Prologue: The Fall of Magvel...? [open!]

[gradosfinest]

Characters: Amelia and YOU! Yes you! Right over there!
Setting: The Dorms in general (Beginning in 2-07) and then Floor 1!
Format: Leading off with action brackets but I'm cool with everything!
Summary: A young knight and newcomer to the Tower waking up and trying to wrap her head around everything that's suddenly happening. Give her a poke?
Warnings: Oatmeal. Although no seriously, none that I can think of! I'll keep this updated if something unexpected goes down.

Room 2-07 and the Dorms

[... this was not where she'd fallen asleep. To be fair it was somewhat more comfortable than where she remembered being, given after the battle with Formortis the poor girl had passed out from sheer exhaustion and stone floors were not the most forgiving surface to rest on. But somehow she couldn't shake the feeling she'd missed something. A feeling only reinforced by the strange room she had awoken in, the lack of equipment, the bizarre outfit and collar she was now wearing... something was wrong.

And then she found the letter, the contents of which left her sitting on the side of her bed staring blankly at it for a good several minutes. But... they'd won! There was no way the world could have been destroyed! This had to be some manner of trick... but then how did she end up here? Who brought her here? And for that matter where in blazes was she anyways? After several moments of near panic she began to calm herself back down, discipline beginning to kick back in. Whatever was really happening, she wasn't going to get any answers just sitting here. At least there was a bit of good news to be had upon opening her trunk, although it wasn't all of her equipment simply having some of her armor and her sword back was reassuring in itself. To say nothing of Garm, a reminder that even here, even now she was still a soldier of Grado. A lance would have been nice too, but alas there was none to be seen here. All the same as soon as her equipment was in order, it was time to explore a little. Someone else from home had to be here somewhere... right? Perhaps in another room? It seemed excessive given the lack of danger at the moment, but even exploring the halls she'd keep her sword on her belt and Garm slung over a shoulder. Just having them would help keep her calm, she thought.

Perhaps one of her new roommates drops in while she's going over her equipment? Or maybe somebody runs into her as she's exploring the dorm hallways?]

Floor 01:

[Alright this was going nowhere fast. And honestly it had been long enough since she could recall having a decent meal that her distress at being unable to find her comrades wasn't going to stop her from craving a hot meal. And honestly the more she thought about it, the more a delicious hot meal seemed like it'd help calm her nerves somewhat. Yeah, that sounded good.

And it was not good. Now she found herself seated in the cafeteria with a bowl of oatmeal, her sword and axe placed for the moment upon the table as she poked at the oatmeal a few times before taking a single bite. Yep, not great. Not the worst thing she'd ever eaten but tasty it was not. And while she was too polite to complain about it openly the look on her face pretty much said it all. Honestly this seemed downright petty compared to everything earlier, but it was kind of like taking one extra kick in the ribs after losing a major battle. If nothing else this gave the young knight some time to think though, contemplate on what had happened and the potential fate of her world and her friends while gazing off at nothing in particular... and occasionally muse over all the ways this oatmeal could be so much better. Regardless, sooner or later she's going to have to start approaching people. Maybe somebody else knows more about this... and deep down just having a few people to talk to right about now would be nice. At least the tower seems fairly safe for the moment, if far larger than she first expected.

Not an illusion she's likely to have for long.]

Comments

Floor 1

[idolizer]

Hey, you must be new.

[ It must be that time of the month again. Sayaka will approach the stranger before the latter can, really, she's used to talk to random new people whenever she felt like it. Her smile is polite as she moves to sit down across the girl, only a glass of strawberry milk in her hand. ]

Good thing you're eating that thing.

Re: Floor 1

[gradosfinest]

[Well! If people her approaching her first that's probably not a bad sign. And this girl seems friendly enough, so when she takes a seat Amelia offers her a smile. Sure the oatmeal kinda sucks, but having a bit of company is always welcome.]

Uhm, yeah I just got here... my name's Amelia, what's yours? And is there any particular reason we have to eat this first? I mean I'm not complaining, but it's kind of...

[She doesn't finish that sentence but the sentiment is pretty obvious. She'd probably mind it more if she wasn't as hungry as she was.]

[notagiraffe]

[Taiki had been hiding in his room since the weird music faded from his mind, scared of what had happened. Not to mention the blood in the tower had peaked again.

But he did need to eat, so had headed down to the cafeteria. He couldn't eat the pancakes or waffles, but heading into the kitchen he got a bowl of strawberries and strawberry syrup.

He saw the girl eating oatmeal and went to sit near her giving her a small smile. He was about to speak but then he spotted her weapons and didn't, studying the bowl instead.]

[gradosfinest]

[With how lost in thought the young soldier was it took her a moment to actually notice somebody had taken a seat nearby, although once she did she offered him the warmest smile she could muster at the moment. Ah what the hell, some small talk really wouldn't hurt right now... and maybe he'd know more about what was going on?

With that she motioned him over with one hand, carefully moving both of her weapons to one side of the table so he'd have a place to put his bowl down.]

Oh sorry! I'm not taking up too much of the table am I?

[notagiraffe]

No... it's okay... [He shuffled his feet nervously and then clambered into the seat anyways.] Thank you...

Floor 1

[hideandhero]

Nice weapons you got there.

[Getting the important things out of the way. Cain was a career soldier and, more importantly, had plenty of training with weapons. especially melee ones, something he excelled at.

But he grabbed a seat at the table, pushing his own massive sword a little to the side so it wouldn't clang on the seat when he lowered himself. It still hit the floor though but he didn't seem to mind. Then he took a sip of tea from his cup.]

You have the training to use those?

Re: Floor 1

[gradosfinest]

[Well now this is a surprise. Looking up from her food she blinks a couple of times, while she doesn't recognize the outfit there's something distinctly military about this man. And obviously he's got an eye for weaponry...]

Thank you sir! And I couldn't call myself a knight of the Grado Empire if I didn't, although I had to learn a lot on the fly.

[So maybe technically she spent most of her military career to this point fighting against Grado in order to defeat the reanimated corpse of her Emperor who was being controlled by his son who in turn was being controlled by a nightmarish horror bent on the destruction of all mankind.

So it really hasn't been what you'd call a normal career in the army so far.]

That's quite a weapon you've got too, I've never seen anything like it before! [If nothing else, talking about weapons was a comfortable subject for her and as much as she may have disliked senseless violence, she could always appreciate an interesting weapon.]

[hideandhero]

It's a chainsword. Standard Commissar issue unless you're the type to prefer a power sword.

You're just running a standard version, I'm guessing? Still pretty expensive looking either way.

But a knight already? How old are you?

[gomu_ningen]

[Planting himself in a seat or two down from the female knight, Luffy had helped himself to a series of bowls of oatmeal. Arranging the bowls one by one after the other in a line, Luffy placed his hands together and bowed his head.

It was quiet for a moment, and like the shot of a gun, Luffy opened his eyes and in a frenzy reached for the bowls and downed one after the other.

With his breakfast snack now done, he turned to his right and looked over at Amelia with a questionable grin.]

"Ahh, you gonna' eat that?"

[gradosfinest]

[She found herself jarred out of her train of thought when she heard something that sounded very nearly like a monster to her side, her attention snapping that way only to find the young man devouring a... rather impressive amount of oatmeal. How he ate it at that speed was a mystery.

But when his attention turns to the bowl in front of her she finds herself pulling the bowl ever so slightly closer, not that she isn't willing to share normally... but he just ate several times more food than she's ever seen one person eat at once and frankly she's pretty hungry herself.]

Err... yeah I am, mister...? [But that's no reason not to be polite and ask for his name!]

[gomu_ningen]

[Wiping a bit of oatmeal from his lips, Luffy looked over once more to the girl and nodded his head in greeting.]

"Ah~, Monkey D. Luffy. I'm the man who's gonna' be the Pirate King! Pleased ta' meetcha'!"

[He said it in such a way that assumed she knew about the pirate hierarchy. He knew nothing of "different worlds" or "alternative realities", for that matter he hadn't really been able to read the provided letters he was given when he awoke a few days ago. But that's no matter at the moment!

Happily looking about the rest of the cafeteria with curious eyes, Luffy arose from his seat and slapped his hands upon the table top.]

"Well, don't waste any of it, yeah? Foods hard to come by on the sea!

Now, where can I get more? Do you think they have any meat here? I'm starving!"

Dorm hallways!

[thenewnancydrew]

[ Being the new kid in any setting pretty much sucks, even in the event where a lot of people are new. It's happened to her three times so far, and she's beginning to think that it'll probably happen a few more times, too.

She nearly runs right into Amelia when she rounds the corner. A year and a half ago, she'd snap out a sharp 'watch where you're going.' Now? Now she lets out a pathetic squeak and jumps back a little. ]

Oh.... You're not a monster. Great, that's cool.

[gradosfinest]

[Being in a strange new place did have the young soldier slightly on edge, so when somebody abruptly rounds the corner and nearly walks straight into her her first reaction is to suddenly backpedal a few steps, one hand going for the hilt of her sword before she stops, realizing it's a person as opposed to... well, she's not really sure what she was expecting. But they're not trying to kill her, and they're off to a-

... did she say "You're not a monster"? Because damnit that's what it just sounded like.]

I uhm, I like to think I'm not a monster? ... wait wait wait, what do you mean "monster".

Ze Dorms

[princeofjunes]

[Just another day in the tower for Yosuke, and another day brings another girl wandering around looking lost. It's a first timer, of that he's certain. After all, it's not out of the ordinary for someone to look lost in the tower, but they usually look lost somewhere that's not the dorm levels. On the new floors or something sure, but there's nothing here but beds. Sure, it's possible she could be a thief looking around for unprotected trunks, but in that get up? Stealth isn't a word that comes even close. So, Yosuke takes it upon himself to help out the cute girl! It's his mission in life, clearly. Sliding off his headphones, he approaches with a wave]

Hey! There's not much to see up here, pretty much just bedrooms.

Re: Ze Dorms

[gradosfinest]

[Suffice to say no, armored boots don't really make great sneaking attire. It's probably not hard to hear her coming from clear down a hallway with how the sound from her boots almost certainly echoes. And as on edge as she is in a place like this, seeing somebody who actually kind of looks normal is enough to get her to feel a bit more at ease. Turning to look at him she waves back, smiling in response.]

So these floors are all just bedrooms huh? It was looking that way... I was hoping there might be someone in here I recognize but I haven't seen anyone so far. ... err, kind of a silly question but just where are we?

[princeofjunes]

[A smile? Shit, and she's friendly too! It's going to be a good day - or at the very least a good little while. Then again, the last time he had trouble with newcomers, they were redheads. He makes a mental note: blondes good, redheads bad]

Well, depending on who you ask, this place is either one giant lie or the end of the world. I'm in the giant lie camp myself, but... well, it's complicated.

[His expression is concerned for a moment, but a smile returns before long]

Either way, you're in a huge Tower that has a lot of places you're better off avoiding. Good call on the weapons too, monters wander around sometimes - not to mention not everyone here is nice. This place has it's share of jerks, so heads up on that.

Dormitory Hallways

[unkindnessof]

[Well. That's the look of someone with purpose. It's not hard to guess at what that purpose is, considering her armor and the way she's looking around, so despite the part of him that's still just a bit wary and tells him to leave the girl-knight be, Raven speaks up from across the hall they're in.]

Fortunate. Your weapons arrived intact.

...Is there anyone in specific you're looking for? [Because even in his short time here, he's certainly scoured the dormitory floors and checked the names at each room often enough to- probably- readily know whether or not anyone she might mention is present. Or at least, listed.]

[gradosfinest]

[The young knight is snapped out of her half-focused half-dazed search through the hallways by a voice suddenly calling to her, her attention almost instantly on the stranger. It's hard not to be a little bit on guard, but he doesn't appear to be presenting any threat straight away so her weapons remain where they are.]

Any of my comrades, although Lord Ephraim, General Duessel, General Seth... any of them in particular. And yes, although I'm missing a lance I'm pretty sure I had before. And I had a lot more armor too...

[unkindnessof]

I've neither heard of nor seen any of those names here. [Is that a note of apology in his voice? ...Maybe. He himself remains rather distant in demeanor, so it's a little hard to tell.] I don't recognize your army either, so I wouldn't know who any of your comrades are. If they dress as you do, though...

[He lets the sentence die off, answer clear in the lack thereof. It's here that Raven frowns, though relatively mildly. It seems more thoughtful an expression than anything, even his features are as severe as ever.]

You're wise to keep your guard up. Monsters roam the tower, even if not many make it up here, and I can't imagine everyone in this place is well-intentioned.

Floor 1

[prototyper]

[ It was that time of the month again, wasn't it? Lately Ayaka's been seeing people wit oatmeal so that only meant another set of arrivals. The cafeteria wasn't too full of people, which was fine by Ayaka. ]

Mind if I sit here? [ Amelia's table was the closest near her. Normally Ayaka wouldn't socialize too much but she figured talking to someone new owuldn't be too bad. ] You're new here, aren't you?

[gradosfinest]

[Blinking a couple of times Amelia looks up at the sudden newcomer to the table, offering her about as warm a smile as she can muster in her current mental state before nodding in response. Hey, if she recognizes her as a new person then maybe she knows more about what's going on too!]

Hello there! Yeah I... just woke up a few hours ago. I don't know how I got here either... my name's Amelia! I'm a soldier from the Grado Empire. What's your name? [Even though that seems to have a vanishingly slim chance of being a name anyone here would recognize.]

[prototyper]

[ Well at least she seemed nice. Ayaka sat down at the table, nodding her head. ] Apparently the admins brought us here. They said our worlds are destroyed, but they're not really the most reliable sources so I would take what they said about our worlds with a grain of salt.

My name is Ayaka Sajyou. It's nice to meet you, Amelia. [ She drums her fingers on the table. She was never good at socializing. ] You're a soldier? [ She didn't seem that much older than Ayaka herself. ] I can't imagine myself being one... What's it like?

floor 1 I HURD YOU NEEDED AN AMBERLEY

[hegantha]

[ Are you ready for the cheerleading squad of one? Because she's going to sit across from you without asking with her own food. New people were always important to welcome, plus they might offer new connections for her, and those weapons haven't gone unnoticed. ]

I know it's gross, but you can do it!

LIKE SOME KIND OF NOT REALLY A NINJA AT ALL!

[gradosfinest]

[At the realization there was suddenly somebody sitting across from her Amelia looked up, blinking in surprise a couple of times with a spoonful of oatmeal halfway to her mouth. Such an energetic person in a place like this is... not what she expected.]

... uhm, hi! Yeah it's... not the best food I've ever had. But it's not completely terrible. It probably helps that I haven't eaten in a while.

NOT REALLY the cain mun linked me haha

[hegantha]

Really? We'll have to get you something better than this when you're done, then.

[ That's not all that surprising to Amberley considering that the other girl is obviously a warrior of sorts, but she plays the part of being surprised fairly well. ]