towerofanimus | A little introspoection and a whole lot of excitement

Characters: Elena and YOU!
Setting: Various Locations – See Promps
Format: Will match yours
Summary: Elena is recuperating from the incident with the Plague Doctors and getting back into the swing of research.
Warnings: None?

[Floor 81 – Lounge w/ Rounded Windows]

[Elena has boldly gone where she’s pretty sure very few residents have. Out onto the bulging glass that made a glass bridge out into the large sky. At this height she can see a great deal of the Tower if she pressed her back into the furthest most point of the window.

But her interest is more at the stars. Constellations that are foreign to her, stars twinkling and blinking from their places in the sky. Her left arm is still carried in the make-shift sling, the lower portion resting in the well fashioned splint. But other than that, she appears well, just in thought.]

[Floor 10 - Aquarium]

[Having never visited this room, Elena is very disappointed for having not done so earlier. Because it is utterly amazing, what this floor is. What it does. And what all is visible to see. Creatures and fish and things she’s never even seen before. Can you handle an excited little Turk?]

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[Now that was a voice she hadn't heard in some time. One that she was actually a little sad to hear. She had hoped that her disappearance was because she was returned home. Not that home was a better place, but at least she wouldn't have to endure the Tower.]

It is really pretty, yes.

[Slowly, Elena turns to the girl, giving a little smile.]

You might. We shared a room for a while. My name is Elena.

[The moment she says her name Wriggle's eyes light up and she starts motioning wildly]

Aah! Ah! Derm- Dee- Diamond! Diamond said I needed to talk to you!

You help people in the tower, right?

[So she remembered. That was more pleasing than she expected. Squatting down, Elena motioned for her to come closer, giving a little laugh.]

He did, did he? I'm flattered he thought of me. [At her question, Elena nods.] I do what I can, yes. Why do you ask?

[Wriggle comes closer, happy that she'd stumbled upon one of the people she was meant to find]

I want to help too! He said you were part of a group or something.

I want to keep everyone safe but I can't do it on my own so please let me join!

[It actually is...pleasant to see the girl again, extending a hand for her to take it if she so choose.]

I am. In fact, I help lead it. We have other members to who want to help others. I'm sure they'd be happy to have you join. We just have to make sure that the boss-boss is okay with it.

[Wriggle takes her hand and gives her a sheepish smile. It's difficult to be offended when someone is being so nice to you though, especially in the tower]

Thanks... Y-You don't have to talk to me like that though, I'm not that much of a kid.

[That's a lie, she is that much of a kid]

[Fingers curl loosely around the girl's hand. It always surprises her how small children's hands were when you held them.]

Oh? Oh! I'm sorry. I called him boss-boss because sometimes I'm the boss. But he's the boss-boss. The boss of myself and the others. I didn't mean to offend.

Huh? Oh, I didn't know. You didn't really, I just don't like people looking down on me.

Then why don't you call yourselves boss number one and boss number two or something like that? Or boss and captain! Wait, is a boss above or below a captain?

Its okay, I can see where it sounded a bit off.

Well...its a little more complicated than that. You see, he's the boss most of the time and I follow his lead. But, sometimes, I'm the boss, but I have to let him believe that he's really the boss so he doesn't get upset.

[Wriggle nods almost knowingly]

I think I get it! So he doesn't think he's a bad leader, right?

[Elena gives a thumbs up and a wink.]

Exactly. Not to say that he is but, sometimes good leaders need a little help. And sometimes they're a little to embarrassed to ask for it.

[Wriggle nods knowingly]

You better tell him when he really is being a bad leader though or else he'll never get better.

But once he says it's okay I can join, right? What kind of stuff do you do? I'm not that smart but I'm fast and I can hold my own in a fight!

Oh, don't worry. I do. Sometimes I end up giving him a little kick in the bottom to get him to learn.

[Her head gives an emphatic nod.]

Absolutely. And, even if he doesn't, I'll convince him to.

We're a group that's focused on trying to find a way to either return to our homes or stop the tower from destructing. We also focus on trying to keep people safe from both the Admins and ourselves during events where we might be encouraged to do harm to others.

[Wriggle nods along eagerly to her every word]

That's great! That's exactly what I want to help with! I want to keep people safe and get our homes back and stop-

[Wait a sec...]

What do you mean stop the tower from destructing? Doesn't everything get repaired if something goes wrong?

[This. This is the face of horror at the realization she's told Wriggle the equivalent of Santa Claus not existing.]

.....Uh. [Well, it was either commit to the truth or lie. And since she remembered what the girl thought of lies...]

Wriggle, I....ah...How do I put this? Mmm...The Tower is dying. If we don't fix it, we may all be in trouble...

Eh? Eeeh!!

[Well that's new information]

Why didn't you tell me sooner!? Why didn't anyone tell me sooner!?

What are we doing here sitting around yapping about it? We've gotta do something!

....I-I'm sorry. Had I seen you sooner, I would have told you.

[Probably. Probably not. It was tough to say.]

I think they didn't want to see you upset.

But before you run off, we have lots of people looking into the situation. We'd like your help too.

What have we just been talking about!?

What is it? What do I need to do?

[With the way Wriggle's acting about it it may as well be imploding within the next hour]

[Wow, talk about dropping the ball and a bomb at the same time. She'd chastise herself later for terrifying the girl. But for now, she had to help bring some sense of calm.]

That is what we need to talk to Reno for. He's the leader of our group and will know exactly what you can do to help us fix the Tower.

What are we waiting for then?

Come on! Let's go! Hop to it!

[Immediately she flies out of the room and down the staircase but no sooner had she left she comes right back and abruptly stops mid flight]

Where is he?

.....Ah!

[By all the summons, the girl is a ball of energy. And quick! Before Elena is even standing upright, Wrigrun's already off the floor. She's nearly halfway to the doorway when the girl returns and asks her question.

Which earns an amused chuckle.]

I was about to ask where you were headed. [Oh...but where to find Reno?] He might be hiding out on the hidden floor. That's a good place to start.

Hidden floor...?

[There really was a lot of things she had missed out on]

There's a floor that's hidden? Where? Why? How did you find it?

A little introspoection and a whole lot of excitement

Floor 81

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omg i can't

apparently neither can wriggle

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