Δ but is there a floor of just pots?

[zelfies]

Characters: Link + open!
Setting: Dorm floor 1 and various other floors
Format: starting in prose, feel free to switch to brackets
Summary: Link arrives in the Tower and does a little exploring
Warnings: none so far


Dormitory floor 1, the surrounding halls of room 1-08
A tiny blond boy poked his head out of room 1-08 in the early afternoon of January 10th. He could have just as easily been friends with Rudolph, if it weren't for the (miniature) sword and shield he carried on his back. Pointy ears, little boots, a matching cap and tunic. He was obviously confused, eyes darting up and down the hall as he crept into view and shut the door behind him.

In a short life that had recently taken a turn for the unpredictable, this was the weirdest thing Link had seen yet.

He had read the letters, committed them to memory as well as he could. He wasn't about to take them to heart without at least learning more, especially not the one about the world ending. He was still here, right? Wherever here was.

What to do, then? Have a look around, of course. Start with all of these doors and see what he found! Link began travelling down the hall, knocking on doors and poking into each bedroom as he went. That always worked, right? There had to be something.

Floor 90
Here, Link felt more at home. He was travelling one by one through the floors, undeterred by the sheer magnitude of the tower.

Eyes darting between the stairs that would take him farther on his journey and the gently rippling waters of the lagoon, Link decided that taking a second to "test" the water couldn't hurt. He slipped his boots off and left them in the grass, smiling to himself as the sand of the beach ran over his toes.

He had yet to notice the occasional rippling of a fin gliding over the water's surface.

Floor 45
"Ooh..." Link's eyes widened as he set foot on the landing of the observatory. He frowned, though, when he noticed that it didn't offer much insight at all as to what was out there. It was only clouds. He was too high up, then?

He began to run around the perimeter of the great glass room, just to be sure.

Passing between floors 24 and 22
Twenty-four was completely empty and twenty-two was just filled with a bunch of paintings, he discovered from having a quick look around. Although it was odd that they would have a completely empty floor, that wasn't what confused him the most.

Where was twenty-three?

Link could be found jogging from floor to floor, as if hoping that somehow, this time, it would magically appear. If that didn't work, he'd be looking around on the surrounding floors. A secret switch? A door that he missed? There must be something somewhere!

Comments

Dorm Floor 1

[swordcrazy]

Who was knocking on his door and getting him up so early? Annoyed, Ghirahim threw open the door to 1-04 and-

Huh. That... certainly looked like his master, just scaled down. It couldn't be his master, because the hero didn't possess the power to shrink. And he was short enough already - Ghirahim easily had a head's worth of height on him.

Talking to the person in front of him rather than staring. That was important.

"...Hero?"

How eloquent, Ghirahim.

[zelfies]

Link craned his neck to look up at the person who opened the door. He was... rather strange looking, wasn't he? Link stared at him, wide-eyed and silent before speaking.

"You know I'm a hero?" He didn't seem to think that there was anything strange about going door to door.

[swordcrazy]

Pull it together. Just because he looks like his master, doesn't mean he is.

"You have a strong resemblance to a hero I was- closely associated with at home. Nothing more than that."

Dorm Floor One

[bashfulshifter]

[Link is not the only one who routinely terrorizes the doors on this floor in the morning--but at least Rick makes less of a racket in his patrols.]

[The orange tabby cat comes across the child after thoroughly rubbing one of the doors down the hall from him. The timid knocking catches his attention first; his ears swivel around the corner before the rest of him does, eyes wide and curious while he observes. He doesn't look familiar, doesn't smell familiar...must be new. More importantly, thinks the cat part of his mind, he must be claimed.]

[He meows at him, loudly, but doesn't approach.]

[zelfies]

[Suddenly, a cat!

Link grins as he notices the tabby's meows, walking over to him and crouching down to the cat's level. He reaches out silently, trying to pat it.]

[bashfulshifter]

[The cat waits patiently for Link to approach, balks somewhat when a hand is thrust in his face but, after he's given a second to sniff it, he deems the child acceptable and allows petting to commence, along with the requisite rubbing against and weaving between his legs. He may or may not notice that the cat is wearing a Tower-issued collar colored blue.]

[So far the kid doesn't seem too distressed--he's happy enough to stop and pet him, which is a good sign. This puts Rick's nerves at ease, if only slightly.]

Floor 24-22

[notsogrimreaper]

Ryoji had been here long enough to realize that the elusive floor 23 was just an elaborate and cruel trick, so when he spots Link running back and forth, he’s quick to correct him. Or at least, he is after he gives himself a moment. It’s been a while since he’s seen anyone who looked like this, and the last time he did, he attacked them due to a rather nasty experiment. This Link looks different though.

“H-Hey! Stop running! If you’re looking for floor 23, it doesn’t exist. You’re going to disappear if you keep looking for it.”

[zelfies]

Link looks up suddenly, expression becoming more and more confused as the stranger explains.

"What do you mean, it doesn't exist? Why would they just skip it?" There had to be a real reason for it. They couldn't have just... skipped it for no reason! Maybe the people who 'vanished' looking for it actually got there!

[notsogrimreaper]

“Probably just to confuse us. I’m pretty sure the people who vanished actually died, as far as I can tell.”

He sighs, giving a polite smile.

“Sorry. I just realized, you must be new, that’s why you don’t understand. I’m Ryoji Mochizuki. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Floor 90

[wrigurun]

[Because of her extended absence from the tower Wriggle thought it would be best to get reacquainted. There were so many floors it was impossible to remember all of them but she figured it was best to get her bearings. Besides, she might find something new.

Like those boots, those boots were new. And just about her size too. Kicking off her shoes she gave them a try and felt somewhat unsettled by the fact that they were still warm. Of course their owner was just a short way away]

Hey! Are these yours?

[zelfies]

[Link turned around, raising his eyebrows when he noticed that somebody was... wearing his boots?

He nodded, an enthusiastic and full-bodied motion. She wasn't going to steal them, was she? He needed those! The outfit he'd arrived in was ridiculous!]

[wrigurun]

[She looks down at his bare feet and shrugs before pulling them off again]

Guess you need those, huh. I don't remember very well but I wouldn't be surprised if there was a floor made of spikes or something.

Dorm Floor 1

[roses_remembered]

Ah...!

[Started, Ib shoots to her feet, holding her teddy bear close. She was not expecting a visitor at all, so she's a bit off guard. Shoes and socks are off, the ribbon bow usually around her shirt collar absent. She just stares at him for now, wondering what he was doing.]

Re: Dorm Floor 1

[zelfies]

Ah!

[Link starts himself, slamming the door in front of him and standing in the hall. Other people in the bedrooms! Who knew!

Privacy has never been Link's forte.

A moment later, he turns the handle again. Slooowwwly...... and pokes his head in.]

Hello?

[roses_remembered]

[Ib watched him leave, then open the door again. As he greeted her, she nodded in return.]

Hi...

[Well. This is awkward.]

dorm floor 1

[stop_calling_me_zelda]

Tetra had, finally, gotten her room changed. And she was glad to be able to stay with Zelda now if only because being close to her meant that they could keep an eye on each other and it kept the nightmares from haunting her quite so often. Stepping out of her room today, a bow in hand and dressed much more like a princess than a pirate, she didn't expect to see the hero's head peeking out of room eight.

"Link?"

[zelfies]

First, he was shocked. Then, Link's face lit up with a grin.

"Tetra!" He hobbled properly outside his room and shut the door behind him.

"...You don't know where we are, do you?" Tetra always knows. Right?

floor 90

[keybearer]

[It's not often that Riku spends his time around the lagoon. Having come to distrust every body of water in the tower, the fins that occasionally breach the water's surface always leave him with a twisting feeling in his stomach. He's met mermaids before-- or rather, a mermaid, but unlike Ariel, the tower's mermaids are a more sadistic variety.

So, when Riku sees a kid wading past the sand, he scurries to the shoreline and raises his voice.]

Hey, kid! Careful not to go too deep.

[Wouldn't want him to drown, after all.]

floor 90

[zelfies]

[Another one! Link jumps and turns around to see Riku running toward the shore.]

Why? [He's genuinely curious.]

Dormitory

[great_king_of_evil]

[ Knocking on doors could have been a good idea. Unfortunately upon knocking one of those doors, it was slammed open as he occupant was about to leave-- And it was none other than a certain King of Evil whom Link was supposed to have killed not so long ago.

Needless to say, Ganondorf looked down and looked less than pleased upon seeing who knocked at that door. ]

...

[ His luck stats had always been terrible, but the hero chosen by the goddesses knocking at his door? Probably beat everything. ]

I believe you came to the wrong door, boy.

[zelfies]

WAAH-

[Link was knocked almost comedically backwards when Ganondorf slammed open the door. He sat up, rubbing the back of his head and regaining his composure when-

Suddenly, Ganondorf.

His jaw dropped. How...? He didn't even begin to ponder the 'how.' Not yet. Not right now. Now, there was only pure survival instinct kicking in. Instinct and rage bubbling over as he reacted. Link yanked out his sword and held it at the ready as he scrambled to his feet. This blade wouldn't do him any good, he knew that. But it was all he had! What was he supposed to do?]

Floor 45

[nordic_dovahkiin]

[Brunwulf stopped in his tracks when he saw the small elf boy in front of him. He'd come to Floor Forty Five to get away from the boredom of the tower. The observatory seemed a good enough place to put his mind at ease somewhat. The menace of dread which often accompanied the long, stone corridors and staircases. He wanted somewhere to look out and gaze upon the stars. He often did that at home in Skyrim, just gazing at the stars.]

I did not know that the tower had elf children running about.

[zelfies]

[That guy was talking to him...? Link turned around, distracted from the view (if you could call it that) by a- woah. Really huge guy.

The tiny Hylian blinked before answering.]

What's an elf?

Floor 45

[warriorscribe]

Enoch found himself wandering the tower, as he had months and months ago. It seemed so unreal, how little time there was. He didn't know if he was scared or not...

His focus was drawn by a young boy - Link, the name came to him though it had been a good deal of time since there were any he'd met. He'd been lucky enough to come to the tower when there were a good deal of people with that name, and he'd learned to place the general look of them. He doesn't ever remember meeting a Link so young, though...and what was he running along the windows for?

"Excuse me, little one... Did you just arrive?"

[zelfies]

Link paused in his observation when he heard the words directed at him. He looked up to see... another pretty huge guy. And while he wasn't fond of being called 'little,' it did not bother him so much that it was worth objecting. So he simply nodded firmly, shoulders thrown back and arms sturdy by his sides.