For Thine Is; Zo

[animusmods]

Characters: any characters who are still within the Tower
Setting: the hidden floor
Format: any
Summary: Zo needs help. What will you do?
Warnings: psychological horror

Aria and the other retrieval units stand guard in the room and regard each person who enters with a little bit of caution. The reason quickly becomes clear: Zo lies unconscious on a bed that appears to have been stolen from a hospital recovery room. With the glamour down, he looks spectral: it's possible to look through his body and to the bed beneath. He's not quite a ghost, though, as he can be interacted with.

If Zo is attacked, the retrieval units will be quick to retaliate. They can't help Zo on their own, though--so maybe there's something you can do...

Comments

[animusnpcs]

[Zo looks back at Naoya with eyes filled with thick black fluid that drips down his cheeks.]

Hello. You made the room glow.

[imperialsun]

[Maybe a year before this one, the sight of black goo dripping from someone's eyes would have sent him back. But after zombies, demons, at home then mazes, transformations, deaths, blood and everything in between here, Naoya's first instincts were just to continue on as normal. Still, there was a but of hesitation in his voice at first.]

That was me? I'm not sure how I did that... [He tries to smile, or as much as his form right now can convey.]

Hold on. We should wipe your eyes.

[He sticks out his arm, saying those words in a very calm tone, gently. As if it was a normal occurrence. Well, there's clothing there, sort of. Maybe his form is good enough otherwise Naoya would have tried taking his shirt off and offering it to him.]