister, Minami from ending the Dark Hour. Minami was...is...a lot like Minako. A year younger and her hair isn't as red but if you look real fast, you could swear they are twins...figured out she and Minato are siblings from the way they reacted at each other...
...she left recently...[I couldn't protect her, and I still feel guilty about it.]
It happens on a regular basis. We can't do anything about it either, and it pisses me off.
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His encounter with Minato was the one that led Strega; at least he knows what to look for now to avoid trouble. Or does he? Do they dress the same? Are there any identifying differences? This could be tricky.]
She left? That doesn't sound good.
We'll just have to look for an opening, and take advantage of it.
[Now might have been a good time, but Akihiko doesn't know their 'opponent' well enough yet.
He looks down at the oatmeal. Most of it's gone. It's a chore to put more in, but he's still forcing himself to take large bites.
The things he does for a stack of hotcakes.He stops for a moment.]I'm really glad you woke up. They kept telling me it wasn't likely you'd wake up on your own.
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Tch. You believed them? Just took a while. I kept on dreaming...
[Speaking of dreaming...]
We don't know exactly what happens when they leave. Sometimes they show back and say they saw their world completely destroyed.
[It's better not to think about it too much. The very idea the other Aki and Minami are stuck in their destroyed world pulls terribly at him.]
..yeah. That's what we've been doing. Trying to make the most of our time here. There's monsters at night in the levels. Good for training but they'll swarm you if you ain't careful. [HINT HINT: Don't run off to fight them alone cause I know you will.]
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He most likely will try his luck at some point. If he can handle the creatures here, then maybe they'll have less of a problem dealing with their captors.]
Monsters, huh?
Wow Eikichi you are not Shinjiro, get out
...don't get any ideas, Aki.
[I will smack you with the bus stop sign to stop you from being an idiot. Believe me, I will. This does not, in any way, make me a hypocrite.]
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[Aaaaaand done. He coughs a bit after the last bite of oatmeal. That was an endeavor in itself to finish.]
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This ain't the time to improvise! Look...there's a night patrol. You can join us on that instead.
[Can you accept middle ground? Can you?]
You still hungry?
[He pushes a plate with one of the pancakes at him...there are...a lot...of fruits...on it...gdit Shinji.]
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Night patrol?
[Now that also sounds up his alley. And so does a pancake. Fruit's too sweet, so he knocks a lot of it to the side.
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Place ain't safe, so Minami started a nightly patrol to make sure no one accidentally got stuck or attacked on a level. When she...disappeared, a few others took over.
Take turns each night.
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I could be available every night. Sign me up!
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[Ahh yes, the game of "who is the strongest of us two", or "how long before we end up punching the other."]
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He's really good at both of those games. Half the time.]You're the one who needs to be careful.
[No more comas or death, Shinji. :<]
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[Well at least you're looking on the bright side of it...][Uh oh. At that comment, his mouth curls into a half-smile. A dangerous one.]
Oh? You really think you can still take me on? I've changed a lot.
[You'd be amazed what being stuck in a hospital bed for a few months while they not only kept you alive, but purged out the effects from the pills you didn't really need can do.]
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[Though he does have an unusually healthy glow...]
If it means that much to you, you can say you won, okay?
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Tch. Been a bit longer for me, Aki. It was March 31st when I showed up.
[It had...been March 31st for more than a few days, mind you. Damn you, Abyss of Time.]
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...you might stand have a chance if you actually eat the strawberries. And work on that crap fighting posture of yours.
[Or he could be an ass and taunt you, okay that works too.]
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Crap posture? And you know I don't like sweet things.
[Except for pancakes.]
I can still take you. Name the time and place. We'll see who's better.
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Your left hook. Last I saw you, you swung it too low. Work on that. [And now he looks down at the pancakes again.] Still don't get how you can call strawberries too sweet and you shove that protein crap down your throat.
[Hmmmm....when huh?]
This afternoon.
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It's not crap, it's helping me build muscle.
We can get it here, right?
[He grins.]
You're on.
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