2nd Mission

[tempus_scorpius]

Characters: Rolo Lamperouge and YOU
Setting: 7th floor (Swimming pool),14th Floor (Media/game room), 28th Floor (Music room),
Format: Both are fine. I'll follow.
Summary: Rolo's just wandering around the tower, feeling rather bored.
Warnings: He won't bite unless provoked.

[7th Floor (Swimming pool)]
It was a spur of the moment thing really. Killing monsters gets rather boring after a while and Lelouch hasn't given him anything specific to do, so here Rolo is at the swimming pool. He examines it for a bit then decides to go for a swim after finding suitable swimwear in the lockers. Anyway, he had to keep himself in top condition for whatever might happen next. He's now quietly doing laps round the pool, concentrating on nothing but his own movements.

[14th Floor (Media/Game room)]
After his swim, Rolo ends up in media/game room. Once again, he examines everything in the room carefully. It's a force of habit from all his training. He just won't take unnecessary risks. Then he settles on a shooting game which he goes through rather mechanically with his perfect aim. He doesn't understand how this is fun. However, it feels somehow reassuring to be given an objective and a mission so he continues 'playing'.

[28th Floor (Music room)]
Finally, Rolo make his way to the music room. He is somehow drawn to one of the pianos and runs his fingers over the keys. During that year of fake memories, his older brother had taught him how to play a bit. He wonders if Lelouch would continue teaching him if he asked. Should he ask?

After a long pause, he sits down and starts playing some very simple tunes rather hesitantly. Somehow he feels a little happy.

Comments

Floor fourteen

[selfinteresting]

[Kyrie stops to watch for a moment, having come to the media room to see about any western, action, thriller or detective movies. She's not at all familiar with videogames like that, being in her 40's and from 1986, but even if it's just a game, he's good.]

Is your aim always so good?

[tempus_scorpius]

[Rolo glances at her briefly, not pausing the game.]

It has to be or I'd be punished back home.

[selfinteresting]

[A child-soldier? Or maybe another family like hers...?]

What, over a game?

[tempus_scorpius]

A mission.

[selfinteresting]

...Were you a soldier, at such a young age?

[tempus_scorpius]

An assassin. I was sent out on my 1st mission when I was six.

[selfinteresting]

My...isn't that a little young? How old are you now? You should still be learning the technical points...

[tempus_scorpius]

I... am not certain how old I am now. My earliest memories are of killing. I was told I was six then.

[selfinteresting]

So then how long has it been since then? You can count it, right?

[tempus_scorpius]

I've lost track of the years...

[selfinteresting]

That's sad...but, you know, you don't have to do that anymore. Not here.

[tempus_scorpius]

Is it? I do not know. What am I supposed to do here then?

[selfinteresting]

Anything you want. That's just it, there's nothing you're supposed to do. If anyone tells you there is, don't listen to them. You should do what you want. ...Even back at home, I've been in your position, so take it from me, the sooner you stop listening to what they say, the better. Do whatever you want, no matter what they might say or do. They can't make you their personal tool, a person has a right to their own life. If you enjoy shooting, keep shooting, but not because your family or whoever else tells you to.

[tempus_scorpius]

But I don't know what it is I want to do... You were in the same position before? But he's the only family I've ever known, I don't want to lose that.

[selfinteresting]

You'll find something once you realise you're allowed to. I didn't know what I wanted until I met the man I've now married, so I didn't try to get out until my family would have wanted me dead.

[She smiles even so. Even if they had other reasons to let her go without killing her, she did get away easily. Even though there are several who would still kill her, though he's just as hated as she is, her father keeps contact with her.]

If he truly cares about you, he'll understand and will still consider you family. If not, then he was never deserving of being family to begin with.

[tempus_scorpius]

I... hope I will. [his eyes widen a bit in surprise] ... you betrayed them for him?

But somehow I don't really mind being his tool if that's what he wants...

[selfinteresting]

Are you sure that will be your opinion if you find something you want...?

Mm, it was something like that. It wasn't so much 'for' as 'because of'. But I would have done it for him.

[tempus_scorpius]

There is nothing else I want. [For now and he imagines he won't find anything in future.] He is the only family I've ever known and I don't want to lose that.

... what were the consequences?

[selfinteresting]

Maybe you need to find new family.

For going against them? I got off easily, I was the heir, so I was disowned. There are a few who would like to kill me, but others prevent it.

[tempus_scorpius]

... a new family? ... how would I find one?

That's... good then... I guess.