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towerofanimus2013-02-03 07:48 pm
pitiedthefool) wrote in towerofanimus2013-02-03 07:48 pm
015 | ❝A cold wind blows away...❞
Characters: Yu and You
Setting: Floor 48, 100, 96 ('cept not really), 84, 78, & 81
Format: I'll follow you
Summary: Time to explore the new floors, and come across new and old faces + memories. And to remember ones that disappeared.
Warnings: Possible P4 spoilers in comments. Also the fact feels are often a thing.
Floor 48
After stringing together Reno and Elena's wedding present, Yu had realized that there were still two left over. Maybe it was a good thing then, that he'd kept them in his trunk. Because when he woke up one morning, when he was listening to the voice at the back of his mind going through his social links... he noticed something.
Alice didn't feel as strong.
Before he realized it, he was heading down in the elevator (it was a longer ride than usual; he'd have to check the new floors later), and then the stairs to the graveyard. Soon he stopped at the long string of "Arisato" tombstones and noticed one in particular.
"...So you went back, after all."
His voice didn't really betray much, if anyone did hear him. Instead he merely stared down at the name and likely whispered a prayer of well-wishes and luck, however meaningless it may be, before silently placing a blue origami crane at the base of the stone.
'...I'm sorry, Thanatos. I couldn't help him like I promised you.'
It takes a moment, but eventually he pulls himself away to look for another name.
'...Legion.'
Floor 100
So it had been a few days, and he'd decided to explore some of the new floors instead of simply taking the elevator down to a floor close to his usual hangouts. So when he decided to simply take the stairs after the first dorm floor, he couldn't help but stop himself when he saw what Floor 100 became. It was...
Home...
Not just any part of Inaba, but the Dojima's living area. The shoe area, the small kitchen, the small dining table that ended up mostly used for either cooking or work Dojima-san brought home from work, and the little table and futon they'd sit at to watch TV together in the evenings when he and Nanako didn't have homework. It was all there, even down to the exact pattern on the floor cushions.
Yu stared at it in stunned silence for a moment, before he realized his hand went right through what, if this place were really the Dojima residence, would be a wall.
... After standing there for a few more moments to take the facts in, he simply turned and walked away. At least, if he wasn't approached.
Floor 96 (Not really an option, buuuut...)
He kept climbing down and, okay. Even at that blinding white he had to shield his eyes. Wha-?
...Oh. It's an empty room.
...
> You decide to leave it be.
Floor 84
...Oh, he loves this floor. He loves it so much that if he could stay the night in here without worrying the rest of his team, he probably would. You see, he found a camera while he was looking around. And it's kind of in his bag right now as he seems to be building something. And that something seems... kind of tall.
...Why does some of it look like legs with stitching on it? Well, you'll likely find out if you keep watching or ask while he climbs back down the ladder to get more materials. (Spoilers: It's likely someone most of the Tower hates.)
Floor 78
...Well, this is interesting. After all the madness of going through, trying to get gifts to people... now they think of adding a mail room? Well, it makes sense, but he's almost worried if he ends up receiving one and the "letters" begin anew.
Okay, maybe he'll stop being paranoid with Nanako and Adachi in the same helltower when pigs fly. Until then, he may just linger here for a moment.
Floor 81
So Yu stopped on the beginning of the fifth block before heading up again, deciding to be a bit more on the adventurous side to see just what was below. ...Damn, that's pretty high up and a lot of fog down below.
Yes, he can be someone to point out the obvious in a ridiculously dry humor sort of manner. He's just going to stare down and then above at the stars with his max courage stat... like a boss.
Setting: Floor 48, 100, 96 ('cept not really), 84, 78, & 81
Format: I'll follow you
Summary: Time to explore the new floors, and come across new and old faces + memories. And to remember ones that disappeared.
Warnings: Possible P4 spoilers in comments. Also the fact feels are often a thing.
Floor 48
After stringing together Reno and Elena's wedding present, Yu had realized that there were still two left over. Maybe it was a good thing then, that he'd kept them in his trunk. Because when he woke up one morning, when he was listening to the voice at the back of his mind going through his social links... he noticed something.
Alice didn't feel as strong.
Before he realized it, he was heading down in the elevator (it was a longer ride than usual; he'd have to check the new floors later), and then the stairs to the graveyard. Soon he stopped at the long string of "Arisato" tombstones and noticed one in particular.
"...So you went back, after all."
His voice didn't really betray much, if anyone did hear him. Instead he merely stared down at the name and likely whispered a prayer of well-wishes and luck, however meaningless it may be, before silently placing a blue origami crane at the base of the stone.
'...I'm sorry, Thanatos. I couldn't help him like I promised you.'
It takes a moment, but eventually he pulls himself away to look for another name.
'...Legion.'
Floor 100
So it had been a few days, and he'd decided to explore some of the new floors instead of simply taking the elevator down to a floor close to his usual hangouts. So when he decided to simply take the stairs after the first dorm floor, he couldn't help but stop himself when he saw what Floor 100 became. It was...
Home...
Not just any part of Inaba, but the Dojima's living area. The shoe area, the small kitchen, the small dining table that ended up mostly used for either cooking or work Dojima-san brought home from work, and the little table and futon they'd sit at to watch TV together in the evenings when he and Nanako didn't have homework. It was all there, even down to the exact pattern on the floor cushions.
Yu stared at it in stunned silence for a moment, before he realized his hand went right through what, if this place were really the Dojima residence, would be a wall.
... After standing there for a few more moments to take the facts in, he simply turned and walked away. At least, if he wasn't approached.
Floor 96 (Not really an option, buuuut...)
He kept climbing down and, okay. Even at that blinding white he had to shield his eyes. Wha-?
...Oh. It's an empty room.
...
> You decide to leave it be.
Floor 84
...Oh, he loves this floor. He loves it so much that if he could stay the night in here without worrying the rest of his team, he probably would. You see, he found a camera while he was looking around. And it's kind of in his bag right now as he seems to be building something. And that something seems... kind of tall.
...Why does some of it look like legs with stitching on it? Well, you'll likely find out if you keep watching or ask while he climbs back down the ladder to get more materials. (Spoilers: It's likely someone most of the Tower hates.)
Floor 78
...Well, this is interesting. After all the madness of going through, trying to get gifts to people... now they think of adding a mail room? Well, it makes sense, but he's almost worried if he ends up receiving one and the "letters" begin anew.
Okay, maybe he'll stop being paranoid with Nanako and Adachi in the same helltower when pigs fly. Until then, he may just linger here for a moment.
Floor 81
So Yu stopped on the beginning of the fifth block before heading up again, deciding to be a bit more on the adventurous side to see just what was below. ...Damn, that's pretty high up and a lot of fog down below.
Yes, he can be someone to point out the obvious in a ridiculously dry humor sort of manner. He's just going to stare down and then above at the stars with his max courage stat... like a boss.
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Atonement never works, does it. Those who should never do, and those who do probably should have never tried.
[And there's a story behind that, clearly, just as there are stories and secret meanings to just about everything she says, but she doesn't elaborate. Instead, she spends another long moment studying him, thinking over what he's said.]
... You are not like him. [She eventually settles on, and perhaps it's unfair to compare Minato in the heat of the moment to Yu months after the fact, but she doesn't care.] You do not make excuses; you do not assume anything. You understand guilt, and the consequences of your actions.
[These are apparently things that are important to her. Finally, she looks down, sparing him from her accusatory stare as she clasps her hands over her heart. As though doing such a thing would protect it.]
I... I cannot say I trust you, nor can I say I will ever forget. ... But you have proven you are more than that, and... perhaps that is what I should focus on.
[That's... probably as good as you're going to get from her, Narukami.]
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'What can I do... to help mend the pain I've caused?'
What she said, however, makes him feel as though something caught in his throat.
'You are not like him.'
Who was it that she meant? Surely it couldn't mean-
That's when it hit him; what her words meant. What he knew for truth, and that even after months since, Minato knew he'd messed up. Part of him wanted to say that, to defend his friend. Yet how could he, when what she said was true? There was no protecting someone from their own mistakes. They have to face reality on their own terms or find themselves blindsided by it.
Unfortunately though, that particular Arisato could no longer defend himself. He was gone, leaving his accomplice in that offense to bear the brunt of the act on his own. It hurt, but despite the contract being fulfilled, he had promised to face reality and consequence.
Her words were unfair, but accurate. So all Yu does is bow; something that meant a great deal for someone of his culture.]
...That is more than I could ever ask for.
[To be shown that much kindness, part of him isn't sure what to do about it. Maybe that's why he could only mouth 'your highness', having momentarily lost his voice. It takes him a moment to add only one thing:]
If there is anything I can do to thank you for your mercy, your highness... don't hesitate to ask.
[...Now he knew how Adachi felt when he knelt beside him.]
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Arthur had been the first so show her such reverence. Funny, how things work out.
Coming back into herself, she lifts her head, looking down at Yu with those sad but stoic eyes.]
... I cannot say I know what you could do, but I shall keep that in mind.
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... Maybe one day you'll see.
[He gives Zelda a faint smile more than what he could say, himself. Sadness, gratefulness, and perhaps something else that remained hidden for now; like one of his many masks. Still, he makes note of the mailbox number before he'll leave her to her thoughts. He'd likely need it at some point.]
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[She regards him with a tilt of her head as he stands, uncertainty still coloring her expression. But... she is giving him a chance. Perhaps choosing forgiveness (or the beginnings of) over vengeance will pay off, or perhaps it is simply delaying it. She can't be certain yet. But she's giving him a chance.
Only time can tell what will happen next.]