towerofanimus | before i break

Characters: Sertoria Cani and OPEN.
Setting: Dormitories to start, then going to Floors 25, 39, and 81.
Format: Action.
Summary: Before everything goes to hell in a handbasket, Sertoria decides to try to relieve some of her frustrations in ways she knows how.
Warnings: None yet. Will edit if there are any.

[ DORMITORIES ]

[ Anyone who's looking for Sertoria this morning won't find her in her room. In fact, she seems to be focused on something. Thankfully, however, Sertoria's diagnostic program will fill people in, much to her own chagrin. ]

CXEV5001's emotional state is compromised. Recommended course of action: Suppressing all emotions so CXEV5001 can perform at 100% efficiency. Command?

[ Sertoria sighs irritably, wondering why her diagnostic program is so insistent on calling her by her designation. ]

Do nothing. I am operating at one-hundred percent.

CXEV5001 is acting illogical. Recommended course of action: Suppressing any outside interferences.

I said nothing! Please, do not make any recommendations that involve erasing, suppressing or any other methods that relate to returning me back to who I was!

CXEV5001 is still acting illogical.

[ It's then that she realizes that she's still in the hallways and will quietly sink away in to a corner, clearly embarrassed over her diagnostic program of all things. ]

[ FLOOR 25 ]

[ After her diagnostic program decided to painfully remind her of how mechanical she was still, Sertoria decided to hide away in the meadow. Quaeda was mostly a desert anyway, so seeing a lush area like this was always nice. Those who watch can see that she's meditating to try to calm herself down or is just relaxing on the grass itself. ]

I am human, right...?

[ It's a concept she's struggled with for years on end, so now isn't any different. ]

[ FLOOR 39 ]

[ chaos said that people exercise to cope, so Sertoria is here in the gymnasium. She doesn't look dressed for the gym, though, as she's just in her robe and tunic. A quick study at the library came up with how humans usually exercise in gyms.

It seemed simple enough: lift weights, stretch, do a few laps - that sort of thing. But, what use was all that when you weren't physically human? She does give it an honest try with the tasks in front of her, finding nothing too interesting beyond running around the track at a nice brisk pace. Although, for her, a brisk pace is easily twenty miles per hour.

She'll get it eventually. ]

[ FLOOR 81 ]

[ After today's events, Sertoria's found herself in the lounge area. She's noticed that she's above the tower's troposphere here and has taken to looking out at the stars for a while. She sighs calmly and stretches her arms out with her eyes closed. Stargazing was always a favorite activity of her's, even if it did remind her of the time she spent with Joshua. She truly did miss that man, and while she wouldn't dare wish the tower upon him, it would be nice to see him again. ]

...I wonder if I could find our star. What do you think?

[ Wonder who's she talking about. ]

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[chaos wasn't quite expecting her to instantly materialize paper like that, but he didn't mind.]

That is true. While I am not sure how many people would be interested in constellations made from artificial stars, some might be happy to see what we can find.

[ It's one of the many things Sertoria was capable of. ]

Shall we begin, then? It may take us all night.

Alright then. However, if we become tired, we can always rest and work on it the next night.

[Looking at the stars, chaos pointed to one, tracing out the image that he saw.]

Now..does that one not look like a rabbit?

Indeed. We have some time to devote our energy to that.

[ Sertoria followed his tracing and sketched it out on the paper that was in her hands. ]

It does, now that you mention it. Should we name it Lepus Minor or Lepus Major?

Does Lepus Stella sound alright to you?

[Yes, he was going to call it the rabbit of the stars.]

That is acceptable.

[ Instead of writing the name down in English, Sertoria opts for Quaedan on the paper. Her eyes move up and she traces one with the pen, in the form of a wolf. ]

Lupus Major.

[chaos looked up as she traced the shape, smiling as she spoke of the name for the wolf constellation.]

It does look like a rather large wolf. I hope it does not eat the rabbit.

[..He's joking, Sertoria.]

[ Doo doo doo, sketching~ ]

...Is it not natural for the food chain to continue that way?

[ So is she. ]

Ah, it would be. However, the rabbit could escape.

I would prefer for the rabbit to escape so as to prevent it from getting hurt.

So would I..but I wonder if the wolf shall be alright if the rabbit runs away.

Is it because the wolf was denied his meal and may go hungry?

Yes. After all, there is not much else here for the wolf to eat.

Perhaps the wolf could find a supplement.

Perhaps he would not mind munching on a few roots..ah, there they are.

[Using his finger, chaos would trace out another constellation-one that looked like some tree roots.]

Roots are nutritious, or so I think. I have not tried one before, but hopefully our furry friend will find them delicious.

[ Sertoria giggles lightly and sketches the constellation before pointing out a tree for the wolf to have some shade. ]

Roots can be both nutritious and delicious, if one cooks them properly. I do hope that my memory is correct and that the wolf will not mind munching on a few pieces to keep himself alive.

[While that sounded pretty serious, chaos just kept on smiling as he spoke and watched Sertoria point out the tree in the stars.]

Did you ever eat them, chaos? If so, how did they taste?

[ Sertoria didn't mind the change of tone as she sketched her tree. ]

I believe I might have, every now and then, or helped others eat them. The taste depends upon the type of root, but they were usually a bit bitter. However..you would usually strip the bark off a tree and boil it if you wished to eat it.

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