Something Unexpected

[animusmods]

Characters: characters selected to go into the elevator
Setting: the admin levels
Format: any
Summary: The admin elevator has been left open, its destination preprogrammed. Where is it going to take you?
Warnings: general horror warnings for now

The elevator doesn't announce itself when its doors slide open. There's no alarm, no message to be found about it. It sits open and waits for anyone curious enough to enter. There's a barrier on it that locks out anyone without a collar, and it isn't going to stay long, but aside from that there appears to be no security. There's nothing stopping someone--or multiple someones--from climbing into the elevator and going down.

Where's it going? Who knows.

Hub Area
A lounge area with sofas and chairs. It's large enough to hold the entire group, constructed similarly to the dorm rooms, and is connected to five doors.

Door One
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Door Two
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Door Three
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Door Four
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Door Five
???

Comments

[pitiedthefool]

[...Yeah, fuck this shit-!]

C-change-!

[Odin disappears into the blue light of his summoning as Emperor changes to Hierophant (come on uncle-dragon please help us MOST OF US ARE PANICKING, HERE ;A;) and Kohyru materializes as they run beside him. But does he just keep running with the dragon beside them? Hell no, he jumps up and lands on its back just behind Kohryu's head. Simply because it's even faster than climbing and running over books.]

Climb on. [Get in the car on the dragon, girls (and John) we're getting out of this madness in protag style.]

[no_longer_a_king]

[Arturia jumps onto the dragon with John in her arms and lands behind Yu without even thinking about it. She sets John down, then reaches over to pull Zelda up.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE IN STYLE, GUYS!]

[sageprincess]

Wh... What?!

[Really, with everything she's seen and done, she shouldn't be the least surprised about a giant dragon appearing out of nowhere to save the day. But there are times to think about such things and there are times not to, and running from impossibly long arms is most definitely the later.

She grabs onto Arturia's hand with all her might, clawing her way onto the dragon's back as quickly as she can.

Let's blow this popsicle stand.]

[ghostytrainer]

[When John has more time to fully process exactly what is going on, he'll realize that in spite of the fact that they might die, this is actually pretty awesome. Because this shit is like straight out of the animes here. He is on a golden dragon with Princess Zelda, King Arthur, and...Yu. Who is pretty cool too but John has no fourth-walling knowledge of this particular protag.]

[If he could think properly right now, he'd be fanboying. But instead, he's just holding on to that dragon for dear life.]

[>Team Protag: Ollie outie in style.]

[animusnpcs]

[The hands lag behind more, though the fact that they don't have to go around the shelves in any way keeps them from being completely left in the dust. Still, it's not long before they'll end up sailing through the door, which will shut behind them.

There's the dull thud of something striking against the other side, but they've made it back to the hub for now. They are the first group to do so.]

[pitiedthefool]

[And Kohryu curls around in the hub with the four passengers still on his back, he and his summoner glad as hell that they made it back... and are apparently the first group to do so.

Guess that goes to show how efficient they were as a team. Yu sighs, looking over his shoulder to the other three.]

...Everyone alright?

[Considering whose room that was, that went pretty well.]

[ghostytrainer]

[John is still clinging to the dragon's hair, sitting stock still with his eyes wide and holy shit. They made it out in one piece didn't they? They're back in the hub.]

Heh...hehe...hehehehahaha!! Haha! [His entire body relaxes as he breaks into a giggling fit, letting go of Kohryu's hair. He's clearly okay, but give him a second to actually answer. For now all he can manage is a thumbs up.]

[no_longer_a_king]

I'm well, though I think John may have gone mad.

[why else would he be laughing so hard?]

[sageprincess]

[Zelda's not getting off the giant golden dragon of awesome quite yet, the adrenaline in her system making her a bit too shaky to trust herself with standing. But... there's a bit of a relieved smile on her lips, one that grows with John's gigglefit, and she nods.]

Mm. We made it.

[Goddesses above, they made it, in one piece, and before anyone else. Damn, they're good.]

I think he is just... relieved.

[no_longer_a_king]

[>Team Protag: Bask in the glow of a job well done!]

We're not out of the woods yet, though. What of the others and their progress?

[ghostytrainer]

[He nods, taking a deep, relieved breath and calming the giggles.]

What Zelda said, yeah. Whoooo...we're okay. Haha. We all made it out in one piece, and in style on top of that. Yeah! [He pumps his fists in the air. Go team protag.]

[He glances around the room, taking note of all the other open doors.]

Looks like they're not back yet.

[no_longer_a_king]

[She puts a hand in front of her face, thinking.]

John, did you get a reply to your message?

[Her train of thought being, ultimately: try to send messages to all the groups still in their corridors should anyone need help.]

[pitiedthefool]

[Yu gives a soft "heh" when he watches John crack up. Yeah, he felt like that a few times before as well. Being free of that... surviving...

Okay, so maybe he chuckles a bit more.]

Yeah...

[He looks to the other doors one by one before sliding off Kohryu's back, patting him once with his right hand.]

Wish Rise were here... She'd be able to scan for them.

[But the one who was a resident of the Tower wasn't here... and the one from Hinoto-ri wouldn't be able to get into the elevator if she tried. Still, his concern for the others was obvious.]

...John, have another piece of paper?

[Because he'll help send messages to the others.]

[ghostytrainer]

Mmm, well Liv's not back yet, so I can only assume she's still trying to find Dave.

[Or she found him and has yet to come back or something. One of the two. He pulls his little notebook back out of his fanny pack, ripping out another blank sheet and handing it to Yu along with his pen.]

Yup. Just one?

[pitiedthefool]

[Yu nods slightly, taking the pen as well but it will only be one.]

Can only summon one at a time.

[It'd be a headache and draining to summon two at once, you know?

He's quick to write the note, handing the pen back. May want to get off Kohryu's back before a not-so-gracious landing on your bums.]

[sageprincess]

[So Zelda will finally slide off, standing a bit wobbly at first, but regaining her balance quickly. ... Though if it's all the same to you guys, she'll be taking a seat on one of the sofas now.]

I suppose if worst comes to worst, we can always go looking for them.

[no_longer_a_king]

[Arturia is already sliding off and reaching up to help Zelda and John down. Once that's done, she dismisses her armor but not the dress and sits on the couch beside Zelda.]

Let's give them some time. I mostly worry about if they'll run into similar things should they find buttons such as ours.

[What are the purpose of those anyway? Panic buttons?]

[ghostytrainer]

Ah, gotcha. [With Saber's help, John slides off of the dragon too, taking a seat on Arturia's other side.]

If Liv comes back, I'll send her to one of the other groups. I am a little hesitant to send any of my other 'mons since they're a little more...potentially hostile looking.

[And he's sure everyone is on edge enough already without ghosts popping up.]

[pitiedthefool]

[More like panic inducing buttons. Still, he's actually a little bit amused by the idea. Hostile-looking?]

Funny. Alice seems like the most innocent, and...isn't.

[She really isn't. Still, he calls Izanagi-no-Okami out this time. That was who Enoch was familiar with after all. Which meant that he wouldn't jump when he-]

...?

[The god of creation is stopped by the door.]

...Door three isn't opening?

[Enoch, what happened in there... Why does he have a sense of impending doom.]

[ghostytrainer]

[His poor ghosts are very misunderstood. Kazumi tried to kill them with her magical girl powers. Poor ghost mons. :'|]

[Yu though, has anybody ever told you that your summons are frankly, badass? Because they ar-- wait what?]

Seriously?

[A worried look on his face, John jumps up from his seat, making for door five. Please don't be locked, please don't be locked, dear god please don't be--]

Oh thank god. [He sighs in relief as he stares down the hallway beyond the fifth door, just in time for an all-too-familiar blue bird to zoom out of it and collide with the boy.] Woah!

[He fortunately manages to stay on his feet, half-hugging, half-cuddling the Altaria for a few moments.]

Looks like Dave and the rest of group five are okay. [He's certain that if the opposite were true, Liv would be acting very differently right now.]

[pitiedthefool]

[Oh nooo. D: Fortunately for this round, Yu knew well that some creepy monsters were helpful and just mischievous. Also clearly you have not seen Beelzebub or Lucifer.

He nods, trying one more time after his Persona had--no luck.]

...That's good, at least.

[Though the suddenly blue bird was kind of comedic timing. A+, would briefly smirk again.]

...I'll check group four.

[Someone check group one? Sorry, but he kind of prioritizes his social links and he knows Riku probably followed Sephiroth. Which is why Izanagi-no-Okami disappears, Alice taking his place.]

Hand this to Riku and his friends, okay? They should be playing Hide-and-Seek in there.

[...Because sadly, Alice was the one least likely to be damaged. She giggles as she nods, beginning to skip on down through the door. Yu didn't want to say anything, though. If he said they weren't in danger yet, he feels like he'd jinx them.]

[sageprincess]

[Zelda frowns as the boys begin to check the doors, the adrenaline that was once clouding her thoughts beginning to clear. If they had gone to Ruana's room, then... did each door correspond with a different administrator? It's hard to think that anything could be worse than her but...

As Yu moves to door four, she takes the silent cue to examine door number one, and wouldn't you know it--]

... This one is locked as well.

[W e l p.]