towerofanimus | Dying Twice is Never Easy

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[ou] puru two

Dying Twice is Never Easy

Characters: Puru Two and YOU
Setting: anywhere; just wandering around
Format: Prose, but open to both
Summary: Puru Two has recovered from dying, and struggles to put her mind back in order.
Warnings: possible mental breakdown and violence

Dying again, huh? Bad enough the first time, feeling her body slowly slip, but at least she had a smile on her face, knowing her death had meaning. This time? No such luck. There was no purpose aside from failing to destroy the target. That man was stronger than she realized, and with her weapons limited, defeat was inevitable. She couldn't even protect herself.

But who else did she want to protect? There was no one else here she cared about. No Judau, no Puru, not a damn person left to even shed a tear over. She brought it on herself when she joined Glemy, but now more than ever did she just want to die, forever embrace the darkness.

Right now though, she was just wandering around, eyes dark from her crying and depression. As it stood, not even thoughts of killing everyone filled her mind. She...she just wanted to be left alone.

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"Hee~ey. What'cha doin'?"

Rei was at too great of a distance to properly see the girl's red, puffy eyes. She greets her as she would any unfamiliar tower resident.

Someone was here. For a second, she thought it to be Allelujah again, or that psychotic form that took her life. She quickly turned her head, face remaining the same sad state it was from before. Things had not changed. She didn't know who this young girl was, but she was most certainly annoying just being near her.

"Just go away..." she spoke weakly.

She stops in her steps when she gets a good look at the girl's face. She had seen the same look on Shinji or Asuka's faces so many times before. Sadness mixed in with anger and just a little terror.

"Something bad happened, didn't it?"

"What does it matter to you anyway?"

The girl's bubbly attitude reminded her a bit of Puru, and it made things less easy. She tried to form a glare, yet even something like that seemed far too draining for her.

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"I like seeing people happy. Since you're sad, I wanna try to cheer you up."

Rei gives a straightforward answer. She has never dealt with someone sulking like this. Even Shinji, in his most depressive moods, had been able to take comfort from the presence of others. However, she's confident that she can relieve this girl's pain somewhat.

"You want to cheer me up? Then show me where the scientists are, so I can slowly burn off their fingers, then their eyes, and finally stomp on their skulls until they pop."

Incredibly dark, but right now, that was one idea she had: to make those that have hurt her paid. Still, while it was hateful, she seemed even more drained.

"What's wrong with scientists? I think scientists are nice. Sure, some of them are mean, but some are like my mom, and she's really nice."

Rei can't understand why the other girl seems to hold such a huge grudge.

"Not all of them are as good as you believe," she countered, her eyes sparking a bit with anger and...jealousy? "We are nothing more than toys to them, in case you haven't gotten it through your thick head yet."

"...Scientists did something bad to you, huh?"

Rei's expression looks more serious.

"I think the scientists here would do the same thing. Unless the scientists from your world are here."

"Same...same thing?"

Puru Two's voice was louder than a whisper, but the fear the memories coming from her easily showed, suddenly trembling. War through cloning, little girls who knew of only how to kill, and damned to be puppets for some 'higher purpose bullcrap'? She couldn't take it.

She held her head, screaming. The memories in her head were causing that intense pain to come forward, a near repeat of the incident from before happening again!

"NO MORE! STOP REPEATING THE PAST!"

"I won't let it repeat."

Rei still looks utterly serious. She fought for humanity and for justice in her world.

"If anyone tries to experiment on you without permission, tell me. I'll stop them."

She knows she's making grand promises, but this girl is hurting. It reminds her of her own sisters and of that other Asuka.

She wasn't listening. The memories, the pain she felt that day, would not cease. Every single one of her sisters, fallen, and all she could hear right now were their cries. She was already curled up, holding onto her head as the pain increased. She needed help, that much was clear, but it was going to take more than Rei at this rate.

Rei leans down, reaching out to place a hand on the girl's shoulder. She knows that her efforts alone won't do much, but she wants to calm the girl down and get her to a safe place.

Puru Two froze, sobbing stopping. Touched. She didn't like being touched. She had wanted to reach for her gun, the mere act of being touched setting off some warning signs. And yet...she couldn't. Rei's presence was oddly welcoming. Danger was at first their, but thinking about it made it vanish. Just...was she serious? Hard to believe.

Rei just stays there, kneeling down next to Puru and waiting to see when the younger girl will be ready to move again.

She sighs, holding her head again. "...Thanks."

"Do you wanna go to one of the better floors? The ones that won't scare you? We can talk more over there!"

Rei perks up again. Maybe seeing a smiling face would make the girl feel more at ease.

Tohko had been wandering to the library, looking for something good to read and eat, but she stopped when she noticed a girl walking by. The girl's eyes were dark, and she didn't look good. So, Tohko being Tohko, she walked up to her.

"Hey, are you feeling okay? What's wrong?"

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Puru Two raised her head. Why? Why did there have to be so many people around the tower? She didn't even want to talk to others, that much was clear, and yet there were so many people.

"Just get away from me..."

Tohko sighed. "I will if you tell me what's bothering you."

"Why do you even care!? This isn't even your problem!"

Rage had came from her voice, but very limited. As it stood, she was still weak from everything.

Tohko smiled sadly. "That's true..but I care because you look like you're in pain. I just want to help you out. After all..being depressed and in pain emotionally is terrible."

"I died, was brought back with no one, and then died again before coming back," she spat venomously. Even with the nice attitude, her limitations and understanding for it were limited right now. "Satisfied?"

Tohko sighed. Dying in the Tower, even though you regenerated, was never very pleasant. She had died about three or four times now. She understood. And none of her friends from her home world had managed to make it to the Tower either.

But that didn't mean she hadn't made new friends. "Dying in this Tower is pretty painful. I'm sorry to hear that..and no one from my home world is here either. But that doesn't mean that you can't make any friends in this tower. If you want, I could be your friend."

"W-what?"

Puru Two stepped back. This warmth...No! She shook her head. She couldn't believe that. This place was filled with liars, killers. She was one of them after all. A former one, but still...

It was hard for her to even talk now.

"I said that, if you wanted, I could be your friend. Being alone is pretty terrible..but if you wanted, I could be your friend. You wouldn't have to be alone."

Tohko wasn't quite sure why this girl looked so horrified at that idea. It wasn't like she was going to kill her or hurt her.

"I don't need anyone around me!" Puru Two shook her head, stepping back again. She couldn't. It was hard to open up to anyone now ever since she died. It was impossible to trust people.

"Liars, that's what this tower is filled with!" she spoke. "I don't need anyone's help!"

Tohko sighed. "Everyone needs a friend or two, otherwise they succumb to loneliness. It's pretty terrible. And this Tower is filled with some liars, but it's filled with some good people too. And we all need help sometimes. I need help, you need help, everyone does at some point in time."

She kept up her glare. "The only thing I need are my weapons and nothing el--"

And the roar of her stomach interrupted her. Her face turned red, and she looked away from Tohko, clearly flustered.

Tohko gave the girl a warm smile and tried to suppress any chuckles she had.

"And food, by the sound of it. If you want, I can go and grab you something to eat. And you don't have to turn away! There's nothing wrong with being hungry."

Puru Two blushed even more, growling. Being caught off guard like this was humiliating. But she was hungry, really hungry. Food was needed ASAP.

"...Fine."

"Alright then! Hang on a minute. I'll be right back!"

Still smiling, Tohko ran off to the cafeteria, picked out two red apples and ran back to the girl, catching her breath.

"H-here you are!"

Apples eh? This girl was beginning to remind her of Enoch. Hesitantly, she took the apples, and quickly ate into them with great hunger. How long had it been since she had fruit? Not as good as that rabbit, but it was refreshing.

Not that Tohko was trying to make the girl remember Enoch, but if Tohko had known of that, she would have been a little happy. After she ate, she smiled.

"Are you alright now? Would you like some more?"

She nods briefly, tearing into each of the apples at a faster pace. This girl was clearly starving.

Tohko nodded in response. "Alright then! Be right back!" Once again, Tohko took off to the cafeteria and this time, she brought back a bowl full of apples, bananas, and peaches.

"Eat up! There's plenty here!"

And she does so, attitude growing a bit lighter as she gorged on all available food brought to her. Needless to say, she seemed to be getting far more away from that depressed state she was in.

Tohko smiled as she watched the girl snack on all that food. She seemed to be feeling a bit better, but she wouldn't say anything until the girl was finished. It was rude to talk with food in your mouth, after all.

That peace of quiet's probably not going to be easy to get, considering who comes across her later that afternoon.

Shepard can't help but take notice of her at the observatory, after spending at least half an hour gazing out at what she can actually make out from the spots that weren't occupied by those mutilated monsters clinging to the glass. It was a nice distraction from a bleak atmosphere that, while having its own strange sense of beauty, just made her stomach turn.

She...isn't sure if it's a good idea to bother--but she'll probably catch this girl's attention sooner or later.

Puru Two sensed Shepard. It was impossible not to when she felt eyes on her. Soon enough, Puru Two turned to glare at her. Bad enough she gained attention, but here of all places: her deathplace. If she ever saw that bastard again, she would make sure her funnels were kept up to blast through his body. Pure luck. That's what all it was that she lost.

"What do you want?"

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