It's been three months, people...

[pitiedthefool]

TEST DRIVE MEME how have we not had one of these in a while?

You want to join the game with a (new) character? Maybe you’re simply curious about the premise? Or maybe you just need a sample. Well that’s the meme for you to try and test your character as if they were already in the tower! The meme is open to anyone!

• Reply to this entry with a character you consider apping! Put your character’s name and fandom- Your usual meme thing. • Comment around with your pups. You can also post and tag with characters already in-game of course! • Most importantly, have fun!! • Then feel free to go and reserve/app your character since the reserves are opening on the 24th.

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Shirou Emiya | F/SN

[apprenticemage]

〘FLOOR THIRTY-NINE: GYMNASIUM〙

[ Shirou has spent enough time in this tower to know that he needs to defend himself if any of these monsters spring on him. So if you find him, he'll be sitting in a corner of the large gym, eyes closed and attempting to use Projection. The best he's able to do is a projection of a very basic sword, which disappeared shortly afterward. Still the boy continues to try and prevail, finally summoning up Kanshou and Bakuya which disappear almost instantly. The workout appears to have completely drained him, and you'll find him sitting on his behind against the nearest wall. Sweat drips down his forehead and harshed breaths escape him as he mumbles something inaudible to himself. If you feel up to bugging him, go for it! ]

〘FLOOR THIRTY-EIGHT: LOUNGE〙

[ If you proceed into the lounge and look toward the nearest couch upon entrance, you'll find an orange haired boy sitting on it and staring up at the ceiling. In his eyes shine both irritation and depression, and it's clear that he is lost in his own world. On his mind are the people that matter a lot to him: Rin, Saber, Sakura, Taiga, Issei, and Illya. He has yet to come across any of these people so far in the tower, and he's begun to worry about their well-being. There is evident pain in his chest as Saber's face comes to mind directly after his eyes are closed. To be with her again is something, try as he may to wish upon wish, he will not be able to experience again. This tower just may assist him in coming to this harsh realization that much quicker. If you're up to relaxing and talking to a mostly average teen boy, then Shirou's your man. ]

〘FLOOR THIRTY-SEVEN: DARKNESS〙

[ With Kanshou and Bakuya constantly coming into his hands and shattering, Shirou is attempting to fight the monsters who make their home within this darkness. There are cuts and deep wounds in his face and body, though he refuses to fall. Blades also appear to be sprouting out of a few areas where you'd expect bones to protrude. He falls to a knee, and then bounds back up in a rough slash. The scene before you is hopeless, and after a while all of Shirou's magical energy will have dissipated and he will be at the mercy of these beasts. Will you watch the scene with sadistic glee, sorrowful regret, or will you attempt to save the boy fighting for his very life? ]

floor 37

[puppy_lancer]

[There's the noise of something going through flesh and bone, and one of the monsters is suddenly lifted up and thrown aside. With a wet squelch, something is pulled from the same monster's body. The little light that reflects off of it marks it as long and red.]

Huh...wonder what got it all excited.

Re: floor 37

[apprenticemage]

[ Still robbed of his sight, all Shirou can do is hear the disgusting noise, followed by the monster crashing to the floor. Once another pair of Kanshou and Bakuya came into his hands, he shouted out to the darkness after making contact with yet another monster. ]

Who's there?!

Re: floor 37

[puppy_lancer]

Could ask you the same thing. Who are you?

[There's another wet noise as one of the monsters falls over.]

[apprenticemage]

[ In contrast to the luck Lancer was having, Shirou simply got knocked backward with the pair of swords disappearing. Now weaponless, all he could do was close his eyes and begin to focus. Before the monster was able to get a pounce on him, a shining sword came into view and slashed it in half. Once Shirou was able to get back to his feet he shouted once more. ]

Shirou Emiya!

[puppy_lancer]

Oh? And what are you doing here?

[Before he can wait for an answer, another monster pounces on him from behind.]

Dammit!

[apprenticemage]

[ Schwing! The sound of metal swinging through the air is heard as he misses an attack, and gets knocked back himself. ]

Ghh! I just wandered here by accident!

[puppy_lancer]

[Just going by the noises along, this guy had a least three swords.]

While carrying all those swords?

[The monster he's currently trying to push off seems stronger than its brethren. Or, at the very least, angrier.]

[apprenticemage]

[ Before he gets the chance to explain, the boy's eyes widen intensely. One of the beasts had gouged him through the side, impaling him. Once it ripped it's appendage out from his body, he let out a loud, choked gasp and sputtered blood into the sky which met with the blood from his body. Crash! The sound of Shirou's body slamming down onto the ground, as he could move no longer. ]

GWAAAAAH!!

[puppy_lancer]

[That sounded serious. Lancer grabs the beast's head and pulls, yanking it off his back and over his shoulder before slamming it on the floor. He runs toward the source of the screaming.]

Hey, are you alright?

[He reaches down to examine how bad his companion's wounds are.]

[apprenticemage]

[ More concerned with the thing that actually impaled him, Shirou tries his hardest to raise a finger toward the beast. What should have been words came out as coughs, and if Lancer was able to see it through the dark swords were already beginning to form to fill the wound. ]

[puppy_lancer]

[He couldn't see anything in the dark, so he continues feeling around. His hand comes to a patch that's soft...and wet.]

Shit...

[But that wasn't everything. There's a sudden rush of pain as something sharp seems to emerge from the wound, stabbing and cutting at his hands.]

W-what the?

[He doesn't know what's going on, but seeing has how his hand had just been pierced by something, it didn't seem like anything good. Behind them, Lancer can hear more beasts growling and panting.]

That's it. I'm getting you out of here. You still awake?

[apprenticemage]

[ Barely... enough to be able to nod. He was conscious and, if he still had enough power in his body, he would have tried to warn Lancer even more about the monster that had injured him. With the final bit of energy that he still had as the darkness began to invade his mind, he tried to motion his head in the direction of the beast before succumbing to unconsciousness. ]

38

[scorchedchivalry]

[She hadn't expected to see him. Even knowing the reality of the Tower and how she'd already met others she knew from different worlds, Second Magic usage as Rin put it, she had not expected to see him. When Saber had last seen Shirou, he had lost his mind using Archer's arm, unable to finish the knight off. It had been a victory for her, but not one she savored, knowing that Sakura loved him so...]

Shirou.

[Her pale yellow eyes and black dress would be enough to let Shirou know which King of Knights he was dealing with, should he be from her world. If she was a gambling person, she would have placed her bets that he wasn't, but only his reaction to seeing her would speak the truth.]

[apprenticemage]

[ With Saber's face still clear in his mind, Shirou instantly recognized the voice that struck his ears. During all of the time he had spent in the tower, he had never expected to truly hear it. But there was something... odd. A weird feeling that nested in the pit of the boy's stomach. Still he leaped up from the couch... ]

Saber--!!

[ And was met with this woman. Those eyes... that outfit... he didn't recognize them at all, but one thing was for certain. This wasn't his Saber, it couldn't have been. All he could do was stand there in shock, mouth agape. ]

[scorchedchivalry]

[The look on his face made it clear enough that this Shirou was either from her past or a different Shirou. She hoped it was the latter, not wanting to have to deal with his claims of being her master.

...what would happen should her Shirou end up here from her past, from the time when he was her master, and he still had his command seals intact? She belonged to Sakura now, but those command seals Shirou had were also bound to her. Would she be forced to obey the weak boy?]

I do not care if you stare at me, but close your mouth while doing so.

[apprenticemage]

[ There were so many things to say. So many questions to ask. He was winded, the air being knocked out of his body like someone punched him in the stomach. Still he stood his ground, refusing to give in to the will of his buckling knees. ]

...Saber... how long have you been here?!

[scorchedchivalry]

Approximately twenty-two days.

[She was watching him carefully.]

[apprenticemage]

[ As the shock took it's course, Shirou made sure to try and keep his guard up. That bad feeling in the pit of his stomach was hard to ignore, and made him feel as if this was both Saber and not Saber at the same time. Still, overcome with emotion, Shirou can't control his body's next actions and he moves in to try and hug her. From his world, they had been in love after all. ]

[scorchedchivalry]

[Saber had no fear of Shirou and there was clearly no killing intent coming from him as he approached her, so she did not react as he closed in. That was until he tried to hug her. Her hand came up to meet the center of his chest, to keep him just far enough away that he could not hug her.]

Having once been my master does not give you the right to do as you please with me.

Sorry about how late this is. Complicated IRL stuff went down.

[apprenticemage]

[ Well, that should have been the expected reaction. The hand against his chest was taken as a signal and as his entire body went a bit limp, he took a step or two back. ]

Sorry... I acted without thinking.

no worries^^

[scorchedchivalry]

Clearly.

[Saber falls silent for a moment.] Do you recalls Rin's lessons and what she said of Second Magic?

[apprenticemage]

[ To him, that silence felt like eternity. After a bit more depression, he finally places his gaze back upon her after picking it up from the ground. ]

Second Magic?

[scorchedchivalry]

[Saber gave a heavy, disapproving sigh.]

Of course, you do not. The Second Magic is the one dealing with multiple parallel realities.

[apprenticemage]

That would explain why I've come across people I've never seen before.