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Kyoko Sakura ([personal profile] prayed) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2012-11-26 07:03 pm

second prayer

Characters: Kyoko Sakura, open
Setting: Graveyard -> Cafeteria -> Library
Format: Prose to start, but I'll match you.
Summary: Kyoko pays a visit to the graveyard, then stuffs her face, then reads a motherfucking book (except not.)
Warnings: None.

《 GRAVEYARD 》
Kyoko had only given the graveyard a cursory inspection before, dismissing it as a decorative parlor trick like the rest of the floors, but after hearing that it was a sort of memorial she decided it to be worth another look. Not that she really cared about such things, but it was as good of a way as any to ascertain who was no longer in the tower. The sight of Mami's grave gives her a pause, though she does little more than let out an annoyed "tch" before moving on. She'd already crossed that bridge once and she didn't care to do so again.

So it's not until she stumbles upon a grave bearing her own name that Kyoko gives much of a reaction. Of course, her reaction was to kick it over, littering it with offerings of apple and pear cores. Her gaze bore down upon it for the brief moments that she stood in front of it. That sort of thing was fine if it was your own grave, right? It wasn't like she was going to be using it anytime soon. Crawling into a coffin once wasn't an action she felt any regrets about, but she wouldn't do so again. So, it was nothing less than an insult and a frustration to a person like her who still alive, right at the very top of the food chain.

《 CAFETERIA 》
She made a habit of avoiding to sit down and eat meals at a table like this. It was too slow and too stagnant and perhaps even a bit too lonely for her tastes. Well, being alone came naturally to her--after all, that was just how life worked, right?--, but the emptiness was nonetheless unwanted. It made her feel a sort of emptiness in the pit of her stomach, though food was one of the few pastimes that she truly enjoyed.

Still, some foods were harder to move with than others and so she was sitting alone at the table now.

《 LIBRARY 》
Kyoko wasn't an intellectual nor did she have any interest in becoming one; outside of comics and childish fairy tales where love and justice always prevailed she had always had precious little interest in things like books or school. Why bother with them when she already had a viable career locked in and could just take what she needed, but the end to their short-lived conversation had struck something of a personal chord. Losing your soul, trading it away, how much of a difference was there?

"'Lose your soul in the Tower of Animus,' eh? What a waste of time," the red-headed girl mumbled to herself, just barely audible, as she glanced at the empty history section and and munched on scooped spoonfuls of cranberry jam straight out of the can. She scratched at the back of her calf with the toe of her boot. There was no surprise in it's absence, but something to at least explain the name of this place would've been nice.
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graveyard!

[personal profile] nohardfeelings 2012-11-27 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
It's... a bit surreal, seeing your own name labeled onto a tombstone. Seiko understands this pretty well, though she certainly didn't kick over her own tombstone and throw garbage at it. Her initial reaction had been shock and dread, but she simply accepted it. She's already gotten used to the idea of being dead. It's only to be expected.

However, this does not mean she's completely numb. She notices Kyoko from a good length away. This would normally be the part where Seiko surprises Kyoko, but she skips that. She didn't see what the tombstone said, and it never occurs to her to check. She just slowly sidesteps closer to her.

"Kyoko," she says, tilting her head. She smiles sadly. "Aren'cha supposed to pay tribute to the dead?"
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[personal profile] nohardfeelings 2012-12-02 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
It... honestly took her this long to look over. Seiko feels embarrassed.

"That's your name?" she pouts. "Playing such an awful prank... That's despicable."

Her anger does not last that long though, and soon she's looking back at the tombstone. She lets out a sigh. What the heck should she tell her...?

"Well. If it makes yah feel any better, the caskets are empty. They're just for show." She smiles wryly. "Just in case you were thinking your doppelgänger was in there."
Edited 2012-12-02 03:57 (UTC)
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[personal profile] nohardfeelings 2012-12-15 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"I bet it's just a sick prank!" Seiko rationalizes, hands on her hips. "I bet they're just for show. Can't imagine why anyone would waste so much time..."

She looks at the downed tombstone again, silent for a time. She thinks she knows the answer, considering her reasons for being in the graveyard, but she isn't quite sure.

"But why would they have your name on a tombstone though?"