Training to Destress

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 Characters: Hei and YOU
Setting: Floors 1, 27, 30, 77, 14, and
Format: Prose, but I'll match
Summary: Hei tries to ease his mind while training.
Warnings: violence, possibly nudity in spa, and will be updated if necessary.

Floor 1:

As always, Hei was at the cafeteria, cooking up some more meat. He made sure to gather a whole lot of materials for such a thing, mainly vegetables to add some flavor, and of course various meats he saved from killing some sharks and deer. The supply was eventually go bad, so he might as well have cooked it now. There were even plates laid out, no doubt for those new here. He made sure to put up a sign as well, letting everyone know they can eat it. However, there was a warning regarding the oatmeal to eat that first though, less they liked to throw up.

One can even his mogwai Mao aiding him, giving him the tools he needed.

Floor 27:

After telling Homura of this place, Hei had an idea. Materia was great for spell-casting, but he needed more weaponry, more ways to make sure he was ahead of the game. One can see him making small pellets, no bigger than a large gumdrop ball. These were meant to be smoke pellets at least, though he needed to make sure they worked. After all, chemistry wasn't his strongest suit, and it had been over a year since his memory could aid him. Being trapped in a facility filled with torture and then a tower as well did not aid him too much.

Floor 30:

Dark, filled with powerful creatures, and no one else was around...perfect. Right now, Hei needed to get in some exercise, and he was certainly getting it. Many creatures surrounded him, the strange shadow creatures, mixing Neoshadows and Darkballs. Hei was panting, two orbs glowing on his belt. The Materia were of great aid, but it was clear Hei needed to retreat.

He steps back, the tendrils of the Neoshadow zipping past and striking him. Yet he still stood, glaring at the creature. One can easily see an aura surround him, clearly magic at work. He puts his hand in the shadow, electricity building and released with a sudden burst. The shadow died in that instant, twitching violently before vanishing into black air.

His gaze fell upon the others, raising his knives. Another one down, and he just needed an opening. One of the Materia on the belt seemed to shine brighter as he was readying another spell, the ground below shaking too.

Floor 77:

Sometimes this was the best thing to do, and it was clear he needed some time away from everything stressful, before he went insane again. One can find him in the unisex rooms, unknowingly wandering into it, and he didn't really care. A good chance to earn more information at any rate. He was clad only in a towel, laying against the wall as the heat engulfed him. Certainly a good place to ease some stresses of life at least, even if temporary.

"Should have done this a long time ago..."
 Floor 14:

Taking more breaks than he was used to was harder than he thought, but necessary. With so much things getting done, he had hardly allowed himself any time dedicated to this. With Mao next to him, he had been watching a variety of animated movies, mainly of the superhero called Superman. At the facility, there was a clone of him, and he wanted to know more. Movies seemed the most logical route. Hei though leans forward as he watches the movies, particularly vs The Elite, interested.

"Certainly one way to solve a problem," he spoke. "Too bad killing is sometimes the only option."

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Floor 27

[rewindingly]

[ Speaking of Homura.

Someone is there to make some pipe bombs. She looked up the recipe in the library, just to be sure her memory was absolutely right, and has since then been set up in the lab and making them one by one. Slowly, carefully...

She looks up when she hears Hei, but then goes back to her bomb making. Can't get distracted... Just give her a few minutes to finish. ]

Re: Floor 27

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[He notices her, and chooses to remain quiet. At this moment, he needed to let her get to work, and notices it. So young, and already making deadly weapons. A sad world she lived in for that fate. Yet resourceful too.

For now, he finishes up as well, storing the last of the pellets in his coat. Not enough materials to finish any explosives though. There was something he still needed to try out.]

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[ Homura looks up after finishing her bomb. She watches him quietly for a few more seconds before voicing her curiosity. ]

What are you doing here?

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[He turns his head towards Homura.]

Creating smoke pellets.

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Smoke pellet?

[ ... ] How do they work?

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You throw them at the ground, and it creates smoke within the area. It's usually meant for quick escapes or to lure an enemy into a trap by obscuring their view.

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[ Oh. Talk about useful. She can't really get flash grenades for her escapes here, but she could use those... ]

How do you make them?

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[He nods.]

Of course. I'll show you.

[And he proceeds to do so, showing Homura how to make said pellets.]

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[ She watches attentively, trying to drive this procedure into her memory. ]

I see. Thank you. This will be useful.

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[He finishes up, putting the pullet into his pouch.]

How did you learn to make bombs anyway?

[rewindingly]

Internet.

[ Answer to everything. ]

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That doesn't seem to be surprising.

[Sadly.]

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[ She decides to level with him. He is being kind enough to teach her to make these smoke pellets. ]

Using too much magic is risky for me. I use pipe bombs to make up for it. [ And guns. But not leveling about that. ]

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I realize that. You warned me of the soul gem and the witch factor before.

Regarding that, Enoch would be one of the few who could aid with that should the need ever arise.

[rewindingly]

I did? [ She must have trusted me. Or been a Moemura, but she somehow doubts that he would recognize her if that were the case. ]

I see. Enoch. I will keep that in mind, thank you.

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When you were here before. That's when.

[Handling this situation was a bit awkward, almost as strange as when he had dealt with the real Lucy, and the Lucy he knew of, though with big differences obviously. Did not make things any easier though.]

I know you cannot recall any events, but you have saved my life, and were a good friend.

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I see.

[ She isn't sure how to handle that. Saving someone... a good friend... Both are things she wants, but she isn't sure how far it is to associate with the other Homura Akemi that was here before. ]

I will trust her judgment on our character then. I hope we can stay friends.

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[At least this was working out much better. He had expected much difficulty in trying to explain himself and everything, though glad that wasn't the case.

He gives her a small smile.]

As do I.

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[ She will never admit to Hei that her motives are not entirely pure. After all, it isn't like she is seeking a friendship so she can lean on him or open up to him. She plans to stay guarded, trusting that her previous self only spoke out of necessity.

Homura needs Hei's experience with the tower. She is sore to admit to herself that she would not have jumped at this chance if he did not seem so smart and useful. With his knowledge of the tower, her past self, and even this smoke pellets... ]

I've been told many of the floor are dangerous. There are monsters here, apparently.

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[To say Hei wasn't unaware of that in the slightest would be a lie. Were he in her position, he would have done the same thing. In fact, he did that with Elena before trust was established. Survival instinct was something no one could really ignore.]

And they are right. Many creatures reside here on almost all the floors, some areas more dangerous than others. Currently maps are being made for each floor.

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Will it be possible to acquire copies of those maps?

[ ... ] I ask because Madoka Kaname is here. She is without any means to protect herself. I would like to have a map for her.

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Madoka...[Right, that was a matter he forgot about, the one from the facility. With so much going on and unable to find her, he just assumed she was gone. There was this other version, but he knew nothing of her either. ]

Tell me, did she say where she was from? I only ask because there was a Madoka where I once was, a clone of her.

[rewindingly]

A clone?

[ WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!!!! ]

First tell me. Where are you from, that would have a clone of her?

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A facility meant to create clones, no doubt for combat purposes, yet at the same time also tortured them with various experiments, similar to the tower, though the experiments were weekly, ranging from trying to kill one another to various other types.

I am a clone from here as well, though I was terminated, deceased. Since I haven't seen her in a while, I assume she is gone from here, but I wish to make sure.

[rewindingly]

Cloning people for such purposes...

[ It's awful. Like something straight out of a terrible scifi novel. Homura is silent, trying not to let it show that she feels really bad for him. She doesn't want to pity someone's existence. That's like writing it off immediately... ]

There are two Madokas here. Neither seem to be clones.