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Karkat Vantas ♋ ( carcinoGeneticist ) ([personal profile] papshooshing) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2012-12-01 11:41 pm

♋ 001

Characters: Karkat ( OU ) and whoever
Setting: Variety of floors
Format: Action
Summary: The hermit has to get out *some* time, right? Karkat is just doing his thing. Looking around at new floors.
Warnings: Swearing. It's a given.



Floor 19

[ if there is something that Karkat has done in the past, it is observe. he had watched the human kids and made extensive notes about all of them. flaws. actions taken. anything of interest. quirks. stuff like that. Karkat even had written out his opinions of them. he doesn't have that sort of luxury here and his fiction selection has dwindled since the whale incident.

his original intention had been to just find a library. usually he doesn't visit floors outside of the media room and the bare essentials. a research library isn't what he had in mind, but it will suffice. who knows? maybe some of the remaining philosophy and psychology books will give him some answers about questions he's circulating in his think pan lately.

this is how he spends his first few waking hours, huddled with a stack of books at his left and he's mostly thumbing through them. topic surfing. ]




Floor 10

[ don't go out near the ocean. this is common Alternian knowledge. sea dwelling trolls are vicious, as are many beasts that can be found in the depths. Karkat has seen the ocean, sure. but the aquarium is a completely different experience. he's never really seen sea creatures before, so he just kind of stares in wonder, mouth slightly open.

it's a clown fish swimming close that gets his attention. like any kid seeing something for the first time, he's reaching out to poke at it through the water. ]

wweh: (MAH BOI)

Floor 10

[personal profile] wweh 2012-12-02 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eridan watches Karkat through the whole thing, waiting for the proper moment to speak up, but when he decides to put his hand in, that's where he draws the line. Not because hey, something could come by and think his hand is food? Nope. Leave the sea-dwelling to the seadwellers.]

I wouldn't be doin' that Kar.
fuhgeddaboudit: (what purpose am i to fulfill)

floor 10

[personal profile] fuhgeddaboudit 2012-12-02 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I think they're called 'fish'.

[Without the slightest trace of sarcasm or 'duh, stupid' in her voice, the girl made of metal watched Karkat and the clownfish in quiet fascination.]

Least, I'm pretty sure that's whatcha call 'em.
blackwitch: (and you're walking away)

floor 10

[personal profile] blackwitch 2012-12-02 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Kyahaha!

[ Suddenly there's some near-omnious giggling (honestly, it's more like a cackle) from behind him, and then there's a girl standing there - in a more or less normal school outfit than her usual witch outfit, which at least makes her seem more normal, but she's grinning more than any teenage girl her age should be. ]

It's like you're almost waiting to get eaten by a shark!
myblueskies: (apples and smiles)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2012-12-02 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Sometimes they bite! [Romeo appears at his side suddenly, he had just been passing through but he had saw Karkat put his hand in the water and Karkat was Gamzee's moirail and Gamzee would be really sad if he got his hand bitten off by a fish!] You got to be careful!
priceofmagic: (derpderpderp?)

Floor 19

[personal profile] priceofmagic 2012-12-02 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There could be nothing better for Satou than a research library. The moment she found this floor she found herself trapped. Not because of a supernatural or horrific trapping mechanism of some sort, but because she once she started picking out books she couldn't stop.

Unfortunately, her primary topics of concern are interlaced with history. Satou was disappointed at first, but does settle on some books about human psychology and what few alchemic philosophy books may be there. She walks with ease, even with such a tall stack of books in her arms, but pauses when she sees Karkat thumbing through books.
]

Looking for something specific? [ She offers carefully, a bit nervous about the start of any social interaction. ] Maybe I can help?
hystericull: (♑ YoU WoN'T ReMeMbEr aNyWaY)

Floor 19

[personal profile] hystericull 2012-12-02 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Early evening was not a time at which Gamzee was accustomed to being awake. Well, time sort of twisted itself up in the Tower. He tried to sleep while the sun was out and wake up sometime after dark, but being in the Veil had already fucked his internal clock up, so he usually just ended up sleeping whenever the fuck he wanted. It was good to realize he was back to a semi-normal sleep schedule, although he can't remember a time where he'd ever woken up this early. Sleep eluded him, and it wasn't something a few mouthfuls of slime could seem to fix. So, out he rolled, walking down the staircase aimlessly to try and tire himself back out.]

[It was when he passed the library (a floor he normally had zero interest in stopping on) that he spotted a pair of familiar nubs poking out from a - quite hefty - stack of books. Intrigued, but most of all excited, Gamzee gracelessly thumped his way through the throng of early-risers, scraping bits of slime that he'd missed off of his arms and legs and popping them between his lips. He was a little too sleepy to greet his palebro with the bravado that the situation normally called for, so he settled for crouching across the table from Karkat, wrapping his fingers around the wooden edge and resting his nose between his hands. Karkat was fun to watch when he didn't know he was being watched. Gamzee grinned to himself, though the bottom half of his face was hidden beneath the desk.]
Edited (lmfao how do i tower of animus) 2012-12-02 18:44 (UTC)
wolfbat_captain: (Default)

Floor 10

[personal profile] wolfbat_captain 2012-12-02 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He stands a few feet away, quietly denting the water with his bending, mesmerized by the way it snaps back to its original shape when he lets go. Maybe it's the lack of people or the abundance of water, but he's feeling like less of a douche than usual. ]

What's the matter, kid? Never seen a fish before?

[ He easily bends an orb of water out of the large tank, the clown fish inside, letting it hover in front of the Troll's face. He'd rather not have one of the more dangerous sea creatures biting off any curious hands today. ]
wweh: (Proceed.)

[personal profile] wweh 2012-12-02 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw you tryin' to stick your hand in there an' touch things.

You shouldn't be touchin' things in the ocean. Seriously not a good idea ever.
wweh: (Default)

[personal profile] wweh 2012-12-02 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Could be poisonous. Besides, there's always a bigger fish.

Trust me Kar I've been huntin' these things for sweeps I think I know what I'm talkin' about.
fuhgeddaboudit: (we are the city)

[personal profile] fuhgeddaboudit 2012-12-02 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't either.

[She leaned over to examine the aquarium more closely, red eyes wide with interest.]

I only ever saw the ocean once; I ain't never woulda guessed there were things like this livin' in it.
wweh: (Default)

[personal profile] wweh 2012-12-02 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eridan doesn't pick up on that sarcasm, and takes that as a legit expression of gratitude.]

Why you're very welcome Kar, as a professional seadweller I must make my knowledge known to those less fortunate to not be seadwellers.

Seriously it's pretty fuckin' cool livin' in the sea.
priceofmagic: (tots' innocent)

[personal profile] priceofmagic 2012-12-02 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm...

[ She takes some time to consider her answer...

... then nods.
]

Well, more than you look like you need help... you don't look like you're doing anything but mindlessly thumbing through pages. [ Blunt. ]
blackwitch: (but the past ain't through with you)

[personal profile] blackwitch 2012-12-02 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hey, at least she isn't surprised by his very not human like looks at all either. Or his attitude, really, nothing about her demeanour seems to change at his response. ]

Oh..? You're that sure of it? [ It's almost a sing-song tone at this point. ] Did you never saw that movie with the sharks? They strike when you last expect it, and then.. crunch!

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