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Animus Moderators ([personal profile] animusmods) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2013-02-08 05:03 pm

Ad Visitatores

Characters: anyone participating in the event
Setting: floor 56 and eventually other areas of the Tower
Format: either
Summary: Welcome to the Tower.
Warnings: horror/creepiness/potential danger/generally unfortunate things all possible
Notes: PLEASE GO HERE TO MAKE NEW POSTS.

A few minutes before anything happens, Ruana's voice rings out over the Tower's intercom--it manages to be louder than anything the residents happen to be doing. "Hey, everyone, there's something exciting going on at floor fifty-six! Go make sure they don't get themselves killed!"


You arrive, stepping or tumbling, in a surgical suite. It looks abandoned, with dust collecting on the table and floors. The lights flicker, and for a moment blood dripping off the table, puddling on the floor--but no, the lights are back, and surely that was your imagination. It's quiet, eerily so, but nothing hinders you, and you're free to spread out and explore. There are multiple rooms here, like in any hospital, and it's all a bit confusing. Occasionally the lights flicker, and it's a bit frightening as Things appear that shouldn't exist. Shadowy creatures stitched together and reaching for you, doctors brandishing phantom surgical tools, blood splattering the walls or floor or ceiling, how did it get there--but none are real, and all of them vanish when the lights return. Eventually you find the staircase, spiraling up and down into darkness. Approach it, though, and the thing glitters with a barrier that will push back any attempts at climbing the thing.

A girl, a teenager dressed in red and black, appears. And she does simply appear, inserting herself into the space, nearly pushing it aside to make room in it for where she is now. Her face beams with unconcealed excitement, and her words tumble out on top of themselves. "You can't go there! Yet, I mean. You'd all die!"

The girl steps onto the staircase, passing through the barrier as if it weren't there, and sits on the steps to address everyone. "Hi! I'm Ruana. You didn't show up the normal way, so the Tower can't support you yet. We got this one floor ready when I saw you were coming but, well, the Tower's kind've big, so getting all of them set up is taking a little longer than I thought." She smiles, sheepishly apologetic in a carefree sort of way. "I've got everyone coming here to visit you--or at least they know they can visit you--and I'll have someone bring food up for you. It'll be oatmeal, and oatmeal is super boring, but you have to eat it, okay? Then you can have whatever you want! The cafeteria's down on the first floor if you get hungry. We should have everything ready in a few hours. I've gotta go help with that, so you guys wait here.

"Don't worry, the monsters can't get to this floor as long as that barrier is up."

And then she's gone, blinking out of existence. The barrier will remain for three hours.
otakuro: (Mr. Corner)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-02-09 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
...Or maybe it picked terribly on purpose for the sake of amusement or something. Who knows what a geometrical shape is thinking?
bondsofsuffering: ([Sigh] Losing everything was)

[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2013-02-09 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
It better not have picked too terribly. I mean, if we all end up dying in the attempt that doesn't say a whole lot of good for the future of humanity.
otakuro: (Grim)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-02-09 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Mm...

Philemon said he thought we would be fine. Up to now... apart from what happened after the tournament, nothing we've gone through has been too terrible, right?

...And even the Anoli didn't kill any of us, as far as I'm aware...

Maybe we've got some divine protection on our side or something.
bondsofsuffering: ([Look] This reality like)

[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2013-02-09 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay, that gets a small chuckle out of him. Divine protection? That'd be pretty funny.]

Maybe! But he also apologized to those of us who had to go. He even made it very clear we had to be careful while we're here.

[His expression turns a midge more serious for once.]

Either way, I get the feeling this is going to be on a different level from what's happened before.
otakuro: (Default)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-02-09 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
...When I say things like that, try to respond with stock cliches about the power of friendship overcoming all. Even Philemon said so, right?

[He gives a small smile.]

No, you're right. Whatever's waiting for us, we're going to have to be prepared...
bondsofsuffering: ([Excite] didn't do me any good)

1/2

[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2013-02-09 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
Whoops, sorry! Let me try that again.

[He clears his throat before his dramatic announcement!]

But of course we'll make it through! With friendship and teamwork and love, we're unstoppable!
bondsofsuffering: ([Fear] divine prank?)

[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2013-02-09 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
[...That might have done better if the lights didn't pick right then to flicker, giving the image of monsters and blood everywhere.]

--Oops. Maybe they didn't appreciate it?
otakuro: (Mr. Corner)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-02-09 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
No, no, it means they sense their weakness. Keep the pressure on; it's worth it.

I'll just be here in the corner with my eyes closed if you need me.
bondsofsuffering: ([Look] the theory of surrender)

[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2013-02-10 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
So... what happens if a monster shows up that can only move when you aren't looking at it?
otakuro: (Default)

[personal profile] otakuro 2013-02-10 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
...



What, like a Boo?

I'll make my Persona look at it. Persona don't need to blink, right?
bondsofsuffering: ([Hmph] supposed to make)

[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2013-02-11 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
Who knows? You'd think Personas wouldn't need to talk, either, but that sure doesn't stop them.