The Soul of the Universe

BP: 5 Lives: 0

[sayakopter]

genkiknives:

[4thpilot]

Mister Smiles-a-lot followed the others into the lift before saying

"I’m Jeff!" the black haired kid said in his happy, bubbly tone "Nice to meet you, Quatre!"

Ah, he was sooooo happy to meet a friendly person! At least, he seemed less intimidating than Miss Blue-hair he had met first…

As he was looking at the two, he notice that another perso-… No, not a person, uh… The bird(?) from the library had joined them, and apparently quietly enough that no one noticed until now.

Oh well.

When she said they would need to figure it out themselves, she didn’t mean THEY as in those two joining her.

Well, so long as they weren’t causing trouble, it would be fine, right? Despite how creepy he looked, Jeff didn’t seem so bad so far, and Quatre was downright normal and friendly enough.

"My name is Sayaka," she greeted a bit halfheartedly. As she did, she noticed Jeff’s eyes roaming and followed his line of sight, only to find…

That bird! The one from earlier!

"So I’m not crazy!" she suddenly exclaimed, a bit of relief washing over her while staring intently at the unusually large, feathered creature.

Quatre went silent and just nodded once Sayaka responded. She didn't seem to be very thrilled that she had new company, which made him frown a little bit.

He took note of Jeff's reply, of course, but he felt like he didn't need to respond since he'd already said the 'nice to meet you' part. It simply felt awkward to say anything else, what with how the blue-haired girl's reply had been.

So, until she spoke up again, he had just stood there in silence, trying to think of something else to say.

However, when the presence of the bird had been pointed out, he smiled again before slowly making his way over to it to kneel in front of it. He was usually good with animals, but he knew that birds tended to be skittish around other creatures.

If it didn't flee, he would indeed kneel down next to it and ask:

"Hey there, little guy. How did you get in here?"

How DID it get in here? If a bird could get in, there must be a way out of this place... right?

[4thpilot]

It took a little longer for the blond to wake up than it had his roommate. Perhaps, because he was a Gundam Pilot, more of the sedative that had been used to bring all of the ‘players’ here had been administered to him. Whatever the case may have been, it took him very little time at all to figure…

[genkiknives]

And suddenly, to save him from the intimidating Seyiku was a new, much friendlier voice. "Hello!" Jeff happily greeted "I don’t really know where we are, or what’s going on, but hi!" Jeff made a small pause before suddenly giving the new guy a face full of reformed murderer, studying Quatre’s face really close up. "Hey, you look familiar…" he told the other "I’ve seen you before… I think you were asleep or something…?" And then everything clicked in the happy boy’s mind. "Oh! I know where! You were asleep on the other bed in my room!" Hope you like your new roommie Quatre; good luck.

[sayakopter]

Truly there was no end to them. Sayaka began to wonder how many rooms this place could possibly have. Every corner turned seemed to introduce a new face.

"I don’t think anyone knows what the hell is happening," the girl answered with a frown. "We’re just gonna have to figure it out ourselves."

She then proceeded to slip into the lift before it could close and take off to wherever without her.

[4thpilot]

As Jeff shoved his face into Quatre's, the blond naturally backed up. It wasn't due to fear or anything like that. He had probably seen much worse than a few scars in his soldier days.

It was because his personal space was being invaded. He did grimace, however, as he stepped backwards, most likely a mix of both shock from seeing said scars and from someone getting so close to him all at once.

The fact that nobody knew what was going on was a little disappointing, but as the blue-haired girl said, they would just have to figure it out themselves. He decided to invite himself along with their little group, following Sayaka onto the lift.

Once everyone was settled into the lift, he figured that introductions would probably be useful.

"I'm Quatre. Nice to... meet you...?"

Perhaps that was the wrong greeting in a situation like this? It had been friendly enough, though, so hopefully they would get the gist of it.

[4thpilot]

It took a little longer for the blond to wake up than it had his roommate. Perhaps, because he was a Gundam Pilot, more of the sedative that had been used to bring all of the 'players' here had been administered to him. Whatever the case may have been, it took him very little time at all to figure out the puzzle and escape the confines of his room.

He didn't leave immediately, instead choosing to have a look around his new sleeping quarters first, mostly because the bed opposite his own looked as if there had been someone sleeping in it until recently. Everything was searched, partially so he could perhaps memorize what was there, and where, and possibly also to find his missing roommate.

When his search turned out to be fruitless, he finally left. The sudden announcement startled him, and he didn't know what to think anymore. He has originally thought that perhaps he and the other pilots had been captured by the enemy again without him realizing or remembering, but... he was sure now that it wasn't the case.

Or was it?

He checked every door that he came across; the majority of the doors were locked, and the ones he found that he could go in seemed to be 'community' rooms. A few bathrooms, a laundry room, an infirmary...

The ones that were locked had panels next to them, and he figured out that these panels scanned the bracelet that was securely attached to his wrist. None of them but the room he'd come out of opened for him, however, so he made note of the room number.

If he'd been captured, why would he be allowed to escape? Even though they had taken any weapons he'd had on him, it still seemed a little dangerous to just allow a Gundam Pilot to wander around.

Finally, he made his way out of the dorm hall and into the building that contained the cafeteria, library, and living room. The announcement had told him to go to the living room, but he decided that having a look around first might be a better option. His priority was to find another person, and if he had been that late in waking up, chances could be that they weren't even in that room anymore.

As he passed the hall that parted the living room from the library, he noticed a couple of people near the lift, and chose to approach them.

"Hey! Hello, can anyone tell me what's going on in this place?" he asked, in a friendly but not-so-quiet way.