In which the entire tower collectively goes OH SHIT

[tempustemporum]

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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[lethechained]

....

[Goodness, she wishes there was some way she could help. Her hand drifts up to her collar. The possibility of things happening when she wasn't paying attention is something that's occurred to her, too.]

... Maybe. It does seem like something they'd do.

[uprisings]

[...he's actually pretty worried what might happen if they really do take his powers away. What is he if he's not the Summoner... Hmm]

[Watches her touch her collar and recalls... the odd smell to her... Oh dear, what if...]

Perhaps uhm... you might, want to look into it...? You uh... [LKJSDF IT'S KIND OF AWKWARD TO BRING UP THE WAY SOMEONE SMELLS AHAHA] When I was, with that beast, that brought you over...? There was... something strange. In your scent.

[lethechained]

[Her fingers tighten just a little on the collar when he suggests she look into it. For a second-- no, of course not. He doesn't know anything about her powers. She's already tried working something out from the NPCs, anyway, without any luck. As he continues, though, she finds she doesn't actually relax any more. She's not sure where he's going with it at first, but she already feels wary, even before he mentions something being strange. Her hand lowers slowly.]

Strange... how? [She gets the feeling she already knows, but there's no room for assumptions.]

[uprisings]

Umm... [Frowns thoughtfully, tapping a finger against his temple. Well he can describe it in pictures and instinct, but that doesn't do him a whole lot of good unless he miraculously finds a way to reach into her head. hhhhhh alright, words. Somehow... lksjdf]

I guess... sort of. Wrong...? Like there was, something... missing, maybe. It's uh... hard to, put this kind of thing into words. [Awkward laugh ljsdf]

[lethechained]

[She doesn't laugh.]

[The frown that settled on her face when he frowned stays in place, and her eyes drift away, aimless at first and then focused toward the hordes of monsters and people.]

Oh.

[She doesn't sound surprised.]

[uprisings]

[...Namine. Oh no lksdjflkjsdflkj Almost loses one of the monsters when he sits up, focusing on her too much too fast. Worry obvious in his voice]

Is it... Uh. Are you... okay...?

[lethechained]

[The worry in his voice makes her look back at him, feeling a rush of guilt.]

I-- I'm okay. [Her eyes don't stay on his long, though.] You don't have to worry. The tower-- didn't do that to me.

[uprisings]

[...confused stare]

Uh...? [Well what does that... mean then...] Are you, sure...?

[lethechained]

[An at first hesitant but firm nod. Looks like she's sure.]

[uprisings]

Then... [St... aring... Oh no, he wants to ask what's up but this feels like a thing she doesn't want to talk about. Another thing. Recalls their conversation about Nobodies. They had only been one example of a nonhuman thing that looked like a human. Maybe she's... something else...?]

[Maybe she will tell him if she ever comes to trust him more. It is not really his place to demand secrets as long as the other person is safe. Not really anyway So... eventually he nods, and smiles faintly. Tis okay Namine, don't look so sad]

As long as, you are sure. And also uh... definitely okay.

[lethechained]

[She knows she's being stared at, and after a while she stares back, expression hard to read, but there's definitely something cautious about it. Does he know? Has he figured it out? She doesn't dare ask.]

[Ironically enough, the more she likes someone, the less she wants to tell them and the more she feels she should, and since trust is often connected to liking, well... it's a vicious system. The smile seems to catch her off-guard for a second, but she works out a small smile of her own fairly quickly.]

... Mm. I'm definitely okay. ['Okay' here being relative.]

[uprisings]

[...you're not very convincing lkajsdf But that's okay. If it's something he needs to know, he will know when the time is right...]

Well that's, a relief. [Little chuckle] Maybe, the tower is... leaving us, alone. For now.

[lethechained]

[She's sorry she can't at least be more convincing. :c She at least smiles a little wider at his chuckle.]

Maybe. We might not--.... [know, necessarily, but it occurs to her that that's not exactly a nice thought, so instead,] --I mean, maybe the monsters are good enough for it right now.

[uprisings]

[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.

[lethechained]

[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!]

[uprisings]

[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!]

[lethechained]

[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.]

[uprisings]

[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.

[lethechained]

[--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.]

[uprisings]

[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]

[lethechained]

[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.]

[uprisings]

[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...?

[lethechained]

[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.]

[uprisings]

[........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...?

SORRY FOR REPOSTS had a fail moment

[lethechained]

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.