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[faithstaynight]

Characters: Ruler/Jeanne (faithstaynight) & YOU!
Setting: Floor 4
Format: Action, but I'll match if you want.
Summary: Jeanne has killed a man and snapped badly at another all within the span of less than a week. Poor girl is sulking, big time.
Warnings: N/A

[Guilt. Guilt was a thing Jeanne did not like to deal with. During her first life and her second, she had always done her best to live honestly, to mind her actions and make sure she would not do anything she would regret. But here, in the tower... it seems events were being thrown at her just to stress her out.

And so that guilt caused Jeanne to retreat again, to just... take a break and ignore things for a while. She wanted to avoid the Cathedral for a while; she knew it was unlikely to happen again, but if there was an encounter like the one with Aleph, with her in this state? It would've ended badly. Very badly. Instead she simply chose to collapse in the lounge. And what is she doing in the lounge? What any distraught Catholic would do, of course: pray.

She doesn't exactly look like she wants to be bothered, with her head bowed and hands clasped together as she mutters softly, but that certainly won't stop some people from approaching. Right?]

Comments

[hachitaro]

[Taro has a book in his hand as he heads into the lounge, but he pauses when he spots the praying girl. She looks very upset... he shouldn't bother her.]

[But what he does do is turn into a small kitten and wander over to her, sitting next to her and purring.]

[faithstaynight]

[Jeanne lifts her head a little when she spots movement out of the corner of her eye. A... cat? She looks around, trying to see if there was anyone else on the floor looking for it, and when she finds none, turns back to the animal.]

Just where did you come from...?

[hachitaro]

[The tiny orange ball of stripey fluff tilts his head and then looks over at the stairs. That's an obvious one. :| ]

[faithstaynight]

[Wow okay no need to give her that look. :| Considering how dangerous the tower is, it's perfectly acceptable to wonder how a stray made its way through here. But...] You can't really be a stray, can you?

[She reaches a hand out to the cat, waiting for it to approach before she gets a closer look.]

[tsunball]

[ It.. certainly won't stop Leon, sorry, Jeanne.. He probably doesn't even realise that she's praying, he can only figure that she looks sort of down.. but that's only more reason to approach, right? CLEARLY HE'LL CHEER HER UP, SINCE HE'S GOOD AT THAT. CLEARLY. OBVIOUSLY.

.. Okay, I'm sorry. ]

.. Hey, Ruler! That's you, isn't it?

[faithstaynight]

[Her head raises quickly at the voice; she was so distracted, she didn't sense anyone approaching.]

Ah, hello Leon... [She smiles a little, straightening up from her hunched over position.] Yes, it's me. How are you doing today?

[tsunball]

Uh, guess I'm fine, nothing too weird has happened lately after the giant freaking whale..

[ aside from classmates arriving, but even that isn't weird by now - he's used to it, honestly, and unless maizono comes back it isn't even that awkward anymore either. ]

How about you, huh? Hanging out by yourself here?

[faithstaynight]

Yes, for a bit. I... needed some time to myself for a while. [Not that she hasn't secluded herself enough after killing Ryuunosuke, but this is just one more reason to kick herself...]

But I'm happy to hear that you are doing fine, Leon.

[darkmagicalgirl]

[Fate was on one of her excursions, intent on finding out more of her new surroundings... cautiously as possible of course... when she caught sight of Jeanne.

Recognizing her as someone who had helped her in her initial post, she smiled and approached.]

Ah... hello? Ruler-san...?

[And then she realized what she was doing, and frowned. Oh dear. She had interrupted something private.]

A-ah... I didn't realize you were busy... my apologies...

[faithstaynight]

[Jeanne looks up at the familiar voice, and seems a bit worried at the frown on the other blonde's face.]

Ah, no, do not worry yourself, mademoiselle! You were not interrupting me.

[darkmagicalgirl]

[raises an eyebrow, still looking worried]

Are you sure? You looked to be in the middle of something private...

[faithstaynight]

Yes, I'm sure. I was just about to finish up, so I assure you, you are not troubling me.

[She smiles, but it's not a very happy one. It doesn't reach her eyes at all.]

[piccolino]

[He's been doing enough wandering, as far as he was concerned. It was too much stimulation for him, too many frightening things to see at once. Romano was grateful to have come across the lounge, even more so when he saw a woman deep in prayer. It was the first sign of hope (or maybe impending doom) that he had seen since waking up in the tower a few hours before.

He was sure she wouldn't mind another person to pray beside her. Romano makes his way to her side and kneels. He takes out his rosary, the only thing he bothered snatching from his trunk, and started to pray as well.]

[faithstaynight]

[One of her violet eyes crack open as she senses someone approaching, and she spots... a child? She frowns a little, but doesn't stop until she finishes all the lines in her current prayer - one begging the Lord for forgiveness.

When she's done, she turns her head so she can fully face the boy.]

What troubles you, little one?

[piccolino]

[Romano puts away his rosary after he's done, not wanting to draw too much attention to it. He considers her words carefully before responding.]

...I've been sucked into Purgatory... and there was a lying note and people I've never seen and things I've never heard and you're the only normal person here -- so I must be in Purgatory.

[faithstaynight]

[Normal? Ha. As modest as Jeanne is, she can hardly call herself normal, given her current circumstances.]

This is not Purgatory. Those notes... it is debatable on whether or not they speak the truth. Some people believe that most of what is written down is nothing but a lie. But they are right when they say that you were taken away from your home.

[At least, that's what she thinks they say. She's still not very good at reading.]

let's assume that the fight with Jin and Sayaka didn't go over so well

[puppy_lancer]

[Lancer more or less sneaks into the lounge. Most of his anger is gone now, replaced by mostly by embarrassment. Of course, what are the chances that he ends up gravitating toward the same corner that Jeanne is currently in to mope?]

[faithstaynight]

[Jeanne wasn't paying much mind to the people who were coming and going from the lounge, but this... she couldn't ignore this. There was that jolt straight down her spine, the feeling that she had felt several other times over the course of her stay here - the unmistakable presence of another Servant.

Her head whips up, and she instantly spots the man. He seems... not all that happy. It might be bad to approach him if he's not in a good mood, but she'd rather get a sense of who he is while she has the opportunity.]

Ah... are you feeling all right, monsieur?

[puppy_lancer]

Me? I'm fine.

[Just embarrassed and irritated and somewhat sad.]

Though it does help to be looking at a cute girl like you.

[forceless]

[He didn't know that much about religion; only a little bit he learned a long time ago when he first showed up. But Ven knew enough to know that she was praying, and he also knew enough that it was probably important.

So, he sat down in the pew nearby, and quietly waited for her to finish.]

[faithstaynight]

[And finish she does, a short while later. When her words trail off, she raises her head, eying the newcomer.]

Is something the matter?

[forceless]

Nah-- just waiting for you to finish.

[He smiled. And belatedly realized oh yeah this is the first time he'd met her that wasn't a dream oh well.]

Everything OK?

Finally did it. Tagged, that is.

[amant]

[He's not aware of what Jeanne has done. Things are settling now, and maybe it was a guilty pleasure to just. Enjoy the fact he could walk around during the day safely-- and after the attack he was fairly sure Jeanne could handle her own here. That doesn't mean he's not relieved when he finally does spot her but the pose has him raising a brow.]

[...he's a bad Catholic these days, so he does approach; settling beside her without a word of invitation. Maybe he's growing a little concerned for your safety again, kiddo.]

Ma chere, what is wrong?

\o/!!

[faithstaynight]

[Jeanne jumps, mentally kicking herself a little. She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she didn't even notice he took a seat beside her until he spoke up.

... And then she kicked herself again, because there's no way she can lie and say she's okay, that everything will be fine and she's got a handle on her emotions. Not to him.

She sighs.]

Several things. The past few days... have left me somewhat conflicted.

[Just a bit of an understatement, there.]

<333

[amant]

Somewhat conflicted? [In all his experience with Jeanne, whether it be this one or the one he walked beside so long ago, that never meant anything as mild as it sounded. It was that and her being skittish, really.] What is it, then? I haven't seen you this bothered since the attack.