« ACT I » let destiny in chains commence [ OPEN ]

[wittlich]

Characters: Bernkastel and YOU.
Setting: Anywhere throughout the tower.
Format: Actionspam, please
Summary: Bern wakes up. Bern scouts her surroundings. Bern is Bern.
Warnings: Possible spoilers for Umineko Chiru and mentions of violence.

[a) on floors that do not limit powers, you may find you're suddenly being watched. There may be a strange girl there when she wasn't there seconds before, or several pairs of blinking cat eyes watching you from the shadows, accompanied by faint meows.

b) on floors that limit powers, there will be Bern wandering around, skulking in the shadows when she can, picking up or examining any objects near her.]

Comments

A

[stalemates]

[It doesn't take long for Lambda to spot the cats - she can just feel Bernkastel's presence. So, especially when all those eyes appear from the shadows, she knows. She squats and holds out a hand, wiggling her fingers as she calls out.]

Here, kitty, kitty, kitty~♥

[wittlich]

[Most of the eyes disappear, leaving only two. They look at Lambda quizzically.

Of course, Bern knows what's she's doing, but it's never fun without a game.]

[stalemates]

Oh? Isn't that a little mean? Come here, I'm not gonna hurt you, kitty, just put a collar around your neck and make you mine...

[wittlich]

[The cat's eyes stay where they are, but Bern settles for apparating somewhere behind Lambda, perched on top of some furniture.]

Your potential collar isn't terribly appealing, if history repeats. [snrk]

[stalemates]

[She doesn't turn around, instead only standing and acting as if she doesn't know who or where Bern is.]

Aah, are there two fish in the bowl~? This cat sure did get lucky, what a feast...

A

[slamdunk]

[Walking....

....Walking....

....

......?!

He suddenly turns around, grabbing his gun and firing at whatever was watching him. His bullets harm even powerful demons, so Bern you better watch out.]

[wittlich]

[They seem a little harder to dodge than normal. Hmm. Consider her interest piqued.]

...what a unique firearm you seem to have.

[slamdunk]

[he quickly glances at his gun then back to her.]

A demon? [nah, she can't be... he really doesn't feel that from her.]

[wittlich]

My rank is not that low. [giggle-giggle]

A

[rightsiderequiem]

[oh hey, there are eyes watching him. that's...not new to Dextera but the sounds are, so he'll slowly approch the eyes to take a better look. what are you...?]

[wittlich]

[A kitty emerges from within the darkness. It looks up at Dextera and mews quietly.]

[rightsiderequiem]

[he's...never met a cat before! but it looks harmless so he'll try reaching down to touch it. here kitty kitty...]

[wittlich]

[It seems nice enough. It wants to be petted.

Except now a second cat is emerging from the dark.]

A

[extraordinarily]

[Haruhi knows when she's being watched. But when she turns around, she notices the cat eyes and meows.]

A cat, huh...

[wittlich]

[The cat it still, watching her.

And suddenly about ten more pairs of eyes appear in the darkness alongside them.]

[extraordinarily]

[Holy shi-]

Wow, that's so cool! [Except for the fact that Haruhi has always and forever will love things that are not exactly... normal.] Can you duplicate yourself, kitty?

[wittlich]

He's not the one doing the work. [Bern's voice seems to come from within the shadows, but she doesn't bother to appear.]

Option A, floor 22

[silentsacrifice]

[Itachi can feel the presence of somebody following him as he stalks through the halls of the art gallery. For a few minutes, he lets them, trying to get a feel for whether or not they pose a threat.

Eventually, he concludes that this tower is too dangerous a place for him to take chances like that. He whips around and throws a kunai at whatever it is; though his aim is precise, he's fully prepared that his target will dodge or counter the move.]

[wittlich]

[She catches the kunai with disturbing swiftness, apparating behind him and twirling it on her finger.]

So many of you have above-average perception.

[silentsacrifice]

[Itachi looks at her impassively, taking note of her abilities. He ignores her observation and moves right on to business.]

Who are you?

[wittlich]

Just another person trapped within this fine establishment.

A

[warriorscribe]

*Enoch searches through the remains of the workshop on floor fifteen, looking for anything that may still be of use. Or, he would be, if he couldn't shake the feeling that he's being watched. He keeps glancing around, looking for the source. Eventually, he removes his Arch from his jeans and opens it with a crackle of energy as the beam comes to life, stepping into a wary fighting stance.

And then he sees the glint of feline eyes in the shadows in the corner. He slowly closes his weapon. Cats? Were they pets who had fled the dormitory floors after the breach?*

[wittlich]

[A voice comes out from the cat's position in the darkness.]

Now, now, is a cat that threatening?

[warriorscribe]

I felt I was being watched. *Enoch puts away the Arch, not sure what to make of the stranger's tone, but knowing remaining threatening probably won't help things.* It's yours?

[wittlich]

A feeling is not always reliable.