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totherelentless2021-05-06 11:01 pm
CMO 2021 !
【the ❝CALL ME OUT❞ meme】
a roleplay meme to inspire muses.
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AMITY ! (pcrtiallystcrs) wrote in totherelentless2021-05-06 11:01 pm
pcrtiallystcrs) wrote in totherelentless2021-05-06 11:01 pmEntry tags:
【the ❝CALL ME OUT❞ meme】
a roleplay meme to inspire muses.
it is! they're all fine, just having to deal with their own survival situation with no one to help!
fortuna_tenax
2021-05-29 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
( jinx just groans as she drags a hand down her face. fucking- self-righteous savior-complex heroes. can't just listen for once, can they? grumbling, jinx leans against a slab of concrete, tapping her fingers against her crossed arms.
won't he be so disappointed when he gets what he wants? the girl who dropped him into a storage room instead of some pretty little damsel.
she does see an opening- small, she'd have to crawl through it. but doable, unless it's blocked somehow. after a moment of debate- does she suck it up and deal for a short period of time and then run for it, or does she wait trapped in a ticking time bomb to get found later, risking recognition when she won't be able to escape?- she sighs, before approaching the door again... but careful to stay out of sight. )
Twenty feet to the right, near the bottom of the wall. There's a hole. Is it blocked on your end? If so, can it safely be removed.
( she doesn't have it in her to emote, play up the lost and scared aspect to distract from her voice- getting out of bed today was clearly a mistake. )
won't he be so disappointed when he gets what he wants? the girl who dropped him into a storage room instead of some pretty little damsel.
she does see an opening- small, she'd have to crawl through it. but doable, unless it's blocked somehow. after a moment of debate- does she suck it up and deal for a short period of time and then run for it, or does she wait trapped in a ticking time bomb to get found later, risking recognition when she won't be able to escape?- she sighs, before approaching the door again... but careful to stay out of sight. )
Twenty feet to the right, near the bottom of the wall. There's a hole. Is it blocked on your end? If so, can it safely be removed.
( she doesn't have it in her to emote, play up the lost and scared aspect to distract from her voice- getting out of bed today was clearly a mistake. )
[Sorry Jinx, Izuku is the "act now, regrets later" type of person. Common sense exists, but is sometimes pushed to the wayside in the pursuit of heroism.
Relief floods him when Jinx cooperates, Izuku immediately making his way over to the indicated area. He has no reason to think Jinx doesn't want his help. If anything, he'd assumed she told him to leave for his sake.
WHICH...isn't entirely untrue, but it wasn't for benevolent reasons.]
I found it! It's um...
[He crouches down, very carefully reaching a hand through and into the gap to see if there's anything immediately blocking it. When there isn't, he'll tilt his head to look through, careful not to stay on the ground too long lest the floor suddenly decide to give way.]
It's a tight fit...but it's open all the way through to your side. I think you should be able to get over here through it.
[He assumes. He wouldn't be able to fit unless he pulled some more of the wall apart, which is dangerous to try right now.]
Relief floods him when Jinx cooperates, Izuku immediately making his way over to the indicated area. He has no reason to think Jinx doesn't want his help. If anything, he'd assumed she told him to leave for his sake.
WHICH...isn't entirely untrue, but it wasn't for benevolent reasons.]
I found it! It's um...
[He crouches down, very carefully reaching a hand through and into the gap to see if there's anything immediately blocking it. When there isn't, he'll tilt his head to look through, careful not to stay on the ground too long lest the floor suddenly decide to give way.]
It's a tight fit...but it's open all the way through to your side. I think you should be able to get over here through it.
[He assumes. He wouldn't be able to fit unless he pulled some more of the wall apart, which is dangerous to try right now.]
Damn.
( jinx only sighs. she can't put this off forever... so. might as well. crouching down, she slowly makes her way through the little tunnel, careful not to touch anything for more than a second- she can't risk the ambient bad luck making things collapse, or worse.
... okay, she kinda wants to- but that's mostly with how much she's dreading coming out on the other side. but it's too late now, and forcing herself out through the other side is more because of the strong desire to run away than because it's difficult or dangerous or anything.
standing up and dusting her leggings off, she gives izuku an emotionless stare before smiling sweetly. )
Surprise.
( jinx only sighs. she can't put this off forever... so. might as well. crouching down, she slowly makes her way through the little tunnel, careful not to touch anything for more than a second- she can't risk the ambient bad luck making things collapse, or worse.
... okay, she kinda wants to- but that's mostly with how much she's dreading coming out on the other side. but it's too late now, and forcing herself out through the other side is more because of the strong desire to run away than because it's difficult or dangerous or anything.
standing up and dusting her leggings off, she gives izuku an emotionless stare before smiling sweetly. )
Surprise.
[Izuku waits patiently outside of the opening, ready to help through whoever it is that's approaching. She doesn't give him much opportunity to do so though, not when she's moving fast enough to avoid actually keeping her hands on the walls and floor for more than a few seconds at a time.
Jinx emerges, and all Izuku can do at first is stare in disbelief. How...did he not recognize...?]
I-it's you!!
[IT'S HER]
Jinx emerges, and all Izuku can do at first is stare in disbelief. How...did he not recognize...?]
I-it's you!!
[IT'S HER]
Awww, you do remember me! How sweet. I thought for a moment you might have forgotten!
( even with her gentle cooing, however, jinx is quick to drop the act, the hands that had been clasped together against her cheek dropping to her hips instead. what, did he think she told him to get out of here because she was nice? )
There wasn't anybody on my side that I could see, for the record. Since you were so willing to play the hero for someone telling you to get lost, I'm guessing it's the same for you?
( because of course, she can't not be a prickly cat about this. )
( even with her gentle cooing, however, jinx is quick to drop the act, the hands that had been clasped together against her cheek dropping to her hips instead. what, did he think she told him to get out of here because she was nice? )
There wasn't anybody on my side that I could see, for the record. Since you were so willing to play the hero for someone telling you to get lost, I'm guessing it's the same for you?
( because of course, she can't not be a prickly cat about this. )
[Izuku takes a tentative step back as Jinx talks, not because he's afraid of her, but because he doesn't trust what she might do. He's seen her powers, and he's seen the way she operates...if she had half a mind, she'd have just left Izuku behind. Maybe set off a chain reaction to get the place to fall in on him for good.
...but that wouldn't line up with the way she'd dropped him relatively harmlessly before, now would it?
He's frowning, but he isn't immediately going after Jinx either. He's just watching her carefully, gauging the situation for what it is for the time being.]
Yeah. There aren't any civilians on my end.
[...]
And sorry, but I wouldn't have left even if I knew it was you. This place could go down any minute.
[And it sounds like Izuku doesn't think she deserves to be trapped any more than a civilian does.]
...but that wouldn't line up with the way she'd dropped him relatively harmlessly before, now would it?
He's frowning, but he isn't immediately going after Jinx either. He's just watching her carefully, gauging the situation for what it is for the time being.]
Yeah. There aren't any civilians on my end.
[...]
And sorry, but I wouldn't have left even if I knew it was you. This place could go down any minute.
[And it sounds like Izuku doesn't think she deserves to be trapped any more than a civilian does.]
( yeah, you back away. and stop making connections between her actions and any potential deeper meanings!
it's a struggle not to roll her eyes, honestly. of course he would! because he's a good little hero boy and that's what they do. regardless of anything!
yeah, right. )
Oh, spare me. Just focus on yourself before you get proven right.
( it's eerily quiet, even by her standards. the air is thick with dust, and the only thing she can hear is the two of them. given everything that's happening, shouldn't there be more?
it's stupid to split up. and she hates that, because she wants nothing to do with any of this- there's a sick heavy feeling in her stomach that isn't from the building collapsing, and her skin's absolutely crawling. )
We need to find a way out. Careful with your quirk though. The force of it will definitely upset the balance on something.
it's a struggle not to roll her eyes, honestly. of course he would! because he's a good little hero boy and that's what they do. regardless of anything!
yeah, right. )
Oh, spare me. Just focus on yourself before you get proven right.
( it's eerily quiet, even by her standards. the air is thick with dust, and the only thing she can hear is the two of them. given everything that's happening, shouldn't there be more?
it's stupid to split up. and she hates that, because she wants nothing to do with any of this- there's a sick heavy feeling in her stomach that isn't from the building collapsing, and her skin's absolutely crawling. )
We need to find a way out. Careful with your quirk though. The force of it will definitely upset the balance on something.
I know.
[He doesn't like this either. He doesn't like working with a villain, being told stuff he already knows about his own Quirk...but Izuku knows that if they don't cooperate, they could both die up here. That's to say nothing of the people who could potentially still be trapped.
Yet, how does he know this isn't the doing of her and her group? He has good reason to be suspicious of that, considering what happened when they last met...]
...do you know what caused this?
[Yet.......he can't help himself.]
[He doesn't like this either. He doesn't like working with a villain, being told stuff he already knows about his own Quirk...but Izuku knows that if they don't cooperate, they could both die up here. That's to say nothing of the people who could potentially still be trapped.
Yet, how does he know this isn't the doing of her and her group? He has good reason to be suspicious of that, considering what happened when they last met...]
...do you know what caused this?
[Yet.......he can't help himself.]
them casually pushing each others buttons and me chinhanding like its the best thing ever
fortuna_tenax
2021-06-08 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
If you think it was me, just say it instead of hiding behind half-guesses like an asshole.
( jinx just sighs, crossing her arms tighter. 'do you know what did this', 'did you see this happen'- all empty attempts to 'soften' the accusation. she's heard them all before.
fucking hell, today was a mistake. even before she answers, she's already walking away to try and scope out a way down. )
But no. I don't. I smelled smoke, and I remember the cases shaking, but I wasn't by any of the windows or anything. And then everything went to shit.
( jinx just sighs, crossing her arms tighter. 'do you know what did this', 'did you see this happen'- all empty attempts to 'soften' the accusation. she's heard them all before.
fucking hell, today was a mistake. even before she answers, she's already walking away to try and scope out a way down. )
But no. I don't. I smelled smoke, and I remember the cases shaking, but I wasn't by any of the windows or anything. And then everything went to shit.
[Wow, alright then. No room for pretences of kindness here, then. Izuku's brow furrows, and he has to fight back the urge to roll his eyes.
Well thanks for the honesty, I guess.
[IF he can even trust that account...but does he have much of a choice? Nooot really.]
Any elevators are going to be out, and without our Quirks we're going to have to do this the hard way. Help me search the walls. Look for light, or fresh air- anything.
[If Jinx is going to be snippy, he has no problem giving her orders.]
Well thanks for the honesty, I guess.
[IF he can even trust that account...but does he have much of a choice? Nooot really.]
Any elevators are going to be out, and without our Quirks we're going to have to do this the hard way. Help me search the walls. Look for light, or fresh air- anything.
[If Jinx is going to be snippy, he has no problem giving her orders.]
( if they weren't in a fucking collapsing building, she would throw something at him. ... given the abundance of tiny rocks and little bits of merchandise everywhere is sorely tempting despite the situation, actually. )
Yeah, yeah.
( and she will, surprisingly? just. away from him. because the moment she can, she's running and she's not looking back, and she wants a head start. but there's little actual airflow to follow, and... ... uh. )
Hey, there were windows on this side, right?
Yeah, yeah.
( and she will, surprisingly? just. away from him. because the moment she can, she's running and she's not looking back, and she wants a head start. but there's little actual airflow to follow, and... ... uh. )
Hey, there were windows on this side, right?
[If she runs, there's not much Izuku can do about it. Not only is he off the clock, but she also hasn't...done anything? Like, he figures she and her group are probably wanted- that's a given- but he has to play by the rules if he doesn't want to get himself into legal trouble.
He looks up from where he'd been searching the area when she mentions windows, nodding.]
There were windows.
[Emphasis on "were".]
Why?
He looks up from where he'd been searching the area when she mentions windows, nodding.]
There were windows.
[Emphasis on "were".]
Why?
( jinx looks at him. and then back at the blank walls. )
Oh, just wondering.
( so what could be doing this? a quirk, for sure, but what was the nature of it? and how did they cancel it? because there is no way in hell she's spending any more time here than necessary.
still, ultimately little has changed: the idea of windows is a bust, so it's best to just keep looking. )
Oh, just wondering.
( so what could be doing this? a quirk, for sure, but what was the nature of it? and how did they cancel it? because there is no way in hell she's spending any more time here than necessary.
still, ultimately little has changed: the idea of windows is a bust, so it's best to just keep looking. )
[Izuku frowns after her, legitimately unsure if that was an actual question or if she's just trying to waste time to be spiteful...whatever. He'll find an exit himself. Somehow...
There are no windows, and a lot of debris scattered everywhere, but eventually Izuku comes across the collapsed remains of a door. It looks like it leads out of the room, at least...]
Hey, over here! I think I found something.
There are no windows, and a lot of debris scattered everywhere, but eventually Izuku comes across the collapsed remains of a door. It looks like it leads out of the room, at least...]
Hey, over here! I think I found something.
Chi | Monster AU | CW: human experimentation, dehumanization
fortuna_tenax
2021-06-14 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
( somewhere in some unnamed forest outside of a city in north america, there's a lab on the mountainside. and within that lab are things that should never have been- that's one thing the boy in the containment tank knows by now. doctor morais is probably the worst of it though- a tall, callous woman with piercing green eyes, who never seems to look away or feel any sort of remorse or guilt over the atrocities she commits.
at least doctors howell and mahoney seem upset at the implications... but they're complicit none the less. doctor valentine tries to sneak him some kindness here and there, candy and little toys that he's allowed to keep because removing them or not simply doesn't matter, keeps calling him a he. the security guards don't look at him, and the computer techs that now about him aren't about to risk morais's wrath.
how long has it been? who knows. certainly not Subject D-32. and who knew enough about him to realize he ever went missing? did the school even care when he stopped showing up?
maybe the worst part is that the south wall is entirely mirrors, and the north wall is reinforced glass where he can see doctor morais and the others, and the glow of their computers and equipment at all hours.
maybe the worst part is what the mirror reflects sitting on the cot.
the tests are painful regardless of arcane or chemical or mechanic and the reflection warps more and more after the especially long ones, and there are no windows, and no real way to keep track of how long it's been. which is why when help finally arrives in the form of a stolen usb stick copied overnight and returned later, in a girl with a bike and a grudge pulling up outside one night, he has no idea.
the scientists are all in the observation room right now, talking quietly. the guards are at ease, no one ever comes to the woods and the other subjects are too sedated to try anything. everything is going according to plan. )
at least doctors howell and mahoney seem upset at the implications... but they're complicit none the less. doctor valentine tries to sneak him some kindness here and there, candy and little toys that he's allowed to keep because removing them or not simply doesn't matter, keeps calling him a he. the security guards don't look at him, and the computer techs that now about him aren't about to risk morais's wrath.
how long has it been? who knows. certainly not Subject D-32. and who knew enough about him to realize he ever went missing? did the school even care when he stopped showing up?
maybe the worst part is that the south wall is entirely mirrors, and the north wall is reinforced glass where he can see doctor morais and the others, and the glow of their computers and equipment at all hours.
maybe the worst part is what the mirror reflects sitting on the cot.
the tests are painful regardless of arcane or chemical or mechanic and the reflection warps more and more after the especially long ones, and there are no windows, and no real way to keep track of how long it's been. which is why when help finally arrives in the form of a stolen usb stick copied overnight and returned later, in a girl with a bike and a grudge pulling up outside one night, he has no idea.
the scientists are all in the observation room right now, talking quietly. the guards are at ease, no one ever comes to the woods and the other subjects are too sedated to try anything. everything is going according to plan. )
( yokai have existed for ages- for as long as humans existed to feed their stories... and more. but over the centuries, between wars with mankind and each other, and the development of new magics and new technology alike, agreements of sorts were worked out. the mountains and woods had a tendency to be considered yokai territory, of course- and with that came risk if you were human, but it was generally agreed that if you went out there, you knew what you were getting into.
... still, when a monster attacks too many humans, it has to be stopped, and that is what hunters are for. in return, human cities have their own yokai as well, but they play by human rules. no murder, no eating humans, and if magic is being used it must sit within human laws as well. they can live peacefully if not mischievously, and spirits and humans fall into an easy life together. they just have to follow the laws. hunters are even more protective in the cities, after all.
which is the problem, considering there's been a string of murdered humans at the hands of a yokai downtown, and all signs are pointing to the only nekomata in that corner of the city, and she knows she's completely innocent.
people who realized it are giving her a wide berth, and she can't quite blame them. but no one's even giving her a chance to say her piece, and she's never met a yokai hunter- she doesn't know what to expect when they finally decide to come for her. eventually, she gets asked to not come in to work at the bookstore for a few days.
fine.
when the hunter finally comes for her, he'll find her waiting in an abandoned building, cat ears flat, eyes narrowed and tail flicking slowly from side to side as she lounges in an old chair, chin in one hand. maybe she's spent the past few hours just screaming her frustration out and clawing up the attic above them, maybe not. but despite her slack posture, jinx is ready and waiting. )
... still, when a monster attacks too many humans, it has to be stopped, and that is what hunters are for. in return, human cities have their own yokai as well, but they play by human rules. no murder, no eating humans, and if magic is being used it must sit within human laws as well. they can live peacefully if not mischievously, and spirits and humans fall into an easy life together. they just have to follow the laws. hunters are even more protective in the cities, after all.
which is the problem, considering there's been a string of murdered humans at the hands of a yokai downtown, and all signs are pointing to the only nekomata in that corner of the city, and she knows she's completely innocent.
people who realized it are giving her a wide berth, and she can't quite blame them. but no one's even giving her a chance to say her piece, and she's never met a yokai hunter- she doesn't know what to expect when they finally decide to come for her. eventually, she gets asked to not come in to work at the bookstore for a few days.
fine.
when the hunter finally comes for her, he'll find her waiting in an abandoned building, cat ears flat, eyes narrowed and tail flicking slowly from side to side as she lounges in an old chair, chin in one hand. maybe she's spent the past few hours just screaming her frustration out and clawing up the attic above them, maybe not. but despite her slack posture, jinx is ready and waiting. )
( jinx never meant to go close to shore, and human vessels and whatever else- and by the time she realized just where she was, in the light of the day she was barely visible in the water, and a startled fisherman didn't know if it was a monster or something else and had reached for a spear when she was distracted. In her efforts to simply escape, made worse by pain and confusion, jinx found herself in a bit of a bind.
literally.
human ropes were twisty things, hard to see in murky waters even when you're not terribly distracted and now pushed over the verge of panic- and the ropes moving upwards helped no matters. she's not the only thing caught, which kind of soothes her wounded pride, but when she finds herself upheaved from the sea and dropped on some hard surface... the soothing is gone, her side is in terrible pain- bleeding, actually, so leaving the water was probably for the best but she doesn't want to say it- and she whips a glare at the first human she sees with a snarl as soon as she regains herself, forcing herself up on one elbow while her other hand is pressed over the wound. )
How dare you?!
literally.
human ropes were twisty things, hard to see in murky waters even when you're not terribly distracted and now pushed over the verge of panic- and the ropes moving upwards helped no matters. she's not the only thing caught, which kind of soothes her wounded pride, but when she finds herself upheaved from the sea and dropped on some hard surface... the soothing is gone, her side is in terrible pain- bleeding, actually, so leaving the water was probably for the best but she doesn't want to say it- and she whips a glare at the first human she sees with a snarl as soon as she regains herself, forcing herself up on one elbow while her other hand is pressed over the wound. )
How dare you?!
( they really are assuming the worst of each other, aren't they?
surprisingly, when he does call out, she comes to see. it looks unstable, but... in the big empty shopping floor, it's at least something in the face of her attitude- she knows she hasn't been the best 'stuck in a hell situation' partner.
but god, he drives her up the fucking wall. )
Either a different department, or a back room... either way, it's better than here...
( and even if the doors a bust, they can find a different opening nearby surely. already, she's inspecting it but careful not to touch. )
surprisingly, when he does call out, she comes to see. it looks unstable, but... in the big empty shopping floor, it's at least something in the face of her attitude- she knows she hasn't been the best 'stuck in a hell situation' partner.
but god, he drives her up the fucking wall. )
Either a different department, or a back room... either way, it's better than here...
( and even if the doors a bust, they can find a different opening nearby surely. already, she's inspecting it but careful not to touch. )
[Well hey, guess what! As luck would have it, almost as soon as they start to inspect the door...the whole building rumbles. Ominously. And for a moment, Izuku is preparing himself for the worst.
Dust falls from the ceiling as he scans their surroundings for the safest place to find cover, only to realize it stopped as soon as it started. That hole where the door was is much wider now, giving them just enough space to get through if they crouch.
Just...don't think too hard about the way he'd immediately stepped in front of Jinx to shield her, just in case.]
...g-guess that's our way out.
Dust falls from the ceiling as he scans their surroundings for the safest place to find cover, only to realize it stopped as soon as it started. That hole where the door was is much wider now, giving them just enough space to get through if they crouch.
Just...don't think too hard about the way he'd immediately stepped in front of Jinx to shield her, just in case.]
...g-guess that's our way out.
( she won't think too hard about him tried to shield her if he doesn't think about how she was absolutely prepared to throw him to safety... what? she might look like a twig but she's tougher than she looks. )
Jeeze... ( talk about bad luck.
...
... was. was that her? fuck. she needed to get out of here before she made things worse. )
... You good?
( don't read into that, either. shut up. don't answer her- in fact, she is stepping away, dusting her shoulder off like the shift of a collapsed building is nothing more than a mild inconvenience. it's fine, she's fine, they're all fine. )
Jeeze... ( talk about bad luck.
...
... was. was that her? fuck. she needed to get out of here before she made things worse. )
... You good?
( don't read into that, either. shut up. don't answer her- in fact, she is stepping away, dusting her shoulder off like the shift of a collapsed building is nothing more than a mild inconvenience. it's fine, she's fine, they're all fine. )
[Subject D-32 had been held captive for so long that time had become nothing short of meaningless. It certainly felt like he'd been kept here for longer than just a few days, or even weeks. It didn't seem to matter one way or the other. But even though the time spent, as well as the tests performed on his body so thorough that they had managed to warp and even destroy much of his memory in some places, he couldn't forget his time here at all.
The first few days had been the worst. Possibly more grueling than the actual testing and subsequent transformations themselves. He'd been distraught, hysterical even as he fought against his captors, but it wasn't long until he'd been pumped so full of sedative drugs that he could scarcely do more than breathe and move his eyes. Honestly, he wasn't sure his body had been running at full capacity since that day. Everything felt so...slow. As if time itself were halted in this place. No one ever came for him. No one must have cared for one missing boy whose own name had been scrubbed out of mind and spoken word to further pull his identity away. So long as he remained a letter and a couple digits, the inhumane acts performed on him seemed less...well.
Inhumane.
He couldn't understand the purpose of the mirrors. Why continue to show him this visage, this...monster that they'd created? Was it to remind him of what use he had to these people? How insignificant he was as nothing more than an elaborately expensive experiment? Sometimes he wondered if they would destroy him once they were done playing with him and experimenting to see just how far they could push the limits of human ingenuity.
His body ached, constantly. New things appeared by the week. He just wanted to sleep.
Today is the same as all of the rest. Mind numbing and pointless. Even the attempts of the doctor to try to keep the "boy"'s spirits up had eventually ceased to do anything for him. He couldn't find pleasure or any real enjoyment when he knew that the moment he tried to have a brief respite, it would be back for more tests. He has no reason to think today will be any different.]
The first few days had been the worst. Possibly more grueling than the actual testing and subsequent transformations themselves. He'd been distraught, hysterical even as he fought against his captors, but it wasn't long until he'd been pumped so full of sedative drugs that he could scarcely do more than breathe and move his eyes. Honestly, he wasn't sure his body had been running at full capacity since that day. Everything felt so...slow. As if time itself were halted in this place. No one ever came for him. No one must have cared for one missing boy whose own name had been scrubbed out of mind and spoken word to further pull his identity away. So long as he remained a letter and a couple digits, the inhumane acts performed on him seemed less...well.
Inhumane.
He couldn't understand the purpose of the mirrors. Why continue to show him this visage, this...monster that they'd created? Was it to remind him of what use he had to these people? How insignificant he was as nothing more than an elaborately expensive experiment? Sometimes he wondered if they would destroy him once they were done playing with him and experimenting to see just how far they could push the limits of human ingenuity.
His body ached, constantly. New things appeared by the week. He just wanted to sleep.
Today is the same as all of the rest. Mind numbing and pointless. Even the attempts of the doctor to try to keep the "boy"'s spirits up had eventually ceased to do anything for him. He couldn't find pleasure or any real enjoyment when he knew that the moment he tried to have a brief respite, it would be back for more tests. He has no reason to think today will be any different.]
( inside, the doctors are going over plans for later. the subject has grown numb and tired, but that doesn't ensure complacency or obedience, after all. morais is the one pushing for it the most, coldly shutting down objections, unflinching in the face of the suffering she causes.
outside is another story. a breaker rigged to be cut in a few minutes, all kinds of things designed to disrupt the electricity and mess with the technology within and one sneaky girl finding her way through the vents... it really is too easy sometimes. at her call, they go off.
the power shuts down, startling everyone within. the backup generator only kicks in enough to restart some of the lights, and subject d-32 can see the scientists all shuffling out, a comment about how they might need to 'sedate everything on this floor' being sighed out.
as the door clicks behind them on the other side of the glass, it goes quiet. everything is dark, but there's some red lights flickering there. but really, that's not the important thing here. what is is the puff of air as a piece of the wall on his own side slides to the side. and on the other side of it is a girl in a motorcycle helmet and somewhat baggy jacket hiding her body, beckoning him over. at her hip is a few rods and tubes, some with odd pink glows and others plain. when she speaks, her voice is soft and quiet. )
Hey- over here. I'm getting you out of this place. Hurry.
( the doors she'd tampered with would only hold for so long, after all. )
outside is another story. a breaker rigged to be cut in a few minutes, all kinds of things designed to disrupt the electricity and mess with the technology within and one sneaky girl finding her way through the vents... it really is too easy sometimes. at her call, they go off.
the power shuts down, startling everyone within. the backup generator only kicks in enough to restart some of the lights, and subject d-32 can see the scientists all shuffling out, a comment about how they might need to 'sedate everything on this floor' being sighed out.
as the door clicks behind them on the other side of the glass, it goes quiet. everything is dark, but there's some red lights flickering there. but really, that's not the important thing here. what is is the puff of air as a piece of the wall on his own side slides to the side. and on the other side of it is a girl in a motorcycle helmet and somewhat baggy jacket hiding her body, beckoning him over. at her hip is a few rods and tubes, some with odd pink glows and others plain. when she speaks, her voice is soft and quiet. )
Hey- over here. I'm getting you out of this place. Hurry.
( the doors she'd tampered with would only hold for so long, after all. )
[Izuku was not, by any means, the best at his craft. If anything, he was decent as a fisherman, which was about the most one could expect from fishmongers in these parts. He could do the job, just not...well. He didn't bring in the biggest hauls, he couldn't boast about the one that got away. When he did pull up his net to find fish, they were almost always small and almost hardly worth keeping. Half the time, he found himself tossing most back to give them more of a chance to grow. To be a fish caught by Izuku was a blessing most days.
Not today, it seemed, for he'd pulled up one of the biggest specimens he'd not just ever caught, but ever seen. One couldn't blame him for thinking he'd fished up a shark, so he's literally jumping back from the net to avoid potential biting jaws when it falls down onto the dock, most of it containing his usual meager catches, some wayward crabs that had accidentally gotten scooped in as well, and...
Talking. He's being talked to. No...yelled at.
Izuku doesn't just step back- he falls back flat on his ass as he stares back into eyes burning with fury and indignation. Meanwhile, he hardly looks like a human who could do Jinx any real harm, even if he wanted to. He's having a hard enough time wrapping his head around what he's seeing as it is.]
Wha- E- eeeeh!?
Not today, it seemed, for he'd pulled up one of the biggest specimens he'd not just ever caught, but ever seen. One couldn't blame him for thinking he'd fished up a shark, so he's literally jumping back from the net to avoid potential biting jaws when it falls down onto the dock, most of it containing his usual meager catches, some wayward crabs that had accidentally gotten scooped in as well, and...
Talking. He's being talked to. No...yelled at.
Izuku doesn't just step back- he falls back flat on his ass as he stares back into eyes burning with fury and indignation. Meanwhile, he hardly looks like a human who could do Jinx any real harm, even if he wanted to. He's having a hard enough time wrapping his head around what he's seeing as it is.]
Wha- E- eeeeh!?
[Murder was nothing to take lightly. Not just in general, but particularly those committed at the hands of yokai in this world. Society had advanced quite a bit for humans to even consider coexisting among the spirits, and the reverse tended to be equally as true. People forgot that humans could just as easily hurt yokai as yokai could hurt humans. Humans simply had the natural advantage in the fact that they were commonly weaker, lacking the same magic and abilities most yokai posessed. Who would believe, then, the word of a young nekomata over that of a grieving family? Hell, an angry one seeking justice?
It made Izuku's job...difficult. And while he prided himself in his work, he wasn't one of those zealots who took pleasure in hunting yokai. He was a hunter in title only. His priority was seeing that both sides were treated fairly with the proper respect and representation. That's why he's agreed to come meet with this yokai today, to see if he can act as some form of mediary force so that she'd actually be given the opportunity to defend herself. A rarity, in cases such as these.
He enters the building slowly, spotting her long after she's noticed his presence, no doubt. She'll do well to notice he's armed, but he's being careful to keep his hands up where she can see them. He doesn't want any trouble here. He's just here to speak with her.]
So you came.
It made Izuku's job...difficult. And while he prided himself in his work, he wasn't one of those zealots who took pleasure in hunting yokai. He was a hunter in title only. His priority was seeing that both sides were treated fairly with the proper respect and representation. That's why he's agreed to come meet with this yokai today, to see if he can act as some form of mediary force so that she'd actually be given the opportunity to defend herself. A rarity, in cases such as these.
He enters the building slowly, spotting her long after she's noticed his presence, no doubt. She'll do well to notice he's armed, but he's being careful to keep his hands up where she can see them. He doesn't want any trouble here. He's just here to speak with her.]
So you came.
... she might be on the verge of sensory overload oh no
fortuna_tenax
2021-06-17 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
( the force of hitting the dock, the sting of the air, the shift from breathing water to breathing air- all of it would already burn combined, but it only makes the gash in her side hurt more. when she tries to shift to threaten the fisherman, it just makes things even worse- or it feels like it anyways.
beneath the water it was quiet. most things couldn't make themselves be heard, or simply didn't make sounds- though even without mermaids there were exceptions. on the wooden pier, however, it was different. the waves seemed to roar and crash, the birds' cries were shrill and piercing, and it felt like there was sound everywhere- how did humans stand it? it's too much--
even though she wants to keep glaring, jinx can only look away as she curls up a bit, like it will even do anything. there's no answer for your half-question this time, izuku- but that sure is a tail instead of legs.
congratulations on your catch! )
beneath the water it was quiet. most things couldn't make themselves be heard, or simply didn't make sounds- though even without mermaids there were exceptions. on the wooden pier, however, it was different. the waves seemed to roar and crash, the birds' cries were shrill and piercing, and it felt like there was sound everywhere- how did humans stand it? it's too much--
even though she wants to keep glaring, jinx can only look away as she curls up a bit, like it will even do anything. there's no answer for your half-question this time, izuku- but that sure is a tail instead of legs.
congratulations on your catch! )
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