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Aoi Asahina ([personal profile] donutsorgtfo) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2012-08-27 10:54 pm

1st Lap

Characters: Aoi Asahina & YOU
Setting: Room 2-15, Floor 7, Cafeteria
Format: Action, but I'll match!
Summary: Yet another newbie waking up.
Warnings: SPOILERS for the Dangan Ronpa chapter that just wrapped up!

[Room 2-15]

[For a long time, Aoi doesn't get out of bed. There are some times when you just want the world to go away for a while, and now is one of those times. Her best friend was dead, and she had put the lives of her remaining friends at risk thanks to her own stupidity. She just... wanted to check out of reality for a while. Even with the sudden shift in surroundings, the brief paralysis that gripped her after... all she wanted to block it all out for a while.

So she simply curled up on her side and pulled the blanket up over her head. She won't even move if a roommate enters, though they'll certainly notice the lump in the previously unoccupied bed. Do they dare investigate?]


[Floor 7]



[Some time later, whether through prompting of a roommate or of her own free will, Aoi finally drags herself out of bed and makes her way down. Down, down, past many strange floors, several of which send chills straight down Aoi's spine... until she reaches this one. She stops dead in her tracks, and for the first time in what felt like days, a smile crossed her face.]

Whoa...

[She makes her way to the edge of the pool, her smile growing with each step, when she stared down into the water, seeing just how deep the pool went, she couldn't help but laugh.] Wow, talk about intense! This even beats out the pool at Hope's Peak!

[This is good. Very good. She finally found a way to take her mind off things for a while! She runs off to the changing rooms, fully intending to work out a bit before heading the rest of the way downstairs...]

[Cafeteria]



[And here's her last stop for the day. At this point she's remarkably more light-spirited, though her joy at finding the pool floor has dimmed a bit, taking some of the light from her eyes. Any hint of a smile is fully wiped off her face when she obtains her first meal.]

Yuck. Who gives out oatmeal for dinner?

[personal profile] moontothetide 2012-09-06 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Well... [Tara fidgets a bit. Everyone always asks her that, but the answer never gets any easier.] Lots of stuff. Um, I, I guess it really depends on...what I have to do. It's kind of s-situational. You know?

[personal profile] moontothetide 2012-09-06 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
I mean I can do a lot of things. It's...not really specific. I mean, um, it involves adapting, to my surroundings, but I-I can't just, um, get new powers because of that.

[...oh, fine.] There's this, though.

[Tara's eyes go just a bit out of focus. Beside her, the oxygen tank she'd been using lifts up over her head, floats over Asahina's, and settles down on her side with a slightly metallic "thunk".]

Just...versatile. L-Like that.

[personal profile] moontothetide 2012-09-06 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
...it is?

[Wow. Tara's never considered her telekinesis to be "cool" before. Probably because it's just saved her life a few times too many - and, in one notable case, the lives of three others.]

I...I'm glad you think so.

[personal profile] moontothetide 2012-09-06 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
M-Maybe you could. [Tara is attempting to be encouraging - after all, someone with the dedication and focus to become an Olympic-grade swimmer might actually be able to handle magic without going nuts.] I mean, um, it's best if you're born at it, but with the right books, and, um, and the right materials, and some patience, y-you could probably manage something like this. What I can do. I've known people like that.

[personal profile] moontothetide 2012-09-06 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[...bwuh?

Tara was not expecting that, and it shows. Her face goes bright red, and she stares determinedly into the water of the pool.

But, after a few seconds of fidgeting:]


S-Sure. If...if you really want me to.

[personal profile] moontothetide 2012-09-07 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
I-I'm, I'm sure you will. [And she is. Aoi's getting a bit overexcited about this, to Tara's mind - but there are some useful spells that are probably within her ability range. Stuff that would be good to know. Really, she is hopeful.]

I'll, um, I'll just get some notes together...w-where should I find you, when it's done?

[personal profile] moontothetide 2012-09-08 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, um, th-that's not so bad. I'm in room 2-07. I, um, I could just come down the hall.

[But, speaking of places that they're both likely to be...Tara stares out at the pool with an expression that's suddenly pensive.]

Um..Asahina...in exchange, do you think you could do s-something for me?