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First Wind (video)

[The network is happily greeted by the face of a young man with surprisingly golden hair staring into the screen. It's hard to guess what he's feeling right now, seeing as how he was given the news that his world was destroyed. However, that didn't seem to phase him much, so he's not as shocked as others might be. He's relieved to know that some of his possessions came with him, but...

Enough contemplation, he finally begins to speak up.]

A shame, isn't it? That our worlds are gone? It's nothing that I would have expected in the first place, seeing as it's a bit hard to believe. However, I'll have to put my trust into it that my world is actually gone. Needless to say, I'll be missing my partners over there- unless some of them were brought here, as well. If you've ever heard of a Guido Mista, or Trish Una, please contact me.

...ah, I suppose I should introduce myself in the meantime. My name is Giorno Giovanna, and I greet all of you who were taken to this "Tower". Hopefully time will tell if I enjoy this place, or not. The atmosphere is...undesirable, however. But I'm sure some of you might have gathered that much in time.

...also, if anyone is kind enough to show me around, I would be grateful to you. I need to learn about as much of this place as I can before I can truly adventure and claim certain parts as safe. Also, a bit off the subject, but have any of you heard of what a "Stand" is? If you have, then let me know. I have some...things I'll be needing of you.

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[...ah? At the idea of giving Ivan the slip, Giorno tapped the ground with his foot, trying to think of some ways that they can evade the thing.]

No, I think I've had about enough of eating for once- even if the food hardly wasn't suited to my liking. Hm...but about Ivan...

[He wasn't exactly sure what evading it would possibly entail, so he's looking at Tohko with a questioning look on his face, rather than wanting to exchange words with her.]

[At that, Tohko nodded, getting up from the table and starting to walk to the exit of the cafeteria. However, she wouldn't leave, and he smiled at Giorno.]

Just follow me! And run as fast as you can, alright?!

[And with that, she would be running up the stairs like a shot. Hopefully Giorno would follow her before the drone did, or this whole plan was going to take longer to pull off.]

[-Ah? That quick? He wasn't expecting her to start so soon, but thankfully his reflexes are quick enough that he merely follows right after her, looking behind him to make sure the drone wasn't following the two.

Thankfully, he wasn't out of shape one bit, so he just looks ahead to the running Tohko, trying to at least catch up to her.]

I hope you have an idea of where we might be going...

[One had to be quick when you were avoiding stalkers. Sadly, when Giorno looked behind him, he would spot the drone following them. It was keeping its distance, but following them nonetheless.

While Tohko wasn't the most athletic girl out there, she could do short sprints quickly, and it didn't take them long to reach the dorm levels. The moment Tohko spotted the elevator, she smacked the call button, hoping it would come before Ivan did.]

Don't..worry! I've done this before!

[Great, he figured that thing would be on their tail as fast as they took off. Still, he was trying to come up with a way of getting that thing as far away from them as possibly.

But if he used his power, that would make the drone even more suspicious, it really was a gamble of what he could do at this moment, so all he could is wait for the elevator to come, turning to Tohko while catching his breath.]

I hope it turns out well, at least. I'm trusting you.

Don't worry! It-

[Tohko cut herself off as the elevator finally arrived. The drone wasn't too far from them now, and if they hesitated, it would probably manage to follow them on the elevator, which was why Tohko quickly hopped in, hit the button for the 81st floor, and held the door open for Giorno with her hands.]

Hurry!

[Which is why Giorno reacted as well, almost seemingly diving into the elevator and quickly hit the button that closes the doors, pulling Tohko back a bit. Needless to say, the elevator doors close, leaving Giorno with a sigh of relief, as he turns to the book girl.]

...that was quite risky. Are you sure it's not going to follow us from here?

[While Tohko didn't quite expect Giorno to pull her back, she let him so that she didn't lose her hands when the door shut, even if her back did slam a bit into the back of the elevator. Tohko sighed and smiled at the questions.]

I'm sorry..but if you had any questions, this is usually the best way to get them out into the open, as well as a few other things. And it will try to locate me..but it can't tell what button I pressed. It'll have to search through the whole Tower before it finds our floor.

[He sighed a bit, a little bit at himself for letting her slam against the back of the elevator like that, but he eventually shook it off. At least now was the best time to actually get some quality questions...]

Well, I suppose it's fortunate that you actually pressed a floor where it'll take a while for it to actually find us. [A pause.] ...Are you okay, by the way? I didn't mean for you to fly back like that, but it was for safety purposes.

[Her back was still a little sore, so she just rubbed it as she spoke. However, Tohko would be alright in the long run, so she just shook her head as she spoke.]

Oh, I know! I've done this before, so I've gotten a bit used to it. And you don't have to worry! I'm alright! You didn't mean to, but if you hadn't, Ivan might have gotten in, so don't worry about it.

[He let out a sigh of relief, thankful he didn't harm the girl too much. Still, something was bugging him in the back of his mind as he looked at the floor numbers...wow, he didn't realize that the tower was...well, at this sort of height.]

If you say you're alright, then I'll have no qualms about worrying. [He patted her lightly on the head.] You're quite the strong willed girl, if you're not letting something like this affect you. Now then...

...what sort of private business would you like to speak about?

[Tohko wasn't quite used to getting headpats, even though she gave out quite a few. However, that didn't mean that she hated getting them, and she smiled at it.]

Well, I try to be. After all, if everyone around me is affected by something, I can't help them if I'm affected too.

[She then lowered her voice to a whisper.]

For one thing, your free to ask your questions. And..we can talk more freely about the rebellion.

[Right, that explanation seems to make Giorno close his eyes and nod his head slowly. He knows how it's like when others are affected by the wills of others...

But to her next statement, he opened up one eye in curiosity about this...rebellion.]

...I've been meaning to ask what the intentions of this rebellion entailed in the first place. Is it something I need to be concerned with?

[Still keeping her voice low, Tohko nodded as she replied.]

It probably is, even if you don't think you'll be involved. We're pretty much following Dax's last wishes to obtain information, break free of Ruana's rule, and restore the universes.

[...ah? He figured she must have been part of rebellion in the first place, if she was talking so ill about the administrators. But it's enough to bring out a chuckle.]

So you people so wish to seek freedom from these cursed admins. Hm...a noble cause, although...I may be able to lend a hand. And...I assure you, they won't touch me.

[At that last comment, Tohko sighed, even though she did smile. The offer was a good one, and Tohko would be more than happy to have Giorno on the team..but they always touched people here.]

Freedom and the truth. However, I'm sad to say that they touch and mess with everyone here eventually. But..if you want to be in, you're in.

[Giorno waved off that "touching" part dismissively. Sure, he knew something was bound to happen to him soon enough, but he wasn't going to back down without a fight at all.]

...hm, I'll join, if that's the case. I'll be glad to fight for those who seek freedom and truth from the oppressors. But, I suppose there is a leader for all of this, correct?

[Not that Tohko would have expected him to. It wasn't like many of the residents just took their punches without trying to return them with interest.]

I'm glad to hear that. And there are three leaders: Enoch, Zelda, and myself.

[...hold on. He had to make sure he heard that right in the first place- she was one of the leaders? Sure, it caught him off guard, but he soon returned back to his normal line faced composure.]

...hm~. I'll admit, I would not have seen you as a leader of something like this. It's surprising, but...well, what would you have us do?

[..Tohko couldn't help but chuckle a little at that. Even she thought that it was a little weird that Dax had chosen her to be a ringleader, but..he had, for some reason, so she had to do whatever she could to help out.]

I admit, I don't really understand why Dax picked me either. However, for now, in the mornings, go into the bathroom. You'll find a woman with blond hair there, holding a box. That'll be Zelda. Tell her that I sent you, and you'll be handed a few chips. Right now, we have to cover the Tower with them.

[Covering the tower with chips, huh? He doesn't seem to question it in its entirety, but if it's for some plan that they might have against the administrators, then he wouldn't have no qualms about what might happen in the long run.]

I'll be sure to keep that all in mind. If it's to help us gain control of this tower, then I won't question what will happen in the meantime. However. What would happen if they were to catch wind of this?

Thank you. You seem like a good person, so it would be great if you would help us. However, if they caught onto this, they would put a stop to it, punish us, and try to find out more. That's why I'm keeping my voice low and why I ditched Ivan.

I would've imagined that punishment would have quickly followed suit afterwards, but it's a shame we have to keep this in privacy, and secrecy.

[A tiny sigh. Sure, he's the type to face things head on, but when it comes to working in the shadows...he's not sure what to do.]

Well..it's not like we keep this in complete secrecy. We tell people that we trust with our lives what's up. However..if we didn't take precautions, not only would the Administrators find out, but so would Ganon's gang. We can't have them getting involved.

...there's another gang we have to concern ourselves with, despite the administrators? My, that sounds terribly awful in the first place. I'm not sure how anyone would last...

[But he's still not showing any signs of disturbance on his face.]

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