If I can no longer feel a thing..

[tohko_amano]

Characters: Tohko Amano and anyone who wanders by.
Setting: Dorm Room 1-09.
Format: Starting in prose, but I'll match you!
Summary: Tohko wakes up to find that she's lost her flu symptoms..and her ability to feel things.
Warnings: None right now.


When Tohko woke up that morning, if she hadn't know that she had fallen asleep in her own bed last night, she would have worried about where she was. She couldn't feel the bed beneath her, the freezing cold, and she couldn't tell if she was still running a fever or not. She couldn't feel a thing, and since she couldn't see anything either, she was afraid to leave her bed and move about. She could hear things..but that was about it. She couldn't use her crutch anymore, and it wasn't like she would be able to tell where walls were. Scared and sad, due to being cut off from everything she liked, Tohko began to cry..not that she could feel the tears. She could only hear her sobs. Out of desperation, she cried out.

"Please, is anyone there? If you can hear me..please, talk to me! I..I need your help."

Comments

[concept_killer]

[Shiki was half tempted to ignore the cry for help. After all, it wasn't his business and he didn't need to get involved. He wasn't a hero and never planned on being one either. But, hnn, he recognized that voice and knew it would kill his conscience to ignore it too. So he decided to answer back, not willing to walk into the room in case it was some kind of trap.]

I can hear you. What do you need?

[tohko_amano]

[While her hearing was still shoddy, Tohko could make out the voice, and recognized it as someone she knew. She rubbed her eyes as she spoke, but a few tears still kept falling, now due to relief that someone had heard and responded.]

Thank goodness..please, come into the room and help me get up. I can't see or feel anything..

[concept_killer]

[He sighed, thankful it wasn't worse than that. He carefully made his way into the room but didn't feel any danger so each step was a little more confident. Shortly, he was kneeling by her bed.]

You just need help getting up? I suppose being stuck here would be scary.

[tohko_amano]

[It was hard to know whether she was actually rubbing her eyes or the air, since she couldn't feel anything. She hoped she was. She didn't want to let this boy see her cry.]

Getting up..and if the door isn't open, it would be nice if you could get me onto the stairs. Being stuck here isn't scary..but not being able to see, feel, or taste is.

[She sighed.]

[concept_killer]

I don't think you should be left alone at all. If you can't feel or see, you'll never have any idea what you're doing. But give me a moment.

[He needed to see to help, that much was obvious. Since she couldn't see, he didn't have much in the way of reservations. With a rustle, he undid the bandages around his eyes and stuffed them in his pocket.]

Alright, let's get you up.

[nohardfeelings]

Seiko has her head against the door, listening in. Did she hear that voice right? It's been awfully quiet since she heard that voice, but hse is definite that she heard it come from here!

Seiko pushes off of the door and roughly hits it with a clenched fist.

"Hello??" She cries. "Hello - are you in there? Please answer me!"

[tohko_amano]

Hearing the voice, Tohko rubbed her eyes, trying to get rid of any signs that she had been crying. It was hard to tell if she was actually rubbing them when she couldn't feel though.

"Yes, I'm in here! Please, come in! I..I need your help.."

[pengeen]

[Ah that was definitely the sound of someone crying. And that voice was familiar...

Kidou opens the door to Tohko's room and steps in.]

Tohko? Are you alright?

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko quickly tried to rub her eyes and calm down. Although..it was weird, trying to rub your eyes on memory and sound alone when you couldn't see and feel your hands.]

Kidou! Thank goodness..thank you for coming in. I'm..I'm not fine. I can't feel anything, and nor can I see. Could you help me get up? I'm really sorry about this..

[pengeen]

You can't see or feel? [That's...

He makes his way over and gently places his hand on her shoulder]

If you can't feel then you can't very well walk. [He thinks for a moment.]

... Where did you want to go? I'll carry you.

[tohko_amano]

No, I can't.

[Tohko sighed as she heard him walk over. She couldn't feel him putting a hand on her shoulder.]

Maybe not..but I still have to try. Ah, you don't have to carry me! I wouldn't want you to get weighed down..and I was thinking that I should probably eat something first so that I don't die of starvation..and then go to the library and see if I can find some audiobooks and something to play them on. After that..I don't know where I should go.

[pengeen]

It's alright, really. I want to help you.

[He smiles just a bit, even though she can't see it.]

Here, I'll help you to your feet. If you can't walk, I'm going to carry you. [That's said very sternly. There's no way he'll just leave his friend all by herself in this kind of condition.]

[prayed]

The voice that she heard was familiar enough to get Kyoko to pause on her way back to her own room. It was one she was familiar with and, though she felt no particular loyalty to it's owner, she wasn't quite inclined to ignore either. If this tower was going to try and play some weird trick on her again (and her own illness was proof enough of that,) then she wanted to know what to expect.

So she could crush it under her heel, of course. So when she pushed the door open, casting a wary look around it as she stepped inside, it was for her her own benefit. When she spoke, her voice was hoarse and nasally, weaker than she would have liked.

"What's going on in here?"

[tohko_amano]

Tohko heard someone come into the room and quickly rubbed at her eyes, trying to calm down. It was weird trying to wipe at them when you couldn't feel them. However, she did recognize the voice, even though it sounded like the owner was sick..and even though she didn't know the owners name.

"Ah, I remember you..thank you for coming in. I'm sorry..but I can't see or feel anything anymore. Could you help get me up?"

[prayed]

Kyoko's eyes widened as Tohko explained, an involuntary shiver running down her spine--from the cold, of course. Her first thought was the cold, but by that point you're already good as dead. It didn't explain the blindness either.

"Just what the Hell did ya do to lose all the feeling in your body?" Her voice was loud and accusatory, taking heavy steps towards the bed. When she reached it, she took one of Tohko's hand, tugging it away and squeezing it just hard enough to try and make her flinch or draw back; some reaction to show that this was all some kind of bullshit prank. "C'mon. I got your hand, so try and get up." A moment. She wasn't entirely sure how to handle this sort of situation. "I'm not gonna let ya fall or whatever."

[tohko_amano]

Tohko sighed. "I don't know. It started with a cold that was like the flu..but at this point, I really don't know why I can't see or feel."

Tohko didn't flinch or draw back-she wouldn't have even been aware that the girl was holding her hand if she hadn't said so. Tohko nodded her head and smiled.

"Ah, thank you very much! I'm really sorry about this.."

Carefully, using her memory, Tohko turned her whole body and then forced herself to stand up out of bed. She wasn't sure if she succeeded though.]

[prayed]

"The flu...?" Kyoko loosened her grip upon getting no reaction. True to her word, she kept enough of a grip on Tohko to ensure that she wouldn't fall flat on the floor. At that moment, something clicked. "That bastard! Just what kind of sick game is he playing!?"

She'd seen it on the network and confirmed that this cold was a work of the admins. She'd even understood that it came along with some unusual side effects, but the idea of losing her senses made her blood run cold.

[amant]

[They're the next door neighbors that never got acquainted and it's just the tower's way of making them aware of one another. France is fully aware of how socially inept the Tower would be if a person; torturing away and going "Well it got you out of your shell no?". His nightmare. All of their nightmares together.

He had spent more time in his dorm since coming back but in an attempt to keep himself sane had chosen to go for a walk. He'd passed the door when the abrupt cry, turning to look at the door like it was a snake. A cry for help - one of many, surely. Without thinking (it was the dorm, it couldn't be a trap could it?) he reached forward to peek inside the door, unsure of what he'd find. A girl?]

What is wrong? Are you hurt?

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko rubbed her eyes, trying to get rid of her tears and calm down. She didn't know the man who was speaking, but any help was good at this point.]

Oh, thank you for coming in. I'm sorry..but I can't see or feel anything. Please, could you get me out of bed?

[amant]

[That...was different. Stepping closer, he kneeled beside her bed, hesitantly reaching for her hand.]

Could you see or hear before coming here? [It's worth asking] Is there anyone in particular you wish me to take you to? Don't worry, I won't leave you alone. This all must be very frightening.

[He wonders if being without sight and touch feels like floating but doesn't press the thought.]

[tohko_amano]

[Since Tohko couldn't feel his hand, she had no reaction to it. She didn't slap it away, but she didn't grip it either.]

I could..it's this darn flu. It's taken away almost all my senses.

[Tohko sighed.]

Thank you..I was going to go to the cafeteria first. Even if I can't feel hunger, if I don't eat, I'll die. After that..I was going to go to the library..but I'm not sure what I'll do there, or even after that.

[Tohko sighed and nodded again.]

Again..thank you..this is rather horrible. By the way..what's your name?

[It did feel like floating all alone in a dark pit. However, that was something Tohko did not want to experience. Being cut off from people was something she feared.]

[taintedwhite]

There was a metallic sound as Shiro pushed an aeration grid out of the way before hanging upside down in front of Tohko.

"Aceman's here!"

Then she noticed Tohko's tears.

"Why is Tohko crying? ...Did someone hurt Tohko? Just tell Shiro. Shiro will go and beat them up for Tohko."

[tohko_amano]

At hearing Shiro speak, Tohko quickly rubbed her eyes.

"Ah, no one hurt me, Shiro. You don't have to worry about that. I was just..scared. Please, I can't see or feel anything. Could you help get me out of bed?"

[taintedwhite]

Shiro waved her hand if front of her face as if to check that she actually couldn't see her.

"Of course, Shiro will help!"

She helped Tohko wrapped her arm around her shoulders so that she could lean against her to stand.

"What happened?"

[tohko_amano]

Since Tohko couldn't see, her eyes wouldn't follow Shiro's hand. They would just stay there.

"Ah, thank you very much!"

Tohko couldn't feel Shiro wrapping her arm around her shoulders, but she could hear a bit of it, so she tried standing out of bed. She forced herself to keep standing.

"I'm not sure..it all started when I got the flu..but it slowly started taking away my senses. First my taste, then my sight, and now, my ability to feel things."