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neverbeamemory ([personal profile] neverbeamemory) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2014-03-10 08:14 pm

Log 030 | Tower of Jenova Phase #1

Characters: [OPEN TO ALL] Sephiroth via Tower of Jenova Phase #1
Setting: 10-22nd March, Starting in the Dormitory Levels, spreading around the Tower via those Infected
Format: Prose and/or Action, Mingle-style. Please put date and/or relevant locations in the subjects!
Summary: Sephiroth releases his will and manages to envelop the Dormitory Levels of the Tower, Side effects commence shortly after in certain individuals. Meanwhile, he begins to siphon energy into his very core. Feel free to use this post for plotting.
Warnings: Sickness, mutations, copious amounts of Geostigmatic black goop and generally bad feels including but not limited to homicide, suicide, hallucinations. Eventually.

It was now or never. 

The Tower had ripped his soul, the very core of his being from it's rightful place and bound it indefinitely in wire frames and nano film. Since he had awoken here all those cycles ago, the proverbial dagger had been stabbed, twisted and turned in defiance of his self-control, in spite of his indomitable will, again and again. This was not his Destiny; to be played with as such a literal child's-toy with no regard whatsoever for his divine birthright. He had worked tirelessly since then, one way or another, to gain for himself the means by which he could flip this game in his favor. The boycott, the fluid research, the countless infiltration attempts and new vessels he had gone through - all culminated to this point.

His real powers were unlocked, and with them the game changing realization that whatever he could put his mind to in this new Realm wouldn't be as simple as all that. In the absence of even an atom of his particular, real genetic makeup Sephiroth discovered quickly that he could only ever cultivate his power -his will- to a certain point before, by the constraints of the Tower it would not go any further. 

And so it had turned full circle, right back to the sore fact that there had only ever been one, real resolution.
Sephiroth needed out. 

It was sometime late afternoon on 10th March, when Sephiroth decided to settle in his Dormitory to make that final, brutal push against his cage. Within only a few moments of well-practiced, meditative charged silence sat atop his bed Sephiroth's consciousness was released further into his core than he had ever let it sink before. His will only had one intent; to wrap around all of his power at once and expand it outwards away from him in one almighty push. There were a few attempts that rippled through the very fabric of his core as he teased more of this force against the barriers that had kept it contained for so long. 

A sharp breath was taken and Sephiroth threw all of his consciousness into exuding itself through the bars, all in one go. His large black wing burst itself violently out of his right shoulder, but it didn't stop there. At it's fullest extension the black monstrosity shimmered before collapsing it's form smoothly into thick, inky black, shadowy tendrils which sped out from Sephiroth's form in every direction. They quickly wrapped themselves around everything in Sephiroth's direct vicinity and then -as he opened livid, glowing eyes to the room- sped away from him. Enveloping doorways, hallways, rooms and stairwells like a vast tidal wave of black ink.

The Dormitory levels were enveloped with this blackness within a matter of minutes and then quickly faded up, into the very fabric of the Tower. A held breath was broken as Sephiroth swooned heavily with his own energy release, a severe backlash of lethargy would see him disoriented for a while at least.

But it was worth it, he could feel it. This extension of himself around these floors of the Tower. 
It pulsed with promise.
slightlyoblivious: (persona-lized)

open - multiple prompts, see warnings

[personal profile] slightlyoblivious 2014-03-11 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
March 10th, media room, early evening:

To say that Yukiko wasn't feeling like herself was a bit of an understatement. She's normally fairly upbeat even when things aren't going so well, but anyone who encounters her that evening will find her feeling a little down, looking tired, and a bit feverish. She's thinking to herself that it's probably just a bit of a cold, but that doesn't entirely explain her mood being so low.

She can be found in the media room under a pile of blankets, halfway paying attention to a movie.

March 15-18, name your time and place. Possible character death here.

...that 'little cold' wasn't getting better. If anything, it's progressed into something that Yukiko's magic can't touch. She's been trying to push it back, to cure herself, but those efforts simply aren't working. There are black splotches on her skin, and she's spending more and more time in places she shouldn't be.

Places like floor 11, which she normally avoids - too many bad memories. If you find her here, she'll be dangerously close to the edges of the pool.

If she's found on floor 66, it will be between the stairwell and the entrance to the poppy field. It's safe, right? Just for a few minutes? It's awfully peaceful.

She seems to be drawn to all the places she normally avoids - the gently blowing cloths that are strewn about floor 47, the darkness on floor 46, the snarling and hissing sounds on floor 37. But it's safe, right? She's not the kind of person to draw someone into danger.

...no matter what she thinks they've said to her.

March 18-22, name your time. Warnings for body horror, thoughts of suicide, and probable character death.

The morning of the 18th, it's crystal clear that whatever is happening has reached some kind of breaking point. It starts with Yukiko's eyes. They're normally a deep brown, but now, they're shimmering green. It's pretty, against the color of her skin, which doesn't even resemble human skin by mid-morning on the 18th. That's not the only change; the one-sided dragonfly wings on her left side and the scarlet flower vine that's wrapped around her make her look even less human.

She doesn't speak as she moves through the halls, though that isn't because she can't. It's that she doesn't want to hear what they have to say. Why would anyone call her anything less than a monster now? It doesn't matter how oddly pretty the changes are, she can't see herself as anything but a shambling monster. The way she trips over herself as she walks doesn't help.

Deep down inside, there's something she doesn't want to say - she almost wants to scream that she just wants it to be over, that she just wants to die and take everyone else with her. There's a bit of blood dripping from her lip, with how much and how hard she's bitten it to keep from just breaking down.

If she's approached, she can't quite predict what she'll do or say. It's just as likely that she'll lash out as it is that she'll break down entirely.

[OOC: her sign-up is here, with comments. I've discussed having Sephiroth kill Yukiko in the last prompt, but if your character thinks/feels like they ought to try it too, PM me or ping me on Plurk or something and we'll talk!]
Edited 2014-03-11 01:27 (UTC)
stitchedupbodyguard: (Dressed in black)

Open - multiprompts, warnings apply etc

[personal profile] stitchedupbodyguard 2014-03-11 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
March 10th, the morgue

[It had been normal work as always for Veronica, going to the morgue and doing whatever she usually did to keep it clean. That much was normal, but apart from that...

She wasn't like herself. It might be an unusual thought that you'll ignore, but it's there. She works just fine, only every so often she stops and looks like she's thinking very hard before continuing with whatever she was doing. All the while, she seems really quiet. She'd also sneeze or cough every so often, bringing a hand up to her forehead confusedly.

> Approached?
]

March 14-17, whenever wherever. Possible death and violence.

[If it wasn't apparent that something was happening to Veronica before, it probably should be now. Rashes had broken out on Veronica's scarred hands which she tried to ignore at first before succumbing to scratching them raw. They later started to grow pustules, which Veronica tries to hide or deal with. This scared her. It scared her quite a bit. More and more, Veronica began to distance herself from others, constantly going to places she's frequented and always glancing over her shoulder. She was beginning to feel, deep down, that maybe what she thought previously was right. It was so hard to deny now. If you're lucky, you might find Veronica....

In the Library on floor three, looking frantically though the shelves for books on medicine and illnesses. Eventually, she just sits next to it, drawing her legs up and hiding her face...

On the beach on floor sixty-two. She's sitting cross legged on the sandy bar, watching the water come in and out. She seems to be speaking quietly to herself and looks quite distressed...

In the meadow on floor twenty five. She's pacing slowly, looking as though the strength has left her and she's being pulled around by strings. Her face is pale and sweaty, and her swords are hanging in her hands by her sides. Every so often she cries out and slashes the air with them...

> Approach?
]

March 18-22, Name your place and time. Warnings for homicidal rage, violence, and more than likely death

[This had gone on long enough. At this point the geostigma has shown up in Veronica's eyes, not that she really notices at this point anyways. She wasn't really focusing on anything really. She drags herself down the halls, through the floors. She's pale, some veins visible under the skin. She doesn't notice. Everything's horrible.

She'd been fighting it before, but it was true. Her friends didn't really like her. They hated her. They despised her, called her a monster behind her back and only talked to her because of their idea of "manners". All the friendships she'd made over the months... worthless.

So, she continued her way along, trying her best to ignore others and not suddenly lash out at the first person that drew near. Even though that was exactly what she wanted to do. She wanted to scream at them, to make them hurt for what they've done. She was furious, while simultaneously fighting back tears. She really was a monster, wasn't she? Just a horrid little beast. They all deserved to die for this pain that they have caused.

And that tugging... like a gut feeling. Leading her like a pet on a leash. Something was at the end of that leash, and it made her blood boil.

> Approach?
]

[OOC: It has been planned out that Veronica will be killed in the last prompt by Sephiroth. If you want to take a crack at it. PM me and we'll talk.]
Edited 2014-03-12 20:45 (UTC)
miseris_socios: (ugh...)

Open - multiprompts, warnings, etc.

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2014-03-11 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
March 10th, library, mid-day:

[Ken doesn't feel well. That much is apparent from his pale face and sniffles. He doesn't really seem to notice much, though - he's busy reading. He does look like he might collapse on the table at any moment, though.]

[Still, he wants to finish this book. He can nap later.]


March 11th-18th, around, name time and place (serious character injury possible):

[It's getting worse. He can't seem to heal this, and he can't get himself up the stairs very well. The elevator is fine, but - but there might be people on it. People who don't understand, they don't get it, they won't get it. No one understands what it's like. He's been here so long and he doesn't want to be trapped here with these people.]

[His skin is blotchy, red and black rashes covering him. His hands are shaky as he tries to go about his day and ignore people staring at him. Why are they staring why are they looking at him they're judging him they don't understand. He can barely feel Dike anymore. Even a part of him doesn't understand him. No one does.]

[If they try to hurt him, he'll hurt them back.]


March 19th, stairs (character death possible):

[It comes while he's climbing the stairs after breakfast. As his eyes change, Ken falls, face slamming into a step. He tries to move, but he can't. His body is totally unresponsive. After a bit he finally gets up, wiping his face. He makes it a few floors before falling again, eyes wide with pain. He shakes, trying to move, but there's something coming out of his back. The large scarlet spines rip out from his skin, running from the top of his head down his back. The pain is agonizing, but he can't do anything but shake until the seizure passes.]

[He manages to hold it together until he can move again, but after climbing up another few floors he falls again, green membrane growing between the spines. His nails lengthen and become claws with webbing between them, bursting through his shoes. He can't move, he can't move, and what seems like forever later but is only about an hour he finally starts moving again. He takes his shoes off, ties the laces together, and puts them over his shoulder before climbing again.]

[He keeps climbing. He'll make it back to the dorms. He needs to… to rest, or… something. He's not sure. But no one will stand in his way.]
slightlyoblivious: (battle-weary)

[personal profile] slightlyoblivious 2014-03-12 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: works perfectly for me!]

That power resonance had been exactly why Yukiko had come up to that floor. It wasn't a normal case of looking out at the sky and stars, like it might usually be for her. No, right now, she had something of a mission, as it were.

Her eyes narrow as she slowly approaches, being particularly careful not to trip over herself. That's impossible, much as she hates it, but a stubbed toe is nothing in the grand scheme of things.

She swallows hard as she steps closer. Yukiko had come up with a plan before, but now, she almost hesitates, as a mix of anger and sadness comes over her. She wants to attack as much as she wants to say Just kill me already, let me die.

In the end, she doesn't say either of those things.

"You did this, didn't you?" The answer is crystal clear, but part of her needs to hear it.
puppy_lancer: from <user name=hound-of-ulster> (Or when the valley's hushed)

march 11, meadow

[personal profile] puppy_lancer 2014-03-13 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cu Chulainn has to do a double take as he sees Ken and his rash.]

Woah! Ken, what happened to you?
miseris_socios: (huh?)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2014-03-14 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
[It takes Ken a few moments to respond, almost as if his brain is on some kind of delay. He looks up and blinks slowly.]

... Huh? Oh. I don't know...
puppy_lancer: <user name=cu-chulainn> (But I being young and foolish)

[personal profile] puppy_lancer 2014-03-14 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
...Really? Are you sure you're okay?

[He doesn't look okay to Lancer.]
slightlyoblivious: (won't stop now)

March 15th, floor 5 going towards the stairs, and she's around an LI4 at this point?

[personal profile] slightlyoblivious 2014-03-14 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Yukiko's been able to say she's fine, really, but the longer this goes on, the more the blotches cover her skin, the less fine she actually is. She's been spending time in places she normally avoids, and this is one of them.

She's between laughing and crying as she watches through the scope. She knows this dead world, knows it all too well. When she makes any noise at all, it's broken, a low noise that's not quite a laugh and not quite a sob. It's quiet at first, then a bit louder, loud enough to draw attention from the stairwell.

Yukiko isn't normally one to break down like this, but she needs - she doesn't know. She starts to turn and run towards the stairs, not caring who she bumps into.]
miseris_socios: (grr...)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2014-03-14 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[It's difficult to withstand his irritation when Yukiko runs into him. He bites his tongue, trying not to lash out, but it's like a physical force, pushing on him.]

What are you even crying about?
miseris_socios: (ugh...)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2014-03-14 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[He feels a brief flash of irritation - why won't he listen? - but pushes it away. He's too tired for that.]

I guess? I think it's just a cold or something. I'm not sure.

[Even though colds usually don't come with rashes... whatever.]
slightlyoblivious: (the journey relentless)

[personal profile] slightlyoblivious 2014-03-14 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[What she hears isn't what he's saying, not exactly. It's You idiot, you can't keep your emotions to yourself. Get your act together.

She doesn't even apologize like she normally would.]


...everything's dead. It's dead and I can't do a damned thing about it, and I - I -

[When she lashes out, it isn't at Ken. Her sudden shift, sudden summoning of Konohana-Sakuya, and the Agidyne hurled at the station she was using all happen in the blink of an eye.]
puppy_lancer: <user name=cu-chulainn> (with little snow-white feet)

[personal profile] puppy_lancer 2014-03-14 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Lancer won't listen because he's worried. Underneath that crass exterior, he's a big puppy dog softie.]

...Ah. Then maybe you should get back in bed for a bit?

[The rash still looks suspicious, and Lancer has to wonder why Ken would catch a cold even as the weather was getting warmer.]
miseris_socios: (grr...)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2014-03-14 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[He takes a few steps back, but doesn't say anything as she attacks the station. He doesn't blame her for attacking it, though it stokes his anger even more that he hasn't been able to do anything useful.]

We can fight. We can take down the administrators.
miseris_socios: (standing proud)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2014-03-14 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
I guess... but I don't want to just lie there all day.
puppy_lancer: from <user name=hound-of-ulster> (The pipes are calling)

[personal profile] puppy_lancer 2014-03-14 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
It doesn't have to be all day. Just until the rash goes down? I'll go tell your sister too, so she can watch you.
miseris_socios: (wh-what?!)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2014-03-14 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
I - I don't know. I don't want her to worry.

[But she'll know anyway with how she checks up on me... Even still, he doesn't want to make her panic or anything.]
notsogrimreaper: (Ryoji Mochizuki: I've lost who I am)

17th, floor 66

[personal profile] notsogrimreaper 2014-03-14 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Ryoji has been gradually falling ill ever since his night spent with Yukiko, and he's been avoiding her, afraid to get her ill as well. Not just physically, though... there are strange thoughts in his head... strangely familiar thoughts, and he doesn't want her to deal with the mental pain of seeing Ryoji turn on the people he most cares about once again. He just wants to focus on White Day, on his princess, on how pretty she was that night. No matter how good it would feel to wrap his hands around her pretty little neck...

When he sees her from the staircase, he has to do a double take. She's changed so much in a very short time. Those marks on her skin... they can't be the same as his. Surely it's a trick of the light.

Despite his worry about the illness, his primary thought is her safety now. Spending just a few moments on this floor could get Yukiko killed, and despite that voice in his head singing with joy at the thought, he needs to try to protect her. He runs onto the floor, calling her name.

"Yukiko! Yukiko, what are you doing here?"
puppy_lancer: (Oh Danny boy oh Danny boy)

[personal profile] puppy_lancer 2014-03-14 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
Don't you think she would worry more if she found you walking around sick? I know my brother would be if he caught me doing that.
miseris_socios: (not so innocent)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2014-03-14 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
I... I guess, but -

[I'm fine, really. It's not that bad...]

I'm...

[Why does he even care?]

I'm... what does it even matter? If I'm that sick then I'll die and I'll just come back...
puppy_lancer: <user name=hound-of-ulster> (The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again)

[personal profile] puppy_lancer 2014-03-14 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
[He tsks his tongue.]

I'm your friend, remember? I'd rather not see you die if I can help it.
miseris_socios: (blankly)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2014-03-14 09:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Really?]

I don't... I don't know that you really know me... that you really understand me...

[A small part of his brain wonders if this is the start of that stereotypical teen angst.]
culbutiri: (despairing)

Open

[personal profile] culbutiri 2014-03-14 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
March 10th-13th, floor four

Nesir was no stranger to mood changes, but it was usually sudden anger that came from nowhere and encompassed everything. Lethargy and depression not so much and so for the first couple of days she forced herself out of bed. She felt like she was coming down with something. Probably because the tower was so cold. She pulled on all the clothes that she could and wandered from floor to floors, finally ending on one of the lounges. She curled up on one of the chairs and stared out into the fog, contemplating the fact they had so little time left.

She didn't want to die, and she figured she should try and do something but there was nothing she could think of, so she just sat, fingers white as she clenched the chair arm, her other arm wrapped around her legs.

14th-16th her room and then around the tower

On the morning of the fourteenth Nesir didn't get out of bed, she just pulled her covers up and buried her head in her pillow. It was a few hours before she realised she had rashes on her arms, but she couldn't bring herself to be properly worried she just groaned and closed her eyes.

Later in the day she went to find some food, her feet guiding her and her mind not quite engaging. It felt like her mind was full but there were no thoughts there at all.

It continued like this for a few days, sometimes Nesir had to sit, to take deep breaths because she felt she was about to faint. She just wanted to lie down, to not have to deal with these things anymore and often she looked at the floor of clouds and the room that she knew ate your memories, thinking about going there, because it seemed easier.

15th onwards, around the tower

It was getting worse, but the worse it got the less Nesir cared and she stared at the black sores that had opened on her arms with indifference. She continued her wanderings, sometimes wandering into places she knew where dangerous, because she forgot, or couldn't bring herself to care.

Sometimes when she felt trapped, when she felt like she was nothing but some plaything for the administrators or she saw the book she had been given in her trunk they burst, she felt faint and then she felt anger at her weakness, but it was quickly pushed away by numbness.

She could mostly be found wandering, or curled up on the staircase fighting to stay awake.
slightlyoblivious: (battle-weary)

[personal profile] slightlyoblivious 2014-03-14 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
['You're useless. What good have you done, other than attacking stations?']

No, you're right. What you're saying is right, that I'm useless and I - what have I even done here?

[There goes another burst of fire magic, an uncontrolled Maragidyne that takes out a few more stations.]

I'm not going to be useless anymore...

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