Got a gift from a friend

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Characters: Veronica and whoever
Setting: Room 1-17, anywhere else
Format: action brackets, will follow
Summary: Veronica discovers her first regain
Warnings: Usual tower warnings

Room 1-17

[The thing about being trapped in your room for five days was that you had to go back eventually. Veronica hadn't seen any odd things in the room since being freed, but still that was just another reason to stay away.

But here Veronica was, back in the dorms once again, sitting on her new bed. At the very least, the room had been fixed and all the debris had been cleared away. Having been struck with a thought, she hurried to her trunk to check if everything was still there.

She flipped the lid and peered inside. Everything seemed to be intact, the grenades were still there, the first aid pack was still full, and the necklace was....

Veronica froze. Reaching down with shaky hands, she lifted the necklace out of the trunk, handling it as delicately as humanly possible. It was a crystal fluorite necklace, simple in design but quite pretty. She just... sat there, holding it in her hands, staring down at it with a mixture of confusion and despair.

How could it be here? It had been destroyed.

Veronica shook violently, holding it close.]

Elsewhere

[Eventually, Veronica decided she needed air. So, with necklace in her pocket, Veronica wandered off into the tower. What the Frankenstein girl might be doing will vary from floor to floor, but in general she'll be acting very distracted and depressed. Every so often she'll stop and reach into her pocket, seemingly checking for something before continuing on.]

Comments

maaaaaaaybe :3 but it made her smile

[cursedchosen]

[And that's the reaction he was going for! :D]

See? Absolutely beautiful when you smile.

It's more of a cute freak out really :/

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[aaaaand she's trying to hide her face now.]

I-idiot! Who are you to say things like that?

it still gets her mind off things :|

[cursedchosen]

The Great Zelos, of course!

[He'll smile, bowing down and offering his hand.]

May I ask your name?

...yeah, okay :3

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[She brought her hands down from her face to watch the man bow. She mused briefly over just running away. But that just wasn't how she was trained.

Veronica reached out slowly and lightly took the hand.]

Uh... I'm Veronica...

[cursedchosen]

A beautiful name for a beautiful lady.

[He'll smile, bow, and stand back up.]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[She shook her head.]

Well you're quite the charmer, aren't you?

[cursedchosen]

[He smiled in return.]

I'd like to think so.

[It's working and taking your mind off it, isn't it? ;D]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[...Sort of.]

Guess you saw my mood, eh? Decided to cheer me up?

[cursedchosen]

Exactly! A beautiful girl should never have to frown.

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[She sighed, glancing down at the rose in her hand.]

Well, I guess I should thank you. It did take my mind off things. Sort of.

[cursedchosen]

Happy to help.~

[He takes out a small slip of paper with a number on it, and hands it to her.]

This is where I can be reached if you ever need my services again. <3

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[A raised eyebrow. She takes the paper regardless, even though phones weren't used in the tower.]

Right. Thanks.

[She muses over whether she should tell him that she's fifteen. Would probably be kind of funny.]

[cursedchosen]

[And it turns out to be his mailbox number! Because his mun is tired and forgot that cellphones weren't used in Animus. OTL]

Don't mention it. Feel free to call upon the Great Zelos whenever you feel distraught or alone. <3

[It's not like he's doing it with bad intentions why does everyone always assume the worse.]

[And with that, the Great Zelos is away!]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Because there's reason to assume the worse. OTL]

Uh huh, Alright.

[She just watches in mild amusement and confusion.]