1st hand- SHOWTIME!

[nightfowl]

Characters: Haken Browning and YOU
Setting: Various floors. the ninth of november
Format: action brackets!
Summary: Haken gets accustomed to the tower
Warnings: Haken flirts. a lot.

Dorm room 1-08 and the floor surrounding it
[Haken wakes up, a little groggy. Saving the world and getting the girl will do that to a man, especially if said girl asks to turn out the lights. Anyways, he wakes up, shrugs his shoulders at the lack of Kaguya. Though, when he realizes that this certainly isn't the Captain's cabin in the Krokodil, and this certainly doesn't look like the interior of a ship at all, that something's amiss. He notices the letter and reads it.]

My world's been destroyed, eh? That's funny, certainly recall kicking the Einst's ass and reuniting the Endless Frontier. Last I checked, that was the opposite of "World's been destroyed." Someone's bluffing here, and I reckon I'm gonna call them out on it.

[He notices that there's other people living here, too. Might as well try and get some answers from them, if they show up. If not, he leaves, taking his things out of his trunk and equipping himself for the day ahead. And potentially the random encounters with monsters. Because there's always those. Anyone in the room or the subsequent hallway, you've got a cowboy-looking fellow with a rather large gun holstered on his back and another on his person. He's friendly, don't worry. He's looking around, as if he's looking for someone.]

FLOOR ONE/THREE
[The first place to start is Always at the bottom. After a quick stop at the cafeteria, Haken heads up a few floors to the library. Better place as any to get answers, but is disheartened to find that he can't find anything of worth.] Talk about a limited collection... At least there'll be some readin' material for downtime.


Floor Eight
[of course. A maze, filled with random monsters. Looks like he took a wrong turn and is face to face with a group of weaker monsters. He shrugs at this. Nothing he hasn't seen before, in fact, he was wondering why he hadn't faced anything like this up until now.]

Figured it was only a matter of time before I got into a scuffle. Alright pardners, it's showtime! Time to put your cards out on the table.

Floor 25
[Boy, Haken certainly gets around, doesn't he? He's wasted no time in doing some exploring, because that's just what one does when faced with a huge tower on the Endless Frontier.]

Well, now I've seen everything. A meadow in the middle of a huge tower. What the heck is this place?

Comments

The Library

[tohko_amano]

[Being a librarian was hard work, but Tohko enjoyed it, as she got to spend time with her beloved books and eat when no one was looking. However, when she turned the corner, she heard someone calling the library small. While Tohko doesn't really disagree with that, as some of the shelves are empty, she takes some offense to it, as she does help out here. So she approaches the guy.]

I know, it's terrible that some of our shelves are emptied, but that doesn't mean that we're only good here for wasting time. The books in there are valuable treasures that can fill your belly or save your life.

[nightfowl]

[Haken just flashes a smile at the young librarian.]

Woah there, little wallflower. I don't doubt that at all, but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for here.

[tohko_amano]

[Since Tohko knows libraries like the back of her hands, she grins. However, she doesn't let that nickname escape her. Judging by the speech and the uniform, this must be a cowboy. If Tohko remembered her stories right, they usually drank, fought, gambled, tried to be awesome, and..looked for love. Oh dear.]

Well, what are you looking for then? I may be able to help you. And I'm Tohko Amano, the book girl. [The introduction is an attempt on her part to stamp out the nickname.]

[nightfowl]

[he gives nicknames to everyone. Blame his dad.]Well, Touko, miss Book Girl, I'm lookin' for someone. You seen a princess around here, about...[He puts his hand up to describe her height] this high, with black and red hair and a lovely pair of aces recently?

Also, I'm findin' the history section to be a little on the bare side. Can't find out about anythin' ... if a world's been destroyed someone somewhere must have recorded it in a book.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko sighs. She knows what it's like to miss and lose a friend here.] I'm sorry, I haven't. But if I do, I'll drag her over to you, alright?

Yeah..the Administrators cleared out the history section. They've hidden the books, and they're pretty tight-lipped about it, so we have no idea where they are or why they're hiding them. [The Admins are pretty tight-lipped altogether, in Tohko's opinion. However, by the guy's words, she can tell that he's a newcomer.]

As for your world..the Admins here tend to lie a lot, so there is the possibility that it isn't destroyed.

Floor 25

[surpassthelimit]

[Considering the various places Axel would be, this is the one are he had fought in preciously. And when he returned here, well...

...the kid was a lot older than when he had seen him last. AKA, when he was a baby. But that hair and those eyes were entirely unmistakable. Yeah, color him very surprised.]

W00! That is you, isn't it?

Re: Floor 25

[nightfowl]

[Well, Haken turns around suddenly at someone calling him that outright. that's a voice he doesn't recall hearing before.]

Man, this day gets weirder and weirder. That's the last thing I ever expected a stranger to call me. Suppose that's who I am, pardner. But who are you?

[He keeps a cautious distance. This might be trouble.]

Re: Floor 25

[surpassthelimit]

Captain Axel Almer. And you go by Haken Browning.

[Axel rubs his own head quizically.]

W07 told me that twenty some years had passed since the jump but...it's surprising to see it in person. Last time I saw you, you were just a baby.

[nightfowl]

[Haken lets his guard down, at the mention of W07. If he's met Aschen, that can't be a bad thing. He offers a handshake.]

Yep, Captain Haken Browning. Looks like we've got some things in common, pardner. Wait... W07, so, guess some of the gang's here after all.

So, should I call you "Uncle Axel?" Reckon you ain't much of a father type.

[He laughs. Never a wrong moment to crack a joke]

[surpassthelimit]

Yeah, she's around. And already pressuring me on what kind of girls I like.

[Haken isn't an android though so Axel has a very friendly view of him. And takes the offer of a handshake. Goddamn Aschen, man.]

Axel will do, even if I'm more like a godfather than an Uncle.

[Yeah, it doesn't come off as a joke to him.]

Floor 8

[risingshepard]

[Look at who decided to drop by the first block today, Haken. It's a hot snarky paparazzi puncher who just stumbled across you.

It has to be a coincidence, though, because she was looking to see what else the block has to offer--and yet chance wants to have her come across those monsters, too. Well, at least she has the Phalanx on her.

A distinct 'bang' sounds, and a bullet catches one of them, drawing its attention to her instead. Good thing Legion was kind enough to hand her some thermal clips for her guns...]

Need a hand?

[nightfowl]

[Now, that's a sight for sore eyes. He'll roll backwards, getting himself closer to his newfound ally.]

Now I wouldn't be a gentlemen if I refused the offer of such a hot hotshot. Or at the very least, thanked her for providing some backup.

[and he tips his hat while tossing out some exploding cards in the monster's direction, if it won't kill them, it'll hold them off for a moment while they can formally introduce themselves.]

Name's Browning. Haken Browning.

[risingshepard]

It's what I do; don't go parading it around like I was your savior or anything.

[She can't help the smirk, even as she backpedals away before firing off another two shots at the hapless creatures in front of them.]

Alia Shepard--a pleasure, Haken.

[She also can't help but take notice of how he fights his battles. Guns, bayonets and exploding cards? That was new.]

[nightfowl]

[Haken watches Alia move some more. He's greatly impressed, he follows up those gunshots with stabbing the creatures with the pile bunker.]
I like your style, space cowgirl.

[risingshepard]

Space cowgirl?

[She snerks, even as she pops a thermal clip out and quickly replaces it--before proceeding to channel her power into the Night Fowl and Longtomb Special, as well as her own pistol. Haken? Say hello to Squad Warp Ammo.

She then proceeds to unload another barrage of bullets to make sure it stays down.]

That's a new one...though I can't say it's unjustified.

dorms

[sixthsense]

[Mio catches sight of the cowboy and nearly turns the other way, but he looks like he's searching for something and she can't quite bring herself to ignore that. So, rather than turning away, she'll approach him with a certain amount of caution, camera in hand. Just asking can't hurt, right?]

Um...are you looking for someone?

[nightfowl]

I'm looking for a certain princess. If I'm about to figure out where this place is, I wouldn't want to disappoint her by not kidnapping her first.

[and with that he flashes a smile.]

[sixthsense]

A princess...?

[She pauses for a moment, considering, before shaking her head. A princess would probably stand out, right...?]

...mm, I don't think I've seen anyone like that.

(ooc: I'm sorry this is late! Had a really busy weekend.)

[nightfowl]

((it's fine! I've been busy, too.))

Maybe if I up the description a bit, reckon you've got a photographic memory there, camera cutie.

She's got red/black hair, a knockout figure, and her dress gives new meaning to the word "overexposure".

Seen anyone that matches that description? Or any part of it, for that matter.

[sixthsense]

[She frowns slightly, taking another moment for consideration before she shakes her head again, not quite able to look up at him now. She fidgets nervously.

I don't think I have. I'm sorry. [She toys with her camera.] Um...there's a lot of people here that I don't know, though.

eight; also the slowest castmate

[ashtoash]

[ That hedge nearby? Just explodes with rockets and through it steps a familiar android. ]

Hello, hello! [ A familiar android with a certain mode activated. ] It took you long enough, captain! So long that someone else has already laid claim to me in your absence!

Re: eight; also the slowest castmate

[nightfowl]

[oh. Oh b oy, and she's in DTD mode too... what an awkward way to run into her.]
Was wondering when I'd run into you, Sister Seven. How long you been here?
Laid claim? Godfather didn't tell me you and him were an item.

[ashtoash]

It's "godfather" now, is it?

[ Hehe. ] No, he's into the girls that are barely out of school. No competition for you.

[nightfowl]

Yeah, Axel said he's more like a godfather than an uncle.

[So I guess that's what he meant by "ruining someone's reputation".]

So, he'd like half of our crew back home, then.

[ashtoash]

At least the half you couldn't get your hands on [ Hee♪ ]

Well, are you going to stand around awkwardly or will you help me cool down?