towerofjamjars | The storm is coming... are you ready?

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The storm is coming... are you ready?

TEST DRIVE MEME

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 and app your character.~~

Have a number of prompts to get you started:

[Floor 23-24]: What was that feeling just now... you were just exploring the tower and walking up from Floor Twenty-Two, only to arrive in an empty room (or is it?). Yet it feels like something is missing... like you have bypassed an entire floor? How mysterious. It may be worth exploring...

[Floor 8]: Mastering the maze is quite entertaining, isn't it - especially given that the challenge shifts and changes every day anew. But beware... who knows who or what else you might run into...

[Floor 71]: This might be one of the most... unsettling floors you have encountered so far. No floor is meant to be this squishy. Nor are walls meant to look like the innards of... what is this creature even?

[Floor 25]: After all you have seen so far, this just might be the first truly innocent floor you see. But is it truly as trustworthy as it seems...? Many other people seem to think so at least! Come and see what they are up to?

[Floor 54]: An old-fashioned toy shop; who would have thought that something like this existed in a place like the tower! The puppets and dolls are especially well crafted; one might almost think them a person rather than a toy. Surely there is nothing wrong with picking up one of them... or is there?

[Elevators]: It's quite a long ride between the Dormitories and the Cafeteria - it probably doesn't help that the minutes and seconds seem to stretch out more and more towards eternity, what a hassle. Are well, maybe there is someone stuck with you and up to provide conversation... or entertainment~

[Anywhere]: Do you still have track of just where you are after spending your day exploring the Tower of Animus? If not, you might want to ask someone... or just start climbing the stairs regardless of where you are! Nighttime is approaching fast...

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You are right. I suppose if they are sick enough to see us in pain, they might find pleasure in it, while calling it a test of some sorts.

[So far, no one knew the real motivations behind the administrations, but his idea was interesting to say the least.]

Who knows? I don't want to think about the twisted kind of imagination these people have.

[He already had come up with a few-- the conversation about budgets he had not too long ago was just a start.]

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Part of me wonders if it isn't generous to call them people, after some of the stories I've heard.

[Tear preferred spending her time in this field of flowers, singing Yulia's fonic hymns for comfort, as one of the last things she had to remind her of the good time with her brother.]

[Her words struck a chord in his thought process-- he took a moment, gazing far out into the field as he considered this.]

...No. [His words were slow and careful, as he picked them out one by one.] It's better to think of them like that. Just, as a reminder of what we don't want to become.

[Because he suspected that the tense, enclosed environment would bring out the worst in the kindest of people, and he knew what that felt like.]

I suppose you are correct. [She sighed deeply as she bent her knees and began to let her hands graze of the top of the flowers.] When strip the humanity from others is when we begin to lose it ourselves. That is something that I wish my brother had realized.

[His gaze flicked back to her as he snapped out of his reverie.]

There's someone like that for me as well. [It was everyone's misfortune that they realized it far too late.]

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[As he spoke, she seemed to pull into herself, to keep the tears at bay.] I wonder if that's true for everyone here.

[Barnaby just felt empty. There was a certain freedom to it, but it confused him so much that he didn't know how to use it.

For the moment, empty was good.]

It's better that we don't know. There's enough to think about here without worrying about the state of affairs in our respective homes.

[No matter how much she'd tried, she'd never been able to become empty. There was always some emotion bubbling under the surface, barely kept in line by the years of training she'd endured under Legretta's tutelage.]

You're probably right.

[She felt so alone, so vulnerable, in this tower, and she didn't know if she could be strong enough to get up and walk away right now. Not unless there was a sudden crisis that forced her to shove everything down. But talking helped to not think about it.]

What sort of world did you come from?

[Although didn't care to talk about his personal affairs very often, he could respect a need to talk in order to forget.]

My world? It's nothing too spectacular from what I've gathered so far. There's oceans and continents, and I'm from a very large city called Sternbild. It's part of a larger country, but it's very self contained. People can live their entire lives and never leave.

It's in a temperate climate and it's right on the sea. At night, the skyline is exceptional.

The only thing that some people here might find interesting is that there are people there who have powers. Ideally, they work to protect the peace.

Edited 2013-05-01 00:16 (UTC)

[She gave him a small smile. That reply reminded her so much of Jade that it was a comfort.]

The same could be said for my home world.

However, you seem to have the same sense of humor as a friend I left there. That sounded just like an answer he would have given, if he didn't make Guy do all of the explaining first.

[He glanced at her, curious about that remark. It was the first time that he had heard something like that.]

That's an interesting coincidence, Miss Grants. Though, I assure you that I wouldn't leave the explanations up to my associate. He might make a bigger mess with his words, which is harder to clean up.

You sound like you have some interesting friends.

Ha, Jade does it primarily, I think, to tease Guy. Guy's smart and generally can catch on to things quickly, so I think it's more of a sign of trust. Otherwise, Jade would do it himself. Even if he thought it was troublesome.

[She smiles as she thinks of her companions.]

Yes, they are.

[He gave a small smile at the sentiment, understanding it well himself.]

I do to. My partner may be troublesome, but you won't find a better man.

I think everyone feels the same way about their friends, right? Otherwise, why keep them around?

Yes. You're probably right. Even if it doesn't seem like it will work at first, challenges have a way of drawing people together in unexpected ways. It's not terrible, either.

Haha, when we first starting journeying together, I think everyone wanted to strangle Luke at one point or another. I tried to remind myself that it was my fault that he'd been whisked away into enemy territory, but his attitude was horrible.

[He huffed in amusement.]

It seems like we're more similar than we thought. I was certain that I wouldn't like Kotetsu-san in the beginning. There was no way that we could work together. But, his clumsiness can't overshadow his dedication to doing what's right. He causes problems with it, but it's hard to hate him.

[Here, have a Jade reply, since you remind her so much of the colonel.] There is a bit of a parallel in our mutual stories, yes.

But, Luke's got such a good heart, deep down at first, that it was hard to hate him completely. And when he finally learned to think before speaking, it wasn't bad to travel with him at all.

[Her hand slipped down to the pendant she wore that originally belonged to her mother. The pendant that Luke had gone out of his way and paid so much to get it back for her.]

That's indeed quite a parallel.

[If the travelling aspect was subtracted and televised exploits were added in its place, Barnaby would be tempted to say that they were incredibly similar-- although he did have his doubts.]

The loudest and most difficult ones are often the most surprising. Although, I can't say that was an easy lesson to learn.

[She nodded in response to his first comment. As he spoke, she relaxed more so that it appeared to a casual observer that she was just sitting and talking to a friend.]

Actually, aside from the few times when Luke's yelling, he's actually not the loudest of the group. That would be Anise. Although, Luke not talking at all isn't a good thing either.

[Although she was speaking casually, Barnaby went completely deadpan.]

Miss Anise is a special case. She is both persistent and competent-- it's quite a combination. I never imagined it working like it does with her.

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[Tear blinks at his tone before breaking into a smile.]

Despite appearances, Anise is a competent fighter and is intelligent. She's also a good friend. [When she wasn't telling megalomaniacs about your every move, that is.] I just...she hasn't had the easiest life, and she uses her size and appearance to her advantage. Not that I blame her.

[hmm...]

That's understandable. I've dealt with many young women like her, [all of whom were swooning and asking him for an autograph,] so she surprised me.

[Though he felt a small bit of envy. At least her reasons were, in all likelyhood, wholly genuine, legitimate and lacked outside interference.]

Edited 2013-05-04 16:37 (UTC)

[She gives him a bigger smile.] I can guarantee you that you've never dealt with anyone like Anise before you met her. She's... unique.

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