towerofanimus | Floor 39~

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Floor 39~

Characters: Shion Uzuki and anyone who wants to brave the gym
Setting: Floor 39/Gymnasium
Format: Starting in prose, but I'll match
Summary: Shion is on a magical restaurant quest
Warnings: Physical violence!

When she had awoken that morning, she knew immediately that she was coming down with something. She just didn't feel right. Thinking it might be a cold, she had gone to the restaurant. No matter how many times she had insisted it was untrue in the past, she knew Jin had always been right. Proper nutrition is key to staying healthy. So one little trip to keep her immune system up wouldn't hurt, right?

Unfortunately though, by the time she had chosen something, all she could stomach was orange juice. It wasn't all bad though, a little vitamin C would still help... Probably. The only problem was that task. She had been sent to find a specific weight from the gym. One that had been painted blue.

It was easy enough to find, it was the only blue dumbbell on the rack. And she was happy to see that it was also one of the smallest. Though, upon picking it up, she realized it weighed a lot more than it appeared to. Probably 30 pounds, or close to it. Not that she wasn't in shape... But she was also feeling fatigued. Not to mention nauseated and cold. So on she went, struggling and straining to carry the weight back to the stairs, stopping every few moments to lower it to the floor and catch her breath.

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"That is quite enough."

chaos had been walking up the stairs and had noticed a blue dumbbell lying on the steps. Looking into the Gym, he had seen Shion and Margulis fighting, and had merely watched for a few moments to see whether they would come to their senses. Since it seemed like they wouldn't, he would have to play peacemaker. He gave the both of them a light glare.

"Margulis, lower your foot on the ground, if you please. How badly are either of you hurt? And why are the two of you fighting in this place? Shion, Margulis is not our enemy here. Why pick a fight?"

She would have argued that Margulis had started it, by grabbing her first, but after having the air pressed out of her by being stepped on, all she could manage was a deep wheezing breath, then a coughing fit.

Margulis turned to look back at chaos' interruption, but didn't take his foot off of Shion just yet.

"She seems intent on acting as if I'm no different from the U-TIC commander in your universe. And evidently, she considers an attack an appropriate response to someone taking strong offense."

chaos sighed and walked towards them. "I see. While I do admit that is a terrible thing to assume you are, since you not the same Margulis back in my universe, stepping on her is probably not going to improve her opinion of you."

chaos touched Margulis on the shoulder, both healing him of any cuts and bruises he might have obtained and warming him up.

"Shion..why do you think this Margulis is the same? I admit, a bit of confusion upon the first meeting is normal, but after you know, why continue to think that? Why attack?"

"Engh..."

She looked away from both of them. She was still angry, and being stepped on... So she really didn't want to have this conversation.

He let out a low growl, both at chaos' assumption that he needed the healing and at the repeated request to let Shion up. It turned into a cough at the end, but he ignored that and reluctantly moved his foot.

"I'm not certain I particularly care if someone like her has a high opinion of me or not."

chaos sighed and removed his hand. "Whether you two become friends or not is up to you two. However, I shan't have my friends killing each other."

After all..this Margulis seemed like a 'good' person, and Shion..he had deep ties to her and her past, when she was Mary's Maid. He was not going to allow either of them to fight and kill each other. After all, death was quite painful, even in this place where you could regenerate.

chaos nodded as Margulis let Shion up. "Thank you. Now, both of you, catch your breaths and calm down. Arguments are not easily settled when both parties have hot heads. Shion, once you have done that, I would like answers to my questions, if you do not mind."

It took her a moment, but she sat up once she could. She gave one last glare at Margulis before looking away again. After taking a moment, she may have calmed, but she wasn't any closer to answering. Now that chaos was questioning her, she felt guilty, more than anything else. For letting her anger get the best of her again.

"I make no promises if she decides to involve lethal force in an argument again."

While he was skilled at restraining the worst of his violent tendencies, he had no intention of holding back if someone else was clearly willing to kill him to win the squabble.

"You needn't worry about that, Margulis. I shall take the blow. However, Shion, silence will not help you. It will not help me, and it won't help Margulis. I did not arrive in time to catch the specific words, but I imagine you accused him of being heartless and like the Margulis back home. I know that you probably knew the truth about this Margulis, so why throw around those words? Do you not trust this Margulis for some reason? And if not, why?"

chaos stood there, eyeing and talking to the both of them. If either of them threw an attack at the other, he was prepared to either block it with his powers or with his own body.

She bristled at that, and with a pained noise, she pushed herself off the ground.

"Well, what I think doesn't really matter, does it? Since it seems obvious whose side you're on, chaos."

Really, everything was starting to feel like it had before. Everyone had promised to be there for her. But where were they all now?

She couldn't face being blamed anymore. So she turned, and as fast was possible in her state, she started down the stairs.

He scowled as she left, sheathing his sword to cross his arms.

"I see hard headedness really is an Uzuki trait..."

chaos stood there, frozen for a moment. After all they had been through, both in her past life and in this one, she was accusing him of being against her. He'd never be against her, not in a thousand years..he just didn't want to see his friends kill each other. He had had enough of that when The Messiah was alive. He didn't need it now.

So, as Shion ran off, chaos used his power. His hands began to glow, and two ice sheets were formed-one blocking Shion from ascending and one blocking her from descending to another floor. The sheets could have easily been broken apart with a punch or some fire, but chaos thought Shion couldn't do that in her state.

He hated to do it, but they had to get this sorted out now. As his hands stopped glowing, he sighed and turned to Marglis.

"Perhaps..however, I am more than surprised that she would accuse me of being a foe. I am not asking you both to be friends..but I can breath easily if you both apologize to each other and, even though Shion may not understand why she should, if you both promise to merely bite your thumbs at one another, it would help you both avoid situations like this." chaos sighed.

"chaos!"

She might not have agreed, but Margulis was right. Regardless of her physical condition, she was ready to at least try punching through the ice. She really wanted to get as far away as she possibly could from anyone who knew her.

"She doesn't seem particularly interested in apologizing."

He himself was aware that he had lost his temper and responded more aggressively than he really should have. But to his mind, she had started it with her accusations and then continued to escalate when he was using minimal force. He wouldn't be admitting his mistake until she owned up to hers.

chaos sighed again. "Sadly, not yet."
The problem was that not only was Shion a bit stubborn, but Margulis was a bit hardheaded as well. Not that chaos could really fault him in this case.

He then called out to Shion, who was still standing on the steps, if his sense was correct. "Shion, please stop. I doubt that you will be able to break through that ice. It would be better for everyone here if you calmed down and came over here."

She really wasn't interested in apologizing... She wasn't calming down either. In fact, his insistence was only fueling her desire to get away. At this point, she would totally exhaust herself before gave in and apologized.

"Let me know when she gains some measure of maturity."

He turned, intending to go back to what he'd been doing until Shion got tired of pounding uselessly against a wall of ice.

chaos sighed. "I shall do that..though it may take some time." Sighing again, chaos walked out from the gym and onto the stairs, where Shion was trying to bust through his ice wall. Sighing again, he put a hand on her shoulder, healing any cuts and bruises she might have gotten, as well as warming her up and calming her down.

"Shion. You are in no condition to beat through the ice. Please, stop."

She slowed to a stop, then sank to the floor. Sitting on one of the steps, drew her knees to her chest.

"chaos..."

She really was sorry. Not for the situation with Margulis, but for blowing up at chaos. She really did know better, she just felt so alone lately. It was hard not to fall into those old feelings of mistrust.

chaos sighed and sat next to her. He wasn't sure why Shion had exploded like this so quickly. Was she ill as well? Or had someone started planting seeds of doubt in her mind?

"Yes?"

He was going to let her do the talking for a little bit. If she wouldn't answer questions, maybe he could resolve the situation by hearing her speak.

She stared down at her shoes. It was difficult to talk about because she knew she was being ridiculous. Again, it felt like SHE was the one pushing everyone away, but she couldn't stop it. She could never see what she was doing wrong until it had already been done.

But on the other hand, it was so hard to trust people here. It seemed like everything was out to get them. And if she let people in, she was just inviting more pain. Making it easier for them to hurt her.

She sighed.

"I don't know what to do. Or who to believe..."

chaos sighed.

"I admit, this place is strange and rather harsh. However..you can try to help people and get along with people who are willing to be your friends and allies. As for who to believe..believe yourself and believe your friends. Believe the evidence. There is nothing that shows that this Margulis is the same one from our universe. Snapping at people and digging holes will not help anyone. I do not mind if you don't become friends with him. However..at least realize that he is different. I do not mind if you throw away your friendship with me. But..before you do, remember everything we have gone through and consider: would I lie to you? Would I betray you?"

She crossed her arms over her knees and looked away.

"No, I know that you wouldn't chaos... It's just..."

She took a deep breath and clenched her fists.

"I thought I understood everything. I thought I knew where I stood. Now it's like I'm back at the beginning. I don't understand anything about this place, or why things are the way they are.

It's more than just whether or not Margulis is part of U-TIC..."

She shook her head. "I just wanted him to leave me alone."

"Everyone here only knows a little bit about this Tower and the Administrators. You are not alone in not knowing much. That is why we must work together."

chaos sighed. "Why? If I understand correctly, he was just trying to help you move that blue dumbbell. This Margulis, despite his appearance, is not a cruel man, not an uncaring one. He merely wanted to help, in his own way."

Floor 39~

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