destructiveprinciple: so why did you choose (☠the pull on my flesh is just too strong)
αveɴɢer (アヴェンジャー) ([personal profile] destructiveprinciple) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2013-12-01 07:53 am

☠ 008 | the cosmos cares nothing for us and our like

Characters: Avenger and OPEN to all.
Setting: Wildcard wanderings, the tenth floor, the twenty-fifth floor, and the fifth floor.
Format: Action spam would be preferred.
Summary: Coming off a short hiatus, Avenger kills time and avoids doing anything of value. And interacts with other people, somewhat unfortunately for them.
Warnings: All The Evils Of the World, that's it, that's the warning (also dead fish)

[ SCENARIO A || FLOOR 10: AQUARIUM ]

[ Angra has strange ways of amusing himself to pass the time, and it had been awhile since he'd gone to play with the fish.

The glassless tanks of water suspended in place contain a countless, teeming multitude of fish, all darting to and fro or drifting lazily through the blue and caustic light dappled the ground and the tiny black figure of the Servant in front of it rippling patterns. Schools of the fish swirled and dove in unison, faint light glimmering off their scale. Down further, people could be able to make out the distant blue shapes of larger marine creatures, much less harmless and much more deadly.

The Servant dipped his arm into the horizontal surface of the water, dozens of bubbles flying upward inside, and after several patient attempts, snagged a small fish. Pulling his dripping wet arm out of the aquarium, he inspected the fish that wiggled and squirmed in his grip, the curved lines of the gills flaring pointlessly for oxygen, and then calmly ripped it in half.

Once he was done with pulling the unfortunate fish apart, he would toss the bloody bits back into the aquarium so the carnivorous fish could have an easy meal. It wasn't like he himself felt any hunger for what he was killing.
]


[ SCENARIO B || FLOOR 25: MEADOW ]


[ The meadow is as warm and flowery as ever. But the bright atmosphere over in one corner of the grass expanse is kinda ruined by the usual strong taint that comes off the asshole lazing away from the stairs.

The Servant is sitting with his head down, in a reading position and seemingly engrossed with something in his hands. It's not a book he's preoccupied with: it's a picture puzzle, a simple, childish game with the picture broken up into 16 pieces, and one piece removed so the rest can be shuffled about like he is doing. It's something that had been in his trunk from the beginning of his stay in the Tower, and even if it's just a piece of stupid film, he still plays with it out of habit.
]


[ SCENARIO C || FLOOR 5: VIEWING STATION ]


[ Recently, Avenger often himself at a loss for things to do. Killing other residents like he wanted to was only appealing when the death actually stuck, and the distraction of killing the Tower creatures was rapidly beginning to grow. . . stale. And it took more effort than he was willing to bother with to come up with something new. He was getting trapped into a rut of boredom, restlessness, and the steadily increasing, itchy sense that he was slipping downward. Like he was enclosed in a cramped space much too small for him and it was slowly growing smaller and smaller every moment.

So he wandered aimlessly from floor to floor.

After spending an hour or two at one of the viewing stations, looking at the ruined wasteland of his dead world, you can catch him leaving the outer area and heading back towards the stair through the central security station.
]


[ SCENARIO D || ANYWHERE IN THE TOWER: YOUR PICK]


[ Generally, Angra wanders through an assortment of floors at night (or during the day) and shows little concern for which ones he ends up on as long as they are neither overly threatening or extreme. It's entirely possible to cross paths with him at some point. He's more likely to be met at night however. ]
monstrueux: (i)

A

[personal profile] monstrueux 2013-12-02 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Angra has an audience. Gilles is watching him, thoughtfully, as if through a veil of liquid, as one of the smaller portions of suspended water hangs between them. Once the torn fish is consigned to its watery grave, he moves forward, passing through the water without concern, uncaring as it wets his robes. He notices that Angra is a Servant, but he doesn't care about that.]

Is it enough?
Edited 2013-12-02 05:00 (UTC)

[personal profile] thirdbestmurderer 2013-12-03 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
. . .

Hmm?

[ The presence of another Servant (new?) hadn't gone unnoticed either, but when it had made no move to interfere or bother him in his small entertainment, Avenger had ignored it entirely. It was the splashing noise, the wet slapping of fabric and shoes when that Servant finally approached that earned an idle glance over his shoulder at him.

His fingers still wet and dirty with bloody fish bits, he had to tilt his chin up since Gilles was one tall guy. His hand, that had been poised in purposeful waiting for the next fish, dropped and he pointed at the suspended water. Where the chunks of fish drift, its blood floating in lazy swirls around it, and other things with sharp teeth are starting to nip at it.
] Aha, this?
belzebul: (wouldn't be too much)

A

[personal profile] belzebul 2013-12-03 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
Do you think the fish are real?

[Zett hovers over the stairs as he asks, watching this process take place.]

They could be like the monsters, or simply another part of the glamour. What's your take?
belzebul: (but when I get enough)

[personal profile] belzebul 2013-12-03 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
That's probably the best way to look at it. If you decided you couldn't amuse yourself with fake things, you'd have nothing to do.

[This guy's presence sort of reminds him of a demon's aura, but not quite.]
monstrueux: (xli)

[personal profile] monstrueux 2013-12-03 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, does it entertain you enough? Does it satisfy you?

[Like any Servant, Gilles is quick, and strong. He snatches a fish of his own out of the water, with one hand. He holds it for a moment in his hand, watching it slowly start to die. He cuts into it with a fingernail, cutting through scales and skin without creating a wound severe enough to kill, although the fish writhes in his hand, in pain.]

Or do you want more?
belzebul: (cause I think we're going down)

[personal profile] belzebul 2013-12-03 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Either boring, deadly, or boring and deadly. Life in Tower designation Animus.

[Zett fakes a yawn.]

How long have you been doing that?
destructiveprinciples: (☠ heads must fall)

[personal profile] destructiveprinciples 2013-12-03 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
They could use some variety there, methinks.

[ He hums, not taking his eyes away from what he's doing and well, he's being honest when he says; ]

No idea. [ Avenger was kinda shitty at keeping track of time. It seemed so unimportant. ]
belzebul: (two hearts with accurate devotions)

[personal profile] belzebul 2013-12-03 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Hm. [Zett takes that in stride.] Guess it's not important besides 'day where you can't kill anything' and 'night where you can kill things'.
destructiveprinciples: (☠ on the backstairs of the apocalypse)

[personal profile] destructiveprinciples 2013-12-03 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Avenger knits his bloody, wet hands together behind his back, watching Gilles torment a fish he caught in his hand without any real interest or any emotion besides mild bemusement on his face. Interrupting his fun? With frankness; ]

Nah. Measly gestures like this? Please.

[ There is nothing in this world or any of them that satisfies him. From the beginning, there wasn't enough. But Avenger does not say that. He shrugs casually, eying the dying fish. ] It's just for my amusement, nothing more, nothing less.

[ This Servant reminds him of a fish himself. A big, malformed one. ]
Edited 2013-12-03 02:40 (UTC)
destructiveprinciples: (☠ then hell will endlessly reappear)

[personal profile] destructiveprinciples 2013-12-03 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Avenger huffed. ]

Yeah, yeah. It's so dull, you know?

[ Then his arm shot out, a blur too fast to be human, plunging into the water up to his elbow to tear a fish out of the glassless tank of water. It flops and wiggles in his hands, desperately seeking the water and finding none. ]
belzebul: (whether we like it or not)

[personal profile] belzebul 2013-12-03 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Zett watches him torture the fish without sympathy. It's just a fake fish. Who cares what pain it feels?]

The closest I get to fun around here is hunting monsters or sparring. Most games I've played a billion times in my year here.
destructiveprinciples: (☠ in disgrace or in despair)

[personal profile] destructiveprinciples 2013-12-03 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ Avenger digs blunt nails into its scales, peeling them off along with its flesh, one hand gripping the tail to hold it still. He's smiling. The gills gasp and rise feebly. ]

Even that gets stale after awhile. Novelty for a must for living beings, but bah. . . It's absent here. [ Repetition can be endured, but it had its limits. ]
belzebul: (I'm doing it for a thrill)

[personal profile] belzebul 2013-12-03 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Not much to do about that. [Zett considers zapping one or all of the fish, then decides there wouldn't be a point to it.]

Can I get a name, stranger?
belzebul: (but when we start making fires)

[personal profile] belzebul 2013-12-03 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Several. Ever heard of Baal Zebul?

[He doesn't always use that name, but when he does, it's usually to show off.]
monstrueux: (xlii)

[personal profile] monstrueux 2013-12-03 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Gilles laughs, charmed by this.]

I thought not. Yes, it's nothing! It's truly incomparable to real pleasure!

[Gilles keeps the dying fish in his hand for the moment. Killing animals doesn't bring him any pleasure, although he used to like the hunt, but he's seeing what it's like to do this, mirroring Avenger's actions.]

It's not even amusing to me, truly, though I have been trying to amuse myself. What would satisfy you?

[Denied pleasure himself, he's interested in others' pleasures--well, if they're the kind of pleasures he finds relevant to his interests. He loves to see signs of violence, of chaos, in others.]
destructiveprinciples: (Default)

[personal profile] destructiveprinciples 2013-12-04 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ . . . Idly thinking. . . A headshake. ]

Nope. No idea who that is, besides you, no? Sounds like it's got some history to it however.
belzebul: (checked out of my room)

[personal profile] belzebul 2013-12-04 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Eh. The name is old on my world, but on other worlds it doesn't exist, so it's a crapshoot.

Basically, gods get shoved out of the way when YHWH takes over. If you've heard of that guy, he's probably pretty big.
destructiveprinciples: (☠ the starting penalty is five)

[personal profile] destructiveprinciples 2013-12-04 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Let him tell you about crapshoots. Dismissively; ] The Age of the Gods ended ages ago anyway.

YHWN? [ . . . ? Sorry, he was around way before Christianity. Avenger didn't even initially know who people were referring to when they said "the Lord." He knew the more popular stories of the Bible however.

He tilts his head, fingers slimy with fresh fish guts.
] Huh. Sounds like the name of a bad, modern rap song.
belzebul: (wouldn't be too much)

[personal profile] belzebul 2013-12-04 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
[That makes Zett chuckle.] He'd hate to hear that. I'll have to remember it.
destructiveprinciples: (☠ then hell will endlessly reappear)

[personal profile] destructiveprinciples 2013-12-04 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Being picky 'bout distractions meant to amuse kinda defeats the point of 'em. [ Avenger taps his foot a few times, before stilling it again. ]

Looking for some kids to roast on a wooden spit, eh? Would that be more to your taste?

[ His gaze strays from Gilles back to the wall of water, absent-mindedly watching it for any fish that could drift close enough to be in range to shoot out an arm to grab. The blue, watery light of the aquarium casts black, rippling patterns on both their faces and the floor. ]

Me . . . ? Haa, that's a really meaningless question by now.

[ Angra smiles. ]
destructiveprinciples: (☠ angels looking up at the statues)

[personal profile] destructiveprinciples 2013-12-04 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Go ahead. [ :v ] Eh? Is he a dick Divine Spirit or something, if he can kick other gods atta' the way?
belzebul: (cause I think we're going down)

[personal profile] belzebul 2013-12-04 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
He's basically the only god with any worshippers any longer, and He's tried to wipe out all life multiple times. [A sigh.] He also can't be killed permanently.

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