#1 -- It's Not The End Of The World, And I Sure Can't See It From Here

[risingshepard]

Characters: Commander Shepard and YOU CRAZY KIDS.
Setting: Room 3-15, then anywhere around the dorm, I guess. October 13th.
Format: Prose for the post itself, but I'll match you.
Summary: Shepard would like to put a cap in the admins' asses. :|
Warnings: Foul language, but other than that, IDEK. I'll edit as necessary.

Room 3-15

Something didn't sit well this fine morning. Actually, two things.

One, she wasn't in her cabin on the Normandy. She was pretty damn sure she didn't have any ryncol at the Citadel during her brief shore leave...nor did she do anything else that would amount to having a huge hangover when she woke up. What the hell was going on? How did she get sucked into this place? The second thing that was a bother--quite obviously--was the note. Her world was 'destroyed'? Someone 'saved' her? From what, saving her galaxy from the damnable Reaper threat at large?

Well, she isn't having any of that.

"'Let's be happy here', my ass."

Said note was handily crushed and thrown aside.

Bullshit. Pure bullshit.

That was the main thought that was running through her head after only two readings. No, she wasn't going to believe it--she wasn't going to let herself be deceived by this. She was going to go over to whoever 'rescued' her and punch them. This was nonsense of the highest degree. This was like waking up and finding you were brought back to the land of the living by a terrorist organization. It was not pleasant, nor was it her idea of a good time. Suffice to say--she needed answers, and she was going to get them by any means necessary--diplomacy or otherwise. Shepard stands up after a moment, taking some time to cradle the headache that she'd gotten from going over the note. For all intents and purposes, her life was cosmic hell--and she knew it.

No use sitting around here like a stump. I better get a move on.

...It's only then that she notices the trunk her belongings were in; she puts on her uniform, takes out the Phalanx inside, and sets off out of her room--though depending on who's there, she might not get further than a few steps before she runs into someone.

Anywhere else in said Dorms

There is a woman clad in a black Cerberus Officer Uniform with a pistol at her hip passing through the halls. To say she doesn't look happy about her situation is an understatement--maybe she's one of the newcomers? It sounds like it, judging by the occasional muttering of curses towards her 'saviors'...

Approach her?

Comments

dorms!

[chainsawn]

[ Urotsuki looks.. well, a little less friendly than usual, considering she's stuck in a chainsaw serial killer outfit including chainsaw and hockey mask. But she's still just a teenager, so the fact she's pretty short makes it way less intimidating. She's curiously staring (although it's hard to tell with the mask) at the woman, although after a while she's apparently curious enough to speak up. ]

.. Did you say something..? [ The voice is at least obviously a girl in her mid-teens, and it's blank as if it's difficult to even tell the emotion. ]

[risingshepard]

[...It takes her all of two seconds to register that there was a kid wandering around like some chainsaw spook. Okay, what the hell? What was she doing with that? Why was she holding onto it in the first place? Did some idiot decide 'oh, I know where to put this chainsaw! Let's leave it in a teenage child's hands!' and do exactly that without a second thought? Freaking morons...

She cradles her head again.] No, I didn't. More importantly, shouldn't you put that down before you slash someone's arm off?

[chainsawn]

.. This?

[ It takes her a moment to realise what the woman is refering to, but then she holds up the chainsaw as if to show her. ]

That's mine, though.. I wouldn't just slash someone's arm off, that'd be rude. [ She's saying 'that'd be rude' as if she's talking about bumping into someone instead or something.. ]

IT IS SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU COMMANDER /)*A*(\

[dialectics]

[ You don't have very far to go before you see Legion, in the room across the hall, exiting itself. It appears to have been chatting with someone, but it notices Shepard and makes a beeline for the Commander, happy to rejoin her side. ]

Shepard-Commander.

[ The words don't really express how GLAD it is to see you safe. ]

You have arrived. The rest of the crew is not yet here. You are undamaged?

[ There must still be hope then, that the info the Admins gave them were false, if Shepard arrived here AFTER Legion did. Besides, it seriously doubted after that suicide mission anything less than a Reaper itself could take them down. They'd gotten out of there with everyone intact, after all.

If anyone could figure out how the hell to get out of this place and free those stuck inside it, Legion figures it's the Commander. ]

1/2 She can tell!

[risingshepard]

[...Oh, hello there, it's the one Geth she can trust despite all the oddities it's shown since she first encountered it on the derelict. She grins a little.]

Legion.

[Trust her, she's glad to know at least one of her crew's around. ...Sure misses the others, though--especially the quarian and turian that were her vanguard.]

Don't worry about wounds or anything--I'm just fine.

2/2 Also unexpected callbacks to "Shepard-Wrex". Oops?

[risingshepard]

[The fact that they weren't here at all, though, gives her reason to glower a little--if the Reapers really did tear apart their home galaxy, then those idiots handling the rescue operations better have a way to undo the milky paste the crew must be at this point. Otherwise, she'll be really pissed.]

Sounds like we're in a pretty bad spot, though. How long have you been stuck here without the others?

..... whoops I did not even notice that LOL

[dialectics]

[ The answer is instantaneous, of course. At least Legion will be a decent asset in terms of defense and hacking, as well as calculation and information gathering--its downloaded all that it could find publically from a Terminal on the Network to it's own data banks, so it could help Shepard out with the important information to know, at least. ]

We have been in "Tower" exactly 1 month, or 30 days, 720 hours, 43,200 minutes, and 2,592,000 seconds and counting.

[ You asked... but, it easily hops into step next to Shepard as though she's been here all along. She might notice the Violet Collar Legion's wearing, perhaps. Odd, you wouldn't expect a machine would need a collar for... whatever they're for. ]

The way this facility is run closely resembles Collector operation. However, we have seen no signs that the organics and inorganics taken here are being used in the same way, nor have we seen anything that would suggest an alliance with the Old Machines.

dorm floors-

[pitiedthefool]

[Want to talk about unhappy? Try walking on two thin blades with only the bottom of your 'boots' protecting your feet. Sure, this wouldn't be a problem were he a god like the one in his head... but he really kind of can't hover like him or his headgod's sister.

He had just come to check on his little sister and make sure she had the amount of candy she needed when he saw an older woman exit the same room he knows she was assigned...]

...I take it you just woke up here?

[Says the nearly six-foot tall teenager who is somehow perfectly balanced with those crazy boots as he takes off the mask temporarily, all poker-faced. Welcome to Helltower home of the Hellburger can he take your order?]

This is the best way to be introduced to a bowlcut period. 8|

[risingshepard]

[That's unsurprising. Purse Owner power =/= being able to float like Margaret. 8|

She cradles her head a little, nodding slightly.] Woke up with a damn migraine, yeah. This was the best thing to get out of bed to.

[...And then she actually gets a better look at him, and just. Raises a brow. Bowlcut, what is with that outfit? She'll take a Hellburger filled with ryncol, thank you. 8|]

Thank you, Ruana???? (1/2)

[pitiedthefool]

[Indeed. At least, until it overtakes him... At that point it's anyone's guess.]

You should be able to find some asprin in the infirmary on the second floor.

[He's been there countless times for the headaches he gets occasionally, along with helping another person down there for when his Personae's magic doesn't help. Also, don't think he didn't notice that look.]

It's one of the games those that brought us here enjoy pulling on us. Apparently Halloween is a month-long thing for them.

[Speaking of, he glances toward the room she just came from. Despite his face not changing a bit, a flicker of concern shows in his eyes for a brief moment before-]

[kotodo]

[-the mask snaps back over his face.]

Damn it.

Dorms

[terreifying]

"Heee~ey, what'cha doin'?"

A voice sounds, close behind the woman in black.

...This is going to be hideously bad for Shepard's brain. What is handling teens the right way? 8|;

[risingshepard]

Shepard whips around and takes aim with the Phalanx, gauging the reaction she gets. It probably wasn't the best of ideas to sneak up on someone that obviously looked like she was part of the military--not that her uniform was recognizable or anything, but she carried herself like one. Plus, who would carry a gun around?

"I'd like to ask you the same thing."

don't worry, they call Rei terrifying for a reason

[terreifying]

Rei doesn't even wince or recoil. She just smiles and waves.

"Oh, I'm following you around because I'm new here and I wanna see what people are doing."

She's been around enough military people and fought enough battles to not even wink in the face of danger.

[innheritance]

[ There's a young teenager girl stuck in a strange outfit in a hurry. So much so in a rush that she doesn't seem to be paying attention to her surroundings, rushing right into the commander! ]

H-Huh? I'm sorry!

[risingshepard]

[...Okay, ow, not what she was expecting. Did you have to run into her like that, priestess?

She gets thrown off balance for a sec; thankfully, it's not hard for her to bring herself back to stability and turn towards her. ...And stare. That makes weird outfit #3, she supposes.]

...One, it's fine. Two, shouldn't you cover up with something? Or is this tower going to make that more of a pain than it should be?

[innheritance]

[ Yes, because that's how they do things in crazy Japan. Running into people, skirts flipping upwards, toast in mouth. ]

I've been trying to cover it up, but every time I do, something ends up happening. [ Rubbing her arms profusely, she takes a couple steps back from her. ] A mysterious wind blows away my covers or my clothes suddenly disappear.

I don't really understand it, but I have to get back to my room before anyone sees me.

3-15

[justiceinheaven]

There was a small gasp as the paper bounced on the floor, and a creek as a certain young girl jumped, making her bed squeak. She looked up at the big woman, a bit of a frightened look, especially after that small act of violence. It was a long moment that passed, before she finally got up the courage to speak.

"...you shouldn't swear like that."

Oh dear.

[risingshepard]

...Aw, hell no. Did she just curse around a kid?

Don't mind if she brings her hand to her head, like she will countless times later on. "Sorry. Heat of the moment."

:D

[justiceinheaven]

Nanako stared at her, almost like she was judging her, before her gaze turned a bit sympathetic.

"It's okay."

[egotrigger]

Allelujah is walking through the dorm hallways when he spots the woman. He stops and stares, taking note of her pistol and keeping his hand in a spot where he can grab his own firearm.

"Ah... hello there."

[risingshepard]

She stops as well, sizing up the other person. ...Hm. Looks awfully lanky, but appearances can be deceiving. He might be trained to deal with any sudden movements...

"Hey. Got time for someone who knows too little about the layout of this place?"

[egotrigger]

"Ah... you're new here? I'm still pretty new myself. But I can tell you what I've figured out so far, yes. What would you like to know, specifically?"

He relaxes a fraction - at least she seems like she's not going to start a fight immediately. He's relatively confident of his reflexes anyway.

[princeofjunes]

[Dangerous looking unfamiliar person? Check. Pissed off look on their face? Check. Stream of swears about the tower's keepers? Check. This woman's got all the telltale signs of a new arrival, and even if she looks intimidating as hell, Yosuke decides to approach and try to help her out a bit. After all, they're all stuck together, and they were all new once. It's the least he can do!]

[So, slipping the headphones from his ears, he approaches her a little hesitantly]

Hey, you alright?

[risingshepard]

[Another teenager. Why is she a magnet for these, all of a sudden?

Well, no matter. She turns to him and rubs her temples a bit.]

I would be if I didn't wake up to that blasted letter.