[.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

[terreifying]

There used to be a scientist here. An old guy with weird hair. I wonder what happened to him? I would've liked to talk to him.

[lethechained]

[-- Blink. Not able to help being slightly concerned,]

Weird how?

[terreifying]

Oh, it was just all frizzy.

[lethechained]

Huh. Did you ever get his name?

[terreifying]

Nope. But I'd know him if I saw him.

[lethechained]

Hm. [-- No, Naminé, don't think too much about scientists--] -- Well, maybe you will some day.

[terreifying]

[More like this month, but...]

Well, this Tower isn't too big of a place for me to look through. I'll run into him again eventually.

[lethechained]

Mmhm! You can ask around, too. Someone's probably seen him if he's here somewhere.

[terreifying]

Sure. I'll ask for him and that robot lady.

[lethechained]

[-- Wait,]

What robot lady?

[terreifying]

The one that he was working on when we first met.

[lethechained]

[That's... definitely an eyebrow-raiser and a half.]

Why? What did he want her for?

[terreifying]

I think he was just fixing her. But then she exploded.

[lethechained]

--....

But it wasn't on purpose, was it? Did she come back after that? [That's horrible D:]

[terreifying]

I think she did. People here usually do.

[She had been too busy to notice since she was mutating into a giant monster, so...]

[lethechained]

I hope so...! That wouldn't be a good last memory.

[terreifying]

I don't think that a good memory, period. For anyone who got caught in it.

[lethechained]

Mm. You're right. I hope-- [... Actually, better not.] ... nevermind.

[terreifying]

[She gives Namine a puzzled look, before hopping up some more stairs.]

[lethechained]

[Not gonna say anything about hoping that never happens to her. Who knows who might catch wind? Anyway, Naminé proceeds normally up the stairs after her, seeming to drift into her thoughts for a moment.]

[terreifying]

[Of course, Rei reaches the floor first. She hops out onto the grass, waiting for Namine.]

[lethechained]

[Of course - though Naminé isn't TOO far behind. She steps out onto that grass herself, casting a long look around.]

[terreifying]

[She skips up to one of the mushroom rings and crouches to look over them.]

Hey, look! The other meadow floor doesn't have these!

[lethechained]

...! No, it doesn't...! [But she's not certain whether that's a bad thing or not. She trails after Rei, eyeing both the rings and the other girl.] Are you sure you should get so close to them--?

[nottheonly]

Hm...

[She backs away, putting a bit of a distance between herself and her mushrooms. Then, she extends one of her arms until it's only a white tentacle. She gently pokes a mushroom with that tentacle.]

See, it's...

[And then she can't speak anymore. She can't move. She can't even feel the pulsations in her core. No matter how she tries to change her shape to escape this, she can't.]

[What she doesn't know is that her body has been turned to crystal.]