towerofanimus | 2nd Mission

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.

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I suppose so.

So if you weren't a diver, what were you?

A prisoner, I suppose. Or a pawn.

[She kicks a little harder, almost on reflex.]

In general just not very happy.

... a pawn... [He looks down a bit. He can relate to that.] What did they have you do?

Not much. It was more what they wanted to do to me. I was supposed to stay in my little cage and let them make me a "messiah".

[Despite it all, she sounds almost amused at the idea. As if perspective and distance make it all seem like a joke now.]

It didn't work out well for them in the end, though.

Edited 2012-12-17 14:48 (UTC)

A... 'messiah'...?

You killed them?

Father did. Some of them, at least. Some he let live. In the end it doesn't matter, though. They failed and Father freed me.

Father...? Is he here?

How exactly were they going to make you a 'Messiah'?

In spirit, he is always with me.

[Though she means that perhaps more literally than the traditional saying might imply.]

By forcing me to transcend the individual and become a vessel of their combined will. It didn't work the way they expected it to, though.

In... spirit?

A vessel of their combined will? What sort of powers were you supposed to have then if this had worked?

Mhm.

[She shrugs.]

I suppose the same I do now, only... more? Last person who tried ended up as a giant amphibious thing, so it wouldn't have been very nice.

[Disregard the fact she's nearly seven feet of swim-happy monster, so technically she's already a giant amphibious thing.]

What sort of powers do you have now?

Oh, nothing much. I'm good at fighting, and I'm pretty fast.

[And she shoots fireballs out of her hands and moves things with her mind, but she doesn't like telling people about what she can do. Unless they're close friends.]

It's useful here, but also not very uncommon.

Yes, that's what you need to survive here.

That or to have friends willing to protect you!

[That's important too.]

Do you have any?

I have people I'd protect, yes.

[She kicks back lazily.]

Here, at least.

That's... good, I suppose.

You don't have anyone you'd want to protect like that?

I... yes... but I don't know if that person wants me to anymore... [Lelouch is... so different here...]

...I'm sorry, that must be very painful for you.

[Have some sincere sympathy, Rolo.]

It... does hurt...

I'm sure that you will find a way to connect with that person again.

Hopefully...

Don't give up on them, and they won't give up on you, either.

Really..? Do you know that from experience?

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