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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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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?

I suppose preparing for it isn't a bad idea..but considering other options isn't a bad idea either.

[She then thinks for a moment, trying to remember.]

A little bit. If I remember correctly, he said that it was because of two reasons. The first was because of Anima's activation, that would destroy the Lower Domain and the Collective Unconscious..and the second reason was because of the souls that rejected the universe and became Gnosis. When too many of them are produced, the Lower Domain will collapse.

..That is, if I'm remembering it correctly.

*He nods.*

Which means whether or not Recurrence is necessary is ultimately up to humanity. If mankind isn't mature enough to accept the universe for what it is instead of reaching for the undo button, then they don't have a chance of stopping the collapse of the Lower Domain.

[It was now Tohko's turn to nod.]

Right. I keep trying to think of ways I can make the rejecting souls accept the universe instead, but my ideas keep being shot down. If only I knew exactly why the majority of them rejected the universe..then I might be able to make a plan.

That's the sort of thing that really depends on the soul. It could be anything from fear, to too much pain to simple hatred. Anything that makes them entirely give up hope on the universe and humanity.

[At this, Tohko smiled a little bit. So, she was correct in thinking that. She would run her idea by this guy. Maybe he would be able to let her know if it would or wouldn't work.]

Would it be possible then to set up a large group of people that went over to these souls and healed their pain and soothed their fear and hatred? It would take a large group with a lot of powers, but since Wilhelm has his Compass, he might be able to say when a soul is going to reject the universe and for whatever reason.

There's only one person I know of in my universe that has a power even remotely like that, and there's hundreds of planets each with billions of people on them.

I see..then, who does have that power then, if you don't mind my asking?

[Tohko knew that there was a large population of humans, a population that was too big for her to even comprehend. But..she couldn't just give up because of that. Even if there were a lot of people that needed to be helped, she still had to try and help them all.]

The manifestation of Anima himself.

..I'm guessing that that's the 'Yeshua' that Wilhelm spoke of, since he told me who he was and who Mary was. Is Yeshua here right now? If so, we may be able to see if my plan could work.

..And if it doesn't, I'll just have to think of something else.

[It was a little weird that the thing that could destroy the Lower Domain might be able to help it. However, Tohko had dealt with a lot of weird things in the Tower. She was starting to get used to it.]

He is, but there aren't any Gnosis here to test it on. Thank goodness...

..Actually, I was thinking of finding the people before they turned into Gnosis and getting them to accept the universe. I'm sorry if I was unclear on that.

I'm...honestly not sure if he can prevent the process. I just know that he can calm them once they've transformed.

*He may or may not have been watching during some of the Gnosis attacks, just in case...*

But..once they're transformed, it's a bit too late. The damage has already been done. Is there anyone or anything that can prevent the process?

Nothing that I know of. There are a few people that are immune to Gnosification, but there's only a handful of them in the entire galaxy.

[Tohko sighed. She'd have to keep thinking about that then.]

..Why are those people immune? Is there anything special about them?

It's because of our wills. We're more or less the opposite of a rejecting will, so it's impossible for us to become Gnosis.

['Our' wills. So that meant that people like this guy could become a Testament and work for Wilhelm because of their will.]

..I see. Is there any way to turn a normal or rejecting soul into a Testament soul?

No. Only Shining Wills can become Testaments.

Ah, sorry..I wasn't sure of the proper terminology there for a moment.

[She sighed.]

Then can normal or rejecting souls turn into Shining Wills?

...I don't think so. It's part of your basic nature.