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cape_kore2013-11-25 10:48 pm
chimaerical) wrote in cape_kore2013-11-25 10:48 pm
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001 | Video | Day 136
[She’d tried handling things covertly at first. After all, you didn’t draw unnecessary attention to yourself if you didn’t have to, right? First rule of being a cat burglar – except that didn’t exactly apply here, since she hadn’t gone out of her way to break in. She never broke into a place she couldn’t get out of, and as far as she could tell, this place didn’t have an exit. Not that she could find, anyway, and she’d searched damn near everywhere.
That meant it was time to turn her attention elsewhere. Whoever had brought her here had done good work, managing to knock her out so thoroughly that she didn’t remember. Sounded a whole lot like Manticore, but she’d burned the last facility they’d dragged her into to the ground. If any stray remnants of the organization were still kicking, she doubts they would be this sloppy.
They’d left her a phone. She was damn well going to use it.]
Consider this a public service announcement for anyone out there who gives a damn. Me and labs? We don’t exactly mesh.
[She’s seen enough of them to last her several lifetimes, thanks.]
Oh, I know, blowing hot air around isn’t going to impress anyone, but I’m not looking to impress. This is a warning. The last facility that tried to lock me up became a pile of ashes pretty damn quick.
[She’ll get out. Manticore had seemed impossible to escape, but she’d managed it all the same – twice. She could pull it off again, even if she didn’t have an accomplice this time. She’d manage.]
You labcoat types never learn, do you? You’re never gonna break me, and that’s not a challenge. That’s just fact. So I hope you’re listening, because you’re going to seriously regret trying to cage me. I’ve yet to come up against a cage that’s strong enough to hold.
That meant it was time to turn her attention elsewhere. Whoever had brought her here had done good work, managing to knock her out so thoroughly that she didn’t remember. Sounded a whole lot like Manticore, but she’d burned the last facility they’d dragged her into to the ground. If any stray remnants of the organization were still kicking, she doubts they would be this sloppy.
They’d left her a phone. She was damn well going to use it.]
Consider this a public service announcement for anyone out there who gives a damn. Me and labs? We don’t exactly mesh.
[She’s seen enough of them to last her several lifetimes, thanks.]
Oh, I know, blowing hot air around isn’t going to impress anyone, but I’m not looking to impress. This is a warning. The last facility that tried to lock me up became a pile of ashes pretty damn quick.
[She’ll get out. Manticore had seemed impossible to escape, but she’d managed it all the same – twice. She could pull it off again, even if she didn’t have an accomplice this time. She’d manage.]
You labcoat types never learn, do you? You’re never gonna break me, and that’s not a challenge. That’s just fact. So I hope you’re listening, because you’re going to seriously regret trying to cage me. I’ve yet to come up against a cage that’s strong enough to hold.
[Action]
[Fortescue sounds wistful, but only because she can't. She doesn't exist. Someone who doesn't exist can't have proper friends. Just here.
Although not really at the moment, because of how damn grumpy everyone is.]
Just ensure you get to his neck before anyone else does.
[Challenging everyone right now would be bad. Very bad.]
[Action]
[She shrugs fluidly. No big, right?]
He's kind of pathetic, you know? Like a lost puppy dog. Didn't have anyone else. He turned it around -- enough for it to count, anyway. He'll be making it up to me for awhile, but it's kind of nice to have something to hold over his head when I need him to lend a hand.
[Her smirk, however wry it may have been, fades a little when she notices just how down the other woman sounds. Huh. Maybe she touched a nerve? Bummer.]
Here's hoping nobody takes him up on that offer to butt heads in the first place. That's a fight I'd hate to have to break up, but if it comes down to it, I'll probably be first in line to kick his ass.
[Action]
You know, that does make sense. All of that posturing he seems to do. [He'd been heartbroken when the girl he'd liked had left, and he'd been terrible at covering it up, but she's not going to spill those beans on him.] I'll be sure to let you know if anyone's lining up; he'd probably prefer you do the beating.
[It's always better to get flayed by a friend. Right? Fortescue wouldn't really know. She's tried not to test her new friendships that much.]
I suppose it's good that you're used to a place like this. Not really sure when we're all getting out of here.
[Action]
Hopefully sooner rather than later. Sounds like people have been running up against brick walls so far, but--
[She shrugs, shaking her head.]
I don't really take 'no' for an answer, you know? I've broken out of max-security joints, twice. Figure if I work at it long enough, I can figure out this place's secrets, too.
[Action]
Well, I hope you're successful. I know most of the people here are keen to leave. Myself included.
[This opinion will change by their next conversation.]