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➻ 01 [video/action on the second floor] (Spring)

[Well, if this isn't the most pathetic sight you've seen on this network.]

[There's something on the screen looks like an extremely dirty mop of a person...before you realize that oh, wait, that isn't a mop, that's his hair. Sam Erstwhile seems soaked to the bone, wet hair plastered to his face as he gazes in utter misery at the camera. And when he begins speaking, his voice shakes and shudders, as if ready to crack any moment.]

H-honestly, I do like the rain, I really do. It's nice, after a period of warmth and all, and water is good in general, for plants and things, but...

[He holds up what looks like a couple of seriously waterlogged books- if you can make out the titles on the damp covers, they say "Children's and Household Tales" and "D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths".]

[Sam, in the meantime, looks like he's on the verge of crying and adding to the water already dripping down his face.]

Please, I don't know if there's anyone out there, but the rain..it's getting to my books! My books started getting water on them in the chest I had them in and...oh god, oh god, I don't want to lose them...

Somebody, please help me save them, I really don't want to throw them away! But I don't know what to do, I've never had this happen before...

[He seems oddly unconcerned to the fact that he's a lot more soaked than his fairy tales are, but at the moment he just hugs the books to his chest, as if that will protect them from the pouring rain.]

Why did this have to happen...?

[And anyone on the second floor will see him shuffling around in a slight panic, unsure what to do about this whole situation. Sure, he would take rain any day, he loved water, but when it ruined the things he owned? There would be no love to be found in that case.]

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[God, you are seriously the most pathetic thing ever, Sam.]

Suck it up and take the loss. Your crying be the worst part of the whole ordeal.

[Immediatedly his expression turns hard, and he stares at the camera, now suddenly wishing he could be where Barbossa is just to go and strangle him at this moment.]

[And what's even more infuriating is that he has to keep up the pathetic little wimp disguise, lest somebody notices he's acting in a way he's not supposed to.]

S-shut up. This is an important issue, okay?

[Touched a nerve, did he, Sam?]

Aye, I can see that, hugging a few books like ye just lost your best friend. Sad. [His tone is mocking, and he looks anything but sorry for him.]

[OH YOU COULD SAY THAT]

Well, you don't know how important they are to me, okay?! So...just shut up.

[Cry him a river.]

One would think if ye read as much as ye seem to, ye'd have a bit more sense.

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[His tone is still hesitant, but there's definitely a sharpness to it that wasn't there before.]

I have sense, I put them in the chest where I thought water would never get inside, and guess what? It somehow got inside. Now I have no place to put them.

So sorry, it's not about sense as much as it is about finding a place which is actually waterproof, thank you very much.

Aye, but never thought to check if it be waterproof or not. [Because, seriously, that's the first thing everyone did, right? Barbossa did, anyway.] I can see how wise and well thought out your plan was.

Is really checking if a chest is waterproof or not the first thing you should do?

[Ooh, whoah that's too far- his voice rises to the point where it sounds like it's almost going to crack from pure annoyance.]

Because excuse me, y-you half-baked pirate, we're not on a boat anymore!

I think it's happened to me before? I accidentally left one of my books in the bath, ha ha.... It wasn't really this serious, though. I guess, just, um--- put as much between the water and the books as you can? Like, wrap it in cloth or something?

...Sorry, I'm no good with this. I'll try to help if I can, though.

Cloth...um, right. Cloth. Cloth...

[He looks around, trying to find something, anything, that isn't as soaked as they are.]

No, um, no, that's really helpful of you! I mean, here I was thinking no one would help at all...

Yeah. Also I guess leaving the books alone and letting them dry out once this is over?

[Man good luck. ;w;]

Mm, from what I can tell, most people aren't that mean. Mostly.

Yeah, maybe, though it's hard finding a place which is more or less dry...

[A sad little shrug.] They've always been to me.

Mm...Maybe if you kept them in a box the water couldn't get into?

[She makes a quiet, sympathetic noise.] Oh, I'm sorry.

Yes, but...all of the boxes I've found have been waterlogged too.

[A slight shake of the head.] No, it's okay, you don't have to be...it's something I'm used to, honestly.

[ Books, precious books and they've been ruined! Safe to say, Kyouko knows nothing will repair these little suckers; but as long as they are not her own— she does not particularly care. ]

You should not be carrying them on your person, as they are already water damaged. [ Sorry, there is nothing no one can do to save those books now! ] You should have prevented this.

I should have prevented this?? Look, I had them in my chest before and them took them out of it, alright? I thought that the chest would be enough to protect them, but...no, no, I found the water there too, it wasn't at all waterproof.

Besides, how was I supposed to know this would happen??

I understand, but that is what prevented your downfall from assuming your trunk would have been waterproof. [ She's awfully glad nothing of importance was ruined for her. ]

Obviously you weren't supposed to know it would happen, however living in this tower— you would have to be prepared for anything.

If that is something I am already aware of. [ There's good advice within her words, somewhere. ]

Yes, but that's like the last thing I would think about. That's just something one would assume, right? That the chest was waterproof.

[He groans and pinches the bridge of his nose, looking exasperated.]

I'm new, okay? I mean...I was here for a month, but still, I'm really getting used to things around here and how they work...

Yes, however most assumptions depend on your own gut instinct. At times it is best to go with what you believe. [ Kirigiri needs to learn how to play nice. ]

Then, welcome to the tower. [ Not that it was much of a happy welcome, for good reason. ] You will learn, soon enough.

Ugh...yeah, in a way, I guess you're right. But at the same time, my instinct has always failed me, so...yay for me, I guess.

Yeah, thanks. I'm learning already that this place hates me like nothing else.

That does not go without saying, the persons subjecting us to this tower seem unpredictable. I'm sure you will learn.. [ The same as she had, as always. ]

Most could say that the tower despises them as well, but then since I have been here. . The weather has not changed, not as vastly as this. [ A pause. ] I'm sure it is another one of their mind games.

However, the weather will pass.

I hope so.

Mind games? Well, the rain isn't too bad...how in the world does weather play mind games? last time I checked, a little rain didn't make anyone go insane. I think.

[DID SOMEONE SAY BOOKS IN TROUBLE]

[THE PROFESSOR IS ON THE CASE]

[When he managed to find the person who made the video, the green-suited teacher with sunglasses sitting on his head sent out a makeshift umbrella; mobile liquid mercury. It extended from the floor and formed itself into a sort of roof over Sam's head.]

How badly damaged are they?

[Wasting no time, of course.]

[HIS HERO ;A;]

[But he gapes at the mercury umbrella, blinking as he tries to figure out what is going on, before glancing over at the person who made it.]

Oh! Oh, um...[He holds them up.] The water is almost to the inner pages, the cover has already been soaked, so...I don't know how long it'll be until it's completely waterlogged...

Hm... [Waver crossed the room to take one of the books, carefully opening it and examining the damaged pages.]

Well, I was expecting worse. Now that we've gotten the rain off them directly, maybe we can dry them out a little.

Yeah, I was lucky to check on them in the chest when I did...

[He stares at the books in Waver's hands, obviously concerned, like a child giving away their hurting pet to a veterinarian and wondering what they would do to help. After that second part, he nods.]

Oh, great, great, but...where? Everywhere I go is wet.

You're right about that, we're a bit limited on options. I guess we'll just have to do it here. After that...I'm told the lockers in the sauna are dry enough, believe it or not.

Oh? The sauna? [A long pause.] We have one?

[Wow, this tower was huge, he'd never get used to it.]

But okay, how do we dry it here, then? Is there a certain procedure or what?

Apparently. [Shrug.] I can start a small fire to provide some heat; if we prop them up by that and keep them open they should dry out well enough. I'm afraid they won't be in flawless condition, but hopefully they'll still be readable.

Okay, that's really good it is, but...

You can't start a fire anywhere here, it's too wet. Unless you want to move them to the lockers and set the fire there?

I'm not exactly limited by constraints like that, but it would be more efficient. Come on--stay close and I can keep this over both of us.

Oh-okay! Yeah, that's what I was thinking and all, um...

[And he falls silent and nods, looking pathetically happy as he walks closer to the other man to be covered by the umbrella.]

Waver. My name's Waver Velvet.

[He turned and walked out, the mercury sliding right along at his side to keep them both relatively dry.]

I don't think I got yours.

Waver Velvet...? [What an odd name. He follows dutifully, before giving a little shrug.]

Sam. Sam Erstwhile...A pleasure.

Yes, it's my real name and no, pushing the matter is not a good idea. Thank you very much.

[Wow, someone's touchy.]

It's nice to meet you.

Oh, well, I-I'm sorry, I wasn't going to ask! Really!

[His voice wavering, he shakes his head and holds up a hand apologetically.]

I mean, I've heard stranger, there's no need to get upset...

...Relax, it's fine.

[Waver rather suddenly felt like he was dealing with a new student of the Clock Tower. Most of the ones who didn't know any better were either scared out of their minds of him or simply didn't dare cross his path.]

[A good reputation was a wonderful thing.]

I didn't mean to scare you. Guess I'm just a little on edge here.

[He nods, stammering slightly under his breath, before looking somewhat embarrassed by his own reaction.]

Okay. Yeah. Um...god, I'm sorry. [A pause.] If you don't mind me asking, though, why are you on edge? Because of the rain?

The whole damn tower's got me just waiting for the other shoe to drop. First rain, then who the hell knows what'll happen; a giant squid attack or something equally ridiculous?

Oh, s-so you think that something really bad might happen?

[He almost wants to burst out laughing at the giant squid thing, because a) it would never survive unless completely submerged and b) like he would be terrified of something like that, being what he actually is. But all he does instead is look incredibly nervous, as if the mental image is enough to give him nightmares.]

Giant squids...I mean, I really would hope not. I've had enough of the rain, I don't want my life to be put in danger as well...

In a place like this? Who knows? Maybe that's a little far on the extreme end of possibilities, but I can't say for sure. Just try to be careful until this whole thing dies down and you might be fine.

Okay. I mean, I'm still new and all, so I'm frankly unsure of what sort of things people have gone through here...from what I've heard, not good things at all.

So...I'll definitely keep that in mind, thanks.

I'm still fairly new myself, so there's only so much that I know. But it goes without saying by now that this place is dangerous at best.

Oh, oh definitely! Like, some of the floors just seem to be like they're there only to hurt you. Or kill you. Either way, this place isn't very safe at all.

[Oh man, it's spring it is SPRING. Solas can't help being excessively happy right now. She's even bringing her "pet" with her - said "pet" is an eldritch abomination of a plant growing in a pot full of soil from her home world. She is also in plant-y form all day everyday because RAAAAAAAAAAIN.

And then she sees the shuffling person as she gets to the second floor. Right, right, not everyone is plants, and too much water can-- oh dear.]

Are you all right?

Ah!

[He turns out and lets out a slight gasp when he sees her, taking a few steps backward, before he realizes that oh, that isn't some large plant-like monster and it's friend...it is human. Kind of.]

[He blinks a few times, before glancing down at the ground, murmuring:]

Y-yeah, I'm fine, it's just...[A slight whimper as he holds his books close, like they're his wounded pets.] I don't know how to save these at all...

Eheh, sorry for scaring you, there. I didn't mean to, honest, but I get that it happens anyway. [As she looks at the books, she makes a slightly concerned face, tapping the side of her face with a finger.]

Hmm...Do you have an umbrella or something? That's what people use to keep the rain away, right?

Oh, no, no, it's okay, I'm sorry...I didn't mean to insult you by it, or anything. I just didn't expect to see something like you at all.

[He shakes his head morosely.] No, not that I know of.

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➻ 01 [video/action on the second floor] (Spring)

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