001 → i won't be idle with despair

[thenewnancydrew]

Characters: Bella Kirkwood and YOU!
Setting: Room 1-11 (and Dormitory floor 1), Cafeteria, then a video post
Format: Preferably action, but I can match.
Summary: Bella's woken up in yet another new place and is 400% done with everything. So whining, general huffiness, and probably a lot of bratiness.
Warnings: None, besides Bratty Teenage Girl.


Room 1-11 and Dormitory floor 1:
[ Not including any of her hospital visits, this is the second time Bella has awoken in a bed that isn't her's in a state of confusion. There's a distinct lack of yelling from her brothers. At first she thinks it's just too early. But then she realizes the feel of her sheets are off, and she's missing about twenty pillows. Remembering the last time this happened, she's quick to sit up and shove her blankets off of her.

Hope you weren't sleeping, roommates. Because you're in for a rude awakening in the form of Bella letting out a short screech. ]

No! What? No, no, not again. This can't be happening again. Oh my goodness-

[ Once she manages to get a handle on herself, she clambers out of bed, takes stock of herself, then tiptoes cautious into the hallway. ]


Video post:
[ What's the first thing she does when she finds one of those itty bitty alcoves with one of those network machines in it? Tinker with it until it works, of course.

So now you have a teenage girl wearing an expression torn between distraught and annoyed, and she's pulling it off ridiculously well. She tries to sound calm when she speaks, but her voice is a tad bit shaky and high. ]

I don't know what's going on. Is this another one of Mayfield's games? Am I even in Mayfield anymore? Because this is too far, even for a sleazy horror fifties town.

And what are these? [ She slips a finger underneath her collar and tugs slightly. ] They're tacky and clunky, and purple isn't even my color.

Will somebody please just tell me what's going on?


The Cafeteria
God, would you mind doing me a solid and turning this into like, eggs and bacon? Or even a bagel? Because this morning already kind of stinks, and this goopy oatmeal isn't helping.

[ And when her bowl of oatmeal doesn't magically transform into something hot and delicious, she sighs and rests her cheek against the table. ]

At least the food in Mayfield was good.

Comments

[tohko_amano]

Good. You can find a few people on the network and ask around, so it shouldn't be too hard to get started.

[Tohko then took another bite of the oatmeal.]

Oh, and your universe isn't destroyed! There are people here who wouldn't even be able to exist if their universes were destroyed, so don't worry. Your universe is fine.

[thenewnancydrew]

[ She seems to visibly relax at that. That's one weight off her shoulders, knowing that her world isn't dead and all the people she loves back at home are alive. ]

Oh, thank goodness. That's good to know. [ She gives a smile. ] Can I ask you one more thing?

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko returned the smile.]

It is a relief, isn't it? It would be terrible if everything we knew back home was destroyed..but I doubt it is.

[She then nodded.]

Sure! Ask me anything! I'll do my best to answer.

[thenewnancydrew]

It'd be terrible. But I guess that's one blessing, our worlds still being there.

[ Bella reaches up and runs a finger underneath her collar. ]

What are these tacky collar things for?

[tohko_amano]

[At that question, Tohko sighed. Her own collar was filled with yellow liquid..but she had worn it for so long now that she didn't give it much though.]

No one really knows here..but..they might be for keeping our souls in place.

[thenewnancydrew]

[ Blink blink. ]

I'm sorry, did you say souls? I'm pretty sure my soul is staying in place, collar or no.

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko sighed again.]

I know..one would normally think that, but this is the Tower of Animus. Animus is an old Roman concept that translates to 'soul', so this is the Tower of Souls.

[thenewnancydrew]

Guess I'm a little rusty on my Roman. [ She tugs half-heartedly at the collar. ] This really stinks.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko smiled and scratched her head.]

Oh, it's alright! Don't worry about it..I didn't know it either until I looked it up. And I admit, it's not the best situation..but we're all working to get out of here, and there are a lot of kind people here, so it's not that bad.

[Tohko then took a bite of the oatmeal. It tasted like sand, but since that was normal for her, she kept smiling.]

[thenewnancydrew]

[ Bella offers a weak smile. ]

Thanks. For, you know, telling me all of this and helping me eat this gross oatmeal. I'm Bella, by the way.

[tohko_amano]

Oh, you're welcome! I'm always happy to help out. And it's nice to meet you, Bella! I'm Tohko Amano, the book girl.

[thenewnancydrew]

The book girl? Is that some sort of official title or something?

[tohko_amano]

Well, it's not really official, but it is my title!

[thenewnancydrew]

Well, if I ever need a book, I know who to come to.

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko smiled and nodded.]

Yup! Book recommendations, problem solving, mysteries, general questions..if you ever need any help, just come to me! I'll try and help you out!

[thenewnancydrew]

That's great! And actually really handy, since I'm probably going to end up needing it. So thanks.

[tohko_amano]

Oh, you're welcome! Almost everyone in this Tower needs help at one point or another..I'm just happy to give it to whenever I can.

[thenewnancydrew]

And that extends to helping people eat their disgusting oatmeal?

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko chuckled.]

Yup! After all, this is one of the worst parts about arriving in the Tower, so I'm happy I can help.

[It wasn't like she could taste it, anyways.]

[thenewnancydrew]

That's really awesome of you. I can't think of many people who'd do that.

[ She wouldn't even do that. She may have gotten a lot less bratty over the past year and a half, but she's still pretty selfish. ]

[tohko_amano]

Actually, there are a lot of people like that here in the Tower. This isn't a kind place, so we all try to help each other out as best we can.

[thenewnancydrew]

Anything to balance out all the bad here.

[tohko_amano]

Hopefully the balance will be overturned by all the good soon.

[thenewnancydrew]

Hopefully so.

[tohko_amano]

Hopefully..

[Tohko took another bite of the oatmeal before speaking again.]

Any other questions you have? Anything else I can help you with?

[thenewnancydrew]

[ Bella scraped the last bit of oatmeal out of her bowl, swallowing it with the smallest of grimaces. ]

No, I think you've about covered it.

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko smiled and nodded before getting up and grabbing a plate with a hamburger on it. The bun and the burger were cut into hearts, but-as far as Tohko knew-they shouldn't taste bad.

She walked over and put the dish in front of Bella.]

Alright then. Here's something a bit tastier, if you want it.