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[angramaintsu]

Characters: Dark Rin & YOU!
Setting: Floors 100, 99, 96, dormitories & the cafeteria
Time: Through end of April to early May, general tower life catch all.
Format: Quick to start, will match.
Summary: For the first time in months, Rin is without a Servant bound to her. Not only that, she's being stalked by retrieval units and a number of other individuals. The question is if her mind can withstand the paranoia weighing down on it or if she'll just brush it off without a care.
Warnings: Usual Rin warning, all tw-content will be marked if it comes up. Floor 100 prompt is kind of squicky if you know the context (crest worms).

    ►►► FLOOR 100;
[ Rin isn't sure what compels her to come to this floor but while she's here, she doesn't see the home that she thought she might want to see. Sure, the Tohsaka mansion is nice, but the memory is so fuzzy that all this place can work with is that dark basement. Maybe there's a part of her deep inside that misses that musky place crawling with the vermin that's familiar with every inch of her body. At least when she was there she didn't have to worry about being betrayed or left behind because by that point in her life, she was completely alone. If anyone were to invade on her privacy here though, Rin might not respond favorably. After all, that's a very crucial bit from her childhood that she might like to keep a secret. Even if she's unaware that others only see what they want to see and that the only thing giving away her privacy is her big mouth... ]

    ►►► FLOOR 99;
[ Her home floor or well, it used to be back before she died. Since she's returned to this body (a new one), something has been different. Is it because her vision is sharper than ever before that the light of the crystals bother her or is it something else? While she's not used to talking to herself, it has been lonely enough that she does slip up every now and again. ]

I see, I see now. This floor really is cursed to drive you mad, isn't it? [ Inane ramblings from a girl with red eyes and white hair shouldn't be all that strange to hear, right? ]

    ►►► FLOOR 96;
[ Her white hair matches this floor, so she's found some kind of solace in that. At least that's what she tells herself as she lays on the floor lazily with her hair spread out. Anytime she closes her eyes, her mind feels less and less burdened by her thoughts. Isn't it strange how that works out? It reminds her of how she was just a few weeks ago and then the vision of a knight in red bringing a sword down causes her to bolt upright. If anyone else was nearby to catch her, she'll just sneer in their general direction as though accusing them silently of invading her privacy. ]

    ►►► DORMITORIES;
[ Often Rin is paranoid. This doesn't end favorably for those who choose to play a prank by sneaking up on her and monsters that attempt to do the same end up ripped apart by her magecraft. This week, day and night, she can be found wandering the dormitory levels in her inability to sleep peacefully. Rarely does she visit her room, only going there when the paranoia of not doing so kicks in. While she's often contemplative, there are times instead where she's playing a prank of her own. The retrieval units that follow her nearby seem to have been scribbled on, messages drawn on them meant to antagonize someone, but who? And besides, who's crazy enough to get close to one to draw a penis on it's forehead?

Spoilers, it's Rin. She's the crazy one. In fact, she just might be acting out intentionally in order to draw out someone. ]

    ►►► CAFETERIA;
[ For the remainder of April, Rin can be found often pulling out the nutrition bars with a look of disappointment on her face. The past few months have spoiled her with Archer bringing her breakfast in bed, cooking lunch and dinner, and even being kind enough to bring her something in the middle of the night if she woke up from a nightmare not that she's ever going to admit to that. Now she sees what it's like for others, but instead of sympathizing with them? ]

How droll. An individual of my standing shouldn't have to resort to eating this piss. [ And that's a bar thrown over her shoulder, possibly aimed at someone's head. ] I demand real food or else I'll starve!

[ Rin pls. No one cares. ]

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Floor 73 - because I said so

[scorchedchivalry]

[This floor had become Saber's second favorite floor to go to when she was avoiding those she knew. The snow, the wind and the ruined castle was enough to discourage most, but it reminded the knight of the Einzbern Castle. It was the only place in the Tower where she could almost feel Irisviel's presence.

She had gone there specifically, as evidenced by the blue furred grandcloak about her shoulders, and had been walking the ruins for a while. And then she saw someone familiar when she turned a corner.]

Rin.

[angramaintsu]

Saber?

[ It surprises Rin to see her in this area herself as she shifts in the snow, an empty sack resting in her hands. When she first discovered this floor with the ruins in the distance, she made a vow to return to search for anything she might be able to use. So while she's dressed in a coat, she hasn't been all that successful in looting the place.

She's also alone. The seals along her hand practically blend in with the color of her pale skin and she's quick to try to hide that, shoving the hand back into her pocket. ]

What are you doing here? [ Unaware of what a castle in snow might hold for her after all. ]

Dormitories

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid just blinks in shock for a few moments. He's not sure what worries him more. The fact that Rin is one of the people who has ended up with retrieval units following her every move...

...or the fact that said retrieval units seem to have drawings all over them.

He approaches cautiously. It's not that he is afraid of Rin, but he is worried about possibly setting off her 'companions.']

Is there a purpose for...redecorating them?

[angramaintsu]

They're a great conversation starter.

[ Dry humor, but at least that manages to crack a smirk out of her. ]

Don't tell me you think my art is bad. I did well in school for the subject.

Floor 100

[vermicompost]

[Kariya likes this floor, in a way, and in a way he doesn't. It usually shows him the same sight: the park where he used to meet Aoi, where he would play with Sakura and Rin. This time is no different, and it makes him smile to see it, even as it makes him a little sad. It's springtime in the park, and the flowers are blooming. It's always springtime when he comes here.

He's not expecting to see the older Rin here, and he's startled for a moment. Her image is out of line with the child Rin he was remembering, but he soon recovers from the dissonance. He smiles, moving toward her.]

Rin, hello. It's good to see you.

[He is genuinely glad to see her. It's been too long, and he's missed her. Maybe when he looks at her, he still sees the little girl he used to play with here, even though he knows she's changed. He gestures toward what, to him, looks like a beautiful park.]

Can you see it, too? Do you remember?

[angramaintsu]

I remember.

[ Her voice is barely above a whisper when she speaks as she wonders just what's with that stupid look on his face. When she feels anger towards Kariya, it's usually for getting himself hurt or killed. Never is it for something like this, so she manages to bite her tongue enough to not lash out. ]

What are you doing here? This is pretty far from the dormitories.

Cafeteria

[concept_killer]

[Satsujinki cares! Maybe only because Sakura told him to care. Being one of her current, silent stalkers. Now he had an idea of how Satsuki felt.

Still, even enough complaints grated on him. He ended up cooking up a couple eggs, putting them on toast, and silently slapping the plate down in front of Rin. It was the quickest meal he could thing of making at the moment.]

[angramaintsu]

[ Whoa, complain a little and someone makes you food? She can't exactly argue with this, but: ]

Did you drug this or something?

Cafeteria

[justabignobody]

[Aimed at his head or not; Riku has the reflexes to catch that nutrition bar before it before it hits him and just raises an eyebrow at that outburst. Because seriously? Oh well, he has what he's come for now. Hence have a dry reply.]

Thank you.

[angramaintsu]

You're joking, right?

[ No one can actually want to eat those things. ]

It'd be a hate crime to let you eat that.

[Cafeteria]

[doesnotgetit]

[Hakuno has done her moping over the recent events, so now it's time to stop avoiding people. She only hesitates for a moment when she hears Rin's loud voice - and that moment of hesitation was enough of a distraction that she didn't notice the nutrition bar flying straight at her-]

Ow!

[Right in the face. Good shot, Rin.]

[angramaintsu]

Score!

[ Wait, that pained voice is familiar enough to make Rin feel just a little bit of guilt as she turns to meet her gaze. ]

... Hungry? [ That's the best kind of apology she can muster. ]

Dorms

[evokingfool]

[It's evening and Minato's returning to the dorms from yet another day of wandering in the tower. His body language seems casual enough once he step onto the dormitory floor.

Seeing the retrieval units around is something he's gotten used to.
Seeing Rin with them is a little surprising.
Seeing Rin scribbling on them?]

...What are you writing?

[Well, he's expecting someone to try scribbling on them. He wasn't sure if he's expecting Rin to be that someone.]

[angramaintsu]

"I'm an idiot" and "Jason sucks", I know it's stuff they're likely used to seeing by now, but there's something therapeutic about getting it out there.

[ Pulling gently away from the unit to look towards Minato. ] I wouldn't advise doing this personally.

Cafeteria

[bowandblade]

[Hope you like laughter, Rin, because that's what you're getting for your little tantrum. Gilgamesh sidesteps the tossed nutrition bar, dragging what may have at one time been a chocobo towards the kitchen.]

Demand all you like.

[angramaintsu]

[ Damn it, the tantrum was for an Archer, but this wasn't what she signed up for. Whirling around to glare at the man, she tries to place him. Has she seen that arrogant smirk before? ]

You're getting the floor dirty. [ She retorts with the best thing she's got for the moment. ]

floor 99

[chainsawn]

[ Don't mind it when a girl pops up behind you out of seemingly nowhere. No, literally out of seemingly nowhere, she was using the invisible effect until the last moment.. but she didn't mean it in a bad way, apparently, since she's blinking as blankly as always. ]

Are you saying you're angry..?

[angramaintsu]

Do I look mad?

[ Well, Rin's face is usually accompanied by a scowl or glare of some sort so it might not be that bad of an assumption to make. ]

I mean crazy. The lights, don't you notice it?

cafeteria

[puppy_lancer]

...Isn't Archer cooking stuff for you? What, he decide to slack off?

[Lancer is just...staring at Rin's sudden outburst.]

[angramaintsu]

[ Oh, he mentioned the a-word. ] No, he's no longer around here for me.

[ There's really no way to hide the disappointment in her eyes as she stares down at the ground. ]

We're no longer in a pact because of my death so he's likely looking for a better Master.

cafeteria

[funnystory]

[Ellen will approach Rin only seconds after her outburst, a plate holding a piece of strawberry shortcake in each hand. Little things like that were easy enough to conjurer. Her expression is unreadable as she holds one out, offering it to Rin.]

Do you want some?

[angramaintsu]

[ Anyone offering something other than a nutrition bar is definitely a-okay in Rin's book. Looking towards the plate, then back up at her with a raised brow, she asks: ]

Are they poisoned?

floor 96

[koncubine]

[Caster was looking for a little solitude herself, and a floor that takes away memories might just be the thing for it, after what happened a few weeks back.

When she materializes and nearly trips over Rin as she bolts up, however, those plans are clearly ruined.]

Oh, it's just Rin. Something wrong?

[Granted, they hadn't spoken too much since the first time they met, months ago, but the Rin of Caster's world was close enough to be thought of as an ally. She can spare some shallow greetings, if not much comfort.]

[angramaintsu]

Just Rin? Shouldn't you be greeting me with a friendlier tone than that?

[ Even if her words are sharp, the tone she speaks them is anything but. In fact, there's a little softness as she looks towards the Servant.

Caster. Hakuno's Servant? ]

No, nothing's wrong. What are you doing on this floor? You'll forget a spell or something.

Floor 100

[vectorchange]

Accelerator hadn't been this far up the tower yet, as he had not been here that long. Out of both a desire of how much fuckery this place held and sheer boredom, he decided to see how many floors the tower actually had. It didn't take long for him to see that it went all the way to 100. A tower being tall was to be expect; however, what he found on that floor was far from expected.

This floor was an exact copy of his old dorm. More specifically, it was his old dorm from the last night he had spent there as it was trashed by robbers. He was looking at the very same room in the very same condition as it was the very first night he'd met that shitty brat, Last Order. He decided it was obviously some trick because it was oddly specific, but that didn't stop it from looking real.

He stood there looking at, already figuring up possible ways this illusion works when he noticed someone else was also on this floor and standing reasonably near. And, coincidentally enough, this person had white hair and red eyes. If he cared about being social, that could be a talking point, but unfortunately for this girl (or perhaps fortunately if she wasn't the social type) he wasn't interested in talking.

In fact, he was hoping to get off this floor before she saw hi- well, fuck, too late.

[angramaintsu]

"What are you doing here?"

The tone is accusing, but soft spoken all the same. How she manages to do both is a skill that's taken years to perfect. Years of enduring what she has gone through while still remaining an ideal role model for other students at her school.

So when there's someone she thinks is near her age, she treats them with a bit more softness initially.

floor 96

[looselips]

[Hey Rin, guess who cares about neither your existential angst nor your privacy.]

T— Rin!

[It's still weird calling her something other than "Tousaka," and he certainly can't pack the same amount of contempt into her given name, but considering they share the same surname... Shinji practically vaults into the room, his tone brattily demanding as he storms up to her.]

Seeing as you obviously have a lot of free time on your hands, why don't you do something useful for once and teach me magecraft?

[angramaintsu]

[ Never a dull moment. Her head lazily rolls to acknowledge him before she speaks. ]

Teach you magecraft?

[ And then she breaks out into absurdly loud laughter. ] Haa, that's a good one!

dormitories;

[swordedpast]

[ He should have known. He should have known as soon as he saw the doodled-on retrieval unit lurking not far from his room. But somehow, Archer put the thought out of his mind. 'Someone strange did that; they must be crazy,' maybe he thought something like that. That's all.

So when he walks into his room this night, he's only expecting to see an empty bed for him, and maybe his roommates sleeping in the others. He wouldn't even be here himself, if not for the fact that he needs to come back to his room now and then or suffer. (Worse than he usually does, anyway. Somehow.)

What he doesn't expect to see is Rin sprawled out on his bed.

But that's what he does see.

Archer freezes in place. ]

future dated to the middle of the month for our records B)

[angramaintsu]

[ She doesn't stir when he enters.

Which is strange enough for her. Often she sleeps paranoid and while she's a heavy sleeper when she does pass out, that kind of sleep has escaped her for weeks. On the floor is a note she's written, crumpled and worn as if it were an older piece of documentation that she's been carrying around with her.

If he chose to pay it any attention, it's a list of where foods can be found. Identical to his, save for a couple of glaring mistakes. Floor 79 was written for Floor 76 for one. She must have written it when her memory was still foggy, her mind less human and more dark, so it makes sense why she might get a little confused. Floor 61 is listed as safe too and judging from how much she complains about eating meat, mushrooms may have been a favorite for her.

Following that list though might be a poor idea and from the looks of it, she's not exactly in the best of health. A poorly chosen combination for a salad definitely might aid in keeping her weight down by causing her to be too ill to digest anything. Her head lifts weakly only to fall back against the pillow again as she murmurs a soft call for her Servant. ]

Restrooms when the three of us agreed to.

[no_longer_a_king]

[Arturia has a fistful of chips enclosed in one gloved hand, knuckles white to keep from dropping them. Rin and Archer had been the first people she'd thought of and Zelda had given her blessing in including them in this. There were many others she could think of to help, but the utmost secrecy needs to be maintained. Therefore she only named the two people who came to mind first.

So Arturia waits for Master and Servant to arrive, her face schooled into a calm indifference. She might still be angry and upset at Archer, but she knows he will help the people of the Tower if need be. That's more important now: more important than anything personal between the two of them.]

[swordedpast]

[ Oddly enough, when Archer arrives, it's not at Rin's side. He's alone, and looking as cold as ever, just like Arturia. ]

Saber. You picked an interesting place to meet.

Dormatories

[cherrygrail]

[ Sakura's out of bed as well. But her reasons are more along the lines of that she can't sleep. Too many things on her mind- wait, is that Rin drawing penises?

Maybe that means she's in a better mood, at least? Maybe she could try talking to her without having it explode in her face?

Sakura leans over a bit, still keeping her distance. ]

Um... could I help, perhaps? [ Normally she'd be against such a thing, but really, the tower deserves no respect from anyone. ]

[angramaintsu]

I wouldn't let you get close.

[ Rin says in a tone more serious than normal before she lifts her head to meet her gaze. ]

These things are dangerous. [ Surprisingly not as tsun as before. ] Besides, shouldn't you be in bed?