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towerofanimus2012-10-05 01:00 am
justabignobody) wrote in towerofanimus2012-10-05 01:00 am
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Characters: Riku (justabignobody), Various and Open
Setting: right after this, and the days following it
Format: Start off action, but I'll go for what's preferred.
Summary: [A] Escape =/= being safe. Clearly, the situation requires an adult, so Riku drags Xion to see the only person who probably fits all his requirements [B] Riku reports to the Higher Forces. [C] Paranoia is still a thing (or well... even more a thing than usual), but when has that ever stopped Riku from going through his day.
Warnings: None as of now? Will be updated as needed.
[A | Room 03-04 | Locked to Xion, Terra and the Anguished One, if they feel like being woken by exhausted Keybitties]
[If Riku were to think about it, he wouldn't be able to think of the last time he had been this exhausted; in this particular way at least - his left arm feels like on fire, the pain a constant throb on his mind and he is utterly burned out on both magic and Darkness. The only reason why Way to the Dawn is still in his hand is because he is clinging to it like a lifeline; as long as he is holding onto it he has at least something to defend himself with, even though he is not sure just how long he'd hold out, if he were to be attacked now.
Xion... doesn't really look much better - she isn't injured (not majorly at least), but the tiredness is written all over her face, and if one thing is clear, it's this. They need a safe place to stay for the rest of the night. Well... that as good as excludes both their rooms already, Xion's for obvious reasons and his just to be careful (even though he thinks/hopes he has not given himself away to Ganondorf) and leaves them... with very little.
They need someone trustworthy... someone stronger than either of them.
Someone who hopefully won't mind them knocking even though it's long past midnight.
There's... really only one person who fits that bill... and who Riku feels somewhat comfortable going to. And so he finds himself steering Xion towards the third dormitory floor, towards Terra's room.
He flinches just slightly when he lifts his left hand, pain racing across his skin, but he needs to knock and he can't let go of his Keyblade, not yet.
Not until they are safe.]
[B | Floor 29, 29th September | Locked to Zelda and Gandalf]
[It takes a while until Riku finds the strength to move and do what has to be done - his arm might still be hurting and the exhaustion drawn over his face, but his mind is clear and he is sitting on knowledge that needs to be passed on - starting with the attendance of that 'reunion' (or at least the names that he had been able to make out) as well as the plans he had come to overhear, ending with... whatever Reno had gotten himself into.
So he sneaks away to deliver some notes - neat, simple and to the point; a meeting spot, a time and a signature... he usually doesn't do things like this, but he hopes that Zelda and Gandalf will follow his invitation.
On the next day he finds himself sitting right in the middle of the garden in center of the maze on Floor 29, sorting through the information he had gathered, trying to figure how to best approach each topic. There isn't much else for him to do as he waits...that doesn't involve scratching at the bandage on his left arm anyways.]
[C | all around, 29th-30th September | Open]
[Even though he is still kind of unable to let go of his tension and can't help but stop before he enters a floor and sense for certain people, he refuses to let himself be effected more than that - he's gotten away clean after all; and even if he hadn't... by now it's too late to do anything about it.
So he spends his day as he always would (except for that little tidbit of extra paranoia of course) - wandering the floors, lingering at the libraries to look for one book or another (or pretend to anyways).
And well... if that leads to his running certain other people... he certainly won't be complaining about it.
Catch him if you can?]
justabignobody), Various and OpenSetting: right after this, and the days following it
Format: Start off action, but I'll go for what's preferred.
Summary: [A] Escape =/= being safe. Clearly, the situation requires an adult, so Riku drags Xion to see the only person who probably fits all his requirements [B] Riku reports to the Higher Forces. [C] Paranoia is still a thing (or well... even more a thing than usual), but when has that ever stopped Riku from going through his day.
Warnings: None as of now? Will be updated as needed.
[A | Room 03-04 | Locked to Xion, Terra and the Anguished One, if they feel like being woken by exhausted Keybitties]
[If Riku were to think about it, he wouldn't be able to think of the last time he had been this exhausted; in this particular way at least - his left arm feels like on fire, the pain a constant throb on his mind and he is utterly burned out on both magic and Darkness. The only reason why Way to the Dawn is still in his hand is because he is clinging to it like a lifeline; as long as he is holding onto it he has at least something to defend himself with, even though he is not sure just how long he'd hold out, if he were to be attacked now.
Xion... doesn't really look much better - she isn't injured (not majorly at least), but the tiredness is written all over her face, and if one thing is clear, it's this. They need a safe place to stay for the rest of the night. Well... that as good as excludes both their rooms already, Xion's for obvious reasons and his just to be careful (even though he thinks/hopes he has not given himself away to Ganondorf) and leaves them... with very little.
They need someone trustworthy... someone stronger than either of them.
Someone who hopefully won't mind them knocking even though it's long past midnight.
There's... really only one person who fits that bill... and who Riku feels somewhat comfortable going to. And so he finds himself steering Xion towards the third dormitory floor, towards Terra's room.
He flinches just slightly when he lifts his left hand, pain racing across his skin, but he needs to knock and he can't let go of his Keyblade, not yet.
Not until they are safe.]
[B | Floor 29, 29th September | Locked to Zelda and Gandalf]
[It takes a while until Riku finds the strength to move and do what has to be done - his arm might still be hurting and the exhaustion drawn over his face, but his mind is clear and he is sitting on knowledge that needs to be passed on - starting with the attendance of that 'reunion' (or at least the names that he had been able to make out) as well as the plans he had come to overhear, ending with... whatever Reno had gotten himself into.
So he sneaks away to deliver some notes - neat, simple and to the point; a meeting spot, a time and a signature... he usually doesn't do things like this, but he hopes that Zelda and Gandalf will follow his invitation.
On the next day he finds himself sitting right in the middle of the garden in center of the maze on Floor 29, sorting through the information he had gathered, trying to figure how to best approach each topic. There isn't much else for him to do as he waits
[C | all around, 29th-30th September | Open]
[Even though he is still kind of unable to let go of his tension and can't help but stop before he enters a floor and sense for certain people, he refuses to let himself be effected more than that - he's gotten away clean after all; and even if he hadn't... by now it's too late to do anything about it.
So he spends his day as he always would (except for that little tidbit of extra paranoia of course) - wandering the floors, lingering at the libraries to look for one book or another (or pretend to anyways).
And well... if that leads to his running certain other people... he certainly won't be complaining about it.
Catch him if you can?]
Time to get your spy badge, Riku!
She knows Riku to be secretive, enigmatic, but to call her out like this with naught but a time and place? Something must have happened.
The Princess shows up on time (perhaps even a bit early, as her anxiety gets the better of her), her lips pursed into a concerned frown as she approaches Riku.]
Are you all right?
With a Golden Star
Upon arriving though, as he sees both Zelda and Riku. Ah well, if Riku judged he had to call the two of them, that probably won't be good news. terrible news expected.
He nods upon arrival. ]
Princess, Riku. I have to assume we are not here for particularly good news.
Whoohoo \o/
I'm fine.
[When Gandalf arrives, he nods back and crosses his arms, frowning lightly, because well... it is good news in the sense that non of what he knows is going to catch them off guard... but otherwise?]
Ganondorf held a meeting for the people with 'more flexible morals' last night. They discussed how to control or at least manipulate the alliance... among other things.
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In and of itself, not surprising - Ganondorf desires power above all else, and will do anything to obtain it.
[Perhaps it's fortunate she likely knows the man better than anyone else in this wretched tower - her group won't be so easily beguiled into becoming his puppets as long as she has a say in the matter.
She eyes Riku's arm once more, and puts two and two together.]
... Did these 'other things' involve an altercation between yourself and his followers?
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[ He spied on that evil meeting? Reckless. They already had Reno to do the job, more people risking their lives (and probably, soul) was a bad idea.
He listened to Zelda's word, she knew that Ganondorf better than anyone after all. He nodded. ]
We will not allow him, or anyone else to use this alliance for anything else than what it's meant to accomplish.
[ And he remained silent for the next part, waiting. ]/small>
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He nods at the first part... at frowns at the second as he lets a pause linger before he answers.]
No. ...Or at least, not exactly.
[He did not get busted during the meeting after all, he is better than that, okay? ...He will get get to that in time, really.]
Other things amount to two main points. One: they discussed how to best use the knowledge won during Jason's experiment this month. Two: ...The kids that brought up working with them came by after the main meeting concluded... to propose an alliance between them and us.
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She can't help but bring a hand up to pinch the bridge of her nose at the boy's explanation, though.]
Goddesses, foolish children... they are going to get themselves killed.
[Yeah, fat chance that alliance thing is happening so long as the factions are led by Ganondorf and Zelda. She knows better than to trust him any farther than one can throw him, and time has only made him harder to throw.
Gandalf, she'll let you handle the whole 'using knowledge' thing, she's too busy internally facepalming into next week.]
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[ The lesser of two devils, really. Half the people attending the evil meetings casually run a high-octane nightmare fuel world or business back at home.
At the second point, Gandalf would very much like to facepalm with Zelda. ]
Killed? I think not. Death has little meaning here. The evils that gather in this tower have probably much darker designs...
[ Romeo and Kidou, he assumes. They had been the two at the reunion tormenting an alliance... Thinking to it, it may have partly been their fault. Children are children, and treating them like children, as ell-intentioned as it is tend to bring about their annoyance. And in an environment with such evil people... They can easilly exploit it. ]
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[At least not if Ganondorf is the one arranging the pieces... no. If there is anyone really to be worried about, it's probably Xehanort.
Riku has already done his share of mental facepalming and teeth grinding, he's waned them, they've all warned them, and while he certainly gets rejecting the ideas of 'grown-ups' as narrow minded, he's been there himself. He's made deals with evils and he's seen what comes of it. It's sheer luck that he is finally free of the consequence that came from it to himself. Nothing more.]
Ganondorf proposed that they should create their own group separate from us, should they be unable to convince us into this.