towerofanimus | To err is human

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To err is human

Characters: Rose Egbert and you!
Setting: Around the tower, Room 3-03, the Graveyard and Floor Forty-Six
Format: Starting in prose but will match you!
Summary: Rosebert is feeling pretty down about that entire Halloween thing, trying to make apologies and generally find a place to hide for a while.
Warnings: None yet, might be mentions of character torture and death or gore, maybe sadness? Is sadness a good one?

[[A; Early Morning, around the tower; Room 3-03]]

Under the door of each of her victims over the Halloween event this morning is an envelope addressed to them. Hopefully none of their roommates feel the need to open and read the note, because the last thing Rose really wants is anyone else knowing about all of that killing, but hey. Whatever floats their boat.

But when the owner does eventually receive it, they will read the following, written in lavender cursive:

"I just want to extend my deepest and sincerest apologies for what I have done to you. Attacking you, for whatever reason, was wrong of me, and killing you - if I did kill you - was even worse. I don't know what came over me, but I promise it won't happen again.

You do not have to forgive me, but if you can find it in your heart to do so, thank you.

-Rose E."

Once these notes are passed out, the girl who wrote them goes back to hiding in her room for a few more hours. You might have found her on her way to the rooms, returning to her own or even hiding under her blanket, cuddling with her mutant kitten.

[[B; Graveyard]]

After a while, she really can't keep cooped up forever. But she doesn't want to join the rest of the tower just yet, so she decides to visit the graveyard when it's relatively empty. And at first she doesn't pay too much attention to the mausoleums and graves, but when she notices a familiar troll's name? She starts to worry.

Not of why they could be there - because obviously these are the names of people who died back home - but if her other two friends might be within these walls. And so begins the search for the graves of Dave Harley and Jade Strider. You may find her in the middle of searching or afterward, when she's sitting by an anonymous mausoleum and looking particularly conflicted.

[[C; Floor Forty-Six]]

Once done with the graveyard, she makes her way to this floor. Initially it's simply to pass through it, but when the whispers start she can't help but take pause. They remind her of LOWAS back home, where the whispers would almost speak directly to her.

It's an odd sort of comfort, despite the very slight paranoia she feels being in the room, and so she decides to stay there a while. Just sitting at the edge of the room and listening and generally not minding the touches or footsteps or sounds.

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Hee~ey! What'cha doin'?

[at some point during the day if Rose cares to look outside her door, she will find this attached to it:]

[Of course John received his apology note and of course the first thing he did was attempt to go find Rose. Naturally, her room was his first stop but she didn't seem to be in there. He'd knocked several times, even told her to stop being a baby and open the door he swears to god if she's avoiding him...]

[Yeah, time to go look elsewhere. Kicking his newly-acquired Unidentified Flying Footwear and Gloves to life (at least this whole Halloween fiasco had one perk), he sets off through the tower, checking all of Rose's usual haunts. Perhaps she's in the library? No...the cafeteria? Nope. Other library? What about every floor in between?]

[Eventually, he finds his way to one of the new floors: the graveyard. And low and behold, who should he find looking at a mausoleum?]

[He glides silently behind her, pulling her note out of his pocket and holding it up.]

You know this was unnecessary, right?

[[The familiar voice makes her jump, but she turns around with a smile. A nervous one, but one none the less.]]

Oh I was just...exploring.

[[Oh it's you John. You startled her, coming up behind her all silent like that. Turning around, she glances at the note and then frowns.]]

It was completely necessary.

In a graveyard?

[Her eyes light up as she recognizes the girl.]

Oh, you're that person from before! But...your makeup is gone.

Well, all over really. And...haha, yeah. That was part of my costume I guess. I'm glad it's gone.

I was in a costume too then. It was pretty, but I didn't like how I couldn't talk.

[She looks around.]

You didn't dig any pits for me to fall into, right?

[She could climb out, but it would be annoying.]

N-no. No I'm done with killing people. I'm not sure I would want to do any digging in a graveyard anyway.

I thought your costume was nice though.

But that trap was really fun. It was a nice game. I wish I could've won. Just like the candy game.

[She nods.]

Thanks! Your costume was pretty too. I liked the suit.

[He folds his arms over his chest. Oh boy...the stubborn streak is rearing its head.]

Maybe for other people, but you should have known better with me.

[[...Rei.

You're weird.]]

W-well. Maybe you should talk to my friend John about that. He's very interested in the movies those games were somewhat loosely based on, after all. And thanks.

[[At that she looks away.]]

It was completely necessary.

People made movies about those games? They must be very fun to watch. I haven't seen any movies since I came here, though. And I don't know if I can find anyone to watch them with since I haven't seen Shinji or Asuka yet.

I'm sure there are plenty of people who would watch movies with you. I have a few friends who seem to live in the media room. And again, if it's a horror movie, John would likely be willing. He's sort of a horror movie buff.

Completely unnecessary.

Horror...movie? Does that mean there's monsters?

[Watching monsters could get boring when you were already fighting against them.]

So why doesn't John just go out and fight the monsters here?

[Lucifer hadn't felt she would ever care about any of the floors the Tower might decide to add, again and again after more hardships had occurred. The Tower had earned her animosity, and she had found it a foolish place and where most people might meet the weirdness and the intricacies of some of the floors with interest and, in fact, inspection, Lucifer met them as just small oddities brought about to annoy her.

But this floor...she had to admit. She had always felt solace in the darkness, even if this was a darkness too deep, made too strong that even she had an ability to really see in it. There was something calming, something delightful, she would phrase it, in the noises that surrounded her. In the feeling of the creatures brushing past her in the darkness. An affirmation of life, in a way, no matter what kind of life it might, no matter how ephemeral it was, that lay inside the darkness with her.

Still there was a feeling that something didn't quite fit. That there was something, or someone, in the room alongside her that was more...real than whatever else waited in the darkness. Something a bit more comprehensible.

Eventually, "Louisa" finds herself walking towards where she can sense Rose at the corners of the room, stopping a little bit in front of the girl before she speaks.]

Many people would think it quite terrifying to be surrounded, to have that sensation, and not know or see what it is that surrounds them.

I wonder...do you think it's better to know what's in the room with you, or better to trust that you are better not knowing?

Tohko walked around the graveyard, a little annoyed. She had seen three gravestones with Konoha's, Chia's, and Nanase's names on them, and instead of being sad..she was just annoyed. She had no reason to believe that these gravestones were telling the truth. After all, she had heard that the Admins were terribly cruel, and the candy event showed it. She had no reason to believe these people. She was just annoyed that they would go for such a low blow.

While she walked, she saw a girl sitting next to a mausoleum. The girl didn't look well, so Tohko walked up to her. "Hey, are you feeling okay? What's wrong?"

[[She was admittedly a little surprised anyone would stop to talk to her in a room like this. At least about something almost conversational. She was expecting questions more like 'why are you here?' or 'how do you get out?' or maybe even 'can I have that flashlight?'.

Despite being surprised, though, she kind of enjoyed the opportunity. It was an interesting question and a good point that was brought up, almost morbid and fitting of a somewhat morbid room. Intriguing from a psychological standpoint though she didn't really feel like analyzing anything right now.]]

I'm sure a lot of those people likely don't feel they deserve whatever danger awaits them.

I'm honestly more fond of knowing what's in the room, but I kind of find the sounds and sensations here almost comforting. There was a place somewhat like this back home for me and I spent a lot of time there. I just wish the voices would actually talk to me.

Rose, whether the Admins were cruel or not and whether these graves were simply a cruel ruse of theirs, was still relieved to find a lack of her friends seemingly buried amidst the other dead bodies. Her father wasn't there either, and that - in a way - gave her a little hope. Didn't lift her mood too much, but still. A person can't actually be dead if they're not buried in a graveyard, right? So maybe their worlds aren't really destroyed. Or as destroyed as she was lead to believe, considering the condition of her home when she left it.

"Huh?" Sorry, she was kind of spacing out. Oh but hey, she recognizes you. She didn't kill you! She did give you candy of her dead friends though that kind of sucked on her end. "Oh, nothing's really wrong. Not really. I'm just...contemplating the graves in the place I guess."

It was necessary and that's all there is to it. [[She crosses her arms in a huff, but there's little feeling behind it really. It's so half-hearted it's probably pretty pathetic.]]

Some have monsters! Saw doesn't have monsters. Just this mastermind who puts people through a lot of psychological and physical torture when he feels they need to learn the value of their life. Which is...why my games were only very loosely based off them. I'm sure John isn't very impressed with anything I did.

[[Look Rei, you got her to chuckle a little. Kind of a bittersweet chuckle but hey, one none the less!]]

As for why he doesn't just go out and fight any...I don't know if he does or doesn't really. He might. But really it's dangerous going out and looking for trouble, so if he doesn't that would probably be why.

Tohko breathed a sigh of relief. "Ah, alright then. That's good..and it is amazing how many graves they managed to put in this place. It's pretty terrible that they go to such extreme lengths to lie though. After all, everyone here seems to be in quite a bit of pain. I don't think they needed this."

Tohko recognized the girl and smiled. "By the way..thanks for the candy.."

"Yeah...this is. Horrible, honestly. I can't imagine how anyone must feel if they have friends or family here." She knows how she would feel. "At...the same time though, it could be useful I suppose. And you're welcome. Did...did it help any?" If she knew she at least helped someone that'd make things a little better.

Tohko sighed. "I felt annoyed and a little sad when I saw my friends graves..but that's mainly because I think the Admins are lying about our worlds being destroyed. If I thought they were telling the truth, then I'd probably be in tears." So, in the end, the person's emotions would mainly depend on their experiences and thoughts. However..sadness would come into this somehow.

"And it might be, if we have to bury someone or something..and it did help me a little." Tohko smiled and nodded.

"Well if our worlds were really destroyed, I think we might have graves for our family and friends from home here too. Even though they haven't arrived here yet. I mean...if they truly wanted us to despair, that would make sense right?" She shakes her head though. "That's not what I mean really. Some people find it helpful to write entries or talk to the graves of their dead loved ones when they're mourning. This gives them the chance for the latter. But it also is useful for people who don't have anyone they know buried here, because it can give them hope. It gives me a little hope..."

And good. She's happy to hear that, she even smiles a little! "I'm glad."

No one but a masochist feels they deserve to be in danger, or punished.

It's a calming place. More so than the other floors of this Tower. And I've always found what waits in the darkness to be far less dangerous than the breeds of creature that will step into the light.

Although. Care should be taken in listening to any voice one hears call out from the black.

Tohko nodded. "That's true. If the worlds were really destroyed, then there would be at least a million graves for the people in my world, and you would probably need a whole other tower to hold all the graves from everyone's worlds. And that's true..writing, talking..or even just seeing the grave might help people pull through their mourning. And not seeing a grave can give hope."

Tohko paused at that last comment and smiled. She was happy that this room had given someone some comfort. "So am I."

I don't think it would work on me, though. I've been told that my mind isn't something people like to read.

But John should know it's not your fault, right? I mean, I was a cat for Halloween, but I'm not a cat usually.

[Rei shakes her head.]

The monsters here are really weak. I think it would be easy for even normal people to kill them.

Dave usually took to exploring the floors as soon as they appeared. He always wanted to keep up with everything this tower had to give to them, if only so he knew which floors to keep his distance.

But he had momentarily stopped in front of one of the graves, and even slipped his shades onto the top of his head as he stood in front of one of the graves. He hasn't really noticed Rose Egbert yet, regardless of her constant moving from searching. He just kept his eyes trained on the tombstone in front of him. Rose Lalonde was engraved into it.

*Enoch hadn't intended to leave his room before his brain decided it was okay to feel emotion again. The events had left him numb, and it wasn't a state he liked. But, well, he was only human and had a bladder like every other human, so a quick trip out was unavoidable.

And once he left his room he didn't like returning to it. He didn't like to think of it like his room, like a place he lived. So from the restrooms he starts heading towards the stairs down, the notebook Armaros had used to communicate with him back in Meridian still held against his body with both arms. On the way there, he encounters someone else, a girl unmistakably in the same situation, that of someone coping with being forced to murder.

The jaded blankness of his face flickers to sympathy for a moment, fleeting as the hollow echo of the emotion his mind tries to recall and solidify. If not for his tired eyes, Enoch's expression could be mistaken for serenity. Still, he tries to offer comfort in passing, knowing it's the right thing to do.*

...It's over.

Well Rose Egbert notices him and stays back for a little while until she realizes he's actively staring at a grave.

He didn't...had he found a friend or family member? She was wary of approaching him just yet, but at the same time he was still a friend to her and if that was someone close to him she wanted to try and be of some comfort...

So hi Dave. If you happen to notice, a certain Rose is coming to somewhat awkwardly stand beside you. She glances at the grave and--oh.

Welp.

"Um...I'm sorry. Th-that she's here."

A-ah....what is sir? [[Coping, but just barely. She was starting to come to despise the tower. Sure, Rose wasn't exactly fond of it before, but her opinion of it at this point had no chance of changing for the better.]]

"I hope it brings at least some of the residents here some kind of peace." She folds her arms over her chest as she spoke, glancing out over the graves. "I hope that whatever purpose the Admins gave this to us for never comes to fruition. Because I have my doubts that it was for anything good."

Dave jumped a bit, quickly shoving his shades back onto his face. Oh my god, where did you come from. He'd be more terrified, but it looks like Rose was back to normal. That was a relief... Kind of. He's not going to hold what happened to her though. He never did. It's just this place and he's been here long enough to know that.

"It's cool. I was expecting it. She kind of waltzed in for a moment and ollie outtied right after." He hasn't seen her since, and maybe he's kind of missing her. "I bet I can find my name somewhere here. I doubt I'm the only Dave Strider who graced the Tower with my amazing presence."

Dave glanced at her. "Besides. She'd hate it here."

"Hopefully it will. And if the Admins were going to use this place for some odd plan, we'll figure out some way to beat them. Hopefully they won't though. Hopefully this is just their way at taking another stab at us."

The...killing. You have a troubled air. I thought-...

*This was a mistake. His nature and his current state just don't mesh... Enoch shakes his head, raising a hand to it.*

Sorry, I'm not in the best state, myself.

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To err is human

graveyard

not really a tag but w/e

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[Floor Forty-Six]

Graveyard

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[Floor Forty-Six]

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Graveyard; Haha...hiatuses

Dorm floors

Oh no my heart ;A;

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I ruin everything you hodl dear

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