animus_network | 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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[The more books, the merrier, he supposes. It's just going to take some time getting adjusted to the size of the library- the ones he encountered weren't big, in his eyes, so he merely disregarded those based on what sort of content they had.] Hm, I would imagine everyone has a book they enjoy...to a degree.

But a meadow, you say? [He's thinking...] ...I would like to go there, if you would.

Of course! I'm sure that even people who don't normally like reading even have a book or two that they like to curl up with. However, if you want to see the meadow, we'll have to head back up to the elevator and go down. It's the quickest way I know.

I have no qualms about walking back to the elevator. As long as I get some rest from...well. [He begins to look down at his feet- seeing as how they've been walking around quite a bit..] I feel as though it might be a good place for us to wind down, don't you think?

Alright then! The meadow is a good place to rest, so don't worry. You'll be able to spend some time off your feet.

[And, if Giorno didn't mind, Tohko would be grabbing his hand again before running out of the mail room and rushing up the stairs.]

Great, that's something I can look forward to-

[And he's being dragged off again. Again, he's not really going to say much about it, he's just going along with whatever Tohko does and whatever whims she has.]

[Giorno should prepare himself sometimes, because Tohko could get really caught up in her whims sometimes if people didn't scold her a little. However, she wouldn't reply to Giorno just yet. Not until they were in front of the elevator again did she let go of him and reply, trying to catch her breath at the same time.]

It's..something I can..look forward to too!

[And with that, she would press the call button.]

[While Giorno didn't actually seem to mind being dragged around, what was primarily concerning him was the fact that Tohko was wearing herself out. As soon as the two had stopped in front of the elevator, a look shot across his face as he rested his hand on her shoulder.]

You do know that you may be exhausting yourself too much here. It might be a little better if we took things slowly, wouldn't it?

[While Tohko wasn't quite expecting that hand on her shoulder, she didn't mind it, and smiled at it and Giorno's words as she pressed the call button for the elevator. Thankfully, she had managed to catch some of her breath back. Not all of it, but some of it.]

Oh, don't worry! I'm alright! I'm like a velociraptor, so I run out of breath when I run for long periods sometimes, but I'm good at getting my energy back. We'll be okay. Besides, it's just one more elevator trip to the meadow floor!

[This girl always managed to give responses that seemed to surprise him in the long run. But he figures that's a trait that he could live with...and along with getting to know this girl a little better. He's usually accustomed to surprising people, either way...]

A velociraptor? Heh, I hadn't expected such an analogy to be made in the first place, but then again.. [More light chuckling as he taps his fingers on her shoulder.] You're an interesting one.

[This was..almost normal for Tohko, since she liked to put up a bold and strong front whenever she could when people were worrying about her. Tohko felt those taps and just..let her smile grow a little as she spoke.]

Of course! It would be terrible if I was boring. Plus, I am a book girl, so I have read of them a little, as well as stories that dealt with them.

[And he's still holding her to that title in the meanwhile. Maybe having someone like her back home would have helped him out dearly...but for now...]

Hm, I couldn't exactly imagine what it would be like if you were boring actually. I'm sure these conversations wouldn't be nearly as interesting, but... [His tapping on her shoulder stops as he hand sort of rests there.] I'm glad that you're providing ample entertainment.

[Which was good, since she was never going to let that title go. There might be people from other universes, but she was always going to be the book girl, the best bibliophile from hers. Tohko didn't know if she would have been a great help to Giorno back in his universe, but she was happy to have met him here and be his friend.]

I can't really imagine that I would be able to help out anyone or pull through here if I changed that much. But hopefully I'm being more than entertaining to you!

[At that, the elevator doors finally opened. Without warning, Tohko..tried to grab the hand that was on her shoulder before running into the elevator, dragging Giorno along if she was successful, and hitting the button for floor twenty-five, which would cause the elevator doors to close and make Tohko let go of Giorno's hand.]

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