towerofanimus | Escape attempt take one.

Characters: Suzaku Kururugi and Link
Setting: Floor eleven, might move to floor 20, just after (http://animus-network.livejournal.com/23738.html?thread=1873850#t1873850) this conversation.
Format: Prose? Though if you want to do action I can switch
Summary: Suzkau and Link decided it would be a smart idea to scale the tower. Because they are idiots and it is adorable.
Warnings: Very high chance of death.

Suzaku turned off the computer and made his way to the fourteenth floor. He stopped in his room only to take off his cloak, which would hinder him whilst climbing. He wished that a weapon had been in his trunk, even his sword but he had none. He looked at Arthur who was curled up on his bed and hoped that Signless would feed him if Suzaku did manage to escape (of course there was no doubt in his mind that once if they found a way out they'd come back for the others) or if it all went horribly wrong.

Sighing at the lack of equiptment Suzaku went to the eleventh floor to meet the boy he had spoken to on the computer.

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Suzaku was doing the same, tying each end of a blanket to another, tugging and retying to make sure the knots would hold. He blinked when the man offered his name, he had completely forgot to introduce himself, "I am Kururugi Suzaku, pleased to meet you." He gave a small twist of his lips that really was a smile and went back to tying knots.

"Kururugi..." He repeated slowly. That was quite a name. "Kururugi Suzaku." Link had never heard such weird names before but he merely shrugged and offered him a smile.

He was doing quick work of the sheets before moving himself over beside him to start connecting his sheets to.

"I'll go."

"You can call me Suzaku, that's my given name." After all Link had only given one name and Suzaku was used to Britannian's mixing his name up to realise Link might do too.

He frowned and shook his head, "You're not going alone." This was as much his idea as Link's and Suzaku was not one to sit back and watch while others were in danger.

He noted the name and nodded as he continued to wrap sheets together when he heard his demand. Go? With him? Into potential danger? Link wasn't used to this much, normally he was doing the fighting by himself. It was a little strange but it felt nice. He shook his head.

"Too dangerous." He tugged at the sheets.

"Yes it is." Suzaku agreed, as he knoted more sheets togther, "That is why you are not going alone." Suzaku was not letting this man go into danger alone, two would have a better chance than one alone anyways.

Link would have protested and he was very much about to, but he figured Suzaku wouldn't let him. The guy seemed a little like him: they wouldn't take no as an answer when it came to helping people. It was a little refreshing.

His sheet finished, he looked around for a place to tie them, the stairs seemed about the only good place.

Suzaku nodded, glad that Link didn't argue further, he also was looking around and decided on the stairs. He began to tie, trippling his knot. "The stairs should hold them, hopefully they are long enough."

Link nodded, the same preoccupations going through his head. He wouldn't give up his sheets to make Suzaku's longer, the other would have to give up his sheets if they realized their make-shift rope wasn't long enough.

He followed in his partner's footsteps, tying his rope to the stairs and beginning to move towards the edge. He leaned over, it did look a little menacing so he made it a point to wrap the other end of the rope around his waist. He stood at the end of the sheet, rolling the rest around him. He'd have to propel himself lower slowly lest he fall.

Suzaku did the same, realising it was a good idea and tied the end around his waist. Then he went to the side, wading into the water, he pulled in the slack of the makeshift rope and stood on the edge. His feet found purchase for a moment before slipping but he hung on tightly. He couldn't grip the wall with his feet at all though, he suposed they'd have to lower themselves down the rope slowly.

Link watched Suzaku find a method for the trail down the sleek tower and he followed suit, it made good sense. He moved over to the edge and settled himself before taking a step down, using his own strength to feed on the sheet. He was walking slowly.

"Eleven floors." We can do this...

Suzaku nodded, he couldn't see the ground, the mist obscured it. He lowered himself down carefully, inch by inch. "It's better than twenty."

Better than twenty, Link chuckled.

The closer they got to the fog, the harder it was to keep any grip they could possibly get from the wall. He could feel the precipitation of the fog on the wall and he frowned.

"Be careful."

"You too," the closer they got the harder it was to grip the rope, and Suzaku was glad Link had thought of tying the rope to themselves. They got closer and closer and Suzaku could see they wouldn't have much rope left but from what he could work out the fog was ground lying fog, only covering the first floor of the tower. "I think we will have enough rope to get close enough to drop down safely." Of course they didn't know what was at the bottom, and what they might have to fight.

The closer they got to the fog, the more confused and cautious Link got. He had a similar notion, the fog could be on the bottom floor but, it made no sense. What was down there? Was this really the bottom floor?

Once the sheets went no further, he settled and prepared himself, looking around with a frown on his face. They were going to have to jump down. That was the only way.

"I'll go."

Suzaku shook his head, "I'm lower," it was true, some how Suzaku had an extra sheet so he was a good two metres below Link, "I'll go first, if it's safe I'll call."

Link hadn't noticed the difference in length of their sheets. He tried pulling on his sheet but it was pointless, the thing wasn't budging.

"Ah-Ah!" He tried again, but failed. Suzaku couldn't go alone, what if he got in trouble? He'd have to act quickly, there was no choice. His logic made sense.

"Go." But I'll be right behind you if you need help.

Suzaku nodded once his face serious and then untied the rope from his middle. Hoping that he had judged correctly he moved his hands down to the very end of the rope and let go...

There was no scream, just silence. The silence stretches way longer than it should take him to land. He never shouts up, it is as if he has been eaten by the fog.

Link waited expecting the thump from a landing but it never came. The rushing of wind didn't even make its way to his ears and as much as he tried to squint through the fog, he saw nothing. Where was he?

Seconds turned into minutes and finally, the minutes started piling up. There wasn't so much as a sound and Link was beginning to panic.

"Suzaku? Suzaku?"

Silence.

Fists began to ball up. He should jump, he should follow, but something told him if he did he'd meet the same fate and there was a princess he couldn't leave. He couldn't jeapordize himself just yet.

"I-I'm sorry." Feeling disgraced, he began to climb back up. He would tell the princess before looking for him. That's what he'll do.

Escape attempt take one.

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