towerofanimus | Far from home... again.

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[ou] lexington

Far from home... again.

Characters: Lexington and you!
Setting: Floor 1 [Cafeteria/Kitchen], Floor 14 [Media Room], Various Floors and Hallways [Your Pick]
Format: Either/or, starting in brackets.
Summary: Lexington gets a rude awaking inside this new Tower. Come tag along for the adventure.
Warnings: None at the moment. Will Edit if need be.

[Around the Tower]
[Waking up in odd places didn't rub on Lex very well. It's happened before, and it hardly ever came with good news. Well, aside from being broken from a curse and all. But this? This was different. This Tower seemed.. almost alive. So many people and rooms and things he couldn't even begin to wrap his head around. But he was going to. Despite how terrified he was when he first awoke, this place had come to fill him with a sense of curiosity and adventure.]

[Oh? The letter? He rather not talk about that. He kept his hopes high, holding on to the firm belief that his friends were alright and that he would find them. He hoped that maybe they were brought to this tower too. But something in the back of his mind told him this was not so. But he shook it off, keeping alert. This place was new. Different. With no clue as to what goes on in this place, he needed to keep his guard up. Not to mention... he doubted anyone else here was used to seeing a gargoyle walking about.]

[Kitchen]
Is that..?

[Lex's eyes beamed with excitement. Food. He made his way to the kitchen doors, poking his head in to see if anyone was lingering about in there. So far, looked like the cost was clear. So, he slipped in, using his tail to close the door gently.]

[The smell from outside the kitchen was amazing, but when he finally found any source of real found, he was disappointed when find that oatmeal seemed to be the only thing on the menu.]

[He took his time, eyeing the goo with a rather judgmental look. To eat it, or not to eat it..?]

[Media Room]
[See, now this? This was something he was familiar with. TVs, gaming consoles. It was as though this room was made especially for him. So much so, in fact, that he took it upon himself to slip onto one of the couches and take a breath. Familiarity was a pleasant surprise in this place. Other floors he'd seen made him wonder if this was place real. If this place wasn't just some weird, extreme dream he was having.]

[Still. He couldn't help but wonder.]

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Tohko normally didn't wander into the cafeteria, but she had to eat normal food sometimes to avoid her cover being blown. However, when she saw a creature holding a bowl of oatmeal, she smiled. Another new resident had been brought to the Tower. While it wasn't normal for Tohko to see creatures like this, the Tower had changed that a little bit.

"Pardon, but I would eat that oatmeal if I were you. If you don't, you'll throw up anything else you do try to eat before eating it."

Lexington jumped at the voice, turning quickly while almost dropping the oatmeal.

"W-What..? What do you mean by that?"

He attempted to keep his cool, acting as though he wasn't startled. She, on the other hand, seemed perfectly calm, despite his appearance.

Tohko had seen quite a few things in the Tower, and read about countless more. Dealing with a friendly, gargoyle-like monster was odd, but it wasn't that weird. She smiled as she spoke.

"That's exactly what I mean. I know it's a weird rule, but it's how things work here. And I'm sorry if I spooked you! I didn't mean to frighten you."

"Oh.."

Lexington examined the oatmeal a little longer, wondering why that was, exactly. Was there something in the oatmeal that made the other food edible in this place? It churned his stomach to even think of it, but he was starving, and his growling stomach was yearning for food.

"I'm.. I'm actually surprised you're not more startled by my appearance. Most humans I've met don't usually react this well to meeting a gargoyle."

"Well, there's nothing wrong with meeting a gargoyle. You don't seem like a bad person. I guess I'm used to things like this, after reading all sorts of books and dealing with the Tower."

Lexington hoped that more people in the Tower were as friendly as she was. He had to admit that it was a nice surprise.

"What do you mean, 'dealing with the Tower'? What else is here other than other people?"

After living in the Tower for awhile and reading a lot of books, you got used to things like this. Plus, it wasn't like Tohko was exactly normal herself.

"That's exactly what I mean. Dealing with the monsters in the Tower that try to kill you and the experiments the Administrators throw at you. And a lot of things are here! Personified countries, the personification of the will to live given birth by the collective unconscious, a soul tied to that personification, a man who comes from my distant past, people who come from my future, angels, demons..and other things."

[So many odd creatures are inhabiting the tower now, it seems. Vicente watched this strange new thing from the shadows. He'd heard of vampires who were powerful enough that they could transform into winged beasts. And it was not a native beast because those usually appear only at night.

The vampire kept his distance from the creature as he made his presence known.]

Lost, are we?

[Lex turned quickly, tail twitching as he found the source of the voice. He hadn't noticed someone was following him. Guess eh should have been paying more attention. But, considering the amount of people h'd seen so far, he wasn't surprised that he had caught one's attention.]

N-no.. Just getting a good look at the place is all.

[He noticed the distance the man kept from him. It made him wonder if the man was fearful of him, or just cautious. Whatever the case, Lex would do the same. He knew better than to trust humans on the spot.]

[Caution and keeping his vampiric features at a distance.]

It is a big tower. Quite easy to get lost in.

I'm pretty good remembering my surroundings. I'm not worried about getting lost..

[His eyes began to glow, tail flicking back and forth.]

Who are you..?

Simply a humble wanderer.

[Who happens to have red eyes and fangs.]

[Gamzee here, on the other hand, had only ever occasionally watched his friends play games through a sopor/sedative addled stupor.

He figures trying to play one now shouldn't be too difficult. He can always start easy and work his way up from there. This way, in the off chance that someone actually did decide that playing with him wouldn't be a total waste of their time, he'd be able to hold his own.

Of course, this has to start with figuring the controller out... and picking through the various game types...

He ends up staggering over to a TV with a large stack of different ones, muttering a curse as he nearly drops a few upon setting them down.]

[Lexington ears perked at the noises coming from the other side of the room. Head low, he watched the boy as he scrambled with the games. It amused him, actually. He used to be just like that when he first found himself in New York City. It made him want to help the fella.]

[So, climbing over the couch, he approached slowly before speaking up.]

Want some help with that?

Help with what? [The response is mildly defensive, as Gamzee knows he can't look like anything but a fool at this point. Still, it's not like the... whatever it was... had done anything wrong.]

[It has to be a testament to his time spent here that he hardly blinks in the face of a green, tailed creature with webbed wings. But then, the world in the program hadn't been anything this side of normal either.]

Ain't nothin' here what all you'd need to get your help on with. Unless they're some game recs for this brother, I guess.

[..What? Lex had to take a minute to actually understand whatever it was this guy said. He had never heard someone speak in such a odd manner, Puck excluded, that this actually threw him for a bit of a loop.]

Well, let me see what you've got there.

Is there any particular type of game you like? Shooters, fighters?

*Enoch was shirking his job today. He'd gotten away with it a lot in the past week, only showing up to the graveyard floor twice. Once he learned there was no repercussion from avoiding it for a day, he searched for something else to occupy his mind today, turning his attention to the entertainment in this room.

He settled onto a chair with a pair of headphones, indulging in letting his guard down while he blocked out the sounds around him with music from another world or another time. He couldn't understand the lyrics, but he found himself moving a leg to the melody anyway.

When he happened to open his eyes to keep himself from dozing off, only to find an odd green creature sitting on the nearby couch, he leapt up to ready his weapon...only to forget the length of the headphones' cord. The resistance had him stumbling back into his seat, and he removed the headphones a little sheepishly.

He'd caught the glimpse of Lexington's collar, at least, while he was up.*

...I'm sorry. I didn't hear you come in.

[Lex jumped from the couch as quickly as able, the stack of movies falling from his lap as he turned to watch the fellow fall back into the chair, eyes glowing brightly. All he wanted to do was watch a movie. Wast that so much to ask?]

Who are you..?

[His voice was low, almost growling.]

*Enoch blinked at the glowing eyes before him. Had he been wrong to immediately assume the collar meant he wouldn't be hostile?*

My name is Enoch... I didn't mean to startle you.

*He would be getting up now if he didn't think it would register as a threat to the creature.*

[Lex calmed himself, eyes ceasing to glow.]

..Sorry. I'm just.. a bit jumpy.

[Lex held a "hand" out.]

I'm Lexington.

In this place, it's understandable.

*Enoch reaches down to take the clawed hand, though his grip is higher than a modern handshake, and rather than a shake, it's a light squeeze. Though if Lexington begins to shake first he'll follow along - he's caught on to this, at least, awkwardly enough, but his first instinct is still from his own culture.*

It's nice to meet you.

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Far from home... again.

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Media room (I assume he's able to head out in the daytime? If not I'll figure something else out)

Yup. No stone by day for him. At least not in the Tower (as of now)

Lucky him. I was worried when I saw your app that he'd rack up deaths too fast XD

The mods left it for me to decide and yeah, turning to stone would get him killed far too often

I've been marathoning the series lately so I was pretty excited to see him!