04 | but really I'm not actually your friend

[scentofmakai]

Characters: Zett and you! Backdated somewhat to May 1st-4th.
Setting: Floors 92, 73, 99, then around the tower May 4th only.
Format: Starting actionspam, will change to match!
Summary: Zett has hide and seek to play. Then he finds a doll...
Warnings: None so far. Violence likely in the doll prompt. Chloe's thread gets creepy in sexual ways.

[Floor 92/Floor 73]
[If you're someone who's agreed to play hide and seek with Zett, on the agreed-upon day and time you'll find Zett tapping his foot impatiently near the stairway.] There you are!

[If you're not someone who's agreed to play, well, you might run into him waiting for his partner anyway. He'll explain what he's doing if asked.]

[Floor 99]
[Zett spends a lot of time in the caverns here. They remind him of his home in the Deep Hole, actually...

Visitors will find him just lying on his back staring up at the ceiling.]

[Around the Tower]
[It looks like Zett's giving a guide to the tower to someone, stopping at each floor on the stairway and explaining that floor's particular hazards to them. It's very thoughtful of him to do so.

Unfortunately, that 'someone' is a doll from the toy shop. Resembling a redheaded girl, it doesn't look exactly like the friend Zett left at home... But the doll's powers of suggestion are strong and he's now convinced that Mirai Kaname has entered the tower.

And he will lash out violently if anyone attempts to hurt her.]

Comments

[primordial]

[A long pause.]

Um. Right. I-I wasn't trying to hit on her. I'm not really into dolls like that...

[scentofmakai]

Oh, so you're that type? No offense taken, I wouldn't judge.

[Clearly you must be a homosexual due to not being into "dolls".]

[primordial]

What do you mean, that type? I'm not interested in anyone that way, really...I mean, I never had time to get into romance, what with my work and all...

[WOW, DUDE WOW he is totally eldtritch horror sexual you dummy]

[scentofmakai]

Yeah, Mirai's dad is kind of like that. Doesn't have much time for family either, right?

[Waiting for the doll to answer.]

[primordial]

[He mistakenly thinks that the question is supposed to be addressed to him somehow, and Sam shakes his head.]

Um. No? I mean, I paid attention to family, I did! Don't ge me wrong...just not romance.

[scentofmakai]

[Well if you want to insert yourself into the conversation...]

That's good for you. Family's important.

[primordial]

Of course it is.

[And his expression hardens slightly.]

I mean, I'd die for family. That's how seriously I take it.

[scentofmakai]

Mirai chased her father down pretty much through all of Makai. Me, well... I've got an uncle here.

[primordial]

Good for you?

[A pause.]

Mirai? is that the name of the...[don't say doll don't say doll don't say it] girl?

[scentofmakai]

Yeah, that's her name. Mirai Kaname. She's a friend of mine from home.

[He really misses her.]

[primordial]

I see. She must be, um, very lucky to have you around here.

[scentofmakai]

Of course! I'll protect her from everybody, 'cause that's what friends should do.

[primordial]

Haha...yeah.

[This is the weirdest thing ever, seriously. But eh, this isn't a bad opportunity to gather information, so...]

How did you get to know each other?

[scentofmakai]

Rescued her half-brother from falling to death. That kind of thing breaks the ice.

[primordial]

Oh! How nice of you.

Do you...well, like like her, are are you just friends?

[scentofmakai]

We're just friends - it's her brother that's more my type. ...Not to sound ungrateful or anything.

[primordial]

O-oh, I see. Of course not.

[He wrings his hands awkwardly.]

Still, she's lucky to have a friend like you. I wish I had friends like that...

[scentofmakai]

[Zett listens for a second.]

Mirai wants to be your friend.

[primordial]

S-she does?

[UNSURE UNSURE SO UNSURE WOW NO DOLL FRIENDS HE DOES NOT WANT.]

She doesn't even know me...!

[scentofmakai]

She's one of the nicest people I know, so you better be thankful.

[Or he'll kill you.]

[primordial]

I-I'd rather get to know her first before jumping into serious things like this. No offense, of course!

[scentofmakai]

...Alright. But you'd better treat her kindly anyway.

[primordial]

[A nervous laugh.]

G-got it! Definitely got it!

[scentofmakai]

Good!

[Was he ever scary? Definitely not.]

[primordial]

[YEAH WOW this is not what he wants. Sure, like he's afraid of dolls being what he is, but dolls in this place? They sort of tended not to be what they were, like many things.]

Ah, what's your name, though? I didn't hear it.