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Nightshift 19 - F1 Hall

Nov 06, 2006 19:50

Another night in this place. And, if the intercom was to be believed, more experimentation. Lust realized that she needed to learn the fake names of her companions, to be on the lookout for things such as this. She knew her supposed name, but no others. Ah well. She could only hope that Scar, Dias or River weren't among the ones taken. And ( Read more... )

inara, scholar ling, elena (ffvii), river, dante, lust, kadaj

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lapis_inferno November 7 2006, 03:25:35 UTC

Dante squinted, following the beam of another's flashlight, trying to make out the other's features in the dark. The voice on the intercom had disturbed her greatly, and not just because night was falling again and she knew something terrible was in store for her. No, the voice had sounded too giddy, hinting at something entirely different than what she had been used to hearing at night. The very thought of new, unforseen horrors sent shivers racing down Dante's back. She wanted this to stop, but slowly she was losing faith in her ability to get away from this place. She was trapped in a cage, without her alchemy and without the Stone. It would only be a matter of time before she withered away completely, if the nurses or the other patients didn't get to her first, of course ( ... )

lustful_thing November 7 2006, 03:35:22 UTC

"Hmm?" Lust turned before the name registered. Ophelia. The fake name her master had adopted in this place. When the beam of her flashlight fell upon the petite woman, Lust's features slipped into a scowl. She smoothed it away as quickly as she could, composing her features into a bland and bored mask.

"Oh. It's you. Are you armed?" was all Lust asked. She chose her words carefully, though her tone was matter of fact. "I can't afford any dead weight." She could leave the woman there, but that would give Dante a chance to get her claws into someone unsuspecting. At least if Dante was with her, Lust could keep an eye on her. And she'd already warned Ginji ahead of time, and Scar, Dias and River knew the dangers Dante presented as well.

Of course, there was always the chance they would encounter monsters, and Dante would fall to them. That was a pleasant thought, and Lust smiled some as she entertained the notion.

lapis_inferno November 7 2006, 03:41:59 UTC

Dante's eyes narrowed slightly. She wasn't about to admit that she wasn't armed, and hadn't yet been given anything with which she could make any sort of weapon. That would only make her sound weak, and weakness would only encourage Lust to rebel even more than she already had.

The very sight of the Homunculus made Dante want to scream. She knew she was spreading rumors about her throughout the hospital, and after the open defiance Lust had exhibited in the showers Dante wanted nothing more than to hurt her. But she knew that wasn't an option. The thought of ignoring Lust's rebelliousness wasn't nearly as bad as the thought of spending the night alone in the hospital.

"I, I," tears spilled down Dante's cheeks: some real, and some forced. She never let anyone see her cry, and yet now, it seemed, drumming up sympathy was the final option she had left. "I just don't know what to do. Please don't leave me, Lust."

lustful_thing November 7 2006, 03:48:29 UTC

"Stop it." Lust's voice snapped like a whip's crack. "I don't care for displays of emotion."

She watched the woman critically, eyeing her, sizing her up. Even if the pouring of tears was fake, it showed how desperate the woman truly was. And of course she would be desperate - she had no allies. Lust held up her hand, displaying her curved, deadly looking metal claws.

"Perhaps you and I can strike a deal. You're quite familiar with those, I'm sure. But keep in mind that here and now, I hold the cards. I have a legion of allies who have sworn to protect me. There are men here who would gladly die for me if I so much as asked. I have weapons at my disposal, knowledge of this place and its workings, and gifts you could never imagine." Lust grinned, bluffing, but willing to. "You saw in the shower - this place has made me more than human but less than homunculus. I retain my inhuman abilities, but... well, let's simply say that those years of schooling me in alchemy have finally paid off. So tell me, Dante, are you willing ( ... )

lapis_inferno November 7 2006, 04:09:37 UTC

Dante stared at the other woman's hand, willing her mind to tell her that everything that was happening was simply a dream. Things weren't supposed to turn out like this! Even with the best laid plans Dante was failing, and there was little left for her to do without finding someone with which she could ally herself ( ... )

lustful_thing November 7 2006, 04:17:14 UTC

Lust, on the other hand, was completely intent upon the woman she had once called master. She grinned, running the tips of her claws over her cheeks. She was toying with the woman, toying with her as Dante had toyed with so many others ( ... )

lapis_inferno November 7 2006, 05:02:09 UTC

Dante fought the urge to jerk away from the other woman's touch: one part of her loving the contact and the other screaming that she was being degraded. Lust's skin no longer felt as cold against Dante's cheek, but she couldn't bask in the warmth without remembering that their roles were reversed and that this time she wouldn't be calling the shots. Lust's advances were out of her hands, and now she was the one at the Homunculus' mercy ( ... )

lustful_thing November 7 2006, 05:09:01 UTC

Lust waited while the woman so clearly worked things over in her mind. She wouldn't make this offer again. If refused, she'd kill the woman herself and be done with it. It was simply easier than dealing with worrying about what she would do, what lies she would spread ( ... )

lapis_inferno November 7 2006, 13:25:50 UTC

That's not fair! Dante wanted to say, but she caught herself, biting her tongue as her hands balled up into fists behind her back. Sure, she had killed Lust more than a few times, but Lust had been immortal and her death had lasted mere seconds before she was able to regenerate. And even then Dante had done it for Lust's own good: she was teaching her how to act like a human, and how to be loyal to a master. But Lust seemed to be forgetting everything ( ... )

lustful_thing November 7 2006, 17:18:44 UTC

"Yes, you did raise me." Lust wet her lips, still grinning. "And this is what I have become - you. And don't pretend to see the future, Dante. You've no idea what would have happened to me. I owe you nothing. You took from me everything I had after years of false promises. You destroyed all that I held dear in the world and in the end... you destroyed me. I owe you nothing but the same deceit and trickery you gave to me. But I'll be kind to you - what with your conditionShe chuckled as Dante attempted to refute her claims. "And love and loyalty matter in a place like this?" She threw back her head and laughed. A good thing she had warned Mustang about her bluff before hand ( ... )

lapis_inferno November 7 2006, 18:19:12 UTC

"Of course I'm armed." Dante smiled, bringing her hands to her chest as if preparing to perform a transmutation. She was the most powerful alchemist in this place, and perhaps even the most powerful patient. Although the hospital had weakened her abilities, she still believed she would be able to regain them. She only needed allies now to protect her while she reevaluated the situation and worked to find a possible solution. After that, her escape would be easy, and she would certainly remember who had helped her and who had not when that time came ( ... )

lustful_thing November 7 2006, 18:41:22 UTC

"You misunderstand the nature of our arrangement," Lust said, raising an eyebrow. "We have no alliance, you and I. I will protect you and look after you in the same way a human would look after a pet - nothing more." She scoffed then, a small noise. "Edward and Alphonse understand loyalty far better than you ever will. Loyalty is just a word to you. You've never been loyal to anyone or anything in your life. I understand loyalty. Loyalty to those who have helped me, loyalty to those who care for me... you've never had anyone care for you, not really. Only for your pretty little lies." She shook her head.

"Alchemy is worthless here. Have you a real weapon?" She didn't have time for the woman's games. She hoped Dante would drop them soon enough, but she knew she was asking the impossible. "I have no need of you teaching me anything. You will be quiet unless you're spoken to, and you will not touch me unless given leave. Do I make myself clear?"

lapis_inferno November 7 2006, 18:54:59 UTC

Dante sniffed, but remained silent. Loyalty. Sure, she understood loyalty. She had once been loyal to the man she loved, but when he left her everything she had once thought about alliances and relationships fell apart completely. She had lost the ability to care about anyone other than herself, and it was all because of him.

It was easy for them to blame her for all the unfortunate events that had befallen Amestris, but what they failed to acknowledge was that it was Hohenheim, not her, who had acted as the catalyst. She had only been his pet: the wife that stood in the shadows while he made all of the choices. But it was so much easier for them to blame her and not him, because if they were to blame him they would have to admit that the blood running through the Elric boys' veins was filled with malice and deceit. She saw it, but the others tried their best to pretend it wasn't there.

Lust's words hit her like a knife. You've never had anyone care for you. As she listened to Lust voice her deepest fears she had to look away, ( ... )

lustful_thing November 7 2006, 19:00:31 UTC

"I have no idea who Adelheid is, but if he's been warned against you, all the better." Lust struck out down the hallway and snapped her fingers, indicating that Dante should follow her. "I suppose we'll have to find you one, then."

Lust didn't quite feel like wandering all over the hospital to find the woman a weapon. And she certainly didn't trust Dante with anything dangerous. If they found her something, they found her something. If they didn't....

"I'm meeting with one of my allies in the men's wing," she explained. "And don't bother trying your wiles on him, he's already well aware of who and what you are."

lapis_inferno November 7 2006, 19:10:40 UTC

Lingering back for a moment, Dante looked over her shoulder, scanning the shadows for a trace of the woman she had seen before. But the hallway seemed deserted, consumed by the shadows once again ( ... )

lustful_thing November 7 2006, 19:18:11 UTC

"I simply have no desire for you to interfere with my plans. I warn who I think to warn. Don't flatter yourself in thinking you play into my grand scheme in any way." Lust swung the beam of the flashlight down the hallway, eyes open for monsters and other patients.

"I don't care what happens to you, to be quite honest. But I'd like to have a bit of fun with you before you finally slip loose the mortal coil. I owe it to you, after all." She turned and gave the woman a hateful grin over her shoulder.

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