Arrival + Exploration (Backdated to Tuesday morning)

[keywrite]

Characters: "Riku" and whoever wants to bother him
Setting: Late morning Tuesday, Room 5-02, Floors 1-8 (mostly Four and Seven, but also anywhere in between), Cafeteria
Format: Preferably action brackets, but will match third-person, albeit slightly slower
Summary: First day in the Tower. Includes exploring and not trusting the oatmeal.
Warnings: Nothing so far, will edit if anything comes up

5-02
[As soon as the sleep paralysis wears off, this guy is up and out of bed, and not happy. His mood doesn't improve when his first action upon waking up--attempt to pry his collar off--fails miserably.]

Ugh, why won't this come off...?

Floor Four
[When he's actually bothered to read his letters and made his way out of his room, he'll be taking the elevator down to the first floor. Then discovering the stairs, making his way up through the lower floors and stopping at the lounge area, as it seems to have a view outside.]

Floor Seven
[This is the highest floor you'll find this newbie today, aside from the dorm floors. He's not bothering to swim, but if you're swimming, don't mind the teenager in the long black coat prowling nearby.]

Cafeteria
[So there's a cafeteria, he knows that. He bypassed it earlier in favor of checking out some of the other floors, but now he's actually hungry. Too bad the only thing he was given was a bowl of oatmeal, which he's regarding very suspiciously, occassionally prodding it with a spoon.]

Comments

Floor Four

[keybearer]

[The lounge is one of the more relaxing floors. Always a plus, even when this isn't a Jason month. When Riku first emerges, he does so with the intent to kick back and look out at the scenery...

Until he spots what looks like himself in a black coat. Suspicious...

Well, it could be the other Replica, the one from his double's world, but just to be safe...]

Hey.

[Bracing for reaction in 3... 2... 1...]

Floor Four

[keywrite]

[Ever see a cat encounter another cat it hates and puff itself up? That would be Repliku's reaction if he weren't human. As it is, he is, and simply looks surprised, then angry when he turns his attention from the window.]

Huh? [...] Oh great, you again.

[keybearer]

Nice to see you, too.

[Yeah, that attitude gives him a pretty clear indication. But in spite of his surprise, Riku masks it with a cool front, moseying just a little bit closer to his copy.]

[keywrite]

Hmph. What do you want?

[Said copy isn't moving, but watching Riku very carefully, just in case he tries anything.]

[keybearer]

You know, I don't do everything with some ulterior motive. Maybe I just felt like passing through.

[Gosh, Replica. You're so ridiculous.]

[keywrite]

[No you.]

Then pass through, I'm not stopping you.

[keybearer]

[Heh. He's gonna go and lean against one of the windows instead.]

You must've just gotten here.

[Because Riku's sure he would've noticed his grouchy clone otherwise. And since he's so new, he can't afford to waltz off just yet. Damage control and all that.]

Floor 7

[swordofzero]

[Suzaku was just getting out of the pool when he saw Riku stalking about. He nodded at him politely.] Hello Riku.

Re: Floor 7

[keywrite]

[That makes him stop, confused. He doesn't know Suzaku, he's never seen Suzaku, but Suzaku clearly knows him. Somehow.]

Hello...uh...

[Well, this is awkward.]

[swordofzero]

[He knows him twice over even. But he has been in the tower long enough that he recognises the pause for what it is.] You're new?

[keywrite]

Yeah...what is this place?

[He's still trying to figure out if he should actually know Suzaku.]

...And you know my name, but I can't remember yours.

[swordofzero]

A tower, one that captures people from many different worlds, or saves them. Depending on who is telling the tale.

[He nodded at him politely] I am Kururugi Suzaku, sometimes this place brings identical people from different worlds, there are already two Riku's here.

[At least two that he knows of.]

[keywrite]

That's what the notes I found when I woke up said.

[Well, that his world was destroyed. Suzaku didn't mention that, though he did say 'or saved'. Hmm.]

...Wait, you said there were two of me? There are more fakes?

[swordofzero]

[Blink] There are two others yes, but I don't think any are fakes, all the worlds are as real as each other.

5-02

[relinquishing]

Because I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to come off. Don't go hurting yourself too much trying to, alright?

[Guy's only slipped into the room momentarily to have some space, but the kid on the bed is definitely another new face. Four beds, four equally confused people to occupy them, huh?

At least he's not as menacing as the other two that lived around here.]

[keywrite]

[Good thing he's meeting the less-menacing roommate first, right? He pauses in another attempt, two fingers pressed underneath the collar, to look up when Guy enters the room.]

Why do I even have it in the first place? You do, too...

[relinquishing]

[Less menacing = he doesn't have some sort of desire to rule the world. Congrats.]

Question of the hour, honestly. I have yet to figure that out myself. Just that it's a welcoming gift from the people who run this place.

[keywrite]

[Oh good, they might get along fairly well, then.]

It's a horrible gift, someone should let them know.

[Tug tug tug...okay, he's giving up now, settling back on his bed.]

Who runs...wait, what is this place?

[relinquishing]

The Tower. You could either consider it your savior, or a prison. Depends who you ask.

[He sighs, plopping down on his own bed and running a hand against his neck.]

You might want to check out those notes of yours. It's not a great explanation. But it still is one.

Cafeteria

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji was just passing by Riku's table, his own bowl in hand, when he spotted the other's obvious suspicious look. He slides into the seat across from him, smiling softly.]

You have to eat a little bit of it, otherwise you won't be able to eat anything else.

Cafeteria

[keywrite]

[He looks up when he's joined at the table, curious who it is.]

What would happen if I tried to eat anything else?

[notsogrimreaper]

Probably the same as what happened to me... Nothing else really stays down. You'll get really sick.

Late tag, I'm sorry

[keywrite]

[More poking with the spoon.]

That's bizarre. But it's safe, right...?

No worries, I'm just as late

[notsogrimreaper]

I'm sure it's alright. Lots of people have been here longer than us, and they're fine.

[keywrite]

[He's getting stared at for a few seconds, then this guy's going to actually try a spoonful of the oatmeal.]

...It tastes okay. I think I can deal with it.