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Characters: Master Xehanort and whoever wishes to join him
Setting: Various locations around the tower
Format: Action to start, but I'll follow you.
Summary: Xehanort doing what he does best... whatever he's up to, that is. Also taking your candy because he can.
Warnings: Xehanort.

Floor 32:
[Every now and then, Xehanort scopes out a tree and begins to climb. He doesn't climb all the way, and tends to stop about halfway up. He seems to be looking for something, but whether or not he finds it is difficult to tell. Eventually he climbs back down, brushing leaves and bits of bark off of himself, before heading back to the stairs.]

Floor 22:
[He's not really looking for something specific, and seems to be content with wandering aimlessly, looking up at the portraits every now and then as though trying to judge where he is. It doesn't really seem to matter what manner of art falls before him, he doesn't react adversely or positively and simply takes it in regardless of whether it's someone or something he knows or not.]

Floor 17:
[Why in the world... Xehanort stands, looking around the room carefully as though his eyes can pierce the walls. It's clear from his expression that he expects something more from this place, and that perhaps he's disappointed that it's not manifesting itself. The screaming doesn't seem to bother him much at all, although he carefully avoids the handprints when he begins to tap at the walls.]

Floor 15:
[In the materials storage, he's contemplating what looks like slabs of marble. He raps his knuckles against them as though testing the sound rather than anything else. In one hand is a block of wood... dark red looking wood, perhaps rosewood for those who know their wood types.]

Floor 9:
[On his hands and knees, Xehanort listens to the sounds, deciding if he wishes to go further or not. It's tempting, but the tower is excellent at using the lure of curiosity... ]

Floor 8:
[A last lingering lick of darkness flickers about him as he exits the maze. His expression is thoughtful, although neutral... though he seems guarded, casting his eyes about as though checking to see if anyone has noticed his egress. He heads for the stairs quickly, as though desiring to leave the area with little incident.]

Anywhere:
[There's monsters about aplenty, and he takes down one that's particularly aggressive with ease, freezing it solid with his favourite Glacial Arts before filling the air with a blistering Megaflare, exploding the ice from extreme temperatures and rendering the creature to bits. He stops to stoop down and look over what exactly the creature was protecting...

candy? It doesn't seem out of the ordinary at all. Still, something has to be up with this... he goes to pocket the candy and move on, certain that answers will be easily obtainable soon enough.]

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[Before heading into the Cafeteria for dinner, Sephiroth had spent time working up the floors from the ground floor - he'd encountered the infirmary and the library thus far. He really is determined to find out what's on every floor. The monsters that appear out of no where don't really seem too much of a challenge on these lower floors but Sephiroth has a suspicion that it will get harder the higher he climbs. They seemed to be dropping candy as he dispatched them, it was odd but Sephiroth bore no mind to the candy he left behind; what does he need that for?

The full length of his katana; Masamune remained tucked behind his forearm and at an angle stretching up behind his arm, ready to be engaged in whatever monster wanted to lunge at him next. Upon entering the Fourth floor from the stairwell, Sephiroth's emerald gaze was drawn to the view out of the windows and only a second in time he noticed the feral creature out of the corner of his eye; a neat evasive slash from it's groin up to it's shoulder as it lunged at him and Sephiroth avoided the claws. A powerful kick to it's head followed as the monster slumped, launching it back the way it had came; dropping it's candy near to the lounge area.

He'd only just looked back to the view out of the window when from across the floor there was the sound of shattering glass. Or at least thick glass. No it had sounded a little too fleshy for that. Masamune was raised with the blade curved out and down from his shoulder towards the direction of the sound. If it was another monster, he wasn't about to nearly be caught out again]

[He'd just straightened out from taking the candy when he could feel the presence of another. Casting a quick look around, he soon laid eyes on his roommate, looking ready for a fight himself. It made sense, the monsters were thickening. Everyone had to be on their guard.]

Did yours drop candy, as well? Unusual...

[Unusual. So it wasn't the norm for monsters to drop candy. Sephiroth had thought it was weird but there were so many things in this tower that were weird he just considered it one of those quirks.]

[Sephiroth lowers the tension in his stance toward Xehanort a little but still keeps a cautious set of eyes on him and occasionally the rest of the room. After a moment, Sephiroth drops the stance and heads over to pick up where his slain monster dropped it's candy. He picks it up carefully and since that didn't cause anything to happen he turns it around in his fingers. Wondering.]

Wonder what this is all about then....

It seems that the experiment for this month in particular relates to Halloween. People are in costumes, and seem to be required to collect candy. That is as much as I have observed... though I am certain, given the nature of our hosts, that there is far more than meets the eye.

[He examines the piece of candy he's holding, twirling it by both ends of its wrappers.]

[Sephiroth had only noticed the costumes, some were just well -wrong-. He hadn't noticed anything about them going around picking up candy. But then he's been so preoccupied figuring out his own place in this Tower the last couple of days. No one could blame him surely.]

I'm not much a sweet tooth. [Noting that neither himself nor his companion right now were in costumes, he closed his fist around his piece of candy as he considered the options. There were people in costumes, other residents within the tower that would need to collect this candy for some reason if Xehanort's observations were correct. Themselves, since they didn't need it were put at an advantage?]

But we shouldn't throw away our rewards, right?

Neither am I... [Another twirl of the wrapper, and then he clenches the candy in his fist.]

Of course not. I'm certain that this will come in handy. At some point, someone will need it, after all...

[Xehanort's response to his pointed comment was perhaps not unexpected but certainly makes Sephiroth feel slightly more at ease in general. Maybe it won't be so hard to adjust here after all; with the handful of intelligent people he's come across thus far. Though, with too many like-minded individuals it could also prove a problem.]

Agreed. Could be good to keep hold of. [Sephiroth pocketed the candy he'd been examining; realizing he wouldn't actually be able to hold on to many of them due to the size of his pockets. Maybe that was a good thing though, he could always go back to the dormitory and deposit them on the bed stand or in his closet. But then a whole day could be spent going back and forward, Sephiroth wondered if maybe it would be worth it though.]

I trust you weren't intending on candy collecting...?

Not in the slightest. It was a side effect of a monster attack. I'm not adverse to such things, but unless I wish to truly draw in favours I have little reason to actively become involved in this event. However, monsters are rarely so considerate, and as the holiday draws closer, one can safely assume they will only become more aggressive.

[An idea strikes. What about keeping them for safety? Sephiroth had no idea whether anyone of their other two roommates may have been singled out for the Halloween thing. Logically nearer to the end of the month it would get harder and so, more people killing or being killed? Over candy?]

[Maybe for emergencies it might be an idea to keep a small stash either on his person or hidden somewhere in the Dormitory]

"The other two kids, do you know if they've been affected?"

[He thought back to the two youngsters that had taken up residence in the room. He didn't recall seeing them in costumes recently...]

Not that I know of. Perhaps they have been spared this month's trial as well.

[Perhaps. Or maybe Sephiroth hadn't been paying the kind of attention he really needed to, with regards to the people he was finding himself around when he was asleep and most vulnerable.]

"Never thought candy could be so useful."

[A quick glance around, to make sure there weren't any more monsters creeping up on them]

In this place, the strangest things may become of use.

[He's only heard stories and read reactions posted on logs, but the tower is certainly a colourful place indeed.]

"I'll bear that in mind."

[Sephiroth took his candy and headed back towards the stairwell he'd come from. He took a single look back to the glass windows and figured the view would be better actually in the morning when it was lighter]

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Assuming Xehanort is working down from Floor 8 and will eventually get to Floor 4 - OK?

Fine with me

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