towerofanimus | How can I die if I'm half-ghost already?

Characters: Dani and anyone who might run across her
Setting: Dormitory Floors/Rooms, Floor 36, Floor 11, Floor 1, and final catchall
Format: Whichever you pick
Summary: The Tower is +1 half-ghost girl who is poking her nose into everything
Warnings: Standard Tower of Animus disclaimer, plus the promise to edit should anything come up

[Various Dormitory Rooms]

[If you happen to be inside your rooms, and paying attention, you might notice a girl with snow-white hair and glowing green eyes poke her head into the room - through the door - look around, then duck out as quickly as she came in. Unless, that is, you happen to catch her in the act.

Whatever she's looking for, she doesn't seem to be finding it, and her expression grows more frustrated and puzzled as she goes on.]

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[Floor 36]

[At last she decides to head downstairs and see what she can find out going that way. nly it's... slow going. Elevators are boring and somewhere halfway down the stairs, Dani gets tired of walking. A moment of inspiration later, she dives. Straight down. Through the stairs. Overall, this is a pretty effective maneuver. Floors are flashing past, with the occasional thing catching her attention, but by the time she sees it, it's already gone. Whatever. There'd be plenty of time to explore later.

Things are going well until she hits floor 36, at which point the telltale twin rings suddenly appear and spread up her body, leaving her depowered and unmistakably human. Letting out a yell of surprise, she falls, tumbling down the stairs and landing the floor itself with a bump. It takes her a moment before she sits up again, rubbing a particularly sore spot on her back.]

Okay, okay... bad idea...

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[Floor 11]

[She's stuck to human form this time as she explores ever lower. When she finally reaches the eleventh floor, she gets curious and a little exasperated. How big was this place anyway? Maybe she could get her bearings if she could see where the ground was - maybe she could even fly... a quick check to see if she can go ghost here nixes that idea, and she settles on just getting her bearings.

She walks closer and closer to the edge, eventually getting down on her hands and knees (given the lack of railing) and peeking over the edge of the Tower. There doesn't appear to be any ground in sight. It just vanishes off into the distance...]

Aw, man...

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[Floor 1]

[Now this was a floor she could get behind. After a long morning of exploring, she's starving, not to mention still a little tired out from her and Danny's big flight with Vlad.

The thing is though, after a long 100-floor trek down through the Tower, even if you phased through a good half of it, finding yourself with a bowl of oatmeal placed in front of you is just not satisfactory. Especially when you can see most everyone else in the room is getting something much better - like those corn dogs, for example.

She stares down at the bowl for a moment then gets up, sidling over to another table with an occupant, a hopeful look on her face]

I'll trade you?

[It's worth a shot, right?]

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[Elsewhere]

[Once lunch is done, for better or worse, Dani returns to exploring. She can be found poking around all the different floors around the Tower - in both ghost and human form (though she'll try not to change between them if anybody's nearby). She seems to have remarkably little sense of caution, - she'll even walk into some of the more dangerous floors of the Tower, if someone doesn't stop her]

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[She was just about to place her food down when she saw the little kid walk over. Raising an eyebrow, she sighs with a little irritation.]

Doubt mine's better, kid.

[Lightning places hers down. Nope. Just another bowl of oatmeal.]

[Dani takes one look at Lightning's bowl and sighs. Well that was wholly disappointing.]

Ugh, you too?

[What made them so special anyway?]

Yeah. [Beats her.] Looks worse than mine...

[Though she has to admit, she is very much curious about that. Science wasn't exactly her specialty, but it doesn't take a scientist to wonder what kind of drugs they put in this. Whether that's a joke or not is up for debate.

What isn't up for debate is her wanting a drink after this.]

[ Sealand takes a look up from his corn dog, to the oatmeal in front of her, and shakes his head firmly. ]

No way! That stuff's really gross!

[Which is why I'm trying to trade it away! She puts on a half-pleading look]

C'mon... pleeeeease? It's really not that bad!

[She totally tried some! ~~No she didn't~~]

[Sealand pulls a face, giving a small snort of laughter. No way is he having that again!]

It's awful! I had to have it on my first day.

[Then he tilts his head at the girl curiously.]

Is it your first day?

[Nice try, kid. You're getting an eyebrow raised and a light smirk.] I think I'll pass. Once was enough.

[He looks vaguely thoughtful for a moment. Since you are clearly new, if trying to trade for something more appetizing than the oatmeal is any indicator...] Tell you what. You manage to finish that, and I can get you something to get the taste out of your mouth.

[You know. Like proper food. ... just because it's a lie doesn't mean it isn't a delicious lie, after all.]

[Dani let's out a disgruntled sigh. No, that's not an adequate compromise; she doesn't want to have to eat this stuff at all. He sounds like... well what she's heard of a parent. Not Vlad of course, but...]

Thanks but... no thanks.

[She turns to leave]

[Sometimes, being responsible sucks. This isn't one of those times.

As the new girl turns to leave, he rather idly keeps talking.] I know it's not the best stuff in the world, but anything else will make you sick until that stuff's finished.

[And throwing up isn't fun. At all.]

[He was hoping to eat his meal in silence and go over his notes. But when a high pitched, girl's voice apparently ruined that plan. He was about to go off on her with some of his nonsense speak before pausing, taking notice of the oatmeal, along with the fact that he has never seen her before. Then a small, friendly smile worked it's way onto his face.]

Sure, but remember, no trade backs.

Can't. Like to, but can't.

[Chidori leans her head on her hand and raises her eyebrows slightly, Hecate murmuring in the back of her mind.]

You'll be sick if you don't eat that first.

[She pauses a moment and then leans forward and adds-]

But if you like, I can sneak back into the kitchen and grab you come chocolate chips for it.

[Looks like Dani might have picked the right person to ask.]

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Ugh... really?

[Well, Chidori is the first person to actually explain right off the bat the reason for the oatmeal in the first place. Dani sags frustratedly; it certainly explained why everyone kept refusing to trade with her. Well, that and probably nobody wanting to eat this stuff. Not that she could blame them.

Until Chidori offers to help, at which point Dani perks up again.]

Wait, really? That'd be great!

[Given the festivities of the evening prior, Rick hasn't been able to get much done today. He managed to drag himself into the morgue and the lab for half an hour each, got some cleaning done, but between the blood and the numbers and the unpleasant throbbing in his temples, Rick wasn't up for much else.]

[It seemed reasonable, then--as this was how he solved most of his problems--to find somewhere quiet and take a nap. That and the promise of clear, warm weather once again was what brought Rick to the meadow, and would probably explain why he was lying down on an old bed sheet in the middle of it. He'd been here for some time now and was more or less done sleeping, but it was still nice to calm down and relax for once, space out...]

[Out of the corner of his eye, he sees a curious face poke in from the stairs. Another child...far too many of them, by Rick's count. He sat up over the waving grass and, after a moment's hesitation, waved her over.]

...Hello? [Then, trying to project a bit more: ] A-Are you l-lost?

[The voice makes her look over, a little surprised. She'd seen other people here of course, but other than the ones she approached in the cafeteria, most of them seemed pretty absorbed in their own activities.

She walks a little bit closer to the guy, mainly so they're not shouting at each other across the floor]

Uh... not really. I think. I'm mostly just exploring, for now.

[She looks around the floor. After what she's seen so far, it's relative harmlessness is almost suspicious.] What is this place, anyway?

[He nods, flushing with the slightest hint of pink.]

Oh, ah...the m-meadow. [He gives a small shrug.] S-Sorry, not...I d-don't know if th--there's a-anything more to it. So l-long as the w-weather's nice...

[blink blink]

...So y-you're new, then?

[ Well, there sure is something to see in this room alright, Dani. There's a girl sitting on the bed, except on the place where her head should be there's a telephone. One could almost mistake her for a night stand, really. ]

[And Dani does a sort of half-jump back, though her head is still sticking through the door. She doesn't immediately realize that it's actually someone there.]

Oookay. This place is getting weirder by the minute.

[ Oh, it's a person! At that her head actually changes back into a normal one in the blink of an eye like it's nothing. ]

Really..? I don't think it's anything that strange. [ The look on her face is incredibly blank and so is her tone, like it's hard to even say what kind of emotion is in it. ]

How can I die if I'm half-ghost already?

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