1st Request

[yourhandplease]

Characters: Theodore & Open to all
Setting: Room 01-10, lower floors, location might change
Format: Going with Action first but any format is fine to me.
Summary: Theodore wakes up in the Tower for the first time and is going to explore as much as he can.
Warnings: None, will be updated should anything happen.

[Theodore's eyes are blinking a few times as he lies in a room he doesn't recall to have been at before. It takes a few moments but eventually he sits up and turns his head to look around a little, seeing the three other and apparently occupied beds, then stares down at himself and this... strange attire he does not remember wearing before. He raises a hand to touch the collar around his neck to check if he could take it off, but given what material it was made of, it doesn't seem to be possible at the time being.

It takes another moment until Theodore spots two letters that are addressed at him. The first one he reads explains to him that his world has been destroyed. It's not the first time he has been told something unbelievable and cryptic like this, so of course, he had a hard time believing what is said to him in this letter. The other he reads carefully as it seems to provide more information that the first one.

Once done with reading he gets up to take a look at the trunk. His clothes were there, the Compendium as well and... he smiles as he sees the Jack Frost plush with the ring that has been left by his beloved. Theodore slips the ring over his finger and takes the compendium and his clothes out of the trunk to change back into the so much more familiar attire.]


[The former Velvet Room attendant walks through the hallways, eying them with curiosity and cautiousness. Being in this Tower reminds him slightly of Tartarus, yet not entirely. There was something different, something he can not point at.

He carried the Persona Compendium under one of his arms, he had checked it earlier in his assigned room and found that only the personae he uses in fights had been left in it. It worried him that someone has been able to remove such a great number of them at once. But there isn't much he can do about that at the time being.

Maybe if he speaks to some of the residents of this tower he will be able to find out more...]

Comments

[belzebul]

[Did you ever have Beelzebub in your Compendium, Theo? Because your fly alarm bells should be ringing when you spot this demon here. He's even in his most demonic form, it shouldn't be hard.]

Newbie. [It's not hard to tell.] I'm about to go hunting, but I can spare time for questions.

[yourhandplease]

[Of course Theo has, the Lord of Flies is one of the few that have remained in the Compendium. He recognizes him but... he remembers Beelzebub to look different from this.]

Why, thank you.

[Though, don't mind him checking if said Persona is still in the Compendium before he asks any questions.]

[belzebul]

What's your book say?

[yourhandplease]

That you are actually still inside. That is, if you are actually who I think you are.

[scentofmakai]

[He shrugs and changes form to something more human.]

Zett Takajo. Any other name isn't really completely accurate.

[yourhandplease]

So not Beelzebub then? Your wings reminded me of his.

[He smiles and closes the book again.]

I'm Theodore. It's a pleasure to meet you.

[scentofmakai]

Complicated. Let's say I'm part of him, but not all.

[yourhandplease]

So similar to a Persona then? That's interesting.

[He would like to know more but first, the questions he has. He takes the letters out of his jacket and holds them up.]

Can you tell me more about these?

[scentofmakai]

There's good evidence that it's true, your world is gone. On the other hand, it doesn't change your goals here: get out, make mincemeat of the administrators who like torturing us.

[yourhandplease]

I find it hard to believe, before I awoke in this place I was in another world than my own.

Torture?

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko had been in the mood for sweet, pudding-like stories, so, after taking care of her library duties, she gathered up a few books and started to head down to her dorm room. On the way, she saw someone near her own room. She hadn't seen them before though..if he was a new arrival, the timing was right.]

Good morning..pardon me, but are you a new arrival?

[seekinganswers]

[The cautious expression on Theodore's face is enough of a giveaway that Sheba doesn't even need to read his mind to know he's new. The slight air of worry is enough to make her slow her steps as they begin to approach each other in the halls, until she comes to a stop just a few feet away. She offers him a small smile.]

Are you alright? It looks like something is bothering you. Waking up in a place like this is a little jarring, huh?

[yourhandplease]

Ah, good morning.

[Theodore smiles at the girl and walks towards her, holding the compendium close with one arm.]

Yes, I woke up in one of the rooms here just recently.

[yourhandplease]

[As different as this place is from Tartarus, it still reminds him a little of it, except that there were dorms to sleep at and just so much more other than monsters. When the young lady speaks to him he smiles and nods slowly.]

A little. It reminds me of a place that has existed in my world. I must say that I didn't expect to end up in yet another world than my own when I woke up.

[idolizer]

[ In the lower floors, specifically the lounge, Sayaka was resting from her intensive training of the day. That's when she spots a new figure she hasn't seen before. She decides to greet him then, because she's polite enough to do that to anyone - even if she doesn't get a hi in return. ]

Good afternoon.

[yourhandplease]

[Even if she doesn't expect this, Theodore is a guy of the polite sort, the least he can do is to greet someone back. And maybe if he speaks with her he will be able to find out more about this place]

Good afternoon Miss.

[He steps a bit closer but keeps a distance, so he would leave her personal space alone.]

May I ask you a few question about this place?

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko returned the smile and nodded.]

Ah, alright then! Welcome to the Tower of Animus then. I'm Tohko Amano, the book girl. If you want, I could tell you what I know about the Tower. That way, you'll know what you're up against!

[yourhandplease]

It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Theodore. And yes, I had wanted to ask a few things about this place.

[If she wanted to then she could start telling him right away.]

[tohko_amano]

Oh, the pleasure is all mine, Theodore! It's nice to meet you.

[Tohko then thought as she gave her usual infodump on the Tower.]

Five Administrators run the Tower: Dax, who is the most humane of the bunch, Zo, who is a small boy that works for them, Jason, who loves torturing and experimenting on the residents, Riki, a secretive fellow who manages the records, and Ruana, a childish immortal who has been here for thousands of years.

They will lie to you, so take everything they say with a grain of salt. Speaking of which, your universe isn't actually 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 alright.

If you haven't been to the cafeteria yet, make sure you eat the oatmeal there when you do. It tastes horrible, but if you don't eat it, you'll throw up whatever else you try to eat before you finish it. However, you can add things to improve it's taste, and you can eat whatever you want afterwards.

Monsters appear in the Tower at night, and some of the higher floors have monsters that will attack if you draw too close. If you don't know how to fight, make sure you start learning from someone soon.

Death is not permanent here. If you die, you will just wake up in your bed the next day. However, you'll probably get punished if you die too many times, so please be careful.

[Tohko then nodded to herself.]

And that's it!

[yourhandplease]

[That's more information than he has expected but also more than he could have hoped for.]

That's a relieve. This message was more than cryptic.

[That means that she is safe as well if the worlds still exist. Don't mind him ripping that letter that said that their worlds were destroyed.]

Thank you. I don't mean to be rude, but could I request something from you?

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko smiled and chuckled a little at that.]

I know..that letter really doesn't help, and it's a lie, if you think about it. And you're welcome! I'm glad I could help.

And you're not being rude by asking for a favor!

[You're being rude by shredding paper and not eating it..what a waste..]

What do you need help with?

[yourhandplease]

[Why should he eat the paper?]

Could you show me where the cafeteria is, please? I might not need to eat, but if it is necessary for me to do so for my temporary stay here, then I will do so.

[That and the talk about this oatmeal has made him curious. Maybe he could find out what it was made off.]

[evokingfool]

[Perhaps Theo may notice the presence of a Wild Card user. To be exact, a guest of the Velvet Room, even if it's been a long time since Minato step inside that room.

He was walking in the hallways when he paused. The whispers from his Personas are quieter. Minato blinks and look, slowly walking until he see a young man in an oddly familiar outfit. Well, it's not the outfit itself but the colours reminded him of the Velvet Room. His footsteps slow down to a stop.]

...Hello.

[tohko_amano]

[Because, to Tohko, paper was the only thing that did taste good. However, at the request, she nodded and smiled.]

Oh, sure! That's not a problem. Follow me!

[And so, Tohko began to walk down the hall and up the stairs, looking back every now and then to make sure that Theodore was following her.]

[oathshackledbird]

[Seeing the man's profile at first makes Diarmuid's breath catch in his throat. If it hadn't been for the curious and determined expression on the man's face, the servant would have sworn that somehow the tower was taunting him with an image of what he had been during the experiment. The surreal feeling actually causes Diarmuid to follow the other man for a short while before he stops and realizes how silly and rude he's being.

The man, whoever he may be is obviously a new arrival and if he hasn't already noticed Diarmuid following him, it's probably only a matter of time until he does. Not exactly the best way to introduce yourself to someone.

So Diarmuid takes a deep breath and shakes away the last of his feeling of deja vu before finally walking up to the other man.]

New arrival, yes? Have you talked to many people yet? If not, I would be glad to help you with whatever questions you have.