Riding the intro wave

[pellegri]

Characters: Pellegri and any awesome person who wants to meet her
Setting: Floor 4, Floor 12, or Floor 13!
Format: I'm a conformist
Summary: Pellegri is here, and what a shock, she's not happy.
Warnings: None yet.

After waking and realizing she was obviously not on the durandal anymore, Pellegri had changed into her own clothing, made herself presentable, and made sure to grab her glaive. Somewhere, she learned about oatmeal and collars, and horrible experiments. She found the cafeteria and sneaked away with her plain oatmeal to force it down in private, then set about deciding what she would do.


[04]

The walls on the fourth floor might have been shatter proof, but Pellegri had no way of knowing. Since no one was around to stop her, she decided to test them. She knew that even if she did manage to break through, there was no telling how far down the ground might be, but she felt like she had to try anyway. And anyone entering the floor would be greeted with the sight of an angry middle-aged woman attacking windows with a spear.




[12]

While taking a little time to explore, Pellegri stopped on floor 12. At first, she thought she might catch a glimpse of home (maybe a nicer one than that other floor with screens), but it didn't take her long to realize what she was actually witnessing. The destruction of planets... whole star systems... Life. She watched the stars bitterly for a while, wondering if they were real depictions. And if, maybe, these were other worlds people had spoken of. If so, who was responsible for this destruction.



[13]

Pellegri may have had her faith in Ormus destroyed, but her faith in general still existed on some level. It wasn't even that though, it was simply the setting. The colors, the lighting... It brought back memories, good and bad. Pellegri sat in one of the front pews, staring forward blankly in thought. She wasn't sure if this church was meant as respite or mockery, given the situation. Regardless, it was a small comfort while she considered her new home.

Comments

[pellegri]

chaos?

[She turned from the disappearing lights to get a look at him. Not that she really needed to, his voice was pretty recognizable.]

No. It is not something I enjoy seeing. I am not sure why I have remained here this long.

[lightofhumanity]

Yes..it is me. Although, I must say that I do not know you. However, if you are going to introduce yourself, please also tell me what was the last thing that happened to you before you came here.

[Which was..interesting. However, chaos could deal with this. Judging by the clothes, she was a member of U-TIC.]

..Perhaps it is because the stars, while they last, are beautiful..and make one think.

[pellegri]

....

[She wasn't sure how to take that. It wasn't as if they were best friends or anything, but they had worked together for some time before she'd arrived there.]

Just before this, we were working with the Kukai Foundation to dismantle the Deus System after recovering it from U-TIC.

[lightofhumanity]

[chaos nodded. So, she was from a universe where she didn't belong to U-TIC either. Margulis would be happy.]

I see..before I came here, I was in the bottom of the Elsa as KOS-MOS saved it from burning up in Second Miltia's atmosphere. We had just destroyed Proto Merkabah..and you, along with Margulis, were part of U-TIC.

[pellegri]

That... Is strange.

[She looked out at the stars thoughtfully.]

Proto Merkabah was intended to be part of the Deus System, but I thought it was lost with Miltia.

[lightofhumanity]

So everyone thought. However, everyone was wrong.

[pellegri]

Then it is fortunate that we have removed the body of the weapon from Margulis's possession.

[lightofhumanity]

In your universe, it probably was fortunate. However, things were different in mine.

..If you are a new arrival to this Tower, I can tell you what I know about it.

[pellegri]

I know some things at this time. Windows cannot be broken, I was made to eat a repulsive first meal, and there is supposedly no escape. I do not know why it is we are here. And... If you are here, then is our entire group in this tower?

[She was tempted to ask about Jin specifically. It would be nice to know he was alive, but disappointing to know she was trapped in a confined space with him.]

[lightofhumanity]

That repulsive first meal would be called oatmeal. I do not know why exactly we are here either, but the Administrators of the building seem to enjoy experimenting and playing horrible games on with the residents. As far as I know, there are four of them: Dax, who is the most humane of the group, Jason, who loves to experiment on people, Ruana, a childish person who is thousands of years old with interesting powers, and Riki, a secretive fellow who manages the records.

..Others that I know are here. Shion is here, as well as Jr., KOS-MOS, Wilhelm, Jin, Margulis, and M.O.M.O.. However, they may be from an alternate universe or from an alternate point in time. They may not be as you remember them.

[pellegri]

Margulis is... here?!

[Some of those names were familiar, some weren't. But Margulis's name had definitely alarmed her. The times they had come face to face since she had left were so difficult, so painful... She really wasn't sure she wanted to face that again. Or find out what he might be planning here...]

[lightofhumanity]

Yes..as well as Allen. But again..they may not be the same ones you remember. Do not treat them like they are from your universe.

[pellegri]

who the hell is allen?

But...

[She closed her eyes for a moment, then looked away.]

Alright.

[She couldn't believe Margulis was any different. Not until she saw for herself... But she knew chaos would have no reason to lull her into a false sense of security.]

Pff..poor Allen..xD;

[lightofhumanity]

[chaos nodded and smiled.]

Thank you. That does make me happy.

he's just lucky he's not human...

[pellegri]

[She nodded.]

It... Will not be easy. But if Margulis is truly different, then I will be relieved.

Or unlucky? /Being Testament is suffering.

[lightofhumanity]

The Margulis here is different. He is not part of U-TIC and does not take kindly to people thinking he is.

true... xD

[pellegri]

[She'll probably regret asking this, but oh well.]

And Jin and Little Master...?

xD;

[lightofhumanity]

[Little Master, eh?]

..In my universe, and in Jr.'s and Jin's, you were not working for Jr..you were also part of U-TIC. However, Jr. is from my future..and Jin is different than how you know him. I shall say no more on that.

[pellegri]

[OH YES. She can't wait to find him to remind him of his precious nickname either.]

I see...

[She raised an eyebrow, but didn't press him. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to seek Jin out, just once... Because she was curious after hearing that.]

[lightofhumanity]

[He kind of deserves it after what he's been doing to the cast here. chaos nodded.]

Yes..is there anything else you would like me to explain?

[However, he'd dodge any questions about Jin. That was for the two of them to discuss.]

[pellegri]

[She shook her head. If Margulis and Jin were both here and no one had devised a way out... There wasn't really much sense in asking about that.]

[lightofhumanity]

[chaos nodded again.]

Are you sure? Nothing about the Tower?

[pellegri]

Is there something else I should know?

[Because it felt like she'd heard too much already, really...]

[lightofhumanity]

Since you are new here, every piece of information about this place should be of some help.

..Monsters attack at night. Please be careful and watch out for them. They do not come to the dorm floors though. Death is also not permanent here. If you die, you will just wake up in your own bed. However, I am sure that if you die too many times, you are punished in some way.

[pellegri]

I see. Are the monsters comparable to Gnosis?