towerofanimus | [first kingdom] a monstrous new arrival. (open)

Characters: Keiki and YOU
Setting: Dormitory second floor.
Format: ANY
Summary: oh there's a ~~unicorn~~ kirin in the tower.

welp.

wait why is it on a bed. Why did it just summon creepy demons from its trunk.
Warnings: pissy emotionally-atrophied kirin.

As far as kirins went, Keiki was hardly inexperienced at being kidnapped and contained for various nefarious purposes. Kirin were good for that. Easy to compel, easier to contain, and generally very agreeable to coercion. To a point. For being one of the youngest kirin alive, Keiki had had his fair share of illness and containment.

So when he found himself lying paralysed on a bed, hooves tearing small holes in the sheets beneath him, his reaction was a good deal more subdued than one might expect from his kind. He sat, calmly, thinking over his options and which government officials might have enough reason to take the Taiho hostage, until he could move. That was somewhat of a surprise, but he scrambled up and down onto the floor with what grace he could muster whilst tangled in sheets and bedding.

Hmph, was his first impression of the room. Not decorated much, and his bed was only one of several, all with signs of occupation. Kaiko.

The small chest at the end of his bed - his? He supposed it would do - juddered under the force of the demons contained within it, and it didn't take long to open it and release the five shadows. Angered and scared by their imprisonment away from Keiki, no matter how short the time, the dark, indistinct forms swirled around him and the room itself.

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"Oh," Romeo blinked, "Well of course you can't be a magical not a horse kirin and a man kirin at the same time." That made no sense to Romeo whatsoever. "Can you fly?" Fluttershy could fly though in Romeo's world horses couldn't fly.

Keiki nodded, and attempted to move the conversation back in a useful direction.

"I can. Might I ask what about this tower is 'scary'?"

"You can!" Romeo smiled, "So you are a bit like Fluttershy, though I don't think she can turn into a person. The tower can be a little scary sir, but not too bad, just don't go in the maze!" His face paled, "It's not a good place, I think theres monsters there. Oh and the forest, it's fun to play in but if you see an animal you should run away because they are mean."

"Oh and don't look through the spyglasses on floor five even if you really want to," he takes a breath, "Oh and don't go into floor nine, that's really scary and you will just end up back at the stairs anyways. The space room, I think that is number twelve, is a little bit scary but more sad." He was quiet for a moment as he tried to remember the new floors that had just opened.

"There's one floor that is just darkness, that is scary, just lots of darkness everywhere and the next floor," he goes pale now. "That's a really scary room sir, there's just lots of blood and screaming..." Romeo tended to run up the stairs with his eyes closed and his hands over his ears. "And the study room sir, it seems peaceful at first but theres scary sounds in there if you stay too long."

By the end of this recitation he is pale but he smiles in an attempt to keep his spirits up, "But apart from those the tower is really fun sir! And you will make lots of friends!"

Although Keiki listened patiently, by the end of the warnings he was only left with the impression that he should never touch or speak to anything or anyone. That there was a floor - Romeo had not said which - that seemed designed to shut down any kirin near it was an added problem.

"Can you suggest where it is I should go?"

"The cafeteria is on the first floor, but they only serve ice cream and have done for ages," not that ice cream was bad, but every day, three times a day, it was getting a little boring. "The library is a nice place if you like reading, that's on floor three, and theres a swimming pool! And a weird room with machines that tell stories!"

"Ice cream." It was a question, despite the flatness of tone.

Romeo was sort of glad that he hadn't been the only one who didn't know what ice cream was before he had came here. "It's cold and sweet and comes in different flavours. It's tasty as long as you don't bite it but I hope we get other food soon!"

Keiki remained silent, expression stiff and disapproving at this unwanted control over his diet. It was only added to the list of grievances he would have given to a governing body, if there was any sign that this place even had one.

Romeo shuffled his feet, wondering if the man was going to say anything or if he wanted anymore help.

"Well there is a box where you can ask for things, I'm not sure if it works or not. But you could ask for different food if you don't like ice cream sir!"

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