Re: quicklog: archie/cat break ins
[Archibald nodded once or twice, looking distantly and thinking about his family tree. The ones who messed around with the energy didn't want to admit where it came from and indeed wanted to prove that science could explain every bit of it. All of them denied madness, too, which always ended badly.] I knew what I signed up for. [He said, looking back at her with a little crazy running around in his blue eyes. Archie knew perfectly well where the red energy came from and he knew the side effects. He chose to live with the demon bunnies and the loneliness for science. Discovery. Power. Did the cat know anything about those things? Or did she just like to get tangled up in string.
He smirked when she chuckled. She wasn't making fun, was she? It didn't feel like it, but he knew that people could hide their true thoughts under layers and layers of charm. Archibald didn't sign up for those classes and he wasn't a natural like Nero, so all he could do was guess. Archie thought she at least tolerated him. If she wasn't enjoying talking to him, he'd likely be under her heel by now or closely examining her claws.]
The serum? [He lowered his voice and gave her a look that could easily be mistaken for mischievous.] Which one? [Archie was pleased that anyone wanted to ask him about the serum(s?) because honestly very few came knocking on his door for it these days. Formulas had been sold, modified and the Black family went on with their lives content knowing they were the originators. Archie and Nero were the first to decided that legacy needed to be dusted off and improved.
Archie stepped closer and unlocked the wooden box, slowly opening it to reveal a familiar red light and just as she moved to look or touch, he snapped it shut.] Red or blue?