towerofanimus | pull out the third cord

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pull out the third cord

Characters: Gamzee and you.
Setting: Forward dated to October 17th, in the hall on any floor.
Format: Will match any.
Summary: He's only a harmless mime...
Warnings: Possibility of character death.

There's a mime performing in the hall. It isn't a very complicated routine, just the usual cliched performance you might see in any movie that threw in a mime for comedic value.

Despite the relative harmlessness of the act, however, there's something... off about the one performing it. Perhaps it's the lifeless eyes, or that smile that stretches just past the point of being friendly. Maybe it's the way he tilts his head when you look his way in a manner that's so falsely innocent that it appears to be anything but.

At least he's not after anyone's candy. No, he doesn't need that anymore. He's not performing for your charity. ...And perhaps that's the thing that should worry passers-by the most.

((Gamzee's mime form basically fits this image, though the marks on his face are scratched into his skin and there are more of them. He is unable to speak, and if he touches someone they will also be mute for the next ten minutes. His mimed actions can produce actual results, meaning he can trap someone in an invisible box, push them in front of an invisible train, or anything else he can think of. His main weakness is noise, which can cause him physical pain (or even kill him if it's loud enough).

I will always allow an out for his actions, so how much damage they cause is up to you.))

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Suzaku was doing a tiny bit better... at least he had promised Lelouch he would try, not isolate himself anymore. Right on time for the tower to go crazy once more. Currently he was dressed as the cheshire cat he had been collecting candy, trying to help Nunnally out as well as collecting for himself.

He had seen some of the people who had died... He had been expecting this to be as awful as all the other experiments and games but still. It was not a good thing to see.

When he saw the boy (he had never learned his name) who had tried to help him... "Are... are you alright there?"

Gamzee hadn't gotten Suzaku's name either, nor did he recognize this young man here as the one who'd been trapped in the body of that other boy before. To him, this was just another person wandering by and showing interest in his show.

Unable to speak, he just smiled that same creepy smile and gave a little wave and a nod. Perhaps the man would stay and watch? He was only getting started, after all.

Oh look. Now he's going to read an invisible newspaper.

Well... that was worrying... Last time they spoke the kid couldn't keep his mouth shut, and now he wasn't talking at all. Suzaku assumed the worst, after all this game had been going on for a while and taken quite a few lives he would assume. He watched, to keep an eye on him.

The "newspaper" was tossed aside as Gamzee made a face. Nothing good in the news today!

Oh! Now he had an idea! He began to gesture for Suzaku to come closer. He wanted to impart this new discovery upon him.

Suzaku frowned but went closer, still worried. "What's wrong... I can maybe help you..."

Because this silence was unnerving.

The boy beckoned the other closer still, then held out a hand for the other to take.

After all, if Suzaku wanted to help him they should probably start with the basics.

Still frowning Suzaku moved closer and reached out to take the boys hand, wondering what he was trying to tell him, why he couldn't speak.

Taking Gamzee's hand was like applying a silencer to oneself. The boy's expression turned perhaps a bit more sinister as the other reached out, but he didn't grab for the hand, just aimed to give it a shake in greeting.

Suzaku didn't know that of course though he tilted his head at the pause. "Is something wrong? I can help you."

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[Oh hey, it's that dude from the cafeteria! Only he uh. Looks a little different. Kankuro watches him from a wary distance, trying to decide what he thinks about this change. He's not careless enough to assume it's just amusing.]

Hey man - what're you up to?

[Starting out friendly, but tense.]

[The mime points to himself as though surprised by the question, then his smile just grows wider.

He begins performing the old "trapped in a box" routine, and if that doesn't let the puppet master know what he is, then nothing will.]

[The one eyebrow that isn't hidden by the mask goes uuup. Kankuro recognizes the routine, in a general sort of way -- not that they have traditional mimes where he's from, but he can follow the gestures.

And that's.... weird. That this guy is doing this, and the slightly unsettling look he has about him.]

Having fun, are you?

[Gamzee gives a helpless little shrug. Fun? He supposes so.

Then he beckons at the other teen to come closer.]

[Oh no. No, bad feelings here. Kankuro gives a small shake of his head.]

If it's all the same to you, I'll appreciate your performance from back here, I think.

[That's disappointing, Kankuro. So, so disappointing.

Gamzee frowns and sighs. Then he mimes taking something heavy and round out of his pocket. One, then two, then three, then four. Heavy balls of lead that are difficult to handle - two in each hand.

But then he starts juggling these invisible lead spheres, despite their "weight" making this a little more difficult.]

[Kankuro's gaze follows the motion, almost as though he can see the balls.]

You did say you do a bit of that. Looks like it's more than a bit, right now.

[More than a bit indeed.

Gamzee catches one of the balls in each hand and, while there's no sound, Kankuro might feel the other two hit the floor hard as though they were solid objects. He should probably process this fast as the boy will be throwing the next two in his direction.]

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[ It was a pretty entertaining show, regardless of that eerie aura surrounding the kid. Tavros, who was all dressed up as his favorite hero, decided that he will stop his candy search and enjoy the show a little longer. Ok, to be honest he wasn't really paying attention to what he was doing, it's the fact he looked so fucking familiar that made him drop everything and stare like a total creep.

Ok, he's been standing there for a while maybe he should ... say something? ]

That was, uh, impressive!

[Gamzee has been doing a little staring of his own, though it's more obvious now that he's stopped the performance.

Because this is Tavros - horns and all. In all his time staying there he'd yet to run into him. Or perhaps he'd been avoiding him without really thinking about it.

It's just awkward, and made worse by the fact that he's not a troll himself and his friend doesn't even seem to recognize him. For a moment, he's less the creepy mime and more his old self.

But then the creepy smile is back, and he gives a little bow.]

[ Tavros hesitates at first, but for some reason, he couldn't shake off the curiosity, and he was itching to get this done and over with. If he learned anything from his stay here, is that he should do whatever in his power to keep himself from getting stressed out again, and yeah- it is kinda silly, but not remembering this kid's name is considered a source of stress. He didn't want to spend the rest of the day guessing when he could simply ... ask!

His lips curled up slightly, and he tilts his head to the side. ]

Hey, have we met before?

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[Now there's a good question. Have they met before?

He's met some version of Tavros, certainly. But that Tavros is technically just as human as he is, and still strapped into the machine last he'd seen. If his world was gone, then that boy is too.

He hasn't met this Tavros, though. Not this troll that belongs to some other version of himself where all of that was real.

And suddenly he's irrationally angry that this is the case, though his expression doesn't change.

He shrugs his shoulders, because what other answer can he give?]

Oh. Okay, uh-

[ Tavros didn't even bother to hide the slight disappointment in his gaze, being brutally honest for his own good. He couldn't help it; he wears his heart on his sleeve. He keeps that smile, though. Somewhat apologetic at this point. ]

Sorry, I guess. You, uh, kinda look like someone I know? And I thought ... [ Well shit. He shrugs his shoulders, staring down at his bag of sweets. ]

Anyway, you should return to the search soon! We need to, uh, collect as much as we can to make it through this game. It's not really ... that easy anymore. Heh.

[Poor innocent Tavros.

The emotional flip-flops Gamzee is experiencing right now are killer, and the only way he can think of to fix this at the moment is to get the troll to stop talking.

So he holds out his hand, beckoning the other closer to take it.]

[ He stares at Gamzee, and then at the offered hand. It took him a while, but he finally moved a little closer, and held that hand with his own. It was a little awkward, since the Taurus didn't really know what to do next ... other than stare, but that worked out pretty well for him, because now he noticed the resemblance.

He looks like Gamzee! Like- a weird, human version of the highblood. Holy shit this is the most amazing thing he ever witnessed in this tower so far! Excited, Tavros opened his mouth, ready to start asking him all sorts of questions, but for some reason- no words came out.

He tries speaking again, but it didn't work.

What the actual fuck? ]

[Did he notice now? Oh poor thing. A little late, but those are the breaks.

Gamzee's smile widens, if that's even possible. See? Now they're two of a kind.

He puts a finger to his lips, not that Tavros can be anything but silent now anyway.]