Hacking #12: Anger Issues

[technologic]

Characters: April and anyone else!
Setting: Floor 84, Floor 28, Floor 15, and Dorm Room 2-04 (Locked to Aleph).
Format: Brackets to start with, but I can match you!
Summary: Now that there's a bit of a lull, April is throwing herself into being productive and dealing with some anger issues. The results vary.

[Floor 84]
[It seems like April's temper has gotten the better of her here, since she seems solely focused on destroying the blocks her with her bare hands, punching through them and just ignoring the items that they drop. They're fake, after all, like the rest of this stupid goddamn tower-

And another block is shattered as April kicks hard through it, though she ends up wincing and sitting down in a huff, thanks to her decision to use her bad leg for kicking. It'll be a while before she's back up and breaking things.]

[Floor 28]
[When she's in a more calmer mood, April can be found playing the piano in the music room. She isn't the best at it, but she's not too bad despite sometimes tripping up a note or two. And with how engrossed she is in playing, it doesn't seem like she would notice if anyone else arrives on this floor.

And she will claim that laying 'Twinkle, twinkle little star' is pretty soothing, despite her occasional messing up of notes.]

[Floor 15]
[Before April had been making weapons on and off just to see if she could, as well as to provide them to whoever needed them at the time. Now she's just throwing herself into making them, and she's using her electricity powers to help mould and shape the metal.

Right now she seems to be working on a blade of some sort, and checking over the edge of it to make sure it's sharp enough. The multiple cuts on her hands show that she hasn't exactly been careful with these, though.]

[Dorm Room 2-04. Locked to Aleph.]
[Ever since the reveal, April had made sure to check up on how Aleph was holding up. Today she seems a bit more hesitant than usual, but knocks on his room door all the same]

Hey, Aleph...?

Comments

[technologic]

[April blushes at the praise and fidgets shyly, but she can't help but laugh too.]

Y-yeah, it would be. It would be a great thing to tell people too!

[integrous]

You think? [ A grin. At least she seems like she's cheering up a little compared to before.. ] Maybe I should try introducing myself to people like that. "Hey, I'm Asahi and I have the power to destroy anything using only a piano and horrible piano playing skills."

[technologic]

[The grin is returned, and April is glad that she seems a bit more cheered up.] Hehe, it would be a pretty awesome introduction! Then if anyone made you mad, you would just need to stand next to a piano and they would seriously reconsider what they said.

[integrous]

Oh man, can you even imagine it? They'd piss their pants!

[ She's laughing, walking over the the piano as if she's demonstrating it. Of course she wouldn't really introduce herself like that, since she hates lying so much even for jokes, but since it's only hypothetically she can totally go along with it. ]

I'd just slooowly move my finger closer to the piano.. hehe, I bet they'd fall to their knees!

[technologic]

[April giggles for a moment, nodding slightly.]

Ehe, yep! Nobody would ever try to cross you, then! And it would be a pretty great story to tell everyone if you did destroy the tower. 'Oh, I busted us out with my piano playing.'

[integrous]

Yeah, I'd be the hero! [ The hero.. she lingers on the word a little, smiling to herself as she's thinking of it. ] .. Sure would be nice if it was that easy, huh. Then everyone could just be alright.

[technologic]

... Yeah, that would be a great way to get out. But I think there is a way we can get out of here and be all right, we just have to keep looking.

[integrous]

Really? I thought that since other people have been here for so long and didn't find a way out, there wasn't any to begin with.. besides, then there's still the problem with the fact that we're actually just souls or whatever, right? Can we even still get our own bodies back?

[technologic]

Some prisons just take longer to escape from. And our bodies still exist; when people are sent to their worlds, they're sent back into their bodies. So we just need to find a way to bring our bodies to the tower.

[integrous]

But to do that.. we'd have to be in control instead of the admins, right? But they seem so weird and powerful..

[technologic]

But not all-powerful. People have been able to break things in the tower and fight back against the admins before. I think if we keep trying, we'll be able to get control from them.

[integrous]

Is that the resitance thing some people were talking about? I think I heard Amano-san mention something like that, but she couldn't say too much. [ Since she was being followed by that weird.. thing. Whatever that was. ]

It's good if people are at least able to do something, but it's hard to find out what's been done already.

[technologic]

Yeah, that's right. [April rubs the back of her neck, humming to herself in thought.]

... If my memory is right, I think people have actually broken into the admins areas before. But besides that and what happened a few days again, I'm not sure what else has been done.

[integrous]

Woah, they.. really broke in there?! Did they come face to face with those people?

[ The idea is pretty amazing. That means they'd be close enough to punch them, and that idea is very satisfying in its own right. ]

[technologic]

[April nods with a small smile.] I think they only came across Jason, but yep, they really did break in.

[integrous]

Even if it's across one of them, that's still amazing! [ Her enthusiasm is pretty obvious, Asahi's never been good at hiding her emotions. ] That means we really could take them on somehow after all.. there's a definite chance!

[technologic]

[And it looks like the enthusiasm is contagious, since now April's smile has brightened and she nods happily in agreement.] Exactly! Even when things are hard, there's always a chance that we can win.

[April has always focused on the positives and now isn't any different.]

[integrous]

[ The thought if a huge relief. Like a wave of relief that washes right over her, and she can take a deep breath because of it, seeming a lot less tense. ]

Then I can count on you when the time comes to do something about them, right? We all need to work together! And it's easier to do that with people you get along with!

[technologic]

You're right, and of course! You can definitely count on me when the time comes to face them all!

[April is glad that Asahi is starting to look more cheerful now, and it's enough to get rid of any of the nerves and tenseness she had before.]

[integrous]

I bet you can do some pretty amazing things against them either way.

[ Since she saw her powers before, back when April helped her out. ]

You'll be like a superhero! You can just run right in there and.. blam! Kazam! [ These are her own action sounds, yes. Complete with weird karate chop motions. ]

[technologic]

[April gives Asahi a look in surprise, and then she quickly shakes her head with a shy laugh. She is still very bad at accepting compliments.]

O-oh, I, uh, I'm not t-that amazing...

[integrous]

Huh? [ Asahi is so genuine that she blinks a little at what April says, as if she doesn't get it, but then she shakes her head again and smiles. ]

Of course you are! I think anyone who can do what you do is pretty darn amazing!

[technologic]

[She rubs the back of her head, glancing around as she shifts her feet nervously. She does soon nod in agreement, even if it is a shaky nod.]

T-t-thank you, Asahi... I-I'm still not sure about that, b-b-but I'll make sure to keep d-doing my best.

[integrous]

.. Hmm. [ She smiles. It's easy to see April's insecurities, but even so, she keeps smiling. Encouraging is all she can do in that case, huh.. ] I'll keep doing my best too! That's what it's all about, having people to rely on in a place like this.

[technologic]

[April is slowly getting better about her insecurities, but there are still times where she has trouble with them. But still, she quickly manages to give Asahi a smile back.] Y-yeah... And you can rely on me, a-and I promise I won't let you down.