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towerofanimus2013-09-20 10:17 am
idealizer) wrote in towerofanimus2013-09-20 10:17 am
01 ➵ this is a sign of the times
Characters: Natalia and you.
Setting: Powerless forest (floor 32), sewing studio (floor 51), lagoon (floor 90)
Format: Action brackets, please.
Summary: Natalia is back from a brief stay on Auldrant and her determination has been renewed. She can now be found around the Tower, looking for ways to make herself useful and keep moving forward.
Warnings: Nothing in particular.
➵ Forest (Floor 32)
[She doesn't know what to expect from a month where Ruana is in charge, but she would much rather be prepared for it. So she is on this floor, specifically because her powers won't work here. She has her bow and a quiver full of arrows and that is all she needs for now; all she can be sure that she will have to depend on when things change.
She stalks the forest with an arrow notched, ready to let it fly. She is hunting, both for meat and for fur, while also keeping an eye out for plants that she can gather. Who knows if she can trust whatever Ruana will give them next, but she wants to get to know the things she can gather for herself here.
And this is a good chance for her to practice defending herself without the use of magic, too.]
➵ Sewing Studio (Floor 51)
[She knows how to embroider. But creating clothing from scratch is something else entirely. With winter coming, Natalia thinks that it will be helpful to know how to sew her own clothes, or at least to make warm things for others. She can hunt for furs and can use the fabrics here, but it's best to make sure she has the know-how before a large undertaking.
Anyone who happens to encounter her here may find her comparing fabrics, or drafting out patterns, or even tentatively stitching pieces of fabric together. Make enough noise to draw her attention, and she may call you over with a simple,] Hey, could you come here for a second?
➵ Lagoon - Safe Option (Floor 90)
[This floor seems peaceful and the water seems clear. She can be found on the banks, looking for any flora that may be edible - and also at the water's edge and by the waterfall, testing to see if the water is clean enough to drink. It may be a good source of water should things get bad next month.]
➵ Lagoon - Dangerous Option (Floor 90)
[It is much later in the day, long after the rest of Natalia's endeavors. Now she's a little tired, and this floor seems safe enough (as she hadn't gotten into any trouble while here earlier), so she settles herself at the edge of the lagoon, takes off her shoes, and dips her feet into the water.
She doesn't seem to realize the mermaids are dangerous, even as they come closer. Someone who approaches her from land may find that she'll be turning into a mermaid herself soon, and they run the risk of her trying to lure them in.]
Setting: Powerless forest (floor 32), sewing studio (floor 51), lagoon (floor 90)
Format: Action brackets, please.
Summary: Natalia is back from a brief stay on Auldrant and her determination has been renewed. She can now be found around the Tower, looking for ways to make herself useful and keep moving forward.
Warnings: Nothing in particular.
➵ Forest (Floor 32)
[She doesn't know what to expect from a month where Ruana is in charge, but she would much rather be prepared for it. So she is on this floor, specifically because her powers won't work here. She has her bow and a quiver full of arrows and that is all she needs for now; all she can be sure that she will have to depend on when things change.
She stalks the forest with an arrow notched, ready to let it fly. She is hunting, both for meat and for fur, while also keeping an eye out for plants that she can gather. Who knows if she can trust whatever Ruana will give them next, but she wants to get to know the things she can gather for herself here.
And this is a good chance for her to practice defending herself without the use of magic, too.]
➵ Sewing Studio (Floor 51)
[She knows how to embroider. But creating clothing from scratch is something else entirely. With winter coming, Natalia thinks that it will be helpful to know how to sew her own clothes, or at least to make warm things for others. She can hunt for furs and can use the fabrics here, but it's best to make sure she has the know-how before a large undertaking.
Anyone who happens to encounter her here may find her comparing fabrics, or drafting out patterns, or even tentatively stitching pieces of fabric together. Make enough noise to draw her attention, and she may call you over with a simple,] Hey, could you come here for a second?
➵ Lagoon - Safe Option (Floor 90)
[This floor seems peaceful and the water seems clear. She can be found on the banks, looking for any flora that may be edible - and also at the water's edge and by the waterfall, testing to see if the water is clean enough to drink. It may be a good source of water should things get bad next month.]
➵ Lagoon - Dangerous Option (Floor 90)
[It is much later in the day, long after the rest of Natalia's endeavors. Now she's a little tired, and this floor seems safe enough (as she hadn't gotten into any trouble while here earlier), so she settles herself at the edge of the lagoon, takes off her shoes, and dips her feet into the water.
She doesn't seem to realize the mermaids are dangerous, even as they come closer. Someone who approaches her from land may find that she'll be turning into a mermaid herself soon, and they run the risk of her trying to lure them in.]
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I checked to make sure it was safe before I got in. Come join me... you look tense.
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[It's hard to be angry at her for taking the chance to have some fun, but Asch tries his best to look disapproving anyway. The effect is a little spoiled when hiss hair blows into his mouth in the breeze and he has to spit it out.]
You should have at least - ugh - taken a second with you to pull you out if anything happens.
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If you're worried, you can be my second.
[She giggles lightly when his hair gets stuck in his mouth but looks at him impatiently anyway. How long does he intend to dawdle for? Natalia is getting restless.]
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[...Did he just crack a joke? Clearly Natalia's good mood is infectious.
And speaking of being a stick in the mud, he has to pause a minute to lift his feet in order to keep from sinking in the sand.]
How long have you been out there?
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It sounds as though you could have a promising future as a comedian!
[When he asks his question she shrugs. She hasn't kept track of time, not really. She has submerged herself in the water and reveled in her newfound ability to breathe down there and been impatient to find someone to introduce to the beauty beneath the water's surface, but she has also lost track of time. But that isn't something he wants to hear so she makes something up.]
Twenty minutes, give or take.
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...Fine, but you'll have to heal my shoulder before I can really swim.
[Lifting his arm above his waist is still not a thingg. At least he's pretty good at treading water.]
Let me put my sword on shore so it doesn't rust.
[And take off his shoes and gloves - tights and a tunic aren't exactly ideal swimming gear, but it's what he's got. If Natalia can't handle seeing a bit of his butt, she should've called off the engagement.
Splish splash crash water is noisy to walk through.]
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She can't heal him, but in a way she will, because when his body goes motionless and the retrieval units come to fetch it, that will be the start of Jason preparing a new body for him. When he wakes the next day, he won't be wounded at all. So it's almost like she's making him good as new.
Her eyes light up when he walks into the water, and she swims marginally closer, reaching up to take the hand of his good arm in a firm grip. There is a glint in her eyes that might be mistaken for mischief...]
It's been a long time since we've had the chance to relax like this, hasn't it?
[...because a mere moment later she's yanking, hard, to pull him into deeper water. She is giggling, though, so perhaps he will think she's just playing around.]
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[That's his only exclamation as she yanks him farther in, and the skin hasn't quite healed over so he winces again when the seawater soaks through his bandage. He can't really pull away, though, not with her grip on his bad arm.]
We're not in a rush, you know. It's not like the Tower is going anywhere.
[The thought doesn't sour his mood too much, at least. It's not long before he's kicked free of the bottom and his hair is bobbing around him in swirls; it doesn't look all that unlike the blood that earned him his title, really.]
I am so sorry for the delay. I ended up having to go out of town and had no internet.
[Her smile is bittersweet but it is a smile nonetheless. She doesn't loosen her hold on his arm, but merely looks him over as she appears to tread water; really, her tail is swishing back and forth under the water, and there is no treading about it.
With his shoulder like this, it won't be hard at all to drown him. But there are a few things she wants to ask him, first.]
Asch... you've really changed a lot since coming here. [She sighs.] Why is that? The things that happen here... are they really so different from Auldrant?
It's fine! :3
On Auldrant, there wasn't anything I feared. Here, there's too damn many.
[He doesn't fear dying, only the feeling of being trapped and alone in his own body that follows.]
It wasn't even a matter of changing in order to survive. I don't think there is a way to exist in this place and not change.
[That's something small that he's embraced, following ironically in his replica's footsteps. He can change, he will change, if only so that he can meet head-on the gaze of those who are relying on him.]