I will be your Deadman~

[fiesta_de_los_muertos]

Characters: Aradia and you!
Setting: Anywhere in the tower
Format: Starting with brackets, but will match
Summary: Aradia discovers her Branch of Sin and is concerned
Warnings: Blood, eventual death

[A few days ago she came across a bright, red crystal while exploring the tower. She had tried to pick it up but it was embedded in the wall. She did however manage to cut herself on the sharp edge. The cut had healed fairly quickly so she thought nothing special of it at the time.

Getting small cuts on her hands and lower arms are pretty normal for an adventurer like Aradia, what isn't normal is the way her blood is acting. It seems thicker than usual, seeping out of the wounds in strands more than streams.

She isn't alarmed immediately, a little blood isn't much cause for concern, but than she notices she has a certain amount of control over her blood. She can stretch the strands out, feeling the tug of it on her veins in a sickly manner. She experimentally waves her arm about, the blood trailing behind it like her old whip.

Well, that can't be good.

She sets of in the direction of the infirmary, bloodwhip still hanging from the palm of her hand as she can't seem to retract it.]

Comments

[fiesta_de_los_muertos]

[Somehow she didn't have Chloe picked out as the concerned friend type, but it seems a reasonable thing to do.]

That would be nice, thanks.

[true_noir]

[More the "curious to see if you die of anemia before you get to the infirmary" sort. The distinction was subtle here.]

You might try to wrap that around your arm as we walk... wouldn't want to trip.

[As she started walking, it was clear she was trying to avoid skin to whip contact. She had a feeling it might be transmittable.]

[fiesta_de_los_muertos]

[It's more than most of the people she knows would do.

Chloe has a point, she picks up the whip and wraps it around her wrist. Good thing it had stopped growing.]

[true_noir]

[True enough. Her companions were less than the most civil at times. She made her way towards the stairs, leading at the head.]

How have you found this strange little wonderland so far?

[fiesta_de_los_muertos]

It doesn't seem that bad so far. There are weird things happening every month but so far nothing dangerous in my experience.

What about you? Have you gotten used to life here yet?

[true_noir]

You were fortunate enough to miss a few of the games I see... but yes, I've managed to settle in fairly well. This place ... it suits some of my nature, though I don't like living with others as I am.

[fiesta_de_los_muertos]

You mean in the dormitories? [It doesn't seem that bad to her, but she keeps missing her roommates.]

I guess this place is kind of crowded.

[true_noir]

I do not mind the crowding. It is living in a single room with three others. I... am not used to needing to remain close to others like that as often as I am here.

[fiesta_de_los_muertos]

You only sleep there though, that's not so bad.

[true_noir]

True, and I'm not known for lingering when I do not have to do so. As long as there isn't too much trouble between my roommates and I, it is ... tolerable.

[fiesta_de_los_muertos]

Well we knew living in the Tower would be uncomfortable. Having to share a place to sleep seems pretty minor compared to the things that happen here so often.

[true_noir]

It is for most people. Mine is an existence that is not well versed to trusting others. The situation is... difficult for me, because it demands trust that I do not have.

[fiesta_de_los_muertos]

You can't trust anyone?

[true_noir]

I 'can' but it isn't something that is easy. My life was surrounded by a thousand smiling faces, all carrying a blade hidden behind their backs. You learned not to trust strangers.

[fiesta_de_los_muertos]

[Aradia nods in understanding. Being surrounded by people out to hurt you is something familiar to her. It has obviously been harder on Chloe though. At least Aradia still had her friends that she could trust.]

Why not find another place to sleep then? The Tower is big enough, I'm sure you can find a secluded spot.

[true_noir]

[Harder? No, but it bred her differently in some ways.]is attractive.