towerofanimus | oo1 ♚ you promised me the world, but now what?

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oo1 ♚ you promised me the world, but now what?

Characters: Ayaka Sajyou; open to all!
Setting: Various places in the Tower
Format: Prose, but I can switch to match yours!
Summary: A dazed Archetype isn't exactly happy about the world being destroyed.
Warnings: Angst - the good stuff! No real warnings, though, other than spoilers.

Room 2-17
Ayaka felt sick to her stomach as her eyes followed the text on the paper. Her hands shook, not wanting to believe a word that these people were saying. Had she really failed to save Saber? No, it couldn't be....

"You're lying! You're all lying!" Her voice rose and shook and she banged a fist on the night stand. She didn't want to cry, that was the last thing she wanted, but her eyes stung with tears.

The master rose from her bed and made her way to the trunk, opening it up. She should probably change out of the hospital gown. Once she was in her school uniform, she made her way out of her room.

Dorms / hallway
Ayaka's walk around the dorm areas wasn't exactly pleasant, since she kept having to lean against the wall for some body support. She was still dazed about the world being destroyed, so her movements were more sluggish than usual. She simply decided to lean against the wall, sliding down it until she was sitting on the floor.

"Saber..." She called out, expecting her servant to pop up and start his usual teasing, but he was gone. Gone from his own sanity and this world now. She closed her eyes gently, a sigh leaving her lips.

Cafeteria
Oatmeal, the meal they were suppose to consume on their arrival. Ayaka said nothing as she ate - no whining, no objections, not a peep from her. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. Still, at least she had some food in her system.

She placed her spoon down for a quick minute and began to stare off into space for a bit.

Meadow
Where she wandered off to, she didn't know, but it was rather pretty. It was quiet, perfect for Ayaka, and she walked until she found a place to sit. She pulled her knees to her chest, sighing once more.

"Looks like my rescue mission is halted until I can get out of here," she said to herself, not even thinking that someone could be close by.

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It's a good thing he liked oatmeal, he supposed. This was really the only saving grace, given that it only tasted subpar, and the environment he was in was angering him. This was an unknown area to him, and whoever took ownership of this tower was trying to fool him into thinking his planet had been destroyed. It didn't. He just saved it from the ARK's collision! It couldn't be gone!

Shadow just... couldn't have failed her.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught the sight of a rather average young girl, and to that, he froze. Finally, some people. Maybe this one knew something about this place.

"You. Who are you?"

When Ayaka heard the voice, she looked up expecting an older person but she got was... Well, not exactly a human. She couldn't help but stare in silence for a few minutes before realizing that he asked a question. Her name, right.

"Ayaka Sajyou."

She answered him with a firm voice. "And you?"

Edited 2012-10-09 16:24 (UTC)

[Lancer yawned and stretched as he stepped into the hallway. Guess he would have to go back and sleep in his room today.]

[He stops when he sees the girl shuffling along. No way. Was she a trick of his tired eyes? Or some case of mistaken identity? He rubs at his eyes. She's still there, and she looks the same.]

[He slowly steps closer to her. It seems...miracles could happen, even for a guy with E-rank luck.]

Ayaka...Sajyou?

Her tone seemed to be leveled, firm, and precise. Good. Maybe she was authority here. It would certainly help to lighten up the fog to see what lied ahead.

It would also help if he could see ahead of him period, given that his eyes only barely reached the table. (Oops.)

"Shadow," he curtly told her, his ears perked and his attention solely devoted to her. "I require answers. I am not supposed to be here." His eyes narrowed thinly. "What do you know of this place?"

[ She was tired and she could feel her eyelids get heavy. She took her glasses off and sighed gently, rubbing her eyes and keeping the, closed for a bit. Maybe she should go back to her dorm to rest.

However, the voice caused her to open her eyes once her name hit her ears, and the girl looks up at him. ]

Lancer...?

[The voice was the same, the smell was the same, and she recognized him. He finds his steps quickening as he comes closer to her. He only stops when he is looming right over her.]

Ayaka.

[He bends down, reaching out for her to give her a hug.]

"Shadow. It's a pleasure."

She was silent once more and she stared at him. So, he was new to this place too huh? She couldn't give much information other than what was given to her by letters that were laced with lies on a clean sheet of paper, but she would at least answer his question.

"I'm starting to think no one is suppose to be here. Apparently, our worlds have been destroyed and we've been saved." The scoff in Ayaka's voice could be heard. "Unfortunately, I cannot give much information since I'm new here."

[ She allowed his arms to stretch over her, and while it wasn't Saber she pressed her forehead against his chest gently. Normally, she would be embarrassed about this kind of affection, but someone she knew was here.

She wasn't alone anymore. ]

Affectionate as ever. [ Like a lonely puppy. ] Is... Is Saber here?

"You had a mission to do when you were taken from your world, too?" came an idle comment from somewhere to her left, where she might catch the gleam of white armor. Enoch was on his back in the grass, watching the undoubtedly artificial clouds.

It was an idle invitation to talk, not out of loneliness or boredom, but because he could give her some hope, the hope of being removed from time. If she didn't want to believe her world was destroyed, well, Enoch wouldn't fault her. He had a hard time believing it, himself, despite testimonies otherwise.

[He holds on to her tight, as if afraid that she would vanish the moment he let go.]

It's been a long time.

[For him, at least. The tower messed with time too.]

I don't know. I haven't seen him yet.

[At least, not the correct version of him.]

Ayaka's glance followed the voice until it reached the man. A mission, was it? She wouldn't really call it that, even if she did. She just wanted her servant back, out of corrupt's grasp. She looked back at the clouds and nodded just slightly.

"You can call it that. A friend of mine needs saving." She fell silent once more until she found the courage to speak up again. "Is.... Is everything really gone?"

[ Ayaka finally decides to hug him back, though not as intense as his grasp. She looks up at him and blinks. ] But... I just saw you not too long ago. We contracted, so we could rescue Saber and... [ Kill Misaya? At least, something like that. ]

So... He may be here?

[ She was hopeful, way too hopeful, for her own good. ]

I'm sorry, I should be asking how you are doing.

[Despite what some may think, Hakuno is a surprisingly observant person. She may be slow when it comes to understanding certain topics, but there's no doubt that she can pick up on the smallest things. So that's why she pauses as she makes her way through the dorm floor to the stairs. A girl, looking troubled, calling out to Saber...

She's not sure what this girl's story is, but there's a brief flash of understanding. Hakuno was sure she felt the same way back when she first showed up, and so she approaches.]

They could still be here, you know. [She only knows of the one Saber here, but new people keep showing up now, maybe this girl's Saber is here, somewhere.] It's a big tower. Maybe you just haven't looked in the right place.

Enoch tried to minimize the sound of his breath catching at that. The poor thing...a friend's fate held in limbo for this...

"I...don't know. I've heard people say they've visited their destroyed worlds, but another one noticed an inconsistency the others didn't..."

He trailed off uncertainly. He could leave it there, with an avenue of hope...but at the same time call Dax a liar when he didn't seem dishonest.

"...One of our overseers, though...doesn't seem the type to lie."

Oh.

[It seems that she might have come from his past.]

Yeah, might. Careful, though. There's other Servants and Masters lurking around.

And as for me, I've been fine.

[Just rather guilt-ridden.]

[ She jumped and staggered back once she heard the girl's voice. Ayaka calmed down, realizing this person wasn't going to hurt her and she looked pretty embarrassed. ]

Even if he was here, he wouldn't be the person he was when I met him. [ She was a bit hopeful, though. Hopeful that maybe his old self was around. ]

Thank you, maybe he is here. I just wish I knew where he was if he is here.

"People are good at lying. Sometimes, you don't even know they are until it's too late."

She shuddered at the thought of her sister. Someone she used to admire was someone of pure evil. She didn't even see through it because of how innocent she seemed. By the time she did realize it, it was too late indeed.

"I'm sorry, I'm Sajyou Ayaka, by the way."

Not from our war though, right?

[ Her grip on him tightened. If she ran into her sister... ]

Fine? Are you sure? Nothing... Nothing has happened, right?

It was going to take time for Rat's pet mice to get back to him on the tower layout, so he had a lot of time on his hands. A lot of time, and nothing to do other than eat oatmeal.

Alternatively, squint at the girl spacing out further down the table. Whilst eating oatmeal. Honestly, with the tales he'd heard so far about this place, he had expected the residents to be less... absent-minded. He'd never seen someone so careless around a meal before since he'd been in Number Six. It wouldn't take that much effort to just reach across and steal it.

"Oi," He said, eventually. "I'm trying to work out if you're more dangerous than you look... or if you're just an airhead."

[He shakes his head.]

No, nobody from our War. Unless you count that...copy.

[He's still not sure what she is.]

I just pissed off one or two people. Don't worry--they're just angry at me and not you.

"I'm not an airhead." A hand of here's reached for her spoon again as she took her glasses off. Opening her eyes, she gave him an icy look. He was rude, really rude, and if she was more reckless and had more energy, she really would have given him a piece if her mind. She placed the eyeglasses to the side a bit, as she had no need for her meek personality.

Instead, she continued eating, slightly ignoring him. Ayaka looked back up at him, raising an eyebrow.

"You're still here?"

Copy? What copy?

[ And a sigh from her lips. ]

I need to keep you on a leash or something... It's best not to make enemies in this place, Lancer. There's really no point.

One of her. You know, that girl. The one we left behind.

Hey, I don't need a leash!

[To be honest, he really would be happier if Ruler just beat him up and got it over with.]

There was silence from Enoch's end. He didn't want to think they had no one to trust against the likes of Jason..

"...My name is Enoch." He sat up and brushed some clinging bits of grass from his hair. "...And you have nothing to apologize for."

... I see. How do you know she's a copy?

[ She manages to wag her finger at him slightly. ]

You do! Or at least, you need to be... Babysat! [ was going to say dogsat but she's heard too many dog puns from Misaya; she doesn't want to breathe anymore of them. ]

Ok, maybe not babysat but... I can't have you running around and causing trouble.

Edited 2012-10-09 17:29 (UTC)

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