12th strike - [video]
[the video is half-obscured by what looks like the cover of a book, though it's difficult to make out any of the words written on it. This is probably because the autofocus has latched onto something else: the figure sprawled on the floor close by.]
[if you watch, those thin shoulders are rising and falling--erratically. He's shaking, clutching his head with both hands, face obscured by one arm. The faint sound of sobs can be heard.]
H--....hah...th-that's right.....useless--
[a slight choking noise, and he curls in on himself further. The sound of footsteps can be heard--someone else approaching. Do they offer to help? Well...]
[no. There's an audible sneer and the sound of mocking laughter, and a foot kicks the pile of books the Guide had fallen under, sending them all skidding across the floor. This unknown person--another injected or just a jerk? not that it matters--walks off, snickering to themselves.]
[the boy doesn't seem to notice.]
[ooc: more Shadow!plot stuff: Sync is, unlike everyone else, not violent. For once. Surprise. He is, however, a terrified mess. He's in a hall somewhere in the vicinity of the library, if anyone wants to just jump right into action. Original thread here for the curious.]
[if you watch, those thin shoulders are rising and falling--erratically. He's shaking, clutching his head with both hands, face obscured by one arm. The faint sound of sobs can be heard.]
H--....hah...th-that's right.....useless--
[a slight choking noise, and he curls in on himself further. The sound of footsteps can be heard--someone else approaching. Do they offer to help? Well...]
[no. There's an audible sneer and the sound of mocking laughter, and a foot kicks the pile of books the Guide had fallen under, sending them all skidding across the floor. This unknown person--another injected or just a jerk? not that it matters--walks off, snickering to themselves.]
[the boy doesn't seem to notice.]
[ooc: more Shadow!plot stuff: Sync is, unlike everyone else, not violent. For once. Surprise. He is, however, a terrified mess. He's in a hall somewhere in the vicinity of the library, if anyone wants to just jump right into action. Original thread here for the curious.]