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Lancer (Fate/Prototype) ([personal profile] puppy_lancer) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2013-04-15 03:04 pm

watch the dog chase its tail

Characters: [AU3] Lancer, [OU] Zero Lancer, and you!
Setting: all over the Tower, throughout the event
Format: anything goes
Summary: Lancer acts as a group C worker. See here for details.
Warnings: Blood, gore, death, and euthanasia so far. If you tag him after the 15th, there's a chance he'll attack and try to maul you.

1. Dormitories (limited to the 15th)

[Lancer had thought that the modifications would stop at compelling him to work with maintaining the Tower or tearing apart the corpses of the fallen even with his twisted limbs. He hadn't expected blackouts. Nor had he expected waking up to realize he has been staring at someone in their sleep. When the person sleeping seems to stir, he scoots backward into a corner, trying to hide himself the best he can. He hates the idea of being seen in this shameful state. Hopefully, he would be called to his next task before anyone sees him.]

2. Aquarium

[By now, Lancer has become accustomed to the blackouts. It seems he does nothing but stare at people when his mind is taken from him. It's a relief. He knew what he could be capable of when he loses his rational thinking.]

[Currently, he's trying to scoop out the fish with his hands. Constantly fighting against his urges exhaust him. In addition, he's been taking extra precautions to try to avoid the people he knows when he doesn't have his shifts.]

[Perhaps if he ate something, he could regain some energy. However, the modification done to his limbs to make them dog-like makes his movements awkward. Pretty soon, he's abandoned using his hands and is just thrusting his face in the water. For the time being, he forgets to even watch out to see if anyone is approaching him.]


3. Dormitories (with Diarmuid/[personal profile] oathshackledbird)

[The sleep paralysis lasted for an hour after his revival. The first thing he notices is that he is still in his modified state. If he had his voice, he would laugh. Not even death can free him from this state.]

[He's about to jump from the bed and go to some task, any task, but he notices something.]

[His brother is lying next to him, perfectly still.]

[He wants to scream, or even gasp, but again, he can only silently stare.]


Why? Why is he here? Didn't Lancelot save him?

[He inches closer to Diarmuid, and then places his head on Diarmuid's chest so he can listen to the other Lancer's heartbeat. He silently sighs in relief as he hears that sure sign that his brother is alive right now, no matter what might have happened yesterday.]

[He lifts his head...and then nudges Diarmuid's face with his muzzle. As he is, he can't call out to Diarmuid, or shake him or kiss him or hug him. All he can do is nuzzle up to Diarmuid in the hope that he can offer his brother some comfort. Or at least show that Cu Chulainn was no longer a threat.]

[After a while, he stops pushing at Diarmuid and leans over Diarmuid's face, watching his brother just lie there either sleeping or paralyzed. A couple tears slide off his face and onto Diarmuid's cheeks. He hates this body that can do nothing else.]


4. Floor 38

[Lancer is a good little drone. He wipes the floors and the glass walls. For once, he doesn't seem to have any sign of malfunction.]

[Even though the task is banal and it sucks to have just about no control over his body, it's still better than malfunctioning, or spending every waking hour exhausted because he's fighting his urges.]


5. Lower Levels

[Lancer wants to scream. This is by far his most gruesome task, taking apart the bodies for soul extraction. He's seen more of Jason's techniques in these few days than he could care to see for his entire life.]

[Of course, he just has to malfunction down here too. Pretty soon, he's dragging organs out with him, holding the gruesome souvenirs in both his hands and his mouth.]


6. Meadow

[Even drones should be allowed to enjoy themselves. This might come to mind as the residents come upon a particular dog-like unit rolling around, apparently having fun. That is, if it wasn't rolling around in a pile of intestines and eyeballs.]
awaken: (i know what i have to do)

1 because I'm awful

[personal profile] awaken 2013-04-15 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[When consciousness comes to Makoto, she's suddenly aware of three things:

One, that she's no longer on the roof of Gekkoukan High, instead lying on some bed of sorts;

Two, that she can't move, and her eyes aren't blinking;

And three, that there's a misshapen figure hovering just in the periphery of her vision.

By the time the thirty seconds have passed and she's no longer frozen, she's managed to get over the initial urge to scream. Instead she remains as still as possible, hoping that whatever...it is, it won't notice her. Though now that she's got more control over her breathing (and blinking), it should be pretty obvious that she's awake.]
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is serious. (serious)

Aquarium

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-15 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[While the beach floor was nice, sometimes, chaos just felt like popping into the aquarium to take a look at the fish. However, he stopped when he saw Lancer's mutilated body and how he was trying to catch fish. While this wasn't as bad as Kain's disfigurement, it was still a slap in the face to Lancer's free will, his ability to choose. Without a smile, chaos spoke to the person.]

Do you need help getting fish? If you cannot speak, then just think your answer.
oathshackledbird: Surprise (Surprise)

2. Aquarium

[personal profile] oathshackledbird 2013-04-16 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[It's his third patrol of the tower and Diarmuid is getting tired, but he isn't going to give up looking for his brother. Especially not after getting that note from him. Something is very wrong and he's not going to just sit back and do nothing, even with his brother's warnings.

He pauses in the aquarium, eyes closed. The sound of the water is rhythmic and soothing.

And then there is splashing. Someone is playing in the water.

Diarmuid's eyes open and he more thoroughly scans the area, his breath catching in his throat when he finds the source of the sound.

No, not playing in the water. Trying to fish.

A choked sound escapes Diarmuid's throat and tears wet his eyes.]


B-brother...
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is feeling melancholy. (sad)

Aquarium

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-16 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[At that, chaos nodded. If Lancer didn't want any help, he wasn't going to force the person to take it..but he had to at least show his condolences. This was..a mockery of what Lancer had been in life.]

Alright then..but I am sorry that they have done this to you. It is horrible when choice is removed from people and when they are distorted like this.
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is serious. (serious)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-16 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
While it is good that your loved ones avoided this, it does not change the fact that you are suffering horribly.
oathshackledbird: Rest (Rest)

[personal profile] oathshackledbird 2013-04-16 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[It's 30 minutes this time. Thirty minutes during which all he can do is lay there and do nothing but regret and wish. Diarmuid wants to run and find his master. He wants to find his brother...

There is water dripping on him. Something nearby is pressing against him, gently. Almost tenderly. But for the moment, he can't do anything but lay there wishing the person would speak so he can figure out who it is.

However, the person doesn't. They just keep repeating their actions. Mindlessly almost...almost like a child or a pet would.

...like a pet would.

As soon as he can move, Diarmuid's hand shakily raises, blindly reaching for the person beside of him and threading itself into his messy hair. Diarmuid doesn't need to open his eyes and he's not afraid, even if he probably should be after what had happened when they last met--after how his brother had malfunctioned and ripped the bones out of his arms.
]

Brother, don't cry. It...wasn't your fault...
awaken: (caught off guard)

[personal profile] awaken 2013-04-16 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
[After a few moments, she slowly sits up and keeps her eyes tracked on him. She's vaguely aware that she's not in her normal clothes and that there's something wrapped around her neck, but she has more pressing concerns at the moment -- searching through her mind, she finds that her Personas are still with her and grasps hold of Siegfried, bringing him to the forefront.]

...

[Something doesn't seem right. He seems more like he's...cowering? Makoto draws her legs closer to her body and watches him, unsure of what to do.]

...H-Hello?
vermicompost: (eighteen)

1

[personal profile] vermicompost 2013-04-16 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Kariya sleeps a lot due to fatigue, but he's a light sleeper. It's hard to get into a deep sleep when you're being eaten from within. It's not so unusual for him to start awake, because of pain or a nightmare, but this time, when he does, he has the feeling someone's watching him. He's aware of movement, a presence. There's someone--something--there. He turns his head so his good eye can see in the dark, his blind eye glowing faintly.]

Hello? Who is it?
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is sorry. (apologetic)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-16 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Hopefully you do not have F Rank luck.

[A small joke on chaos's part.]

However..even if you are a hero, even the best of heroes can be left crushed, ruined, and full of doubt.
vermicompost: (thirteen)

[personal profile] vermicompost 2013-04-16 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Kariya rises, his body painfully stiff as usual after sleep. He isn't so easily put off. Curious, he follows the movement into the corner. It's dark, and he can't see very well, and there's something wrong about the shape in the shadows, so he doesn't recognize it right away.

He's already on guard after having seen the state of Shinji and Vergil. Something is very wrong in the Tower.
]

You don't have to be afraid. It's all right. I'll help you, if I can.

[He speaks with sincerity, even though he doesn't know if there's anything he can do.]
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is serious. (serious)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-16 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
I see..even though you cannot afford to break, that does not mean that you cannot break. If you ever need help..seek me out..or a good friend of yours. Good luck..this modification will not be easy to deal with.
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is feeling melancholy. (pondering)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-16 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Even if it does not do much good, some good is better than none. But I understand your wishes. I won't let your friends know what state you are in now.
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is sorry. (apologetic)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-16 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Don't mention it. Everyone needs some help every now and then..I am just glad that I can help out.

[chaos watched as Lancer went for his cleaning supplies before turning his eyes to the remaining fish for a moment. He would probably leave soon, but..he at least wanted to try and calm himself by watching them.]

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