[open]

[diamondo]

Characters: Mondo Oowada, Sayaka Maizono, and you!
Setting: Rooms 01-10 and 02-01 and everywhere in between and the library
Format: Either. We'll match what you choose! Posting order will be you → Mondo → Sayaka.
Summary: Mondo and Sayaka explore the tower and adjust to their new lives here.
Warnings: PG-13 or so for Mondo's language, but otherwise none.

➥ Rooms 01-10 and 02-01 and everywhere in between
After spending a solid two weeks in the utter hell that was Prayer's Pass, Mondo was not expecting to wake up and be told that his entire world was destroyed. It doesn't make any sense. He's already been told about the future of his world (it's not a very bright one, but at least it exists) so how could his world have been destroyed? Besides, it doesn't even make sense; Sayaka was told the same thing and she comes from an earlier point in time than he does. Of course Mondo was pleased to see a familiar face and practically latched onto Sayaka immediately. It's their first day in the tower and they can be found exploring the rooms together, exchanging theories about how they've come to be here and just what this place is. Mondo can be found picking at his collar and trying to adjust or remove it.

After a little while of exploring, Mondo will finally break away from Sayaka's side to approach the nearest bystander and ask, "Hey, what the fuck's up with this place?" He pauses for a moment while he thinks, then adds, "Do you know if there's anyone here from Hope's Peak or Prayer's Pass?"

➥ Library
Later that day Mondo and Sayaka can be found in the library. They're examining the terminals and figuring out how to work them. Mondo loses interest in them easily enough and explores the shelves, never losing sight of Sayaka. It's almost like if he looks away, she'll vanish or something. After all they've been through, the last thing he wants is to lose a friend again.

Perhaps you'll be approached by one of them, asking for information about the terminals and more importantly, how to get them to work.

Comments

dorms

[axeforasong]

[never has the descriptor 'sticks out' applied more to Mondo and his hair; naturally it's what she spots first before noting Sayaka's along for the ride. Obviously, she can't just pass either of you by! Here's at least one axe-toting person both of you should probably recognise... for better or worse...]

...Mondo? And Sayaka, yes?

[diamondo]

[Mondo recognizes that voice and it would be a bit of an understatement to say he's surprised to hear it. He turns to her quickly, eyes wide.]

M-Mayu?

[Oh shit. He still feels really bad about what happened even though ultimately things turned out okay in the end. His posture has gone rigid and he looks completely at a loss for what to do or say.]

[destage]

[...Well, this is certainly a surprise! Sayaka jumps a little when Mayu says their names, but she eases up quickly while she turns around--even if this place has put her on edge, that's no reason to be scared of someone who recognizes them, she thinks. ...For the time being, of course.

Sayaka offers a small smile and a wave.]

Ah, so you're here too, Mayu-san. Did you happen to get the same message from this place..?

[axeforasong]

[she nods. Walking over calmly, axe at her side]

'World is destroyed, safer here?' Read it. Seems fake, yes?

[diamondo]

[Mondo shakes off the momentary paralysis. Right. They're here now and they have to focus on the immediate threat. He can always worry about what he did to Mayu later.]

Yeah. It's not possible. I know what happens in my future back home, so the world can't have been destroyed.

[But then again, if Kirigiri, Naegi, Togami, and Asahina aren't here... isn't it possible that it was somehow destroyed? But that doesn't make sense for Maizono then, since he comes from a later point in time than she does.]

Did you just get here too?

Closed to Mondo--prelude to the post.

[destage]

[So the world was destroyed, and they were brought to this place because it was safe. They were safe in this whole new place that certainly wasn't home. It wasn't home, it wasn't even Ylisse, and hell, it wasn't even the pass--why should she trust this place, when the last two had tried to cause them pain?

To say the least, that letter was taken, crumbled, and thrown to the nearest wall--Sayaka refused to believe something like that on principle, while she itched at the collar on her neck. That certainly didn't add any points in the tower's favor, nor did it give her any piece of mind.

For the time being, it may have been worth it to explore this place, right? It took a few minutes--getting motivation and plastering a smile onto her face, she walked right out the door and into the open. She had to remain calm, remain stead...y...]

No way...is that..?

[Well, for a little while at least! She had at least walked around a bit before she saw something awfully familiar in the hallway--she practically jumped and ran when she saw a familiar face ahead.]

Oowada-kun? Is that you?!

[...So yeah, that thing about remaining calm...]

[diamondo]

[Mondo had left his room on the first floor to explore the floors above. This one merely looked like another floor full of dormitories, but if he went up far enough, he was sure he'd find someone around who had answers about this place. He was left with a lot of questions and no one to ask.

First of all, he didn't understand how his world could have been destroyed. He was assuming that they were talking about his original world, not Prayer's Pass or Ylisse. That made no sense though, since he was told just what would happen to him in the future. He was going to die, not end up here. It was possible that maybe he had been saved from death somehow - if Prayer's Pass could grant him that, why couldn't this place? - but what about Kirigiri and the others? They had all lived past him and if he had been saved, what about them? Were they here? Or perhaps was this some sort of afterlife and he just didn't remember his death? It was possible, he supposed, but then what about the note stating that his world had been destroyed?

The endless questions weren't helping him any, so he had decided to go for a walk. Mondo had picked up the items from the trunk (most of them were pretty useless, he was sure, especially if his world was really gone) and had departed for the upper floors immediately.

He isn't expecting to hear a familiar voice and when Sayaka's voice rings out, he turns immediately to face her.]

Maizono? Holy shit, what are you doing here?

[She's not the only one who's lost her cool. Mondo looks somewhere between confused, concerned, and downright excited to see a familiar face.]

[destage]

I could ask you the same thing!

[She runs right on up to him, stopping to catch her breath a bit once she's there--once she's done that, her face shifts to a rather large grin. She's happy not to be alone here, to say the least. However this place turns out, someone familiar is definitely a blessing.

Her look shifts the very moment she speaks, though--it's still a smile, but she notices that collar there don't tell her that he...]

It's so, so good to see you again, Oowada-kun. But...what happened? How on earth did we get here?

[diamondo]

Fuck, I wish I knew. I haven't seen Robin around anywhere either, but hopefully she's here too. I'm pretty sure this isn't anywhere in Ylisse though; I think she would've mentioned a massive fucking tower that tells you that your world has been destroyed.

[Mondo rubs the back of his neck awkwardly. It is good to see Maizono again, especially here, but he's not really sure how to handle that. He's never been good with girls.]

I'm glad to see you're okay though!

[destage]

We'll have to go and look for her--she was ahead of us, wasn't she? She may already be here...

[She nods at the second bit there--she didn't mention any sort of place like this in Ylisse. They must have gotten lost along the way...

Sayaka'd expression goes a little downcast at that--if she hadn't decided to go along, maybe they wouldn't have gotten lost, would they? She doubts it, and shakes her head.

His last words do cause her to look back up, getting that smile right back on her face.]

I'm glad too, Oowada-kun. If nothing else, we can be happy for that much, can't we?

[She laughs, keeping her tone light to try and keep the mood up.]

[get_bent]

[Well this is a sight for sore eyes! Kanji's interacted with Mondo before, but before he can say a proper hellow, he stops, surprisingly cautious. He's never seen the chick with him before. His fears are confirmed when he asks him a question.

Figures it wouldn't be the same one, and he crosses his arms. He's about as tall as Mondo.]

Dunno what Prayer's Pass is, but I know a few from Hope Academy, yeah...you two are new, right?

[It's...really weird talking to someone who you considered a friend but now it's back to him being a total stranger because he's not the same guy.]

[diamondo]

Prayer's Pass is-- ah, never mind, it's not important. Yeah, we're both new here. We just showed up earlier today.

[But more importantly...]

You knew some people from Hope's Peak? Who are they? Are they around here somewhere?

[get_bent]

Used to be a lot of you actually. Then you all disappeared one by one. Chihiro's the only one left and I barely see him.

[He gives him a look.]

You were here as well. Well..'nother you. It's confusing.

[destage]

--Fujisaki-san's here as well...?

[Sayaka pipes up, stepping by Mondo, but not too close. She doesn't want to make this uncomfortable by getting into their bubbles...]

Excuse me for interrupting you, but...if they aren't here, where exactly are they? Did they manage to get out?

[get_bent]

Nah it's...

[Man how do you even begin to explain this.]

This place is dangerous. They might have returned to their destroyed worlds of gotten killed off. We ain't sure...

[Let him just casually hit a nearby wall in frustration.]

library;

[integrous]

[ Asahi doesn't come in the library a lot, but.. today is different. There's still stuff she wants to know, stuff she wants to study up on since it's been mentioned recently and she doesn't want to seem dumb, even though she knows she isn't always the brightest.

She didn't really expect anyone random to come up to her and start a conversation though. It makes her blink for a moment, even though she notices she's just being asked something by - apparently - new people. At least it makes sense then, she's become a little wary of people randomly talking to her over time, but this is normal enough that she drops her guard. ]

Huh, you mean they aren't working for you? You tried hitting them yet? [ Clearly violence is always the answer. Right. ]

[diamondo]

Hey, that'd probably be a pretty good idea! Shit usually works when you hit it, right?

[Ignore him, he's dumb.]

Thanks for the advice! C'mon, Maizono, let's try 'em again!

[Someone stop him before he punches a hole in the terminal...]

[destage]

--Oowada-kun, that might not be wise!

[Is it her turn to be the sane one today, oh dear.]

You might break it!

[integrous]

[ Sorry, Maizono, you're on your own here. Although it's not like Asahi knows just how strong Mondo is.. ]

Hey, it can't be that bad, right? You don't need to break it, just a normal hit should be enough.. and these things are pretty sturdy! [ DON'T ENCOURAGE IT, ASAHI.. ]

[diamondo]

[Mondo glances at Maizono curiously for a moment.]

I won't hit it that hard! I'll just kick it a little, see if that'll do anything!

[And with that, he'll just go marching over to the terminals to do just that!!]

Library

[cutestprogrammer]

Chihiro is just curled up in his little corner of the library when he looks up for a moment and sees...

He can't quite believe his eyes and just stares for a long while before he gets up quickly and goes over to hug him tight!

"You... you came back... O-Oowada-kun... You came back..." He can't quite help crying.

[diamondo]

Mondo is surprised to suddenly be hugged, but he's even more surprised to see Chihiro. He hasn't seen Chihiro since they were last in the school (which feels like forever again, even if it was only two weeks) and he wasn't expecting to find Chihiro here. The greeting is a bit odd - if only because they weren't very close back at the school - but it's Chihiro's words that really cause him to stare wide-eyed.

"Back? What do you mean 'back'?"

[destage]

Sayaka had gone off to a little corner of the library to find some more books--this place truly had an extensive bunch of them, she had to admit. It's when she comes back to put a few more books on her rather large pile that she sees the display up ahead.

Sayaka certainly couldn't hear anything from where she was, but what she saw was more than interesting. Not to mention rather cute, if she could say so herself. She'll slowly put the books down and walk on over, a cat-like smile crawling onto her face.

"You certainly seem popular today, Oowada-kun." She says that with a bit of a teasing tone, but she keeps it as light as she can.

[cutestprogrammer]

Chihiro was quiet for a moment, just hugging the bigger boy before he looked up, trying to hide his utter disappointment and to keep his voice from shaking. "You-You don't remember at all...?"

But the year they'd spent together here. All the things they've been through together and how close they'd become. Mondo... Mondo... couldn't remember...

"I... I..." This is so embarrassing. This is so... He backed away. No, he couldn't cry. He couldn't... He'd promised to be stronger. He was stronger. He ... Then he heard another familiar voice and looked over. He quickly tried to wipe away the tears that were threatening to fall and did his best to smile. "H-Hello, Mai-Maizono-san..."

[diamondo]

"Ah, no, sorry, I don't." Mondo rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. This entire situation was a bit odd but--

And then Fujisaki started tearing up. "Oh shit," Mondo remarked under his breath. "W-Well, maybe if you tell me some of the things that happened the memories will come back or something? I mean, it can't hurt to try, right?"