towerofanimus | Hanging onto the last of me.

Characters: Luke, Jonouchi [and anyone else from the 2-12 gang]. AND WHOEVER? Seriously, OTA, in all prompts.
Setting: Library of Floor Three in the AM; Room 2-12 around NOON; LEAVING Floor Seventeen/Bloody Handprints and Screams Room... around evening time
Format: I'm accommodating as you all should know by now.
Summary: ~~LUKE FAINTING LIKE A GIRL IN FIRST PROMPT.~~ Luke's been skipping his checkups, so he's forced into yet another. Jou and Luke have a nice chat. /o/
Warnings: Luke will faint. Randomly. In the very first prompt.

[LIBRARY]
It's that day again. The day they'll come to get him for skipping out on another check-up--the one thing he refuses to give into. WHY make it easier on them? It's one trait he's managed to cling to. Somehow, it's been engraved into his mind that, if he can hold onto not giving into that one thing... he can hold onto himself. Whether it's true, or not... Well, that's something he'll find out later.

Sitting in the library has become a norm for him. Even when he's not reading, he still sits there and enjoys a moment of peace. Something to collect his thoughts and attempt to come up with a plan--which he never does. He can't think of one thing to contribute, besides what Asch told him on the first day: "try not to die"

Sounds simple enough, but... Speaking of Asch, he wonders how ~~the grumpy jerk~~ he's doing since the... incident. Sigh. Likely a lot worse than Luke's doing...

[LUKE'S ROOM]
Waking with a start, he blinks. At first, the initial thought of 'will I be unable to move, this time?' manages to cross his mind. Of course, as usual, it's answered with him lifting his hand to his forehead--a dazed look on his face. Sighing, he slowly moves into an upright position. Again, he had passed out. Again, he had awoken in the same stupid bed... in the same stupid place. No surprises, only predictability. This place...

It's starting to get to him, a little. Sighing and scratching the back of his head, he lets out an annoyed sigh, eyes narrowing in frustration. There's got to be something he can do, besides the small retaliation that's likely nothing more than a minor setback in their week. Anything, would be good.

"Damn it..."

[FLOOR SEVENTEEN]
He had decided to take some time to explore, a little. Maybe he's just bored, but he soon finds himself on the Seventeenth Floor. The floor is empty. Blinking, he begins walking further in--then stops. What the hell had happened in here? Blinking, his eyes travel over the hand prints. Is that... blood? He steps closer to one, then freezes at the sudden screaming. His body goes rigid and he looks around. Is this floor haunted, or something?

"Wh-what the hell?!"

Green eyes search the room, but... nothing. Nobody.

With that, he makes a beeline for the door.

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[He smiled, at first. Then he heard the semi-threat. Yeah, he could tell Jonouchi wasn't completely joking. He laughed, though. He definitely didn't plan on giving the blond any reason to punch him.]

Ah... no, it's fine. Like I said...I was stupid. I definitely deserved it, after that. [Lowering his hand, he let out a chuckle, as well. With that, he was moving off of the bed and standing. Stretching, he let out a sigh.]

What now? [It was more a question of in general. What should he start with? He wanted to... somehow make up for his moment of fail.]

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Our friends...they always say good things about you. [A smirk.] I can see why.

[He did mean our for Anise and Ion. They were possibly the most important people to him here. If he could take them home with him, he would.]

Huh?

[Jonouchi didn't usually plan for things here. There wasn't much to do.]

Depends on what you're up for!

[Luke blinked and a hint of color appeared on his face. Naturally, he couldn't help but wonder... What kind of things did they say, exactly? Looking downward, he gently scratched at the side of his head.]

They do? [And he can...?]

Oh... uh... [He decided to go with a different idea, for now. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do as far as... that went.

No, he'd simply focus on friends.

... And he couldn't help but consider Jonouchi as, at the very least, a potential friend. He was looking out for two very important people to him. And he was obviously protective of them. So...] ...I've been going to this place that has games. It's really fun, but I haven't actually... gone there with another person. But, I've heard it's more fun when you play against someone. So...

[He idly scratched below the red mark, and turned to look to the side. It was obviously starting to swell, considering it's starting to itch. Giving Jonouchi a sideways glance, he asked in a curious tone.]

Wanna go?

The media floor? [When Jonouchi first came here, he spent majority of his time there. It reminded him a lot of home, but more recently Jonouchi had decided it was more important to grow stronger, physically and mentally. Games would never help him grow, so they were demoted to something of a past time.]

They're the best when you have a friend to play with! Let me show you!

[Jonouchi looped his arm around Luke's shoulders, quickly welcoming the redhead. The blonde was a rather clingy friend after all.

He had never really taken the elevator before, and since dying in the elevator shaft, he never would now. That left the two to take that looooooooong walk down stairs. More time to talk?]

What do you usually play?

[Coming from a world pretty much without games, they're definitely something welcoming. After all, ...Luke pretty much spent his entire time on Auldrant doing nothing but get stronger.

The arm around his shoulders made him blink, but he didn't fight against it, instead letting himself be led to the stairs.

...Fortunately, Jonouchi wouldn't hear any complaints on not taking the elevator. Luke wasn't too fond of it. It wasn't like on his world, where the elevator was open. No, that elevator trapped you inside. And the tower was already creepy enough, as it was.]

Well there's the one that reminds me of the one I got to play back home, called Dragon Buster. You basically go through a dungeon and fight to get to the end?

[He put a hand to his chin as he walked, mentioning how he'd always wanted to try a certain game--from Luke's description, Jonouchi should be able to gather that it's some sort of racing game.

Coming from a world without cars makes describing cars difficult...]

Did you want to play something like that or are you looking to try something new? The tower has a pretty decent collection for not having much to do.

[Jonouchi was actually looking forward to this.]

Hanging onto the last of me.

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