#2 -- "A faint shimmering..."

[risingshepard]

Characters: Commander Shepard, Nanako Dojima, and later Yu Narukami / Commander Shepard and the rest of you crazies.
Setting: Dorm, then she'll be around the tower. November 1st onwards.
Format: Action; I'll match you.
Summary: The aftermath of the Halloween event. Shepard visits with a certain bowlcut, before heading off into the tower to see not only the rest of the tower, but its new floors.
Warnings: Mentions of mutilation, and lots of body horror imagery. Will update as needed.


[...So that was it, huh. No more people turned into their costumes and corrupted to such a hair-raising degree.

It was crazy how this place seemed no different than her home galaxy at times. Granted, considering that the tower itself was a magnet for all sorts of people, good or bad, it was probably not as much of a surprise...but what she'd witnessed for all of those two weeks was horrific--especially what happened to Yu. It reminded her of what happened to people impaled on the Reapers' Dragon's Teeth; the slow transformation from normal person with a family to nightmare and enemy to all life, from pink to steel gray, from organic to synthetic...from human to mutilated abomination, whose 'organs' were in plain sight, and whose mouth was filled to the brim with exposed 'wiring' that looked--no, felt disgusting to even watch at. Not that it ever bothered her, but any other person would be absolutely freaked.

But that didn't matter anymore, since it seemed like it was over already. Good. That's one more worry knocked off her head. But then, that leaves the boy she'd only met over the last month... had he finally changed back? If everyone else she'd run into that was costumed did, then surely he did too, right? Well, she could hope. That's why when she wakes up that morning, she sits there and waits for Nanako to wake up.

When she does...]

Hey. You want to go see if your brother's alright?



[Once that visit's done and over with, she heads off into the rest of the tower. She could be found anywhere on the first or third blocks--more likely the latter, checking out the new floors--especially the observatory on the 45th.]

Comments

[liquidouroboros]

[On the 45th floor was a blond ponytailed soldier in the dark green of a Navy SEAL uniform, lit cigarette leaving a thin trail of white smoke with every motion of his hand. He seemed unimpressed, even bored by the occasional humanoid things crawling along the windows. It was hard to tell if what he was showing was apathy, utter denial, or an attitude of 'I've seen worse'.]

[risingshepard]

[Funny enough, despite not being Earthborn, she can at least recognize the symbol. SEALs, huh? Her dad at least told her what early American history was like...these must be one of the many groups they had going to protect the country.

She turns her head in his direction.]

Nice view, isn't it? If you can call a foggy outdoor view with the occasional shambling corpse thing 'nice' to begin with.

[liquidouroboros]

Simply stunning. [He sighed in something that sounded like exasperation, shaking his head.]

Do new areas often present themselves here?

[risingshepard]

[A small nod, uncertain as she may be. She hasn't found the time to go over Legion's data yet...] Probably. This floor wasn't here when I first arrived, that much I can say for sure.

[liquidouroboros]

So in addition to all the other impossibilities, we've an untold number of further floors to contend with.

Stupid paid expiring before I made this post. D<

[risingshepard]

That's what I'm wagering on.

Wouldn't be surprised if this tower extended into space at some point.

sob, that's always how it goes

[liquidouroboros]

I wish that would surprise me in the slightest, but at this point I doubt anything could.

Sadly. Hope you can put up with two icons showing up in replies now and then. |<

[risingshepard]

Sounds like you've been here long enough to get acclimated. That, or been through enough before you got dragged to this mess for a tower.

No problem~

[liquidouroboros]

I'm accustomed to what some might call unusual. I can't say I've been here particularly long, compared to most.

[risingshepard]

Hn. Must go well beyond the norm if you're not bothered by these things.

[Gesturing to the humanoids sticking to the glass walls for a sec.]