Here comes a derp.

[rejecting]

Characters: Orihime and ANYONE~
Setting: Cafeteria and anywhere with a terminal.
Format: Your choice!
Summary: Orihime arrives! And does odd things.
Warnings: None.


[Cafeteria]
There was a teenaged girl seated at one of the tables. She had been informed that oatmeal had to be her first meal, and she wasn't terribly excited about that idea. Until she remembered something she had found in her trunk! She had raced back to the dorms, and later returned with a large bottle of honey barbecue sauce. Surely, it would make a sad and plain meal into one that was worthy of discerning taste buds (or really messed up ones such as Orihime's). So there she was, making her bowl of oatmeal into a orange-ish red mess, squirting oddly large amounts of sauce into it.



[A computer terminal!]
Orihime knew of the internet. She had even watched Tatsuki use it once or twice! She knew there were chatrooms and mail... and ways to find people. So obviously, it was the perfect solution to getting in touch with someone outside of the tower, right? She would just sit down and figure it out!

But that may have been easier said than done. It was a little overwhelming once she actually got down to it... And the first button she pressed turned the entire screen blue.

"Ah... No! That's not the internet!"

Panicking slightly, she pressed a few more buttons, causing the terminal to only beep lamely back at her with each keystroke.

Comments

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko grinned and nodded.]

Really! I don't know if we're genius chefs, but it is a way of thinking outside the box, I suppose. However..if you're a new arrival in the Tower, I could tell you everything I know about it, if you want. That way, you'll know what you're up against!

[rejecting]

Ah, yes! Do you want to eat together?

[She motioned to the chair next to hers happily.]

[tohko_amano]

Oh, sure! Thank you so much!

[Tohko quickly grabbed a spoon and sat down beside the girl, happy that she seemed so polite. She started thinking as she spoke.]

Let's see..this Tower is called Animus. As far as I know, four people control it: Dax, who is a pretty humane person, Riki, who is secretive and manages the records, Jason, who likes to torture and experiment on the residents, and Ruana, a childish woman who seems to be thousand of years old with weird powers.

They will lie to you, so take everything they say with a grain of salt. Also, your universe isn't destroyed. There are people here who wouldn't be able to exist if their universes were destroyed, so don't worry about it. Yours is probably fine too.

Death isn't permanent here. If you die, you'll just wake up in your bed the next day, but you'll probably get punished if you die too many times, so be careful. Monsters also roam the halls at night. They don't go into the dorm floors though.

And..that should be it.

[Tohko finished her infodump, nodding to herself as she did so.]

[rejecting]

[Her expression looked pretty intense and serious as she listened carefully, making sure to absorb all of that information.]

I knew that letter must be lying! Kurosaki-kun wouldn't let our world be destroyed so easily!

[She nodded sagely, as if that were the definitive proof... then looked suddenly surprised.]

Oh! We didn't do a real introduction! My name is Orihime Inoue! I'm happy to meet you.

[She did a little sort of half bow in her seat.]

[tohko_amano]

Right! So don't worry! Your world is fine.

[Tohko chuckled and bowed back. She wasn't unused to bowing, but no one else had bowed to her before in the Tower. However, that last name made her pause.]

It's nice to meet you, Orihime! I'm Tohko Amano, the book girl.

[rejecting]

Ah, the book girl?

[Was she a super hero? One who threw books at criminals? Or better yet, one who wrote intensely detailed stories that would come to life to trap criminals in colorful and bizarre settings? She sort of glazed over as she constructed the possible scenarios.]

[tohko_amano]

Yup, the book girl! I love and know more about books than anyone else in my universe, so that's why I'm the book girl! After all, who else can tell you why Bulgakov burned his first draft of The Master and Margarita in despair or why James Bond is based on Fleming's own life, or what Tolkien thought of The Golden Key!

[rejecting]

Tohko-chan likes to read? [Obviously, they were already good friends, so they were on a first-name basis!] Now I understand. Though... If you did have a secret identity, you could tell me!

[tohko_amano]

Of course I do! I am the book girl, after all.

[Tohko chuckled at that question.]

While it would be cool if I had a secret identity, I don't.

[rejecting]

Me neither, but... It would be interesting, right?

[She paused to take a bite of her oatmeal.]

Tohko-chan, how long have you been at this tower?

[tohko_amano]

Oh, it would be! I do think it would. And I've been here for..about three months now.

[Tohko ate some of the oatmeal as she said that, thinking. Hopefully everyone back home was doing alright..]

[rejecting]

That seems like a long time... I hope Tatsuki-chan will get my mail for me. I really like my apartment, so I don't want the rent to be late.

[She looked thoughtful too as she ate a bit more.]

[tohko_amano]

Oh, don't worry! I'm sure your friends and family will help you pay the rent while you're gone!

[rejecting]

You're probably right!

[She laughed before eating the last of the oatmeal.]

I guess I can have something else now, right!? Tohko-chan! Let's go see what else they have, okay?

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko chuckled and nodded.]

Alright then! But let's not get something from the Restaurant. I've heard that they take away body parts if you can't pay.

[rejecting]

[She took Tohko's hand and started happily pulling her toward the food line.]

Ah, really? I didn't bring any money with me, so I guess I shouldn't go...

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko allowed herself to be pulled along, but tried to not fall to the ground or trip.]

Actually..they ask for a random object in the Tower. If you can't find it, then you get a body part removed. At least, that's what I've heard on the network..

[rejecting]

Oh...

[She grimaced a little, because she really didn't want anything removed... But when they arrived at the cafeteria's food, she brightened again, and stood, staring at all the egg dishes.]

Umm... This!

[She grabbed a large omelette. The one that had the most variety when it came to vegetables and such sticking out of the middle. Then she looked to Tohko, and waited to see what she'd get.]

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko looked around for a moment before picking up a small dish that held a yellow pudding.]

I think I'll eat this!

[..Not that she could taste it anyways.]

[rejecting]

Okay!

[She led the way back to their seats, and sat down to dig in. After a silent moment of eating, she started talking again.]

Where did you live before here, Tohko-chan? Were you from Japan too?

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko followed her and sat down beside her. She didn't quite start eating yet though.]

I was! What year was Japan in for you?

[Tohko then took a few bites of her pudding.]

[rejecting]

Ah, really?! It's 2001 there now!

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko chuckled as she took yet another bite of pudding. The stuff tasted like sand, but since she had put up with this all her life, she was good at just smiling through it.]

Really? Then I'm six years ahead of you.

[rejecting]

[She almost choked on a bite of her omelette. After coughing it out of her airway, she looked to the other girl with wide eyes.]

You're from the future??

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko chuckled and scratched her head.]

Yup! I'm from the year 2006..assuming that we come from the same universe.