Abyss Red to the... rescue?

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Characters: Luke fon Fabre and you~
Setting: Everywhere; you pick location and day.
Format: Action, but I'll match you.
Summary: Luke's doing his best to do the right thing and save others from the event (while keeping his own stash to save his skin hidden of course).
Warnings: Potential violence as it gets later in the week? No death for Luke though; I don't want him to die yet.

[Man, the people that were in charge of this Tower were assholes.]

[He'd gotten the note that morning of course, having just scraped by last week, and now Ruana wanted even more candy? What the hell were they supposed to do with all this sweet stuff?! It didn't make any sense to him what so ever that they had to do this... then again there wasn't anything that passed for Halloween on Auldrant, so it was a give-in that he'd be confused.]

[Still he was dressed like a hero, so he may as well play the part, right? This week was going to be hard for everyone, so he was going to do his best to get as much candy as he could and pass it out to those who needed it... while keeping his own stash, of course. There was no way he was going to let himself die while other people still needed help.]

[Luke can be found all over the Tower, either searching every little nook and cranny for a piece of candy, or putting his broken sword to good use and slaying some monsters. He's keeping Amnon in his room during this, just to keep the little cheagle from getting into trouble while he's distracted.]

Comments

[scorchedchivalry]

[Luke may or may not recognize the maid that just killed a monster with her broom.]

[sacred_flamer]

[Oh, Luke recognized her, he was just having trouble braining the fact that, one, she was wearing a maid outfit and two, it suited her surprisingly well. It took him a moment to stop staring, putting a hand to his helmet and shaking his head.]

O-oy, Saber! It's me, Luke.

[scorchedchivalry]

[Perhaps it's a good thing he has a helmet on, especially if he was blushing. Saber is NOT happy with her costume.

She glances over at his voice before kneeling down to gather the candy the monster just dropped.]

Ah. Luke. I trust you are finding candy well enough?

[sacred_flamer]

[...yeah, this helmet wasn't coming off any time soon.]

More or less. Trying to help others if they need it. You?

[scorchedchivalry]

[Into her apron's pockets the candy goes until she can get it back to where she has hidden her bucket.]

Ensuring my own survival and then assisting others. [She stands back up, resting the broom on her shoulder.] You appear to have been given an appropriate costume.

Day Fourteen, Outside of floor three.

[tohko_amano]

Tohko panted heavily as she held her shinai and watched a shadowy monster disappear. She had a cut on her cheek, but overall, she was alright. She had won her first fight. It hadn't been easy, but at least her reward was on the floor: three pieces of candy. They had stopped showing up all around the tower, and now, it seemed that Tohko would have to fight or steal to get more. Since she didn't want to be a thief, she had chosen to fight.

As she caught her breath, she noticed a guy in a hero costume running down the stairs. As she didn't know him, she thought she'd try and grab his name and offer to help him gather candy.

"Pardon me, sir? Who are you? And how goes the candy search?" She asked.

[sacred_flamer]

Luke skidded to a stop, turning his helmeted head toward her. Man, despite the fact that whole front of it could be seen through, it was almost impossible to see anything properly. So damn annoying.

"I'm Luke," he answered, though he didn't recognize this person... not that that was much of a shock. "It's going all right; trying to help the people that can't fight the monsters. Do you need any candy?"

[tohko_amano]

"Ah, nice to meet you Luke. I'm Tohko Amano, the book girl." Tohko said. At least she knew who this guy was now. It would make things easier down the road.

"That's great! It's really nice of you to do something like that." Tohko exclaimed. "I don't need any candy right now, but would you mind if I helped you in your quest?"

[sacred_flamer]

Book girl? Okay then...

"Nah, I don't mind," Luke replied, waving a hand. "There are plenty in the this place that can't really fight; the more that help get candy for them, the better."

[tohko_amano]

"Yeah..at this point in the game, it's the strong against the weak, with both parties slowly dying." Tohko sighed. "But I'd be happy to help! I myself..am not that strong, but I'd be happy to help you out." Tohko said with a grin on her face.

some... day.... at their dorm? sup roomie.

[obfuskate]

[ Everyone was going so hectic over candy and costumes and some strange being behind it all, yet Shadow himself had been unaffected. Perhaps they knew better than to mess with him. In that case, maybe the owners of this tower were less simple-minded than he thought. Just a little less.

He stepped in the direction of his room, looking about to see who else might have been roped into the shenanigans, and lo and behold, there was... someone near his quarters, dressed up in an unconventional fashion. Welp. This could either end well or end badly.

He hovered closer to him, tail flicking to and fro curiously as he tried to gauge whether or not this person resided in his room or not. He sure hadn't seen him before... ]

...oh man. XDDDD

[sacred_flamer]

[Luke needed a break from all this candy running, and flopping down face first on the bed sounded really awesome. Unfortunately he got the distinct impression that he was being watched, and he turned, trying to find what was giving off that vibe... before looking down. Oh geeze, more animals? He put a hand to his helmet, as if he were trying to scratch his head.]

...oh man... I don't know anyone that owns a pet like that...

YEAH I. YEAH. LMFAO

[obfuskate]

[ Again? Really? Again?

... Sigh. At this point, it's really happened to Shadow so many times that he was almost used to it. Despite the heavily frustrated grumbling and seething in his head, he did nothing more physically than flinch. ]

For one, yes, I am a talking hedgehog, and secondly, I am different from the hedgehogs your world may or may not have. Does that answer any potential questions?

[ Just going to nip that in the bud here. ]

XDD

[sacred_flamer]

[...oh. Talking... animal. That was... normal...]

[...wait, NO IT'S NOT. Luke fell back in surprise, trying to spot anything that might be a Sorcerer's Ring on the critter's person and not finding anything. Oh man, there were worlds where animals actually talked normally?! What the hell?!]

U-u-uh... y-yeah, I-I guess...

[obfuskate]

Hmph.

[ Shadow just kind of watched as he leaped back and flopped nice and neat on his rear end. Yes, that was it, no offers to help him up or anything. Instead, he did the opposite, crossing his arms and giving off that there wasn't going to be an offer in the near future. ]

Is this your room?

[clumsyjesus]

[Meanwhile, in the third floor library, a blond girl is glancing at all the books, when...] Hey, is that a piece of candy? Did someone leave it there?

[Try and take it before she does, Luke? She'll probably hand you over the sweet, anyway]

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[Luke saw it too, but he also saw the girl going for it. Was... she even in costume? That was such a weird outfit...]

Hey, are you part of this event?

[clumsyjesus]

Huh? Event....?

Oh, is that why everyone is wearing costumes? Is there a party going on?

[sacred_flamer]

[Luke let out an exasperated noise.]

Not quite a party... everyone with a costume and a bucket needs to collect a certain amount of candy every day.

[clumsyjesus]

They do? What for? Is it some sort of game?

Floor Thirteen

[whiteblackknight]

[Mr. Walker's usual ceremony at the piano...he stops playing as he hears footsteps behind him.]

...!!!

[Disguised behind an old clown mask, beneath Mr. Walker's face is blanching as hard as one can. The mask itself almost seemed to sweat.]

Uh...I can explain...

[sacred_flamer]

[...yikes, that clown mask is creepy. Luke actually takes a step back, making a face behind his helmet.]

Uh... that's okay really. We've all got freaky costumes on.

[whiteblackknight]

Urm...

[The clown mask comes right off, revealing his face and the scar on his left eye.] Maybe wearing this thing was a silly idea...

What brings you here? [He exclaims loud enough to be heard--this cathedral's odd lack of reverbration was getting annoying.]

[sacred_flamer]

Trying to find candy for the people that can't fight for it. What about you?

[whiteblackknight]

[CANDY!?!?.....straight thinking, straight thinking...composure regained.]

Just thinking. Strange how I have such a connection here. Even though I don't even pray. [His outfit--black and white, a dark fabric clashing with silver ornaments of various symbols. He stands up and stretches himself before holding his side and grunting. While not even audible, a groan could be easily predicted by anyone.]

It's getting closer to night. The monsters here aren't exactly the best of an audience.