towerofanimus | 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.

Dying Twice is Never Easy

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