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Phoenix Wright ([personal profile] hobologic) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2013-05-11 08:04 pm

The fundamental things apply

Characters: Phoenix Wright and YOU
Setting: Room 4-20; dormitory floors; elevator; floors 14, 28, 32, 37
Format: Starting with prose, will match any format
Summary: Phoenix arrives in the tower and goes exploring.
Warnings: None yet. Will update if necessary.



Room 4-20 and dormitories:
After reading the letters, Phoenix sits on the bed for a while, thinking. It's a lot to take in. It seems like a joke, or a dream. It is, quite frankly, mad. Worlds destroyed? Magical towers? (And just when he'd been looking forward to a spot of nice semi-normalcy.) The problem is, as mad as it is, it feels real. He pinches himself. That doesn't work. He frowns. He doesn't know what to think, but whatever he thinks, it isn't good. Suddenly, he gets up. He changes into his usual clothes, sliding his arms into his hoodie and zipping it up, then pushing his hat on over his spiky hair.

Sitting around feeling upset and confused isn't going to get things done or solve any mysteries. He heads out into the hallway and down the corridors of the dormitories. He has to find out more about this place, and there is no time like the present. He makes his way down the hallways at an unhurried pace, every now and then stopping to examine a wall or a door, or even a suspicious patch of floor. There isn't much to examine here, but he does his best.

The Elevator:
So, it seems you're stuck in the elevator during the long trip down to the first floor. With you is a man wearing a beanie, humming to himself. Off key. He seems quite determined to keep humming, too.

Floor Fourteen:
Phoenix has gone through a number of floors now, and he could use a break.

Violet lemonade isn't grape juice, but he couldn't find any grape juice anywhere, so violet lemonade it is. He'll have to make do. He's brought two whole bottles with him into the media room. With his precious beverages, Phoenix has sat himself down in one of the room's many beanbag chairs. The setting as a whole might be unpleasant, but he does appreciate a good beanbag chair. He's currently playing a car racing game and is doing his best to handle both the game controller and his lemonade bottle.

It's not going very well. Not only are his scores atrocious and his crashes near constant, but the beanbag chair is in imminent danger of being soaked with lemonade. Still, Phoenix continues to concentrate on the game, seemingly unaware of the peril both he and the chair are in. (Or is he?)

Floor Twenty-Eight:
A musician ought to feel right at home on this floor. However, Phoenix isn't entirely at ease, much as he isn't entirely a musician. He gives the organ at the center a wide berth, but manages to find an ordinary looking piano that's more his speed. With a deep breath, he sits down and begins to play. The resulting sound could be called a song if it weren't so garbled and bewilderingly played. As it is, it's just barely identifiable as this tune.

Floor Thirty-Two:
He's surprised to see the outside floors. They defy all rules of architecture and logic. He shouldn't be surprised, he knows, not after all he's seen, but he is, nonetheless.

He makes his way out onto the floating island warily, but nothing happens. Nothing dangerous appears. He makes his way across the island, thoughtfully. He has a lot to think about, here. Playing video games and playing the piano haven't done much to relax him, and his investigations have come to nothing so far. Nothing but more weirdness. He keeps walking. He doesn't stop until he stumbles upon a cluster of plants, bearing fruit.

He pauses to study them. Grapes. There's something alluring about them. He knows, right away, that he shouldn't risk eating them. Nonetheless, he leans down to pick one, curious. He turns it over in his fingers. They seem like perfectly normal grapes. They smell good, too. Phoenix sighs. Now, this is just cruel.
perceivesjustice: (gasp: walk the plank on a sinking ship)

Room 4-20!

[personal profile] perceivesjustice 2013-05-12 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Their situation is far from ideal, and yet there is a certain comfort in seeing a familiar face. At first, Apollo is terribly tempted to jump Wright right then and there. After all, if his world is destroyed, Wright shouldn't even be here. Right?

However, he settles for leaping in front of his boss/mentor-figure. It shouldn't help his image at all - the buttons on his vest are off by one, as are the buttons on his shirt underneath. His tie is loosely done, hanging a few inches below his collar, and his hands haven't been steady enough to let him gel his hair.

"M-Mr. Wright!" And once the words are out of his mouth, even he flinches at the volume of his voice. "Mr. Wr-Wright... I'm, I-- I'm so glad to see you! I mean-- How are you-- What's--? What's even going on?!"
mysterical: (no comment)

Floor 32

[personal profile] mysterical 2013-05-12 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
She saw that he was fingering those grapes from across the forest clearing, but the color seemed off from what she remembered a grape looking like. Tear made her way over, staff out and ready to cast a spell in case he really was stupid enough to each something he didn't know if it was deadly or not.

"I wouldn't do that," she called out when she was sure that he'd hear her. "I don't know if a Cure spell will work on this floor, and I don't have a Poison bottle to give you in case I can't cast a spell."
mayatama: (Default)

elevator because wow i'm rude

[personal profile] mayatama 2013-05-12 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
You're humming off key!

[ Even Maya knows that he's doing it wrong and she doesn't even know the song.. ]
imperialsun: (Movement - Gun and Bubblegum)

Elevator

[personal profile] imperialsun 2013-05-12 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yeap, this was going to be a long way down.

Fortunately, Naoya had been in far worse company, and the humming, while completely off-key, wasn't unwelcome either. Granted he thought he could sing a lot better, but he he hadn't seen this guy around, so he was probably new.

So he stood there, silent for the most part, his submachine gun over his elbow and the other hand holding his sword's scabbard on the ground.

He gives him a nod, if Wright ends up looking over.
perceivesjustice: (nervous: i'm hopelessly hopeful)

[personal profile] perceivesjustice 2013-05-12 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Apollo takes a few deep breaths, but he can't find the energy to smooth out his expression, let alone the rest of his person. He does straighten his back, however - that hand on his shoulder brings him back to earth.

"S-Sorry, sir." There are a few attempts to return that smile, and eventually he ends up with something crooked and sheepish.

He tries to keep it on as Wright continues. Rubbing the back of his neck, Apollo gives a shallow nod. "R-Right. I mean, there's no way you can know more than I do, right? Looks like you just got here, too..."

With a sigh, he adds, "I'm just thankful to see a familiar face."
mayatama: (Default)

[personal profile] mayatama 2013-05-12 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... what. There is just utter disappointment on Maya's face, can you tell, Nick? Because that was not funny in the slightest. ]

You're kidding, right?
mayatama: (Default)

[personal profile] mayatama 2013-05-12 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Your outfit says yes.

[ Look at how deadpan she is in replying.. ]
perceivesjustice: (fume: want to be known for my hits)

[personal profile] perceivesjustice 2013-05-12 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
He makes a small noise in the back of his throat, an abrupt sound of disbelief. "Really? You can find time to joke now?"

It's not a good idea to load his frustration on Wright right now, so he shakes his head a little as if it would help clear his head.

He follows Wright's gaze with his own and draws about the same conclusion. Nothing about this could be associated with anything close to pleasant. It's all more on the creepy, eerie side.

"'Cheer up'?" Apollo shoots Wright an incredulous look. "How can you..." His speech is interrupted by a sigh. "I sure hope so. If anything, we can work together. Right?"
mysterical: (Yulia's greatest weapon)

[personal profile] mysterical 2013-05-12 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Tear didn't trust anything she'd found on any floors in this tower. Even the levels that seemed to be set up for their enjoyment had something that could be turned against the occupants of the tower at a moment's notice.

"You're welcome," she said, making to go away. If he was going to be wise and not poison himself—a very painful way to die, by the way—she had other things she needed to do.

When he spoke again, she turned to look at him carefully. His clothes were strange and she didn't recognize them as anything from Auldrant, but that wasn't anything new since coming to the tower. "I'm a Seventh Fonist. I suppose that most people would call me a healer."
perceivesjustice: (sheepish: an open wound without you)

[personal profile] perceivesjustice 2013-05-12 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Can't you take anything seriously, Mr. Wright?!" His volume level is rising, though right now it's far from steady. Not that it's ever really steady in the first place. This time around, however, he's very conscious of it and a faint, embarrassed flush rises to his cheeks.

He meets Wright's gaze easily. It doesn't do much to settle the apprehension in his stomach, but it at least does something. A part of him could hug Wright, really, just for being here and not leaving him alone in some weird, magic tower. But that's not really a part of himself that he addresses much.

"...Well, I guess I can try. A little." A small smile.

Another look of disbelief passes his face, but at least he's not being denied. "If you say so." This is where you're supposed to revive Apollo's old fanboyish dreams by showing your stuff! "I'll take all the help I can get, really."
crouching_sin: (too tired for thinking)

Room 4-20

[personal profile] crouching_sin 2013-05-12 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
Naoya's sitting on his bed, reading, as he notices Phoenix wake up. He raises an eyebrow - roommates again. Whatever. He can deal with it.

He doesn't say anything or look in Phoenix's direction until he's dressed again.

"Yes, this place is real. No, you can't go back to how it used to be, according to rumors. The cafeteria is on the first floor. You can take the elevator if you want. Eat the oatmeal first so you won't throw up everything else. Watch out for the monsters. Any other questions?"

He might as well get the infodump out of the way.
frilliance: (What a load of poppycock)

Hallways

[personal profile] frilliance 2013-05-12 08:21 am (UTC)(link)
[A rather familiar-looking grumpy guy in a familiar and silly red suit and with his arm in a sling suddenly comes out of his own room while Phoenix is walking past.

He takes a quick glance around to make sure there are no monsters about and the man in the hoodie catches his eye. Edgeworth has seen new arrivals posting on the network, so...]
You are new here, I presume? [While Edgeworth does not recognise Phoenix, he cannot help but have this tugging feeling that there is something familiar about this man.]
perceivesjustice: (wry: oh darling i know)

[personal profile] perceivesjustice 2013-05-12 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Apollo purses his lips. Wright is annoying on a normal basis, and usually he knows it's for the sake of bothering him and not really out of being mean, so... He supposes he can let it go, for now. There's familiarity in Wright's joking attitude, anyway, so he just sighs and says, "Right. Don't expect any praise from me in those precious moments when you do manage to be serious."

"It's definitely better than the alternative," Apollo says with a quick nod. His smile grows a fraction, taking on a sheepish look. "At least we're not alone, right?"

He hums his agreement. "Yeah. So do you have any ideas about what we should do next?"
knightime: Art by holyflaps (standing ovation)

Floor 32

[personal profile] knightime 2013-05-12 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Most of the shit on the floors aren't usually tampered with. There's even live game on the floor with the forest." Dave frequents the floating island a lot, himself. Today he's got Missy, his Ninetails at his side, hands shoved in his pockets. "You can probably eat those without kicking the bucket. Although, you wouldn't quite die here anyways. You'll wake up back on your bed if suddenly those grapes are filled with arsenic or some shit."

Dave leans over to pick one off. If Phoenix is too wary to eat it, Dave will eat one fine. Like some damn poison tester.

But he's never gotten any trouble for eating anything on the different floors.
imperialsun: (Motion - Holding crayon)

[personal profile] imperialsun 2013-05-13 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
They are on their way to true communication understanding. When the other finally does speak, he can't help but smile a little, adjusting his gun idly.

"Thanks. The tower is filled with monsters," he explained plainly. "I patrol the floors in case someone gets stuck." It wasn't glamorous work nor official as far as the tower was concerned, but that was protagonists for you.

"Naoya Toudou," he offered. "When did you arrive?"

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