towerofanimus | ♈ Emissary: Get ALL the CR!

Characters: the Emissary and YOU!
Setting: all over the tower (I AM NOT KIDDING), vaguely backdated.
Format: starting with brackets but I'll follow whatever you do.
Summary: old!Aradia finally gets around to some freakin exploring.
Warnings: TBA

[All right! The Emissary is more than settled in now, and is in fact starting to go a little stir-crazy. So now that the Tower's returned and the monsters thinned out, she's been spending the last few days exploring and poking around. You may have run across her in any of the following places, doing any of the following things...]

[Floor 2 | Infirmary]

[The 10th was collar checkup day for blues! ... I don't remotely know what that entails, but Aradia did come willingly, if only to see what the whole thing is about.]

What's the deal with these ugly things, anyway? Do they do anything?

[Floor 6 | The Forest]

[Now this is impressive! And beautiful! How'd they fit all these trees in here, anyway, some kind of space warp? If the vegetation wasn't so thick, it'd be the perfect place to take a walk. For now she's sort of hanging out by the staircase, trying to attract the attention of a cute little squirrel she just noticed.] Hey there, little guy...!

[Floor 8 | The Maze]

[Lost in the maze? Well so is she! Ha ha. It's hard to tell what time it is, but it's getting close to evening...]

This is ridiculous. Where did I get turned around, anyway?

[Floor 10 | The Aquarium]

[This is even cooler than the forest. How is the water doing that? Semipermeable force fields? Whatever it is, it's pretty freakin' sweet. Aradia can be found with her hand brushing the water, and being investigated by a curious cuttlefish. Ahh, nostalgia...]

[Floor 14 | The Media Room]

[Sittin' on the sofa, watching a Troll Indiana Jones knockoff during a ludicrous, over-the-top fight scene - taking place entirely underwater. Ahh, highblood ripoff movies, she has so not missed you. Of course, she's still watching it anyway, lounging boredly in a red beanbag chair.]

[Floor 20 | The Ramp]

[What's that? A partially crumbling ramp leading up the outside of the tower into parts unknown, with flying disabled? THIS IS WHAT THE EMISSARY LIVES FOR. She is climbing the shit out of that fucking ramp.]

[Floors 22/24 | There Is No Miss Zarves]

[Welp, Floor 23 is claiming its first curious victim. Anyone in the art gallery or the Empty Room may notice Aradia coming up or coming down the stairs, eyeing them curiously, and then returning the way she came. Repeat a few times, with her looking increasingly determined - and a tiny bit more transparent - with every trip. You... might want to help her find something else to do.]

[Room 2-07 | Night]

[UGH. It's weird enough being expected to sleep at night, but these relaxation squares are just killing her! She's never liked sleeping on her back, but her horns get in the way if she tries anything else. Even lying down flat is a huge pain, since her head doesn't quite fit in with the concept of pillows.

Her roomies - Justine, Samus, and Rin - will be treated to her frequent tossing and turning, whether they're trying to sleep or do anything else. At some point she'll even get up after dark hours and discreetly turn on the light.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Ienzo has yet to pass up beyond floor 22, but while he's in there today, he finds a troll walking up and down the stairs -- and looking extremely disoriented. Somewhat concerned for her mental health, he uproots himself from the painting that had caught his interest and stood next to the staircase. He doesn't speak; only watches her, perhaps expectantly; who knows.]

[The next time she comes down the stairs, Aradia stops and looks up, as usual... then notices the young fellow standing nearby, and points upward.]

Where do these stairs go?

...i couldn't tell you. i've never been up them.

[Maybe once he would have said "presumably to floor 23", but, well, the Tower has begun to change that. You never know when something ends up being not as linear as you expect it to be.]

[Ah yes, the fundamentals of time travel. Aradia scowls, but not at him.]

I could swear I've been up and down these stairs like twenty times. [It's actually less than that.] But every time, the next thing I know I'm on the next floor.

[You never know when some poor, unknowing narrative will draw dangerously close to revealing the innermost secrets of time itself.]

...and?

[He's looking at you a little funny, Emissary. Please forgive his utter lack of imagination.]

[Time travel? In MY action tags? It's more likely than you think.]

... That is, the next floor after the twenty-third. I'm sure it's not just a numbering discrepancy, but I just... can't remember what was there...

[Eventually one of the blank-collared units on duty walks over to Aradia.]

Please follow me to an examination room.

[Her tone is very hollow.]

Ah. Thank you! [She follows along, alert but upbeat, and tapping the collar as she goes.] Tell you the truth, I've been curious about these things since I first set eyes on them. What are they for, anyway? Tracking?

The collars are necessary for your continued existence within the Tower. You would die without them.

[The unit closes the door behind them once they're inside the examination room.]

Please sit down.

[Okiedoke, she takes a seat on whatever surface is provided for sitting.]

We'd die? Why's that?

I don't know the details, I'm afraid.

[The unit wheels an IV stand, bag of blue liquid attached, out from a corner. Pushing Aradia's hair to one side, there's a small click as something in the collar opens up, and then two tubes are hooked to the collar. The old liquid begins draining, replaced by new blue fluid.]

[~~She has short hair, there's not much to push aside, stop confusing me.~~ It's cool, Aradia will just keep thinking out loud and wishing she could see the collar properly right now. At least she can see the tubes though.]

Very strange. It doesn't seem to have any real connection to the body... some kind of radiation, maybe? And why blue, anyway? It doesn't match my clothes a bit.

The colors are decided upon based on various attributes, but I'm afraid I don't have access to that information.

[After the liquid is completely filtered, the collar clicks again and the unit steps back.]

Your checkup is complete.

[Every now and then, Milagro gets the dumb idea that heading back into the maze might be a good idea. Maybe she'll find something new today. Or maybe she'll get completely lost and end up missing dinner again.

Today's one of those days, but something's different today. She rounds a corner, sees one of the troll girls, and offers a bright smile.]

Hey!

[Psh, that's fully grown troll lady to you, miss! Aradia jumps, but recovers in a second, pressing a hand to her chest.]

Good grief! You just about gave me a vascular implosion there. Hello.

[Samus hadn't been sleeping herself - when the light comes on, Aradia will see Samus sitting up in bed. She'd been hugging her knees, but the sudden appearance of light makes her jump a little, and her hand moves to a pistol on the nightstand.]

[Seeing that it was Aradia that turned the light on, however, she pulls her hand back with a light sigh.]

[Turning, Aradia catches the motion in the corner of her eye, and sighs a little herself.]

[Whispered] Sorry. Were you sleeping?

[The blonde shakes her head, and an amused smile crosses her face.]

I take it you were having trouble doing so?

[This floor was definitely still one of his favorites. So Aradia'd find Ven walking up behind her with a big ol' derpy grin.]

Cool, huh? I have no idea how it works, but it's great! You can even go swimming in it!

[Aradia looks over her shoulder. Oh hello there small spiky haired human!]

Really! Tempting, but I'd better not in this dress. [Since it has a long poofy skirt that's like... half ruffles. Not that she hasn't gone swimming in it before, but it's heavy, and anyway she isn't sure there's a reliable dry cleaner here.]

[He let out a small laugh.] Good point. Worth a try when you get the chance though! [Wet clothes? Way less important than fish-chasing.]

Cool dress though. We don't have stuff like that on my homeworld.

So maybe exploring this maze was a bad idea. Shion was completely and utterly lost and had been for what seemed like hours. He blinked when he almost ran into another person, he had started to feel like he was the only one here.

"Hello Aradia." Though she seemed older... Maybe this wasn't Aradia at all.

Aradia smiled brightly. It wasn't the first time, even here, that someone had randomly known her name, so it wasn't too great a surprise. "Hello! Have you met me?"

Shion smiled brightly back and shook his head. "No, I think it was someone who looked like you, they were younger than me though."

He smiled anyways, he liked meeting new people. "I am Shion."

♈ Emissary: Get ALL the CR!

Floors 22/24 (because OMG WAYSIDE!!)

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Floor 2

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Floor 8

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Room 2-07 (I BELIEVE IN MISS ZARVES)

of course now it occurs to me she wouldn't even need to get up to turn on the lights xP OH WELL

Rule of cool overrides logic!

Floor 10

i need to finish BBS so bad dsklafk

do it it will make you cry

Floor 8 the Maze

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