Code 002

[doesnotgetit]

Characters: Hakuno Kishinami & YOU!
Setting: All around the tower - October 17th and on
Format: Action, but I can match
Summary: Hakuno's become a scheming, backstabbing senator, and is on the lookout for information.
Warnings: Any information she might gather from your characters could very well be passed along to some of the more scheme-y characters, so be warned. She doesn't know any schemers just yet, though, so for now she'll just be holding onto the info.

[Dormitory Floors]

[Anyone walking about today might notice a girl - familiar to some, others not so much - stumbling out of room 03-05. Literally stumbling. The way she's walking, she almost seems drunk, especially when she falls heavily against the wall and slides down to a sitting position. But anyone who investigates further will notice that something is definitely wrong - her costume, save for the red sash, is totally shredded, like she got mauled by a monster. Thankfully, there isn't a scratch on her... but she's suddenly grabbing at her feet...?]

Ow ow ow... [She hunches over a little, prodding at the soles of her flat sandals, before letting out a startled, slightly pained shriek.] What the-?!

[Various Floors]

[Hakuno, still in her shredded costume and still walking with a pained limp thanks to the sandals sewn into her feet, is wandering about the safer floors. The meadow, the libraries, lounges, cafeterias, workshops... these are all places she's currently investigating, because these are most likely places that people will be. She'll check the other floors too, later, but for now, she's just trying to see what she can find.

If anyone's looking particularly troubled or upset, they'll find themselves being approached by a girl in tattered Roman garb, a smile on her face.]

Hey. Is everything okay?

Comments

various floors

[worldend_dominator]

[Rosa is inspecting the safer floors, trying to see if there is any place where she can safely hole up come Halloween.]

Yes. Do you know any areas that can easily be barricaded from the inside?

[doesnotgetit]

[Hm, so she thinks something big will happen on Halloween? Smart thinking.]

From the inside? Probably just your room. It's not like you can barricade a whole floor in case something happens.

[worldend_dominator]

I see...

[This means she will first have to hoard food, and then she will have to evacuate her roommates from the room.]

And if I can't make it to my room, do you know where the safest haven would be?

[doesnotgetit]

[She shakes her head.] Sorry, no. There are really no small areas in this place that you can barricade, as far as I know.

[worldend_dominator]

Alright. Thank you.

[A pause.]

Then do you know anyone who makes and distributes weapons?

[doesnotgetit]

[Another shake of the head.] No, I don't. Sorry.

[worldend_dominator]

Ah...thank you regardless.

[If the network was not broken, she would have asked over that.]

Lounge

[scorchedchivalry]

[Nope. This maid is coming up to Hakuno, eyes looking over her tattered costume.]

Hakuno.

[Aaaaand now she's looking to see if there are any cuts, gashes, bloodstains, etc. Yes, this involves physical contact.]

[doesnotgetit]

[Considering the Rin she knew more or less felt her up the first time they met, Hakuno doesn't even bat an eyelash at Saber' sudden hands-on examination.]

I'm fine. [Except for the way she gingerly shifts from foot to foot occasionally.] Don't worry about me.

But what about you? Are you okay? You've been keeping up fine with this weird game, right?

[scorchedchivalry]

You do not look fine. [Despite looking like she'd been chewed up and spit back out.]

My status is inconsequential. Such a task is not a challenge for me when the monsters leave candy behind in their wake. It is irritating at most, especially when the beggars come about.

[doesnotgetit]

There's not a scratch on me, see? [She pokes a finger through one of the holes in her costume; sure enough, the skin underneath isn't even scratched. She'll... avoid showing Saber the real problem, though. No need to upset or worry her, right?] I'm okay, really.

[Honestly, she's not that okay. If she was fully in her right mind, she wouldn't even be wandering around as freely as she was right now. She'd be in shock over her sudden death, the feeling of the clothing covering her squeezing, and then pain worse than anything she had ever felt before everything went black...

But that whole thing was kind of fuzzy at the moment. Right now, she had other priorities!]

Do you give the others your extra? Or are you keeping it all?

[scorchedchivalry]

[Saber gives Hakuno a look as if she's unsure whether to believe her or not. There was something off about the girl...]

After I have seen to my own survival, I see to Kazumi's. I have very little to give the beggars.

[doesnotgetit]

[So Kazumi's relying on others to survive? Hakuno's... not really sure what she can do with such information, but it's a good thing to file away for now. Probably. She guesses???]

That's very kind of you... it's good to see that others aren't being entirely selfish with this whole mess.

[yougotthatwrong]

Upupupupupu~, everything is going greaaaat, AMAAAZING, SUPERB!

[Yeah have fun with this guy.]

[doesnotgetit]

[Whoa this dude is weird.]

You certainly sound happy. I guess you're having fun with this whole thing, huh?

[yougotthatwrong]

Of course, of course~! Despair makes the world go round after all~!

[Yeep, he's weird, alright.

god he is going to feel so bad after this.]

[doesnotgetit]

So are you the kind that just likes watching the despair unfold? Or do you like causing it yourself?

[While she's a little unsure over the whole despair thing, sewing the seeds of mistrust and suspicion sure seem like a good idea.]

[yougotthatwrong]

I dunno~ Both of them sounds like a < GREAT > idea to me!

[doesnotgetit]

So how do you plan on causing it yourself? You kind of need to be able to get inside everyone's heads to do that, right? It's impossible for just one person to gather information on the entire tower.

dormitory floors

[nohurryforglory]

[Saber was probably on her way to visit Hakuno, lbr here... So of course when she sees her stumbling out of her room, she runs to her side instantly.]

Praetor! Are you alright?! [And then getting a better look at the costume and down at her shoes--] What happened?

[doesnotgetit]

[Should Hakuno tell Saber the truth? She can't just lie to her Servant... she's probably not a very good liar, and she doesn't want to put a crack in that absolute trust they have in each other.

But... what would Saber say or do if she found out that Hakuno died? She wouldn't take it well, that much was obvious, but if she decided to take her rage out on someone or something else... Hakuno couldn't let her put herself in danger like that. So... as much as she hates it, she'll just... leave that bit out. For now, at least.]

I woke up, and my costume was like this... [She doesn't seem too worried about the clothing, but she's still staring at her feet. If Saber examines her more closely, she'll notice that the sandals are actually sewn into the bottoms of her Master's feet.]

[nohurryforglory]

You woke up...? [And her costume rearranged itself like this? Upon getting a better look though, Y E P something like that is hard to miss, and Saber's look noticeably darkens.] Who did this? A costume does not sew itself into a body by itself!

[doesnotgetit]

The administrators, probably. [She sounds tense, but her voice doesn't give away any hint of pain. It doesn't really hurt now, when there's no pressure on her feet, so if she can just stay like this for a while....]

People always talk about how horrible they are. This has to be their doing - I haven't run into anyone else prior to... [Dying.] Falling asleep.

[nohurryforglory]

[WOW SOMEONE SURE DOES WANT TO KILL THE ADMINISTRATORS but alas even if she could find them taking care of Hakuno comes first!!]

I see. It is one thing to hear of their horrors and see one first-hand... Regardless, come, you must rest. You are in no condition to be walking about.

[doesnotgetit]

No, no, I'll be okay... I think.

[Honestly, the rest of her body feels fine! It's just...] It hurts to walk, that's all.