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towerofanimus2013-01-29 01:11 pm
seekinganswers) wrote in towerofanimus2013-01-29 01:11 pm
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005 ♃ If we've met before but you were possessed at the time, is this really our first meeting?
Characters: Sheba and Allen; Sheba and characters that ... aren't Allen, if you wish!
Setting: Floor 03, the library. Sheba and Allen will be exploring other parts of the Tower as well, but that part isn't open, sooooo...
Format: I'll follow you, but I'm starting with brackets.
Summary: Backdated! The day after this exchange, Sheba goes to the third floor library to meet Allen, as agreed. But she's there early, so perhaps it won't be just Allen she runs into that day?
Warnings: Nothing except the potential for some rather slow replies on my end over the next few days, but they should come with more regularity on Thursday or Friday!
[FLOOR 03, MORNING]
[She was at least a few hours early, but she supposed there were worse things to do with her time than spend it reading. Anyone who happens to be on the third floor on the morning of the 27th will most likely see Sheba darting among the bookshelves, pausing to scan over the titles for a few moments before she moves on to another set of books.
It was all well and good to say, "I'm going to read," but when it came down to it deciding what to read was a lot easier said than done. There didn't seem to be any books on the subjects she was most interested in, which was a shame.]
There has to be something useful...
[FLOOR 03, NOON-ISH]
[Finally, noontime rolls around. By now Sheba has found somewhere to sit and is curled up in her chair, completely absorbed in her book. It's probably a good thing that Allen knows what she looks like, because even though she'd started with every intention of keeping an eye on the entryway, that just wasn't how things were working out.]
Setting: Floor 03, the library. Sheba and Allen will be exploring other parts of the Tower as well, but that part isn't open, sooooo...
Format: I'll follow you, but I'm starting with brackets.
Summary: Backdated! The day after this exchange, Sheba goes to the third floor library to meet Allen, as agreed. But she's there early, so perhaps it won't be just Allen she runs into that day?
Warnings: Nothing except the potential for some rather slow replies on my end over the next few days, but they should come with more regularity on Thursday or Friday!
[FLOOR 03, MORNING]
[She was at least a few hours early, but she supposed there were worse things to do with her time than spend it reading. Anyone who happens to be on the third floor on the morning of the 27th will most likely see Sheba darting among the bookshelves, pausing to scan over the titles for a few moments before she moves on to another set of books.
It was all well and good to say, "I'm going to read," but when it came down to it deciding what to read was a lot easier said than done. There didn't seem to be any books on the subjects she was most interested in, which was a shame.]
There has to be something useful...
[FLOOR 03, NOON-ISH]
[Finally, noontime rolls around. By now Sheba has found somewhere to sit and is curled up in her chair, completely absorbed in her book. It's probably a good thing that Allen knows what she looks like, because even though she'd started with every intention of keeping an eye on the entryway, that just wasn't how things were working out.]
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..!!!
[And to stop his sword at all was a great feat. Where'd they find it, anyway? Monsters just appear at random...] ...not strong enough.
[Slipping his sword away, the monster's back off and roared angrily.] Whenever you're ready--[Arrows fling past him, one of them hitting his good arm.] ..!!!
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Here goes..!
[She winces when Allen's arm is hit by arrows. Just in time, it seems - she darts forward and raises her staff, which begins to glow with a faint purple light as she calls out the words to invoke a summoning.]
Goddess of the skies who lives free as a bird, I call upon your powers! Procne, lend me your aid..!!
[The light at the end of her staff brightens until it's almost blinding. Despite the fact that they're indoors, there's a faint stirring of wind, which is the only warning they get before a whirlwind whips into existence with a loud roar, just in front of her. She seems mostly unaffected, save for the wind that whips at her hair and clothing - certainly not in the same way as the monsters who are unfortunate enough to get sucked into it. She turns, pointing with her staff, and the storm shifts to catch the behemoth of a monster as well as a few more orcs.
That's when it happens - a gigantic bird with white and gold feathers (or maybe just the projection of it; who could say, really, in this place? - appears, and it opens its beak wide, letting out a cry. Moments later, a beam of lightning shoots out from it. Then another, and another, and another.
And as suddenly as it began, it stops. The bird vanishes, the winds die down, and the monsters go crashing down onto the floor.
Sheba jumps back, away from them. She didn't know yet if she'd managed to finish them off or not, but she didn't want to be right in the middle of them to find out! She looks to Allen, concerned.]
Your arm - is it okay?
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I'm ok...[Allen manages to pull it out with enough flexibility in his right arm.] As long as I'm alive, I'm fine.
[The monster still howls in anger as it attempts to humble its way over to Allen and Sheba, a roar that reverberates throughout the area...and is answered by similar calls. Allen's sword changes back into his arm as he straps his would closed with one of the bits of cloth from his cloak.] Let's hurry.
[Another arrow whizzes by his head]
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[She's cut off as the arrow that whizzed by Allen's head finds its mark in her upper arm. She yelps, then grits her teeth.]
These things are really making me mad..! Let's get out of here!
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Yeah. But that trick's not working on 'me' twice. [He takes hold of the notched arrow in her arm.] Sorry. [And yanks it out without another word.}
Least it wasn't your leg. I'll get our back. *smile*
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[Ow. Sheba knows it was necessary, though, so she does her best to ignore the pain and continues on, raising her staff and putting on what she hoped was an expression taht said, "We can do this."]
I'll cover the front. If anything tries to get in our way, I'll blow them all the way out of the Tower!
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Say, Sheba...what was that thing you did back there? That summon. I haven't seen anything like that before. And this time, no word through the grapevine, either! That bird just came out of nowhere...
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[As they walk, she keeps an eye out - and also scans the surrounding area for any stray thoughts. No way is anyone sneaking up on them. If there's a mind for her to read, she'll know about it before they even gets close.
So she sounds a little distracted when she talks, but all things considered, it's not that strange.]
There are creatures called Djinn where I'm from... they're made of elemental energy. A lot of them joined my friends and I while we were traveling. Adepts - people like myself - use elemental energy every day, so it's really beneficial for a Djinni to join with an Adept. [A faint, glowing ball of light emerges from Sheba's chest, then circles around her a few times before landing on her shoulder and solidifying into the form of a Jupiter Djinni.] They sort of become a part of us once they join us. Their power makes our magic stronger, and we can use their elemental energy to unleash really powerful summons like you saw before.
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[His power shortens his life span. Go figure.]
[Djinn? As in, genies? Maybe not. Must be a coincidence because otherwise, he'd want his three wishes. And none of them involve staying in the tower.]
So there's more than one? How many do you have?
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[At his next question, she nods.]
That's right. There are a whole lot of them, and I've got nine. They're all Jupiter Djinn, meaning their powers are wind-based, like mine. The people I traveled with before coming here had some, too.
[Her expression falters at that - it's not like she'll be seeing them ever again, she thinks... the Djinn within her are really her only connection to home. That's actually a really depressing thought. But after a moment, she manages a smile.]
What about you? Anything like that where you're from?
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[His left arm crinkles as he stretches it.]
Nothing really special about me. Other than what I do and what I am, my past is no different than any normal person's.
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[She doesn't look like she believes him. Past experience has taught her that there's usually much more than meets the eye to most people.]
But what about your present? Your past may be typical enough, but what we're all going through now isn't. It takes a special type of person to be able to stand up to all this, I think.
[In other words, Allen - you're special!]
Anyway... [He doesn't seem too inclined to tell her more, though, so she allows a thoughtful expression to come over her face.] It's good that we were able to confirm what was on that floor. It might be useful. But we should try and keep an eye out for other alternatives, too. Just in case.
Is there anything you want to check out while we're here? Or was that run-in with the monsters enough excitement for the day?
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[He neglects to answer a certain statement...]
I'm not one who enjoys picking fights--not that I'm condescending to people who do--so what kind of book were you so into at the library, anyway? I couldn't even read the cover.
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[Where were Piers and his "Cure Poison" Psynergy when she needed them...]
Right... let's get down to the infirmary. Poisoning is not something I want to deal with.
[Then she blinks a few times. It takes her a moment, and then she remembers-]
Oh! It was a book about architecture. I'm not completely familiar with how it works... I've been through a few towers already... [And she's even fallen off one of them!] ...but most of them seem to have been built or supported with Psynergy in some way. That sort of power doesn't seem as prevalent in this place, though. I thought maybe if I understood how people usually build things, I might be able to find something useful for getting around this tower. [Or getting out of it. Yeah, the place was huge, but she really doesn't like feeling trapped here.]
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Oh really? I've wondered that myself for a while. Such as, "how does this thing work" or "is this place even a tower?". But I've seen places function for no reason before. Incidentally, I don't really care. I'm no scientist or architect myself so if anyone knows how to work this place, I'll just ask them.
I've tried, at least.
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I couldn't make heads or tails of that book, though. I guess a job as an architect isn't in my future!
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[But he opens up suddenly with...]
*Smile* Yep. Probably boring anyway, though.
msn isn't working on the computer I'm onnnn OTL
[She blinks, then manages a laugh.]
Yeah, you're right! I don't really see what's so fun about doing that kind of thing all the time anyway...
PM to soon follow
Heya, Tim. Where'd you shuffle off to?
[From inside Tim's mouth comes a pair of golden ear rings. Allen smiles almost childishly when he sees them.]
Glad you're on top of things as always. Can't believe I dropped these! [As he is putting them on...] For a second there, I thought you lost your backbone and flew away!
[As it hovers just in front of his face.] I really need to know better, don't I?
Okay~ I'll keep an eye out for it!
He can get your things back for you? That's really useful!
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[Sheba smiles, but her eyes are a little sad. Home... what she wouldn't give to see Lalivero again. How long has it been? Being dragged through it as a captive hardly counted - it had been years since she'd freely walked through the streets of her hometown...]
I guess that's a little much to hope for, though.