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

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.

[scorchedchivalry]

She is my vassal, Hakuno. It is my duty to protect her when I am able.

[doesnotgetit]

I know. I'm just saying, this seems like the kind of thing meant to pit us against one another. Who knows how much candy is really out there, right?

[scorchedchivalry]

It is a matter of supply and demand. When there is not enough of what everyone needs, the cost to acquire it rises. We may not be paying for the candy with money, but we are through our actions.

Desperate people do desperate things.

[doesnotgetit]

... You should be careful, then. If acquiring candy gets any more dangerous, some people might just resort to stealing rather than fighting monsters.

You... wouldn't do such a thing, would you?

[scorchedchivalry]

A knight does not steal.

[Though any that would attempt to steal from her would be swiftly cut down and their candy added to Saber's own.]

[doesnotgetit]

That's good to hear.

.. I'll be sure to keep a lookout for anyone that may be trying to steal, as well. So you know who to be wary of, I mean.

[scorchedchivalry]

Thank you. [A long pause follows that.]

Hakuno. Your Servant...

[doesnotgetit]

Oh! You met her?

[Boy this is a little awkward, considering all the drama that went down with her mistaking this Saber for hers...]

What did you think?

[scorchedchivalry]

[There was a lot she could say about Hakuno's Saber. A lot. But she decides to say only one thing.]

She is a Roman.

[A -Roman-.]

[doesnotgetit]

... Yeah. She is. [Was... was this a bad thing?] Did she... tell you her true name? She's not as bad as some people make her out to be, though. It's quite the opposite really...

[scorchedchivalry]

She did not, but the Caesar does not hide her identity well.

[Yeah, she couldn't keep the slight tone of disgust out of her voice then.]

[doesnotgetit]

[Hakuno can't help but frown at that tone of voice. Even though this Saber wasn't hers, she had quickly become an ally Hakuno felt she could trust. If she's not getting along with her Saber... well, that's a legitimate reason to feel upset, right?]

Please don't feel that way. I can't really tell you which one she is [And considering the tone of voice, maybe it's for the better.] but I can guarantee you that she's not as bad as she may first appear. She's... egotistical, a bit brash, and flamboyant... but she's a very good person under that. I trust her with my life.

[scorchedchivalry]

She is still a Roman.

[doesnotgetit]

... I don't understand. Why is just her being Roman such a bad thing?

[scorchedchivalry]

I am a Briton.

[DO YOU KNOW YOUR HISTORY, HAKUNO? inb4 NOPE]

[doesnotgetit]

[Hey. Hey! If there's one thing Hakuno is good at, it's information. And she definitely understands, judging by the way she cringes a little.

But still, that shouldn't matter!! Hakuno just has to find a way to make that clear without telling this Saber the other Saber's name.]

But she never attacked Britain. It's... kind of unfair to hate someone for something they didn't do, don't you think?

[scorchedchivalry]

How was I supposed to know that without knowing her identity? All I have is that she is a Caesar.

I defended my land for a long time against the Romans and those they displaced as they drove through Europe toward the Frankish shore and then across the water to my land.

[doesnotgetit]

[... Well, when she puts it that way...]

... Okay, I understand. You're justified, feeling hostile towards someone who may have hurt your countrymen. [She sounds completely genuine and honest when she says this.]

But... now knowing that she's not one of those Emperors who did attack your home... could you give her a chance?

[scorchedchivalry]

I will tolerate her presence because of you, not because she is not one of the Romans that invaded my country. A King of Britain does not set aside her stance regarding the Roman Empire so easily.