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Tweak says, "SQUISHY!"

Calliope // Caliborn (ophiuchus) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-03-11 10:49:00

Entry tags:

aradia megido, calliope-caliborn, dirk strider, helix wamtani, jade harley, jake english, korra, piter de vries, shining armor, sora himoto, spike, xander harris

[voice] ⛎ DAY 210
[A voice breaks the peace and quiet. It’s rather androgynous, rather rough from disuse, but loud and abrupt and demanding ~~and bratty~~ all the same.]

Whoa. This “crimes list” is fantastic. An outline of my accomplishments. Great and terrible. And I haven’t even done most of it yet?

But. “Cheating”? You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. I don’t cheat. Fix it. Put it right immediately. Maybe I’ll forget about your little “mistake.” And let you die quickly. Instead of slowly and painfully.

[And then Caliborn brushes it off, at least for now, because he has more important matters to attend to.]

Now. Where’s all my shit? Bring it to me.

I’m waiting.

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	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 03:29 am UTC (link)
	[ He taps his spoon against his bowl as he thinks. ] So he's gonna be majorly pissed at you when he wakes up, huh. Sorry about that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 03:36 am UTC (link)
	[She sighs and laps the spoon clean.] I'm perfectly used to his tantrums and nasty letters. It's everyone else who I'm concerned about, frankly. I asked the warden to chain us up, but she refused. I'll just have to exhaust our body again, so that he can't hurt anyone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 03:43 am UTC (link)
	I have my doubts about the long-term efficiency of that plan. What exactly are the two of you capable of? Do you have any weird alien powers? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 03:53 am UTC (link)
	[She knows. It won't work forever. Calliope stirs at a mound of ice cream.] Not... exactly. Even weakened, we could likely do some severe physical damage with our mouth and claws. Other than that... well, our game powers haven't even manifested yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 04:03 am UTC (link)
	That much is good. [ A sigh. He prods his ice cream. ] You might want to consider warning the citizenry at large. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 04:07 am UTC (link)
	[Calliope brings her spare hand up and rubs at her closed eyes with her wrist.] I'll consider it. [She knows it would be best, but the game's hold over them both is so intense that it doesn't seem possible to break the rules on THAT scale. But there must be a way...] Dirk, may I ask you something? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 04:11 am UTC (link)
	[ And if she doesn't, he might have to add "keeping an eye on her brother" to his already-lengthy list of shit he has to do. ] Sure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 04:16 am UTC (link)
	[She gently sets her spoon down and forces herself to try and look Dirk in the face.] How do you know my name? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 04:26 am UTC (link)
	[ A bit of an apologetic shrug. ] Roxy was speaking on a public channel when she woke you up earlier. I'm sure a good percentage of people weren't listening, but I'm probably not the only one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 04:30 am UTC (link)
	Bugger it all. [She drops her gaze back down toward her sundae. But despite how upset she is, there is something that strikes her more immediately.] I'm sorry I didn't say hello to you, or to the others. I was scared of anyone seeing me. I still am, frankly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Understandable. I can't blame you, considering how a lot of people tend to be about anyone who's different. Just know you've got some friends here who aren't gonna judge. Okay? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 04:41 am UTC (link)
	[Despite all the messed-up feelings she's experiencing right now, she can't help but smile and look up at him a little bit.] Okay. It's hard to fully feel comfortable with any of this just yet, but. I'll try to keep that in mind. Thank you, Dirk. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 04:43 am UTC (link)
	Any time. Anything I can do to help you out, let me know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 04:44 am UTC (link)
	[She considers that, and then leans forward a little.] Even if it means locking me in a closet? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 04:46 am UTC (link)
	I'd... rather find some other way, but yeah. Sure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 04:51 am UTC (link)
	[This pleases her more than anyone should rightfully be pleased about being confined somewhere.] Wonderful! We'll figure something else out, but we need an immediate solution so that he won't hurt you. This will have to be it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 04:55 am UTC (link)
	That should work for now. You got a place to live picked out? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Um, sort of. [She shifts.] It's more like a place that I tried to barricade him into, and now I feel obligated to stay at so that no one else has to deal with the damage. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 05:12 am UTC (link)
	I see. I'll pick you up something as a housewarming gift. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 05:18 am UTC (link)
	Thank you, dear. [She goes to pick up her spoon again, feeling a little bad for letting her ice cream melt somewhat.] So, I've been getting the sense that there's temporal shenanigans afoot. How long have you been here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 05:22 am UTC (link)
	[ Eh, Dirk hasn't really been touching his. Eating and talking at the same time doesn't really work. ] More than a month. Jane got here a few days after me, and Jake a few days after her. The exact time of day differs for each of us, but for all of us it was the day we were supposed to enter the game. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-03-16 05:30 am UTC (link)
	Fancy that. [It may not be conductive to eat and talk, but she's going for it anyway. Luckily, Calliope is not a slob--so while it is a bit awkward, she still manages.] Have you noticed any rhyme or reason for it? One day out of your entire lives is rather strange, even if it is an incredibly important one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 05:36 am UTC (link)
	That's the only real pattern there is. Jane had already entered, while Jake is about to enter, and I've still got some time left before I do. Further details would be, as you say, spoilers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ophiuchus
2013-03-16 05:43 am UTC (link)

[She chances a small smile at him again.]

Not to fret. Roxy's powers black things out before I could get the whole picture of your respective entries, but I've already made some presumptions about what happens in the gaps.

Still, it would be better if we don't discuss it. Even if we're stuck here for a spell, what happens doesn't need to be spread about willy-nilly.

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	smuppeteer 2013-03-16 05:54 am UTC (link)
	[ He takes a few more bites, just nodding in agreement. He already knows how he's going to handle the situation when he gets back. Even if all he's been able to do since he found out is sit here and stew in the knowledge and have fucked-up terrifying decapitation dreams. He wishes he could just get it over with. The anticipation is killing him. ] Yeah. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)