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towerofanimus2013-07-10 08:00 pm
dragonbard) wrote in towerofanimus2013-07-10 08:00 pm
Entry tags:
001. overture
Characters: Nils & Open
Setting: Room 2-04, Cafeteria
Format: Any, though beginning in brackets
Summary: Newcomer Nils is trying to wrap his head around everything that's been happening. It's a lot to take in for the thirteen-year-old. He misses his older sister already.
Warnings: Aside from a sobbing Nils, none really. Memories of a character death as well.
Room 2-04
[He isn't numb when he comes to in his room. His eyes glance over the puzzling message as he sits on the edge of his bed. His world, destroyed? Nils is hit by a second wave of grief, the first one swamping him after seeing his sister dead on the floor. Perhaps, in the past, he would have been secretly pleased that the world was purged from existence. The number of people who had been unkind to him far exceeded the number of souls who were willing to take the siblings under their wings. On the other hand, after becoming familiar with the Lycian League's kindness, he finds that tears swim in his eyes at the thought of their elimination.
He begins to weep uncontrollably with the letter in his lap.]
Cafeteria
[After swallowing his tears, Nils slips down to the cafeteria. There are a few people, creatures, what-have-yous milling about. Some of them are sitting with bowls of oatmeal. He retrieves his own bowl and stares at it quietly. He's... never seen anything like it before. On the other hand, it somewhat resembled the gruel that Lyndis would cook up with Rebecca when there was nothing else to eat. Another part of him is also busy wondering if his stomach is even capable of digesting the brown mixture. Nils prods the food with a spoon and his stomach sinks when the oatmeal wobbles a bit.]
Setting: Room 2-04, Cafeteria
Format: Any, though beginning in brackets
Summary: Newcomer Nils is trying to wrap his head around everything that's been happening. It's a lot to take in for the thirteen-year-old. He misses his older sister already.
Warnings: Aside from a sobbing Nils, none really. Memories of a character death as well.
Room 2-04
[He isn't numb when he comes to in his room. His eyes glance over the puzzling message as he sits on the edge of his bed. His world, destroyed? Nils is hit by a second wave of grief, the first one swamping him after seeing his sister dead on the floor. Perhaps, in the past, he would have been secretly pleased that the world was purged from existence. The number of people who had been unkind to him far exceeded the number of souls who were willing to take the siblings under their wings. On the other hand, after becoming familiar with the Lycian League's kindness, he finds that tears swim in his eyes at the thought of their elimination.
He begins to weep uncontrollably with the letter in his lap.]
Cafeteria
[After swallowing his tears, Nils slips down to the cafeteria. There are a few people, creatures, what-have-yous milling about. Some of them are sitting with bowls of oatmeal. He retrieves his own bowl and stares at it quietly. He's... never seen anything like it before. On the other hand, it somewhat resembled the gruel that Lyndis would cook up with Rebecca when there was nothing else to eat. Another part of him is also busy wondering if his stomach is even capable of digesting the brown mixture. Nils prods the food with a spoon and his stomach sinks when the oatmeal wobbles a bit.]
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[For him, he thinks of Hiroko first. A good friend, an ally, his genetic mother... Hiroko's been through enough to deserve to be safe and alive.]
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Do you... miss anyone, Aleph?
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Hiroko... my mother isn't here. My best friend used to be here, but he's gone now, somewhere on our ruined worlds.
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[He speaks in an even quieter tone.] I... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked.
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Yes, you're... you're right, Aleph. My sister used to tell me that people can become stronger through trials. That's true, isn't it?
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[They've gone through a lot of trials in the time Aleph's been here.]
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... I want to grow stronger too. [Then he can show Ninian how much he's grown. At least, if he ever gets to have that opportunity.]
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[Aleph knows anyone can do it.]
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[That actually means more to him than Aleph probably realizes.]
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Thank... Thank you, Aleph. [He almost looks like he wants to cry again, oops.]
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[It's pretty much Aleph's job to help people. That doesn't mean he doesn't wholeheartedly believe in encouraging them.]
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