tsunderebunny: (serious -- this is a problem)
Barnaby Brooks Jr. ([personal profile] tsunderebunny) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2013-05-11 08:14 pm

Episode 1: It's not always sunny after a storm

Characters: Barnaby and YOU!
Setting: Room 2-04, Dormitories, Library, Cafeteria, and Anywhere Else.
Format: Action. I can switch off on demand.
Summary: One retired hero arrives in the Tower and refuses to believe the news.
Warnings: Potential for irritability, deadpan snarking, and a few hints of depression.

Room 2-04:

[The seemingly innocent letter was promptly folded up and tossed away the moment Barnaby finished reading it. First he found himself in clothes that he never would dream of wearing, along with a collar that only compounded his embarrassment-- what kind of person did everyone think he was? Then, to add to the strangeness of the morning, the note dared to tell him that everything he knew had been laid waste.

He ran a hand through his hair, tossing his curls from his face.]


Don't tell me that people honestly believe all of this?

Everywhere Else:

[Barnaby set off on his own in search of something that made sense in this Tower, taking in every new piece of information with a dose of skepticism. Although the battle on top of the Justice Tower had been a bitter victory and Sternbild had finally awoken from its bizarre dream, he wasn't certain about how much in his mind could be trusted.

Not even his senses were infalliable. It was a painful lesson to learn.

That was why he wandered the halls with the attention of a detective, taking note of anything and everything that struck his interest. He would eventually end up in the Cafeteria when he got hungry, studying the menu with bemused interest as he took a short break. Later on he could be found in a quiet corner of the library, taking advantage of the comforting quiet to make sense of everything that had happened to him in recent days-- along with the strange situation he suddenly found himself in.]
alephbet: (That's why)

2-04

[personal profile] alephbet 2013-05-12 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
It's hard to believe, isn't it. I still have hope.

[Aleph had just returned to his dorm room.]

I'm sorry to have to welcome you to the tower. My name's Aleph and I'll be one of your roommates.
mysterical: (um)

[personal profile] mysterical 2013-05-12 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Tear was on autopilot as she took in the tower herself, walking up and down the stairs as she attempted to discover which of the floors were safe enough to travel on. Sure, V/V had promised to show her around, but she hadn't seen the angel since that talk in the cafeteria the day before.

And Tear had a hard time sitting still when there was something that needed to be done. Except, she wasn't on some intelligence gathering mission for Grand Maestro Mohs or her father or trying to save the world. No, she was trying to figure out just where she could go.

Unfortunately, she wasn't paying attention as she went between the floors and promptly walked into another person.]


Oomph! I'm sorry. Please forgive me!
alephbet: (Sell your watch today)

[personal profile] alephbet 2013-05-12 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Just Aleph is fine. I don't think I get to be Mister until I'm twenty.

[He looks twenty.]

But, Mr. Brooks, I'm afraid this isn't a pleasant kind of place.
alephbet: (Well you can take those things and)

[personal profile] alephbet 2013-05-12 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
This is called the Tower of Animus. There are a hundred and one floors, and the bottom floor is the cafeteria, where newcomers must eat the oatmeal first or they'll throw everything else up.

Monsters are frequent, especially at night. Death is temporary and people will be placed into recycled bodies afterwards.

People can be sent back to seemingly destroyed worlds for long periods of time.
alephbet: (As he who is the one)

[personal profile] alephbet 2013-05-12 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Video games tend not to last ten months.
mysterical: (eye)

[personal profile] mysterical 2013-05-12 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[When the man's hands landed on her shoulders to stabilize her, she looked up, getting a good look at the blond. Youngish, relatively handsome (she supposed), tall, serious face.]

I should have been paying attention. It was careless of me not to do so. This isn't a place where running around in a daze is smart, from what I've gathered.
alephbet: (That's why)

[personal profile] alephbet 2013-05-12 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Training with weaponry as much as possible, or finding someone to protect you. [Aleph cleared his throat.] I have some practice with monster hunting - I could escort you if you need that.
alephbet: (Now I'm free)

[personal profile] alephbet 2013-05-12 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
I hope so too. Hopefully this will be as painless for you as possible.

[He doubts it'll be pain-free completely, but it is a horrortower.]
alephbet: (You can see it in his face)

[personal profile] alephbet 2013-05-12 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
So would I. But my partner isn't here...
alephbet: (Why get in line)

[personal profile] alephbet 2013-05-12 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
What's the name?
alephbet: (Sell your watch today)

[personal profile] alephbet 2013-05-12 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
I met him here, actually. But I don't think he's in the tower any longer.
mysterical: (hi)

[personal profile] mysterical 2013-05-12 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[He's still touching her, but she's willing to let that slide if he can catch that himself.]

I'll keep that in mind, Mister...?
emilia_galmar: Emilia is looking up (bumping into prettyboy)

Floor 2

[personal profile] emilia_galmar 2013-05-12 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Emilia' trots out of room 2-03 as he walks by, nearly bumping into him. It's enough of a startle that she nearly whacks him with her frilly umbrella before she realises he's not attacking]

Oh! Excuse me, sir.

[She quickly lowers the umbrella, looking a bit embarrassed by her reaction]

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