towerofanimus | In which the entire tower collectively goes OH SHIT

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In which the entire tower collectively goes OH SHIT

Characters: The entire tower. PARTY POST.
Setting: Take a wild guess.
Format: Either or.
Summary: The tower has been reduced to one room, and it's chock full of monsters. Who you gonna call?
Warnings: Lots, the least of which being language...

[Well, ladies and gentlemen, shit dun hit the fan.]

[The tower has been condensed to one room with pretty much nothing in it. This post? Do whatever in it. General reactions. Go. ...As for Ienzo, he's just kind of sitting in the corner, head in his hands.]

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[Gives her a bit of a Look as she heads off down that really not at all nice path lskdjf But he smiles again when she makes it... slightly less terrible pfff Stay positive, kid. They'll get through this]

Yes. One thing at a uh... time. That is, always... the best way to handle, things.

[Goodness, don't make her feel too guilty. ...Some is pretty much always inevitable, though. They haven't died yet, anyway!]

Mm. [Okay, okay, stick to that train of thought.] We're... doing okay, I think. There are a lot of good fighters in the tower, so--...! [They'll be fine, surely. ~~Unless-- no, no bad Naminé, bad!~~]

[lkjsdf not trying to make her feel guilty. Only trying to get her to think positive!!!!!]

Mmhm. And most, people... seem willing to, look out for each other. Keep, each other safe... [They'll be fine NO UNLESS ABOUT IT!]

[They're pretty much the same thing, with her. Guilt goes a long way.]

[Nod!] It's amazing, how much some people will do for others. [Like running around saving entire worlds at great personal risk ~~hi Sora~~.]

[Little pause... SOBS WHY he wants to be from a world where that is a common thing HOW IS HE THIS UNLUCKY. Not that he... hints at any of that. But still...]

Yes, you uh... seem quite, supportive of each other... It's nice, to watch.

[--Uh oh, pause. That makes her watch him a little more closely. Even if he doesn't give any hints, the 'you' reminds her suddenly that there are a lot of things that are she shouldn't assume are the same for trolls. She just doesn't give that much thought most of the time to what other people are, only to who they are ~~except when they're her or it's heavily relevant to the situation~~.]

--I'm sorry, I-- [Nice one, Naminé.] I forgot that it might be different for you. [Which is an ironic thing for a memory witch to say.]

[Oh...... lskdjf well dammit, he didn't really mean to make her apologize. Whoops. Little head shake]

No, it's... alright. I am uh... only glad that, I have had the, chance. To see people. Like this. [Reassuring smile??? Please don't feel bad Namine fffff]

[She will always apologize. Always.]

[Naminé: +1 reassurance. Here, he can have a smile back for his trouble.] ... Me, too. It's really... really wonderful. [It's pretty different for her, too, truth be told, since she was mostly raised by backstabbing snakes in the grass, but at least she knew there were plenty of good people out there.]

[Baww yeah the good people thing... He'd known they were out there but they were much fewer and further between, so seeing them everywhere here is... really startling. But definitely in a good way. There is a thoughtful pause before he asks... conversationally, rather then for the sake of the information: ]

What is your, world like...?

[During the pause, her eyes drift toward the monsters. None of the creatures seem to have taken an unwelcome interest yet. That's good news. She turns back to him immediately when he finally speaks.]

Well... it's a bit complicated. My 'world' is made up of a lot of seperate worlds. Each one is different. [And normally she wouldn't talk about the 'multiple worlds' thing, but the people in the tower are obviously already aware of the fact that theirs aren't the only worlds out there.]

[........blinks. First assumption is: ]

Like a galaxy. [LKJSDF no, that can't be what she's talking about] Or uh... like, the tower...? Where, each one isn't... connected to the, others...?

Mm... you could say that. The worlds are disconnected, yes. Very few people know how to or can pass between them. Most people don't even know there are other worlds.

How did, you find out?

[Interested! This is kind of... fascinating to him. The tower is really the first instance he's ever encountered of this whole... Other Worlds thing, so...!]

--....

[WHOOPS awkward question to answer, and she hesitates, but there's no harm in answering, right? ~~She doesn't really have the heart to not tell him when he looks interested, anyway, no pun intended.~~]

I... wasn't exactly most people.

[...eh? He's not sure why she's hesitating or why she gave such a... noncommittal answer]

Uh. You don't, have to answer. If you don't, want to... you know.

[Her lips press together just a bit.]

...Thank you. But-- it's okay. [She just... won't be giving any details.] The easiest way to explain it is that I... had to do some things for some people who knew about the worlds. [Not that she appears particularly pleased about that, since she looks kind of serious.]

[...he shouldn't ask this. lkajdf hell]

Good things...?

[No, no he shouldn't. But he did, and, as much as it scares her to ponder what people would think of her if she told them everything, she's just too honest for her own good.]

... No.

[Not the things she did for the people she originally learned from. Technically, she did do good things for other people who knew about the worlds, but it just seems too dishonest to count that, since she already knew about everything at that point.]

[Well then. He's... not really sure how to take that??? She didn't really give him a lot to work with, but the idea of her doing bad things sort of... clashes with the Adorable Child image he's had of her so far. He's not sure he can believe her, even if his understanding of the world is that... most people have terrible terrible things in their life. Hmm... Then again, he's learned that humans work with a different standard of good then trolls do... so maybe...]

Not good... how...?

[She opens her mouth to say-- she's not even sure what, but she shuts it again. She looks as guilty as she feels, and her fingers lace tightly together, her arms pressing against her sides. It's so hard to say, but he asked. He asked, and she knows she shouldn't hide it from people. They have a right to know, and to make their own decisions about what to think of her with that information. She still doesn't want to tell anyone about her powers for their safety and everyone else's, but... as much as she wants to have friends, as much as she wants people to like her, she knows she has no right to lie to them or to try to make them believe she's a good person. She doesn't even really have a right to have friends, not when she has no heart to care for them back with.]

...They wanted me to--... to trick someone into thinking I was his old friend, so that they could use him to do bad things.

[Oh... Well... That's something. It's... certainly nothing like the Bad Things he's seen some people do. Or even the Bad Things he's done himself. Really the thing that gets to him is the idea that she'd trick someone into thinking she cared, more then whatever bad things she had him do...]

[Or... wait. 'They wanted me to' like she didn't actually...]

Did you, do it...?

....

[This is clearly not something she's proud of. She can't even look at him, and when she finally answers, it's with her eyes squeezed shut.]

Yes. [She does not immediately try to make excuses for herself.]

[Hm... Alright. Remorse. Remorse is not exactly an emotion he's especially familiar with given his history, so seeing it here is... confusing. But also a relief. As much as he barely recognizes, he knows it means she's looking for forgiveness and forgiveness is something that he has in far larger quantities then most trolls. There is a kind of guarded sympathy in his eyes... Still not sure what to think but he's getting there]

Were they... forcing you...?

[She doesn't see the sympathy because she still finds it difficult to look at him. If she was standing, she'd probably turn away, but since she's seated, that's much harder. She settles for keeping her eyes on the ground, even as she nods. It seems an insufficicent explanation, so,]

... They told me that if I didn't, I'd be locked away in a castle forever. I'd been alone for so long that I-- I couldn't bear it anymore. [But that's such a poor excuse, and she knows it.] I was selfish.

[Nods. This is sort of what he expected, and he... understands in his own way. This is as reassuring as he will be. She clearly hasn't started to forgive herself, but that is a step she must take on her own even though (he well knows) that first step is quite hard. She has nothing to prove to him at least]

I have found... that people, under pressure. Often act in, ways they would not, normally.

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SORRY FOR REPOSTS had a fail moment

TIS OKAY <3

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