towerofanimus | I believe in nothing

Characters: Chidori, open
Setting: Throughout the tower.
Format: Starting in brackets, but it's whatever bros
Summary: Chidori ponders the point of the tower after hearing about the experiments. She is not a happy camper.
Warnings: Angst, because the Strega kids+experiments= angst.

[Experiments.

Test subjects.

Expendable lab rats to the last, every one of them.

Chidori wandered the tower, a proverbial stormcloud following her as she slipped in and out of rooms, keeping clear of floors that were likely to unsettle her or Medea as best she could. She would find Minato, eventually- discuss with him what had happened to some of the others, ask what they should do. She didn't want to become a subject to be bent and broken at the whim of scientists, not again- her time under the 'care' of the Kirijo group had given her more of that than she or any of them would have ever wanted. Just thinking of the dark, the cells, the needles and drugs and cold metal instruments made her blood boil and her stomach churn- anger and indignation warring with instinctive, visceral fear.

She didn't want to go back to that world. Not when she'd already escaped it once.

In the back of her mind, Medea whispered of flames and carnage, but Chidori stamped her down with a ferocity she usually didn't bother with, taking a higher dose of suppressants than usual to do so. She'd pay for it in headaches and an upset stomach later but for now, she needed the quiet- Medea's rage didn't need to fuel Chidori's any more than it already had. So she wandered, letting her emotions sort themselves out with each step- and as soon as she knew what she needed to say, she'd find Minato and they would sort this out together.]

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[There was certainly a negative vibe rolling around the tower, even to the test subjects that hadn't been broken yet. The news of the bitter truth's had reached Link's ears but he wasn't sure what the meaning of all of it was. There was no doubt in his mind that being sliced open and 'experimented' on as they had put it wasn't good for anyone, he couldn't fathom a simple explanation for why someone would want to do it.

The thoughts and fears of others had only fed the boys courage: he had to find an exit and save everyone! Unfortunately, his quest for finding one hadn't necessarily been fruitful, it was weeks now and he was still trapped inside their edifice of a prison.

Through his exploration, he came across a girl, blue eyes catching the locks of red before anything else, and he halted. He curved his lips into a weak smile as salutations.]

[She paused at the smile- and while she didn't smile back, she did incline her head in greeting. After all, they were all captives here, there was no use in harboring ill-will or indifference to any of the others unless they earned it. So she brought herself to a stop, and turned her head toward him, curiosity in the slight tilt of her head.]

Are you new here?

[He shook his head, his smile fading as he tilted his own head.]

Are you?

Not anymore.

[She figures anyone who's been here more than a day or two can't be considered 'new' with how often people appear.]

You haven't been experimented on.

[There's a barely-discernible note of relief in her voice at the observation- one more person they haven't gotten to, at least.]

One, two, three [On the first floor of rooms Romeo was practicing walking on his new hooved legs. He was getting better, he could usually get up to twenty steps before he had to stop, which was much better than he had been.] Nine, ten, eleven.

[He paused to let the woman past his legs trembling a little, he smiled in greeting though since his mouth and nose were stretched away from his face like a deers, and mostly exposed bone with no skin to cover it the expression probably looked more gastly than he wanted it to. Large antlers sat on top of his head, which meant he held himself in a strange way, compensating for the extra weight.]

[The young man shook his head and became a little concerned.]

Have you?

Not here. Not yet.

[She doesn't elaborate much on that though, and her eyes flicker over him again, studious and just the slightest bit curious.]

Who are you?

I'm Link.

[And he stuck his hand out. She was a girl, after all. A very pretty girl. He had to be a gentleman!]

[She took the offered hand gently, but her grip was firm when she shook his hand, bobbing her head a little in proper greeting.]

Chidori.

Chidori.

[Forgive Link, he likes to repeat names just to make sure he got them right. He pulled his hand back.]

[Chidori pauses, blinking slowly- where any other girl might be surprised, or even frightened, Chidori is simply blank- almost dangerously so. She feels the anger flare in her heart, and in her mind, Medea tries to stoke it- but soon enough she's in control again.

A boy. At least she assumed so. Perhaps not, perhaps he'd always been like this. There was only one way to find out.]

Hello. Who are you?

Link.

[There was the faintest trace of good humor in her voice and she inclined her head again, her own hand slipping to her side.]

You never told me if you were new or not.

Hello! [Romeo smiles brightly at the girl who was in front of him, and then lay down because his legs were shaking too much to stand any longer.] I'm Romeo miss! Are you new here? [He has never seen her before but she might have came when Romeo was being held prisoner]

I'm not. I have been here for a while now.

[Because he can't remember when he arrived and its felt like an eternity. He misses the forest.]

Have you ever seen a place like this before?

Not like this, exactly...

[The tower was too bright, too open. Deceptively so, considering what they were here for.]

But similar enough.

Yes, I am.

[His voice is younger than she'd anticipated, and she feels her lips curve in displeasure. These people...]

How old are you?

I'm eleven miss! [He smiled again despite the tiredness, if she had just woken up then she was probably scared and needed someone to help her understand everyone.] I've been here for ages so if you need any help I can show you around!

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