Skeleton City // Canon

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[this whole thing could have gone better, really. he thought that maybe they'd finally have something for him, now that they're taking things seriously. now that their lives so depend on it. but no, they just filled him up with the same old stuff and waited while he groggily fumbled around, nearing, reaching for, and spectacularly avoiding death.

it wasn't until they burned him alive that they really started being afraid of him. he wonders if they're going to tell the whole world. maybe they'll finally know about him, and then a new game will begin.

but there, chained up to the wall, he's not really in the mood for games. not in the mood for the man they're sending in.]

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[hatesblindjokes]

[unfortunately, Vincent is right there with the rest of them. more fortunately, he seems to be the only one pleased with it.]

You son of a bitch! You can talk.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[but he is apparently not much the talking type, since he just shoots Vincent a look of, 'yeah, so what now?']

[hatesblindjokes]

And see, now I gotta admit that I'm getting really fuckin' confused.

[his voice softens again.]

Figured something was off when I walked in here. You got the looks, you got the piss-poor attitude, but you don't smell like a monster at all.

So what the fuck are you doing in here?

[birdsbirdsbirds]

I'm dangerous. [he curls his fingers absently, chains clanking against the wall.] Think they'd just let me walk out on my word?

[hatesblindjokes]

...Guess not. [this guy has a good point.] Since you seem to have spooked half the staff into thinkin' you're hiding under their beds at night.

But there's gotta be... I mean, shit, these guys ain't the high branch of the military. You could cut 'em a deal, humor 'em for a couple of weeks. If you're not a monster, you could be--

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Valuable? Some new creature to gawk at?

[his stare turns sharp, his lips thinning in a silent rage as he stops looking at anything in particular. he's already done with this conversation.]

I will give them nothing. I am not their tool, I am not their test subject.

[hatesblindjokes]

[it's frightening, listening to the venom in those words. he glances up towards the glass, at the people he so adamantly hates, then back towards the creature.]

Then they'll ship you off to the capitol. And those guys'll do a lot worse.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[the creature looks away.]

There's nothing for you here, brab'ja. Don't waste your time.

[hatesblindjokes]

[he hovers only for a moment before he gives in--this guy doesn't want to cooperate. at least it's pretty clear that he isn't there to make friends.

so he turns to leave and puts his hand on the door handle, but before he can tug the thing open, he hesitates...]

So if you aren't a monster, then what are you?

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[the answer to that is easy.]

None of your business.

[hatesblindjokes]

...Yeah. Right.

[he leaves without another word, closing the door behind him to go meet up with the others.]