towerofanimus | Familiar Faces

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Familiar Faces

Characters: Hei and YOU
Setting: Hallways
Format: Prose
Summary: Hei is now hallucinating. Careful the Reaper doesn't get ya.
Warnings: Hei might attack you, or he might be weird because of nicer memories maybe?

[He was getting worse now. Being up and about was now extremely dangerous. His ability to perceive danger was easily crushed, and now it was all around him. He couldn't trust anything he saw, seeing creatures that weren't even there, yet felt as if they were. Some even exploited this, but fell just the same. At least his abilities were functioning well enough. All that remained was trying to get from one place to the next.

So distrustful, he had to abandon the deer he killed, and there was blood on the sword-breaker knife of his. How long was he going to be able to keep this up though? He had to stop, double-take and make sure what he didn't see was a lie. Resting sounded good, but the sooner he got to bed, the better in his opinion.

Sadly...things didn't always go to plan.]

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[ Ishtar sniffled a bit as she patrolled down the hallway, but her sickness was seriously minout compared to people that she had met. They seemed really sick and now she spotted one of her friends seemingly acting a little stranger than usual. It wasn't like she knew what Hei was truly capable of and her friends all had to be dangerous in their own rights. She never judged them for it and she wasn't all that close to Hei, but she hoped they were friends at least.

She moved towards him cautiously, keeping one of her hands on Sidia. She knew he probably wouldn't hurt her but you never know what this place could do to someone. It was truly a thing she should be concerned with. She called out to him cautiously. ]

Hei?

He heard his name, but the voice was different, masculine in his mind. When he turned, his eyes widened, and his grip on the knife tightened more than ever. Of all the people he was seeing...This wasn't Ishtar. This was the worst possible person he could have met.

Ni Jianyi.

Simply seeing his face ignited the blood in Hei's body, the desire to drive that knife into his body great. This man was capable of powers beyond his understanding, but...

No matter. The murderous glare in Hei's was evidence enough. It was too real, but he needed to know. He rushes at Ishtar, knife held out and trying to slash her.

Ishtar backed up a step at the sudden sharp look in his eyes as she laughed nervously, "Hei, what are you going to do with...that?!" her voice trailed off when he started at her instead of giving her an explanation. She barely made a dodge at the slash that was aimed at her. She fell backwards onto her back for the sudden dodge, but she quickly pulled herself back up.

"Hei what's the big idea?!" she shouted at him, trying to retain her balance again. This was not her day. Since when did it became a normal thing to be attacked? At least, she wasn't completely pathetic in her movements anymore, or that would have been the end of her. She didn't need to die another time. Once was enough, "Hei, what's going on? What did I do? HEY!"

Alfred met him coming down the hallway. A glance, a flash of recognition, and he was instantly on the alert, hackles raised, reaching toward his pocket even though he knew it would do him no good now.

"You!" he shouted. "I know it was you! What did you do to me?"

[ She already had reason to believe something was wrong with Hei. So seeing up and about was somewhat upsetting... maybe annoying. She picks up the pace to catch up with him, keeping her strides long and 'calm' despite her panic. ]

Hei. You should be resting.

He definitely heard the words at least, but in a voice different from Homura's. When he turned around, his eyes widened. It was a young girl still, leaving him to drop the swordbreaker knife. Problem was, he never even expected to see the girl again on account of, well, her being dead and all.

"Suou!?"

"Oh wow, you're going to use the same thing again?" Were the words he heard from the fake doctor. He focused on his hallucination, jumping back to gain some distance. The doctor was powerful, enough to keep up with him with help on his side. This wasn't going to be an easy fight.

"Tell me, how's Lucy doing?"

He growls, tightening the grip on his knife at the mocking voice. Of all the times, his rage at such a subject was really driving him to murderous rage.

"I'm sure she's nice and comfy in the incinerator!"

"Don't you dare mention her name, Jianyi!" With that shout, he bolted forward, knife in hand and lashing out. If he could predict the movements, he might stand a chance. He did have his powers after all.

Too bad he was attacking Ishtar and imagining her voice in the wrong way.

"What same thing?!" Ishtar shouted backing off even more at his assault. Ishtar was not in any way the doctor, hell she didn't even know if she would last long against an opponent like Hei! He looked like he was going to murder her any minute now.

"I wouldn't know! How would I know?!" she shouted, "WHA--incinerator what's that got to do wi-- Jianyi?!" Ishtar furrowed a brow, "I'm not that guy! I'm Ishtar. I-S-H-T-A-R! Hei are you even listening to me?!!" she fumbled to get out of the way. God what the hell got to him so badly that he thought she was some crazy guy named...Jianyi?

The voice and words he heard were most certainly different. He looked in the direction, glaring at who he saw. It was unthinkable, but the being he saw. That clown, the one those heroes hated: Joker. Of all the people...

"If it isn't the wannabe Batman," spoke the clown. "Wanna see a magic trick?"

He spun the knife in his hand, he braced himself. "They may spared you, but I will not."

Suou?

She wonders for a moment who he thinks he is seeing. Not her, surely. Even so, she does look over her shoulder to confirm no one is behind her. Then returns her gaze to Hei. At least he isn't armed. Even if he was, she considers herself ready to protect herself.

"No. Homura. Akemi Homura." Though she wonders if that's worth saying. "I'll repeat myself. You need to be resting."

*Ruana had promised them something. Or maybe Jason had made agreements to go easy if they didn't try to make trouble.

Something had happened. But everyone was deliberately not trying, or even sabotaging attempts to try. He was right to keep his plan vague from others; only two people knew the basics of what he was doing, and even then he was sure they didn't know for sure what his plan was.

When he saw the man he'd often encountered in the kitchen out and about in the tower itself, Enoch didn't immediately think the blood on his blade could be from an animal, like any man with an ounce of logic could deduce from the kitchen presence.

He had logic, of course. It was just filtered through paranoia, fuzzy in Jason's twisted sickness. So he stood and stared at the blade, wondering just who had come too close to being helpful.*

The words were barely heard. After so many mistakes early on, the image had faded away. He had wanted to ask how she was alive, but in her place, Homura was. He shook his head, taking off his mask for the much needed air and rubbing his temples.

"...You weren't her then," he spoke. At least she wasn't like the others, visions twisting into a foe.

There were more words as Jianyi's voice in his head, but Hei ignored them, launching one of his wires at Ishtar's head. If he could just reel him in or make contact, this would be over, right?

"Mm. I wasn't." She agreed. From the way he acted, she imagined the person he had mistaken her was never going to be in front of him again. But Homura didn't say it. "If you are seeing things, please return to your room and wait it out there."

"That's where I was going in the first place." Not that he could go anywhere else. "Seeing faces I know of do not help."

Nii, Joker, monsters, there was no end! Thankfully, Homura had not seen him in a killing mood. Then again, her abilities might have been able to pacify him.

"I see. Good luck, then." Homura turned around. She had intended to leave, but had some worries. Leaving someone who was delusional to do as they pleased would be troublesome. So she sighed, peering over her shoulder with minimal effort. "Is it a problem that occurs if you are not passing by others?" She asked,

"The opposite. The more people I meet, the more it will happen." Just ask the people he did run into and nearly stabbed.

When he stumbled upon Enoch, he had seen a face all too familiar to him. The scar, the burn he inflicted his ability, and those pointed ears. Of all the people, it had to be Wei. He shook his head. No, it was impossible. There were so many fakes today. This man could not be Wei.

"You aren't him," he spoke, glaring through his mask. "Now move aside."

"Are these delusions a nuisance to the others in this tower?" She asked bluntly.

"If I attack them, yes, or if they are delirious as well."

Aside from the faces he did not want to see.

She sighs in annoyance.

"Very well." Then offers him her hand, "Take my hand. We will be quick."

Times like this, he was beginning to feel less like the adult. Nonetheless, he does so, taking her hand.

"Hey are you listening to me hey!" she shouted at them as Ishtar fell on her butt again to avoid the wires. This was not her game. She was not a fighter and dodging itself was harder than she expected, especially with someone who seemed like a goddamn expert about it!

"HEI!!!!" she shouted again, keeping her guard. She didn't want to have to draw Sidia on her friends. She really shouldn't have to but what the hell was going on with her friend? He was behaving so strangely.

"Aren't who?" Enoch didn't move. "Who are you after?"

He had so few allies in this place now. So few people who still tried. He wasn't going to let some saboteur at them.

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Familiar Faces

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she can't hear the Jianyi voices :/

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Woops I'll pretend she didn't hear them then D| sorry still

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