towerofanimus | 01 | or that look of surprise

Characters: Nessiah and you!
Setting: Room 1-04, Floor 98, Elevator, Cafeteria, Floor 3
Format: Will match yours.
Summary: Nessiah makes his entrance to the tower, discovers no-powers floors, and goes to get some food and research.
Warnings: Eye squick before he puts on his faceplate.

[Room 1-04]
[Nessiah had been displeased upon waking up here, but not frightened. There were few things that could frighten him after so many years of death and rebirth: a simple kidnapping would not accomplish it.

He read the letter and put it away, skepticism clear on what remained of his face. There were of course ways to destroy a world, but not many to do it instantaneously, without warning. He would have known that something was coming.

That done, he rooted in his trunk for his clothes and the chains that properly covered him. At the very least, he should put on his faceplate before anyone but his roommates saw the empty holes where his eyes should be.]

[Floor 98]
[The dormitories offered little interest to him, and the staircase seemed the obvious way to proceed. He avoided the glowing step of floor 101, briefly explored the crystalline caverns, then returned to find the next floor down.

The moment his foot left the staircase his vision went black as the spells he used to see were cut out suddenly. He stumbled, tumbling onto his knees as he landed on the pipe floor.

Nessiah tried to feel his way back to the staircase with his hands, but the pipes were unfamiliar territory and it would be too easy to fall into a hole...]

[Elevator]
[Having bee rescued, Nessiah wisely decided not to take the walk down past many other floors that could easily blind him, and took the elevator instead. He wasn't one to strike up a conversation himself, but he wouldn't be opposed to something to fill the half an hour it took to get from the top of the tower to the bottom.]

[Cafeteria]
[Nessiah was presented with terribly mediocre oatmeal, but at least it looked better than whatever else was being served. He took an out-of-the-way corner of the cafeteria and began to slowly eat, watching whoever else was desperate enough to come to the cafeteria for nutrition.]

[Floor 3]
[Despite having most of his face covered, Nessiah has no trouble reading, and has a large stack of books in front of him on one of the tables. It's quite curious.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Tohko couldn't help but chuckle a little at that.]

I think it's more optimism than confidence, really.

You distinguish the two?

Sometimes. I'm not really sure if we'll win against the Administrators or not, but I hope we will..so I think it's optimism at this point. Of course, I could be wrong.

Hm. At least you're realistic about it now.

A little..but that doesn't mean I've given up or lost hope, you realize.

A little hope is not a bad thing.

How about a lot of hope?

In this situation? Foolish.

How is a lot of hope foolish?

It isn't justified.

..Sometimes not..but isn't it better to hope than fall in despair, since there's not much to justify the despair either?

Imagine that the opposite happens of what you expect - which will hurt you more?

Despair. After all, if you keep hoping, you could think that maybe, next time, everything will work or that you'll find some other way to get the result you want.

Hm. That is one outlook, I suppose.

Yup! Of course..there are probably quite a few different points of view a person could have in a situation like that..but I find that it's usually best to keep hoping, if you can.

It is not my business to decide whether you should keep a positive outlook or not... to put it more simply I don't care.

[..Well, that was a bit unexpected. Tohko deflated a little bit at that, but she kept up a smile anyway.]

Ah, I see..you're more interested in getting out of here, whether or not we actually stay positive about it.

[Close enough.]

If you have any suggestions on how we might accomplish that...

Right now, we're working on that. We're all still planning and figuring things out..but we'll get there eventually.

[No, Tohko isn't part of a rebellion to take down the Administrators. Why do you ask?]

I see. Nothing noteworthy, then.

...Not yet, anyway.

Good luck.

Thanks..I'll need all the luck I can get. Good luck to you as well, alright? This Tower's harsh. You're going to need it.

I imagine I can survive.

[He's been through quite a lot.]

[And Tohko had read a lot. But almost nothing compared to the Tower.]

..Hopefully you can. Hopefully.

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