Investigate all the things!

[princeoffortune]

Characters: Naoto and YOU.
Setting: Starting in room 2-03 and then wandering about the tower!
Format: Prefer brackets because I'm lazy, but I'll match.
Summary: DID SOMEONE SAY GIRLS? Because I'm totally a boy, just so you know.
Warnings: None that I can think of!

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[isnotagiraffe]

[A small child in a huge cloak turned round and nodded at the man politely. Taiki had been trying not to be too frightened after the strange broadcast but it was difficult and he was homsesick too. Still he was incredibly polite as he answered.] Of course, what did you want to ask?

[princeoffortune]

[... Children have been taken here, too? Naoto was starting to like this tower less and less.]

Thank you. What can you tell me about the tower itself. I've heard from some of the other residents that some of the floors are dangerous. Is this correct?

[isnotagiraffe]

[Taiki nodded slowly and his voice was very quiet] Yes... There are twenty three floors... the top three are dormitories. Some of them are dangerous yes... sorry... there's a forest and some of the animals can attack, and there's a room that seems to fall into nothingness and... sorry," he shuffles his feet, pretty sure that he's not being very useful in answering the question.

"There's a room with blood in it..."

[princeoffortune]

[He listens intently, brows slightly furrowed]

A room with blood in it? Could you elaborate a bit more on that?

[quarter_english]

[L pauses in the corridor, taking in the boy's appearance--and the fact that he was armed--at a glance.]

"A moment." Yes, I suppose so.

[He has nothing but time these days. As to answering the questions... maybe.]

[princeoffortune]

Thank you, your assistance is appreciated. I've only recently arrived and I am attempting to gather as much information as I can to better understand my surroundings and learn more about our self-proclaimed "saviors". Anything you can tell me about this tower and those who operate it would be most helpful.

B

[fangirls]

[Another one? This is the third time she's just been randomly asked (or forced) to answer a bunch of questions. It's starting to get kind of annoying.]

I think I've answered enough questions for one day.

[And one week. And one month. And one lifetime.]

[princeoffortune]

[Congrats Marta! You are the recipient of one of Naoto's famous linefaces! You should be honored.

He doesn't look all too amused by that. This is a serious situation and these are serious questions and did you really just say that?]

My apologies, I did not mean to intrude. I just recently arrived and was hoping to gather information about the tower, but if you truly have other business to attend to, I will take my leave. I am simply in need of assistance, I did not intend to be bothersome.

[fangirls]

[Way to make her feel bad, Naoto!!]

...Oh, sorry, I didn't realize that you were new. [She smiles now, locking her hands behind her back.] Of course I'll help you! What'd you need to know?

[princeoffortune]

[He's good like that.]

That's alright. Anything you can tell me about the tower itself will be more than sufficient. However, I have heard that experiments have been conducted on the tower's residence and it's rather disturbing to say the least. I was wondering if perhaps you could lend some insight on the matter.

Action ☆ B

[badend_replay]

mi-? Questions?

[ Rika makes no attempt to hide how upset she is. In a normal situation, where her only problem is being revived into a new Hinamizawa, she would have acted perky and cute no matter what the trouble was...

but it's different here. Hinamizawa is gone and Rika's lost her usual motivation. ]

What kind of questions?

[princeoffortune]

[Her distress is very noticeable and Naoto can't help but feel a little guilty for stopping the girl in the first place. ... Perhaps asking her if she believed that their worlds had been destroyed was not such a good idea.]

I have some questions about the tower in general, but any information you would be willing to give me about it would be very helpful.

[badend_replay]

... I would be glad to try to help.

[ She speaks after a short hesitation. "glad" might not be the truth but just an obligation. ]

Please ask away...

[princeoffortune]

Are you quite certain? You seem to be... unwell.