[.o1o] A Long Day

[lethechained]

Characters: Naminé [OU] and OPEN.
Format: Either.
Summary: Today seems to be a day of discoveries.
Warnings: Memories/consideration of past abuse/kidnapping etc.


[Floor 100]

[It's bittersweet, seeing Destiny Islands 'in person' for the first time. It isn't a memory, this time, but it's not real, either. Standing in what passes for sand on the small island with the bent tree looking out over the water, she cannot help but frown. She'd wanted to see this place for such a long time, but... not like this.]


[Floor 80]

[Blinking in the bright lights, Naminé is at first quite disoriented by this floor. It's very bright and colorful and perhaps in any other place she'd be thrilled by that, except this is the Tower, after all, and thus she is immediately on her guard. But that diminishes slowly over time as she lingers, having a long look around with more than a little interest. It's only her caution that keeps her from straying too close to anyone, including the clowns, but one can't always keep an eye on everyone, now can they?]


[Floor 78]

[The newly opened package hits the ground, the contents bouncing out and landing with a clatter. Naminé looks down at it for only a moment before reflexively stooping to put the tiny bird cage back in its place, her fingers leaving it as quickly as possible and then pushing the package back against the doors of the boxes nearest the floor, a hand moving to press over her mouth. She'd been startled enough to have received a package so suddenly in the first place. She'd just had to open it, hadn't she? Perhaps holding it so delicately, caution still present, had been what made her lose her grip of it in her surprise at the contents. Either way, now she frowns down at it, hesitating as though she's uncertain what to do with this development - because she is.]


[Floor 51]

[There's a blonde young lady leaning over one of the sewing machines, peering at it curiously. She inspects it thoroughly, at first only by sight but slowly moving on to messing with the buttons and, after a while, the pedal - which seems to startle her at first, but she soldiers through it. It's obvious that she hasn't the faintest idea how to use such a thing, but she seems to have taken an interest in it nevertheless.]

Comments

[lethechained]

[As she thought, then.]

So-- maybe it might be best not to wish for something like that in the tower, you know?

[terreifying]

[She nods.]

I guess the administrators can change me into something that even I can't change back from.

[lethechained]

I wouldn't be surprised if they could. They seem to be able to do whatever they want to us.

[It probably wouldn't even be the strangest thing they'd ever done.]

[terreifying]

That's pretty strange. They're doing things that not even God can do.

[lethechained]

Well-- I don't know about that. There are some amazing things that can be done with the right knowledge or the right people. We may not have seen anything like this before, but that doesn't mean that it's as unique as it might seem at first. [Which isn't exactly a comforting thought.]

[nottheonly]

Yeah...science is pretty advanced here.

[It had been advanced in her world too, but it had never been applied for a purpose like this one.]

[lethechained]

[Which Naminé would be inclined to say is a good thing.]

Mm. ... It's frightening, isn't it? Thinking of all the things they could do, or what could be done by other people out there that we don't even know of.

[nottheonly]

That's only because we don't know what type of science they're using. If we can know, then we can fight back at them with SCIENCE of our own!

[lethechained]

Hah...! [It's a weak laugh, but it's a laugh.] I guess we could.

[terreifying]

[Rei tries to give Namine a reassuring smile.]

Don't worry. One day we'll punch our way out of here with a giant robot as soon as I figure out how to build one.

[lethechained]

[She smiles back by way of her own attempt at reassurance.]

I'm sure that would be a sight to see.

[terreifying]

Wouldn't it? Or what if I became a whale and smashed my way out?

[lethechained]

--! That would be interesting too, but-- after what happened to the last one... that might not be very nice for you.

[nottheonly]

...There was another whale?

[lethechained]

Yes, a while ago. It... seemed to be trying to attack the tower, but--... it didn't end well.

[terreifying]

What happened to it?

[Maybe the Tower inhabitants ate it?]

[lethechained]

It... it sort of exploded.

[There's really no other way to explain it.]

[terreifying]

Oh.

[What a waste of a perfectly good whale.]

They should've gotten it to the aquarium. I bet it would've liked the aquarium.

[lethechained]

It would have needed to be a very big aquarium, I think. But-- I do feel bad. [For a given value of 'feel'.] That must have been horrible for it.

[terreifying]

Yeah, exploding isn't any fun when it happens to you.

[Not that she had ever exploded before.]

[lethechained]

I don't think so, either. [... Come to think of it,] Or-- do you know for certain?

[nottheonly]

I've never really felt it before. Not that I can remember, anyways. I guess it might hurt?

[lethechained]

[Her shoulders move in a shrug.] I guess. Unless it's too quick...? I'm not sure. But either way - it sounds like an awful thing to have happen to you.

[terreifying]

Did anyone even hold a funeral for the whale? If everyone knew its death was awful, then it deserves a funeral.

[lethechained]

If they did, I didn't hear about it. [Pause.] ... I'm not sure if it was trying to hurt us or not when it exploded. [It certainly seemed to want to hurt the tower, at least--]