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towerofanimus2013-04-08 10:04 pm
silencetoreason) wrote in towerofanimus2013-04-08 10:04 pm
{Un} L'État, C'est Moi
Characters: France and you!
Setting: Dorm room 3-14, Floor 101 (the hanging gardens), the staircase between floors 97 and 100, the elevators, and Floor 1 (the cafeteria). Backdated slightly to before people started disappearing because of the event.
Format: Starting with action, but I'll match you.
Summary: One fabulous, frantic Frenchman wakes up in the Tower, and has a look around.
Warnings: France is a flirtatious guy, so be aware of that when tagging. Also, a fair amount ofsometimes Google translated French. Other than that, nothing, but I'll update if needed.
3-14
Impossible! What a cruel joke! How terrible!
[These are the things that can be heard in dorm room 3-14, where a rather distressed-looking Frenchman is sitting, one hand on his violet collar, the other on his welcome notes. France is no stranger to waking up in strange places with no recollection of how he got there, but the situation he's in today is much weirder than what he's used to. The sleep paralysis was disconcerting, for one thing, and the catsuit and collar are different, too. The more France reads, the more upset he gets, until he's shouting so loudly that the entire floor may well hear him.]
Sacre bleu, this is not funny at all..!
Floor 101
[Once France calms down and changes into normal clothes, he starts to explore his new surroundings, however tentatively. He creeps down the stairs, and when he steps on the glowing stair that transports him to floor 101, he's left momentarily breathless for a variety of reasons. The first and most obvious reason is because he's never been teleported like that before, and the shock of it leaves him bent over and gripping his knees for a few minutes after it happens.
The second reason is because, when he gathers his bearings and looks around, he finds that the floor is absolutely beautiful.]
Mon dieu... [He wanders slowly around the hanging gardens, taking in every detail. His voice is set at a low mutter, as if he's afraid that speaking too loudly will disrupt the fragile beauty of the place.] I can't believe it. How could this..?
[And he trails off, taking in the sights in silence.]
Staircase between floors 97 and 100
[France continues making his way down the Tower ever-so-slowly, until he finally comes upon floor 97 - i.e., the floor covered in gigantic monsters. As soon as he sees them, he does what the gallant people of France are known for.
He turns around and starts to run like hell.
France stumbles up the stairs, taking them two, three at a time, trying not to slip and fall as he goes. Anyone coming down the stairs will have to risk running into a terrified newbie.]
Elevators
[So, once he makes it back up to the dorm levels, France decides that taking the elevator will probably be best. This doesn't mean that he's prepared for how slowly it moves, nor how long it takes to get to the cafeteria where the welcome notes have instructed him to eat a bowl of oatmeal. He leans against the wall and sighs heavily, seeming so inconvenienced that one might wonder if he's laying it on thick on purpose.
He turns to the person he's standing closest to in an attempt to strike up some boredom-eradicating conversation.]
I haven't even been here for a day yet, and already, je vous jure, I am sick of it. What a horrendously inhospitable place, don't you think?
Cafeteria
[Finally, France makes it to the cafeteria. He's prodding at his oatmeal with his spoon, shoulders slumped over, looking as if he's undergoing the worst punishment in the world. He mumbles to himself, stirring the oatmeal around to avoid having to put it in his mouth.]
Disgusting food... So bare, so plain! How do they expect me to 'be happy here' when they cannot even serve a decent meal? [He reluctantly puts a spoonful in his mouth, swallows it with difficulty, and winces.] Like English food, augh...
Setting: Dorm room 3-14, Floor 101 (the hanging gardens), the staircase between floors 97 and 100, the elevators, and Floor 1 (the cafeteria). Backdated slightly to before people started disappearing because of the event.
Format: Starting with action, but I'll match you.
Summary: One fabulous, frantic Frenchman wakes up in the Tower, and has a look around.
Warnings: France is a flirtatious guy, so be aware of that when tagging. Also, a fair amount of
3-14
Impossible! What a cruel joke! How terrible!
[These are the things that can be heard in dorm room 3-14, where a rather distressed-looking Frenchman is sitting, one hand on his violet collar, the other on his welcome notes. France is no stranger to waking up in strange places with no recollection of how he got there, but the situation he's in today is much weirder than what he's used to. The sleep paralysis was disconcerting, for one thing, and the catsuit and collar are different, too. The more France reads, the more upset he gets, until he's shouting so loudly that the entire floor may well hear him.]
Sacre bleu, this is not funny at all..!
Floor 101
[Once France calms down and changes into normal clothes, he starts to explore his new surroundings, however tentatively. He creeps down the stairs, and when he steps on the glowing stair that transports him to floor 101, he's left momentarily breathless for a variety of reasons. The first and most obvious reason is because he's never been teleported like that before, and the shock of it leaves him bent over and gripping his knees for a few minutes after it happens.
The second reason is because, when he gathers his bearings and looks around, he finds that the floor is absolutely beautiful.]
Mon dieu... [He wanders slowly around the hanging gardens, taking in every detail. His voice is set at a low mutter, as if he's afraid that speaking too loudly will disrupt the fragile beauty of the place.] I can't believe it. How could this..?
[And he trails off, taking in the sights in silence.]
Staircase between floors 97 and 100
[France continues making his way down the Tower ever-so-slowly, until he finally comes upon floor 97 - i.e., the floor covered in gigantic monsters. As soon as he sees them, he does what the gallant people of France are known for.
He turns around and starts to run like hell.
France stumbles up the stairs, taking them two, three at a time, trying not to slip and fall as he goes. Anyone coming down the stairs will have to risk running into a terrified newbie.]
Elevators
[So, once he makes it back up to the dorm levels, France decides that taking the elevator will probably be best. This doesn't mean that he's prepared for how slowly it moves, nor how long it takes to get to the cafeteria where the welcome notes have instructed him to eat a bowl of oatmeal. He leans against the wall and sighs heavily, seeming so inconvenienced that one might wonder if he's laying it on thick on purpose.
He turns to the person he's standing closest to in an attempt to strike up some boredom-eradicating conversation.]
I haven't even been here for a day yet, and already, je vous jure, I am sick of it. What a horrendously inhospitable place, don't you think?
Cafeteria
[Finally, France makes it to the cafeteria. He's prodding at his oatmeal with his spoon, shoulders slumped over, looking as if he's undergoing the worst punishment in the world. He mumbles to himself, stirring the oatmeal around to avoid having to put it in his mouth.]
Disgusting food... So bare, so plain! How do they expect me to 'be happy here' when they cannot even serve a decent meal? [He reluctantly puts a spoonful in his mouth, swallows it with difficulty, and winces.] Like English food, augh...
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Everyone I have talked to in this place has said strange things like that! Honestly, I would like to meet this other France myself, perhaps he'd make more sense...
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Though...I do know there is this one person around who can explain some things. Other France knew her quite well.
your new tag made me realize I missed this one somehow goMEN...
[Oh, my god.]
In any case... [He smiles.] Who is it? Big brother France always likes acquainting himself with the local ladies, aha...
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[For reference, both Lancers.]
One of your Saints. Blonde, petite, fought against the English. That ring a bell?
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Ah, yes... Jeanne, oui? I met her upstairs not long ago.
[And it's still strange to think about it. It almost feels like a dream, and he's wondering when he might wake up.]
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[He supposes they must have been too excited about meeting each other for Ruler to explain things to France.]
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A tower where even the dead can come back to life... What a strange place this is.
[He shrugs and wrinkles his nose.]
I don't know how all of you can stand it. Euh, I'm assuming- You've been here for a while, yes?
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[France stops himself and blinks like he's just remembered something.]
Oh, forgive me, I should have asked sooner. How do you know Jeanne?
[He looks Lancer up-and-down.]
Forgive me, but you do not seem familiar... Did you meet her in this tower?
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Yeah, in this Tower. It's...complicated.
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[France gives a tiny smile, but there's a sharp look in his eyes.]
But you have been looking after her, yes? She hasn't gotten hurt, has she?
[Maybe it's not the best thing to ask about, but he doubts that Jeanne would put everything out in the open about her time in the Tower during their first - well, "first" - meeting. With practically everyone he's met so far giving him warnings about how terrible the place is, he can't help but worry.]
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