towerofanimus | 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.

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Do you visit hospitals a lot? You don't seem very sick...

[Oh Ryoji, you poor, helpful, stupid soul.]

Oh, do you need a spoon? Maybe I could go run and get one.

Not me personally, but a co-worker and his kid...

[...Damn you, ironic unlucky arcana, but thank you for being stupidly helpful. Adachi pushes at the horrible oatmeal before the next statement hits him.]

...Wait, what? [The only line fitting here is one from the game...

>Adachi is looking at you like you're a rare breed...] You'd do that for me?

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that... I hope they're okay now.

[But he is a rare breed! He's a Shadow! And Death! At the same time somehow.]

Of course! I mean, you have to eat that, so it wouldn't be good if you didn't at least have a spoon to eat it with. I'll be right back, okay?

[Ryoji at least knows the right way to the cafeteria, so hopefully it won't be long before he returns with a silver spoon and a stupid grin.]

Well, maybe I don...

[Then Ryoji is gone. Damn it.

And, well... Teddie. Teddie happened. An actual human being grew from a shadow, and the shadow ~~became a purseowner~~ gained a Persona.

And when the embodiment of one of his ironically picked unlucky arcanas comes back, Adachi sighs. Man, he is not used to being looked at like that at all. Why does Ryoji remind him of a puppy?]

O-Oh, you're really energetic for being in a place like this! [He does his best to keep a straight face as he takes the spoon. ...He has to eat it now, doesn't he?] I didn't figure you'd be back so quick... [Please don't say he has to eat it.]

[Yeah, Teddie did happen. Seems saying the Persona world is confusing would be an understatement.

He probably reminds you of a puppy because he's eager to please and he wants to make friends! Even with murderers, apparently.

Ryoji laughs at the statement, a little embarrassed.]

Aha, I wasn't nearly this energetic before... but I should try to stay happy for everyone else here. I want to make sure you're all safe and you don't worry about anything.

[He then notices Adachi's discomfort, and sighs.]

I know it doesn't look good, but you have to eat it if you don't want to get sick. Trust me, I learned that the hard way.

[As long as Ryoji doesn't know about the murderer bit, they're all good. It's going to be hell being here for a month with everyone knowing... It's bad enough Yu was saying weird things back in Hinoto-Ri...]

I think it'll be hard to make anybody not worry about suddenly appearing in a hospital...with all this weird stuff. I mean, a few days ago, I woke up in the middle of the snow, and I'm still feeling weird.

[Why does he have to eat it. Why does he have to eat it. Why does he have to eat it.]

But... [He makes a nervous noise as he scoops some up into his spoon. Damn it, it wasn't slipping off...] ...I get the feeling that I will get sick if I eat it. [Yep, his spoon is shaking.]

[Fortunately, though Ryoji can sense a weird a vibe off of Adachi, he still remains oblivious to the killings Adachi performed.]

In the middle of the snow? You might have a cold...

[But Ryoji's worry immediately dissipates with Adachi's terror with the oatmeal, and he grins.]

Take your time. It's not going to crawl away or anything!

[Adachi glances between Ryoji and the hideous oatmeal. Damn it. Seriously?]

Nah, I don't think I--

[He gives a nervous laugh at Ryoji's grin. Yeah, he should've figured he wouldn't leave.]

...You'd think it wouldn't be alive, but I think I saw it moving before you came up. [He's having a staredown with his spoon.]

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[Adachi takes a deep breath. Okay, it's not like it can be that bad, right? Come on, what can taste worse than ramen that is basically cardboard?

He slowly rises the spoon to his lips and--] PBBBTTT! [Nope, he can't swallow it! He swears he can feel it move inside his mouth, and just, nope, nope, nope! It's not happening. It's not happening, and he's coughing as he's trying to remember what anything but pure slime tastes like.]

[Ryoji yells and takes a step backward, trying not to get splattered by the oatmeal. Once he seems to be out of harm's way, he panics. As usual.]

W-What happened? Are you okay?

[The yelling only makes Adachi cough even worse.]

This isn't-- [More coughing, because what was that.] I can't... [He about threw the spoon across the room. At least he isn't throwing a fit, but his eyes are watering. Also, unlike Yosuke, Adachi has no qualms in offering horrible food.]

...I don't think I can eat this. Could you... [You can totally try it. It won't feel like you're eating something alive or anything.] ...see if it's edible to you?

... I, um... okay?

[Ryoji is now having his doubts that this oatmeal is just as good as the stuff in the cafeteria... Still, he accepts the plate, examining its contents with an uneasy gaze.]

But now I don't have a spoon!

[Success! He can get out of this!]

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[Adachi glances from his spoon to Ryoji. ...Well.]

I could get you a spoon? [No, Ryoji won't receive any pity from Adachi. Though, he is genuinely curious about how that slop tastes to anybody else.]

Or... [And he's back to staring down at his spoon.] It didn't really touch my mouth for long... I could wipe it off for you? [You know, because that was totally nice of him and everything.]

Ah, y-you don't know the way to the cafeteria!

[Ryoji's desperate to get out of taste-testing, but he's running out of excuses.]

I, um, I... don't like germs?

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Wow, two unlucky arcanas in a row!

Sorry man he can't help it!

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1/2 ...I'm sorry I've been waiting to make this joke THE WHOLE TIME

2/2 PTTTBBBT

Have I ever told you how much I love you? XD

Yay, I won over another person <3

Well, it isn't hard to win me over... XD

I'M SORRY I THOUGHT I GAVE YOU THIS

No worries, I would have been slow if you got it to me earlier