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provenworth ([personal profile] provenworth) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2013-12-11 09:07 am

And then I woke up with a better focus, my goal clear in the midst of the fog

Characters: Elena and you!
Setting: Various! See prompts below.
Format: Either/Or
Summary: After spending a few weeks on her dead planet, Elena has finally returned to Tower. Clearly she needs to find out what has happened during her absence, as well as let those close to her know she’s returned, and start looking into a few things that were mentioned to her before her leave.
Warnings: None to speak of at this point.


[Notes slipped under recipient doors]
R,
Floor 100 at 0700h. Will be here until you arrive.
~E


S,
Just checking in; just got back. Meeting with Reno first, but then I’ll be on the 4th floor. Should be there around 11h. Come by when you’re free after this time – I’d like to get an update on the going on’s. Bring Xion if you can.
~E


X,
Just got back to the Tower after a short absence and would like to check in with you. I’m meeting with Reno first, but then I’ll be on the 4th floor around 11h. Would like a debrief from you and Shion on any recent incidents.
~E



[Prompt A – Floor 100 | Early Morning]

[Returns to the Tower always start the same way – with that uncomfortable paralysis that forced you to stare up at the ceiling above you, leaving you bored if you didn’t panic. Which Elena didn’t do, given the numerous times she’d been through the process. Once able to move, she checks on the time before writing several short notes, slipping them under the door of the recipients, then moving onwards to nearly the topmost part of the Tower.

It doesn’t take Elena long to get to the floor, though the trip was only partially paid attention to, her mind slipping back to the weeks on her dead planet. It’s what drove her to this floor. To remember what Gaia had been like before its destruction. And Elena is not left wanting when she steps onto the floor.

Walls change and shift, molding into the familiar setting of Healin Lodge. The wall of windows that overlooked the drive up to the building, properly shaded to allow just the right amount of sunlight. The couch that stretched beneath the large, framed ShinRa logo. The small coffee table with a pair of half-filled mugs. Despite herself, Elena bends over, reaching out to pick up the cup, only to watch the image flicker with her hand in the middle. Which, in turn, earned a very disappointed, if not heartbroken, expression.]



[Prompt B – Floor 4 | Mid-Morning to Early Afternoon]

[With the temperature in the Tower getting to uncomfortable levels of cold, Elena opts to not engage in too much activity that would cause her to lose body head. And seeing that coffee wasn't an option, she’s at the lounge, curled up under pile of pillows, a physics book she borrowed from the library on her way back down atop the mass in her lap. That’s what would explain the confused and perplexed look on her face as she slowly works her way through the very difficult read.]


[Prompt C – Floor 19 | Mid-Afternoon to Early Evening]

[So that physics book she got was way beyond her understanding on the subject, but Elena is determined to grasp the concept. There had been comments made to her before her little absence that had made her curious and, instead of going to the source first, she wanted to brush up her understandings first.

So she’s in the 19th floor library, a couple of books tucked under her arm: Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Introduction to Biochemistry, and Introduction to Analytical Chemistry. And she’s still searching for even more books.]



[Prompt D - Floor 77 | Late Evening - Closed to Reno]

[She had told Reno to come to the sauna floor later that evening after she took care of several other items that she needed to address. Like starting her collection of educational materials that would help her get a better grasp of the situation in the Tower. Maybe find a way to help put together the bits and pieces of information she had picked up and try to make sense of it all. And given the headache that she felt coming on near the end of the day, it was going to take some time.

Elena doesn't bother with the gender specific rooms, checking the unisex room to see if there was anybody already there before slipping into the unusually large room. Even wrapped in a towel - though really she had to question whether the towel was <i>meant</i> to be barely larger than a washcloth - she felt exposed. Vulnerable. The locker with her name on it was a nice bonus, locking up her clothes and firearm from possible theft. But that meant any potential danger would have to be fought hand-to-hand and she very much did not like the idea of having to do so half naked.

Sitting back on one of the benches along the wall, she poured water over the burning hot rocks, increasing the steam in the room, and waited. When Reno finally does show up, he might hear a
soft, almost reverent tune being hummed in the room.]
midgarhorizon: ((Last Order) I'll keep going)

[personal profile] midgarhorizon 2013-12-13 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
You'd get to make brain soup.

[And that right there is his evil little chuckle, the one he does whenever something particularly appealing is up for a mission.]
midgarhorizon: ((Fanart) Hey there)

[personal profile] midgarhorizon 2013-12-13 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
So all that time when you were bartending, you were just bein' nice for tips? Tch. [The sound is more amused than anything though, even as he pushes his fingers into that scar. Pain or pleasure; he could go either way.]

So tell me, El... we never did get around to all of the things we should'a said at Xion's party, did we?
midgarhorizon: ((BC) Calculating)

[personal profile] midgarhorizon 2013-12-13 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's why he made it sound like a bad thing.]

Don't worry, I got a secret recipe. Ya still hungry for breakfast? I have a box of berries hidden away with your name on it...
midgarhorizon: ((Fanart) Professional)

[personal profile] midgarhorizon 2013-12-13 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
So, you got all my deep, dark secrets out. [Drawing close, his breath trails over her skin, quite on purpose. His hand stopped its exploration of her scars for the moment in favor of distracting her with other things.]

Tell me some of yours, huh?
midgarhorizon: ((Reno Worries Scene) Dawning understandi)

[personal profile] midgarhorizon 2013-12-13 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[He stops again, aware of her discomfort, and reaches up to offer her a hug.]

Sorry, babe. I guess I'm real used to the gore around here I forgot, tanning is pretty awful... how 'bout you take care of yourself and we'll meet up later?
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[personal profile] fionnuisce 2013-12-13 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
We've spoken on occasion, yes. I'm afraid I don't know him very well.
midgarhorizon: ((Fanart) Serious/Anxious)

[personal profile] midgarhorizon 2013-12-13 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Open to what concept?

[It's mostly an absent minded question, intended to keep the conversation going while they relaxed in the heat and the water. His fingers start on her again, this time just a gentle massage where he could reach.

The heat and the closeness is getting to him, making him sleepy and playful.]

Us? Glass of scotch.... glass of scotch? [His eyes had been drifting closed when the realization hit, and it makes him sit up a little more.] El, if I gave ya a glass of scotch, I was probably offering a nightly fling... ya do know that used to be one of our things, right? Stress relief.
midgarhorizon: ((Helicopter) Worried)

[personal profile] midgarhorizon 2013-12-13 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure. Sorry about that, babe... will ya be all right on your own?

[He sounds like he didn't really want to leave her, but if she hung around there would be at least hunting to deal with.]

Hot springs. Got it. Dorm Five later?
midgarhorizon: ((Helicopter) Verge of Doom)

[personal profile] midgarhorizon 2013-12-13 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aww, that's cute. An amused huff follows his grin, but it's just shy of laughter.]

What the hell did ya think we meant? Sometimes we get blown up on missions... could die any second on any day. I almost offered the night after you were kidnapped, but you seemed pretty shaken, so I didn't. I've been with some of the girls. [Lowering his voice, he looks around before continuing.] And a coupl'a the guys. But don't tell anyone.
midgarhorizon: ((Fanart) Responsibility)

[personal profile] midgarhorizon 2013-12-13 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[A happy grin lights up his face when she kisses him, making him want to lean into her and forget the whole day.]

We're good on food for once... Shion's been taking care of the reports, so ya might check in his room or with him for the papers. Ya might want to read 'em all over. That's... all I can think of unless ya want to go through the network. I've been meaning to, but...

[But food had been a higher priority.]

Love ya, El.
midgarhorizon: ((Fanart) Oh ho?)

[personal profile] midgarhorizon 2013-12-13 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, you did and it is, but don't take it like that. I saw your hand was shaking, so I just listened. [It's unclear which incident he's talking about, though. It might have been both...]

Sex isn't something that we put on our resumes, but... there's been a couple where it came in handy. We'd teach each other things, get comfortable, and it sure as hell was a great ice breaker. But you were special.

[Snuggling closer, he tries to comfort her; conflicted between amused and concerned.]

Maybe we should talk 'bout something else.
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[personal profile] glassceiling 2013-12-13 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I am fine.

[It was colder than her home, and colder than Fuyuki, but she can stand it.]

For you, however, I hear there is a man passing out cloaks. You would do well to find him.

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