Case 1 - A Strange Land [Open]

[kudas_to_you]

Characters: Raidou and YOU!
Setting: Various Hallways
Format: Whatever you wish!
Summary: Raidou searches for the boss battle he has to kill in order to escape this nightmare.
Warnings: None yet!

[Waking up in strange places was not necessarily a habit, even if it was not something he had been unaccustomed to. However, Gouto's absence made this far more sinister than he had expected. Upon reading the note, his first resort had been to retrieve his blade. His second was to slip silently from the dormitory room to explore the halls.

...some savior the writer of that note had been. From the looks of this place it was no safer than the world he had left.

A pang of guilt stirred in his chest at the thought. If it was true- No. No, that was not possible. They were going to stop the insects. Nobody was going to destroy the world he had sworn to protect. But what the nagging thought wouldn't leave. Raidou did not so much run as bolt down the hallways, his boots clattering on the floor. If this was another trick of the enemy then there should be an enemy to defeat in order to return home.

He'd just have to take down anything that tried to stop him in order to find it. This had to be an illusion.

He really hoped so, anyway.]

Comments

[technologic]

[April blinks when she spots Raidou coming down the hallway, having to make sure to quickly step out of the way so that they didn't collide.]

H-hey, you alright?

[kudas_to_you]

[Stopping beside her, he gave her a firm nod, eyeing her with masked suspicion. She didn't seem to be a demon... But then, was she also 'rescued' by these people?]

Are you from here?

[technologic]

[He gets a wary look back, though that's pretty much April's default to when she meets new people.]

No. I got brought here a few months ago and have been stuck here since.

[kudas_to_you]

[Months? But she's an American, right? How can that be if the world was only just destroyed? This discussion, short as it was, was already bringing up so many questions. He stared back at her almost expressionlessly.]

Did you see a cat around here?

[technologic]

[Don't actually call her an American or she might get pissy.

But she shakes her head at his question, frowning faintly.]

Not recently... But what does the cat look like?

[withak]

[Katsuya had been doing - not much in particular - when Raidou approached at high speed. That much of a rush was definitely concerning.]

Are you all right?

[kudas_to_you]

Entirely black. He's very slender and has green eyes.

[Of course the most pressing issue is the cat. He has to hope that Gouto has hidden somewhere safe.]

His name is Gouto-Douji.

[technologic]

[April rubs the back of her neck as she thinks to herself. Though after a few moments, she shakes her head.]

... I'm sorry, but I haven't seen a cat like that around here.

[kudas_to_you]

[His stop was fairly less graceful than before, even if it was still more casual than one would expect from a man rushing at this speed. Raidou eyed the man suspiciously.

...not a demon either. What was this? He nodded, staying quite for a moment before commenting.]

You're the second person to ask me that.

[kudas_to_you]

[Long-shot, but still... worth the try.]

What is the last thing you remember before you came here?

[withak]

Well, you would draw a lot of attention like that. Did something happen, or are you new here?

[technologic]

Um, I was busy repairing an old computer console at home. One moment I was doing that, and then the next I woke up here.

[kudas_to_you]

...

[Well this is weird. Nothing about giant locusts, huh?]

There was no impending disaster?

[technologic]

No, not really. My home is pretty dangerous anyway, but it was just like most other days there.

... Why? Is there something wrong?

[kudas_to_you]

...

[>Answer
>Don't Answer]

I just arrived. You seem calm.

[kudas_to_you]

[He nodded again, pausing for a moment to gather his thoughts.]

The note said the world was destroyed.

[...despite his rushed movements before, his voice at least sounds entirely steady.]

[withak]

I have training remaining calm in dangerous situations. Has anyone told you about where you are yet?

[kudas_to_you]

No. There was only the note.

[technologic]

Ah, you're new, that makes sense...

[She nods a few times, 'hmm'-ing to herself.] To be honest, I think the note is bullshit. And you'll find that the people here have varying opinions about if our homes are destroyed, though none of us know for sure if our worlds are actually destroyed or not.

... And I'm guessing you thought I was from your world, huh?

[withak]

I see. Allow me to explain.

You are in a tower along with a few hundred other captives with no known methods of escape. Most of the floors are dangerous in some way - during the night, monsters roam the hallways, and it is best to stay in your room during this time.

Your collar cannot be removed. When you go to the cafeteria on the first floor, you must have the oatmeal as your first meal here. There are terminals on several floors, including the library floors, where you can access a network to speak with your fellows here.

[kudas_to_you]

[A nod.]

There is more than one?

[The idea of multiple worlds was... absurd. But then, would demons not also count as absurd? Everything was absurd until you confront it. Then did that mean that everything absurd had the potential to become reality?]

[kudas_to_you]

[...he doesn't see the point of hiding. More to the point, this sounds defeatist.]

Who is in charge?

[technologic]

Yep, it seems so. I'm from a post-apocalyptic wasteland which was once England, for example.

[withak]

There are four administrators. They have a history of experimenting on us.

[kudas_to_you]

Who is behind it all?