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[deusexyandere]

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.

Comments

[tohko_amano]

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.

[deusexyandere]

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_amano]

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."

[deusexyandere]

"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.

[tohko_amano]

"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.

[deusexyandere]

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_amano]

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."

[deusexyandere]

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_amano]

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?"

[deusexyandere]

... 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.'"

[tohko_amano]

"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."

[deusexyandere]

They have the same last name. Well, it's not like 'Amano' is an uncommon last name in Japan. He nods. "Yeah... you too, Tohko."

He's not sure whether he wants her to find Yuno or not. On one hand, he misses her terribly... on the other, Tohko is way too nice to deserve being on the receiving end of one of Yuno's episodes. "... if she starts acting weird, please just get away from her. She's... well, I'm the only one who knows how to get through to her when she gets like that."

[tohko_amano]

Tohko was a little puzzled about two things. First, it was odd to have people not comment about her title. Second..the way that warning was phrased was a little puzzling.

"What sort of episodes? Crying, screaming, temper tantrums, killing people?"

[deusexyandere]

He didn't read too much into the 'book girl' title; people in his own world have called themselves far stranger things. Case in point: Yomotsu Hirasaka, the Twelfth. The guy thought he was a freakin' Super Sentai.

"... Try all of the above," he commented dourly. "I know, I know, she's dangerous. Believe me, watching her hack people who were trying to kill me to pieces with an axe was my first clue." ... kind of a lie, that was actually his second. His first clue was how casually she suggested they kill the Third, with a close runner up being her abnormally protective nature she's been showing ever since, including against Minene, shortly before he shoved a dart through her eyeball. "... but I love her anyway. And I still do."

[tohko_amano]

Tohko paused for a moment, processing that information. "I see..so you're MacBeth with a wife who won't mind killing five people or ten. I'll try not to frazzle her then...but why is she like that?"

[deusexyandere]

MacBeth... huh. He never thought of himself that way. And he probably never will again, after tonight. "It's a really, really long story."

[tohko_amano]

"We have time. And I enjoy stories. Please, tell me yours."

[deusexyandere]

"I... really don't want to talk about it right now."

Sorry, Tohko. But... maybe after he's had some time to cool off?

[tohko_amano]

Tohko nodded. "That's alright. I understand. If you ever feel like talking, come and tell me, alright?"

Tohko's story wasn't easy to tell either..and neither were her friends. She was a patient person. She could wait.

[deusexyandere]

She was trying to help, he knew. But after all he's been through, trust is a hard commodity to earn from him. Especially in a place like this, and especially when after becoming almost dependent on the Future Diary telling him everything he ever needed to know, it's giving him vague information at best and useless drivel at worst.

"Sure... okay." Well... that's a start, right?

[tohko_amano]

Tohko nodded. "Good." She then thought over what else she could tell Yukiteru so that he wouldn't die in the Tower.

"Let's see..as for what else I can tell you about the Tower, monsters do roam the hallways at night. While you are probably used to fighting, if you're not skilled at hand-to-hand combat or with a weapon, then you should ask someone to teach you."

[deusexyandere]

Monsters. Great. Just what he needs. As if this place couldn't possibly get any worse, it has to have monsters. "Ummm... well. I'm used to fighting people, not monsters." And not often, either. Usually, it's Yuno that does most of the fighting.

Any time he did any himself, it involved either a gun, or a well-placed dart piercing a Future Diary.

[tohko_amano]

Tohko nodded. "Then you should probably get someone here to teach you how to fight. There are a few people here offering, and there's even a small school. If you get on the network and ask, someone will answer. There are also people willing to be bodyguards..but I don't think your girlfriend would like that."

[deusexyandere]

... if she ever shows up. "As far as she's concerned... she's my bodyguard." Or was.

And according to her, it was half of the basis for their relationship. When she said that, it hurt him more than anything else he could ever have imagined. After all they had been through together, all of the pain and death and sadness they had seen, caused, and been through... that should have been the one thing she couldn't doubt. That he loved her.

[tohko_amano]

Tohko nodded. "Well..while she's probably a good bodyguard, you'll probably want to learn how to defend yourself as well. There may be quite a few times where you can't rely on her. If you can't fight during those times, you'll die."

While you would just wake up again the next day, it was still a pretty painful experience, and the less times you died, the less life was wasted, the better.