002; concerto

[verismo]

Characters: Kyousuke Kamijou // OPEN
Setting: Floor 28, Floor 34, Floor 44
Format: actionspam
Summary: His voice is sort of back, but that doesn't really mean he's all there.
Warnings: Possible deaths by either: thinking too hard about a room or suicide by jumping.


[He had seen the network post, and the fact that only his soul is the one that's saved cause him to think on his experience within his dead world, and how it made sense that he didn't age at all, as well as the fact that he could even still be living without all the important nutrients his body needed.

To say that it didn't shock him would mean that he's lying to himself, and thus, like always, he decided to cope with this in only one way he knew how.]

[Floor 28]
[Whenever one comes across this floor, they could hear music being played; most of the time they're classical music, and well, that's really what that single violin player in the middle of the room knows as some of the instruments are playing along, as if making a harmony that looked probably a bit creepy as the rest of the instruments don't really have a player behind them.]

[Floor 34]
[...You know, the more he thinks about it, stepping off the stair case might not be a really good idea, as he's started thinking that it'd be better for him to just. Fall off the tower and hit the ground with a huge splat. That was his thought as he slowly walked to the edge of the floor, peering down on the vast greyness of the sky. Thankfully, he has half his mind to not actually jump

He's pretty close to actually jumping, though.]

[Floor 44]
[...Okay, this is actually starting to make him boggle, to be honest. Everytime he tries to measure the damn room, it just keeps on making less sense; barring some of the weird architecture he's seen back home (well, at least, the designs he could recall). He has half his mind to keep on trying to make sense of this place, all the while as a headache began creeping up his head.

You will find him actually using a measuring tape trying to measure one end of the room from the other as you pass through the floor.

y e p.]

Comments

Floor 34

[tohko_amano]

[The two times Tohko had thought people were going to kill themselves in the Tower, she had been mistaken-much to her relief. After Chia Takeda, she didn't want anyone else to be in that situation because it was horrible. Not that she wouldn't help people in that situation, but..suicide was terrible.

And while Tohko usually didn't come up this high, she had been wanting to take a walk after her library duties, so she had walked up..and aw Kyousuke standing dangerously close to the edge. Instantly reminded of Chia, Tohko ran in, hoping to grab him before it was too late to do so. Sure, death was like a slap on the wrist here..but who knew if they had enough body parts for him right now? Besides, death was horrible.]

Kyousuke! Don't you dare jump, do you hear me?!

Floor 28

[evokingfool]

[Minato doesn't enter this floor that often, but when he do, he take advantage of the floor's apparent safety. No monsters, no deadly traps or anything. Just a room full of instruments, some of which would play by themselves.

Minato can hear the music playing and walks in, following where it comes from. He's expecting to see the instruments playing by themselves. So when he found that there's someone playing a violin, he's mildly surprised.]

...It sounds wonderful.

floor 34

[carabina]

[ It's a pretty sad sight. It looks like there are people who really want death. Mami says nothing at first, just observing him. However, when she's sure enough that he's going to jump, the elder girl steps forward, clearing her voice. ]

It'll do you no good. You'll just come back, wouldn't you? I mean, if you're thinking about doing that.

[ Her voice, while blunt with her words, is gentle. She gets closer to him, making sure that she's ready to grab him if he jumps. ]

[verismo]

...?

[Okay that yelling actually surprised him, but at least he took a step back rather than forward, phew.]

...I'm not... jumping.

[at least he is speaking right now.]

[verismo]

...Thanks.

[The performance was over soon enough, as the instruments settled back into silence, and he grabbed a drink from besides him as he sat down to rest at one of the chairs.]

Do you like music?

[better start this convo.]

[verismo]

The temptation's pretty bad, though.

[The desire to just jump and embrace the sweet nothingness of death even for a while is really bad at this point, but the sentence at least grounded him a bit as he took a step backwards from the edge]

[tohko_amano]

[Well, that made Tohko pause for a moment. When could Kyousuke speak?]

..It's good that you're not. There are tons of people here who would get sad if you did..but..when could you speak?

[evokingfool]

Yeah, I do. I played a bit whenever I have time, too.

[Although in this tower, Minato have more than enough time to pick up the violin again.]

[verismo]

What kind?

[Since there's a lot, y'know.]

[verismo]

A while.

[There's some coughing as he said that, but other than that, he seemed to be fine.]

[tohko_amano]

Well, that's good to hear! I'm sure your friends would like to know that..but it'll be hard for them to know if you don't come back to the stairs.

[evokingfool]

The violin.

[He picked it up before, playing it on and off.]

[verismo]

About that.

[uh. he noticed that the desire is growing into shouts within his mind.]

It's getting kinda hard to hear.

[verismo]

...Really?

[Whoa, this is actually a pretty lucky break, since when else could he meet other players?

...Not of the girl kind of course.]

[tohko_amano]

Really? I can hear just fine.

[But..maybe this was another psychological condition of this floor.]

..If you come back to the stairs and rest, maybe your hearing will improve.

[verismo]

They keep telling me to jump.

[You know, his schoolmates, Sayaka, his girlfriend, and even the person before him.]

[tohko_amano]

Don't!

[Tohko yelled that out quickly before she could stop herself, so she tried to calm down before she spoke again. She was not having a person succeed with killing themselves in front of her! No way!]

Don't listen to them! There are quite a few people over here who wouldn't want you to jump! They would be terribly upset! So, please, don't jump!

[verismo]

Will it even matter? You'll be revived anyways.

[...right, he needs to get off this floor, and fast.]

[evokingfool]

[He nods, smiling a little.]

I'm a little rusty, so I'm not as good as you at the moment.

[tohko_amano]

It does matter! After all, you may not be revived next time, and your friends would be sad if you never came back! I would be!

[verismo]

If you're up to an impromptu practice, I'm alright with helping you with it.

[verismo]

So what?

[His world's dead anyways.]

I've got nothing aside from people I've met in this place, and even then I can't really do anything to help them.

[jump, jump, jump.

goes his mind while his body continued resisting.]

[tohko_amano]

And those people would be devastated if you weren't revived next time! And what makes you think you can't help them? Even by just being here, speaking to them, you can help them! And if you die, then you can't improve yourself and get better at helping them!

[verismo]

And then what!? Even if we managed to return to our world, it doesn't even matter if you're going to end up alone again!

[tohko_amano]

You know, Dax said on the network that he was working on the way to restore the universes! Maybe that included a way to restore lost souls as well! I have no idea whether it does or not, but if die right here and now, you'll never find out! Just think about everyone back in your own universe would go through if you weren't there! And think about what everyone here would go through!

Think about that, and tell me if you still feel like jumping!

[verismo]

What if I say I am?

[He can't... hold on much longer, but really, since when is a human mind capable of resisting otherworldly suggestions as he took a step backward, bringing him back to the edge again.]

[tohko_amano]

[And that prompted Tohko to try and grab Kyosuke's arm. If she succeeded, she would grip it tightly and try to walk back.]

Then I would tell you the story of Melos. It should show you why you shouldn't give up. And I'd try to drag you back to the stairs so you could get a level head! And I'd try to help you out any way I could!

[verismo]

You're... too friendly for a person, you know that?

[The haze is still there, but for now, the feeling of someone holding him at least comforted him a bit.]

[tohko_amano]

I wouldn't know if I was or wasn't. All I know is that it would be horrible if you jumped, for various reasons. And that I don't want you to jump. We haven't talked much, but I do consider you a friend, Kyousuke!

[Ah, good, so she was successful. Tohko would start walking back towards the stairs, carefully pulling Kyousuke along with her.]

[verismo]

[As he's being pulled away, and nearing the staircase, the suicidal thoughts began moving to the back of his head, probably buried until he decided to step on the floor again.]

...Thanks, by the way.

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko would smile and nod as they both got back onto the staircase.]

You're welcome. If you ever feel like jumping again, come and find me in the library. I'll help you out.

[verismo]

Ah, I'm pretty sure it's just this floor's effect.

[there's a nervous laughter there.]

But I'll make sure to pay you a visit now and then.

[tohko_amano]

Oh, probably! But in this place, you never know.

[Have a nervous chuckle back, Kyousuke.]

But I wouldn't mind seeing you around in the library! If you want, I'll recommend some books to you when you come in.

[verismo]

I'll make a note of that, then.

[note to self: do not make puns ever again.]

And the muse laughs at Kyousuke's bad puns..

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko chuckled, but for the wrong reason: she thought Kyousuke was joking about the amount of notes and paper you could find in the library. She..didn't know that he played music, so she missed his intended pun.]

Good! I'm glad to hear that! Just make sure that you don't lose it.

[verismo]

Don't worry, I'm not that bad with my memories.

[tohko_amano]

Alright then. That's good to know.

[Have a headpat as Tohko releases your arm, Kyousuke.]

Well, I'm going to head back down to the library. Be careful next time, alright? And don't lose your hope! In this place, it's more previous than water.

[verismo]

Just don't get into dangerous situations, and I think we have a deal.

[/small thumbs up.]

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko chuckled a little as she gave Kyousuke a small thumbs-up of her own. She usually didn't give these, but that didn't mean that she hated doing them.]

Well..I'll try my best. In here, you eventually run into one dangerous situation or another, but I'll try to keep it to a minimum.

[Try.]