towerofanimus | ✕ 2nd delivery

Characters: Henry and OPEN
Setting: All throughout the Tower!
Format: Will follow your lead!
Summary: Catch-all for the event, the shadows have more an effect on Henry than he realizes.
Warnings: Possible mentions of suicide.

Creatures following him, what else was new with this Tower? The only difference this time was that there was the nagging feeling that this little guy, whatever it was, felt familiar. Come the 13th, he realizes why—it was hard to forget the voice of the man who had given him sweets and delights in a country where they were only dreams to everyone, or how he always ruffled his hair and told him in that warm tone that he could think of himself as his second son.

But this voice wasn't warm, it wasn't warm at all. And it spat at him to never think that way, he'd been abandoned remember? He was left alone. Is alone.

He continues the smiles every day, trailed by this creature who has the voice of Mustafa. But it's becoming more strained and tired, the indigo colour of his collar is fading fast as the days pass. He doesn't understand why, he feels fine! Just fine...

He knows that he didn't make it in time, he remembers hearing the news. Isn't that why he helped that blue-haired girl? Because that's what Mustafa wanted and Plegia has nothing for him, not really. There's nothing, he's alone he knows it, stop telling him.

He knows he should find Robin but he felt so tired... Laying on the floor seemed like it would be nice, but he should find her first right? She wouldn't leave him, and he'd made that other girl a promise even though the darkness seems sweet.

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[ Urotsuki's sitting at the aquarium. It's one of her favourite floors along with the surrounding ones, although she actually likes a lot of them. But the aquarium is a very calming one, she can just sit there and watch the fish and feel a little better. Without having to think of anything. Without thinking of how Kidou's out there and needs help.

The only difference between the way she looked last time and now is that she's wearing a pair of goggles around her neck. They're heavily patched up judging by the looks of them, but for some reason she's still wearing them.

When she hears footsteps though she looks up, blinking lightly before staring at the new person on the floor with a blank look. Slowly recognition crawls up on her though. ]

.. Ah. Hello...

Ah... [It took a moment for Henry to recognize that he's come across anyone at all, that thing following him sure was distracting! But unlike the shadow child, he was more than glad to hear her voice.]

Oh, hey! Didn't expect to run into you here. That thing that's been following me has really gotta go, nya ha!

.. Something's following you?

[ She slowly blinks. She didn't even notice yet, apparently, but she's trying to look for it now.. ]

What's it like..? Some kind of stalker?

Well if he's a stalker, he should say so already. [He almost seems put out thinking about it that way, maybe he'd prefer it was Tharja stalking him if that's the case...]

But Mustafa wasn't like that at all... [Nope, there was never a fiber in the general's being that seemed remotely like that.]

Mus.. tafa..? [ She repeats the name slowly. Huh, it almost sounds like the name of that one lion from that one movie, right.. but as she's frowning, she knows it's a little different, so she knows it's just someone she hasn't heard of before. ]

Who's that?

[He may look like and have the pride of a lion, but he's no lion. At least, Henry was pretty sure he wasn't.]

He's the general I fought with back in my world! Used to give me all sorts of things and said I should consider him his second son or something. Ah... except now, he's saying he was lying the whole time.

[ ...

Wait, give her a moment. She can get the first part, but then there's the second part that makes her frown a little.. especially with her own parent troubles. ]

Why would he lie about that..? That's so cruel..

I really don't know, that's what he's been saying all day. And that it's my fault he did which, yeah, I can kinda get that.

[But he paid back by helping that blue-haired guy out, right? And he got to do plenty of killing as a bonus.]

You're.. not looking sad though. [ It makes her tilt her head a little. You aren't allowed to say that, Urotsuki, you look blank as hell all the time.. ]

Doesn't it hurt..?

I don't? Olivia would be disappointed if she knew her lessons weren't working, but I wonder if I do feel sad.

[He did really, and of course it hurt. He just didn't realize it in any way as he resumes his humming, slumping on to the floor to gaze at the fish and water around them.] You know, where I'm from there wasn't really an ocean to visit.

[ Lessons? Ah, that feeling is a little familiar. She remembers how that golden guy had told her to practice smiling, even if she still isn't good at it.. so Henry's a little the same in that sense, huh?

She stares down at him though as she's thinking about it. ]

.. You've never seen the ocean before..?

Well I have now! It's a whole lot of water just like all the books said, but where I'm from it's all desert. People die.

[Now was it really necessary to add that last remark?]

[ It's a very, very common part about the desert, so it's okay. Urotsuki is pretty sure that sounds about right too, and it's not like she's even from the same world.. ]

Well.. people die in the ocean too. People really die anywhere. [ Such a fun fact, isn't it. ] It's since danger is everywhere, so death is always nearby too.

Yup! And here it happens all the time, sometimes people treat it like it's as normal as eating. Maybe it would have happened to me already if I hadn't promised you to stay alive as long as I can.

[He punctuates his remark with a laugh, even if it's a bit weaker than it normally is.]

...

That's good. Don't forget your promise.

[ She doesn't want you to go off and die, Henry! In fact, she likes the idea so not much that she moves until she's right next to him, and then she clings to his arm. Almost possessively. Not allowed to go and die, Henry! ]

I'll be really, really sad if you do, you know. [ With the flattest tone.. ]

I didn't forget, don't worry! [While a death seeker he may be, Henry really isn't fond of the idea of making Urotsuki upset. Especially when she's clinging to him like that, talk about surprise.]

But hey, I might need some help every once in a while. This place can be reeeally dangerous.

Then I'll kill whatever tries to hurt you. Then you won't be hurt, right? [ Maybe part of her knows it isn't that easy. That sometimes you can't stop bad things before they happen. But she wants to try, at least. After losing Kidou here, she can't afford to lose more people - and she knows it. ]

Mmm~ that's true! But it also means I'll never get to see blood anywhere. [Like his own! He'd still like to see it spill around sometime.]

Hey, think you can help me upstairs? Walking's a real doozy right now.

...

[ Huh, he can't walk? Urotsuki still has no idea what's going on, she's still just as blank as ever, so she blinks at him a few times before she grabs his arm, as if she'll just drag him upstairs. ]

If you can't walk, I'll walk for you.. Does anything hurt?

[Even if she has to drag him by the collar of his shirt Henry wouldn't mind, heck he's a bit too focused on trying not to hear the voice of his former general degrading him. Why was it even bothering him this badly? He didn't get it at all.]

Nah, I'd tell you if I felt any of that. It's weird, I don't think I've ever felt this tired unless a lot of my blood rushed out of my body during battle.

Keep your blood in there.

[ It almost sounds like the most weird blank order as she actually does start dragging him by the arm by now, walking slowly. ]

Feeling tired usually isn't good though.. unless it's time for bed.

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