towerofanimus | ᴇɴᴛʀʏ ᴏɴᴇ

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Characters: Yukiteru and YOU
Setting: Room 2-20 & Cafeteria
Format: Prose initially, but I'll match!
Summary: Yukki arrives the morning after the 'happy end.' He's not taking it well.
Warnings: A kid dangerously close to going into shock after all he's been through;; also spoilers for Mirai Nikki.

Room 2-20:

The poor kid is obviously freezing. It's quite a jump from a moderate climate like Japan in mid-summer to the frigid temperatures like this; combine that with the fact that he's here at all, and everything that had happened just before arriving here, and it's a miracle he hasn't completely gone into shock yet. Operative word here: yet.

He's seated on his bed, the blankets wrapped tightly around himself, including a bright blue blanket that looked as if it had seen a lot of wear and tear over the years. There's an open cellphone on his lap, plugged into a nearby wall, and he's been staring at it intently since he arrived here.

UNKNOWN DATE, 12:19 PM :: A NEW LIFE BEGINS IN THE TOWER.

There is no entry after this. He's never had that problem before, and it really doesn't help his state of mind right now. And 'unknown date?'

... Yes. Of course. They failed. He and Yuno both did. It's the only conclusion, and it perfectly explains what he read in those letters. The world was destroyed, time and space torn asunder by what Deus warned them about. The Survival Game was over, and nobody won. It was true, then... Yuno did love him, despite her attempts to persuade both of them otherwise. She couldn't kill him any more than he could kill her. And he couldn't have thought of a worse way to confirm what he already knew than this.

Yukiteru falls sideway onto his bed, wrapping the blankets tigher around himself. It's hard to tell if the shaking is caused by stress, or just shivering.

Cafeteria

Yukki has been sitting there for a while, staring at the oatmeal. He's tried to make it a bit better; but he can't eat it. He hasn't touched it, and it isn't from the fact that he knows it's going to taste bad. He just has no appetite right now, and he hasn't for 24 hours now, from the time he woke up in his own world, to when he woke up here, knowing what was going to happen that day. This could have been a five-star steak and he still wouldn't have wanted to eat it. Especially not in this temperature.

It's clear to anyone who sees him he's upset, and hasn't taken to the Tower well at all. Especially since he hasn't seen hide nor hair of Yuno since arriving here, and if he's here for the reason he thinks he is, then surely she has to be, as well. After all, isn't it both of their faults their universe was destroyed? Through their inaction?

He doesn't want to think about it, but he can't help it. The Survival Game has now officially taken everything from him, including, as it would appear, Yuno. He had nothing left to lose. And as it would appear, nothing to gain, either.

He closes his eyes, and looks down, fighting back tears.

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"..Alright then. However, while I don't know how they bring us back to life, I can tell you anything else I know about the Tower, if you want. It's not much, but it might be able to help." After all, Tohko couldn't just leave a new person alone like this. Not when he looked so sad and depressed.

... well, it wouldn't hurt to ask, would it? "Have you seen a girl with long, pink hair with red ribbons? She's my age, and was probably either wearing a black dress or a school uniform."

Probably not. If she was in even a similar mindset to how she was before he woke up here... she's taking this even worse than he was. Woe to anyone who crossed her path right now.

Tohko sighed and shook her head. Another person who was missing a friend. She knew how that felt. She had looked for Konoha the first couple of days she was in the Tower.

"I'm sorry, I haven't seen her. However, if I do find her, I'll drag her over to you, alright?"

"I wouldn't drag her if I were you." Something about the way he says that is cautious. Maybe even a bit worried. "Yuno, can... umm... be a bit sensitive. Especially when it comes to me."

Tohko scratched her head nervously. "I know that..it was just a figure of speech. But how is she sensitive? Will she cry if I bring you up? Or will she smack me in the face?"

... yeah, this isn't a subject he likes to bring up in any kind of casual conversation. But he wouldn't feel right if he didn't let her know what she was getting herself into ahead of time. "... just don't let think you have any kind of interest in me whatsoever. She, um... has some jealousy issues."

Understatement of the year, but he's really, really hoping Tohko gets the picture without him having to go into more detail. Yukki isn't stupid, he knows full well what Yuno's capable of at this point. And somehow, he's not optimistic that a change in scenery will do much good, if at all.

Tohko sighed. "Jealousy issues. So she'll try and pick a fight with me if she thinks that I'm romantically interested in you?"

Tohko nodded. "Alright then. That shouldn't be too hard. I'll just have to tell her that I'm not interested in you like that. I..don't like anyone like that right now.."

Well, that was an outright lie. However, Tohko knew that her feelings for Enoch were better left unsaid. They would only hurt him in the long run. Better to let them die on the vine and have him suffer their parting less than tell him and have their parting really wound him. However, getting those feelings to die wasn't easy.

"That's one way to put it." If by 'pick a fight' she means 'grab the nearest sharp object and carve me like a turkey on Thanksgiving,' then yes. He doesn't believe have any reason to disbelieve her, "I just hope she'll believe you."

He doubts it. Yuno... wasn't exactly reasonable. "Be careful around her."

"Don't worry, she will! It's not like she has any reason to think I'm romantically interested in you. After all, we've only just met. And don't worry, I'll be alright."

Tohko grinned. She wasn't the type to make enemies easily-unless the person was something like Ganon-so she would probably be alright.

He really, really wants to say something along the lines of 'That's never stopped her before.' Because it hasn't. Nine times out of ten, any perceived threat to their relationship Yuno sees exists only within her mind. It was really unfortunate, but it's something Yukki had to get used to a long time ago. Back in his own world, he had become almost numb to the pain of losing someone only because they had dared to try to get close to him.

... well, at least here, death isn't permanent, according to her. But even so, it isn't something he's willing to test out for himself any time soon. He wonders how Yuno would deal with something like that.

At the very least, it would render the Survival Game effectively impossible.

"Good luck," he says quietly, and stares down at the oatmeal again. He's still not hungry, but he might as well just get this over with. He picks up the spoon, and dips it into the putrid sludge, and takes a bite. It's disgusting, and his face shows it. But after seeing dismembered humans, people being decapitated, him jamming one of his darts into somebody's eyeball, and Yuno disemboweling people on a fairly regular basis, his stomach is at least strong enough not to throw it back up, even as his taste buds screamed in agony at the foul taste.

Edited 2012-12-04 02:47 (UTC)

"You too. You're going to need it."

Tohko sighed as she watched the look on his face as he ate the oatmeal. So that was what it tasted to normal humans. Since her taste buds were shot, she had no idea what the oatmeal actually tasted like to normal people. Of course..this guy's taste buds could be different from everyone else's too.

"Hey..if you want to split that with me, I don't see why you can't. Just as long as the oatmeal is finished off."

Story of his life, Tohko. Probably his last life, too. He loves Yuno, and he's aware of how important he is to her. And that's why, if she does show up here, he's going to make every effort to stay with her. Even after she tried to kill him, and after all of those horrible things she did.

But at her offer, he blinks. "No, it's okay. I, um... well, my stomach's a lot stronger than it should be, after all the things I've seen." Which is why he's taking another spoonful, and despite the fact that it looks like he's suppressing his gag reflex, swallows it down without leaving it in his mouth long enough for the taste to linger. He then chases it down with the glass of water he had nearby.

Tohko sighed and got up, looking for a spoon.

"Your stomach may be a little tougher, but that doesn't mean that the taste has improved at all. That stuff is pretty revolting. You'll finish it off quicker if you have someone helping you. Really, I don't mind! And I don't think your friend is watching us from the shadows, so you don't have to worry."

Tohko, having found a spoon, sat back down next to the boy and took a bite of the oatmeal. It tasted like sand, but that was normal for her, so she managed to swallow it down with a grin.

Not watching from the shadows? Oh Tohko, you really don't know Yuno, do you? If she's not watching from the shadows, she's using her Future Diary to stalk him. And if she's not doing it now, you better believe she'll be doing it soon. ... if she ever shows up.

Perhaps out of habit, he withdraws his Future Diary, and looked down at it. There were a few more entries there relating to names he's even heard before, but there was still no mention of Yuno.

... okay, she's safe. For now. If there was anyone his Diary would be telling him about, it was her.

"... fine. Go ahead." He said it before he could have even stopped her from eating it if he tried. "Just don't tell Yuno if she shows up... for your sake."

Tohko has never had to deal with Yandere's before. As a result, she's more..optimistic than she should be.

"Oh, don't worry, I won't. If she's really jealous, she'd probably get the wrong idea. This oatmeal is pretty gross, so I just want to help you finish it off, if you find it that sickening." Tohko replied, taking another bite.

Tohko, if you knew anything about Yuno, her 'getting the wrong idea' would be the least surprising thing she ever does. For him, it's just expected now.

Without another word, he chokes down another spoonful of this putrid slime. It's so disgusting, but if he has to eat it, he will. It's not like he's never had other unpleasant, gut-wrenching experiences before... and this isn't anywhere near as bad as that night he saw the shriveled, decomposing corpses in Yuno's 'secret room.'

... now's not the time to think about that, Yukki.

Tohko watched the boy as she ate a few more bites of the oatmeal. He really wasn't enjoying this. He looked like he was going to be sick.

"You know, you can add things to the oatmeal to improve it's flavor. I know it's not much, but I could crumble up some nutrition bars and see if that helps, if you want."

"No, really, it's okay," he says in between his stomach lurching in protest. This really wasn't a good time to be eating something so horrendously revolting as this, when he was already so upset. And the thought that this is exactly the kind of thing Yuno would misinterpret and go berserk over doesn't help, either.

... but to say he didn't appreciate her shouldering the burden of this disgusting sludge would have been a lie.

"Are you sure? You look like your going to be sick. Maybe you should visit the clinic after this.." It would be terrible if the boy was getting sick on his first day here. Tohko couldn't think of why..but maybe it was the cold, or the oatmeal.

Or maybe he was homesick. Worried, Tohko sighed a little bit before taking another bite of the oatmeal.

Choking down another spoonful, he chases it down with another mouthful of water. "I promise, I've had worse experiences than this," which was totally true. The gory messes Yuno routinely creates leaves a far worse taste in his mouth than shitty oatmeal.

... well, there was that, too. This oatmeal was disgusting, and his state of mind at the moment certainly didn't help.

Tohko nodded. "The Survival Game couldn't have been easy..but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take care of yourself now."

There wasn't much oatmeal left in the bowl, so Tohko quickly finished it off before getting up, grabbing a nutrition bar, sitting back down, and handing it to the boy.

"Here you go. This may help take away that taste."

Gingerly, Yukki accepts the nutrition bar. Well, it wasn't exactly his favorite food, but he's eaten his fair share of these in the world. He unwraps it, takes a bite, and swallows it. After that oatmeal, the blandness was a welcome relief.

She was right, though. He needed to take care of himself. Death being impermanent or not here, if Yuno did show up here... she'd go completely insane if anything happened to him. And he didn't want that, for anyone's sake; especially not Yuno's.

"... thanks."

Tohko smiled. "Hey, no problem. I'm always happy to help. If you run into any trouble or need a shoulder to lean on here, let me know, alright? I'm a simple book girl, but I might be able to help."

Tohko then paused. "Come to think of it..what is your name?"

... Tohko, you are so lucky Yuno isn't here to hear that third sentence. "For your sake, I think I'll pass on the shoulder bit. But... thanks."

Yeah... she would need to know his name, wouldn't she? "Yukiteru. ... if you meet her, Yuno will probably call me 'Yukki.'"

Edited (hi i can count okay) 2012-12-06 06:55 (UTC)

"Right..I guess your girlfriend might not like that. But you're welcome! And it's nice to meet you, Yukiteru. I'm Tohko Amano, the book girl. And I'll keep your nickname in mind in case I find Yuno."

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