towerofanimus | Ride oo1

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Ride oo1

Characters: Yuusei and you~
Setting: Room 4-08, dormitory levels, 81 - 101
Format: Action to start with, but I'll match.
Summary: Arriving now of all times, when his home city, his world is in danger of being destroyed, Yuusei isn't pleased to find out that it's already happened. Looks like it's time for him to make a quick adjustment to this place, or find a way out.
Warnings: None yet, but will be updated if needed.

[ A; ROOM 04-08 ]

[ Yuusei remains seated on his bed, still wearing the white outfit he'd woken up in, both letters in hand. The sleep paralysis had given him a bit of a shock, but he's over it now, having forced himself to move as soon as he'd been able to. He's less concerned about his physical state and changing clothes, and more worried about what's going on - last he knows, he and the rest of the Signers were supposed to be saving the world. Though, after a moment, he shakes his head and lowers the letters to the bed, gaze lifting to the wall where a network terminal rests. Could he find people he knows through that? Likely, but...

He lifts his hand to the collar around his neck and tugs on it slightly, then runs his fingers along the surface of it, feeling the tubing for a moment. It's not like the collar he'd been put in before, but the way the place looks makes him think he's in a somewhat better place than the facility - at least, in terms of the condition of the rooms to start. Yuusei swallows and shakes his head once more, finally bothering to look around a little more. ]

... Now what?

[ B; DORMITORY FLOORS ]

[ As the kind of cautious person he is, Yuusei's taking it upon himself to wander the dormitory floors a little, simply wanting to get a good bearing of where he is, and maybe see if he can spot anyone he knows. Hell, even someone that's just friendly would be a good start, someone willing to help him get on his feet a little better. He's in his normal clothes by now though, and content to just wander the area, hoping to find a single person that knows the place better.

After all, isn't it better to be properly forewarned of any dangers? ]

[ C; FLOORS 81-101; NIGHTTIME ]

[ Of course, it's in Yuusei's best interests to get a better bearing of where he is, and as far as he's aware, he's free to wander. But his sense of time tends to slip a bit when he's focused, often having moments back home where he's not even realized how late it was before deciding to try to sleep.

Though he imagines he'll get about as much sleep in this place as he ever has back home.

As he wanders, there are some things he forces himself to glance past, while other floors cause him to linger on the stairs, reminded of something - or someone - he knows. But he rarely lets himself wander off of the staircase, not wanting to risk setting off any sort of traps. He could do without dying, even if his home is destroyed now. ]

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[Jonouchi decided to do some investigating around the floors. He was determined to find a way to help his world, if possible. What better way than to figure out the works of the tower, right?

The blonde was teetering between the 87th floor and the stairs. It seemed relatively peaceful and he was tempted to check it out. Jonouchi, preoccupied with the idea, was completely unaware of Yuusei. As he backed away from the floor making the decision that he didn't want to enter it, he stumbled into the the other person.]

W-whoa?!

[He'll tumble over with the small chance of knocking Yuusei over with him.]

Edited 2013-04-08 07:08 (UTC)

[ To be fair, Yuusei had paused on the stairs long enough to not quite have noticed Jounouchi right off the bat. And why? A field of flowers didn't quite interest him (because they weren't the flowers one of his friends would let herself be surrounded by, so she wouldn't even be there). But as he glances around, he's really not paying that much attention when he takes a few more steps--

And ends up bumping into someone and losing his balance enough to fall back onto the staircase with a quiet grunt. Stairs digging into his back just... aren't okay, so he pushes himself up to see who's ended up on the floor with him.

It's no one he recognizes, but it's fine all the same. Yuusei pushes himself to a stand and offers his hand to the other. ]

Sorry. I should've paid more attention.

[That was his bad for the most part, however, as Jonouchi tends to act before thinking on a regular basis. Still, it was always nice encountering another friendly person. It didn't quite even out to all the ravenous monsters that liked to reign all over the place, but Jonouchi would take what he could get.

The blonde glanced up at the individual, there were a few number of things that struck him as odd. Then again a lot of people here did that. Being that they were from different worlds, apparently. Jonouchi smiled, and happily obliged to the hand offered to him. Without much effort on Yuusei's part Jonouchi pulled himself up.]

Thanks! Don't worry about it, I ran into you.

[He took a second glance.]

Been here awhile or did you just get here?

[ Once the other was standing, Yuusei shook his head and glanced around, checking their surroundings briefly. It's the least he can do for himself after having been so wrapped up in his thoughts enough to run into someone. ]

I've only just arrived today.

[ Short, no-nonsense responses seem to be Yuusei's thing - he noticed how off-putting he likely sounded just then, and... well. If he's going to make friends and allies, then he'll need to change that a little. ]

What about you?

[Jonouchi wasn't too put-off by the wording, but he was also more stubborn than your normal person. The blonde's mood turned to match the situation more seriously. Nothing about this was fun or a joke.]

I just arrived recently, but what do you know?

[Because he would hate for you to be surprised like he was.]

[ So someone else that was still getting used to the place - Yuusei had always been quick to adapt to rough situations, and his time in the Facility was definitely a saving grace in some regards to how things worked. The collar around his neck may as well have been another criminal marker, and if he could figure out a way to pop it off, he would. ... Maybe after finding out if anyone else had tried it first and what happened. Either way... ]

Aside from my world having been apparently destroyed and the fact that we're all stuck here? The terminals are unreliable, from what I've heard, and bad things happen to all kinds of people so long as we're stuck.

[ A pause as he glanced around briefly - he really doesn't seem to buy the whole thing about his world being destroyed, though. ]

Did I miss anything?

Sounds about right. [Not exactly the best of things, and he was still trying to adapt.]

From what I heard, no one's seen the bastards in charge in person before.

You have got to have some of the weirdest hair I've ever seen.

[Comments the blonde girl leaning against a wall wearing a hat and weaving some string between her fingers - cats cradle.]

[ Yuusei pauses when he hears that - it's certainly not the first time he's heard a comment like that, but the last time when he was about eight years old - and he turns to look at the girl. ]

I've seen stranger.

So have I, but yours ranks pretty high on that list. I kinda wanna touch it.

[But as her fingers are semi-trapped by the string, she doesn't.]

[ He's not really a fan of people touching his hair, not when the last time it happened, they pulled, and not at all in a way he could've even remotely liked. ]

We'll see. [ A pause, and he really thinks he should get down to business a bit. ] How long have you been here?

Umm... [She thinks for a moment.] Couple days.

[She leans toward the string and takes a bit of it between her teeth. She pulls it up, making something that looks like the Eiffel Tower. Looking up, she grins at her accomplishment holding it for a little bit.]

[ Hm, so she's only been around for a short time, and it seems like she's adjusted just fine so far. Of course, there could be a few reasons for that, so he opts to pry a little (though her accomplishment doesn't go unnoticed, and he nods toward her to acknowledge it - a thing like that with string is something he can't do). ]

What's it been like for you so far, then?

Boring, ze. I spent a bit of it trying to find the vampire responsible, but either she's not actually responsible or just being unusually clever.

I'm actually leaning toward the former. She's not really clever.

Vampire?

[ That's a new one. Yuusei shifts a bit closer, curiosity getting the better of him in a wary sort of way. ]

Yeah. There's this vampire from home, Remilia Scarlet, that builds big weird things like this. Some of it, I think, is compensating for something, but the other, I think, is she expects there to be treasure underneath it or just get people to go 'Ooooo Aaaaah.'

Kinda my job to stop her and any other vampires from getting too uppity.

So you're like a hunter, then.

[ Or, well. More like Security in charge of Satellite, but that's neither here nor there. It's not like he'll be having to deal with that again now, is it? Yuusei hesitates a little at that, simply for the reminder, but he ignores the uneasiness after a moment. ]

And you don't know if she's here, do you? Or anyone from your home.

Part-time. I don't have confirmation on her whereabouts yet, but my lackey from home is here.

[ So then it's entirely possible that he won't see any people from his home for... a while. But... Rally and the others... Yuusei sets his jaw and swallows. ]

Well, at least you have someone, then. Keep them close.

Always. We ended up in the same room. Lucky!

[As Kidou was making his way to his room after a good few hours of soccer practice, he noticed Yuusei walking a bit further down the hallway. Now, with a hairstyle as peculiar as that, Kidou would definitely recognize him. So that means he was probably new...

With a friendly smile, Kidou jogs over and stops a few feet away from Yuusei, shifting the soccer ball in his hands underneath his left arm.]

Yo! Are you a new arrival?

[ Yuusei slows when he hears someone approaching, though he relaxes a bit once he realizes that whoever's approaching him is likely friendly. After growing up in Satellite, one can't help but be a little wary. Though, he stops when he hears the voice, turning his head to look over his shoulder before turning to face the other. ]

Yeah. Just woke up here today.

[He's been feeling it since he's awakened, the faint feeling of an itch right beneath the skin of his birthmark. It's hard not to recognize that particular feeling - he knows exactly who the tower has dragged in. He bides his time with seeking him out - all things have their own time, and it only seems fair to leave Yusei to explore his surroundings, to leave him to realize the hopelessness of the situation.

He will show him true despair soon enough.

Only after the night has fallen, it becomes time to seek him out - to set the stage for this little reunion. It is time to see just how that seed of fear he had instilled in their last duel has come along.]

[ Yuusei had been a bit more oblivious to the mark, thinking it more something to do with his surroundings and the general sense of danger around him rather than anyone specific. Because of that, it'd been easy to push it aside, to ignore the way it would fade in or fade out a little depending on where he went.

It wasn't as if it was painful, burning through his skin and making him clutch his right arm.

Though the moment he feels it start to grow and he has to grit his teeth, there's most definitely a moment when all Yuusei feels is fear. He'd thought he'd gotten over it after being able to bring himself to duel Aki and open her heart to him and her parents once more. But if the idea of a Dark Signer coming closer to him makes him dash off of the stairs and onto a floor that he knows absolutely nothing about without considering the risks entirely, then apparently that fear is still there.

There's a light weight on his face when he enters, and his peripheral vision's a bit blocked as well, and he reaches up to touch-- a mask? Well, it'll help, he supposes. Yuusei moves away from the stairs to try to blend in a little - though it isn't like there's much to blend in with. The pain is a familiar one, but he wants to be sure it's him before he goes running face-first into a battle he's not sure he can fight just yet. ]

[Kiryu just so bites back the urge to laugh at the sound of quick footsteps scrambling to escape - it appears that his seed had taken roots, had grown and flourished, just as he's hoped. Yusei has indeed come to fear him and his might, his god's absolute strength.

The time to laugh will come soon enough.

Confusion, then annoyance flicker over his face when Yusei's presence just vanishes, growling and grumbling quietly about the meddling forces of the Tower, before he strides down the stairs and onto the floor, blinking when the mask settles on his face and he finds himself in the middle of a crowd.

Well, well... if Yusei wants to play hide and seek... Kiryu has rarely been one to refuse a challenge. Come out, come out, wherever you are~]

[ Yuusei's content to keep moving for a few minutes, weaving in and out between people without seeming like he's in too much of a rush. It's best not to cause a commotion when he's trying to find a spare moment to collect his thoughts and plan ahead a little, after all.

After a while, Yuusei makes his way to the furthest wall from the stairs and, quite predictably, decides to lean against it with a few of the other people standing there. And though he realizes after a brief moment that yes it's obvious that he'd go there, it'll at least take a few minutes for the other to show up, assuming they decide to keep up the chase.

And if it's who he thinks it is, Yuusei needs to make use of his few minutes.

His problem before had been that he'd been too confident, he thought he knew Kiryuu well enough to be able to counter his every move, but he'd changed, and so had his deck to reflect as much. He'd still fight back if he had to, but he isn't going to just throw himself headfirst without at least thinking of a way or two to take down that Earthbound. Then again, who's to even say that this will end in a duel?

Yuusei folds his arms over his chest and lifts a leg to rest his foot against the wall, eyes searching the crowd for anything familiar at all. He's... not prepared for this at all. ]

[Utterly predictable - Yusei hasn't changed one bit in the years that had passed between his arrest and their reunion, their last duel had revealed that much already. And he has not learned from the defeat it seems, not given that he still moves exactly as Kiryu thinks he will.

Quite a shame; Kiryu had thought his former friend smarter than that. Not that he cares; he is quite happy to have other play straight into his hands.

Time to see if he can make the other jump a little.

If Yusei will catch sight of Kiryu's cloaked silhouette, the mark on his arm burning in sinister purple. A second later he is gone again, hidden by the crowd around them once more.]

[ It's in that moment when he realizes just how predictable his move actually is, and he catches the glimpse of the purple before registering the pain and the red glow on his own arm that comes with the proximity. Swallowing hard, Yuusei glances around to try to see the other down in the crowd, but finds himself having lost track of him entirely. And though it'd only been for a brief second, Yuusei had seen the shape of the glow on the others' arm.

It's most definitely Kiryuu.

He waits a moment before throwing himself into the crowd once more, moving himself away from the wall and trying to meld a little into the crowd. It isn't as if he has much in the way of finding places to go, and making his way to the stairs would only make it easier to find him on another floor. So to Yuusei... staying here is his best option.

But if he decides to face Kiryuu? What if he decides that he can deal with what's happened, and if he ends up dead, then so be it? His world is destroyed anyway, so it isn't as if he has much to live for anyway-- But no, he can't give up. Yuusei shakes his head, pushing the thought away as he continues to just keep moving so Kiryuu can't pin him down to one place. There has to be a way to fix things - if not with his world, than with Kiryuu, at least.

Though telling himself he can get over his fear and actually doing it are two different things. ]

[And jumped he has indeed - and this time Kiryu can't suppress the urge to laugh; he doesn't even try to and smirks as his laughter echoes of over the noises of the faceless crowd.

He is not busy to find Yusei in the masses around them - he is not in a hurry and more than happy to draw this out a little - and instead chooses to linger in the shadows near the stairs, one eye always on the exit out of the room.

He would not want Yusei to leave prematurely after all.]

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Ride oo1

Stairs outside of floor 87

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/latest orz; Idek stairs near floor 82?

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