towerofanimus | Yotsuba and...

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Yotsuba and...

Characters: Yotsuba Koiwai and you!~
Setting: Dorm room 1-03 and the dorm floors.
Format: Prose, but I'll match you.
Summary: A very shaken Yotsuba returns the the Tower and tries to find the people she knew so that she can 'warn' them and get some answers as to what happened to her.
Warnings: Yotsuba will be crying here. Seeing a dead father that you love dearly will do that. Information as to what she saw can be found on her profile.

When Yotsuba woke up, she wasn't expecting to be in a bed. Scared, she sat up and tried to think as to where she was, since she had forgotten a little bit, since so much time had passed, and since she had seen so many terrifying things. Remembering, and not bothering to read the the notes she had been given or look in her trunk, she got out of bed and carefully wandered into the hall. Her destroyed world had been terrible..and lonely. She didn't want her Daddy to be like that! She didn't want it at all..so she had to tell everyone so that they could come up with a plan and help him!

But just thinking about it had started to make her cry, and she didn't stop as she rushed about the dorm hallways, crying out, hoping to find someone she knew. Of course, if she bumped into someone else, that would be nice too, but..right now, her mind was going to the people here she knew and loved.

"L-Luci! Dia?! E..Enoch?! Zett! Romeo?! Mr..Mr Edgey?! Rick?! Are you guys here?! Help!"

Of course, to people she hadn't met, she would just look like a scared little kid that had just arrived. To people that knew her though..this would be a bittersweet homecoming of sorts.

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[While it was nice that this man seemed nice, Yotsuba was still crying a little..but remembering what she should always ask whenever she encountered a new person. It seemed like he didn't know anything about the souls or the dead worlds, but maybe he could help her find everyone! Maybe Enoch or Dia or someone else knew him!]

Oh..thank you! And Yotsuba is! Do you know Enoch or Dia or Luci or Romeo?! And it was super scary! It was bad and wrong, but I dunno how to fix it..but are you a good person?

[Thankfully, Yotsuba was gullible when it came to this question, so Gilles could lie and get away with it.]

I do not think I know them. I have not been here long.

[He actually knew one of them, but not by that name.]

My friends are Ryuunosuke and Lorelei! But I have met some people here whose names I do not know, and those may be your friends.

I am sorry you were frightened. If you'd like to speak about it, I will listen.

[He nodded, answering unhesitatingly.]

Yes--I am a good person!

[He knew he was a wretch and he should admit it, but--he didn't.]

[Oh..so he was a good person that had just arrived, like she had a loong time ago. How long, Yotsuba couldn't say now, but she bought the lie Caster threw out, even if she didn't know who his friends were.]

Oh..I don't know Ryu...Ryunoskye and Lor..Lorelei, but maybe they know Enoch or Luci or Romeo or Dia or Mr. Edgy! It was super scary..but if they know where Enoch is then Yotsuba can help save everyone! Do you know where they are?!

[Yes, Yotsuba, just hand the butcher his knife. Nothing bad will come of it.]

They are my Master and the lovely creature of sound! I also know the good Maître Judas.

[And Jeanne... At the thought of Jeanne, he feels uneasy. But surely he's doing nothing wrong! He's helping, just as he said he was going to. He may be a miserable sinner, but Judas said that even one such as himself could be redeemed. A sinner like Judas should know.]

No... I don't know, but as I said, we can look for them! My friends might know yours. I am not sure.

[Although a part of him tells himself that he probably shouldn't be spending any time with children.]

[Well, if Caster was trying to actually help Yotsuba, he was doing a good job: the child had managed to stop crying, and at the suggestion, Yotsuba nodded and tried to hold the hand that he had put on her shoulder.]

Okay! Let's go look for them! Maybe they're in their rooms..or somewhere else! But..what's a Master? And..what's a cre..creature of sound? Is she a good singer?

[As for Judas, she had no idea who that name belonged to, but she wasn't recoiling from it because her knowledge of Christianity was so small. She had only learned a few things from the people in the Tower.]

Yes, let us see, then! This Tower is vast, and they might be anywhere!

[It's not the first time Gilles has quieted a crying child, but his motivations tend not to be the best.

Yotsuba takes his hand, and Gilles allows it, gently folding his large hand over her much smaller one. He starts to feel more agitated, but he remains outwardly calm.]

Ah, a Master is... Ryuunosuke is my dearest friend, and I am his Servant. he commands me. [Although really, Gilles has been the one to make the decisions in their relationship.] The creature of sound is a beautiful man who used to be made of pure noise. He has been given a body of flesh here. I do not know how such a thing could be, but it is. I should ask him to sing. I am sure he is a fine singer! He is teaching me to play an instrument.

That's okay! We can look around and use the elevator! We just have to look out for monsters!

[Because if they weren't careful, it would become nighttime without them knowing, and they could get attacked. As far as Yotsuba knew, this grown-up didn't know how to fight.]

Oh..Yotsuba doesn't know what a Ser..Servant is, but it's like a knight and a king, right?! It's good that you're both friends! Being lonely is bad and sad! And the man of sound sounds super cool! I wanna hear him sing..but what's an ins..instramunt?

[As she spoke, Yotsuba would start walking forward, trying to drag the adult with her. After all, they couldn't look for this guy's friends if they didn't move!]

Monsters? We should indeed. They could be dangerous!

[Gilles came with his own monsters, and was likely as dangerous as many of them, but he carried no weapons, so there was no reason to believe he could fight, unless perhaps one considered his huge size or muscular arms.]

Like that, yes. I am a knight. It is indeed good to have friends! People to share one's interests... Wherever I go, I will know that Ryuunosuke is with me.

[He had been a knight, once. But if he could prove himself to Jeanne, then--! Perhaps befriending this child would show that he had changed. It was just... difficult.]

Maybe he could sing for us both! Or put on a concert. I can ask him. An instrument is... do you not know a drum, or perhaps a flute? It is a device on which one plays music!

[Gilles allowed himself to be dragged along without complaint, willing to let Yotsuba lead him.]

They are! They killed Yotsuba once and it was suuper painful, so we hafta be careful!

[While Yotsuba could use a sling to fight, she didn't have one on her now. There was one back in her trunk, but she hadn't bothered to check it for weapons or a change in clothes. She had been preoccupied by other things, like finding her friends and other safe and good people, like this man!]

It is! And if you're a knight..is Ryunoskye your king?! Diarmuid told me that knight serve kings! And we should ask him if we find him! It would be super cool and we could all sing together! But..Yotsuba doesn't know what those are. They sound super cool though! Are there any here?! We could play with them!

[And Yotsuba continued to pull the 'knight' along, completely cheered up, since they were looking for this man's friends who might know how to help the bodies back home, and since they might be able to make music together! While Yotsuba had never played an instrument before, she did like to sing.]

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You died...? What happened?

[Gilles took a deep breath. Jeanne had said not to think of it, but how can he not, when the girl herself mentioned it? Her death.]

Diarmuid is correct! [Gilles doesn't recognize the name.] You might say Ryuunosuke is my king. I used to serve another king, long ago, but no longer. So--now Ryuunosuke may be my king. Why not? I do not know if he is here! If only you could meet him! You would like him, I am sure!

[No, this wasn't the best train of thought.]

I would like to hear you sing... I am sure you have a beautiful voice. There are many instruments here. There is an entire floor of them, as many kinds as you could dream of. Doesn't that sound nice?

[In contrast to Yotsuba, Gilles' mood was plummeting into a dark confusion, although he did his best to keep smiling.]

[For better or worse, Yotsuba didn't know about Gilles' dark mood, so she kept on smiling a little as she spoke, a little puzzled. He made it sound like Ryunoskye wasn't here! He couldn't be a liar, since he was a good person..so did he get it mixed up?]

I was in the library until night looking for nice gems about romeance, but a monster found me! I fought it with a sling, but it chased me, and Yotsuba tripped, and it gobbled me up, even though I cried and told it to go away and kicked it! It was really scary and it hurt, so we hafta be careful! And it's good that Ryunoskye is your king..but why don't you know if he's here? You said he was!

[And, since he said he would like to hear her sing, Yotsuba decided to sing the rest of her reply.]

Yotsuba doesn't know!~
What..be..beutiful is!~
But I wanna go to the floor!~
Where the..instruments all rest!~
Let's hop off!~
It'll be super cool!~

[He endured through Yotsuba's story of being chased and eaten, and he thought to himself that if he called forth one of his monsters, she wouldn't know that he was the one to kill her. No one would. But no--Jeanne would know, surely!]

What a sad tale. I hope--I hope it was quick, that your suffering was brief.

[Gilles had not met Ryuunosuke in the Tower yet, although he had heard he was there. Yet at the same time, he had heard that he was gone. It was another source of his confusion, so Yotsuba wasn't wrong in thinking that he was mixed up. Gilles didn't always think clearly.]

Ah, no, I said that he is always with me, because he is always here.

[Gilles touched his chest.]

And two friends are never parted! As I love him dearly, he is my friend wherever I am, and here as well. So I speak of him that way.

Ah--!

[Gilles' eyes widened (further) as Yotsuba began to sing. So moving and so innocent! What a lovely song, what a naive child. He could hardly bear it!]

What a fine song. Well sung! You must sing to me more, Yotsuba. Yes... let us go and see the instruments. I will show you.

[While Yotsuba had no idea about Jeanne, if she even thought that this man had summoned a monster to kill her, she would tell others and avoid him like the plague.]

It wasn't..it hurt a whoole lot. But that's why we hafta be careful! I don't want you to die!

[And her smile vanished when Gille said that two friends were never parted and that Ryunoskye was always with him. After all, the friends she had met here didn't follow her into her dead world! She had been super lonely and scared there!]

How is he always there? And people can be parted, even if you love them! It's really scary and lonely though..

[And more singing as Yotsuba pulled the man along, since he wanted to hear some more.]

Please show me~
Where the instruments are!~
We can sing and play!~
All day long!~
And not be lonely..~

[As Judas comes up the stairs, he first notices only Caster, and smiles to him.]

Oh, Gilles, how are yo-

[But his face falls when he spots the girl with a hand in his, and he looks from one to the other in near-horror. He doesn't want to assume anything, but it definitely doesn't look good.]

[Gilles isn't someone with a face that's hard to read, and it's not difficult to pick up on the guilt and anxiety in his expression and in his bearing as Judas looks at him. He feels that Judas can instantly tell what he's been thinking. He's sure that he'll revile him and will abandon his promise to aid him. He's not sure if he should let go of Yotsuba's hand, so in a fit of indecision, he keeps hold of it.]

Judas--

[He isn't entirely sure what to say. This is a novel situation for him. Actually thinking about his actions! He doesn't like it.]

We were going to see the instruments. She was singing me a song.

[It's not as if he's done anything! He promised Jeanne. No innocents.]

[While Yotsuba wasn't expecting to run into Judas, she watched the two adults interact with each other, and the happy look on her face was replaced with a puzzled one when she saw the look on Gilles' face. He didn't look happy..was he okay? And what was wrong with Judas? Yotsuba remembered him a little-they had spoken in the library once when Yotsuba was sad and trying to find out why the souls of Daddy and Jumbo hated her. So, she waved to him with her free hand as she spoke and kept a tight grip on Gilles' hand.]

I was! I've never seen them before, but they sound awesome, so he was gonna show me where they were and sing with me while we looked for his friends! They might know about the bodies back home and how we can help them! We can't put their souls in them, or they'll die again and I'll be sad! Do you know about them, Judas? And are you okay Gi..Gill? Tummy ache?

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Ah, is that so...? That sounds nice. And know about what, exactly? I'm not sure.

[He tries to smile again to reassure Yotsuba, although it's weak and faltering.]

Are you sure that's alright, Gilles? I mean...do you think you can manage...?

[Manage not to hurt her, of course.]

She means the bodies at home, which must be fixed if their souls are to be returned to them. [He understood this much, even if he doesn't understand the context at all. He was thinking of other things rather than puzzling out the situation.] Yes, it should be nice. Music is--nice, isn't it? I am all right, Yotsuba. I am only lonely, like you said. Without my friend. I was thinking of him.

[This is true, but he also feels conflicted about that. Ryuunosuke had understood and accepted him. Everyone else wants him to change! He is painfully aware of the fact that he could easily kill both Yotsuba and Judas, in a matter of moments. What if he is nothing but a dangerous beast?]

Your song was very moving! I don't wish to be lonely!

[This comes out of him in a confused rush.]

Ah, I don't--

[It's true that it's difficult to resist, even with the weight of the promise bearing down on him.]

I am unsure!

[While it was nice that Gilles clarified what Yotsuba was talking about, she was misinterpreting their conversation, since she had no idea that Gilles was a mass murderer of children and others. She thought that Judas was asking Gilles whether he would be fine with just her, since no one else was with him right now. While it was good that he wasn't ill, it wasn't good to be lonely. It was super scary, so the look on Yotsuba's face just got a bit more worried as she spoke.]

I do..and music and singing is awesome! And Ryunoskye isn't here, but Judas and Yotsuba are, so it's okay! I'm sure you'll find your king soon! And if you're lonely, Judas can come with us and we can all sing together and play! I don't want you to be lonely either! It's super scary and really sad and painful! But he can come with us, right?!

[With that, she gave Judas a pleading look. If he said no, Yotsuba would argue his decision and try to drag him along anyway.]

We can be together!~

[He nods, a hand shooting to the coins in his pocket, turning one over in his fingers. He's very aware, unfortunately.] I see. Yes, I know of them...

I'm glad you're honest about it, at least. That's a good sign. If you don't mind, Yotsuba, then sure, I'll come.

King Ryuunosuke...

[Perhaps he really was gone. But then, everyone Gilles knew was already dead. So he didn't particularly worry about the bodies. Gilles smiled at Yotsuba, wearily. In some ways, the light had been cruel, to illuminate what he truly was.]

What a kind child.

Thank you, Judas. [He turned to him gratefully. A good sign, he'd said!] Yes, we can be together and play, and you don't have to be sad anymore. Neither will I! We will be brave, like Jeanne.

[While Yotsuba had no idea what 'kind' meant, she smiled a little when Judas agreed to accompany them.]

I don't mind! The more the merrier! You won't be lonely either! And if you know about them, do you know how we can save them?

[And with that, Yotsuba would try to take hold of Judas's free hand with her open one as she spoke to Gilles.]

We can! None of us will be sad or lonely right now! And it's good to be brave..but who's Je..Jeanne? Is he a good person?

I'm sorry, I don't. I wish I did.

[He concedes to having his hand held pretty easily. It's clammy, even after he tries to wipe it on his pants.]

None of us will be lonely, as you say. We can keep each other company.

Jeanne is more than good, she is exceptionally good. She is a saint, one of the best people who ever lived. She was always very brave, even in the thick of battle. Even when she was burned alive, she did not lose faith!

[Thankfully, Yotsuba didn't mind clammy hands, so she just kept on walking while trying to drag the other two with her. As soon as she saw an elevator, they were going in it so that they could find the room with instruments.]

It's okay, Judas! I don't know everything either! But maybe someone else does! We can all find out together while we look for instraments!

And I dunno what a saint is..or faith..but she sounds like a really nice lady! But..why was she burned alive? That sounds super painful and bad! Did some bad people get her and burn her?

Yotsuba and...

Don't be!~ It'll be fun!~

Haha all right, I trust you

Alright then! I'll do my best not to mangle it..

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