1st [OPEN]

[concept_killer]

Characters: Satsujinki and YOU
Setting: Room 3-14, Dormitory hallways, Floor 11
Format: Starting with action but will work with whatever.
Summary: Just the new guy probably wishing he wasn't so ~mysterious~
Warnings: None


Room 3-14
[Finding and getting his bandages put back over his eyes was Shiki's first priority. With his power, his brain continually degraded when he saw the things he shouldn't. Death. He was used to it, a lifelong companion who would never abandon him, but the human brain just couldn't deal with it. To prevent himself from degrading any further, he always wore them, making him blind to the world around him and relying on his instincts and other senses.

Thanks to the note, he quickly found them but he made sure to take a look around before those bandages were wrapped tight around his eyes. It was all too eery but he was used to it. That was his every day life. The only thing left to do was check his surroundings. Both inside this room and outside.]



Dormitory hallways
[Once he made it outside the room, he did the best thing that came to mind. Put a hand against the wall and walk, keeping the contours in mind for later use. Sure, it was freezing cold, but when you spend some time in Germany in the winter (living outdoors), you gain a certain level of tolerance for such things. Before he ever actually runs into anyone though, Shiki is quick to walk around or step out of the way. He can't see but he can still hear and, more importantly, feel where people are.

Though, if he does come near someone, he gives a small smile.]

Sorry, I'll be out of your way.



Floor 11
[Open air was what he was seeking. There was danger near the edge so Shiki stayed quite a bit back from it. But he did take a deep breath, partially wondering if the air was poisonous but not spending too much time thinking on it.]

Where did things go wrong?

[Or more specifically, how did he end up here? This wasn't the best place to be when he had to be by Arcueid's side, even if she was still in her eternal sleep.]

Comments

[tohko_amano]

Humans do a lot of terrible things, but we also do a lot of wonderful things too! We're trying to save the planet and extinct animals. It's not like we like the fact that some animals go extinct or are put on the endangered species list.

If you open a book, you'll read hundreds of tales of human kindness, compassion, heroism, courage, and survival! Even science fiction stories have those elements!

[concept_killer]

There's a large gap between fiction and reality. ...that's the problem with being buried in books, even if they are true stories.

[tohko_amano]

You forget a huge tip in writing: write what you know. There are tons of memoirs that speak of kindness, of saving lives, of generosity! Books that are based on true events that do the same! The gap between fiction and reality isn't that large.

[concept_killer]

How many are doing good things in the name of something bad? Sure, the soldiers gave children some chocolate but they're still invaded the country those kids live in. In the big picture, it's not so easy to justify things.

[tohko_amano]

I admit, there are a few people who do stuff like that, but that doesn't make up everyone. Maybe the soldiers didn't have a choice. If they didn't, their families and homes might have been burned down by their oppressive dictator, and taking over the country that those kids live in makes them semi-suicidal or depressed.

It may not be easy to justify things..but that doesn't mean that humans are just destroyers and polluters.

[concept_killer]

I wonder if that's just an innocent view of things. Or if I'm just jaded.

[tohko_amano]

I wouldn't know, to be honest. It's a way of looking at things..but I do consider it to be the truth. Humans aren't all bad.

[concept_killer]

Sometimes, I wish I could say the same.

[tohko_amano]

Well, what's preventing you from saying that?

[concept_killer]

Things. Stuff.

[Not very specific about it because it'd probably sound ridiculous.]

[tohko_amano]

What sort of things?

[concept_killer]

The kind of things people are better off not knowing because it could shake the foundations of their beliefs.

[tohko_amano]

I've met with a person here who has manipulated his universe-which could also be mine-since the dawn of time to repeat over and over again. I think I can take whatever you can dish out.

[concept_killer]

I'll pass but for my own reasons. It doesn't have anything to do with you.

[tohko_amano]

Ah, alright then. That's fine. I'm not going to force you to tell me if you don't want to.

[concept_killer]

Plus, if I didn't have any mystery about me, you wouldn't come back to ask more questions.

[tohko_amano]

That's not true! I'd come back if there was something I didn't understand..and even if I understood everything, I wouldn't just leave a friend.

[concept_killer]

I've earned friend status already?

[tohko_amano]

For me, you have. Is there something wrong with that?

[concept_killer]

No. I just haven't had a friend in a long time. That's all.

[tohko_amano]

Ah, I see..I'm sorry to hear that. Why haven't you had a friend for awhile?

[concept_killer]

Because I didn't want to drag people into the things I've been doing. I have allies but no friends.

[tohko_amano]

Ah, I see. What sort of things have you been doing? Fighting these monsters? And isn't that..kind of lonely?

[concept_killer]

Killing vampires. Or, more specifically, the top 27 most powerful ones.

[tohko_amano]

[So vampires existed in this guys world.]

That's a pretty interesting goal..but why were you going to kill them?