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towerofanimus2012-11-26 06:14 pm
nomassacreshere) wrote in towerofanimus2012-11-26 06:14 pm
Need a Define:Animus Function
Characters: Euphie, Open
Setting: Floor 19
Format: Pick your poison and I'll match.
Summary: Euphie isn't capable of doing much compared to all the people with superpowers and military training, but she can at least do some research.
Warnings: NA?
[Well, the library on the nineteenth floor was an organized mess this evening, though all for a good cause.]
[There were papers scattered over a table, and if one looked, they would be able to see the words that Ruana shared with everyone the other day, some of the bits that seemed like it was very important information highlighted or circled, all written in very elegant handwriting. Next to the small mountain (which at this point was looking less like a mountain and more like a lake), was a thickly bound dictionary forced open to the entry on the definition of the word "animus" -- a "hostility or ill feeling" or the "motivation to do something". Judging from the fact that the book was obviously shoved aside, however, it doesn't seem like that was the definition the person doing the research was looking for.]
[If one looks deeper into the library, they'll find the person responsible for the mess, browsing through the thick tomes, or at least trying to. Euphemia wasn't exactly the strongest person in existence, and some of the books probably weighed as much as she did. At the moment she's up on a ladder, trying to get something from the top shelf, ignoring the fact that her ladder is wobbling...]
[...she might be in need of some assistance.]
Setting: Floor 19
Format: Pick your poison and I'll match.
Summary: Euphie isn't capable of doing much compared to all the people with superpowers and military training, but she can at least do some research.
Warnings: NA?
[Well, the library on the nineteenth floor was an organized mess this evening, though all for a good cause.]
[There were papers scattered over a table, and if one looked, they would be able to see the words that Ruana shared with everyone the other day, some of the bits that seemed like it was very important information highlighted or circled, all written in very elegant handwriting. Next to the small mountain (which at this point was looking less like a mountain and more like a lake), was a thickly bound dictionary forced open to the entry on the definition of the word "animus" -- a "hostility or ill feeling" or the "motivation to do something". Judging from the fact that the book was obviously shoved aside, however, it doesn't seem like that was the definition the person doing the research was looking for.]
[If one looks deeper into the library, they'll find the person responsible for the mess, browsing through the thick tomes, or at least trying to. Euphemia wasn't exactly the strongest person in existence, and some of the books probably weighed as much as she did. At the moment she's up on a ladder, trying to get something from the top shelf, ignoring the fact that her ladder is wobbling...]
[...she might be in need of some assistance.]
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That is the problem: I'm not sure. I am trying to research something that was said in the conversations with Ruana the other day.
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[ Her smile... fades completely. Even though she didn't have the time to talk with Ruana before everything was deleted, Sayaka was utterly confused by the files. Being reminded of this again makes that uncomfortable feeling resurface. ]
I... I could help. What are you researching specifically?
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...are you certain you wish to know?
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[ Basically, screw the uncomfortable feeling. ]
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During her conversations with others, Ruana referred to this place as the 'Tower of Animus'. I believe the word 'Animus' may give us insight as to what the true purpose of this facility is.
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That word... we could look for it in a dictionary. Maybe it's a foreign term that means something specific.
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[She paused, looking around. There were a lot of library sections missing... she almost feared that the definition she was looking for would be in there.]
I've found the conventional definition, but it doesn't feel right to me.
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"Hostility or ill feeling" or "the motivation to do something".
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I would think the first one is more appropriate than the second, considering the situation we're in. Could it be that it has a more ancient meaning to it, though?