1st Crimson Butterfly

[sixthsense]

Characters: Mio Amakura
Setting: where you are; optionally include a time
Format: prose or action brackets
Summary: A short summary of what's happening in your thread.
Warnings: include any warnings; please keep this updated if anything unexpected happens


room 3-01
[It wasn't the fact that she'd wound up somewhere far away from that village that initially concerned her, not the stark white walls or the strange bed or even the temporary paralysis. It was the absence of her sister that tore at her as she looked around the room and the letter that had been left for her, leaving her head spinning. If it had been destroyed...if she hadn't been saved...]

...Mayu...?

[Her voice echoed softly through the room and she bit her lip, looking around it once more, as though doing so would make her sister appear.]

everywhere
[It had been hard to leave the small room that had been given to her, with the possibility that her family might be gone forever, but she couldn't let herself stay idle. Not when her sister might have come with her and not when she still had hope that she would be able to see her again. No--she was certain that Mayu was still there, waiting for her, in that dark place.

It was that thought that kept her moving through the tower, worn down camera in hand, taking in the sights, occasionally raising it upon seeing something unusual come into view.]

Comments

Floor 3

[unexculpable]

[The only thing unusual Mio was going to see through that lens was some blonde kid flipping through some books.

Approach?]

[sixthsense]

[With extreme caution, looking from the camera to him.]

Um...

[unexculpable]

[He looks up over the top of his book, raising an eyebrow.]

... You need something?

[sixthsense]

Can you tell me... [She pauses, briefly looking to the side, searching for her sister's encouragement and finding it to be absent as ever. She had too many questions. Where this place is, where it is, if Mayu is here--she's not sure where to start or that she'll even get an answer to that last one. Finally, she starts again,] Could you tell me anything about this place?

[unexculpable]

New here, huh?

[He closes his book and gestures to a seat on the other side of the table.]

You might want to sit down. This could take awhile.

What do you know so far?

[sixthsense]

[She does as directed, frowning slightly.]

Not much. [She shakes her head.] Just what that letter said about--[another pause, shorter this time.]--being saved.

[unexculpable]

D'you believe that?

[sixthsense]

[Another shake of the head.]

I can't.

[Because that would be the same as admitting everyone was gone.]

[unexculpable]

[He grins a bit.]

Good. Because as far as I'm concerned it's bullshit.

[sixthsense]

Yeah... [She cracks a small smile upon hearing him say that--it's easier to believe it, seeing someone say it with such confidence.] Um...do they give the same letter to everyone?

[unexculpable]

[It's how he do, Mio. All day, erry day.]

[Ed nods, putting his book to the side.]

Yeah, seems that way. A bunch of crap out our worlds being destroyed and how they brought us here to "save" us.

[sixthsense]

If the world were destroyed...I don't think they'd be able to save anyone. That is--there'd be no one left to save, right?

Cafeteria

[princeofjunes]

[Someone taking pictures of the tower? Well damn, that one's new on him. Yosuke can't help but approach the girl, because hey, why not? It's not like he's busy doing anything else]

Hey! Can't see I've ever seen someone take pictures here before. Is that a hobby?

Re: Cafeteria

[sixthsense]

[She jumps a little at his greeting before settling into an uneasy smile. It had been, at one time.]

Mm...it was. [Her eyes move down to it and she finds herself fidgeting with it.] I was hoping it would help me find something.

[princeofjunes]

[Three seconds in and he's already made her jump and look pretty nervous. Clearly he's batting a thousand already, so he tries to dial the Yosuke back some]

Oh, you lost something? I wouldn't mind helping, if you need a hand. Yosuke Hanamura, at your service!

[His level of success at 'dialing it back' is debatable]

[sixthsense]

Well-- [She considers correcting him, but decides against it. There are more important things to consider. An edge of desperation is beginning to creep into her voice.] I was actually looking for my sister. I don't know if she's here, but if she is--I have to find her.

[princeofjunes]

[Something's about the mood's definitely changed, and with her words he can understand why. Yosuke's pretty sure he understands the situation though, and he nods]

So you must have just got here, right? I know an easy way to check for your sister, but you should eat the oatmeal first. You have to anyway, so it's best to get it over with.

[sixthsense]

Oatmeal...? [She stares at him for a moment, visibly puzzled by the sudden turn the conversation had taken. After a moment she nods, however.] Okay.

[princeofjunes]

[It's only now that it occurs to the young man that he might want to explain to the distraught young lady searching for her sister why she needs to eat the oatmeal]

Sorry, that sounded kinda weird... but you get sick if you try eating anything that isn't oatmeal when you first show up. If your sister's here, then she went through the same thing too.

[sixthsense]

N-no, I don't mind. [She forces a smile, trying to smooth things over, though it fades quickly as she thinks of Mayu. She shakes her head, trying to focus on what he had told her.] That's a bit strange though, isn't it...?

[princeofjunes]

There's a lot of things about this place that are strange, in the 'don't make sense at all' kind of way. The oatmeal's just one.

Go ahead and grab a bowl! I can sit and chat while you eat, there's a lot to catch you up on if you're new.

[sixthsense]

Um, where is...? [She'll be looking around, obviously more than a little lost, before catching sight of the kitchen before she can even finish asking her question.] ...ah.

[princeofjunes]

[He smiles as she answers her own question. She seems like the shy type, but that's fine. There's a certain charm to it]

Go ahead and grab some - I'll find us a seat, alright?

[And he goes to do just that!]

[sixthsense]

[She nods once more, before disappearing into the kitchen. Shortly later she'll be sitting down across from Yosuke at the table he picked, along with a bowl of oatmeal.]

Ah, um...Yosuke, was it?

[princeofjunes]

Yeah, that's me!

[A moment, then-]

Crap! I forgot to get your name!

[sixthsense]

Oh, no, um--I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, didn't I... [She offers a sheepish smile.] I'm Mio Amakura, pleased to meet you.

[princeofjunes]

[He returns her smile with one of his own]

It's fine, I'm usually the one who forgets to give a name.

Anyway Mio, I'm guessing I'm not the first person you've met here. Someone's told you the basics, right?

floor ten

[colonial]

[America spends a fair amount of time here--the idea of water suspended like this is fascinating to the child, and he didn't even know there were this many fish in the whole world until he arrived in the Tower.

He's splashing in one of the columns of water right now, sticking his hands into the thing and apparently ignoring how impossible it is.]

[sixthsense]

[If the sight of such a small child staying here wasn't enough to throw her off, seeing him appear to be playing inside the tank certainly was. She moves to touch it herself, expecting there to find glass there and jerking it back like it's on fire when she doesn't.]

--oh! How...?