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[au1] allen ridgeley

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Characters: Allen and open
Setting: Room 3-10 or pick an indoor floor that isn't aggressive. He's turning the Tower upside down.
Format: Either or.
Summary: Allen has discovered that his crossbow and handheld computer are missing. This does not make him happy. So of course the obvious solution is to try to find them, right?
Warnings: Probably just some potential swearing and maybe some injuries, will change if need be.

It had taken Allen a while to realize his things were missing. He didn't use his crossbow often, and his connection gear wasn't that useful here. But when he'd reached through space and into his trunk for his weapon last night, he'd found nothing. That wasn't supposed to happen.

Of course, his first step had been to thoroughly search the room, sparing only the trunks of the roommates he ordinarily ignored. When it wasn't there, he'd gone searching the rest of the Tower.

Normally, he did his best to come off as calm and maybe a bit distant behind his mask, using it to separate him from the people he didn't intend to interact with on any personal level. But now he was annoyed. His movements were sharp and curt, leaving his cape trailing behind him as he moved through the Tower, searching anything that could reasonably be a hiding place. The actively hostile floors he skipped, doubting anyone would have hidden something there, but even the unsettling or potentially dangerous floors ended up subject to his search. And he really, really hoped that whoever had snuck into his trunk hadn't had room to hide his stuff in theirs...

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[There's a troll chilling out and watching a movie. Or rather, watching the end credits of a movie. He's sprawled on one of the couches, not particularly doing much, when Allen storms into the floor, his entire body language tense and resembling a hound on a hunt. Eridan watches him for a moment, weighting his options as the TV screen returned to the main menu.]

...you okay?

[Oh well, he might as well offer a hand before popping in the next movie...]

*He pauses when Eridan addresses him, turning to look at the troll through his eyeless mask.*

A couple things of mine went missing. You haven't seen a high-tech crossbow or a conne-a handheld computer, have you?

I don't think so?

[He sits up a little straighter, thinking back but coming up with blanks on that.]

I haven't really gone out much lately, though. When did you last see them?

At some point during that last experiment. I hadn't really been looking in my trunk much recently, though, so it could have disappeared during or after it.

Hmm. Someone might have taken it, then.

[A small pause.]

Or the admins themselves.

I can't see why the admins would bother. I don't actually need the crossbow, and most of the computer's functions rely on a network that doesn't exist here.

They don't generally have any reason to do anything they do beyond pissing people off, apparently.

[Another shrug.]

Do you have any idea who could have taken it?

No. All I know is that it's not in my room.

[...well that narrows it down, doesn't it. Eridan sighs.]

Anyone who would have wanted to take it?

Tohko hadn't been into many art galleries, so she had decided to wander in and have a look, just as a brief change of pace. However, while the paintings had showed wonderful landscapes, over time, Tohko found a few paintings that showed book-burnings or ruined libraries. She had just seen a picture of a human being stoned and was about to leave when a man wearing a brown cloak and a weird mask stomped by.

While Tohko couldn't see his face, it looked like he was looking for something, and wasn't too happy that he had to search in the first place. "Pardon me, sir, but are you looking for something?"

He turned when he heard someone address him and paused for a second before nodding.

"My crossbow and a small computer."

Immediately, Tohko thought of Nesir and how she had stolen her stuff.

"If they're missing from your trunk, you might want to talk with a girl named Nesir. She was turned into a pirate at the last event and stole my stuff. Maybe she managed to get into your trunk when you weren't looking. However..if I see your stuff lying around, I'll grab it for you."

"I don't spend a lot of time in my room, so it's possible. Thanks for the suggestion."

And from now on, he would have to do something to keep his trunk protected.

Tohko smiled and nodded.

"Hey, no problem. If you need anymore help, just let me know, alright? I'm a simple book girl, but I may be able to help."

"I'll keep it in mind. What's your name?"

"I'm Tohko Amano, the book girl. How about you? What's your name?"

"You can just call me the Brown Testament."

[It was incredibly lucky that Wilhelm hadn't mentioned the Testaments to Tohko yet. Or if he did, she didn't remember. She didn't make the connection between him and the white-haired man.]

Alright then. It's an interesting title. If you don't mind, may I ask how you got it?

By dying and making a deal. That's all I can really say.

[Tohko bit her lip at that.]

So..are you a ghost or a spirit of some kind right now? And who did you make this deal with? Woland?

[The Woland part is a reference to The Master and Margarita, a slight joke on Tohko's part that probably won't work.]

More or less, but I'm not really allowed to say who if you don't already know.

[Tohko, thinking that he was answering 'yes' to both of those questions, was surprised that he got the reference. Perhaps he was giving her a clue as to who had offered him the deal by getting the reference. She tried to think of who in the Tower was most like Woland.
And then it hit her. She sighed and smiled sadly.]

...I see. Wilhelm, huh? While I'm happy you got the reference, I'm sorry that you got dragged in with him. He's a horrible man. I didn't think he had that much power..but I guess almost anything is possible with him.

*He tilts his head, a bit surprised that she knows more than the face Wilhelm puts on.*

How do you know Wilhelm? He usually tries not to make an overtly bad impression unless it's more beneficial than harmful to him. Though honestly, he's not entirely bad, just hard to understand if you don't really know him.

[Tohko sighed again and scratched her head.]

I met him over the network, during the last event. He was offering candies, and I took him up on the offer, as I needed them to get something important back. He said that he was from my distant future, and so I questioned him further and found out more about him. I don't know everything, but I know a little bit about his universe and his goal.

...I guess he's a little hard to understand. But..I still don't like him that much. After all, if someone just openly revealed that they knew your biggest secret, the one that you've been trying hard to hide, wouldn't you be a little mad and scared too?

[She sighed again, trying to calm down.]

I..told him that since I didn't quite agree with Eternal Recurrence that I would try to think of an alternative. I haven't come up with anything that works so far, but I'm sure I'll eventually find out something.

[ooc: Do things in the meme's bleed into the actual game sometimes? If not, I'll edit this post.]

To be honest, I don't entirely agree with the Recurrence either, at least not as a permanent solution. But I still think preparing for it is necessary. Did he explain why our universe is in danger?

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