[action/video] First Remembrance

[notsogrimreaper]

[Action]

[Those who live in room 4-12 (if there are any) or people simply passing by will be surprised to find a new arrival here, dressed in that bodysuit, and purple collar latched snugly around his neck. Not that Ryoji seems to notice, he's still peacefully dreaming away...

For now.

As soon as he wakes up, all hell will break loose, once Ryoji realizes he's alive, his world has been ended, and he's stuck here, unable to escape and keep the residents safe.

...Wake him?]

[Video]

[A few hours later, Ryoji makes a post to the network. The video feed reveals his face, still pale from all the distress, that collar, and his shoulders, which are stiffened. He works his lip for a long while before speaking, not really knowing what to say.]

I... ended everything. The Fall happened, and I was right, no one could stop it. N-Not even Minato-kun.

[He sighs shakily, lowers his head. There's a few moments of silence, but observant listeners will hear sobbing and a whispered mantra: "I'm so sorry, so sorry..."

Then he looks up, smiling weakly, all signs of sadness desperately hidden.]

So... would anyone like to h-help me out? I'm lost...

Comments

[notsogrimreaper]

W-Why... did I do it?

[Is that what she's asking? Because he's so afraid of telling her... but he should, shouldn't he? Before she gets too close.]

[terreifying]

You shoulda had a reason, right? Most people have one for destroying the world.

[notsogrimreaper]

... I was forced to. With what I was... I ended up calling down a being just by existing, and she joined with me to cause the Fall... I was out of control.

[terreifying]

[Her expression softens.]

Then it's not your fault. Not really. Even if it is, it's all in the past.

[notsogrimreaper]

You think so...? You accepted that... me... so easily.

[You humans just don't make sense.]

[terreifying]

[Because Rei isn't human. And she is all too aware of what it is like to lose control and have the power to destroy the world. At least two of her friends at home also have this ability.]

Mm-hm! Don't be so "nyoron~." We believe in the power of friendship here!

[notsogrimreaper]

[Sounds like these two have a bit more in common than Ryoji expected. But enough about that he gets the feeling he's being made fun of...]

N-Nyoron?

[terreifying]

Ah, it's a comic.

[A cute one.]

The main character always goes "nyoron" when she feels bad.

[notsogrimreaper]

Oh! Ahah, guess that does kind of sound like me.

[He has reason to feel bad, but.]

[terreifying]

[She knows she has reason, but she also knows that she can't blame him too much.]

Anyway, you should cheer up. There's lots of awesome people here. We'll stop you from destroying the world again if you ever go out of control.

[Of course, since they were in Tower, she doesn't even know if there's a world outside.]

[notsogrimreaper]

Y-You will? I... I really want you to. Thank you, um...

I forgot to get your name.

[Normally he's way more polite than this. Must be the bout of crazy he just suffered.]

[terreifying]

I'm Rei. What about you?

[notsogrimreaper]

Ryoji. Ryoji Mochizuki. Pleased to meet you, Rei-chan.

[terreifying]

Pleased to meet you too, Ryoji-kun. So, how are you getting along in the Tower? Find any fun things to do?

[notsogrimreaper]

N-No, not yet. I just woke up a while ago. Tried to eat something, but it wouldn't stay down. So I just started walking, and I found the computer.

[terreifying]

Did you try eating the oatmeal?

whoops I'm a moron

[notsogrimreaper]

Hm?

[Now that she mentions it, he does remember seeing some oatmeal at the cafeteria, but he thought it looked gross, so he just picked at some pizza.]

I didn't, no. Is that bad?

Re: whoops I'm a moron

[terreifying]

You eat that before you eat anything else, or you erupt like Mt. Fuji.

[notsogrimreaper]

O-Oh... that's really strange. Anything else that dangerous here?

[terreifying]

A few people think the monsters roaming around are dangerous. I think it's fun killing them.

[notsogrimreaper]

K-Killing them? That must be hard to do.

[Ryoji does think he could handle them if he transformed into Thanatos, but...]

[terreifying]

Nope! It's quite easy if you hit the right places. Want me to show you?

[notsogrimreaper]

[Well, here's a dilemma. Monsters are pretty scary... but maybe if he sees them, and knows how to fight them, he may be able to use his powers for good once in a while.]

Okay. I'd like to see it then.

[terreifying]

Come meet me one level three of the dorms after dark. I'll show you exactly how to kill a monster.

Do we wanna log this or assume? ^^

[notsogrimreaper]

I-I'll do that. Be careful...

[He's sure Rei can handle herself, but he's still worried.]