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[midgarhorizon]

Characters: Reno, open
Setting:
Floor 39, Gymnasium
Floor 38, corner where the makeshift bar is.
Format: Either
Summary: Open bar post shenanigans.
Warnings: None so far


Floor 39, Gymnasium

Reno was out on the track today a bit before classes start, running as fast as he could. It was like he was trying outrun something. His troubles, his conscience, the spell Ganondorf had placed on him, maybe. He had no shoes on, going along in his bare feet, lap after lap. To someone who really knew him, it was an attempt at exhausting himself, to actually fall asleep later when night came. To others, who knew. At this point he couldn't care what others thought of him anymore, not after all that had happened.

After how many laps - he had lost count a long time ago - he started to get winded and slowed down, coming to a stop near where he had left his gear. Grabbing a towel, he pressed it against his face and walked around a bit before sitting down.

Floor 38, corner where the makeshift bar is.

The Tower was weighing more heavily on Reno than it usually did. The costumed blood bath didn't help matters any, but it wasn't even what was bothering him. Fighting, blood, things like that he had gotten long used to.

Truth was, he felt estranged from his friends, angry at others, but most of all angry with himself that he couldn't have changed anything, now or then.

Just some time to think, that's all he needed, which was why he was down in the tiny bar he had made with his other self, taking stock. A lot of his daily routines were flagging lately, like making alcohol for the bar, and eating. Well, with the falling temperatures, it was getting harder to find things to make the alcohol.

All of the bottles in the bar were out on the counter, on some tables nearby, on the floor. He had a clipboard with some paper, marking off tallies and taking notes, sometimes sitting on a chair or laying on the floor.

Comments

Floor 39, Gymnasium

[tohko_amano]

Tohko had read the network posts about a training class being held in the Gym, and while she didn't want to seem rude to Saber, Tohko wanted to test her skills. She had fought two or three small monsters and won, but she wanted to see if she could really defend herself if the chips came down to it. Besides, sparring with someone else might help too.

So, she wandered into the Gym, her makeshift cord belt around her waist, and her daggers being held into place by said belt. As she wandered in, she noticed a man sitting on the floor, wiping off his face with a towel. He looked a little..beat up, so she approached him.

"Pardon me..but you don't look well. Are you feeling alright?"

[midgarhorizon]

Surprised, Reno looked up from the towel at the girl that addressed him. When he realized just what she said, he broke into a laugh. It was easy to fake things since that incident.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just had a long run. I'm kinda winded, y'know? It happens when ya run." He gathered himself together and stood up, tossing the towel over his shoulder. "Can I do somethin' for ya?"

[tohko_amano]

Tohko nodded, chuckling at little at her own foolishness. "Right, right. Sorry about that. There's just been so much craziness going on that you get in the habit of asking that, I guess." Tohko nodded at the question. "I heard there was a training class here..while Saber has already taken me under her wing, I thought I could get some practice here and see if I've improved." After all..she had to get better. Even if she was a semi-weak book worm, she had to protect herself and her friends.

[midgarhorizon]

"Don't worry about it. This kinda place, being not okay's just one of the normal." Nodding at her second subject, he walked over to his gear and set the towel on top of it. "Yeah, that's me." Giving her a cursory exam, he raised an eyebrow. "How much training have ya got? I take it those knives aren't for show."

Floor 39

[calculatedfire]

Ryuho had awakened from dying again, disturbed by what the costume had done to his mind and his emotion while he'd been wearing it. It added to the continued confusion of not really knowing who he was, and of the world in general.

Physical labor was at least something that could calm him mind. Having no job here, he decided to go to the gym. He noticed that there was another man there as well, and stopped to look for a moment.

[midgarhorizon]

It seemed like the gym was popular today. Reno glanced over at the boy and gave an acknowledging nod. He had a good run and was ready to face the day by now, so that meant being approachable.

[calculatedfire]

"Good morning." He said politely. He had stopped running, looking for a place to get water.

[midgarhorizon]

"Hi. Ya looking for something?" Reno had several bottles of water with his gear, pretty useful to have around for the students.

Floor 38

[culbutiri]

Nesir had seen the bar before when she had explored the tower but she had never seen anyone there before. Cautiously she went over and stood watching the man as he wandered around with a clipboard. She didn't say anything though, just observed for now.

[midgarhorizon]

It didn't take him long to notice her, looking up as he knelt down and flopped on the floor to start marking off a long row on the floor. "Yeah? Can I help ya?"

[culbutiri]

Nesir shrugged and continued to watch him, "What do you be doing?" She found that here; when people expected newcomers to not know things then questions were safe.

She had her daggers if they weren't but for the most part she could ask her questions without being suspicious. And she really needed to, since normal ways of gaining information weren't here.

[midgarhorizon]

"Keepin' a record. This is my bar." He replied, taking a bottle and popping the cork to sample some of the liquid inside. Making a face, he set it aside and made a scribble next to an entry on the paper.

Floor 38

[savedbyasong]

Shion had noticed Reno's preocupation, and taken it into his own hands to try and help him. Though he had a feeling he might be part of the mans problems.

He was still shaken from the fact Rat was in the tower and his meeting with him, but he had been trying to get back to normal, whatever normal even was anymore.

He slid a bowl of curry and rice across the floor to where Reno was laying. "You need to eat something."

Re: Floor 38

[midgarhorizon]

"Don't need it right now." Reno gruffed, making another check mark on the paper. "You eat it. You've been lookin' pale ever since that one guy showed up."

[savedbyasong]

Shion shook his head, "It's for you. You have to eat." He was worried about Reno and shook his head at the comment. He had been pale, and he hadn't been sleeping very well because he couldn't shake the ever growing dread that something terrible was going to happen to Rat. He had to protect him and that was difficult when the other boy was all but avoiding him.

[midgarhorizon]

Rolling his eyes, Reno sat up and took the bowl. Damn it, Shion. He knew the kid wouldn't stop pestering him until he ate it. In a way, he was sort of glad someone cared enough to kick him when it mattered.

"You kids and your love troubles."

[Floor 38]

[the_white_rider]

Today it was the White Wizard that happened to visit Reno's bar. Not that he had much of any interest in the bar (a noble initiative though as sometimes drinks help people to keep the morale up). What he had more interest in at the moment was Reno himself of course, for Riku had told him what had happened after the meeting.

He had meant to meet Reno before, but enclosed in the Sauron's disguise he had preferred not to see or speak to anyone. Gandalf stopped near the bar and looked at the bottles, taking one in hand as he examined him.

"Would you happen to have some mere water?" he asked to Reno, making his presence known if Reno had not noticed him already.

[midgarhorizon]

"Not really, but I got some mineral water on the counter. Help yourself." Gandalf wasn't on real high on his list of people he wanted to see right then, but he figured it was bound to happen eventually and just get it over with. He was a bit done with the whole thing.

[the_white_rider]

Oh, Gandalf did not doubt Reno wasn't all so high on his list of peole he desired to see. While Reno had infiltrated the meetings on his own, it was the wizard who then spoke to him and, in a sense, made things more risky. He took the mineral water and nodded.

"Much thanks. It has been a long time since I last saw you."

Floor 38

[divinitysoiled]

A bottle soon disappeared from the stock as Catarina lounged near him. Her head tilted at what Reno was doing, the bottle in her hand rolling between her fingers. "You have quite the stock," she finally said, cracking the bottle open to drink from it.

[midgarhorizon]

Raising an eyebrow and sitting back on his haunches, Reno was a bit surprised by the woman's boldness, but didn't say anything about the bottle she had nipped. That was what it was there for.

"Made it myself."

[divinitysoiled]

She lifted an eyebrow, taking a good swig of the alcohol before letting out a heavy sigh of happiness. "It's certainly a good one," she said, her voice dropped to a husky purr.

Floor 39

[derping]

For someone who had been so worried about getting stronger lately, Sora had hardly spent any time at all on the gym floor. He had thought about it, sure, but for some reason the idea had never held his attention. Maybe it was because he was used to his training - though, really, it had only become that since he got the Keyblade and arrived in the Tower - being a bit more free-form. Why run laps or lift weights or something when he could just spar with friends or run around in an open space? He had never really done it any other way before.

But, at the same time, he had been lacking routine lately, especially with all the hiding out he was doing last month to avoid the general chaos. He hadn't been doing any sort of regular training, and that probably wasn't good, so...even if the gym floor wasn't ideal (nothing in this place could really be totally reliable), it was worth a shot.

As usual, however, he notices the other people there before really taking a good look at the floor itself...and even though Sora hasn't seen him in a long time - ever since they dove in Xion's dream, actually - Reno catches his attention pretty quickly.

Well, it's been awhile. Why not say hello?

"You look pretty tired." Sora said when he was close enough, standing nearby but opting not to sit down.

[midgarhorizon]

"Kinda the point, kiddo." The reply was ready, even if he sounded a little bit unsteady at the moment. He really needed to do more running. "If you don't reach your limits, ya can't get new ones."

This was Xion's friend, Sora, wasn't it? At least his brain was working. It'd been a while. "What can I do for ya, Sora? You want some training?"

[derping]

"Never thought about it like that before." Still, it made sense, even though running until you were exhausted didn't sound like much fun to Sora. But the point of practicing was getting better, so maybe expecting it to always be fun was silly.

Speaking of training.

"Well, I was just saying hi...but if you're offering..." He smiles, and it's plain as day that he's suddenly getting his hopes up. He hadn't even thought about who else he could ask for help, but Sora really did need all the help he could get, and he knew it.