Code 001

[doesnotgetit]

Characters: Hakuno Kishinami & YOU!
Setting: Room 3-05, 4th Floor lounge, Cafeteria
Format: Brackets, but will switch to match
Summary: This isn't really the first time Hakuno has woken up in a strange area she has never seen before.
Warnings: Spoilers for Fate/Extra endgame. Nothin' other than that!

[Room 3-05]

[As far as last moments go... Hakuno's really wasn't that bad. It was like drifting off to sleep... she had made her wish, and put an end to the Holy Grail War. She had helped Rin escape, and even managed to get a message out to her. Saber was even by her side the whole time. There was that dull throb in her chest, the pain of knowing that she was never going to see her friend or her beloved Servant ever again... but still. She was content.

So, of course, she was completely confused when consciousness slowly returned to her. She was... waking up? But she shouldn't be waking up now...]

Eh...?

[She doesn't really notice the sleep paralysis. Her mind is too busy whirling about a mile a minute - how is she here, what happened back home, is this the real world, what why how what why how - and it's only until it begins giving her a headache that she moves, sitting up in bed and just... staying there. She looks around, confusion clearly written on her face. Just what is going on...?]

[Floor Four]

[After passing many floors in various states of ruin (seriously, what in the world went on here?), Hakuno stopped to pause in one of the lounges. Her face is practically pressed to the glass of the windows, trying to peer out into the nothingness beyond.]

It's so different... there's no way this could be the Moon Cell...

[Cafeteria]

[Hakuno is, more or less, miserable by this point. It's really sinking in that this isn't some fading dream she's stuck in while being deleted. She should be celebrating... that she's out of the Moon Cell, that she's real and alive, but...

She's all alone now. No Rin. No Saber. She had met some people before, so technically she wasn't alone... but the precious friends she bonded so closely with were gone. For someone whose existence was more or less nothing without those two people... it hurt.

It hurt so badly that her appetite wasn't there at all. She's currently sitting at an empty table, head pillowed on her crossed arms, with an untouched bowl of oatmeal in front of her.]

Comments

[ room 3-05 ]

[immortalia]

That should do it...

[ Hey, Hakuno. Hope you don't mind your new roommate who's sitting on her bed as she's repairing something. While she looks human, she's anything but thanks to that visor and headset she has. One hand moves the visor upwards to glance at Hakuno and raise her hand in a wave. ]

Greetings. I take it you are new here, miss. Please do not be alarmed as I, nor anyone else in this room, shall hurt you.

[doesnotgetit]

[Hakuno didn't immediately notice the presence of another person in the room, and jumps a little when she hears the voice.]

Uh... [Her head is way too full of questions right now, so it really makes her thoughts all cluttered. But something does stick out... this girl sounds like she's familiar with this place.]

Where is "here"? This isn't the Moon Cell, is it?

[immortalia]

Negative.

[ Sertoria places her tool down and then the device very carefully. ]

You have been brought to the Tower by our captors known only as the Administrators. It is because they evidently saved us from our destroyed worlds and want us to reside here.

[doesnotgetit]

Destroyed...? [No. No no no. She knew that there was some worldwide depression going on, but... that couldn't be....] How... how could an entire planet be destroyed...?

[Cafeteria]

[kindofademon]

[Huh, that sad girl's kind of cute.]

Mind if I sit here?

[doesnotgetit]

[Her head raises a little, just enough so that she can glance at the owner of the voice.]

Yeah, sure. Nobody else was sitting here before.

[kindofademon]

[Sit!]

So, oatmeal. Guess you're new to the tower?

[doesnotgetit]

[Hakuno nods.] Yep. Only woke up a little while ago.

[Her gaze then falls down to the bowl.] What's with the oatmeal?

floor 4

[chainsawn]

[ Hakuno shouldn't be too surprised to suddenly see another girl standing next to her, staring up at her (Urotsuki isn't terribly tall, after all). She glances between the window and Hakuno a few times.. ]

... What are you looking for? [ her tone is fairly blank. ]

[doesnotgetit]

The sky.

[She finally breaks her gaze away from the outside, looking down at the small girl.]

Is it always this cloudy?

[chainsawn]

The sky is right there. [ apparently she thinks she's being helpful here, since she's even pointing out of the window.. ]

And.. it mostly is. Sometimes you can see other things out of the windows though. ... Like whales.

[ somehow she manages to say everything in the same tone. ]

[doesnotgetit]

Yeah, I know, but it's too clou--

[Wait.

Wait.]

... I'm sorry, I don't think I heard that right. I thought you said that there are whales out there.

cafeteria

[nosecondstrike]

[ With everything that happened, Assassin was cautious around this surroundings. The attacks might have ceased, but he knew better than anything that it was early to celebrate. Concealing himself like he does best, he walked around the cafeteria to see the faces of this place.

And there was one that caught his attention. A familiar one. The one who ended with his life back at his world. Yet, there isn't any feeling of hatred on his actions. ]

It looks like some things haven't changed at all, young one.

[doesnotgetit]

[There was that odd, uncomfortable prickling at the back of her neck seconds before she heard that voice, and she very nearly falls backwards as she bolts up. That voice... it's a voice she'll never be able to forget. But she defeated him - twice. How...]

... Assassin?

[nosecondstrike]

[ That's a familiar reaction that he's used to see in others. It's only the expected, after all. But.. he doesn't mind at all. ]

I praise your memory to remember me the way you do. You have learned to be more cautious, even in a strange world. But worry not, I mean no harm to you.

[doesnotgetit]

[The weird thing about Assassin is that... he's nothing like his Master. He seems like he could be a pretty okay guy, if it wasn't for the fact that it was his job to kill people. So, though she still looked a bit cautious... she wants to believe him.

She sighs.] There's no more Holy Grail anyway, so even if you wanted to, it would be pointless to fight.

[Unless revenge was a thing for him, of course.]

cafeteria

[notsoquiet]

[ There is a light tap on Hakuno's shoulder. A thirteen year old girl in green track suit looks worriedly at her. The yellow collar around her thin neck hints that she's one of the unwilling prisoners here. She's holding a hot cup of ... water (it smells oddly sweet though)? ]

What's wrong? Does your stomach hurt?

[doesnotgetit]

Hm? [She looks up.] Oh, no, I'm fine... just tired, I guess. All of this is a lot to take in...

[notsoquiet]

That must mean ... [ There is a look of realization before the girl smiles. ] Sorry. I didn't realize you were new.

Don't worry. Everyone is like that when they first arrive here. I was pretty upset when I woke up here too.

floor four;

[extraordinarily]

Heeeey!

[Sorry, Hakuno, but Haruhi Suzumiya was actually eavesdropping on what you were saying. Even though the brigade chief may have arrived during a horrible time, she still likes overhearing things.

Especially since she usually does it from far away.]

What's this "Moon Cell" thing you were talking about?

[doesnotgetit]

Huh? [Oh boy... she didn't think someone would be paying attention to her muttering.] Oh. It's nothing.

[Technically, it's true! Not something humanity has to worry about anymore...]

[extraordinarily]

[Unfortunately, Haruhi is not entirely convinced. She side-eyes Hakuno before asking her next question. Of course, her voice is dead serious when she speaks.]

Nothing? Is that true? [But then her serious face slides into into a mischievous, evil grin.] Because it sure didn't seem like nothing.

❖ CAFETERIA; aka shit I need to make more icons but I am lazy

[angramaintsu]

[ It's been a week she wants to take back admittedly, but Rin's not the type to admit defeat easily. The pain she felt when she encountered the loss of her prana was unmeasurable and yet the experience only made her more bitter.

Food, however, was necessary in replenishing lost prana. Caring little for the situation around her, she plops down a tray right in front of the other girl. The tray itself is littered with food, the bottom of it hard to find amongst the bowls and whatever else she was able to acquire in this place.

What was that internal monologue about being alone and without Rin? Even if she's covered in weird lines along the side of her face or with white hair, those twintails can't be mistaken for anyone else. But just in case they were: ]

You should give me that. [ Her blunt demeanor is always there to save the day as she points to the untouched oatmeal. ]

❖ CAFETERIA; it's okay let's be lazy together

[doesnotgetit]

[... No way.

That voice. There's no way she'd be able to forget the sound of that voice. The voice of one of her closest companions, the girl she risked her life to save and the one that had saved her hide several times... it was a voice she was resigned to never hearing again. So when Rin spoke, Hakuno's head shot up.]

... Rin? [The almost desperate hope in her eyes quickly gave way to confusion as she noticed the other girl's appearance.] Wh... what happened to you?

❖ CAFETERIA; I am always lazy so whenever you feel the need, join in

[angramaintsu]

Wha-?

[ On first thought, Rin can only find herself annoyed with the situation. Here a stranger knows her by name and was showing concern for her. Someone from school that she's never noticed is the likely reason for the familiarity, but first-name basis even for someone there? ]

A friend of April's? [ It slips out in surprise as she tries to figure out who this person is. The other question can be ignored for now as far as she's concerned. ]