002 Acts of Kindness

[queensgeneral]

Characters: Darres & Anyone
Setting: Floor 3 (Library), 10 (Aquarium), 19 (Sec. Library)
Format: Either
Summary: Darres is going about some of his usual routines around the tower.
Warnings: None?

[Floor 3 (Library)]
[Darres was in here for the same reason he always came to this floor. The knight was in search for some decent, non-dark story books to read to Quark. The knight was even more protective of the child than he use to be. Having the kid die in his arms, anyone would become more caring of another. While death was not permanent here, it still pang him that he wasn't able to prevent it. The best he could do was try to keep the kid from slipping into the darkness that the tower taunted its residents with. This round, Darres was in search of particularly happy stories he could read to Quark. He could be found around the library collecting books.]


[Floor 10 (Aquarium)]
[The aquarium was more therapeutic for the knight than anything. He was continually rattled as his stay here grew longer. Back home he wasn't quite so useless as he was finding himself to be here. He wanted to save those who wanted it. Darres wants to help those who couldn't help themselves, but he was finding it to be rather difficult with how he was thwarted.

The knight was peacefully stationed in part of the aquarium where the fish roamed freely. Jumping from tank to tank and going about their business as if he wasn't here. There was a certain beauty to them that he found to be soothing. It was a nice break from the chaos that constantly plagued the tower. He himself was almost at peace?]


[Floor 19 (Second Library)]
[Darres decided it was time he really buckled down and hit the books to better his knowledge of things outside of his world. He wasn't sure how long he was going to be away from it, and as far as he was concerned, knowledge was a useful tool in various situations. The knight was diligently digging through the science portion of the library trying to better himself in the science field. From what he's gathered, the tower was full of this theme.]

Comments

[chainsawn]

[ The fish seem to be reacting to the light, moving away from her. She tests is out a little, moving around the area with the fish, but they always stay away from her. It continues for a while - quite a few minutes - and it's only then that she slowly turns to look at Darres, going back to normal. The expression on her face is extremely blank though as she slowly blinks at him. ]

... Watching..?

[queensgeneral]

[It was certainly a sight to see, and while he wasn't put off by it, he was exceptionally curious.]

Watching? [He glanced at the fish then back at her.]

[chainsawn]

Me. You were sitting there, right?

[ Despite how blank she seems, it seems she's at least a little aware of her surroundings. On the other hand, the blankness also makes it seem like she doesn't really care much about the fact, it's more just that she's asking to make sure. ]

[queensgeneral]

That's...astute. [He wasn't sure what to make of this interaction.] I'm just watching the fish.

[He's accustomed to being on his feet all day. Darres rarely sat.]

[chainsawn]

A lot of people come here to watch them.

[ She continues in her blank voice like she's completely unfazed by his answer. ]

I wonder why nobody ever brings a fishing rod.

[queensgeneral]

They would have to come in here with the intention to fish. [Rather than watch.]

[chainsawn]

Well.. you could probably fish here too, if you're good enough at it.. And fish are pretty yummy, that's why I'm surprised nobody does it.

[queensgeneral]

Wouldn't you rather gaze at them than eat them?

[Darres probably couldn't bring himself to eat these fish unless he absolutely had to.]

[chainsawn]

...

[ Hm! That's actually a pretty good question, she has to turn back to the fish to look at them and think about it for a bit.. ]

Either is fine.. I guess. Although I don't need a fishing rod to get them.

[queensgeneral]

You can catch them with your hands?

[chainsawn]

There's lots of things to catch fish with.

[ It only takes a moment, but in the blink of an eye there's a roaring chainsaw - a full-sized one, yes - in her hands. She slashes through the water, sawing into one of the fish until it's stuck to it, and then pulls it back from the water before the bigger fish pop up.

She turns to him, the half-cleaved fish on her weapon. ]

.. See? [ Her tone is still blank, like all this is super normal. ]

[queensgeneral]

[...that was odd...

What even was that thing.]

What did you use?

[chainsawn]

This.

[ She just holds the chainsaw in her hands, raising it a little as if she's showing it off to him while the fish guts slowly drip onto the floor. Isn't that a very helpful and informative answer? ]

Finally I can use this icon xD

[queensgeneral]

I don't know what that is.

i gave you the best opportunity, clearly

[chainsawn]

It's a chainsaw. A lot of people know what they are..

[ It's why she frowns reaaaally slightly. As if she's pondering whether he's really alright if he doesn't know that. ]

clearly!

[queensgeneral]

We don't have anything like that in my world.

[chainsawn]

... You don't have chainsaws?

[ She almost sounds disappointed more than surprised. What fun is a world without chainsaws, huh. ]

[queensgeneral]

No. Not even close.

[chainsawn]

Your world sounds like it's really boring.

[ BLUNTLY.. or, well, she's saying it with such a blank tone that it takes some of the bluntness out of it, actually. ]

[queensgeneral]

It comparison to some other worlds I've been told about, it can be. [But he still loved it.]

What's yours like?

[chainsawn]

Um..

[ She has to pause for a moment. How would she describe her world? After all.. ]

.. It's normal. [ TO HER, OF COURSE... She's not too eloquent most of the time. ] A lot of normal things happen there. And a lot of normal people live there.

[queensgeneral]

Normal by what standards? [Was there even such a thing?]

[chainsawn]

Normal by the standards of normal things.

[ Ah. Yes. Very clearly and aptly described, isn't it. ]

[queensgeneral]

That doesn't describe what you define to be normal.

[chainsawn]

[ She points at him. ]

You look pretty normal to me.

Even if your world is the weird kind of world that doesn't even have chainsaws.