[open] some exploring

[hegantha]

Characters: Amberley Vail and You!
Setting: Cafeteria and the Library
Format: Actionspam
Summary: Amberley's poking around and trying to gather information, all while playing it as safe as possible.
Warnings: The thread with Tohko has gracious amounts of talk of murder and other grimdarkness that comes with the verse.

Cafeteria: [ Amberley's got a big plate of something unidentifiable in front of her and she is grossed out. Is this the kind of stuff that the Imperial Guard eats on a daily basis? Maybe her expensive lifestyle had caught up to her, but she hardly doubted she could stomach what was in front of her.

Then again, if she didn't eat at all, she would grow weak. In a new place, this was unthinkable. So very slowly, Amberley tries to make her way through the meal. ]

Library: [ What better way is there to gain knowledge than through reading? Amberley's draped on a chair with a huge stack of books, reading at a pretty good pace. Occasionally, she'll nod and hum to herself, but other than that, she's completely lost in her reading. ]

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cafeteria

[chainsawn]

[ Girl, that's nothing. Urotsuki just ate everything they served back when the only meals were really gross food with a straight face!! But she does notice Amberley looking sort of weird while eating it, so she ends up standing and staring for a few moments (as if she doesn't care whether it's impolite or not) before getting over. ]

.. Is something wrong..? [ Her expression and tone are pretty blank. ]

[hegantha]

[ No worries, Amberley doesn't particularly care if Urotsuki is putting effort into being polite.

She gives a small giggle and smiles at Urotsuki, putting her spoon down to speak. ]

Sorry if I gave a bad impression of myself. I usually eat a little bit better than this.

[chainsawn]

No, it's not bad. I was just making sure, since some people seem a little sad here sometimes.. [ her voice trails off, as if she's thinking about it, until she glances back to Amberley and continues. ]

So I thought you might be one of those people too.

[hegantha]

Nope! Nothing to be sad about here.

[ Wow, a thoughtful person was unusual to run into in her line of work. ]

Would you like to sit down?

[chainsawn]

.. Sure. [ The pause was mostly out of surprise, but it's not like anyone would be able to tell that with someone as blank as Urotsuki. So she just nods slightly, moving to sit down on the table as well. ]

I'm glad you're not sad though. There's already enough sad people here, so it's nice to have some more happy ones.

Cafeteria

[surpassthelimit]

[Man, this isn't even near what army rations are like. Unless you're on a ship with Ratsel, then it's a feast erry day. But when your ship is full of W-Series...]

Having a problem there? Don't tell me you've never eaten at this level before.

[hegantha]

[ She gives a forced smile that doesn't look forced at all. ]

I have, but it's been awhile.

[surpassthelimit]

It's not exactly a taste you can forget, can you?

[hegantha]

Not really, but I guess it's a bit more shocking after awhile.

... Though I suppose it's still better than a ration bar.

[surpassthelimit]

Better than cardboard too. What do you say about that?

Library

[tohko_amano]

[Even with her right arm broken and in a sling, Tohko kept up with her library duties. After all, she loved books, and she couldn't just leave them or the patrons alone. As she sorted a few books into their correct spot on the shelf, she spotted a woman at a table reading quite a few books. Curious, Tohko walked over to her.]

Good morning! What are you reading?

[hegantha]

[ Amberley sets her book back down on the desk in front of her, and smiles up at Tohko. ]

Nothing important. Just a science book. [ She smiles and tilts the book up so she can read the spine. ] I was trying to find out more about this world, but I'm not having a lot of luck so far.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko lightly chuckled at that.]

Well, science is a pretty important subject! However..most, if not all, of the books about this universe have been pulled from the shelves. However, if you want, I can tell you what I know about this Tower.

[hegantha]

[ She set the book down and folded her hands in front of her. ]

If you wouldn't mind, I'd be happy to hear anything that you have to share. Oh! I'm Amberley by the way. Amberley Vail.

[tohko_amano]

Ah, it's nice to meet you, Amberley! I'm Tohko Amano, the book girl.

[Tohko then nodded and thought to herself as she gave her usual infodump.]

This Tower is called Animus. As far as I know, four people run it: Dax, who is a pretty humane person, Jason, who likes to torture and experiment on the residents, Riki, a secretive fellow who manages the records, and Ruana, a childlike person who has lived for thousands of years and has some interesting powers. She sees her experiments as nothing more than fun games. They will lie to you, so take everything they say with a grain of salt.

If you haven't been to the cafeteria yet, make sure you eat the oatmeal. I know it tastes terrible, but if you don't eat it first, you'll throw up whatever else you try to eat. However, you can add things to improve the taste, and you can eat whatever you want once you're done!

Monsters roam the halls at night. They don't come in the dorm floors, but if you want to be safe and can't fight, you had better start learning from someone. Death is also not permanent here. If you die, you will just wake up in your bed the next day, but if you die too many times, I'm sure you'll get punished, so be careful.

[Tohko then nodded to herself.]

And that's everything!

[savedbyasong]

[Shion is working in the library as normal clearing away books that just seem to end up back on gigantic piles anyways. But it's his job and he likes being around the books.

He gathers a few off a table before noticing the woman sat there.] Oh sorry were you still using these?

[hegantha]

Ah, yes, my apologies. [ She gives a friendly smile. ] Do you work here?

[savedbyasong]

[He puts them back on the pile with a small smile and nods] I do, I haven't seen you before, have you just arrived?

[hegantha]

That's me! Amberley Vail, at your service. Though, I suppose right now, you're at my service.

[ She laughs a bit, clearly joking around. ]

And you are?

[savedbyasong]

Hello Amberley Vail. [He smiles back at the joke] Oh... my name is Shion.

Cafeteria

[idolizer]

[ Good decision, Sayaka happens to think as she watched the girl for a while, from a nearby table. She's learned that new people arrive once in a month, and there's the deal with the oatmeal that nobody can skip, unless they want to puke for the rest of their stay in the Tower. The grossed out expression from the stranger's face didn't escape the idol's eyes. ]

I know that's not the most appetizing meal, but it's a good thing you didn't refuse it.

[hegantha]

[ Amberley looks up and gives a smile. ]

Why do you say that, if I might ask?

[idolizer]

New arrivals are required to eat oatmeal first, or else they'll throw up whatever else they eat.

[ It's a cringe-worthy thought, but it's not like she can do anything about it. ]

[hegantha]

That seems like an odd requirement.

[ She looks up and down her arms as casually as possible, looking for a mark from an injection of drugs somewhere. Nothing she can see, at least... ]

[idolizer]

I know, but nobody has a say about it. At least it's not frog entrails or something worse. [ Wiiiince. ]