towerofanimus | 002 Acts of Kindness

Characters: Darres & Anyone
Setting: Floor 3 (Library), 10 (Aquarium), 19 (Sec. Library)
Format: Either
Summary: Darres is going about some of his usual routines around the tower.
Warnings: None?

[Floor 3 (Library)]
[Darres was in here for the same reason he always came to this floor. The knight was in search for some decent, non-dark story books to read to Quark. The knight was even more protective of the child than he use to be. Having the kid die in his arms, anyone would become more caring of another. While death was not permanent here, it still pang him that he wasn't able to prevent it. The best he could do was try to keep the kid from slipping into the darkness that the tower taunted its residents with. This round, Darres was in search of particularly happy stories he could read to Quark. He could be found around the library collecting books.]

[Floor 10 (Aquarium)]
[The aquarium was more therapeutic for the knight than anything. He was continually rattled as his stay here grew longer. Back home he wasn't quite so useless as he was finding himself to be here. He wanted to save those who wanted it. Darres wants to help those who couldn't help themselves, but he was finding it to be rather difficult with how he was thwarted.

The knight was peacefully stationed in part of the aquarium where the fish roamed freely. Jumping from tank to tank and going about their business as if he wasn't here. There was a certain beauty to them that he found to be soothing. It was a nice break from the chaos that constantly plagued the tower. He himself was almost at peace?]

[Floor 19 (Second Library)]
[Darres decided it was time he really buckled down and hit the books to better his knowledge of things outside of his world. He wasn't sure how long he was going to be away from it, and as far as he was concerned, knowledge was a useful tool in various situations. The knight was diligently digging through the science portion of the library trying to better himself in the science field. From what he's gathered, the tower was full of this theme.]

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[He glimpsed to her subtly. Submissively, even. He didn't have the empowering emotion to try and challenge her.]

I'll make sure we get out together...in one piece. [At the VERY LEAST, that's all he wanted to do in this wretched tower.]

I'm aware you're not young like you use to be. [A part of him wanted to reach out to her, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.]

We'll figure something out.

[He wasn't going to share his problems whole-heartily, but his worlds were selective and he chose them wisely.]

[ Ishtar only offered him a kind smile for his glimpse. She wasn't lying, so he should take it and deal with it. She wasn't going to let him get away with saying anything else. At least, not right now. ]

We'll get our souls to safety, Darres and I trust that you will. [ She replied nodding her head. ]

Four years can change a person. Especially when I've been away from home for a long time. [ She nodded her head. She knew it was hard for him to reach out to her. Hell, she wasn't sure if he really loved her at times, but she knew one thing. He was always there when she needed him to be. That was enough. It didn't matter if things turned out to not be true. She was fine with it. ]

So, you're not going to talk to me about it are you,Darres?

[ she frowned looking at him. ]

Edited 2013-09-15 07:56 (UTC)

[Their situation was always complicated. Of course how could it not be when it involved politics. Never had it been this complicated, and he thought of things that could happen. Like if others from their world turned up here. Or hell, even multiples of them. There were many factors that didn't escape his consideration.]

I don't think...I fully understand how to handle this. [Which wasn't a lie, It proved to conflict him, really. Regardless of how crude some of the admins were, he didn't hate them. He didn't agree with their supposed intentions or motives.

[ That was tue. There was nothing about their lives that was simple. She couldn't think about that right now. The idea of thinking about it made her sad. It really did. She didn't want to see her friends here and she didn't want to see multiple of them either. ]

What do you mean? You mean all of this as in the tower, or our lives?

[ She replied giving him a questionable look for that but worried nonetheless. ]

[This was a dark subject and really Ishtar wasn't the one he should be telling this. Still he was opening up as best he could without feeling like Ishtar would try to carry all the weight. It was a very delicate balance and there was no easy way to go about it.]

The tower, our souls....science? The administrators. Even the other residents.

[ Ishtar was fine with it. She wanted him to tell her everything. She didn't want him to hide anything from her. That was the honest truth. ]

...Ah...yeah. I see what you mean.

[ She looked down. ]

There's too many uncontrollable elements to consider.

Yeah that is and we can't do much about it.

Besides keep going, that is.

That is a given, don't you think, Darres?

[ She gave him a small smile. Ishtar moved back over to her spot on the chair next to him. Talking about all of this is making her mentally tired. She's not going to last much longer in this situation. Especially, if she had to have serious conversations with Darres all the time. She just wanted to relax sometimes, but it was hard. She knew that. ]

...Yes...

[That's unfortunate for her since Darres doesn't seem to know the meaning of taking a break and relaxing. He's been on edge ever since he game here.]

Hehehe.

[ She chuckles softly at his response, somewhat expecting that kind of answer. Ishtar knew that he wasn't in the best state since he came here. Ishtar was the same, but she was more used to it than he was. After staring at the table and the book for a few minutes, she stretched her arms and plopped her head comfortably in his lap, without warning really. ]

[Ack, he wasn't expecting her to do this in such a serious--okay no, part of him expected that she act out like this. He couldn't really do anything about. He wouldn't do anything about it. Like he always had, he would let her get away with whatever physical affection she decided to convey.]

This isn't studying, Ishtar.

[Not that he wouldn't verbalize a hint of annoyance.]

[ Ishtar was comfortable, so her princess ass isn't moving. She sheepishly grinned at his expression. Now that's something she'd enjoy doing. She knew he would let her get away with most things too, so she did it on purpose knowing that. Darres was easy to take advantage of, honestly. ]

It's called taking a break.

[ Ishtar didn't seem to care or mind. ]

We've barely started.

[All they did was find the books. Darres has barely had the chance to start reading any of them and now she wants to take a break?]

You don't need a break.

I'll get started on them, but I'm comfortable here.

[ With that said she grabbed one of the books and opened them. She was actually read it while still plopped in his lap, unmoving. ]

Well okay, I'll get to work then.

[Damn it, Ishtar. Why do you have to read on his lap of all places. This is not okay. Not that he'll move her.

The knight let out a sigh and slowly opened his book. He was kind of distracted some by her, but this really needed to get done.]

Alright.

[ It's okay for Ishtar, definitely. Sorry Darres, she's not moving anytime either.

Ishtar was fine distracting him for a bit since it's Ishtar adn all. She did what she does best. ]

Darres your face looks funny.

[Laying on his lap was one thing, but now she wasn't even reading so that she could make conversation with him. Not even an important conversation.]

Ishtar, that isn't reading.

[Just read.]

[ She's actually skimming it while she waited for his reply. She only smiled up at him. ]

I will and I kind of am.

[ nope. ]

002 Acts of Kindness

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