towerofanimus | At least the food's free

Characters: Ling and everybody ever that existed.
Setting: Room 1-18, the Cafeteria, and anywhere in between.
Format: Starting prose 'cause my existence is tl;dr, but whatever you want!
Summary: Ling wakes up and is smart enough to not freak out and starts exploring. Except he's not smart enough to not be unconcious.
Warnings: Possibly massive intakes of food in the Cafeteria.

Sleep paralysis didn't sem to be a big deal for Ling, and actually he had opted to just keep on sleeping while he had some peace of mind so it didn't bother him-- wait.

Peace of mind?

It was at that thought that Ling sprang up on his bed in bewilderment; where was Greed? He could tell the Homunculus was still there (though he did check the tattoo on his hand to be extra sure), but he seemed awfully quiet. Was he still upset over kiling his friend? Perhaps he shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.

He had changed out of that weird suit and into the black outfit that Greed was fond of, giving the letters a quick read over. Destroyed? It was true that another unsettling thing had come to mind-- he could feel the Qi from people, but this place.... it was different in an eerie way that made it almost as weird as the place those Homonculus had been, though different.

No, that was possibly more unsettling than Greed being quiet. Throwing on his trench coat, Ling grabbed his sword from the trunk and left the room. It was time to investigate, which meant going through each floor of the Tower as he progressively went farther and farther down the staircase from the dormitories.

In fact, he had gotten all the way to the first floor cafeteria and was doing pretty well. Until he realized he hadn't eaten in-- he actually did know how long was the scary part! Plus he was still tired from Greed's fallout with Wrath. Really tired. More than he remembered actually!

A growl of his stomach later and he was passed out on the cafeteria floor. In retrospect, maybe he should've gotten food first.

(OOC: Feel free to bug him on any floor between the dorms and the cafeteria, if you so please, just let me know where you are! Roommates are welcome to bug him in his room too~)

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Cain had been in line to get some food to take Abel, while his brother stood in vigil at the never-opening elevator. Just some sandwiches and something sweet, he liked to make sure they met up at least twice a day to check that nothing untoward had happened.

Truthfully, he hadn't been paying much attention to the other man... that was, until he had collapsed in a dead faint on the floor. Cain's eyes widened in surprise, and he was quickly hurrying over to crouch over him.

"Sir? Can you hear me?"

Looks like he was pretty KO'd there. A few more minutes though and Cain might finally see the guy stir, and crane his neck to look at him.

"Aaah... so hungry....!" Which you could probably interpret as a yes.

That was why he had collapsed? Cain blinked at him for a moment, before trying to assist him into a chair.

"Just rest for a moment, I'll fetch you something."

Sorry Cain, no over dramatic reason of exhaustion here, just an idiot who doesn't know when to eat properly.

He lazily allowed himself to be assisted into a chair, and then slumped over onto the table in front of him. Welp.

Cain collected some food from the cafeteria, just some simple sandwiches and a chocolate bar for extra energy, before putting the tray in front of the hungry man.

"Here, just take it easy."

Once the food was in front of him, Ling immediately sprang up and began consuming like a madman as if he hadn't eaten in weeks. Which is a distinct possibility, but probably not true.

He was finally able to get out an expression of gratitude in between bites. "Aah, thank you so much! To think I would find such a kind stranger in a place like this!"

Cain is quite amused, reminded strongly of his brother when sweets were placed in front of him.

"It's nothing, really. I couldn't let you collapse like that and do nothing."

You can basically just assume that whenever he's not talking, he's eating.

"I can't thank you enough, really!" ~~You're lucky no one has to pay for this stuff here or else your debt would be getting really high.~~

"Oh, if you don't mind me asking, who are you?"

His smile in return was a little sheepish at all the praise, but warm and friendly all the same.

"Cain Knightlord, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Nice to meet you," Ling said with a nod.

"Mm, how long have you been here, if you don't mind me asking?"

"A while now, over a month."

It still seems strange to think that they had been imprisoned so long, let alone the ramifications for what that could mean for their world.

"That long?" Yeah that was mildly concerning. "Have you figured out why or what for then?"

"I'm afraid that's something we're still working on, but I know we will soon enough."

He has utter faith in his abilities to find a pattern and eventually outwit the people keeping them here, it was all just a matter of patience.

"Hmmm.... That long and nobody knows...." Ling propped his elbow up on the table and leaned on his hand, taking the chocolate bar and chewing on it a bit as he thought. Why would someone kidnap a bunch of people without demanding anything out of them? Or perhaps they were demanding something out of someone else? Hmm....

Seems Ling was a bit lost in thought now.

"Maybe not yet, but we will given enough time and research."

People were always so impatient, looking at the here and now instead of the big picture. What did it matter if it took a few months in the grand scheme of things?

Ling couldn't help but give a small laugh between bites. "Don't worry~!" Yeah he was taking this all pretty casually. He's been in some worst situations at this point, and if it kept Greed at bay for now, so be it!

"I need to get out of here as soon as possible, though."

"It's something we're working on, don't worry."

Working on, but not yet succeeded. Still, Cain had perfect confidence that he would be able to solve this given enough time.

At least the food's free

Cafeteria

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