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Characters: Rosa Ushiromiya and you
Setting: March 17th-22nd, all over the Tower
Format: anything
Summary: Rosa explores her new powers
Warnings: Blood due to the Deadman Wonderland player plot. Maybe gore.

Spring

[Miraculously, the past few weeks had been good to Rosa. Being able to defend herself, at least, made her much more confident. Ever since she had gotten cut on a red crystal, she had the ability to create hammers out of her own hardened blood.]

[Sure, it had been outright horrifying at first--all the blood rushing out of her body, forming into a hammer, and then smashing down on a monster's head to crack it open, but she had gotten used to it. It was freaky, but it was her weapon. And it meant she didn't have to hide in the shadows all the time just to survive.]

[The new rainfall was annoying, but she figured she could handle it. Her stock of food was waterlogged, but with this hammer, she could now hunt.]

[So throughout the days that spring lasts, she can be found on the floating island floors, either gathering vegetables and mushrooms, or trying to crack the skulls of a couple of unfortunate animals. Sometimes she'll be on one of the other safe floors, relaxing.]

Summer

[Spring had been nasty, but it was nothing compared to summer. At least in the spring, she had plenty of access to water. But in summer, the entire Tower felt like a desert.]

[Even worse, the heat had deprived her of her weapon. Whenever she had hammer out, she felt like fainting. No wonder. It was made of her blood after all.]

[Even if she doesn't like it, for summer, she's gone back to her usual schedule of hiding herself in whatever shade available and avoiding contact with others.]

Autumn

[Autumn is certainly a relief. Though the winds are strong, she likes this season better than the waterlogged spring and the burning summer.]

[Still, as she walks through the Tower, trying to gather and store food, she feels pretty jumpy. The weather had been erratic. Who knew when it would change again?]

[But she has her weapon. She can handle anything as long as she has her weapon.]

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[ Oddly enough, a hammer was something he'd never seen before, but should have been an obvious manifestation of a Branch of Sin. So seeing her crack open that monster's skull was oddly satisfying, even to him. He claps his hands when he sees it, like a little kid who just watched a performance. ]

Another one? [ He begins skipping towards her, grinning ear to ear. ]

Deadmen everyone. I love it. ✩

[ And this one even seemed to know how to control her Branch of Sin, seemingly without being taught. That was impressive. ]

...

[She doesn't know why this boy seems so cheerful after seeing her do such things.]

I-I'm very much alive right now.

[And she plans to stay that way.]

Why does everyone think I'm saying they are literally dead? ✩ Only I was, but I got better.

[ He laughs, and finally closes the distance between them. ]

Did you really think you're the only one who can do that with their blood?

...No.

[It had seemed like too much of a coincidence from the beginning. Rosa had never been singled out for a stroke of good luck.]

So that's your word for it. Deadmen.

So many of the Branches of Sin were wasted on fragile children who get sick at the sight of blood. So sad... at least the Deadmen in my world were fun to play with.

[ He pouts childishly as he says this. But then once again, he claps his hands, grinning ear to ear. Talk about mood whiplash. ]

But you're not like that, are you? ✩

This weapon gives me an advantage. They're fools if they refuse to use their powers.

That's right. ✩ [ He looks down at her hands. ] May I see your hand for a moment? I need to get a closer look at that.

[ TRUST HIM AT YOUR OWN PERIL! ]

[She frowns, and the backs away.]

Why? You already know what it's made of.

Exactly. [ Backing away... he's suddenly reminded of Senji's initial reaction to seeing Mockingbird's miraculous reappearance, before he rediscovered his spine. ] Mine works the same way. Only I have receive love before I can give it! ✩

[ He holds out his hand. ] See? I'm not bleeding anywhere. Now... your hand, please? I promise to be gentle. ✩

[She shakes her head.]

I don't really have any need to see your power.

Aha, that's too bad. [ Mockingbird then leaps. He's... incredibly acrobatic, apparently, because he suddenly flips over her head, landing softly behind her. His hand came out; all he really needed one just one little smear of her blood to get what he wants. His hand reached for hers, and if he gets so much as one finger on her palm, he'd be able to collect some of her blood to copy her Branch of Sin. ]

B͏̛è͡caưs͞e ̸̛I ̸͢w̸̡a̸̧nt҉ ͠t̴͜o̢ ̀ş̀è͠e͜҉̷ ͡ỳ̵̀ǫu̶̶r͢͡s҉̀. ҉✩́͝

[Rosa isn't half so fast or acrobatic, so she can't stop him from grabbing her hand.]

Let go!

Sure thing! ✩ [ And sure enough, he does let go of her hand, but not before running his finger along her palm. He released her, his finger coated in her blood, which he then proceeds to... lick off. ]

Not bad. Not bad at all... [ He then presses his thumbnail into his palm, splitting the stitches there. His blood spills out, and then begins to take shape, forming a hammer of his own. He takes a moment to examine it. ] Aha, thanks. That's number... hmm... I don't even remember anymore. ✩

[She makes a face as she watches him lap up her blood.]

Do you count all the Deadmen you encounter? Or just the ones in the Tower?

Both. Of course, both in my world and here, I doubt I've seen all of them yet. ✩

[ He pulls the blood hammer back into his body, the wounds near his stitches crystallizing over with a very minor application of Karako's 'Frankensteiner' Branch of Sin; a temporary bandage until he can reapply the stitches. The infirmary has to be wondering why he needs so damn many stitches by now. ]

You know, everyone up until you tried to stop me from doing that. How nice of you to share your love with so little fuss! I like you, I think I'll let you live. ✩

[ ... though he's not going to speak for Wretched Egg, she's in a class of her own. He doubts he could talk her down even if he tried. ]

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You really think killing me will be easy?

[She's irritated, but she doesn't plan on attacking just yet. If he really does have that sort of power, she'll be better off avoiding him.]

Aha, who knows. I'm in a good mood, so I don't plan on trying. At least, not right now. [ Of course, that can change. ]

Unless, you want me too? ✩

N-no. No thanks on that.

[This definitely makes him someone to run away from.]

That settles that, then. [ He giggles, and holds out his hand. ] The Deadmen of my world called me 'Mockingbird,' but you can call me Toto. Nice to meet you. ✩

[ ... actually, his name is 'Hagire,' but only Wretched Egg knew that. And he plans on keeping it that way as long as he can, in the off-chance more people from his world show up. ]

Rosa. It's...a pleasure to meet you too.

[The strain in her voice as she says "pleasure" is obvious.]

I guess that's it, then! ✩ [ He doesn't even seem offended at the lack of hand-shaking. ]Enjoy your new Branch of Sin! I know I will.

[She doesn't say anything in reply. Just waits for him to leave.]

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Spring!

Re: Spring!

orz, 'Deadmen everyone,' I need to stop tagging passed midnight.

/pats

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