001 Spells Cast//Video/Action\\

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade's finally awake, but he doesn't feel like he is. As the sleep paralysis wears off slowly, Jade becomes aware he's not in his own room. Nothing felt right, not to mention that he never slept in his uniform, even if it wasn't the complete thing. When he could move, Jade pushed himself up in the bed, wincing as his joints made complaints at the sudden movement. Seeing the notes, he picked up the first and glanced it over briefly, a frown crossing his face. Immediately concerned, Jade tried to get out of bed, only to have the lingering effects of the sleep paralysis turn him into a jumbled mess of blankets on the floor.

When he's finally back up, muttering to himself about the damn situation, he seems to search for something and finds the collar around his neck. After a few good minutes of attempting to remove it or find some sort of catch, Jade gives up and he's heading to the door. When he opens it, he leans on the doorframe and rubs his eyes before he surveys the area.

This was entirely abnormal and Jade did not like it one bit. There seemed to be people around, so he wasn't the only one who'd apparently been kidnapped. The Tower? Auldrant was destroyed..? No, there had to be some other explanation. He wasn't stopped, so he assumed the environment wasn't as hostile as he'd initially thought.

Jade finally spotted a Terminal in his searching. Being at least somewhat decent at technology, he approached it and began to fiddle with it, figuring out just what to do with it and how in a few minutes. He didn't have control of the system, so 'Corpse Hunt' was certainly not a command he could use. Too bad this wasn't the Tartarus.

When he did figure out the video function, Jade appeared over the network with a stern expression, the dishevelment from before smoothed out.]

This Commander Jade Curtiss requesting to be properly informed on the situation immediately.

[Even if this was going to result in setting off an alarm, he'd get some reaction from the place that would explain the situation a bit better. At the very least, he'd get some answers.]

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[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Being that as it was, Jade retracted the foot and stood straight in place for a moment. He looked forward to see Tear was rooted and rose a brow, contemplating just what was going through her mind.]

Tear.

[holychord]

Y-yes.

[She sprang to life, and marched forward to the next floor. But she was seriously regretting that move. The next floor was mostly dark, and was quiet at first. The walls had bloody smears and hand prints in random places.

And soon the screams began. The pained and terrified wails, in all different voices, echoed loudly through the room, even though no one seemed to be there. Tear clamped her hands over her ears and backed up, actually running into Jade.]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[It wasn't the eeriness that bothers him, but the noise itself. It was an unpleasant sound, and he didn't like how it tore at his eardrums. His hands followed Tear's motion and were held over his ears, trying to block out some of the screeching.

When Tear was suddenly bumping into him, he looked down at her and looked about again, trying to see anything past the bloodied walls and hand prints. He didn't move Tear just yet, more concerned with the room itself.]

[holychord]

[Sorry Jade! But out of all the things in existence Tear could handle, that floor wasn't one of them. She turned and quickly pushed passed Jade, before hurrying back to the previous floor.]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade did not follow suit, preferring to look around more. However, his head did not thank him for it and he finally gave it up. After a bit, he returned, rubbing at his ears.]

Do you think that room is hiding something..?

[holychord]

[She was sitting on the stairs, halfway down, staring out into the void.]

I... I don't know.

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade looked to her, then the blackness that surrounded them. So many floors.. Did each have a purpose? Or we're they just to mess with those who had been dragged here? He had far too many questions and too few answers to satisfy him. He couldn't tell if he was driven more by the aggravation, or by curiosity.

A smidgen of concern washed over him when he looked to Tear again.]

Are you alright?

[holychord]

Yes.

[She stood again, and didn't look back at him.]

I'm going back down.

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

Alright.

[He should too, so he pushes his hands into his pockets and follows her quietly, ears still ringing from the floor above.]

[holychord]

[She made her way back down, completely silent. It was unlikely that she would ever admit to it, but that floor had shaken her so badly, she probably wouldn't ever go there again!]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade almost wouldn't blame her, but his curiosity ever trumped such emotions (though he claimed to never have them). He remained in thought the rest of the way down, trying to wrap his head around the situation and the levels.]

[holychord]

[Still not looking at Jade, she hid her face a little by reaching up to very slowly brush her bangs out of her eye.]

I would appreciate it... If you didn't mention this.

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[It took a moment to break from his reverie, but he thought it over, favoring a usual response instead of stepping on eggshells. She was a big girl, she could handle a little teasing.]</small I'm sure I can resist any urges to gossip.