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The Love Spot Has Been Activated!

Characters: Tohko Amano and you for the first two prompts, the third is closed to Tohko and Diarmuid.
Setting: Floor fifteen, the cafeteria, and then dorm room 04-16. Occurs on the twelfth.
Format: I'm starting in prose, but I'll match you!
Summary: After getting mercy murdered, Tohko tries to calm down and deal with some feelings..while also dealing with being affected by Diarmuid's love spot.
Warnings: Will be updated as things pop up.

As Tohko entered the fifteenth floor, she sighed to herself as she thought about what had happened the past few days. Ganon had cursed her, Lancer had killed her to get her feet back to normal..and..somehow, she had fallen in love with Diarmuid.

She knew about Diarmuid's curse. After all, she was a book girl, and while the love spot was in a different spot than she was expecting it, it was there nonetheless. So, any feelings of love she might have could be fake. Plus..she had liked Enoch awhile back. It was weird to start thinking about another guy so suddenly after being rejected by the first, wasn't it?

..But, maybe it wasn't. And, even if it was, Tohko's whole life could be called strange, sot that probably didn't matter. All that mattered was how Diarmuid would take it, and if she could even tell him at all. After all, having a curse like that hurt him, and it would be hard for him to accept anyone else into his heart while knowing about that curse.

Perhaps..she would give him one small test to see if it would be safe to tell him. After all, one couldn't ask someone to love them without that person knowing what they were loving.

Such is what Tohko thought about as she started hammering two boxes together. Feel free to bother her as she works and break her out of that train of thought!

After she finished hammering together the two boxes, Tohko carried them down to the cafeteria and smiled to herself as she put napkins on the bottom of each one and filled them with chocolates. This was where she and Diarmuid had their cooking lesson, and where she had fallen in love with him. Or maybe it was when he saved her from the mermaids. It was a string of small things that made her love him.

Or so she thought. Sadly, she was just affected by Diarmuid's curse, but she had no way of knowing that. Feel free to bother her as she fills up her boxes.

After loading up the two boxes and putting a note in one, Tohko headed off for dorm room 4-16. Politely, she knocked on the door.

"Diarmuid? Lancer? Are either of you in?"

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[When the knock sounds through the room, Diarmuid starts awake having dozed off in bed. His hand stretches out connecting with the sketchbook that fell to his side when he fell asleep, and he has to scramble to catch it before it falls off the bed.

It's a good thing he's so agile. Even so, it's not exactly the most graceful move and he's glad no one is there to see him.

The knock rings out again and he calls out...]

Just a moment!

[...before getting up and setting the sketchbook and pencil on the nightstand. As part of the effort to force himself to rest, he's been wearing the more casual clothes that had been in his trunk instead of his armor. Now, granted, he can still materialize his armor at anytime, but now that the clothes are a little more familiar to him, he actually finds them kind of relaxing especially when he forgoes the belt, shoes, and socks and leaves the shirt untucked.

It's in this state of dress--untucked white dress shirt and black pants. no familiar green armor to be seen--that Diarmuid answers the door, his face still a little unfocused after being startled awake from his nap.]

Hey, Tohko come in! Sorry for the wait. I kind of dozed off for a bit. What can I do for you?

[Tohko could tell that Diarmuid was still a little drowsy, but walked in when Diarmuid beckoned her in. As she did so, she used her free hand to scratch her head.]

Oh, it's alright! Don't worry about it! I'm sorry that I woke you up..I just finished getting these together, so I wanted to bring them over for you and Lancer.

[Smiling, she lightly tapped on the boxes she was holding.]

Here you are! I know it's early, but happy Valentines Day! The bottom one is for Lancer, and the top one is for you.

[Diarmuid smiles at her gently. It's obvious she had put a lot of work into her gifts.]

Thank you! You didn't need to do that for us. My roommate most likely won't be back for a while though. He doesn't spend a lot of time here. We can leave it on his bed or the nightstand if you want. I'm sure he will find it then.

[His smile fades a little.]

I'm sorry I don't have anything for you. Mami is going to teach me some about baking so I can make gifts for people that way, but we haven't gotten together yet. I didn't even know there was a holiday coming up. What is celebrated during this one?

[Tohko kept on smiling as she walked over to Lancer's bed and put his box on his bed. Hopefully, he would like it..and hopefully he wouldn't mind the letter inside.

She swallowed a small sigh and turned back to Diarmuid, still grinning. Smiles were sometimes used by Tohko as a mask.]

Oh, you're welcome! I didn't need to do it, but I wanted to..and it's alright, actually. It's probably best if I don't see Lancer for awhile. I'm not sure what I'd do if he did pop in here right now.

And you don't have to worry about giving me any cakes or anything! Don't worry about it. However, I can tell you what Valentines Day is about.

[You were kind of reminding her of Enoch and Christmas, Diarmuid. Tohko thought as she started to explain the holiday.]

Valentines Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourteenth of February. The story behind this holiday is that a priest named Saint Valentines was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for helping out Christians who were persecuted by the Romans.

Due to his crimes, he was thrown in jail and fell in love with the jailers daughter, who he healed. It's said that before his execution, he gave her a letter signed 'from your Valentine.'. As such, the holiday has been used to celebrate loves and the Saint, but back where I come from, it has been changed so that you can also celebrate your bonds with friends and family members.

[Tohko sighed to herself. This tale, for her, was delicious.]

It's a wonderful, sweet story, like a warm, sweet snowcone with a gumball at the bottom!

[Diarmuid laughs at her description. Even though he thought it weird at first, he's starting to enjoy her odd way of describing these things.

Still, a holiday devoted to love? Perhaps it will be an extra good thing he is spending so much time alone. The last thing he needs it to tempt fate to pick now to have his curse activate.]

Sometime, I really should just have you give me a run down of all the main holidays of the year so I'm not so clueless all the time. Thank you for being so patient with me.

[He blushes a little bit.]

I wouldn't expect those cakes anytime soon anyway. I looked at the cook books you gave me after I talked to Mami and there were a few baking things in them. They look somehow more...complex than the other stuff was. Less forgiving. I think Mami will be helping me make quite a few failures before we get something that is actually good enough to eat.

[Sadly for Diarmuid, his curse had already activated. Thankfully, he hadn't been in a crowd when it did. That would have caused chaos.

Not that Tohko knew this. However, while she didn't laugh, her smile did grow a little when Diarmuid blushed and spoke of his baking plights.]

Oh, it's no trouble at all, really! A friend of mine doesn't really know much about modern holidays either, so I don't mind explaining them to people I know. If you want, I could always make a calendar for you with all the important holidays on them.

[And then, since she couldn't reach his head, she patted his shoulder instead.]

And I wouldn't worry about the cakes, if I were you. It looks really complex, but after you start working with it, you'll see that it's not that hard. I made a few back in October. And I'm sure Mami will help out a lot! She seemed to be the type to know how to make a great cake.

[Yes, Diarmuid, Tohko had met Mami too.]

However, if you can't get a cake too me, a really sweet story or poem will do just as well!

[Or even better, actually, since Tohko could actually eat stories. Cakes, not so much. They just tasted like sand.]

[Diarmuid gives he a gentle look at the pat.]

You are far too kind to me. I thank you.

[Honestly, he is really glad to have her as a friend. There is something so sturdy about her, so calming. With everything else going on in his mind right now, it's nice to have someone like that to talk to.]

But don't worry about the calendar. It won't mean that much to me. I care little for a date or name is assigned a day. It is just a day. Just try not to get annoyed when I ask questions.

[At that, Tohko sighed a little.]

I don't see why or how I could get annoyed just by a simple question like that..but Valentines Day, Christmas, Halloween..they're more than just days, you know. They all have wonderful, delicious stories attached to them, even if some of them are bitter, salty, or heartbreakingly bittersweet.

[Tohko was a book girl who loved stories, no matter where they came from. As such, history was seen as the story of the world and gobbled up accordingly.]

Oh, I don't doubt that they do, it's just that they aren't the stories or holidays I know. I suppose it's just that they won't mean the same thing to me, like Samhain, Yule, or Beltaine would not mean the same to you.

[He pauses and then rubs at the back of his head.]

Well, maybe they would to you since you are much more knowledgeable and caring when it comes to these things, but others would not see them the same.

[Diarmuid pauses and then motions toward his bed.]

Are you staying a while? If so, would you like to sit while we talk? I'm afraid these rooms don't give a whole lot in the way of seating options unless you want to sit on the floor.

Oh, thank you. That's kind of you. I wasn't planning on staying long, but I like talking with you.

[Tohko nodded and carefully sat down at the end of his bed before speaking again.]

As for knowing about these things..I know about them because I'm the book girl. Since I read quite a few stories, I pick up pieces of knowledge here and there from them. However, I do know what Samhain, Yule, and Beltaine are. While there's no modern equivalent for Beltaine, I can say that Halloween and Christmas are the current modern versions of Samhain and Yule.

Versions of, yes, but very very different. They way you described Christmas to be sounds nothing like Yule.

[Diarmuid shifts his sketchbook more thoroughly onto the nightstand and then sits on the edge of the bed himself.]

I enjoy talking with you as well. You...are so calming to talk to. It's somehow different talking to you than others. I have always felt like I can be more honest with you for some reason. I thank you for that.

Well, that's true..they are rather different. However, it's not hard to remember the different versions and where they came from. At least..for me.

[That last comment surprised Tohko, but it did make her smile. She had never heard that before, but it wasn't like she hated hearing that.]

Oh..you don't have to thank me. I'm not exactly sure how talking to me is a bit more calming, but I'm glad that I can help you out.

[..Maybe she should be a bit more honest in return? It would be a good step..as well as putting through her small test.]

..However, if you feel that you can be more honest with me, then I should probably be honest with you.

[Tohko sighed.]

..Diarmuid, I can't taste normal food. Cakes, fruit parfaits, soups..none of it. The only thing that actually has a taste for me are stories. Those are what I eat.

Someone she might recognize but doesn't know is staring at the food. She'd had a bad experience before figuring out the 'oatmeal' thing and regarded her meal distrustfully.

However, when Tohko comes in with chocolates and boxes, her mind immediately snaps to something more important.

"Oh, shoot, Valentine's Day is this week, isn't it? And I'm stuck here..."

Edited 2013-02-13 02:36 (UTC)

Tohko wasn't quite sure how she missed Rise, but when the girl talked, there was no way Tohko could just ignore her. She looked at Rise, and, smiling, replied.

"Well, while being stuck here isn't the best thing in the world, it doesn't mean that you're alone. You could spend Valentines Day with Kanji, Yosuke, and all your other friends! I'm sorry we didn't get to do the concert though..so many things happened. It was poor planning on my part."

Wait.

"Uh, I'm sorry, I don't think we've met..." Rise said. "And also Yosuke-senpai didn't come with us, as far as I can tell..."

Tohko looked puzzled at that.

"That's weird..I met Yosuke in the Tower a few months ago..and we've met, Rise! Or..I guess there's more than one Rise here now."

"Wait, I was already here?" she asked. "I mean, there's more than one of me? No, wait, I already dealt with that..."

She stopped to get her thoughts together. "What exactly do you mean by more than one Rise?"

Tohko sighed.

"That's exactly what I mean. I'm friends with another Rise in the Tower, but you don't even seem to know me. It's nothing to be surprised about..the Administrators here pull people from different universes and timelines, so the fact that two Rise's can exist here isn't that weird."

"Oh."

"Well, Hinoto-ri already had the whole time travel thing going on...," she said, thoughtfully. "I haven't met multiples of anyone, though. I think."

How would she know?

"Oh, um, it's nice to meet you, then. I guess I made a good first impression the first time, sooooo hopefully that'll make up for this one," she added sheepishly. "I'm Rise Kujikawa, but you knew that already. Can I ask your name?"

At that, Tohko nodded, looking a little puzzled.

"Oh, sure! I'm Tohko Amano, the book girl. It's nice to meet this version of you, Rise..but..what's Hinoto-ri?"

"Oh, a bunch of people were sucked out of our normal worlds and into a city called Hinoto-Ri, which was interesting because everyone got Personas," she explained as shortly as possible. "Then a bunch of us wound up here. Apparently that's not how people usually get to this Tower place..."

And while that did answer the question, Tohko was still a little puzzled by that.

"No, that's not how people usually arrive here. I wonder what's going on..but at least this proves that our universes here aren't destroyed!"

Tohko grinned when she said that. She knew that there was no way their universes had been destroyed, and now, she had even more proof to back that up.

"By the way..I'm familiar with the concept of the Persona, but what you're talking about sounds a little different. What's a Persona to you?"

Edited (What's up with the style change, self?) 2013-02-13 04:04 (UTC)

"Nope. The Earth I'm from is a-okay as of the last time I saw it. Well, other than global warming and some weirdo with a creepy voice, I guess," she admitted, "but we're working on both of those. Sorta."

"Anyway, Personas are what we use to fight Shadows. They're kinda part of us, but also mythological figures...or wait, Kanzeon is Buddhist...are they mythological if people still believe in them?" she asked, losing her train of thought briefly.

Tohko sighed.

"I'm glad to hear that you knew your universe was safe..but here in the Tower, there are mainly two positions a person can take: that their universes are destroyed or that the Administrators are lying and that everything is fine. While most people weren't sure which one was true, it seems that there's more evidence pointing towards the fact that our universes are just fine."

Tohko then listened to her explanation and nodded at it.

"I believe you could still refer to them as mythological figures, since there are people who don't believe in them. I have a pretty good idea of what a Shadow is..but how to mythological figures tie into it?"

But you said...

[He pauses turning the information over in his mind. It makes sense, actually, with how she describes stories, and it's not like it's the weirdest thing he's heard since arriving at the tower.

When Diarmuid speaks, his voice is soft.]

You have been hiding this for so long. Scared of what others will think. Thank you for trusting me with your secret.

[He reaches out and gently touches cups her cheek with his hand.]

I will tell no one and I think no differently of you for it.

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