towerofanimus | [03 | Second Officer Log] || [Open]

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[03 | Second Officer Log] || [Open]

Characters: Data, his cat(s) and you!
Setting: Dormitories Floors, Holodeck and the Library.
Format: Starting with action, will follow.
Summary: Data before and during the event. Data gets to see the familiar bridge of the Enterprise, needs to protect his cats from the weather and is forced to continue his duties as security officers in spite of the thunderstorm.
Warnings: None really for now. Data may get struck by lightning and deactivate during the Summer/Thunderstorm prompt, but he'll live.

Floor One Hundred (Backdated to before the Event)
[ Every time the android stepped on the hundredth floor of this tower, the hologram displayed the bridge of the USS Enterprise-D. As far as Data was concerned, this room was obviously using a technology similar to that of the holodeck-- Albeit without a doubt less perfectioned than the technology of Starfleet, as the holograms could not be touched.

By now he had gotten used to the floor displaying that hologram, it had become normal. However one mystery remained: why did this image in particular appeared? He suspected some system picked an image in the resident's mind and displayed it... But why this was always the bridge of the Enterprise was a mystery to him. Since he "felt no emotion", he should not be more attached to this part of the ship than to any other, should he?

No matter, today he will be once again looking at the details of the bridge with an expression akin to curiosity, pondering on that question like he did many times before. ]

Dormitories Floors (Spring)
[ Data walked out of his dormitory room alongside his cat, Spot, looking around with suspicion and a bit of curiosity. Well, it was indeed raining both inside and outside the dorm rooms. What system controlled the weather was obviously malfunctioning. ]

Intriguing.

[ On top of Spot besides him, Data was also holding a kitten in his hand-- This other cat looked five months old at best. Data had regained him following the Halloween game and had since then kept him hidden out of harm-- But with the water pouring everywhere and the tower malfunctioning, it was now imperative to find him a safe hideout where he would be protected from the elements. ]

I believe we need to find him a protected place.

[ He looked down at spot before looking around and heading to the stairs. An umbrella now would have been most welcome. ]

Floor Nineteen (Summer)
[ The elements had very little effect on Data, and the heat had been no exception. With the kitten now protected, he could return to his duty as a security officer. However, the thunderstorm that was beginning was more of a problem, what with him being a mechanical lifeform.

No matter, he had to abide to his duty or he would most likely, so you could see Data checking the floor for any potential monsters or threat. Once it would be obvious there were no monsters lurking around the library at the moment, Data would stop by the security box at the exit door before inputting in the code signifying this area was safe. With this done, Data would would also look and see if anyone in the library may need assistance, especially with this weather. ]

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[chaos, after waking up to the rain and dealing with it, had no problems with it. While he did get wet, he wasn't that bothered by it. He had dealt with worse in his long life. However, when he saw Data holding his cat and walking down the stairs, he quickly moved off them and nodded at Data.]

If you need help sheltering your cat, I would not mind helping you out.

[ Data turned when he heard chaos's voice and nodded back at the young man, looking down at the kitten subsequently. ]

chaos.

Assistance would be indeed appreciated. I need a safe place not affected by the current weather disturbances for the safety of this cat.

I am not sure what places are not affected by the weather, but perhaps I can help you construct a small pen for him that keep some of the water out. Perhaps we should build it in the library, or the cafeteria.

It would be appreciated. I believe the cafeteria may be more safe than the library under these circumstances. Due to the obligation to have oatmeal as first meal, I have noted this place is better secured than most other floors.

That does make sense. I shall go and get the materials then. You might want to introduce your cats to the cafeteria so that they are not scared of the place while I do so.

Very well. I shall be there within an hour.

[ With that said Data headed to the Cafeteria, thankfully for an android such as him the stairs weren't very dangerous. ]

[As soon as Data was out of sight, chaos would start to climb the stairs-sometimes teleporting, sometimes walking when he couldn't-and eventually made it to the workshop, where he grabbed plenty of thick and heavy boards, a box of nails, and a hammer before heading back down to the cafeteria.]

( Data would be in the Cafeteria when chaos would arrive, looking around and piling up on tables the floating chairs that may have been floating around with the high quantities of water pouring down.

The two cats were under a chair on top of a table, protecting them from the rain. ]

It does not appear any floor is safe at the current moment.

That does seem to be the case. Since the floor is not safe, building a shelter from the air might be the best solution for now. However..I have brought some building materials with me.

[chaos took a moment to try and pet the cats before going to a different table and pulling down a chair so that they would have room to work.]

Thank you.

[ He went to the table and looked at what chaos brought. ]

I believe I should focus on the main structure. As my pace is superior to normal, I will be a lot faster to work on this part alone.

Don't mention it. I enjoy helping others.

[chaos was no stranger to building things, and he could go at a fast pace if he really needed to. However..in order to keep up the small illusion of being a normal human, he would go with the flow. Not that there was anything wrong with that.]

Alright then. I shall go and fetch some chains from the workshop so that we can hang the whole pen up later.

[Smiling, chaos walked out the door and began another trek up to the workshop.]

[ Data nodded to chaos and would begin his word, his arms moving faster than human eye could see.

By the time chaos would be back, the structure would be over. As a matter of facts, all the remaining chairs would be piled up as well. An android waste no time. ]

[When chaos returned, he was carrying a bottle of glue, a long chain, and one hook with a hole on the end. While he didn't say anything about it, it was good to see that Data had made so much progress..and that he wouldn't have to use his wings.]

I've brought back everything else we need. How are the cats?

[ Data nodded to chaos. ]

The are fine. However, the weather is not improving.

Knowing the Administrators, I do not think the weather will improve for awhile. However, your cats shall soon be safe, I think.

[Carefully, chaos started to climb up the tower of chairs, and when he got near the ceiling, he put the hook into it, securing it with glue if it started to fall out. He then put the chain through it.]

The structure can be tied to the chain, I believe.

[ He'd normally just continue on his business, as he usually did, especially with the need to find or make shelter all the more pressing. But-- ]

You're really worried about protecting cats?

[ Archer appeared out of nowhere not far down the hall from Data, giving him a skeptical (nigh incredulous, even) look. ]

I am indeed concerned by protecting these cats

[ Data nods at him in acknowledgement and reply with a neutral look, the skepticism apparently not bothering him. ]

While I suspect Spot may survive this disturbance, I believe her offspring may not survive the current weather on his own.

[ That gets more skepticism. ]

Honestly...

[ He's about to start a lecture on how unlikely it is that a kitten would manage to survive this place for long even outside of events like this, when something occurs to him. ]

Where did you get those cats, anyway?

Spot was with me when I was taken to this tower.

[ The skepticism is once again totally lost on the android. As far as he's concerned they've been doing great so far. The pro of being emotionless, probably. ]

Her offspring was returned to me in November, following a "game" from Ruana for Halloween.

Yeah, I remember that game.

[ A scowl, much harder to miss than his previous dubious expressions, flashes over his face. ]

But a small, weak animal hardly likely to survive this tower doesn't seem like much of a reward for it.

And--

I wonder. It's easy enough to replicate objects, but if everything in our worlds was destroyed, how could they bring back animals?

It is to me. I have learnt a lot through Spot and her offspring.

[ However to his next question, Data tilts his head and looks equally as intrigued. ]

It is a question I have wondered myself. It appears animals are frequently returned as gifts, yet it makes little sense. I believe it adds evidence to our worlds not being destroyed.

[ He'd harass Data some more about how silly it is to learn from a cat, but this subject...he's interested enough to drop the jerk facade a bit for the moment. ]

Adds evidence...? What evidence is there to begin with?

You're right, though. It's one thing to reconstruct objects or copies of them. That's easy. But living creatures? Hmph, that's another story entirely.

[Jellal is equally bound to his duties as librarian, even at the worst of winds carry from the outside floors into the library as side-effect of the thunderstorm and violently ruffle the pages of the books that he is supposed to sort into the shelves.

He seems undisturbed by them ruffling through his hair and tearing at his coat though - it's a welcome change after the dry heat and stale air of the last few days - and lifts his hand, concentrating, half a dozen books snapping shut and lifting off from his cart. His eyes are half lidded as he marks the places they go to in his mind, his hand moving forward as he guided the books and they softly set down right where they belong. Then he's moving his cart again, eyes wandering as he looks which books belong to the same shelf, not quite watching out for any other person on the floor with him.]

[ Data was another being seemingly not being bothered the weather-- But as an android, it was fairly understandable. When the security officer was done with his duties and noticed someone else carrying out one of the tasks assigned by the tower, he recognized Jellal as one of the persons he had briefly met back when he had decorated the Cafeteria with a Christmas Tree.

He did not seem in need of assistance, however he could not help but notice the manner he carried out his duties. Impressive. Telekinesis and similar skills were after all rare even where he came from, most of those possessing such skills either mastering them through technological means or being god-like beings such as the Q.

Hence Data would tilt his head to the side and speak a sole word. ]

Intriguing.

[In Jellal's world, Telekinesis is not really an uncommon skill, or one that is hard to learn - it's not about the amount of magic or the force behind it, but rather about the control of it and control is something that Jellal is very good at. He rarely utilizes it outside of situations like this - he usually likes to go through any book that seems interesting and useful enough (but that's out of question with this weather) and it tugs on memories of what seems (was) a different lifetime (of a black haired woman - U͘͜͠ĺ̴t̢̡͏̷͜ȩ̴̧̀͡a̢̡r̵͏̶̡̡ - and of long nights spend conspiring just how to best harness the great power of Z̛͜͢͡è͜ŕ̴è͘͝͝f̨̢̢̕͡, how to revive the m̵̧̀o҉̀͟͏s̸͜͏̵͢t͟҉ ̵́͜è̶̢̛͞v̛̀͘͏́i̷̴̕͝l̡͠ ̧́͏̴ḿ̷̴͢͡a̶͢͏͡g͘͟͞é̷̵͠͞of all times.).

He shakes his head, trying to banish the memory, when he hears Data's commentary, blinking at him for a second, before recognizing him as the person who had explained 'Christmas' to him and regarding him with a nod of greeting. (And he's really quite grateful... those hadn't been thoughts he'd wanted to linger on.)]

What is?

The ability you make use of to place these books on their shelves. Is it a form of telekinesis? As a matter of fact, I find this most intriguing,

[ Data cannot help but notice though that the man had seemed far too absorbed by his books and frowned a bit, maybe he had disturbed him? If yes he would probably walk away and go check on the cats. ]

However I hope I am disturbing you.

[He shakes his head - he is far from disturbed, really. Rather, he is happy about the distraction.]

Not at all. And yes... that form of magic is called Telekinesis.

Magic?

[ Alas, wrong word used in the android's book. Not that he has never seen magic before. But, urge to rationalize. ]

Is not telekinesis a natural mental ability developed in select individual that can be categorized through science?

[Well… given that magic basically powers everything in Jellal’s world and is kind of a science of its own, that isn’t entirely incorrect… it’s not entirely true either though.]

...In my world, it’s a pretty common caster-type magic – easy to learn and easy to hold control of on small scale.

[Small scale being one object at a time. What Jellal has been doing is a little more difficult than that.]

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Dormitary Floors

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Summer - Library

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