towerofanimus | the world stopped turning after my fall

Characters: Archer/Gilgamesh [AU3] and you!
Setting: Dorm room 2-12 initially, then on to other floors
Format: Whatever you prefer
Summary: Newly arrived and quick to shirk heavy duty explanations and get down to the business of exploring. That's Archer for you.
Warnings: Arrogance and dangerousness if provoked. Typical Gilgamesh.

Dormitory 02-12

Waking up to the feeling of not being able to move was not a completely new experience to Gilgamesh, unfortunately enough. After all, it had not been that long ago that he had expended just about all of his prana and then been overtaken by Saber's Excalibur, and waking up from that feeling had not been fun at all.

But he did not remember falling asleep in a bed. Did he even make it to the couch? Either way, he was staring at a ceiling that was unfamiliar, and his head was cushioned in such a way that--

--Ah. And there was the ability to move again. His lips quirk into a frown as he sits up and stares at ... his clothes. What was this thing supposed to be? Whatever it was, he was better off without it, and so he immediately unzipped the skin-tight suit and began tugging the material off of his arms.

Depending on how long it takes for someone to discover the new resident of room 12 on floor 2, he may be stripped down to half-wearing the suit, not wearing the suit at all, or be in the process of changing into a pair of black pants and an orange v-neck shirt.

Various dormitory levels

After getting out of the dorm room, it's time to properly acclimate himself to his surroundings.
That means wandering around. Gilgamesh doesn't really glance at the nameplates as he goes along, instead focusing on how everything looks pretty much the same wherever he goes. Boring.

He can be seen looking at some of the network terminals as he goes along, though he's not yet to the point of actually operating them. Maybe later, after he's gotten a little bored of exploring by foot. On the dormitory first floor, he's even looking at the open elevator with mild curiosity. Because this floor numbering system is downright odd.

Floor 81

A fascinating display.

Gilgamesh cranes his head back as far as his neck allows, taking in the strange view of the tower that seemed to stretch onward beyond earth and the stars. Seated at the window and quiet in his musings, he wonders if this is a view like what the gods could see. Was this the empty space that Enki sliced through in its devastating drive towards earth?

The mere question sends him back to his battle with Saber, and he finds himself scolding Enki for having failed him at such a critical moment. Because muttering to yourself while staring into space is definitely not strange. (But muttering to a pair of golden swords really wouldn't be much better, anyway.)

Various first block floors

The very idea of exploring new surroundings seems to give energy to the golden-haired man's actions. While he has no set destination on any of the floors he visits, he looks confident; a sharp smile never seems too far away from his face. After puzzling out the elevator earlier, it seemed fitting to go out and actually look at some of the floors in between elevator-visited areas.

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[So unimpressed.]

I do hope you learned something from that, Lancer.

[Like a teacher admonishing a student. Even if said teacher had not been around at all.]

Yeah--that Second Magic is a huge pain in the ass and Saber is nicer when he's a woman.

Ah yes -- you had mentioned a female Saber. Tell me about that. [There a tone of distaste in his voice as he finds himself thinking about the holy sword wielder.]

There's actually two female Sabers here.

[Though most of the time, he was only running into one.]

The one I'm more familiar with is all decked out in dark armor. She's less horribly stiff than our Saber is. And she's pretty nice too even if she can come off as being harsh. She's really honorable, and she's pretty regal since she's a king. It's just...she's sort of corrupted.

[Two female Sabers? He presumes that the hound is referring to two totally different kinds of Sabers and does not pursue that line of questioning.]

A corrupted Heroic Spirit?

The Grail isn't quite like what we were told. Apparently, it's infested with Angra Mainyu and dipping Servants into it warps their body and mind.

[It happened to Saber from his time, and it had happened to one of the Saber's here. Perhaps the most chilling part about it all is that there used to be a version of himself--a corrupt Lancer who had been Rin's Servant.]

[He looks squarely at Lancer upon that explanation. His thoughts wander back to what had been said about Saber.]

Is that what the priest did to the holy sword wielder?

Yeah, Saber got a dip in the Grail and came out wrong.

[Strange how it seemed to have occurred in another world as well.]

Corrupted. What a heinous thing for people to do to the heroes they summon.

Tell me about it. At least Saber held herself together well enough.

So, despite being corrupted, this Saber is entirely in control of her faculties?

Pretty much. Like I said, she's not a bad person.

[If that logic held...]

Then the holy sword wielder can also be returned to Ayaka, even in that state.

She was aiming for that. Before everything happened and this Tower got involved.

[He could not help but wonder what 'corruption' would have done to the King of Knights.]

A travesty, to be pulled away at such a delicate time. Ayaka must have been inconsolable.

[The thought of his princess in tears over something of this nature was not a pleasant one.]

I don't know if she shed any tears over me.

[Or if she even knew he left before something destroyed the entire world.]

[He scoffs.]

Why would she, hound? Unless something else happened you have not mentioned, she would have been far too preoccupied.

Were you talking about Saber then? She wasn't crying over him when we made our contract. She was just raring to go kick the priest's ass.

[She had been a far cry from the Ayaka who had first summoned Saber, and he was glad for that.]

I was talking about having to be taken away from what is to her an important task, fool. [Oh, he could certainly roll his eyes right about now...]

In any case, I tire of standing around here. [He waves a hand dismissively, which is more than he did when he was about to walk away from Lancer earlier.] Since you know where to find food around here, you will do well to tell me.

Cafeteria. It's the first floor. Eat the oatmeal first or you'll puke.

[Well, that was blunt and informative.]

Wonderful.

Good news is that there's usually always a couple of good cooks down in the kitchens. Worth it to eat the oatmeal so you can try their food.

I have no desire to prepare my own food, so that will have to do. [He nods to himself, as if it was a decision he had made for himself. Ugh, this place was ridiculous.

He is about to leave when he snaps his fingers, remembering something.] To which dormitory have you been assigned, hound?

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Why do I have to tell you?

Because I will find out one way or another! This way is far less of a hassle. [Do not forget the stalking skills of the King of Heroes.]

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