I won't pretend that I intend to stop living

[mildwildchild]

Who: erryone in Pride
What: recovering from the events of December 7
When: late December 7/early December 8 - ???
Where: Pride HQ and wherever else they're allowed to go
Warnings: Carnies? references to I Will Twist the Knife


So maybe you've just gotten back from the most mellow kidnapping ever and you're itching to tell your bandmates about what went on with the cool helmeted guys while everyone else was at that stuffy party. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait a little while to tell them, but that's okay - surely you can keep yourselves occupied until everyone else returns.

Or maybe you're one of those who wound up at that party of Naomi's, and your night was a little less fun. Now you're back at HQ, possibly with mended physical injuries and almost certainly with a few new psychological scars. Now's your chance to check in on your friends and bandmates who missed out on all the trauma and deal with things as best you can.

Comments

[worthlesspride]

What the fuck?

okay. mind control. of course.

Wait.

You got attacked FOUR FUCKING TIMES?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Yeah...

I probably should have realized something weird was going on sooner, but I just thought Haru was trying to roofie me, and Johanna Mason and I didn't get along to begin with, and then that skinny emo goth kid couldn't have actually done anything let's be real, and I thought Shen was on a drug trip.

[worthlesspride]

Johanna is a bitch. People who get along with her are people with no taste. She almost punched me.

Okay... okay.

The fuck? why? Who would want to mind control Virgo? they're not that fun.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Maybe that's why. We're getting ahead, Pride is, and cutting down the competition seems the only move if Virgo is going to get ahead. Maybe.

Still. Crazy move for a rivalry that not many of us give a shit about.

[worthlesspride]

Well. Shit. That's dumb.

Most of them don't seem the violent type. So... who tried to use mind control on them?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Naomi, pretty sure. I mean, unless you think there's another reason Lesedi put her arm through Naomi's chest when she showed up pissed as fuck?

[worthlesspride]

Wait. Santiago killed her?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Yep. No weaponry involved, just arm through chest.

[worthlesspride]

... So while I was kidnapped by two robots and forced to watch movies you were dealing with murder.

What the hell? How is this our life.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

I have no idea, but I really think it's only going to get weirder.

...these robots, did they have gold and silver helmets?

[worthlesspride]

Yes, why?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

I've seen them before, too. I played with them on this weird instrument and then they just said something cryptic and disappeared. They actually HUNG OUT with you guys?

[worthlesspride]

okay...

okay, yeah, we did. It was weird they put on some lame movies for us.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Lame movies? That's it?

[worthlesspride]

They talked to some people. I told them their movie choices sucked.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

You didn't walk away feeling... different?

[worthlesspride]

No, should I have?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

I felt pretty bizarre after seeing them, so I thought maybe it would've happened to all of you. Instead of just... movies...

Seems pretty anti-climactic.

[worthlesspride]

You want to get something to eat?

[Translation: want to talk in person and in private so that there's no record of this conversation happening?]

[stylistic_disloyalty]

You buying?

[Translation: Yep.]

[worthlesspride]

sure. Meet you at that grill thing down stairs.

[when Luci gets there, she's likely to find Tooru frowning at the menu thoughtfully. He's not a vegetarian, but he's very careful about his intake of meat, still grilled is better than fried.]

[stylistic_disloyalty]

[When she arrives, she looks very much unlike herself. No makeup, hair not slicked back, hoodie and sweatpants. Obviously the effort is just too much right now.]

So, what looks good? [She asks as she leans over him to read the menu.]

[worthlesspride]

I'm leaning towards the grilled chicken sandwich. But some fish might be nice.

[He looks her over, she looks horrible]

Choose whatever you want. No rush.

[He wants to ask, but this isn't the best place to ask what's going on.]

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Mm... [She rests her arm on his shoulder, pondering the menu. Should she get her own? Probably, but she's good where she is right now. Also radiating heat for some reason.]

I usually get something with bacon, but I'm not feeling it today. Maybe the sweet potato fries.

[worthlesspride]

Bacon is the devil, anyways. But I can do you some fries.

[He said this in sing song voice. And then went to order, the fries for Luci, a grilled chicken sandwich for himself.

He gave her a look, and with he his head gestured towards the hallway and began to head that way.]

Lets go someplace quiet.