yolonceler: (shit)
The Once-ler ([personal profile] yolonceler) wrote2012-05-05 04:40 pm

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[The Once-ler emerges from the barracks (accompanied by a coughing fit, as he was running, and running does not agree with his damaged lungs), after a rather amusing freak-out when he noticed that he was not in his office. He is met with the sight of the Green. The Green, with its growing grass and budding flowers and… and nature. It's the landscape the Once-ler used to know, sans the truffula trees—but this is enough.

He glances skyward. It's blue, a radiant blue, with puffy cumulus clouds drifting about here and there. The light is bright, so bright he puts on his sunglasses, but there's… no sun? That makes about zero sense. He shakes his head and turns his attention back to the Green. He crouches down and tugs off one of his gloves. His hands are shaking, just a little bit, and they don't stop even when he commands them to. The Once-ler presses his palm down into the grass. The feeling is giving him some pretty unwanted flashbacks to when the truffula forest was full and lush. The world was a nice place to be, and you could take a deep breath without coughing up a lung.

He might as well be four years back in time.

So, if you want to see a tall, well-dressed man wandering around the Green with tears on his face, this is your chance.
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missmimmi: (Uh)

[personal profile] missmimmi 2012-05-05 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[In most cases Mimmi would normally just ignore strangers she saw walking by. But he was, you know, crying. Which is usually always a bad sign. So she pauses and takes the time to approach him. She can't help it, okay, it's the mother in her.]

Oh, are you all right?
missmimmi: (Nobody knows)

[personal profile] missmimmi 2012-05-05 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh. It's a new person.

EXPLAINS EVERYTHING.]


You are in Holloway's Keep. You did not read the note?
missmimmi: (Say what now?)

[personal profile] missmimmi 2012-05-05 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
The note that was in your room.

[Pause.]

Though I understand if you missed it. It is rather distressing when you first arrive here for most.
missmimmi: (Lonely)

[personal profile] missmimmi 2012-05-05 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh... fuck damn it. She really doesn't want to be the one to break it to this guy. Especially face to face.]

You were rescued and brought here by Lord Deior. Your home no longer exists.
songofura: credit potentialforart (a little shy)

[personal profile] songofura 2012-05-05 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Zia's been avoiding most people around the keep, a combination of her shy nature and general wariness kicking into play. The sight of a crying man however isn't something she can ignore. Carefully she approaches.]

Um.

[Her voice is quiet, but hopefully he'll hear her alright.]

Are you okay?
songofura: (Zia)

[personal profile] songofura 2012-05-05 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[She smiles back at him, willing to play along if it'll help him out.]

If you say so.

[Small pause. Zia keeps her tone light and friendly. She hates seeing people sad, but often keeping it cool and not doting on people is more an aid than anything.]

But if you ever want to talk to someone about that... allergy, I'm a pretty good listener.

[Her offer stands no matter what.]
songofura: (look forward)

[personal profile] songofura 2012-05-05 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[So much caution. Don't worry Once-ler. Zia's just a seventeen year old that likes music. She's probably the most harmless thing in the Keep.]

I'm Zia, by the way. You're new here, aren't you?

[Oh, and once you get her talking, it's hard to get her to stop. Good luck with that.]
songofura: (skeptical)

[personal profile] songofura 2012-05-06 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
[You will take this conversation and you will enjoy it, Oncie! Or... not. Either way, he's stuck with her for a little while. At least until she knows he's not gonna cry anymore.]

The... Once-ler? Is that some kind of rank?

[She's never met someone with 'the' in their name. Sorry dude.]
songofura: (Zia)

[personal profile] songofura 2012-05-06 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, that could have gone better. She smiles a little and slowly... shakes her head.]

I've never heard a name like that before. Sorry! But, they say people here are from all different places so... Just because I've never heard of your name doesn't mean much.

I know it now, if that counts?
medicalize: ([ 02 ])

[personal profile] medicalize 2012-05-06 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ Nature wasn't exactly something that Ratchet particularly was fond of. On Earth he'd preferred to stay inside the base, with all his equipment and machines, unless it was absolutely necessary for him to leave. He didn't exactly have the same luxury here. It wasn't really the grass or shrubberies he was interested in-- the executioner block had gained some attention from him. Unfamiliar with human history, he had little idea what it was for.

He strokes a thumb over his chin, considering it, before he turns and spots a human nearby. Normally, he had very little interest in fleshlings, but he'd come to understand that when a human's optics were leaking it was generally a bad thing.

So, a nine foot tall robot stalks over. ]


Human. Why are you leaking?
missmimmi: (Say what now?)

[personal profile] missmimmi 2012-05-06 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I... am sorry. There are no cameras. And as far as I know the... nature, is not fake.

[She's just giving him a wtf are you talking about look.]
missmimmi: (From my tower)

[personal profile] missmimmi 2012-05-06 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
...Well.

Dinner is at seven every night. The showers are cold, and the lake has some kind of monster in it. As does the forest.

[She pauses.]

You can find more clothing at the Clothier's Tower.
medicalize: ([ 08 ])

[personal profile] medicalize 2012-05-06 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hn. Terror. Other humans here seemed to deal with his appearance pretty well, so he had just assumed that everyone else would be just as casual. It's a nice reminder why he doesn't particularly enjoy dealing with humans. As if in response to the whole allergies thing, he palms some pollen off his plating and looks at it, grunting in disgust. ]

Then go inside.

[ He places his hands on his hips. ]

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