001; [OPEN]

[faints]

Characters: Roxas; OPEN TO ALL
Setting: Tower hallways
Format: [Action] but will match
Summary: Venturing out into his surroundings after waking up!
Warnings: None atm; will update if this changes

Dorm Hallways - Dorm Floors 4 & 5:
[ It's...disorienting. The rooms, the floor, the way the building's structured--all of it's new to Roxas. This type of architecture isn't like anything he'd find back in his Tree-City, with shops and stores and homes built into knots and niches in the wood. This place looks so...artificial. Despondent? He's not sure if that's the right description; it feels far too much like a dream. And that note...

"Your world's been destroyed." That can't be right--

Overwhelmed, he's placing one hand on the wall and the other to his head. What's going on here...? ]

Stairwell - en route to Floor 38:
[ It takes a bit of navigating to get to the stairwell--mostly because his home of Bellim doesn't have them. All traffic done from one level to the next is via oversized roots. Stone steps in what's basically a tunnel to Roxas isn't the first place he'd go to try and find his way to the next floor.

Honestly, it's weird to be cut off from the outside like this. Where are the portholes to see outside? Where's the exit for that matter? ]

What is this place...? [ Yep, now he's muttering to himself ]

Floor 38 - Lounge:
[ Now this is...better? Sort of? Roxas doesn't recognize this sort of layout other than certain pieces of furniture, but those are all fleeting concerns in his head: once he notices the clear-glass window panes he's rushing over and placing both hands against them, staring in complete and utter disbelief.

Where in the world is this?? It's all mist--where's the bright sunny sky and the forest canopy?? Where's Bellim, his Tree-City??

Roxas' hands curl against the glass ]

Comments

[Floor 38]

[lethechained]

[During the attack on the tower, Naminé spent a lot of time stuck places she didn't want to be. That's nothing new, considering how much of her life could be described that way, but since coming to the tower, she's become accustomed to at least having a cage bigger than that. That's why, now that things have calmed again, she's found herself with a yet lingering desire to go out and about more.]

[Which is why she's come to the 38th floor now; as far as the floors in the tower go, it may not be the most interesting, but... well, the lounges have always been comparatively comfortable, and a change of scenery seemed to be in order. It's not so unexpected to have company, but as she descends the stairs far enough to realize that someone else is already here, she's nevertheless brought to a stop by specifically who that someone else is-- or appears to be, anyway. She recognizes that hair color instantly, and she also recognizes instantly that something is very off. So hopefully he won't mind that there's a young lady stopped halfway down the stairs staring - no pun intended - at the back of his head, then at the rest of him.]

[faints]

[ The recognition will unfortunately be quite one-sided. He hasn't met the Naminé within his own world and honestly, even if his sensitive ears pick up on the sound of someone's approach he only distantly acknowledges it. So much of his attention is spent trying to comprehend this drastically different landscape that it's a full minute of silent panic before he clues into the fact that whoever approached...hasn't moved.

He's loathed to tear his eyes away from the sight, but eventually Roxas manages a glance back over his shoulder and--

There's no recognition, no usual sense of deja vu--just an uneasy expression. Judging by this girl's appearance she must be...human. He's never met one besides his own mother. ]

....

[lethechained]

[Her stare is unabashed, even when he turns, though it does grow a little more troubled. That... is not the Roxas she's familiar with. (Either that, or the Tower is up to something again. But this wouldn't be the first time she ran across some bizzare version of a person she knows.) The girl hesitates, still regarding him a moment longer, then, careful not to show her concerns, she offers a small smile, as if to test the waters.]

[faints]

[ A smile--well, that's a pretty universal greeting. He wishes he felt up to returning it. ]

Um... [ Where does he even begin. The world, the note, this building....

Roxas settles for pointing at the window, looking helplessly lost ]

[lethechained]

[Her eyes flicker between him and the window he's pointing at once. It's not hard to guess what he's getting at, more by the look on his face than the gesture. There's a brief hesitation, though her smile stays in place - for his sake, not hers - then,]

... You're new here, aren't you?

[faints]

I...yeah. What's going on?? [ The second half of that get blurted out a bit faster than he'd like to have brought it up. He's supposed to try and be a little more reserved...but he's sure anyone put in his position would do about the same. He's about ready to crawl up the wall here ]

floor 38

[keybearer]

[...Well there's a somewhat familiar face. Of course, Riku's become so accustomed to doubles by now that he doesn't really bat an eye at seeing Roxas there. However, given his bewildered expression, it's easy to guess that he's new to the tower.

So, before long, Riku trudges his way, taking a just a few feet behind him.]

You lost?

floor 38

[faints]

[ He hears the footsteps, doesn't really register them--he's too busy staring out the window, too stunned by what he's seeing to really get it--

But then Riku actually speaks and he starts a little, glancing back over his shoulder. ]

--Huh? [ ....Wait, what the heck? This guy? Kid? Has silver hair? Roxas stares. ]

floor 38

[keybearer]

[Hoo boy. Awkward staring, huh?

Riku lets out a soft sigh, folding his arms over his chest.]

What's with that look?

[faints]

--Sorry. It's just, um....your hair. [ It's animu, Riku. Animu. ] I've never seen that before.

[keybearer]

It's natural.

[He shrugs. Really, he never gave his hair color that much thought.]

[faints]

Really?? I've never heard of a human with silver hair before...

stairwell

[slamdunk]

[He's just walking the opposite direct, passing Roxas on his way. He hears that boy mutter and he just has to stop.]

...You new too? Man, I haven't been here that long either.

[faints]

[ He'll look up and...well, stare a little. This guy looks young but he's got white...hair? How strange--at least he appears to be human. Roxas nods. ]

Do you know what's going on? I met one girl, but...

[slamdunk]

[his hair is bootiful.]

What? You didn't read the letter?

Dragged outta your home and stuck here, I guess. Somethin' about saviors or whatever....

I don't believe them one bit though.

[faints]

[ OLD MAN HAIR. ]

I read the first one, but... I didn't believe it either. You can just destroy an entire world.

[slamdunk]

[SHUT UP.]

Exactly, there's just no way. There are just a bunch of whackos here.

[faints]

[ well-styled old man hair ]

So then what's going on--? How could we all be taken from our homes with no one noticing?

[stairwell]

[worldsapart]

[She's on her way down when she sees him. At first, she just spots the swirl of golden hair, and she thinks that it must be Ventus...

... but the clothes are wrong. All wrong. She stops, one foot hanging over the next step, and she can't help but stare. Who...? What...?]

Re: [stairwell]

[faints]

[ The motion catches in Roxas' peripheral more than anything else. He's distracted, sort of lost in thought--but he catches that, and looks up a bit with a blink when he sees the bewildered teen. No one he knows...but they look about as stricken as he feels. Maybe they're new here too? ]

...Hi.

hi OURox is one of her close CR so you get to be bugged

[beknightedheroine]

_{[oh hey look it's Roxas ogling the fog, maybe she should bug him--]}

Hey, Rox! You see anything out there?

_{[Sayaka pauses for only a moment, and lets a bit of nervousness bleed into her voice.]}

...It's not another whale, is it?

8>c oh goodness

[faints]

[ Oh gosh there are three things he doesn't really get about this conversation and they're only a couple of sentences in. "Rox" is the first one; the concept of nicknames is something that belongs entirely to the humans in his world and he has had basically none of that :c so for all he knows she just called out "rocks" with no real reason for it.

The second is "whale," because even if the region he lives in borders the ocean on two separate sides, ocean travel is incredibly rare and he doesn't even know what that word means. So whale could be literally....anything.

The third and final thing is the color of her hair and eyes--blue. Blue. It leaves him gawking a bit, honestly, when he turns to answer her.

Nero was right, there really are people with blue hair-- ]

......

[beknightedheroine]

...what, is that a 'yes, and I can't believe you don't see it,' or maybe a 'no, Sayaka, also you have egg on your face,' or even a 'oh my god there is a Deathclaw right behind you run away--'

_{[...caught up in her own ramble, Sayaka sneaks a glance over her shoulder. Nope, nothing there.]}

--Welp, can't be that one.

[faints]

I...um--what? [ There are no words to describe how confused he is right now. NO WORDS. ] What's a "Deathclaw"?

[beknightedheroine]

...Oh, sorry. Kind of a cute little nickname I got for it, you know? You've probably seen one already, but 'giant skinless horror lizard' just isn't quite as catchy in casual conversation. No clue why.

_{[..she continues to show absolutely no sign of making any more sense.]}