Enough is enough [open]

[culbutiri]

Characters:Nesir Aeser and anyone brave enough to join here
Setting: Gymnasium (24th and 25th), Restaurant (26th), Forest (26th), Her room (27th), Library (28th)
Format: Either
Summary: After these shenanigans Nesir is badly injured and very angry. In the name of soul protection she continues on, and then goes screw it and gets drunk. Then with all of that out of her system she steps up her training
Warnings: Underaged drinking, underaged drunken knife throwing, death, convoluted arguments on the nature of good and evil. Also in all but the last prompt Nesir is furious and may attack

[Gymnasium] Once Nesir left Ryoji and the others she did her best to avoid everyone. She hurt, her skin was blistered, her shoulders badly burnt. Walking was painful, sitting more so, lying down was impossible. She hid in the emptiness and continued on. Going through knife forms, trying to stay awake, avoiding people. She told herself that pain was just something to be overcome, giving into it was weakness. Lessons she had learned young.

Anger was kept at bay as well, pushed to one side, ignored. She refused to acknowledge it. Ryoji was an idiot end of story. The pain didn't make ignoring the anger easier and she grasped to the emptiness, trying to keep everything at bay.

[Restaurant] She kept it up for two days, but this place, everything that had happened. It was getting to her and if she was being honest, she had been near snapping for a long time.

She didn't do what she wanted to, what she wanted to do was storm through the tower killing everyone she saw, hurting them, destroying them just for being light followers, just for daring to attempt to bring light to the world. But that would make her as bad as they were. And it would be playing into their captors hands. Exactly what she had warned Richtofen against.

So instead, when the pain and anger got too much for even Nesir to bear she went up to the resteraunt, she hadn't been there since robbing them back in December. But all the alcohol she had found and shared with the others had been destroyed in the crazy weather. And this was better than letting herself give in to what those that held them wanted.

Once she had had a few drinks she dropped the emptiness, letting all the pain she felt rush into her, be numbed by the alcohol.

She hated Ryoji so much, it would have been one thing if they had met normally in the tower, she had known he was an light addled idiot from day one. But she had met him on a mission, she had thought he was of the shadow. And so she had allowed herself to like him, he wasn't overly powerful like Ganondorf, nor aloof like Sephiroth. Close enough to her age. And he had betrayed them. She had been an idiot for even thinking she could trust him.

And Ganondorf had known. He knew everything. He could have warned them. She downed another glass of whatever this was that she was drinking.

[Forest floor 6] Nesir threw a dagger at the tree, it wasn't accurate at all. She was still drunk and still angry. But not drunk enough that she hadn't figured that going back to her room in this mood was a bad idea. She threw another dagger before going to collect it. She might have been pretending the trees were Tohko, and she might just be hoping that some monster or other came out to play.

[Room 2-01] The next morning she didn't even bother getting out of bed. Her head pounded but it had been worth it. She knew what was coming and she merely gritted her teeth when the pain started. She had at least drank enough that it would be a quick death and not just days with more missing limbs.

She couldn't even make herself feel bad if one of her roommates was witnessing this.

[Library] Once the sleep paralysis had worn off the next day Nesir's mind was clear. She was angry with herself for giving in, for letting her soul be recycled again. But the pain was gone and with it a chunk of the anger. What did she care what some stupid light addled idiot thought or felt. She had bigger problems and better things to think about.

She got dressed and figured out what she was going to do. She needed to step up her training, not just her fighting. There was something she hadn't done since she came to the tower. She headed to the library, finding a quiet corner and some paper.

Her writing was appalling, once she had had a neat hand. Once she could forge letters with skill. A priestess at the temple had taught her, under the guise of teaching her scribing skills. It was skill she had lost with her fingers and she had only just been learning to write with her left hand when the world had ended. But she hated to lose a skill and her writing needed improvement anyways, she hated the spidery scrawl she produced now and so picking up the pen awkwardly in her left hand she began to practice, opening a book at random and beginning to copy the words there.

Comments

Library

[great_king_of_evil]

Unlike what seemed to happen pretty regularly, Ganondorf would not stumble upon Nesir as she trained in the forest, but in the library this time. It was a bit surprising, not the kind of place he'd expect her to linger in, but no matter, he had meant to see her after the foolishness unleashed by Ryoji. Maybe she was not over what had happened with Ryoji either.

Seeing as her wounds from Tohko's attack had disappeared, he had to conclude she either died or requested assistance from one mastering white magics. Considering how poorly he thought of such people, he hoped she had died. Nevertheless, as he spotted her Ganondorf would look with curiosity.

"what are you doing?"

[culbutiri]

Nesir's head snapped up at the voice, not having expected to find Ganondorf in the library. She very much hoped that he was unaware of her actons the last couple of days. She turned her work towards him so that he could see.] Relearning a lost skill. It do no be going too well.

[great_king_of_evil]

[ A lost skill? He looked at her writings and raised an eyebrow. ]

Writing?

[ Well, a way as any other to spend time. No matter, he had more important things to talk about with her and little time to waste. ]

Anyway, I have to speak with you.

[culbutiri]

[She just shrugged, it was too public a place for her to talk about her skills in forging and she didn't want to admit too much weakness to Ganondorf.

She nodded and closed the book, giving Ganondorf her full attention.] Can it be spoken about here or should we be moving?

[great_king_of_evil]

[ Ganondorf quickly glanced around and shook his head. ]

We'll stop if anyone comes by. I assume you probably guess what it is I need to talk about.

[culbutiri]

[She nodded, she knew exactly what this was about but she would let Ganondorf speak.]

[great_king_of_evil]

I admit having overestimated the boy.

[ He paused. ]

I have already taken measures, but I cannot do everything. I would like you to permanently keep an eye on him. To be his shadow in a near-literal sense.

restaurant

[terreifying]

...Wow, that's a lot of bottles.

[Rei stares at the familiar girl downing the alcohol.]

Are you okay?

[culbutiri]

[Nesir blinked when someone spoke to her, she hadn't realised anyone else was around.

It was the blue haired child who she had spoken to about words for parents...] Do I be looking like I do be okay?

using this for serious!Rei icons

[nottheonly]

[Rei shakes her head.]

No.

What hurt you?

[culbutiri]

[She glowers and picks up another drink] Tohko [She didn't care who knew, as far as Nesir saw it Tohko was the one in the wrong.]

[nottheonly]

Was it really Tohko? Are you sure it wasn't just someone who looked like her?

[Rei knew Tohko, and that girl didn't seem to be the type to hurt anyone.]

[culbutiri]

Yes it did really be her. And it do no even be the first time. [She is silent as she drinks more.]

Floor 6

[notsogrimreaper]

[...Ryoji knew this was a bad idea. Nesir hates him now, and he knows he's supposed to hate her too. He wants to be on the side of light, and she is loyal to her side of darkness. They are enemies now.

Even so, Ryoji can't bring himself to hate her. There must be a reason why she's like this. It's not her fault, and besides, he couldn't judge her even if this was entirely her choice. She's stronger than him. He's a guilt-ridden weakling, forced to stay with Nesir and the others through fear of him taking on more blame, being the cause of more deaths in this tower. So... he respects her, and still cares for her. Part of him wants to talk to her, in case she really did go through something that made her how she is. He knows, however, that with the state she's in, that would be dangerous.

For now, he stays silent, watching. If Nesir turns around, though, he'll be an easy target for her frustrations.]

Cries forever

[culbutiri]

[Even drunk Nesir knew how to be aware of her surroundings and she turned at a noise, thinking it was a monster.

It was worse. It was Ryoji. Her face broke into a sneer] Do you be spying on me now?

Whyyyyyy they were so nice and sweet before

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji immediately backs up, even raising his hands a bit.]

No! No, of course not. I was just...

[Just what? That was a very good question. What exactly did he come onto this floor for? Why didn't he just leave as soon as he saw Nesir? Why did he still stupidly think that things could be how they were before?]

... just wondering if you were okay.

[culbutiri]

[Her glare didn't lessen, her hand itched to throw a knife. But she listened and rolled her eye.] Why do you be caring? Don't you be hating us all now?

[notsogrimreaper]

Just because I don't agree with you, doesn't mean I can't care about you. No one should be hurt, even if they do terrible things.

And... even if I did hate everyone, I can't hate you. You were my friend, for a while. It's not like I can just forget that!

[Ryoji suddenly realizes what he's saying, and clams up a bit. He probably sounded like an idiot, and that'd probably just annoy Nesir more.]

...It makes sense, doesn't it? I can't pretend you don't exist just because we aren't supposed to be friends anymore.

[culbutiri]

Well you can be telling that to your friend Tohko. [She snapped at him, though his words pretty much hit on what she was upset about.

And he didn't think she deserved to be hurt because she was on the evil side, which was more than most light sided people thought.] Did we even ever be friends?

Restaurant

[altitonant_emperor]

[And standing next to her table is probably one of the last people she would want to see. Hidetoshi stared down at her and the bottles cluttering the table around the drunken girl, bruised and angry. There's an undertone of disapproval to him, and his voice is flat;]

I believe you're underage, Nesir.

[He picks up an empty bottle by the neck to inspect it.] How many of these have you drank?

[culbutiri]

What do that even be meaning? [She looks up at him with blurred eyes and picks up another bottle. He's right, he's not someone she wants to see right now, but more because she doesn't want to risk souring their relationship nor does she want him to think less of her.]

Not enough.

[altitonant_emperor]

It means you're under the age limit for being allowed to drink alcoholic beverages. [Hidetoshi seemed a little reproachful. Whatever liquid was in the bottle, it was obviously not a good substance for her to be ingesting. He sets down the empty bottle onto the table with a clink, and considers how to remove that glass from her hand without getting stabbed.

On the other hand, she was probably too drunk to have very good coordination with her hands or knives.]

Am I correct then to assume 'enough' will be whenever you black out from drinking?

[culbutiri]

I have never been hearing of an age limit. [Her words were slurring and she glared at him]

Something like that. [Continues to down the bottle] What do you be wanting?

[altitonant_emperor]

In my world, there is an age limit. [He stated firmly. Her world is backwards. He was doubtful of how to proceed, really. He had never encountered any drunkards so dealing with a drinking problem like this was new. Plus, with the number of bottle surrounding her and how young she was, it was probable a fatal overdose could occur with this binge alone.

Hidetoshi had thought only older people drank.]

I don't believe you need me to tell you that's incredibly unhealthy. [He frowned. Wanting?]

Nothing at the moment that concerns you. Though I would take an explanation on why you are so intent on ruining your liver all of a sudden. [While she is chugging that bottle then, he'll take two of them and politely move them out of her reach. :| ]

[culbutiri]

Well this do no be your world. [She sees him moving the bottles and frowns, what did he care? She pointedly took another drink annoyed at him.]

Wha' do it be mattering, it's not like it can no be being fixed. You do be giving that back you do no be being my boss.