towerofanimus | Leave your reasoning behind [open]

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Leave your reasoning behind [open]

Characters: Romeo and you!
Setting: Dorm halls, bathrooms and rooms
Format: Either
Summary: People with orange collars may go berserk at any moment Diarmuid and Hei are going to be the ones to stop him, but anyone else is very welcome to hurt him/be hurt by him/run away from him before that.
Warnings: Berserk twelve year old with a knife

Romeo came out of one of the bathrooms carrying the bucket of cleaning supplies. He had almost finished his job for the day and he was glad because then he could go and check that his friends were okay! Bad things were happening again, and people were acting strange and writing on the walls. Romeo had thought about writing something nice, but he knew that sometimes the tower made nice things bad.

And he didn't want to risk it. So he had concentrated on making sure his friends had enough food since the food in the cafeteria was bad again and checking that no one was hurt too much. He hummed as he skipped down the corridor, just one bathroom to go!

A moment later he let out a scream of rage and dropped the bucket, chemicals and water spilled everywhere, pooling round his bare feet but he didn't seem to care as he pulled his makeshift knife from his pocket and ran down the corridor towards the nearest room, towards people.

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Hearing a scream of such rage is terrifying to most people. Hearing it come from the mouth of a child is even more so. Diarmuid is just coming onto the floor when he hears Romeo's screaming. Immediately, he dashes toward the boy worried about what exactly could be going on. With all the odd rumors floating around the tower and some of them seeming to be coming true...anything is possible.

His eyes make note of the knife in the boy's hand as he steps in front of him, hoping to draw his attention from the others in the hall. Such a makeshift weapon is no threat to him, especially in the hands of a child, but it might be a lot more deadly to some of the others around.

Still, Romeo is just a child and so, despite feeling it won't do much good, Diarmuid tries to talk to the boy first, "Romeo? What is wrong? Please, calm down and talk to me."

Scouting proved useful, as it did help him find new trouble. Another such occasion, Hei running down the hallway to inspect the noise. Oddly enough, it had been Romeo. Immediately he grew worried, coming to a halt right near Diarmuid.

"What happened to him?"

Romeo didn't even seem to recognise Diarmuid, or Hei when he turned up, he just launched himself at Diarmuid, knife in hand, eyes glinting angrily. He lashed out, driving his knife towards his thigh.

Sephiroth was avoiding his dormitory for the moment; just out of caution with regards to the orange collars rumor that he'd seen written on a wall somewhere during the last couple of days. He didn't believe it at all but it wouldn't do any harm to avoid the chance of it being true. Hidetoshi had already gotten to him off the back of a trick the Tower pulled, he wasn't going to let them have the opportunity for anything like that again.

He'd taken to patrolling the dorms instead, if only to observe others and discover what other rumors were perhaps affecting people. Just what was the point of this game? All it has done so far is illustrate how the majority of the Tower are little more than immature vandals.

Sephiroth had only a second to react, as he rounded a corner, and a kid nearly collided with him. He'd had time to register orange, and the flash of what could be a blade before he'd sidestepped away from the impact. That knife would have gone right into his lower abdomen if they'd connected. It would have been messy.

He didn't spare a moment before turning back around to face the child. Masamune already in his hand and ready to counter if needed.

Diarmuid's mouth presses into a thin line when the boy ignores his words and chooses to attack instead. It doesn't say much for the boy's current mental state that he would continue to attack even in the face of two people much older and better trained than him.

Of course, that scream from before hadn't said much either.

It is easy for Diarmuid to intercept the attack, carefully grabbing the boy's wrist and turning it away. At the same time, his other hand finds the boy's shoulder in order to still him.

"Enough," the word is spoken in a calm tone of voice, but it has the weight of an order. "Hei, would you please remove that weapon from his hand before he hurts himself?"

A person. Romeo span round to face him after they almost collided. His eyes were wild and angry as he leaped at him, not seeming to care about the huge sword at all.

Orange collar. Knife.

Only one of those things could be removed and so Sephiroth would take full advantage of Masamune's range and sweep the tip of it at that knife as Romeo leapt in at him. It wouldn't take much force, only pin-point accuracy to disarm a knife. If he missed the blade itself; well then Romeo might not have fingers to pick it back up with.

Then he'd sidestep around Romeo as he landed and kick hard to his lower back to make him keep going from the momentum. Perhaps he'd end up slammed into the nearest wall, or he'd stumble onto the floor.

Diarmuid didn't even need to ask, Hei already moving and forcefully taking the knife from Romeo. He puts the weapon in his pocket, and stares at the child. What possessed him to do this?

"Has he been turned into a drone?"

His knife going spinning from hand did nothing to slow him down, he just screamed louder and continued running. The kick made him slam into the wall, and crumple to the ground, but a moment later he was running towards him again. If he had no knife well he could use his fingers, and his legs and his teeth.

Despite his arm being held behind his back and the weight on his shoulder Romeo disobeys the order, screaming more violently and trying to lash out, trying to struggle, ignoring any pain in his shoulder and arm. As Hei comes close to take the knife his head whips round, trying to bite him.

Romeo barreled inside Sephiroth's range quicker than he could have expected and there wasn't the room for him to swing Masamune around for another deflect.

So instead he vanished the sword and made a grab at the wrist that would come in first, intending to twist and swing the arm around and up behind the kids back.

He managed but Romeo didn't stop fighting, he kicked out and twisted, trying to turn and sink his teeth into Sephiroth's arm.Though the hold hurt he didn't seem to notice at all.

Even as Sephiroth twisted the one arm up into near-breaking point, Sephiroth's other arm came around Romeo to try and make a grab for the other wrist; if he'd have to literally hug Romeo into himself to stop him from writhing and trying to lash out then that's what he'd have to do.

"Argh." Teeth sank into that leathered arm but it only resulted in a foot to the back of one of Romeo's knees to try and force him to the floor.

Sephiroth's little patience was already wearing thin, if he hadn't already been holding Romeo he might have gone to snap his neck and get it over with.

Romeo went down but bit harder, trying to tear away skin. He didn't stop struggling, kicking his legs out and trying to escape, whilst attacking.

There was a point past which when anything bites into you, you notice it more urgently. Like when teeth passed leather and into skin, and then even deeper.

Sephiroth had to let go, but doing so would loosen his hold on the child. The alternative was that the berserking kid might well take a chuck of flesh and leather off of his arm. It'd heal for sure but it'd have to be tended to quickly and in the middle of a fight isn't ideal.

The arm pinning Romeo's up and behind him lets go and Sephiroth slams that elbow hard behind Romeo's head. Hopefully it might stun him enough for the older man to get his other arm free, in best care scenario it might knock the kid out in one go.

Romeo yelped as the elbow slammed into his head, stunning him though not knocking him out completely. He lay crumpled for a moment before turning to him with angry eyes again and clambering to his feet, diving at Sephiroth again, clumsy and jerky.

[As the boy continues to struggles and thrash, Diarmuid lightens the hold he has on his arm, trying to keep him from hurting himself. His grip is still tight enough that Romeo won't be able to break free, though.]

I don't think so. I wonder if it has anything to do with those crazy rum...

[Diarmuid's gaze falls on Romeo's collar and when he notices what color it is, his eyes widen.]

Have you been following those stupid rumors that are floating around? Didn't one of them have something to do with collar color?

[Diarmuid's lips press into a frown. Now he's glad that he had gone searching out information after his brother had brought that silly--or not so silly since the other servant seemed to believe it--rumor about the bogeyman to his attention, but he's frustrated that he hasn't been able to pin down much solid information on anything. It all keeps changing too fast. Perhaps Hei will know something he doesn't?]

At least he was easier to dodge around now, though no less angry. If he wanted to, Sephiroth could probably get away from the kid now but - he'd bit him! Kid or not, berserk because of a writing on a wall or not, he'd gone too far now.

Sephiroth dodged to the side and attempts a long low sweeping kick, hoping to take Romeo's legs out from underneath him.

He gave another scream of rage as he fell over trying to grab at Sephiroth's legs to pull him down as well.

Romeo's flailing hand managed to grab around an ankle and it jolts his balance drastically for a moment. Though with a sharp jerk Sephiroth pulls his foot free and aimed a follow-up kick to Romeo's head.

Similar to the way a bully in a playground might when they were on top.

Romeo's head hit the ground though he didn't stop kicking he seemed too dazed to get up.

Jasmine, thankfully, wasn't affected by the recent writings on the walls. However, she was still having a bit of a tough time adjusting to the Tower and handling the fact that Joto and her beloved Olivine City were destroyed. She had taken to keeping Magnemite out at all times-other than bathing or sleeping-for company. Amphy would have been better..but..she was dead too, dead and gone.

As she wandered the dorm floors and thought, she heard a scream of rage and ran toward it, curious, Magnemite following her. However, when she saw a young boy holding a knife and running towards her, any nervous feelings she might have had flew away. She hardened herself..and got ready for a battle.

"Magnemite! Thunder Wave!" Her Pokemon flew in front of her a little and shot out yellow waves towards the boy. If they touched him, he wouldn't be able to move.

Romeo didn't seem to notice or care about the Pokemon, he continued to run forwards until the yellow waves hit him and he was still, his eyes were still fighting though, ready to fight once he could move again.

The kicks kept coming, to keep him on the ground. To Romeo's chest mostly, because knocking the breath out had to stop him. It was clear that this berserk fit wasn't going to pass on it's own.

He could just summon Masamune and get it over with, but then the orange-collared kid would just come back good-as-new and just as prone to berserking.

Romeo's vision was beginning to darken and yet he continued to struggle even as he yelped in pain.

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